A Promising Youth

Chapter 21 Bully Wants Debt

At this point Director Lau turned his head and stared indignantly at my family and said.

“I assume you are prisoners in custody? Now you slander others!”

Several policemen immediately surrounded my parents and brother. My mother, who was paralyzed

with fear, fell to her knees at once and crawled towards me, saying.

“Matteo, I am sorry! I am sorry!” But I'm a woman, and I don't know what to do. Just spare me and

them! We were wrong, we are wrong!”

“Asshole! It's no use begging anyone for mercy if you break the law!”

The police officer's eyes were red with anger and he pulled them right out the door.

A crisis finally came to an end. Jim, who was paralyzed on the floor, was dragged away, Carrie was so

angry that she stomped on her high heels, saying as she walked away.

“I'm not going to give up on this project, wait and see!”

Director Lau came over, tapped me on the shoulder and said.

“Young man, I'm so sorry.”

After saying that, Director Lau left in shame, leaving only Clara and I. She held my arm.

“Matteo, I'm sorry. I had thought that you stole the formula”

“Sis, it's okay! Get to work, we only have three days to delivery, to we don't have much time.”

I squeezed a smile out of my face at her.

But that morning, just as we went to the workshop, the factory was in an uproar. The debtors Carrie

had found were all blocking the entrance to the factory, preventing the workers from starting work, and

threatening.

“Anyone who tries to move the machine will be killed!”

Once Clara showed up, they directly surrounded us with a very arrogant temper!

“Miss Clara, the term of your loan has already exceeded more than two months. It was not that I don’t

give you face, but my money need to have money, right?”

A young man with a gold necklace and a big belly looked at Clara and said with a sneer.

“Bill, I know you have a hard time. Give me another week. When the factory is in normal running, I will

pay it off with interest!”

Facing a group of strong men, Clara was scared, but still tried to be brave.

But Bill Watts, clutching his wallet, said with arrogance.

“Your factory is going to be over. What are you going to do to pay your debts?!”

Clara suppressed her fear and took a deep breath and said.

“We took a project from the city. As long as we make it, we will definitely be fine. Bill, give me a week.

After a week, I will raise the interest rate to you.”

“Bah! Do you think I dare not beat you just because you're a woman? Since you got the investment

money, pay it back first. It's right to pay back what you owe! If you piss me off and I'll set fire to your

factory!”

He was red-necked and glared threateningly.

Hearing this, the workers were reluctant. The funds were to be used to buy raw materials and pay the

workers. If the debtor had it, what would the workers get?

“Bill, fuck off. That is the life-saving money for us to support our families. If anyone dares to rob with us,

we will fight with whoever!”

An old, gray-haired, wrinkled worker stepped right up.

“Who the fuck are you? You know what I do for a living? Get the hell out of my way!”

Bill glared and pointed at the old worker.

“What if I don't?”

With a determined face, the old worker stepped forward directly. And the next moment, hundreds of

workers behind him immediately stepped forward too.

I did not expect that this old worker in the factory had such a great appeal, even Bill was big with his fat

was scared.

I thought it would be so resolved, but Bill turned his words around and said with a face full of

compensating smiles.

“Sir, the person who owes the debt is your boss. We can't fight with each other. I'm a victim too. We

have to ask her for money, right?”

At this remark, the straightforward old worker immediately pointed the finger at Clara, saying.

“Miss Clara, we need money now. My child is in college, I haven't sent living expenses for two months.

My child works to study now. We're having a hard time, you should us!”

Clara bit her lip and took a deep breath and said.

“Zach, I know it's not easy for the workers. I will immediately inform the finance to pay your salary first.”

“Don’t you dare!”

If you give the money to them, I'll smash your machine right now!”

Bill waved his hand, and the men around him directly raised the iron bar in their hands, making a move

to rush towards the plant.

“What are you guys still standing around for? Stop them now! If the factory is over, how can you make

livings afterwards?!”

I said towards Zach.

But Zach hung his head, stomped his feet and sighed, saying

“Is there a future for the factory? It's over. Miss Clara, after we get our pay, we will leave. We are

grateful to your mother Miss Scarlett, but she's gone ......”

Hearing this, Clara pursed her lips tightly with tears came out, “Zach, I'm sorry. I'm the one who didn't

run the company well, but please help me, okay? For the last time!”

The current situation was such that only the workers in the factory could stop these hooligans who

were demanding debts, but Zach said, “Girl, we helped you for many times. We are all honest people

who also have to eat and feed our children. We can't afford to spend time with you, much less die in

this factory.”

At that moment, Clara cried, slowly squatting on the ground, with her face buried in her knees, like a

helpless orphan.

“Zach, Miss Scarlett was always good to us.”

“Yes Zach, help her once more. If it wasn't for Miss Scarlett, we'd still be farming in the countryside!”

“Zach, I have worked here for decades and have feelings for our factory. I can't see with my own eyes

that the factory was destroyed in the hands of hooligans!”

Hearing this, Clara's cries were louder. Even I was touched. My nose was sore. These honest workers,

ordinary poor people, was the most righteous in the critical moment.

At this point Zach looked up and said loudly.

“Bill, as long as we are still here for one day, we will fight with anyone who dares to destroy the factory!”

Zach's aura was by no means a bluff, and the workers behind him were on the same page!

The group was stunned. Bill frowned with his eyes fixing on Clara. He said,

“Miss Clara, if we fight with the workers, you are mainly responsible. Can you afford the medical

expenses?!”

“Bill, give me another week, I will pay you back!”

Clara was right. As long as the economic summit was held, as long as we publicized the clothing we

designed, there would definitely be investors to finance the factory.

“But I need to get paid today!”

Bill stared with wide eyes and another obscene smile and said.

“Or if you can accompany me to the hotel for a chat and a cup of tea, I will postpone it for a year!

Otherwise, even if I would have been killed by the workers, I need to get the money.”

Hearing this, I was instantly furious. This was my bottom line. It was okay to ask for a debt, but insulting

Clara? No!

I stood out, stared at Bill and said.

“How much is owed to you? I'll pay for her!”

“Yo-ho, who are you? Boy, don't be ignorant!”

He squinted at me with a roguish look.

“Name the price, how much is it?!”

I looked at him coldly. Back in prison, I wasn't even afraid of prison bullies, much less this social scum!

In terms of desperation, they were no better than those in prison!

He spat hard on the ground and cocked his head and said.

“Son of a bitch, she owes us 2.6 million!

Give me the money, if you can't, I'll beat you to death!”

Hearing this, Clara immediately stood up from the ground and indignantly said towards him.

“Isn't it 2 million? What's with the extra 600 thousand?!”

“600,000 is liquidated damages for two months!”

Bill yelled and sneered again

“600,000 can be waived if you'll stay with me for one night.”

When Clara was about to speak, I reached out to stop her and looked at Bill.

“Take the money and get the hell out of here right now. If you insult Miss Clara again, I'll make you eat

your words!”

“Fuck, in the entire R City, no one has dared to be so arrogant to me!”

He clenched his fist and looked at me with disdain and said.

“Poor bastard, I'd like to see how you're going to get 2.6 million!

Pay it, I want it now!”

“Are you mad?

Where are you going to get that much money?”

Clara was so scared that she grabbed my arm straight away.