?73: 073: Scumbags are everywhere 73: 073: Scumbags are everywhere Old Man Yang, it’s the end of the month again.

    Don’t delay any further.

    A loud voice reached Tang Feng’s ears as the little girl, frightened, scurried into his embrace.

    “What’s wrong, girl?”

    “Big brother, those bad people are here again.”

    “What are they here for?” Tang Feng asked.

    “They’re here for money.

    They come every month.

    Grandpa is very tired and works hard fishing, but he just doesn’t have the money to give them.” The girl’s eyes brimmed with tears, and seeing this, Tang Feng’s heart ached.

    He picked up the little girl and walked out of the room.

    Only then did he realize he had been living by the sea in a very ordinary bungalow, with very few neighbors around, so extremely simple.

    At that moment, the old man was kneeling on the ground, facing three unsavory youths of the sort you’d find causing trouble in society.

    All of them dressed up and flashy.

    They didn’t look particularly fierce, but the malevolence they radiated was intense—a sight that made ordinary citizens instinctively keep their distance.

    “Old man, get up.” Tang Feng stepped forward and helped him to his feet.

    “Kid, mind your own business,” one of them pointed at Tang Feng and said.

    Tang Feng glared, and the man quickly lowered his head, secretly shocked, feeling even more terrified than when facing his boss.

    “Kid, we’re just after money, nothing else.

    As long as Old Yang settles his debt, we won’t make any trouble,” said the leading youth, who was more restrained and didn’t underestimate Tang Feng because of his youth.

    “How much?” In Tang Feng’s Small Sumeru Ring, there was indeed plenty of cash, all from Shangguan Tianyu, for whom it was a matter of pride to carry no less than a million in cash.

    “Not much, just thirty thousand.”

    On hearing this, Tang Feng looked at the old man, “How could you owe so much?”

    “Young man, I only owe three thousand.

    How did it become thirty thousand?” Old Man Yang almost fainted.

    He knew a bit of medical skill, earned some small money, and sold fish for a living.

    To him, thirty thousand was an astronomical sum.

    “Old Yang, it’s the interest.

    Do you think we don’t have lives to live, mouths to feed?

    We’ve already given you a discount,” the leading youth said with a smile.

    “You’re bleeding a man dry without killing him!

    Where would an old man like me get that much money?

    Take my life if you want; you can have it,” Mr.

    Yang said in fury and desperation, with no recourse.

    “Old Yang, if you don’t pay up, that piece of land will belong to our boss,” the youth said, pointing his finger, making Tang Feng realize that their true intention was not the debt itself.

    They wanted to seize the land, to build a seaside villa—it was the perfect plan.

    “Impossible, that’s my ancestral land, and I will definitely not hand it over to you,” Old Man Yang said angrily.

    “If you don’t give it, then we can take the little girl as payment for the debt, she might be worth thirty thousand,” the youth said with a cold smile.

    “You bad people, big bad people,” the little girl cried pitifully, a sight that would move any onlooker.

    “Old Yang, we are a legitimate business.

    Repaying debts is a natural duty.

    Either you give us the money, or the person, or the land; if we have to resort to violence, it won’t be pleasant,” the youth said with a smile.

    “Three thousand, right?

    I’ll cover it for the old man.”

    “Kid, are you joking?

    It’s thirty thousand.”

    “One more word, and you won’t get a penny,” Tang Feng said, deeply disliking such bullies, so much so he wanted to squash them.

    If it weren’t for the law and order in society, he would have already taken action.

    “Kid, you’re too arrogant.

    Poking your nose into others’ business will bring trouble upon yourself,” the two youths behind chimed in mockingly.

    “Get lost!” Tang Feng was truly enraged.

    The saying ‘a good man is bullied by others’ applied everywhere.

    “Courting death!” The young man in front took a step aside, and the two men behind him charged at Tang Feng, brandishing wooden sticks that had appeared in their hands out of nowhere.

    “I’ve been wanting to beat you guys up for a long time.” Tang Feng reached out his hand and slapped them away, sending them flying backward to land heavily on the ground three meters away.

    This was Tang Feng still showing restraint, for he still spared a thought for ordinary people.

    “Kid, who are you?” With such skills, the youth at the front also took a couple of steps back.

    “Who I am is none of your damn business, take the 3000, and if you dare bother me again, I wouldn’t mind dealing with you further.” Tang Feng tossed the money over.

    The young man at the front picked up the money but wasn’t too scared, “Kid, this isn’t over.

    Old Man Yang, we’ll come again tomorrow.” After speaking, he quickly left with the two injured youths.

    “Young man, you are unharmed, so please leave quickly.

    These men are desperadoes; they won’t let this go,” Old Man Yang was extremely distraught.

    “Old Sir, you saved me, so let me handle this.

    I can’t let the little girl grow up in terror and fear,” Tang Feng said.

    “Ah, you don’t know, but they are scum, they won’t stop until they achieve their goal.

    Actually, I’m not even sure if this money is real, my son is gone without proof.” Old Man Yang looked at the little girl with tears streaming down his face.

    Once, he had a perfect family, but it was all destroyed by poverty.

    Seeing this, Tang Feng decided to help this family, so he took out his smartphone from the Small Sumeru Ring and contacted a local construction company.

    Half an hour later, a car stopped at the entrance to Old Yang’s house.

    Tang Feng personally welcomed the visitor, a middle-aged man, the project manager of the construction company, who showed interest in building a villa, especially by the seaside, a job not just anyone could afford.

    The man was also amazed by the location upon arrival, indeed a great place.

    “Young Master Tang, what type of villa would you like to build?”

    “A seaside villa, of course.

    You have the experience, and I trust your ability.

    I require the construction to be completed in the short term.”

    “Specifically, by when?”

    “Everything must be finished within two months, including the decoration.

    Can you do that?” Tang Feng said with a smile.

    “No problem, I will take some measurements right now and send you the blueprints tonight.

    If there’s no issue, we’ll start work tomorrow,” the project manager said.

    “That would be best.”

    Old Man Yang and the little girl looked at Tang Feng, utterly dumbfounded.

    Build a villa?

    For their own home?

    “Young man, what are you doing?”

    “To repay Old Sir for saving my life, I’m going to build you a villa so the little girl can have a better life in the future.

    You can then open a little store in front of the villa.

    That should settle any concerns about living expenses,” Tang Feng said with a smile.

    “No, no, that’s not right,” Old Sir Yang was scared stiff and shook his head vigorously.

    “Old Sir, don’t rush to refuse.

    Think more of the little girl.

    For me, the money to build a villa is but a trivial gesture, and it can’t compare to the favor of saving a life.

    I’ve decided on this matter, and I will arrange for some people to protect you two afterwards.

    You have nothing to worry about,” Tang Feng reasoned.

    “Young man, you are a good person, a truly good person,” Old Man Yang spoke again, with tears streaming down his face.

    “Old Sir is the truly good person.

    Little girl, you must listen well to grandpa from now on, understand?” Tang Feng said with a smile.

    “Yes, when the little girl grows up, she will take good care of grandpa.”

    Tang Feng smiled and nodded.

    He then made a call to Mr.

    Mu, explaining the situation before preparing to return.

    But before leaving, he wanted to make sure everything was in order.

    He expected that the men he had chased away would not just drop the matter, so he decided to stay another night.

    As expected, deep into the night, a van appeared outside Old Man Yang’s house, followed by the sound of its engine roaring.