in2ebook Chapter 690 The Thugs Beg on Their Knees
Chapter 690 The Thugs Beg on Their Knees
A few days later, they were drunk again. When they woke up, they had an urgent need to urinate, but the authorities showed no intention of letting them go. In the end, they complained that the people were too noisy and gagged them.
Humans have three urgent needs, and even the living can't let themselves die from holding in their excrement; they can only relieve themselves first.
The group exchanged glances. The one who had urinated was somewhat better off, but the one who had defecated wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground.
"You dare to do it, but you wouldn't dare not do it. If you have something to say, come out and talk to me." Du Mingxian reminded her again.
The group couldn't stay any longer and headed outside. Before they could even speak, Du Mingxian pointed to a pile of things in the corner, including shards of porcelain and the remains of tables and chairs.
"You tell me why I tied you up. Look at the mess you've made. I've never seen a customer who gets drunk and smashes up the place. I've already been merciful by not sending you to the authorities."
The group looked at each other, staring at the pile of things, which looked very expensive.
The man in the lead asked in disbelief, "This...did we really smash this?"
"Of course, would I joke about something like this? You guys were shouting that you'd get paid after you smashed things, and I was even planning to explain what that meant when you woke up."
The thugs were initially reluctant to admit it, but after Du Mingxian said those words, they suddenly chickened out. They had come to eat because they were hired to smash up the restaurant, and since the other party could say it, it must be true.
and…
If it's just causing trouble after drinking, you can say it's because they drank too much and acted crazy.
However, if someone deliberately vandalizes a shop under the guise of drinking, there are many more intricacies involved. It's completely intentional and entirely different from the previous scenario.
"This... we didn't do it on purpose, and we didn't mean to vandalize your restaurant. You run a restaurant, after all. You shouldn't be so petty about such a small thing."
Du Mingxian laughed in anger, "So, we shop owners deserve to be so forgiving when you smash up our shops while drunk?"
Seeing Du Mingxian's dark face, the other party knew that he was in the wrong. If he smashed the food and found an excuse to leave on the spot, there would be nothing they could do. But the food and wine were delicious and good, and he had no memory of smashing the food and wine in the end.
"Even if we were the ones who smashed it, you can't tie us up. We can just pay for it when we wake up. If you tie us up in secret, we can report it to the authorities."
"Since you're so eager to go to the government, I'll grant your wish." After saying that, Du Mingxian instructed Xia Yu, "Report to the authorities that someone has vandalized our restaurant."
"Okay." Xia Yu turned to leave.
Thugs are troublemakers by nature, and they know people in the government. In the past, people would give them money to do bad things, and they would occasionally be arrested and thrown into jail. They could be considered regulars in the government.
If this is reported to the authorities, they will definitely be imprisoned, have to pay compensation, and it is even more likely that it will be found that they were instructed by someone else.
Nothing else matters. They're used to being in jail, but if it's found out they were instructed by someone behind the scenes, who will dare to work with them in the future?
"No, no, no, we admit it, we admit it." The old rogue was quick-witted and almost instantly figured out the relationship. He immediately ran forward to block Xia Yu's way and smiled apologetically at Du Mingxian.
Du Mingxian began to make demands, "The things you broke cost two hundred taels, and yesterday you ordered a lot of food and wine, totaling two hundred and eighty taels. Our woodshed was dirtied by you, and we have to clean it. Also, the things that were delayed these past two days are worth twenty taels of your money. That's a total of three hundred taels. How will you compensate us?"
"W-w-w...is that much? Is there a mistake in the calculation?"
"If you make a mistake, you'll only undercalculate, not overcalculate."
The thugs were in a panic. They didn't have three hundred taels, not even thirty. The money they had received before the meal, plus the initial payment from the boss who had sent them to cause trouble, meant they hadn't been able to come to such a nice restaurant.
Three hundred taels! Where are we going to get so much money?
"This...this, can you pay in installments? We can't come up with that much money all at once."
“No, we’re in business, not charity.”
The thug panicked upon hearing this, "But we don't have that much money."
"Then go to the government office. This money is enough for you to serve a long time in jail. They'll provide you with food and drink, and when you come out you'll be too old to walk, so you won't cause any more trouble."
The thugs knew they had messed with a tough nut to crack this time, and it wasn't something they could easily fool. If they didn't give the other party an explanation, they knew they wouldn't stand for it.
"No, we can't go to the government. There must be another way, another way."
Du Mingxian glanced at Xia Yu, who immediately spoke up to remind her, "Madam, since they can't come up with the money, let them pay off their debt by selling themselves. However, although they are all men, they won't fetch much money at the slave trader. Six people for three hundred taels, which adds up to fifty taels per person."
“Madam, this is somewhat inappropriate; they are not worth fifty taels.”
“This matter can’t just be left like this, Madam. Why don’t we just take it to the authorities? They’ll definitely give us an explanation.”
"The arsonist from a couple of days ago, I sent him to the authorities. In the end, his family went to ransom him, and we also got some compensation money. Sending these people over there, even if we don't get any money... at least we can vent our anger and let others see that we are not easy to bully."
"Don't let just any Tom, Dick, or Harry try to cause trouble in our restaurant. Let this serve as a warning to everyone."
Du Mingxian seemed quite satisfied with Xia Yu's suggestion. "You're right. In that case, let's send it to the authorities. Consider it my good deed for the day."
The thugs panicked upon hearing this, and one of them took the lead and knelt down, pleading, "Please, madam, spare us! Please, madam, I have two younger brothers and a younger sister at home. I can't let anything happen to me. If something happens to me, how will they live?"
"I have an eighty-year-old mother to support and a young child who is crying for help. Please, madam, have pity on me."
"I have a gambling father, a sick mother, and a three-year-old sister. Without me, they can't survive. Please, madam."
It quickly turned into a scene of people playing the victim, each one more pitiful than the last, each more important than the last, claiming that their families couldn't survive without them.
Du Mingxian said to Xia Yu, "They're not sincere. Let's just send them to the authorities directly; it'll save us trouble."
"Please, madam, don't! I'm wrong, I'm guilty... I have a stepmother, my father doesn't care about me, he says I have no share in the family's things, and if I don't go out and make a living, I won't survive. Please, madam, let us go. We promise to be good people from now on."
The gang leader steeled himself, kowtowed twice, and said, "I am willing to be a slave for life. Please, madam, spare my brothers. They all listen to me, and I was the one who started the trouble."