"Fifty thousand! Fifty thousand, oh fifty thousand!" After thoroughly calculating his savings—even counting the coins in his piggy bank—Chen Mo realized he was penniless, and in frustration, he slammed his fist against the table.
"Xiao Mo Mo, please spare me!" Ye Rong groaned weakly, raising both hands in surrender. "Since 9 o'clock this morning, you've shouted it 103 times. I've already promised to lend you money…"
To be honest, in order to stop Chen Mo from scaring off the customers, Ye Rong had even offered up her dowry.
However, what she didn't expect was that he turned down her offer without hesitation, and to make matters worse, he gave an infuriatingly cheeky reason—"Well… Rong Jie, I sell my skills, not my body!"
Impressive! If not for the fact that this guy was disabled, Ye Rong would have long since grabbed a frying pan and gone after him!
Yet, seeing Chen Mo's distressed expression, something in her softened, and she comforted him in a gentle tone, "Alright! There's no time limit on that house. We'll figure something out…"
"Ding!" Suddenly, the ringing phone broke the silence. Lin Lin, who had been wiping the counter, quickly picked up the receiver. A few seconds later, she turned to them, her face filled with confusion. "Rong Jie, Chen Ge, Officer Li from the police station is on the phone. He says Xun'er is there…"
Before she could finish, Chen Mo transformed into a blur, racing out of the restaurant like lightning. A few pedestrians stared in disbelief as a wheelchair sped faster than any car…
Then, as they saw Ye Rong chasing after him, they all sighed in realization, "Ah, I get it! If I were being forced into a marriage, I'd run just as fast!"
Ignoring the pedestrians' musings, the "forced marriage" duo had already burst into the police station. The imposing manner in which they entered didn't suggest they were looking for their daughter—it looked more like they were there to take down the police…
In fact, Officer Li, who had been questioning Xun'er, instinctively drew his gun! But just as he was about to pull the trigger, Xun'er joyfully pounced on Chen Mo, wrapping herself around him like an octopus.
"It's you!" Since they were in the same jurisdiction, Officer Li recognized Chen Mo immediately and couldn't help but smile slightly.
However, he quickly slapped the desk and sternly said, "Xiao Chen, you've gone too far this time. Who teaches their daughter like this?"
"What did I do?" Chen Mo blinked innocently, exchanging puzzled looks with Ye Rong—Could it be that Xun'er had been playing with charms again, maybe even using an invisibility spell to steal ice cream?
"No! She neither stole nor robbed!" Officer Li shook his head, but just as Chen Mo and Ye Rong were about to relax, he sighed in an oddly pained manner. "But it's worse than that! Someone reported seeing Xun'er at the computer market… selling pirated adult DVDs!"
"Bang!" Before he could finish, Chen Mo and his wheelchair were sent crashing to the ground, lying upside down and struggling to get up. Ye Rong stood frozen, utterly speechless, feeling as though she had become a vegetable, even the chair's impact on her feet barely registering…
What a joke! A six or seven-year-old girl selling pirated adult DVDs? Where on earth would she have gotten the supply from? And would anyone actually buy them from her?
"I don't believe it either, but there are witnesses and physical evidence!" Officer Li shook his head, bewildered, and immediately pulled Xun'er over to question her, "Xun'er, were you selling DVDs there? Tell Uncle why you were selling DVDs?"
"Mm-hm!" Xun'er nodded naturally, her thumb in her mouth as she spoke groggily, "Because Nono said, Daddy doesn't have enough money to buy a house, so to help Daddy get the money…"
In that instant, the once bustling police station fell deathly silent.
All eyes, both of the officers and the criminals, focused on Chen Mo with an intensity that could have set fire to the room—
Scum! Beast! Bastard! How could such a father exist, forcing his daughter to sell pirated DVDs just to buy a house?
"Shameless! Utterly shameless!" Even a few thieves shook their heads in unison, suddenly feeling like angels in comparison.
Ye Rong was initially stunned, but as she snapped back to her senses, fury surged through her, "Mo Mo, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person! No wonder, no wonder you rejected my money. Now I see…"
"Fuck, what does it have to do with me!" With tears streaming down his face, Chen Mo suddenly had the urge to headbutt the wall.
But then, Xun'er added something strangely to the mix, "Daddy! Those uncles who bought the DVDs said, Daddy is really amazing, he's collected so many!"
Once again, the entire room went stone silent! The few men caught for stealing underwear exchanged looks of "misery loves company," pitying Chen Mo.
What could he say? Chen Mo could only cry and stare out the window, silently wishing for a snowstorm to strike.
A few seconds later, when he noticed the fortune ring on his finger, he suddenly understood—it wasn't injustice, just bad luck…
"But why is it such bad luck?" Sweating nervously, Chen Mo began to long for the days when he slipped on a banana peel. At least that kind of injury would have been better than this…
After all, the feeling of being scrutinized by dozens of contemptuous eyes was almost as bad as being publicly cursed by the "Pig Cage" ritual.
Moreover, the woman standing behind him was radiating an aura of death, as though she was preparing to launch a nuclear attack at any moment.
"My dear Xiao Mo Mo, aren't you going to explain yourself?" Gently holding Xun'er, Ye Rong suddenly looked up with a smile, her expression looking increasingly suspicious.
But compared to Ye Rong's expression, the gazes from the surrounding police officers and criminals were filled with disdain, pity, and exasperation…
In fact, someone was already thinking about writing a report for the newspaper titled "Why Did a Six-Year-Old Girl Sell Pirated DVDs on the Street? Her Scum Father Has No Conscience".
"See! I wasn't wrong!" A sharp voice suddenly pierced the silence, breaking the tension in the room.
As everyone stared in astonishment, Luo Dafan, wrapped up like an Indian, waddled in, his swollen face gripped by both hands.
With a look of disdain, he spat at Chen Mo, "Pah! How could you be a father like this, making your daughter sell porn DVDs? Luckily, I happened to pass by…"
Spitting and gesturing wildly, Luo Dafan spent a few minutes painting himself as a heroic citizen.
The crowd rolled their eyes in disbelief, thinking, How convenient that you happened to pass by that particular alley, and somehow stumbled upon a porn DVD vendor while "picking up" a few discs...
In fact, Officer Li was well aware of Luo Dafan's antics, but since the man now stood on the side of justice, he could only force a nod. "Alright, thank you, Mr. Luo, for your cooperation. We will handle this matter."
"No! It's not that simple!" Luo Dafan, gritting his teeth, pointed at Chen Mo, "Officer Li, I suspect that the one who beat me up in the alley was this guy—think about it, when his daughter was selling DVDs, he must have been standing guard!"
"Utter nonsense!" Though still furious, Ye Rong couldn't stand seeing this fat fool push his luck. "I can testify that Mo Mo has been with me since this morning, and he would never sell DVDs!"
"Wouldn't? Then how do you explain these discs?" Luo Dafan seized the opportunity, pulling out a few discs with a smug grin, "These are what I bought—no, found—from the little girl!"
As he said this, he triumphantly read aloud, "Listen to this! Even just the names tell you how dirty they are—'The Seductive White Lady Plays with Five Men for Life'..."
"Oh, God! A whole group of them!" A few criminals, familiar with such material, murmured in disbelief.
Ye Rong's face turned bright red as she stomped her foot on Chen Mo's, "You idiot, I can't believe you were actually selling this kind of thing! I misjudged you!"
"Fuck!" Chen Mo, equally speechless, rolled his eyes and muttered, "Honestly, I don't even remember having this stuff on my computer… Mr. Luo, are you sure you're not mistaken?"
"Mistaken? Me, mistaken?" Hearing this question, Luo Dafan jumped up as though stung by a bee. "Officer Li, I demand that these discs be played right now, before someone switches them later!"
Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged puzzled glances. To openly play adult films in a police station? This would truly be a first.
In fact, Officer Li, though rolling his eyes, reluctantly agreed. "Fine, fine! Just a few seconds. If anyone doesn't want to be tainted, feel free to leave."
No one moved. In fact, several thieves, looking for an escape, couldn't resist staying—after all, watching adult films in the police station was even more exciting than watching King Kong climb a skyscraper.
Ye Rong, on the other hand