Chapter 60: Vehicle Impoundment, Fines, and 12 Penalty Points!

The others chimed in aggressively, "Before we chop you into pieces, we're going to hack off all your hands and feet! My absolute favorite is death by a thousand cuts—slicing off flesh with a dull blade!"

"That's boring. Let's do the 'sky lantern' execution! Drill a hole in the top of his skull, pour in honey, and let the ants eat away all his flesh and blood until he can't take it anymore, and tear off his very skin from..."

"I'll pay, I'll pay! I'll pay right now..."

Xu Zhikun was scared out of his wits, hastily pulling out his phone to initiate a transfer.

Yet after trembling for a long time, how could he possibly have that much money in his own account? He only had a little over two hundred thousand in total.

"Damn your mother! This little bit of money isn't even enough to cover the fine!"

A thug raised his foot and kicked Xu Zhikun flat onto the ground, searching through his pockets for a while, only to fish out a little over six hundred yuan.

Another person forced him to open all his mobile banking apps, and eventually maxed out every available loan, including Huabei and various credit platforms.

"Tiger Lord, this guy can only scrape together 430,000 in total. He's still short a full four million plus."

Tiger Lord glanced at him, glared down at Xu Zhikun, and demanded, "Do you have any more money?"

Xu Zhikun burst into tears. "No more! I really only have this much myself."

Realizing they might continue beating him, he hurriedly added, "How about you let me make a phone call and have my brother-in-law send the money over? My brother-in-law is—"

Liang Hu delivered a direct slap across his face. "Useless trash! You rely on others for everything. What the hell are you good for?"

"Alright, write him an IOU and make him press his fingerprint on it."

"Remember, you only have one week. If you don't pay within a week, I swear I'll chop you up and feed you to the fish!"

A group of thugs immediately swarmed forward, pulling out a pre-prepared IOU. Disregarding Xu Zhikun's struggles, they grabbed his hand and forcefully pressed his fingerprint onto the paper.

"Is this of your own free will?"

Xu Zhikun did not dare to say otherwise. He nodded frantically, stammering, "Yes, yes, it's definitely of my own free will."

"Good if it is. I've recorded the whole thing. Remember, a week from now, I'll come looking for you myself!"

Liang Hu patted him on the cheek a few times, waved his hand, and led his men away.

After they had all cleared out, Xu Zhikun finally crawled up from the ground, clutching his swollen cheek and shouting furiously, "Damn that Xu Ye! Being so rich yet cloning someone else's license plate—he almost got me killed!"

Zeng Yurong chimed in, "Could that really be true? Could it be... could Tiger Lord have deliberately framed you?"

Xu Zhikun said, "Even if it was deliberate, what can we do? That's Tiger Lord! Do you dare to go against him?"

Zeng Yurong instantly fell silent.

The young master of the Xu family was indeed formidable, but no matter how powerful he was, it had nothing to do with the two of them.

Pick a fight with the dignified Tiger Lord?

You might as well be tired of living!

It was just that...

She had only just established a relationship with this guy, and less than two hours had passed before she was expected to shoulder a five-million-yuan debt alongside him?

Are you out of your mind?

What a lunatic!

Xu Zhikun evidently guessed what she was thinking and hurriedly added, "Rongrong, don't worry. I will definitely get this money back. Did you forget what I told you before? The young master of the Xu family is practically our family's dog!"

"Just wait and see. We'll go find him right now. Not only will I get back everything I lost, but I'll also make Tiger Lord and his gang pay the price and compensate us for our losses!"

Zeng Yurong was half-convinced, but she still nodded. "Then let's hurry up and leave, just in case Tiger Lord and the others come back..."

Terrified out of his wits, Xu Zhikun hurriedly pulled her into the car and sped away in a blur.

Back at the Xu residence, Xu Ye chatted casually with Su Ziqin while watching a video live stream on his computer with a cold, mocking smile.

Seeing the two of them finally settle the payment at the end, Xu Ye let out a cold laugh. "As expected, a spineless coward who bullies the weak and cowers before the strong."

Indeed, this was the grand opening gift personally orchestrated by Xu Ye and delivered to Xu Ruowei.

Bullying Xu Ye's woman?

If he didn't teach them a harsh lesson, they would really think he had no temper.

On the other end of the video, Liang Hu asked cautiously, "Young Master Xu, since this punk offended you, we can't just let it end like this, right?"

"Of course it won't end that easily."

Xu Ye spoke as he took out his phone and dialed Xu Zhengjie. "Have you arranged everything over at the Traffic Administration?"

Xu Zhengjie replied, "Rest assured, Young Master, the police report was filed long ago. Just sit back and enjoy the show."

Fuming with anger, Xu Zhikun continued driving toward the Xu estate. However, before he had gone very far, several traffic police cars rapidly caught up and forced him to pull over to the roadside once more.

After stepping out of the vehicle, a middle-aged traffic officer asked, "Where is your license plate?"

"I—"

Xu Zhikun's mind went blank. He never imagined that the moment he removed the license plate, he would be targeted by the traffic police. Hesitating for a moment, he stammered, "Well, officer, here's the thing: my license plate got lost, and I just haven't had the time to get a replacement yet."

The traffic officer stated sternly, "Vehicles are not permitted on the road without license plates. Do you not even understand such a basic rule?"

Xu Zhikun wore a grievance-filled expression, but he still forced a ingratiating smile and tried to butter him up. "I understand, I understand. But this is a special circumstance. Could you guys please show some leniency? I'll go get the replacement plate right away."

True to form, he was a classic bully who only acted tough within his comfort zone. As long as he wasn't facing Xu Ye, he hardly dared to display any temper at all.

Seeing that his attitude was somewhat acceptable, the traffic officer's expression softened slightly. "Where's your driver's license? Hand it over and let me see it."

Xu Zhikun hurriedly handed over his driver's license.

Since he was driving Xu Ye's car, all previous violations would be charged to Xu Ye's account anyway, so his own driver's license was completely clean.

True enough, the traffic officer found no issues whatsoever, returned it quite matter-of-factly, and then whipped out a penalty ticket. "Driving an unplated vehicle on the road. Your car is impounded, you are fined 200 yuan, and 12 points are deducted from your license."

"What? Such a heavy penalty?!"

Xu Zhikun panicked. Anything else was fine, but a 12-point deduction?

Wouldn't that result in his driver's license being directly revoked?

Though he could retake the test, it would take at least a month, and considering all the tricky exam questions, he might as well just kill him!

"Wait here, I need to make a phone call."

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Damn it! Putting up with Tiger Lord earlier was one thing, but now even a minor traffic cop dared to ride roughshod over him—they must be tired of their jobs.

However, before he could even place the call, the traffic officer looked straight at him with an unyielding expression and said, "Making a call is your right, but I can tell you very clearly: it's pointless."

"No matter who you call, it won't change the outcome of this penalty. On the contrary, it will only bring trouble to the person on the other end."

"You—"

Xu Zhikun wanted to curse up a storm, but damningly enough, the phone line simply yielded a busy signal indicating the number was powered off. It was obvious that Xu Ye had blocked him.

And under these circumstances, apart from Xu Ye, absolutely no one could bail him out.

How dare he? Even at a time like this, he was still throwing a tantrum and playing games with them? Did he really not care about his older sister anymore? Did he no longer wish to win her forgiveness?