I am an insect

He Longtao's mother is rather thin and looks much older than her actual age, which suggests she has worked very hard over the years.

Ji Ye was surprised to find that she looked so thin and frail. Her husband had died long ago, but she did not remarry. Instead, she raised her son alone and nurtured him into a successful man. Now, he has established his own family and career. Whether as a wife or a mother, she has done a great job. He felt a sense of respect for her.

"This is your son? Fine, my mother was injured by your mother riding a bike, and I won't bother your mother anymore. I can't reason with her. You're her son, so what do you say about compensation?" The eldest son immediately glared at Ji Ye, looking indignant.

The youngest daughter, her voice trembling with tears, said, "My mother is so old. Elderly people are most afraid of falling. I don't know what will happen next. If anything happens to you, Mom, how will I live?"

Ji Ye looked at this family and knew they would be difficult to deal with.

Seeing her son arrive, He Longtao's mother grew bolder and said, "I didn't bump into her, I was just trying to help her up..." As she spoke, she rushed to the bedside and shouted, "Old lady, you have to act with conscience! Put your hand on your heart and tell me, didn't I help you up when I saw you fall? You were so grateful to me then, saying you were in pain and asked me to take you to the hospital, and that you would tell your children to thank me properly when they came!"

He Longtao's mother became increasingly agitated as she spoke, and began to curse and swear, "If I have told a single lie, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death! Old lady, heaven is watching what people do—"

The old woman's eyes darted away after what she said, clearly showing she felt guilty. Her lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but Ji Ye noticed that her eldest son glared at her, and she immediately swallowed back what she was about to say.

"Who are you trying to scare by shouting like that? My mother is old and can't take a scare. If you scare her badly, I'll make you regret it!" The old lady's eldest son glared at Ji Ye and He Longtao's mother, looking like he wanted to eat them alive. He blocked the bedside, preventing He Longtao's mother from getting close to the old lady, fearing that she might say something she shouldn't because of her conscience.

Ji Ye understood by now that the old lady was indeed not hit by He Longtao's mother. She was obviously feeling guilty just now. Of course, judging from the old lady's appearance, it was not necessarily that she wanted to extort money. It was more likely that it was her children's idea.

"All this talk boils down to money..." Ji Ye said calmly, "How much do you want?"

The old lady's eldest son held out a hand and said, "The hospital fees, nursing fees, nutrition fees, and all sorts of other miscellaneous expenses will add up to at least 50,000 yuan. This matter is not over until we have 50,000 yuan."

He Longtao's mother immediately shouted, "This is extortion! I just saw the doctor's diagnosis, and your mother only has minor injuries. You're asking for a whopping 50,000!"

The old lady's eldest son's face twisted into a grimace as he said, "What I'm asking for is still too little. My mother is old, and if you bump into her like that, who knows if she'll suffer any internal injuries? If something happens to her, it won't be something you can just settle by paying 50,000 yuan."

He Longtao's mother was about to speak again when Ji Ye stopped her. Then, looking at his eldest son, who had a fierce-looking face, he asked, "Are you sure you want 50,000?"

"Fifty thousand yuan, not a penny less. Hand over fifty thousand, and this matter ends here. Whether my mother is well or not afterward is none of your business. If you don't give me the money, this matter is not over today."

Ji Ye gave a meaningful smile and said, "I can give you 50,000 yuan, but what goes around comes around. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"

The other party did not expect that Ji Ye would actually give 50,000 yuan so readily. He had originally thought that if he could bargain with the other party and extort 10,000 or 20,000 yuan, he would be satisfied.

Hearing Ji Ye's straightforwardness, he was both surprised and delighted. As for retribution, to hell with retribution, he had never believed in such a thing.

He was secretly overjoyed, but his face showed indignation: "My mother was injured by your mother, it's only right that you compensate us, what retribution could we possibly suffer? We're all men, let's be straightforward, since you said you'd pay, then pay up."

When the old lady's youngest daughter heard that Ji Ye had really agreed to give her 50,000, her eyes lit up, and she came over and said, "Yes, let's pay the money first."

He Longtao's mother grew anxious and said, "Xiaotao, you spent a lot on your wedding and are still in debt. Where are you going to get 50,000 yuan?"

She spent almost all of her savings over the years on buying a house and getting married to He Longtao. Now she and He Longtao still owe a lot of money. She can't even come up with 10,000 yuan, let alone 50,000.

Ji Ye said, "Mom, don't worry. The school gave out a bonus this time, exactly 50,000 yuan. I'll just pretend the bonus wasn't given."

Seeing that Ji Ye was speaking very seriously and didn't seem to be joking, the old lady's son and daughter's eyes were shining, and they were quite excited.

For them, 50,000 yuan was not a small amount, and they knew in their hearts that their mother was not seriously injured, just a minor scratch, and did not need to be hospitalized at all. They never dreamed that they could easily extort 50,000 yuan from her.

Ji Ye looked at the old woman's children again and said, "I believe that old woman told you the truth, but are you still sure you want this 50,000 yuan?"

The eldest son said impatiently, "Isn't what you're saying obvious? Are you willing to pay the money or not?"

Ji Ye nodded and said, "Okay, I'll pay for it."

As he spoke, he took out 50,000 yuan in cash from his bag and handed it to the old lady's eldest son.

They hadn't expected Ji Ye to be able to pull out 50,000 yuan in cash so easily from his backpack. Seeing how readily Ji Ye did it, they began to regret their decision, feeling that 50,000 yuan seemed too little.

As the old lady's eldest son reached out to take the money, a black hook silently appeared in front of Ji Ye's right hand and gently slashed into the old lady's eldest son's body.

The black hook then spun around, not sparing the old woman's youngest daughter, and gently grazed her lower abdomen.

The other two were just ordinary people, and he didn't intend to kill them on the spot, as that would bring him unnecessary trouble. So he controlled the force of his strike.

The people in the ward were all ordinary people, so they couldn't see the black hook that suddenly appeared in Ji Ye's hand. They could only see him casually swinging his right arm.

Before the old lady's eldest son could receive the 50,000 yuan that Ji Ye had taken out, he suddenly trembled, his body stiffened on the spot, and his raised hand stopped in mid-air. He stood there motionless.

The younger daughter felt something similar. She was standing to the side, wanting to come up and take the money, when she suddenly felt a chill in her lower abdomen, followed by a feeling that her whole body felt like it had fallen into an ice cave, making her feel indescribably uncomfortable.