Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 1124 - 576: Public Trial Meeting: Hosting_2

Chapter 1124: Chapter 576: Public Trial Meeting: Hosting_2

So now, as Director Lin stood on the truck, his face was flushed — not with excitement or thrill, but with shame. His mind was furiously cursing Yan Fei; had he known it would come to this, he should never have agreed to take on this notorious role of arresting on Yan Fei’s behalf.

Fortunately, it didn’t take long before Lin Baoguo felt the agony subside, as the senior police officer finally finished speaking, concluding with the phrase: "Now, the public trial will begin, bring out Li Mancang!"

In fact, Li Mancang was already crouching on the truck. Everyone knew that; it was just a formality, to parade him on the truck for all the surrounding people to see — his family members were accomplices, and considering that his two children were still unmarried, and the main purpose of this public trial was to educate and raise awareness to prevent illegal fundraising operations, his sons and wife were not brought out for the public trial.

Li Mancang hadn’t even stood up when the crowd below suddenly started shouting, "Hurry up and drag out Li Xiaogang, don’t let him hide in that corner anymore; let those unfamiliar with him get a good look at how dark his heart can be, thinking of swindling so many people’s hard-earned money..."

"Right, pull him out quickly, let us question him properly, how he ever thought of scamming us..."

Initially, the crowd was restrained, but as they shouted, they grew increasingly angry, "Come out, let Li Mancang stand up and say something!"

No wonder the people were angry; those who had placed money with him did so not only for the high interest but also because they trusted him. Some were even his close relatives and friends. His fleeing not only took everyone’s money but also their trust; saying that he faced universal desertion was no exaggeration.

Seeing the sudden surge in the crowd’s emotions, the senior policeman who had just finished speaking, picked up the microphone again: "No shouting, no shouting, I haven’t finished yet! One last thing to remind everyone, money in the bank is safe and sound. Unless you plan to lend it to someone else, don’t believe promises of high interest. Those are definitely scams; nowhere is safer than the bank, everyone remember this well!"

Someone from the crowd immediately shouted: "I have a question; if Boss Yan Fei in our town offers high interest, do you say we deposit with him or not?"

Another chimed in: "Right, he’s building a big construction site now, what if he suddenly runs short of money..."

But before the supporter could finish, a loud voice boomed: "Get lost, our Brother Fei has so much money he can’t even finish spending it; giving you high interest because he has money to burn? Stop daydreaming!"

"Exactly, forget about it! Not to brag, but if Brother Fei were to take his money out, it’d crush a crowd, believe it or not? Do you know how much Brother Fei’s car costs? Millions! Have you ever seen that much money?"

Lin Baoguo didn’t need to look to recognize the voices speaking.

The first to ask a question was Dang Wenzheng’s voice, followed by the auxiliary police from the station. The loud voice was Heizi’s, and Xiaosong followed by mentioning the value of Yan Fei’s million-dollar car...

Lin Baoguo mentally credited these few individuals internally, then grabbed the microphone and shouted: "Enough with the noise, let me say something."

Seizing a moment of quiet in the crowd, he continued: "Many of you know, my daughter-in-law works as an accountant at the cattle farm. I have never really asked how much Boss Yan actually has. All I know is every day she comes home, she can’t wash her clothes, nor can she cook. Why? Because she has worn her fingertips raw counting money!"

The crowd burst into laughter below.

With this distraction, part of the audience’s attention shifted, allowing the public trial to continue — Boss Yan Fei, who had intended to keep a low profile this time, was not even present, yet he was repeatedly mentioned by these people. Truly, one may not be in the jianghu, but tales of them still circulate within it...

So what was Yan Fei doing now?

He was in Provincial City Agricultural University, in Professor Qi’s room, chatting away, "Teacher Qi, I just ask you to come and spend a few days to escape the heat; just come with me. What fun is it for you to stay here alone? My place is bustling with activity now, and a visit could be refreshing, couldn’t it?"

After flying to Provincial City with Xu Xiaoyan, Yan Fei was in no rush to go home. Things at home would still be busy, and they would manage fine without his presence, so why return?

Besides, there was the issue with Li Mancang; if he went back now, some people would know he had been to the south. Now that he had just returned and Li Mancang had been brought back as well, it was best not to let people connect him with this incident.

It was a good opportunity to check on the house in Provincial City, fearing that Wang Jiuming was too busy to check it himself, so he brought his wife along for a look.

This visit certainly meant stopping by Professor Qi’s place. As he couldn’t bring out anything from the Dinosaur World in front of his wife, he came empty-handed. Then, suddenly inspired, he decided to invite Professor Qi to come over for a few days.

"I have had a car sent over already; if you don’t go, wouldn’t my effort be in vain?" Yan Fei argued convincingly. "Let’s go! What do you need to pack? I can pack for you. Actually, you don’t need to bring much; everything is available there. Don’t think our town is small; we lack nothing."

The older generation has this trait that outsiders might call a virtue, but on the other hand, it’s a disadvantage for those who care about them, called "zeji" — a local dialect of Sancha River, indicating that some elders are too self-disciplined, always afraid of bothering others, especially younger relatives, making it hard for those relatives to know how best to care for them.