The excavator scooped up the entire BMW Z4 and hauled it away.
Everyone who witnessed the scene was left stunned for a long time, unable to recover.
Before leaving, Big Tank glanced in Evan Lin’s direction to confirm he wasn’t upset. Once he saw Evan was fine, he happily called for his crew to go back and eat.
The three Mercedes, their front ends wrecked by the repeated ramming, were also driven away.
Soon, the once rowdy restaurant quieted down.
The owner of Whitewood Grand Restaurant looked at the wall, now dented from the collision, and sighed, worrying about the repair costs.
He glanced at Raymond Rong, who was still sitting on the ground, looking lost and utterly defeated. The owner’s eyes lit up as he approached with fake sympathy. “Hey, little brother, was that BMW that got crushed yours just now?”
“Those guys were just too uncivilized. Doing things like that—seriously, they deserve a lightning strike!”
The owner of Whitewood Grand Restaurant put on a show of deep grief and indignation, his expression theatrically rich.
“It was mine! Those people were way too savage! They don’t care about reason at all!” Hearing the owner’s words, Raymond Rong felt even more wronged.
But before he could finish, the owner of Whitewood Grand Restaurant squatted down, patted his shoulder, and said earnestly, “Hey, brother, I sympathize with what happened to you, but I’m just running a small business here.”
“So look, your car crashed into my wall. How do you plan to compensate me?”
After he finished, the owner stared straight at Raymond Rong.
Anyone could tell Big Tank and his crew weren’t the type to mess with. If the boss had tried to get them to pay, he probably wouldn’t have had the guts.
But now that the real thugs were gone, it didn’t matter. Wasn’t there still an unlucky loser left behind?
The owner figured that anyone who could drive a BMW Z4 must have money, so he switched targets and smiled broadly at Raymond Rong.
“Huh?” Raymond Rong froze, then realized what was happening. His face changed as he shouted sharply, “Are you crazy? I was eating here and my car got totaled! Now you want me to pay you instead of compensating me?”
“This is extortion!”
Raymond Rong was furious, but the others just looked at him with a mix of pity and disdain.
A moment ago he was the picture of a city rich kid, and now he’d ended up like this. It really made people sigh.
“Extortion? How is this extortion! Kid, why do you have to be so rude?” The owner’s face hardened as he pointed at the wall. “Your car got smashed, that’s your business. But when they rammed your car into my wall, bottom line, wasn’t it your car that hit my wall?”
“Out in the world, we all reason things out. If you won’t be reasonable? Fine!”
The owner’s tone turned cold. He waved toward the restaurant, and several security guards hurried over.
These guards were all skinny and looked weak. When Big Tank’s crew showed up earlier, they’d cowered in the corner, trembling and too scared to step in.
But now, with only Raymond Rong to face, they suddenly acted tough and surrounded him.
“See all these people? I’m just trying to run a small business, and making money isn’t easy. I’ve got all these mouths to feed, and now you’ve smashed my wall. If you don’t want to pay up, that’s fine—but ask my guys if they’ll let it slide.” The owner snorted coldly.
The guards immediately put on fierce faces and glared at Raymond Rong.
Raymond Rong’s anger mixed with fear, twisting his expression.
Mandy Yu couldn’t take it anymore and rushed over. “That’s enough!”
“How much do you want?”
Raymond Rong had just shoved Mandy Yu aside, making her feel uncomfortable. But now, seeing him beaten down like a stray dog, Mandy couldn’t help but feel a pang of frustration.
“How much? Not much. Just look at that wall—call it cheap, fifty thousand yuan.” The owner grinned, rubbing his hands together.
“Fifty thousand!”
Mandy Yu’s face changed instantly.
Raymond Rong shouted even louder, “Why don’t you just rob us!”
“Robbery’s illegal. We’re all law-abiding citizens here.” The owner snorted, standing up. “If you won’t pay, fine—beat him! After that, drag him to the kitchen to work. I’ll pay you a twenty-thousand-yuan annual salary, food and board included. You’ll wash dishes for two and a half years, and that’ll do!”
The moment he finished, Raymond Rong’s face went pale.
“Just pay them first and get out of here,” Mandy Yu urged Raymond.
Raymond Rong’s face turned from green to white. “I don’t have that much money.”
“No money? Then go wash dishes—two and a half years.” The owner sneered coldly.
Mandy Yu grew desperate. She glanced back into the crowd and spotted Ken Feng, then rushed over, her face anxious. “Can you lend me fifty thousand yuan?”
“I can.” Ken Feng nodded, looking at Mandy Yu—so worried for Raymond Rong—that his heart felt like it was being cut with a knife.
“Then lend it to me, or he’ll be dragged off to wash dishes!” Mandy Yu nearly shouted at Ken.
Ken Feng didn’t know how to respond. He did have fifty thousand yuan saved up from years of gift money, but his bank card was still at home.
“Hey, he owes you money? When that guy was looking down on Ken just now, you didn’t say a word.” Hank Chu slung an arm around Ken’s shoulder, lazily eyeing Mandy Yu.
Mandy Yu froze.
Ken Feng was feeling low when Evan Lin walked up. Evan looked at Ken and said, “This card should have enough for fifty thousand. Whether you want to give her the money is up to you.”
Evan Lin handed over a bank card, clearly seeing Ken’s dilemma.
Normally, Evan Lin would’ve just walked away—who cared what happened to Raymond Rong?
But Mandy Yu had been Ken Feng’s crush and deskmate for three years. Evan felt it was only right to let Ken make the choice.
Even if Ken Feng still chose to like Mandy Yu after all this, that was his own business. Evan Lin could only make sure Ken didn’t get taken for a complete fool.
Ken Feng took the bank card Evan Lin handed him, dazed for a moment as everyone’s eyes turned his way.
When they saw the bank card in his hand, people finally started to believe what May Wang had said earlier.
Evan Lin could pull out tens of thousands without batting an eye!
Several girls looked at Evan Lin with bright, eager eyes. He really seemed like a golden bachelor—plus, apparently, he was loaded!
Ken Feng stood there, bank card in hand, facing Mandy Yu. After a moment of silence, he finally took a deep breath and spoke slowly.