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As the college entrance examination approached with only half a semester left, Wei Yuan had not returned to school since the first day when he picked up his textbooks.
It wasn't that he didn't want to go to school. Although it was still somewhat difficult for him to get into a university with his grades, he had always worked very hard, hoping that once he got into college, his life might change. However, at this moment, he couldn't!
Suddenly, Wei Yuan heard a loud knocking on the door and couldn't help but sigh, "What now?"
Accompanying the knocking was a rough voice: "Open the door quickly! Don't think you can escape paying just because someone has died!"
The neighbors who had gotten used to lining up outside the Wei Family to watch the drama had already taken prime positions, ready to see how this debt collector would make his move.
"If you don't come out, I'll burn your house down!" the man shouted from outside.
The onlookers began to mock: "Do you think this is a movie? Who still uses such tactics to scare people?"
"Your Old Wei Family is too pitiful, getting scammed and now burdened with so much debt!"
"Not only that, now they're being made scapegoats. The mastermind behind this has already run off with the money. I heard when the police showed up, Lao Wei also fled. Who knows if they’ve caught him yet?"
The crowd started discussing among themselves. The wooden door of Wei Yuan's home was already weak; with a kick from that burly man, it swayed dangerously!
This was already the eighth debt collector to come this month. All the money in the house had been taken by them; where could they find anything valuable now?
Wei Yuan's Mother sat in her wheelchair watching her son, showing no fear at all. Wei Yuan, dressed in tattered jeans and bare-chested, had developed a muscular physique from long hours of training. With a Skull Pendant around his neck, he lit a cigarette and pulled out some homemade props from the cabinet—those used for creating scars and tattoos in movies!
After getting everything ready, Wei Yuan looked at himself in the mirror; his once approachable image had transformed into that of a fierce villain, just like those big bad guys in movies.
Once he changed his appearance, when Wei Yuan opened the door, the burly man who had been shouting outside immediately lost his bravado upon seeing the tall and intimidating Wei Yuan. He could hardly speak.
"What do you want?" Wei Yuan asked as he grabbed the man's collar.
"I'm here to collect a debt. Debts must be repaid; it's only right. Your father colluded with others to scam me out of several tens of thousands of dollars—this is all hard-earned Blood Money!
The man looked at Wei Yuan expressionlessly, unsure of what to do. He only heard Wei Yuan say, "Please understand, our family is also a victim. You colluded, but we didn't get a single cent."
Then, Wei Yuan showed a fierce expression and once again grabbed the man's collar, lifting him up and saying fiercely, "My dad has already died because of this. What more do you want?"
"How pitiful it is that the son of the Old Wei Family has to face such things at such a young age!"
"Don't be ridiculous. How could Lao Wei, such an honest person, know how to deceive others? I don't believe anything; we only take advantage of him!"
"Only you would love to take advantage of him..."
The neighbors around them discussed more heatedly. Wei Yuan's father was an honest man, or perhaps he was just too kind-hearted. But good people usually don't have good endings. He had done everything from farming to working odd jobs, and he worked harder than anyone else. Yet the family's financial situation remained poor. Every semester when school started, he had to borrow money from others just to pay his son's tuition. His most glorious moment was when he wore a sharp suit and worked as a general manager at a Futures Investment Company for over a month...
However, during that month, he experienced a journey from paradise to hell. A childhood friend of Wei Yuan's father, Xu Feng, suddenly returned from who knows where, driving a BMW and adorned with gold and silver—looking like a complete nouveau riche—which made his father extremely envious. Upon inquiry, he learned that Xu Feng had gotten rich by trading futures.
This sparked Wei Yuan's father's interest. Listening to his childhood partner Xu Feng's words, he co-founded a company called Ocean Futures Investment and became the general manager and the license holder.
Anyone with common sense could see that there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world!
Soon, Ocean Futures Investment began recruiting employees with a base salary of one thousand yuan; all other income depended on commissions. This meant that for every investor they brought in, they would immediately receive ten percent of that investment amount—regardless of whether that person made or lost money. Who in the world would have such good fortune?
Yet those fresh graduates believed it wholeheartedly and desperately tried to bring in clients for the company. As a result, they really did attract investments totaling tens of millions. With Xu Feng's specially designed futures software, every purchase they made was almost at its peak price. However, in this seemingly prosperous environment, those conservative investors who had made some profits were planning to leave.
Xu Feng also took advantage of the characteristics of futures trading: the delivery time was calculated monthly, so temporarily they couldn't access their funds—this was an international norm! Naturally, the commissions for those brokers also couldn't be collected.
As a result, after one month, Xu Feng absconded with over ten million!
When the police got involved in this matter, they first prepared to go after the license holder of the company. Under Xu Feng's arrangement, Wei Yuan's father unwittingly became this license holder; however, he did not gain any income from this incident. If investigated closely, there was still a chance he could clear his name.
But Wei Yuan's father didn't understand these matters at all. When the police came knocking on their door, his first reaction was to run away. In the ensuing chase, he lost his footing and fell off a cliff—he died!
After their father's death, Wei Yuan and his mother thought everything had ended. Unexpectedly, a week later, those deceived investors came knocking on their door demanding repayment. With their home already bare and empty, where would they find money to pay them back?
However, when the first batch of creditors couldn't get any money, their first reaction was to take whatever they could. As a result, everything of value in the house was taken away, leaving only two beds that they couldn't bear to take...
"You can't just let it go like this; after all, your father is the company's Boss. If something happens, who else can we turn to?" The person insisted after hearing Wei Yuan's words.
"Do as you wish. Go inside and take a look for yourself. Do you think the people living in this house would resemble a company executive?" Wei Yuan replied with a smile.
However, his face, which was pretending to be fierce and intimidating, looked even more terrifying when he smiled.
Wei Yuan simply dragged him out of the house to show him what true poverty looked like. Looking around and seeing that there was nothing of value, the person couldn't help but doubt, "Who knows if you’re just putting on an act? Those funds might already be hidden away by you."
"You stubborn fool, if you think it's hidden somewhere, go search for it yourself!" Wei Yuan ignored him directly.
Seeing his displeased expression, Wei Yuan shrugged and said, "Take whatever you want from the house; no need to be polite with me!"
After being brushed off like this by Wei Yuan, the man simply sat down on a chair, unsure whether to leave or stay.
Seeing that he still wouldn't leave, Wei Yuan finally said harshly, "If you're feeling unsatisfied, feel free to take our orphaned lives along with you!"
Upon hearing such words from Wei Yuan, the man couldn't sit still anymore and quickly left, throwing back a parting remark: "You’re ruthless!"
Once the creditor left, the surrounding neighbors began to disperse. A few kind-hearted ones came over to comfort Wei Yuan and his mother before departing.
"Mom, I'm not going back to school!" After holding it in for a while, Wei Yuan finally spoke to his mother.
Tears were welling up in her eyes; although Wei Yuan's Mother felt reluctant, she knew there was no other way. No matter how hard Wei Yuan worked to get into college, they simply didn't have the money for it. This was the predicament their family faced.
"Have you contacted Cousin yet?" Wei Yuan's Mother suddenly asked.
This Cousin was actually a distant relative of her mother; technically speaking, they were not closely related at all. However, he had previously been quite close with Wei Yuan's father. Ever since the incident with her husband, many relatives began to avoid them out of fear that Wei Yuan and his mother would ask for money. But Cousin had come forward on his own.
With creditors knocking at their door one after another lately, after discussing it with Cousin, they decided that Wei Yuan's mother should move in with him. On one hand, her mobility issues needed someone to take care of her; on the other hand, it was also to evade the creditors. After all, given their family's relationship with Cousin, very few would think to look for them there.
Wei Yuan thought for a moment and replied to his mother, "I'll go over to see him soon and drive you back."
"Alright, I'm sorry for putting you through this, my child!" Wei Yuan's Mother said, her eyes almost welling up with tears.
"Don't worry, Mom. I'll make sure those who want to see our family in trouble will be silenced!"
After comforting his mother, Wei Yuan began to tidy up. He changed his clothes and removed the fierce scar and tattoo patches on his body. At that moment, the tall and handsome young man with a sunny disposition reappeared in the mirror.
Taking a bus took Wei Yuan nearly an hour. His cousin's home was located at the foot of Luoxia Mountain, far from the city. With few people around, Wei Yuan felt secure knowing that no creditor would be able to find them here.
However, because this area was suburban and sparsely populated, it was essentially a no-man's land where only major incidents would reach the outside world. As a result, the roads around Luoxia Mountain had become a playground for street racers, mostly wealthy second-generation individuals driving top-tier sports cars at high speeds!
Unbeknownst to Wei Yuan, after he got off the bus and walked for over ten minutes, he began to notice shadows of people passing by. What he didn't know was that behind him, a silver BMW Sports Car was speeding towards him at an alarming rate...
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