Chapter 316: The word

As the saying goes, it's good to be home for a thousand days, but everything is difficult once you step out the door.

At the airport in the capital of Hanxi Province, Zhou Yi did not linger for too long; although it felt great to fleece the system, Zhou Yi still decided to finish his business as quickly as possible.

There is a high-speed rail from here to Ninglan City, which is quite simple; he bought a high-speed rail ticket directly and headed straight for Ninglan City!

About an hour later, Zhou Yi walked out of the high-speed rail station in Ninglan City, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: the matter of being pedantic is only truly enjoyable when you see the other party looking regretful.

The process of being pedantic is actually not pleasant at all.

Look at the current situation: a video from the other party, of unknown authenticity, can directly put him, Zhou Yi, on the fire to be roasted; if he cannot produce any evidence, he will be seen as someone who doesn't know when to stop even when he has the moral high ground.

There is no helping it; the miserable appearance the other party posted would evoke sympathy in anyone who saw it, and on top of that, he, Zhou Yi, is a wealthy person—if a wealthy person keeps harping on this, then he is simply not being magnanimous.

Therefore, he just had to make this trip.

It was already late today, so he would go find a place to stay first and check his video and audio recording equipment again.

Early the next morning, Zhou Yi went out and began searching according to the address on the previous contract and identity card.

In fact, the address on an identity card is sometimes not a very precise residential address, so one has to look at it comprehensively.

If he relied solely on himself, he would probably be searching for a long time; fortunately, there is a profession in the city called taxi driver.

After all, you can't rely on navigation everywhere; students who have been to the Mountain City know this very well—you follow the navigation, and then the road just ends.

He hailed a taxi, driven by a bald man in his forties or fifties who looked like he knew everything; as long as you mentioned a place, he could take you there.

So, without a word, Zhou Yi tossed out a bill, and just as he was about to show the man the address from the contract, he discovered that the man had already started the car with great familiarity.

What's going on? I haven't even said anything yet.

"Driver, this... I haven't told you the address yet..."

"Huh?" The bald man stopped the car upon hearing this, turned around, and said with a suggestive look, "Little brother, does that even need to be said? You're so generous with your money; I guarantee I'll take you to the most high-end place, with the prettiest faces and the best figures!"

Zhou Yi was shocked upon hearing this. Sir, what are you talking about? Although I do have a friend who would really like to visit the places you mentioned, that is not what we are talking about right now!

"No, driver, you've misunderstood. I'm not going to that kind of place; I'm looking for someone."

As he spoke, he hurriedly took out the address to avoid any further misunderstanding by the driver.

The bald man looked at the address and let out a "ha," saying, "Look at this mess; you don't need this much money, fifty yuan is enough."

The man was quite principled; if it wasn't that kind of place, he wouldn't take the money.

Zhou Yi gave him another fifty-yuan bill, and then they set off while listening to the sound of idle chatter.

The skill of a taxi driver is truly beyond reproach; they see many people and many things every day, and the little stories they tell between opening and closing their mouths are all very engaging.

I don't know how long they traveled, but the car turned into a Small Residential District and stopped under a unit building.

"This is it, little brother; your address is right here."

Is it right here? Zhou Yi looked at it; this unit building didn't look like the one in the video at all, though it was possible it wasn't this one.

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Yi said, "Driver, look, let's discuss this. Can you do me a favor? The person I'm looking for owes me money and won't pay it back, so I don't know exactly where he is."

"If I call him now, it will startle him. Could you help me make a call? The money part is easy to..."

Before Zhou Yi could finish his sentence, he saw that the bald man was already indignant.

"Little brother, judging by your accent, you're from out of town, right? What's this about money? I'll help you. The thing I hate most in this life is people who owe money and don't pay it back. Let me show you that such people are a minority here in Ninglan!"

Without another word, the man took out his phone and dialed the number Zhou Yi had given him, while poor Zhou Mouren stood to the side, still thinking about whether he should teach the man what to say.

As it turned out...

"Hello, is this Wu Xing? I'm from Biantong Express. Yeah, why didn't you write the address clearly on this package? You just wrote the Small Residential District; I don't even know how to deliver it."

What is a master? This is probably what a master is. The words were spoken so smoothly and naturally; you would believe him if he said he had delivered packages before.

And he started by blaming the other party first, saying it was all because he didn't write the address clearly, which caused him trouble.

"Oh, Building 7, Unit 2, 502, right? Okay, I got it. You're not home? I have a lot of packages left; should I leave it at the station for you? Okay, got it."

After finishing, he hung up the phone and blocked the number in one go. Only then did the bald man say, "Building 7, Unit 2, 502, got it? That's the place. If you need a ride later, you can call me."

Zhou Yi: "Uh... um, okay, thank you, driver."

The bald man got back into the car, waved off the money Zhou Yi offered, and then started the car while humming a tune.

"Facing the ten thousand waves with pride, hot blood like the red sun..."

Zhou Yi looked at the building, then at the departing taxi; they say there are many extraordinary people among the common folk, and seeing it today, it was truly well-deserved.

He had originally planned to use money to pave the way, but he hadn't expected this man to refuse the money no matter what.

He even said that what should be earned should be earned, and what shouldn't be earned shouldn't be earned—this is called having principles.

Now that he knew the location, things were easier; he would first film the environment of the Small Residential District.

Then he went upstairs to find the neighbor to ask about the situation.

This was a layout with three households per floor; no one answered when he knocked on 501, but when he knocked on 503 twice, an older woman opened the door.

Looking at Zhou Yi in front of her, Liu Dama adjusted her glasses and asked with some curiosity, "Young man, who are you looking for?"

Zhou Yi smiled and said, "Auntie, I'm looking for Wu Xing, but he doesn't seem to be home. Do you know where he went?"

Liu Dama looked at Zhou Yi and felt that this young man didn't look like a bad person, so she said, "Hi, you're talking about Wu Xing next door, right? How would I know that?"

"Young man, what do you want with him?"

"Auntie, he owes me some money and won't pay it back..."

Saying it like that was actually a bit problematic; normally, if there is a Breach of Contract, you should definitely pay the liquidated damages according to the agreement, but in reality, because of issues with the validity of contracts, very few people will voluntarily pay liquidated damages.

Therefore, it must be resolved through Litigation.

Unexpectedly, the older woman's reaction was quite strong.

"Owes money and won't pay it back? As expected, I knew it! That Wu Xing is a dog that can't stop eating excrement!"

Seeing this situation, Zhou Yi followed the lead and quickly inquired, and soon he learned about Wu Xing's situation from the older woman.

To be precise, this man who had breached the contract directly without the slightest hesitation was a degenerate gambler and a veteran parasite living off his parents.

According to this older woman, his family used to be fine, but she didn't know when Wu Xing started gambling, beginning with so-called small bets and playing bigger and bigger, and bigger and bigger.

He gambled in reality, and he gambled online, just wanting to rely on this to make money, but not only did he not make money, he also owed a mountain of debt; his parents paid off a portion for him, but they truly couldn't pay any more.

"Now he says he won't gamble anymore, but I see it, he fundamentally can't change; never mind you, he even borrowed money from my family back then, also saying he couldn't afford to eat..."

"I reckon his wife wants a divorce now; you say, why bother with this? Young man, that money of yours, in all likelihood, won't be coming back."

Zhou Yi could understand this; the words of a gambling addict are just like those of a drug addict—never believe them, don't believe a single word or even a punctuation mark they say!

Because whether or not someone changes depends on their actions, not on the words they say.

No wonder he breached the contract back then; while others were still hesitating, only this person did it without even blinking.

Zhou Yi's reputation is not small now; everyone who watched the video knows what kind of person he is, so how could he be so certain that breaching the contract would be fine?

But if he were a gambling addict, urgently needing money at the time, then that would explain it.

Having obtained a lot of information from the middle-aged woman, the next step was to wait for Wu Xing to return.

He would not meet Wu Xing face-to-face because there was no need; he only needed to prove that he had indeed come to find the other party's home and learned of the other party's situation, and that would suffice.

Is this family miserable? Very miserable; what the other party said was half-true and half-false—there are indeed elderly parents and young children, and they are even struggling to eat, but all of this was caused by Wu Xing himself.

Originally, if this family's conditions were truly very poor, Zhou Yi had intended to withdraw the lawsuit; now it seems the lawsuit should proceed as it must, and in any case, there is a high probability it cannot be enforced.

Once it's over, getting the other party "Limited High Consumption" will suffice; if there is no money to pay, even if ten Lawyer Fang came, there would be nothing to be done.

After filming the video of Wu Xing returning home, Zhou Yi left immediately; upon returning to the hotel, he sent this portion of the content to the Self-Media Studio, having them add it to the Paid Advanced On-Demand video.

As for himself, since he had already come, he spent a day playing in Ninglan City, and the next day he took the high-speed rail and then a flight back to Jingzhou.

By the time he arrived in Jingzhou, it was evening again, but the good news was that the Company had already finished editing the new video.

Zhou Yi took a rough look, and it didn't differ from his requirements, so he immediately began the voiceover.

"Hello everyone, my dear audience, I am your old friend A Yi. Actually, I was considering whether or not to make this video, because everyone is very clear about the specific plot."

"But let's make it anyway; as for the cause of the matter and such, everyone can know by watching the previous video, so let's focus on talking about the follow-up."

Actually, the follow-up is mainly about the large-scale Lawsuit at the Beijing Internet Court, as well as the response regarding Wu Xing.

"Alright, everyone should already understand the previous content; now let's specifically talk about that Netizen who was selling misery. Actually, there is one thing here I haven't figured out."

"Look, I put up the money and the people to help him file a Lawsuit, and then he breached the contract and was cheated by people from Qiyi Company, and now he is selling misery to me, saying that if I don't withdraw the lawsuit, I am forcing him to die."

"Is it just because I am a soft persimmon, or am I a good person? Just because I am a good person, I should be forced to withdraw the lawsuit, and I should be held at gunpoint, right?"

"Let's not talk about these questions for now. Regarding the situation he mentioned about his family being miserable and unable to eat, I went directly to his house. That's right, let's discuss the facts as they are; you say your family is miserable, then I, as the involved party, must go and understand it first. It can't be that whatever you say it is, that's what it is."

"And then, I learned some situations; this person is truly special."

Then Zhou Yi stated everything he had learned, including that the other party was a gambling addict and that he had been living off his parents since graduating from university; he explained it all clearly.

And then there was the whole series of processes of him, Zhou Yi, flying and taking the high-speed rail, and taking a taxi to find the place—it was all there.

Naturally, all places that needed to be blurred were blurred; the other party is indeed a piece of scum, but even when filming a video, one cannot expose the other party's personal information; this is the most important point.

"Alright, I will say it now: I am definitely going to fight this lawsuit. His parents are indeed pitiful, and his wife and children are also pitiful, but that is not a reason for me to forgive him!"

After checking carefully one more time and finding no problems, Zhou Yi clicked upload.

Online, because of this incident, a discussion had already arisen: that is, when facing such a situation, how should we ultimately make a choice?

Zhou Yi did not want to participate in this topic because there was simply no need to say anything; specific cases should be analyzed specifically—it's that simple. Some people look pitiful, but their family is not pitiful at all.

Some people look bright and beautiful, but they are indeed pitiful; you simply cannot generalize with a few words; one can only say that specific cases should be analyzed specifically.

For example, if an old grandmother who goes out early and returns late every day selling vegetables she grew herself to make a living scrapes your car, then saying "forget it" is fine; it wasn't intentional, and her conditions are indeed poor.

But if someone is malicious and intentionally messes with you, then that is a different story.

Under such circumstances, the release of Zhou Yi's video soon caused a sensation.

Without investigation, there is no right to speak; correspondingly, once investigated clearly, one naturally has the right to speak.

This sentence was embodied vividly and thoroughly in the video.

"Simulated Invincible": Nothing more to say, this belongs to A Yi's earnestness; I think there's no problem, there's nothing to sympathize with a rotten gambling addict.

"Wu Hook Flying Sword": +1, it's just that those parents and the wife and children are pitiful, but thinking about it, the wife should have divorced long ago, and the parents shouldn't have helped pay off the gambling debts at all...

"A Yi": I really like this earnestness of A Yi; this should be called online anti-fraud, right? Those who brag wildly on the internet, when will there be a wave of anti-fraud? Now when going online, everywhere is people with annual salaries of a million...

This went off-topic; the matter itself had nothing to say, but A Yi's behavior made them very excited; they just wanted to see if those people who usually say "Just got off the plane in the US, annual salary of a million, relevant industry inconvenient to disclose" and such are real.

It has made social anxiety increasingly serious, to the point that people have even forgotten that there are still six hundred million people now with a monthly salary of less than one thousand.

As for Wu Xing's "Mine is very big" account, it has now been tagged by all sorts of people, all telling him to come out and walk a few steps if he has nothing to do.

And at this moment, in a room in Ninglan City, Wu Xing, who had just lost another few thousand yuan on his phone in the blink of an eye, saw a pile of messages; he opened them and was directly stunned.

What is going on? How was it fine yesterday, with everyone supporting him, and today he is actually being roasted by everyone?

Following the link, he found A Yi's video; after finishing it quickly, Wu Xing was already pale.

Just for that bit of breach of contract penalty, he actually ran all the way from Handong Province to Hanxi Province; the money spent on this trip is probably more than that penalty, right? Was it worth it?

What is Social Death? Wu Xing finally experienced it now.

Does he regret it? Of course he regrets it; he now wants to go back to before, not breach the contract, and just wait obediently.

But the word "regret" is originally used for regretting; no matter how much he regrets, there is no way.

In Jingzhou, Zhou Yi looked at the soaring view count of the video and nodded; the progress bar that the System grandson had been stuck on at the end was finally fulfilled.

It had already reached the tenth incident; five more and he could level up.

However, Zhou Yi took this lightly; such things as being earnest are not something you can encounter just because you want to.

"System, claim the reward!"

"Reward has been issued!"

Zhou Yi hurriedly checked this System reward and suddenly started laughing wildly!

"Haha, System Grandpa is too awesome, I love it!"

The reward for this task incident was actually: Five million yuan in special funds for buying a house!

What is a surprise, what is a damn surprise—this is it, alright? He had been thinking about hurrying to buy a house and moving, thinking about needing a loan, and then this came.

Then what is there to hesitate about, big villa, big villa!

Five minutes later, Zhou Yi calmed down after looking at the prices of those big villas.

The morning throat-moistening chapter is here! Thanks to another new brother, brother wfei, Fengheli, Wenchidage, brother Wugou Feijian, brother Dangdexuezi, thanks to the brothers for the tips, thank you.

(End of this chapter)