Chapter 103: Set Up

Brother Hu was quick-witted, grabbed his shoulder, and pulled him back hard.

"Behave yourself!"

Wu Hao was pulled into a stagger, almost falling to the ground.

After standing steady, he gasped for air, staring fixedly at Qin Ze, his eyes full of anger.

"Was it you? Was it you and that bitch Lin Xiaoxi who teamed up to set a trap to harm me?"

"You had people lend me money, you had people take me to gamble, you damn deliberately made me lose!"

"What the hell do you want?!"

Qin Ze sat on the sofa, crossing his legs, looking at him, his face completely expressionless.

"Harm you? You're just a gambling addict, a poor loser; do I need to harm you?"

"I lent you money; how can you say I harmed you?"

"Besides, I lent you money, but I didn't tell you to go gamble!"

"Gambling was your own choice, and the money you lost was your own."

"I didn't force you to go to the casino, nor did I force you to place bets, right?"

"You lost the money, so you can't blame me for that, right?"

Wu Hao's mouth opened, wanting to refute, but he couldn't say a word.

Because what Qin Ze said was indeed the truth.

From beginning to end, no one held a knife to his neck and forced him to gamble.

It was his own belief that he could turn things around, his own bets, and his own decision to lose all the borrowed money.

"But… but…"

His voice began to tremble.

"You set a trap…"

"You lent me money just to make me keep gambling; you definitely didn't have good intentions!"

"This is the trap you set for me, you and that bitch Lin Xiaoxi planned it."

"So what if it was a trap?"

Qin Ze interrupted him.

"You owe me money; this is written in black and white on the IOU."

"This thing can't be denied!"

Qin Ze said, taking out an IOU from his pocket, unfolding it, and placing it on the coffee table.

On it were Wu Hao's name and ID number, a loan amount of fifteen thousand, with interest to be calculated separately.

Signed and fingerprinted, nothing missing.

Seeing the IOU, Wu Hao looked like a deflated balloon, softening instantly.

"I don't have money to pay you back."

His voice was very low, filled with despair.

Qin Ze looked at him and smiled.

"I know you don't have money."

"If you still want to live, be polite to me today."

"If you want to break the pot and sink the boat…"

He paused, his tone turning cold.

"I'll go ask your parents for this debt."

Wu Hao's face changed instantly.

"No! No! Don't go to my parents!"

If his parents found out he owed fifteen thousand in gambling debts, they would be sick with anger.

Qin Ze leaned on the sofa, hands crossed on his knees.

"Alright, let me finish."

"Simply put, this money is just a gift for you to play with."

"If you don't want me to chase the debt, there's one requirement."

Wu Hao looked up at him, even saying what Qin Ze was about to say in advance:

"Stop harassing Lin Xiaoxi?"

Qin Ze smiled slightly:

"Yo! You've learned to answer ahead of time!"

"But I have to make it clear: as long as I know you harass her once, then I'm sorry, don't blame me for turning against you."

"By then, not only will I ask your parents for this debt, but I'll also expose all your dirty laundry."

"And I guarantee, even if you want to find a job, I won't let you have a place to go!"

"Think about it yourself."

Wu Hao stood there, head lowered, silent for a full half-minute.

Then he looked up at Qin Ze, his voice hoarse:

"Do you keep your word?"

"If you don't believe me, you can try."

Wu Hao gritted his teeth and nodded:

"Alright, I promise you."

"I won't look for her again."

Qin Ze took a piece of paper and a pen from under the coffee table and placed them on the table.

"Write it down, sign it."

Wu Hao looked at the paper, hesitated for a few seconds, then walked over, bent down, picked up the pen, and began to write.

I, Wu Hao, voluntarily promise from this day forward not to contact or harass Lin Xiaoxi in any form.

If violated, I am willing to bear all legal responsibilities and compensate Ms. Lin Xiaoxi fifty thousand yuan for mental distress.

After writing, he signed his name below and pressed his fingerprint.

Qin Ze picked up the paper, looked at it, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Alright."

Wu Hao looked tentative:

"Then our accounts are settled, you can't come to me for money anymore!"

Hearing this, Qin Ze grabbed Wu Hao.

"Settled? Who said we're settled? Let me say it again, you owe me money; unless you pay it back, it will never be settled!"

"I can only promise not to urge you for the debt on the condition that you don't harass Lin Xiaoxi!"

"If you don't accept this, take the money out today!"

Wu Hao had no choice but to beg for mercy.

"Not settled, not settled!"

"I swear, I will absolutely not harass Lin Xiaoxi in the future!"

He put the paper away and looked at Brother Hu:

"Send him down."

Brother Hu nodded and grabbed Wu Hao's arm.

"Let's go."

Wu Hao lowered his head and was dragged out of the room by Brother Hu.

The door closed.

The room became quiet.

Qin Ze leaned on the sofa and let out a long breath.

Lin Xiaoxi's matter was finally completely resolved.

Not long after, Brother Hu returned.

He closed the door and walked to Qin Ze, standing there somewhat awkwardly.

"President Qin, the person has been sent away."

"Yeah, sit."

Qin Ze pointed to the sofa opposite.

Brother Hu sat on the sofa, hands on his knees, his posture somewhat restrained.

Qin Ze looked at him, silent for a few seconds, and then said:

"Brother Hu, you've been working with me for a while now."

"I'm already having people handle the paperwork for the security company, and it should be down soon."

"But there are some things I need to make clear to you in advance!"

"We're opening a company, first to help you wash up and get ashore, and second, I also need to make a profit; if we don't make money, the company will fall apart, your brothers won't be able to support their families, and I'll lose money too!"

"So you can't use the old rules to manage people in the company! Company management must be scientific and systematic…"

"In short, it has to look like a company!"

"There are a few management spots in the early stages of the company; you decide these, you arrange some reliable people!"

"As for the position of General Manager, it's yours!"

Brother Hu's breathing became noticeably faster.

"President Qin, you know that the business I've been doing has always been something that can't be brought to the table."

"Now that I'm older and the brothers have all started families, I've always wanted to find a stable way for the brothers to have a meal without falling apart."

"You found a way out for this group of brothers, so to me, this is a kindness of rebirth!"

"I thank you on behalf of this group of brothers first!"

Qin Ze waved his hand.

"No need to be polite with me; I'm helping you because I value your loyalty!"

"By the way, how is the situation with Zhou Hao recently?" Qin Ze asked.

Brother Hu immediately straightened his expression:

"I've already arranged for people to keep an eye on Zhou Hao."

"He's been doing quite well with livestreaming and selling goods recently, with a turnover of over one hundred thousand every day."

"I've already had people make contact with a female streamer he's having an affair with."

"As soon as you give the order, we can close the net at any time."

Qin Ze nodded.

"Not yet."

"Wait until the company's paperwork is down and you're stable here before we talk."

Brother Hu stood up and bowed to Qin Ze.

"President Qin, then I'll go first."

"Yeah, go ahead."

Brother Hu turned and walked out of the room. ===== CHAPTER 104 =====

Brother Hu stood up and bowed to Qin Ze.

"President Qin, then I'll be going now."

"Mm, go ahead."

Brother Hu turned and walked out of the room.