On a rainy night, the school beauty knocked on my door and asked for shelter

Chapter 126 Carrot and Stick!

Faced with Chen Mo's aggressive approach, the three thugs opposite him looked grim but were helpless.

Chen Mo had been a criminal investigator for many years, and he had seen plenty of these street thugs.

By wearing a mask, he can see through what kind of people these guys are.

Therefore, he was not afraid of pushing them too hard and provoking any extreme backlash from these three guys.

He knew all too well what a truly ruthless person was like.

In the cases he handled, those involving armed robbery, whenever he intimidated the victims into handing over their valuables.

The vast majority of them were fake guns, and none of the men carrying knives had ever stabbed anyone.

On the contrary, those ruthless characters are truly ruthless and taciturn.

They don't hesitate at all; in most cases, these thugs will shoot and kill the victim immediately, or stab the victim twice first.

Then they swaggered off with the money.

Previously, Lin Yu'an had been tightly clutching a handkerchief in his hand, and the three of them had only given him a beating.

When all of them failed to get Lin Yu'an to open his clenched fist, all three of them were carrying knives, but none of them used them to threaten or coerce him.

This gives us a glimpse into the background of these three guys.

Although they were all carrying knives, they were clearly the kind of cowardly guys.

Carrying a knife is purely to bolster one's courage and confidence.

If you really asked them to pull out a knife and stab someone, they would absolutely not dare.

They are well aware of this, which is why they act so recklessly.

Especially just now, after Chen Mo showed the three blond youths the look of horror and fear on their faces after seeing the three-year minimum sentence for robbery, it was clear that...

They dare to commit minor evils and crimes, but they would never dare to commit major evils and crimes.

The reason they robbed Lin Yu'an was simply because they didn't realize that even stealing a middle school student's spare change could carry such a serious criminal charge.

In their view, robbing a small amount of money is almost the same as stealing something from a supermarket.

Even if they are caught, they can be released quickly.

So there's nothing to be afraid of.

Now that they know how serious the consequences are, the three of them are extremely panicked.

In particular, they heard that if they went to prison, they might be bullied by their seniors, and even more dangerously, they might be subjected to physical abuse.

Young men like them would be extremely sought after if they got in.

The thought of picking up the soap made all three of them feel a tightness in their anuses.

If Chen Mo knew what they were thinking, he would probably laugh himself to death at their bizarre ideas.

He didn't know what prisons were like abroad, but at least prisons in China were relatively strict, and it was unlikely that the situation would escalate to the point of someone picking up soap.

Seeing how serious the situation was, the three of them discussed it in hushed tones and decided to settle it by paying money.

Kneeling and kowtowing in public is incredibly humiliating.

After they finish this, they're basically dead; they can never work in the underworld again.

They immediately tried to borrow money from the other henchmen around them.

As it turned out, there were seven or eight of them, and they couldn't even scrape together five hundred yuan.

In the end, all the money in the house could only amount to three hundred yuan.

At this moment, the blond man's face was so ugly that he was almost crying. "Brother, we really tried our best. How about we just accept the three hundred yuan and let it go? We're first-time offenders, so let's be lenient." The blond youth looked at Chen Mo with a bitter expression.

At this moment, Chen Mo placed three hundred yuan into Lin Yu'an's hand, looked at Lin Yu'an, and said, "What do you think?"

Instantly, the blond youth turned to Lin Yu'an, revealing a pleading expression.

The other two also looked at Lin Yu'an with hopeful expressions, and nervously swallowed.

"They all know they were wrong, so let it go." Lin Yu'an was still soft-hearted.

Seeing the three of them pleading, he still chose to forgive them.

Upon hearing this, the three of them immediately relaxed and all turned to look at Chen Mo.

It wasn't enough for Guang Lin Yu'an to agree; the main thing was for this gentleman to agree.

He won't budge, so the problem remains unresolved.

Seeing the expressions on the faces of the three people in front of him, Chen Mo knew that his operation had succeeded.

Lu Xun once said: "The Chinese people are always inclined to compromise and moderation. For example, if you say that this room is too dark and we need to open a window here, everyone will definitely not agree. But if you advocate tearing down the roof, they will compromise and agree to open a window."

In fact, this rule applies not only to Chinese people, but basically to everyone.

Based on this principle, there is an additional aspect where one side can achieve the carrot and stick effect without having to pay anything.

That is, initially offering conditions that the other party cannot accept, and then, after the other party has no choice but to accept them, suddenly lowering the conditions and reducing the difficulty by half, making the accepting party feel as if they have been given a favor.

This refers to the carrot-and-stick effect created through a compromise mentality.

If Chen Mo had simply told them from the beginning to hand over all their money, that would have been fine.

They can indeed be coerced into doing as instructed.

But after they do that, all they'll remember is how you squeezed all their money out of them.

Then all that's left in their minds is hatred.

However, after you state a condition that the other party cannot bear but has no choice but to accept, you suddenly lower the difficulty of the condition.

When they are driven to the brink of despair, they will suddenly feel a sense of redemption.

This sense of redemption will wildly stimulate the brain to release dopamine, bringing a great sense of pleasure to those who have just been filled with despair.

This feeling of pleasure can create a kind of illusion for them.

It will make them feel grateful to the person who gave them this sense of redemption.

This was the result Chen Mo wanted; the first thing they thought of was that Lin Yu'an had let them go.

This way of developing the situation would allow them to apologize to Lin Yu'an without developing any negative feelings towards him. In fact, the next time they see him, they would feel that he had saved them last time and would still feel grateful to him.

This is the complex human psychology.

Chen Mo has dealt with criminals for many years and has a deep understanding of their psychology.

Many criminals, once their crimes are proven, yearn for redemption.

Chen Mo is now using this method to give the three of them the illusion that their crimes have been confirmed, but they have also been redeemed.

Seeing that the desired effect had been achieved, Chen Mo smiled slightly and said, "Since you are willing to admit your mistakes and Yu An has chosen to forgive you, it would seem a bit unreasonable for me to be stricter. Alright, the three of you apologize to him and that will be the end of it. In the future, when you encounter him, you should be more careful."

"understand……"

The three nodded, apologized to Lin Yu'an, and then quickly left with their people.

Meanwhile, a man with a scar on his face, who was hiding in a corner, switched from being ready to make a move back to observing naturally.

(End of this chapter)