Chapter 174 A Greeting Gift for the Elders!
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There Patrick's mom sat on the floor, clutching her stomach and moaning in pain. Seeing this,When Patrick's dad saw that, he rolled up hisis sleeves already rolled up, and stepped forward to take a swing at Josh.
But age was not on his side. How could he possibly match Josh's strength? After a couple of punches, Patrick's dad , too, was sprawled out on the ground as well.
"“Damn it, kid! Do you even have a shred of humanity? How dare you attack Attacking elders like us? Are yYou proud of yourself?" Patrick's dad spat out through clenched teeth.
Josh cracked a crooked smile, not even trying to hide his indifference.
"Hit an old person? When I, Josh, decide to hit someone, it doesn't matter if you're old or young. If I feel like it, I won't hold back, even if you're bedridden, I won't hold back."
The old couple was left speechless by his words. Back in their day, they'd thrown their weight around Clarksville with brute strength, and as they aged, they'd relied on flaunting one's their seniority.
How dare you hit me? Go ahead and get labeled as someone who disrespects elders.
But what they failed to realize was that such tactics like that only worked on the common, decent folk, grounded in basic morals.
Josh? He was a different breed, with a past cluttered with all sorts of dirty deeds. Expecting him to honor the elderly and love the young was a joke. Knuckling As they knuckled under the authority of a genuine bully, theyir should kneow that their tactics were doomed to fail.
Patrick's dad's chest heaved with suppressed rage. HFor decades, he'd never hadn’t been so humiliated in decades!
It was more than he could stand.
So, as he simply laidlay down on the ground, he pretendeding to suffer a convulsion. Patrick's mom, who was an expert in such theatrics, dropped to her knees, wailing, "Oh dear! What's happened to you? The doctor said you have a heart condition! Thatis must have triggered it!"
While she screamed, her eyes fixed on Josh with angry accusations. She bellowed, "You hit him! We're talking life or death here! We want compensation! Pay up!"
All the while, she wildly tugged at her hair, putting on quite the dramatic show.
Why weren't they worried about their livelihood when they were so lazy and greedy?
Well, one reason was that just a couple of years prior, they had pulled off many scams like this in the city, they had pulled off many such scams. They'd throw themselves at cars, then lie on the ground, claiming injury and refusing to let the drivers leave without paying up.
TFrom luxury cars to humble bicycles, they hadn't spared anyone, from drivers of luxury cars to riders of humble bicycles. In just over a year, the couple had extorted more than forty thousand dollars from other people – far outstripping what the average villager made in a year.
Had it notIf it hadn’t been for the tighter security in the city, they'd probably still be at it!
Dignity, facerespect, law? Nothing compared to the allure of money.
Even Josh was briefly taken aback by how quickly the couple's resumption ofhad resumed their old ways. He wasn’t afraid of them, but he was, not from fear but surprised at their audacity.
In HoustonH, he'd never encountered a scam like this in Houston!
Why?
Because with his temperament, he'd just drive right through them!
The scam would become a reality!
"Damn it! You’re tTrying to con money out of me, you worthless grifters. Are yYou pretending to have a heart attack? I'll give you a real one!"
Josh was fuming and ready to throw more punches at them.
"Wait!"
Suddenly, Ryder Clark intervened.
Josh instantly flashed a sycophantic smile and asked, "Clark, what can I do for you?"
Ryder Clark curled his lips into a sly smirk., "How can you be so rough with the elderly? They just wanted a little bit of cash. Didn't I tell instruct you to pick up a small token of appreciation for our esteemed guests before coming here? Let's present give it to them. After all, it's only proper manners from the younger generation!"
"A token of appreciation?"
Josh blinked in confusion, then a lightbulb went off in his head. He nodded with enthusiasticallym and said, "Yes, yes, yes! Clark, you're absolutely right! We must should give the elderly a proper gift! Hehe!"
He gestured to his two underlings., "You two! Hurry up and grab those last-minute gifts we picked up for the old folks!"
The twoy nodded and quickly retrieved two large, shrouded items from the trunk of a nearby car, resembling . They looked like gift boxes.
Patrick's parents were puzzled.
He had just been attacking them, and now he was giving them gifts?
Had their scam actually really worked?
As they were feeling secretly elated, the underlings set down and unveiled the "gifts" in front of them.
Their faces went pale at the sightwhat they saw under the cloth.
Gift boxes? No, thoese were unmistakably definitely urns!
Giving an elder an urn as a gift was unheard of!
Then, Ryder Clark spoke with a chilly voice, "After I heard about how you treated Thelma, I thought that hearing about your actions towards Thelma from others, I felt such 'humane' folks like you deserved a special token of respect. After consideringthinking about it, I found this to be most fittingbest choice, so I had Josh hastily pick these up for you. In my opinion, each every day you linger on this earth is a sin."
Stunned, Patrick's parents were too angry to speak. This was humiliating, eEven for them, who were notorious for their lack of shame, this was humiliating!
They wished they could just disappear into the ground as they heardEspecially now, with the jeers and laughter of the onlookers and the local toughs guys., they wished they could just disappear into the ground.
Patrick's father gritted his teeth., "You bastards think you're smart, huh? I've already called my nephew, he's on his way. T, and those urns will end up being for you!"
Beep beep!
No sooner had he finished speaking than honking filled the air on the distant road.
A few vans rolled up and came to a stop not far off.!
The doors flew open!
Whoosh!
Out spilled twenty or thirty villagers, each brandishing a club!
Leading the pack was a wiry man with a sharp face who carried himself with an air of authority!
Seeing him,When Patrick's dad saw him, he quickly raised his hand and hollered, "Little Joe! You're finally here! If you hadn't shown up, they'd have beaten your cousin and us to a pulp!"
At that, the man called Little Joe shouted back with confidence, "Aunt and Uncle, you just relax. Anyone who dares to cause trouble in our Clarksville and mess with my familykin is in for it. More of our boys are on their way in another two vans. NTonight, not even the almighty could help them escape tonight!"
Upon this declarationT, the group of onlookers trembled with fear at this declaration!
TBecause the newcomer wielded the most influence in Clarksville!
Thatis man had made his fortune in construction since when he was young. He had risen to become a, rising to the rank of contractor and amasseding millions of dollars!
He commanded respect in the village and had a network of connections there, since With many village men earneding their keep under his employment, he commanded respect and networks of connections in the village!
Even the mayor held him in some fearwas a little afraid of him!
Patrick’s family’s arrogance over the years had gone unchecked by others largely due to the fact that he was related to them!
Indeed, it was his kinship with Patrick's family that had allowed their arrogance over the years to be unchecked by others!
With his backing nowAnd now that he was here...
TIt seemed this young fellow named Ryder Clark was in for a rough ride!
Little Joe approached, lifted an eyelid, and asked in a pompous tone, "Who's leading this mess? Step up and let me have a look at you!"
When Hearing this, Ryder Clark heard that, he turned around, faced him, and greeted him with a smile., "Well, if it isn't Contractor Clark! It's been a long time!"
At the sound of his name, Contractor Clark's face drained of color, and his legs buckled uncontrollably as he fell to his knees, stammering:
"MrCl... Mr. Clark... What brings you here?"
Thatis man was none other than Tom!
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