Chapter 47: If You Can't Ruin Someone Completely, It's Better Not to Try

Jiangzhou People's Hospital. A few elderly men and women sat by the entrance, looking ready to block the escape of two young troublemakers at any moment. The two old men who'd been roughed up sat at the front, groaning and muttering—they were hoping to profit from this incident as well.

The others shared the same sentiment: you've disrupted our dancing, impacted our health, and if you won't compensate us, who will? We can't just lose our health for nothing, can we? We are elders, after all!

Yang Changfeng crossed his legs, leaned back against the chair by the corridor, and hummed a tune.

Chen Aijia reprimanded him helplessly, "Why are you always causing trouble? The company's issues aren't even resolved, and you're wasting time here."

Yang Changfeng laughed, "Regret it now? They only decided to demand compensation after seeing your Audi. Nothing to do with me."

On the way here, after spotting Chen Aijia's Audi, these scheming elders collectively resolved to extort her. Of course, they would never admit to extortion.

The elderly woman was inside undergoing an examination. More than half an hour passed and she still hadn't come out. Chen Aijia grew anxious, fearing something serious might have been found, but Yang Changfeng knew better—there was no problem at all, nothing would be discovered.

To be precise, nothing caused by the alleged beating could be found.

You can't claim that her chronic joint pain was caused by being hit, can you?

Moreover, the medication the old woman carried would block any excuse they might use to extort Yang Changfeng. She's been taking diabetes meds for years; if anyone said her condition was caused by today's incident, they'd be arrested on the spot for obvious extortion.

Suddenly, a commotion of footsteps echoed from the stairwell. A dozen or so robust men and women rushed up together.

"Where are they?" The leader—a refined-looking man with a sour expression—shouted as soon as he arrived.

The group of elderly men and women immediately surrounded Yang Changfeng and Chen Aijia, pointing and complaining. It turned out the man was a deputy branch manager at a bank—a person of wealth and influence.

The women immediately lunged at Chen Aijia, hurling vulgar insults.

Yang Changfeng wasn't about to tolerate any nonsense. He shielded Chen Aijia behind him and raised his arm, ready to act.

"This is a hospital. If you want to fight, take it outside." The doctor conducting the examination emerged. At the old woman's request, the hospital's best doctors formed an expert team, led by the deputy director.

The deputy branch manager hurried over to shake hands. "Well? Is there any problem?"

"None whatsoever. I suggest you spend more time talking to your elderly mother—don't be ungrateful and turn around to extort your benefactors." The deputy director spoke impartially, mainly because he knew Chen Aijia.

With such a formidable woman present, a mere deputy branch manager was nothing.

Help you extort? Take a look in the mirror first and see if you have the face for it.

The deputy branch manager's expression darkened. "Are you all colluding with the suspects to deceive us? Let me tell you, my mother is in excellent health—she's never been ill..."

The deputy director impatiently tossed a bottle of medicine at him. "See for yourself. Such a civilized man, yet lying without even blinking. Is this what you call never being sick?"

Humiliated, the deputy branch manager turned and pointed at Yang Changfeng. "It must be you! You beat my mother like that. I won't let you off!"

Chen Aijia knew what Yang Changfeng was up to and deliberately asked, "So, what sort of compensation are you expecting?"

"Ten million!" an old man cried. "If you can afford an Audi, you must be rich. Ten million per family!"

The deputy director drew a sharp breath. Truly audacious—do they not realize this is extortion?

Extortion and blackmail can land you behind bars for years. Are they out of their minds?

Chen Aijia smiled and pushed Yang Changfeng forward. "Alright, it's your stage now. Good luck, I'm rooting for you."

Yang Changfeng squeezed her shapely hip discreetly—she was stunning, and even through clothes she felt exquisite.

Chen Aijia was furious, but with so many people present, she didn't dare make a scene with Yang Changfeng.

Yang Changfeng was in high spirits. He smiled, "Quite the bold demand—ten million per family, that's a hundred million in total. This definitely constitutes a crime: extortion and blackmail. Also, Deputy Branch Manager, is it? Perhaps you're not clear on what's happened. Let's have the experts here testify. Please confirm that, according to the Deputy Branch Manager, I subdued masked criminals and saved over a dozen people, yet in his words, I'm a suspect. When the legal affairs program arrives, everyone please tell the whole story, so I can clear my name."

The doctors were stunned. They hadn't expected him to be so ruthless. He was about to expose the true faces of these elderly extortionists to the public, and possibly have the deputy branch manager disgraced and ousted.

Think about it—trying to extort a Good Samaritan, a young man who acted heroically under threat from armed criminals, for the sake of their own family. If this gets reported, will his bank dare keep him?

Anyone navigating society knows that the deputy branch manager is bound to face consequences. Once the scandal breaks, the bank will surely sacrifice him for its reputation, and his rivals will take the opportunity to strike. When the storm comes, even a branch manager isn't immune, let alone a deputy.

These days, things aren't like they were a few years ago—crisis PR can't just be solved with a little cash.

And right now, the central inspection team is in Jiangzhou.

The deputy branch manager was momentarily dazed—how could someone be even tougher than his own elders?

"What do you do for a living?" he asked, trying to sound intimidating but clearly uneasy.

Yang Changfeng replied with a smile, "Just a young man at loose ends. Borrowed a nice car to impress a girl and incidentally dealt with a few rotten old folks. Relax, I really don't have any connections."

Among the doctors, especially the deputy director, there was a collective eye-roll.

Dating Miss Chen, and he claims he has no background.

But the deputy branch manager was clueless—not even recognizing Chen Aijia.

Chen Aijia's attitude was clear: sorry, your rank is too low to know me.

The group that barged in had no such qualms.

Driving an Audi—must be wealthy.

Attack them, demand money.

Once someone made a move, others followed.

"Don't lay a finger on anyone!" the deputy director barked.

If Chen Aijia got hurt here, the hospital would be in dire straits; some medical equipment depended on her company's involvement.

Even setting that aside, with Chen Aijia's social standing, anyone who dared touch her would be ruined, and those who failed to protect her would be no better off.

What was this young man planning?!

Yang Changfeng's thoughts were simple: nothing much, just wanted to send all these troublesome elders to jail. If the punishment wasn't severe, it wasn't worth doing—he believed that for everyone.