Chapter 82 Out of Reach
"That's enough." Dylan stopped them.
The team leader of Line 4 was a bit dissatisfied, "Dylan, at this point, we can't even protect ourselves. Are we still going to cover for Benjamin?"
"At the celebration party in the first month of the company's establishment, if he hadn't incited us and a dozen of our brothers to bet online, how could we have lost so much money? Even if we sell all our possessions, it still wouldn't be enough!"
The team leader of Line 5 received debt collection calls every few days, to the point where he wanted to jump off a rooftop.
If it weren't for his young child and sick wife, he would have jumped already.
"Benjamin also incited you to bet online?" Abella raised an eyebrow. This was illegal, and no one dared to do it.
"Benjamin said that the website had a nine out of ten winning rate and showed us the amount he withdrew, over six hundred thousand!"
"At first, we didn't believe it, but after betting a few times, everyone had good luck and the money we won could be withdrawn to our bank cards."
"So we kept betting larger amounts and even called our relatives and friends. But then the website kept raising the limit of the withdrawal amount. At first, they said we needed five hundred thousand to withdraw, and after we gathered all our assets to reach that amount, they said we needed one million. We borrowed money from various online lending platforms and even invested millions, but we couldn't get the money back!"
The team leader of Line 5 sighed. If it weren't for the fear of involving his wife and child, he would have committed suicide long ago!
Because many workers on the production line were also involved. They formed the fourth and fifth production lines together to produce low-quality clothes. With the coordination of the warehouse management, they took the clothes outside for sale and divided the earned money proportionally...
"Some relatives from my hometown trust us. They don't know how to operate online, so they entrusted us with their life savings or the money they raised from selling houses to invest. But it all disappeared."
"Some entrusted their funeral savings, while others entrusted their relatives' medical expenses. Because the medical fees were not enough, they wanted to win a large sum of money through gambling. However, that relative never received that money even until their death."
"Most of the money was borrowed from dozens of online lending platforms."
"We have been repaying for a whole year, paying tens of thousands of dollars every month, but we still haven't paid it off!"
When the leader of the fourth and fifth lines said this, he couldn't help but cover his face and burst into tears. The bitterness and helplessness among them, perhaps only they themselves knew.
"I also placed a bet, and..." the warehouse manager bit her lower lip, tears welling up in her eyes. She choked for a while before saying, "At that celebration, I drank too much. When I woke up the next day, I found Benjamin lying next to me... He took many photos of me and forced me to do it..."
Everyone was shocked, looking at her with disbelief.
"At first, I was in agony, especially when I found out that he had someone inside the bureau taking care of him. Even if I reported to the police, it wouldn't make a difference... Later, I received a share of the money every month, and I could buy some luxury handbags... So I just went with the flow."
After hearing the warehouse manager's words, the head of the procurement department was also full of surprise and anger. "I was also drunk at the time, and Benjamin touched me too! He said if I didn't cooperate, he would tell my husband and post my photos at the entrance of my in-laws' workplace to let them know that I'm a loose daughter-in-law... I had just gotten married at that time, and I was very scared..."
The conversations in the office silenced the bystanders outside, who were ready to enjoy the show!
Benjamin is truly despicable!
He took advantage of people's desperation and forced them to collude with him!
"Miss Medici, please give us a way out..." the warehouse manager pleaded, "I really don't want to go to jail. My life is still long, and I really don't want to spend it in prison..."
"You caused the company to lose tens of millions, so I have to report this to the police," Abella's tone was calm, "If I let you go privately, then I become an accomplice in covering it up, and the guilt is the same."
"Miss Medici, please have mercy..." the head of the procurement department cried, "My marriage is happy, and my child has just been born... I really don't want this incident to ruin my whole family!"
"This matter needs to be accounted for to the headquarters. If employees can cause the company to lose tens of millions and simply shed a few tears and say a few soft words to pass through safely, how chaotic will the company and headquarters become in the future? How can managers still manage? How can they gain respect?"
"Miss Medici..." everyone knew there was no room for negotiation in this matter. If they were to blame, they could only blame themselves. They took the wrong path, and once they made one mistake, they continued making more, leading to their current irreparable situation.
"We are all adults," Abella said with great seriousness, "Since you did it, you must bear the consequences. If you feel wronged, you can tell the police and try to seek leniency."
Benjamin...
Abella glanced at Joseph, and Joseph understood her intentions and took out his phone to call the police.
Abella had already recorded every word they said just now and planned to hand it over to the police later.
"What is the website's URL?"
When she asked this, Dylan hesitated for a moment. Tears still lingered in his eyes as he took out his phone. "It's this one... Although it has been shut down for a while now, we still owe money to our relatives and friends, as well as various online lending companies. We have to repay them every month. Miss Medici, why are you suddenly asking about this?"
The website has already been shut down, and it is impossible to recover the original funds.
"Just asking." Abella remembered the website address and planned to investigate privately.
"Although everything was Benjamin's coercion and temptation, we have no evidence. The monthly shares we gave him were transferred to some black cards or in cash..."
They were all going to the police station, but Benjamin could still escape! It’s hard to accept.
Abella knew that the only evidence pointing to Benjamin was testimonial evidence, and there was very little physical evidence. Even if Benjamin was brought to the police station for questioning today, he would be released soon.
Because the evidence was not sufficient.
"We brought this upon ourselves, but Benjamin is the main culprit! He took the biggest share and he must be punished!"
"I will make sure Benjamin would receive his own punishment." As soon as Abella finished speaking, several police officers arrived at the door.
As they watched the five people being taken away by the police, the onlookers outside felt indescribably sad.
This incident caused a sensation in the entire company. Mr. Medici was playing golf when he received the call, and his expression immediately turned sour.
"What happened?" Mrs. Medici, who was next to him, heard him mention that something had happened to Abella, and she thought Abella had been bullied, so she hurriedly came over.
Mr. Medici couldn't even stand still. After he finished the call, he staggered two steps.
Lola hurriedly went forward to support him. "What happened to Abella? Dad, don't worry, take your time and tell us!"
"It's not your sister who had an accident..." Mr. Medici was helped to sit under the shade of an umbrella and rested on a lounge chair. After drinking the tea brought by a caddy, he finally looked a little better.
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