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"This...this emotional debt..."

The leader of the scammers knelt on the ground, completely dumbfounded.

Having been online for so many years, this was the first time he had ever heard such a statement.

If someone cheats you out of money, you should return it. That's only right.

But how can this "emotional debt" be repaid?

Does that mean... he's going to have to go through a passionate romance with his brother?

He glanced furtively at the doorway, where Jiang Tao was still leaning against the wall, dry heaving, his face deathly pale. He then touched his prickly beard and shivered instantly.

Jiang Chen ignored the swindler's bewilderment.

He turned his head and waved to Jiang Tao.

"come over."

Jiang Tao was so exhausted from vomiting that his legs were weak. He leaned against the wall and slowly made his way over.

He looked at the swindler leader kneeling on the ground, trembling like a leaf, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

There was anger, there was humiliation, but more than anything, there was a disgusting feeling of having one's values ​​shattered.

Jiang Chen pointed at the leader of the swindlers on the ground, his voice calm, yet carrying a power that struck straight to the heart.

"Look carefully."

"This is what you mean by 'a connection made online, cherish this bond'."

"go."

Jiang Chen's voice suddenly turned cold.

"Slap him."

"Let out all the grievances you've suffered, the hardships you've endured, and the tears you've shed these past few days."

"The fight's over, that's the end of it."

Everyone was stunned by these words.

The leader of the scammers looked up at Jiang Chen in disbelief, but seeing Jiang Chen's cold eyes, he didn't dare to utter a sound. He could only resign himself to closing his eyes and bringing his face closer.

Jiang Tao was also stunned.

He looked at that greasy face so close to his face.

He recalled those days when he ate only steamed buns and drank tap water in order to send "her" gifts.

He recalled the nights he spent in this filthy hotel, driven to desperation by debt collectors' calls, weeping uncontrollably.

A surge of overwhelming anger welled up from the bottom of his heart!

He clenched his fists and raised his arms high!

However, just as his slap was about to land...

He stopped.

He looked at the terrified face, then at his own trembling hands.

In the end, he lowered his arm.

He didn't continue.

Instead, he spat in that face!

"Pooh!"

Jiang Tao's voice was slightly hoarse, and carried an unprecedented sense of determination.

"Nausea!"

"I don't want to get my hands dirty for people like you!"

After saying those two words, he seemed to have exhausted all his strength, and it was as if he had removed the heaviest shackles from his heart.

I felt completely relaxed.

Jiang Chen watched this scene with a smile of approval on his face.

He nodded.

"good."

"You've made progress."

"Since you don't want to get your hands dirty, let's leave the rest to the professionals."

"Take legal action."

"What?" The leader of the scammers suddenly looked up, his face filled with terror.

"Brother! Didn't we agree on this? We'll refund your money! You've already let me slap you! Why are you calling the police?!"

Jiang Chen hadn't even had a chance to speak.

Just then.

A rapid and loud siren sounded from afar, growing louder as it approached, and instantly resounded throughout the entire urban village!

"Waaah—waaah—"

The red and blue police lights illuminated the entire dilapidated corridor!

Immediately afterwards, a series of chaotic yet powerful footsteps came from downstairs!

"Don't move!"

"police!"

"Everyone, put your hands on your heads and squat down!"

Several police officers in uniform and carrying riot gear rushed in instantly, like divine soldiers descending from the sky!

The conman and his two accomplices were completely dumbfounded the moment they saw the police!

What happened?!

How did the police arrive so quickly?!

They turned their heads and looked towards the doorway.

Su Qing was holding up her phone, giving them a sweet and innocent smile.

"I'm sorry."

"I had already called the police before I kicked the door down."

"After all, we are law-abiding citizens."

The swindlers looked at Su Qing, then at the calm-faced Jiang Chen, and finally understood.

From beginning to end, everything was meticulously planned out!

This whole thing wasn't about getting a refund at all!

It wasn't about hitting anyone!

Rather, it was to wipe out their entire fraud ring in one fell swoop!

The perpetrator was caught red-handed!

The police looked at the room full of professional live-streaming crime-making equipment, and at the obscene chat logs and transaction records on the computers; everything was clear at a glance.

This is a typical telecommunications fraud gang with a clear division of labor and skilled methods!

"take away!"

The cold handcuffs were on the wrists of the three swindlers.

As he was being taken away, the leader of the scammers was still wailing in despair:

"Officer! I'm innocent!"

"The money! We've already returned it all! Don't arrest me!"

The leading police officer looked at him and sneered.

"Does returning the money absolve me of my guilt?"

"Dream on!"

"Your case involves a huge amount of money, numerous victims, and has an extremely negative social impact!"

"Get in there and get back to working on the sewing machine!"

……

When I walked out of the police station, the sky was already beginning to lighten with the first hint of dawn.

A new day has begun.

Jiang Tao's 30,000 yuan that he was scammed out of was successfully recovered.

The hundreds of thousands of yuan that Jiang Chen had previously tipped were also frozen by the police as part of the case, and will be returned according to the procedures.

Jiang Tao stood in the cool morning air and took a deep breath.

He felt as if he had grown ten years older overnight.

He took out his phone and, in front of Jiang Chen and Su Qing, found the pink app icon.

Without hesitation, I clicked uninstall.

With the disappearance of that icon from his phone screen, his absurd and laughable "online romance" officially came to an end.

Jiang Chen walked up and patted him on the shoulder.

"Remember this lesson."

"There is no love without a reason in this world, especially when it's across an internet cable."

Jiang Chen paused, a familiar smile playing on his lips, a smile that carried a hint of domineering confidence.

"Only my money is real."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Tao's eyes reddened, and he nodded heavily.