C36 The Painful Price

Before they could even finish shouting, a powerful hand gripped the manager's throat.

The manager's face flushed red as he stared at the man before him, radiating a murderous aura, trembling uncontrollably.

Lin Xuan's expression was icy as he said in a chilling tone, "How dare you lay a hand on my mother!"

"Let's talk this over, just let go first..."

The manager had not anticipated that the woman who shopped for groceries would have such a violent son!

"Release our manager! Your mother committed theft, and you dare to assault someone? You're both going to jail!"

The receptionist's words were cut short as Lin Xuan slapped her across the face, knocking out two of her front teeth!

"Scum! Who told you my mother stole anything?"

Lin Xuan's menacing demeanor sent shivers down the spines of both the manager and the receptionist!

Meanwhile, Pei Qiuyu was in tears as she helped Lee Moxiang to her feet, her heart bleeding at the sight of her mother's disheveled state.

"Mom, why are they treating you like this? Sob, sob, sob..." Pei Qiuyu embraced Lee Moxiang, weeping inconsolably.

"They claimed my card was stolen. I didn't steal anything, I swear, sob, sob, sob..."

Mother and daughter clung to each other, sobbing.

Lin Xuan's eyes glinted fiercely as he glanced at the black gold card on the table and demanded, "This card was a gift to my mother. Is there an issue?"

The manager swallowed hard, his voice trembling as he replied, "Who are you, exactly? This type of custom black gold card requires a minimum balance of one billion."

"Just because you claim it's yours, should I believe you?"

Lin Xuan released his grip, and the manager crumpled to the floor with a thud.

Immediately after, Lin Xuan called Wang Baifa.

Soon, a respectful voice answered, "Hall Master, how may I assist you?"

Lin Xuan spoke up, intentionally raising his voice, "Director Wang, it seems the card you provided is no good. Can you believe a mere bank manager had the audacity to question me?"

Wang Baifa's fury was instant. It seemed today was a day for the shortsighted!

What misfortune to have crossed paths with the Hall Master yet again!

"Hall Master, please allow Baifa to handle this situation."

"Very well. You're speaking to the Alliance Bank, A City branch."

"Got it, Baifa's on it! I'll handle it immediately!"

Lin Xuan ended the call and approached Lee Moxiang without hesitation.

"Mom, I'm sorry if I frightened you."

Lee Moxiang just stared blankly, her eyes brimming with tears.

"Mom, sob, sob, sob..."

Pei Qiuyu continued to embrace Lee Moxiang, crying with heartfelt sorrow.

Suddenly, several security guards wielding electric batons burst in.

The teller, clutching her face, shrieked at them, "That's the guy! Arrest him now!"

But as they charged at Lin Xuan, he sent them sprawling with swift kicks, leaving them writhing and howling in pain on the floor.

Right then, the manager's phone rang.

Seeing the call was from the branch manager of Alliance Bank, he shuddered from head to toe.

"Hello? Branch manager!" The manager stammered, his face ashen with fear.

"Have you lost your mind? Daring to question Wang Baifa's card? The cardholder is Director Wang's esteemed guest! You had the audacity to offend him?!"

The manager felt a chill in his heart and stammered out, "What? I had no idea it was him..."

"I don't give a damn whether you knew or not, you've really screwed me over!"

"Do you have any idea how much money Director Wang has in our bank?! Do you know his connection to the CEO? It would scare you senseless! The CEO himself would grovel before him! And you had the nerve to mess with him?!!"

"President, I truly didn't know..." The manager was nearly in tears from fright.

"Go to hell! You've dug your own grave, don't drag me down with you! Director Wang just called me, and he's not pleased. He's furious, and the repercussions are severe. Damn you!"

"He called me as a courtesy. If this reached the CEO, it would be the end of me!"

The branch president raged over the phone, "You imbecile! If you don't fix this mess, I swear I'll end you!"

The call ended, leaving the manager's head spinning.

Wang Baifa, Director Wang, the man whose mere presence could send tremors through A City?!!

The branch manager had just made it clear that the cardholder was a VIP of Director Wang...

He swallowed hard, only to start coughing violently.

It's over! It's completely over now...

"Manager, should we call the police?" the teller suggested, her face covered.

"Smack!"

The manager delivered a fierce slap across the teller's face. "Call the police on your mother! This person is a VIP of our bank!"

The teller's nose went askew, his face a mask of grievance as he held it, no longer daring to speak.

The manager approached Lin Xuan, dropped to his knees with a thud, and pleaded, "It's entirely my fault! I'm so sorry! I failed to recognize your worth, I was so blind!"

While speaking, he slapped himself hard across the face. "It's all on me! I beg for your forgiveness!"

Then, the manager repeatedly slapped himself left and right.

Lin Xuan's icy expression remained unchanged, sending a chill through the manager.

Wang Baifa, Director Wang's esteemed guest, was someone not even the head of the bank would dare offend, especially someone who had been personally given a black gold card.

If he couldn't earn Lin Xuan's forgiveness, he might indeed meet his end here today!

The more the manager thought, the more terrified he became. He crawled to Lee Moxiang like a dog, his head knocking against the floor as if pounding garlic.

"Auntie, I'm at fault. I shouldn't have falsely accused you. I apologize! You can hit or scold me, just please forgive me this once."

"I have elderly parents and young children to care for..."

After saying this, he continued to kowtow so fiercely that blood streamed from his forehead.

Pei Qiuyu's eyes were red with fury as she exclaimed, "You know what it's like to have elders, how could you treat my mother this way!"

The assault on Lee Moxiang felt even more painful to her than if she had been struck herself.

"I'm wrong, it's all my fault! I deserve to die! I deserve to die..."

"You indeed deserve to die," Lin Xuan stated coldly.

"...!!!"

The words sent the manager into a violent shiver, as if he had plunged into an icy abyss.

"Qiuyu, I want to go home," Lee Moxiang murmured, her lips quivering.

"Okay, Mom, let's head home," Pei Qiuyu said, her heart heavy as she cradled Lee Moxiang in her arms and they left.

The security guards sprawled at the entrance, wincing in pain, managed to clear a path for them. They were terrified that any delay might provoke the woman's fearsome son into unleashing his wrath upon them.

"Whoever hit my mother, come forward," Lin Xuan commanded once Pei Qiuyu and the others had departed.

The two security guards blanched at his words, their hearts pounding as if they might stop at any moment.

"You know what you need to do," he continued.

"And if you fail to meet my expectations, rest assured the outcome will be far worse than if you'd taken matters into your own hands."

With that chilling statement, Lin Xuan turned on his heel and strode out the door. He hadn't gone far when a sharp crack echoed from within, followed by a chilling scream of agony...

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