Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 209 Scamming

Chapter 209: Chapter 209 Scamming

"How are you?" Song Xiaodong was the first to ask about Song Xiaoru. Although he was anxious, his tone was quite calm.

Song Xiaoru choked up a bit and said, "I’m fine."

Upon hearing his sister was okay, Song Xiaodong felt relieved and said, "As long as you’re okay, that’s good. As long as no one is killed, I can save them. Don’t forget, your brother is a doctor. Tell me the address, and I’ll come right now."

When Song Xiaoru heard Song Xiaodong say this, her panicked emotions finally stabilized a bit and she said, "It’s near the intersection just in front of our neighborhood."

"Okay, I’ll be right there. It’s best you sit in the car and not get out, first, you can’t handle any issues, and second, it’s also easy to get into danger."

"Okay, I’ll get in the car right now. That person is lying in front of my car; I don’t even know how he is now."

"Don’t be afraid, we have insurance. Even if something happens, the insurance company will pay."

Song Xiaodong comforted Song Xiaoru while hurriedly rushing out of the house.

"Ouch, it hurts... it hurts... my bones are broken, my organs must be damaged too, ow..."

In front of Song Xiaoru’s red Ferrari, a man in his thirties lay on the ground, clutching his chest, constantly twisting his body and moaning, blood still trickling from the corner of his mouth, appearing to be in considerable pain.

Although Song Xiaoru and Song Xiaodong had spoken on the phone, seeing the man lying on the ground still made her a bit panicked and she said, "You... I’ll call 120 right now."

"No! No way!" the man immediately groaned.

Song Xiaoru urgently said, "You have such a serious injury, you definitely need treatment. Don’t worry, I will definitely be responsible for the medical costs."

"No, no, my mother is seriously ill at home right now, and my child is waiting for me to earn money for milk. If I get hospitalized, then no one will take care of them, sob... Why am I so unlucky, my family is like this, and then I get hit by your car, how am I supposed to manage?"

At this point, several people had gathered around, and a woman in her thirties immediately shook her head and said, "This is truly pitiful; it’s really like misery loves company. Look at this man; if he has to be hospitalized, it wouldn’t be less than ten days or half a month before he could leave."

"Exactly!" Another man in his thirties also continually shook his head and said, "Nowadays, hospitals are so corrupt. Staying ten days in the hospital, you wouldn’t be able to leave without spending thirty or fifty thousand."

A robust man glared at Song Xiaoru and shouted, "You women drivers nowadays really are tough, you hardly know how to drive yet you’re already on the road. You drive without paying attention, look at how terribly you’ve hurt someone."

Upon hearing him say this, Song Xiaoru felt even more guilty; her eyes reddened as she said, "Don’t be afraid, my brother is a very skilled doctor. He’ll be here soon, and he will quickly heal you. I will also compensate you during your treatment; I definitely won’t let your family go uncared for."

The first woman who spoke, still looking rather kind-hearted, said, "This young lady speaks reliably and has a kind heart. I say you shouldn’t cause her too much trouble. I’ve heard that if you report it to the insurance, the insurance premium will increase a lot next year. If it can be settled privately, it’s better to handle it privately."

The man who initially advocated also said, "Yes, you’re working so hard just to earn some money for your family, aren’t you? A grown man like you, just enduring some injury and taking some medicine at home, can get past this. Why should you throw the money into the hospital?"

The injured man lying on the ground stopped moaning and looked at Song Xiaodong standing by, with a pained expression, said, "I also don’t want to go to the hospital. I want to go home, give myself some injections, take some medicine, and slowly recover. At least by doing so, my mother and child would have someone to take care of them."

"Wow, such filial sons are really rare nowadays."

"Exactly, having to care for the elderly, and also for the young, it really isn’t easy."

Everyone around praised the injured man, also displaying a sympathetic attitude.

All this talk made Song Xiaoru’s heart even more confused. She had never encountered such a situation before and stuttered, "Then what do you want to do?"

The woman then said, "I think this, young lady, just give him some money directly, let him go home and rest. Poor people aren’t as fragile as you rich folks."

Song Xiaoru busily said, "Ah, but what if something is seriously wrong with his body, what then?"

The injured man hurriedly said, "I know my own body, it’s not that serious. I can endure it. Plus, I’ll also gather some herbal medicine, go to the mountains to dig up some medicine to eat, and I will be able to heal."

"So I think this, young lady, since you hit him, it’s definitely your responsibility. The person hit doesn’t want to blackmail you, but you’re also a kind-hearted person and you’re not short of money. Just give this man thirty thousand yuan, including his healing and lost wages, and then this matter can be settled. Even if he dies later, it will have nothing to do with you."

The injured man seemed a bit dissatisfied with the amount, but still said, "Thirty thousand... although it’s a bit little, it’ll do. I’ll manage if I economize."

"Young lady, he says it’s okay, what do you say?" Everyone turned their gazes toward Song Xiaoru.

Song Xiaoru hesitated and said, "This... this doesn’t seem right. It’s not that I mind the money; I’m just afraid that if his injuries are serious, what then?"

"You just rest assured, whether he lives or dies later isn’t your concern anymore." the strong man immediately said.

Song Xiaoru was about to agree, but then she suddenly saw a gleam of triumph and excitement in the injured man’s eyes and realized something was amiss.

Her mind was especially chaotic at first because she had hit someone, so she hadn’t noticed anything amiss. But now, recalling the way these people were acting, it was clearly a scam. She glanced at her car’s front, which didn’t have a scratch on it, and then remembered that her car was moving very slowly when the man suddenly darted out and laid himself on her car, clearly on purpose.

Song Xiaoru immediately confirmed what they were doing, took a step back and said, "Then you all wait, I’ll wait for my brother to come and then decide."

Seeing Song Xiaoru’s reaction, those few guys understood that Song Xiaoru had realized what was going on. They felt what seemed an easy grab for the money was now a bit more difficult.

But these people were quite coordinated, and the burly man immediately glared, saying, "Young lady, what do you mean by this? Don’t you want to resolve this properly?" As he spoke, he grabbed Song Xiaoru’s arm like a gangster.