When the Blond Thug raised his head after kowtowing, he naturally noticed the cold glint in Mu Jinyu's eyes and knew that he wouldn't be let off easily.
But just moments ago, since he had no way to escape, he could only continue kowtowing helplessly, pinning his hopes on the chance that the other might mercifully let him go.
And now, seeing his cousin-in-law coming over, the sheer joy in his heart was indescribable.
He hurriedly shouted, "Brother Biao, save me," as he got up and ran behind Ah-Biao. Then, he glared maliciously at Mu Jinyu and, pointing at him, complained:
"Brother Biao, that guy there is the card shark who cheated at our gambling den. I was just about to deal with him before you arrived, but who knew he'd be so fierce? He didn't take you seriously at all, overturned all our men, and was even about to lay hands on me..."
As the Blond Thug pointed at Mu Jinyu, he racked his brain to list all of Mu Jinyu's alleged crimes, completely oblivious to the expression and gaze of Ah-Biao, whom he saw as his savior.
When Ah-Biao saw the Blond Thug pointing at Mu Jinyu, informing him that this was the card shark who had cheated at the gambling den, he recognized Mu Jinyu amidst the mockingly amused expression as the Divine Doctor who had saved Big Sister the day before.
After listening to all the lies the Blond Thug concocted, Ah-Biao felt both embarrassed and amused.
Finally, unable to stand Mu Jinyu's expression any longer, he became a bit enraged and, with a sudden flick of his hand…
…slapped the Blond Thug across the face.
"Smack!!"
The slap sounded crisp and loud.
"Shut up!"
Ah-Biao bellowed.
The Blond Thug immediately closed his mouth, then covered his stinging right cheek, looking up at Ah-Biao in disbelief, unable to believe he would actually hit him.
But what he found even more unbelievable was that after Ah-Biao had hit him, he actually hurried over to Mu Jinyu's side with a bootlicking, ingratiating smile and apologetically said, "Doctor Mu, so sorry, so sorry, I had no idea you were coming to play. I've been negligent in my control, making you suffer inconvenience."
"Yes, I didn't expect you to come and play here. I heard some nonsense from my subordinates a moment ago and thought that the card shark was making trouble again, hahaha... So I hurried over!"
Ah-Biao explained with a rather awkward tone.
At this moment, the Blond Thug finally regained his composure but still couldn't believe what he was seeing. He couldn't help but say, "Brother Biao, but he's the card shark. He hit me, crippled one of my hands, how can you be so polite to him?"
"Shut up!"
Ah-Biao saw the Blond Thug still failing to recognize the facts before him and furiously turned to glare at him, bellowing out a scolding.
"Doctor Mu crippled your hand. Surely it was because you did something wrong that he had to discipline you. He did this for your own good, to teach you a lesson, so that you won't end up dead at someone else's hands..."
"And you say he's a Card Shark? Stop joking, will you?! The man is a Divine Doctor, someone whose income reaches billions in minutes. Does he need to swindle some cash at my gambling den?"
Ah-Biao laughed uncontrollably, completely forgetting that the reason he had come here was precisely because he assumed Mu Jinyu was a Card Shark sent by other powers to cause trouble, and he was ready to bag him up and sink him in the river.
After finishing his piece, Ah-Biao, also worried that his foolish brother-in-law might continue to stay here and provoke Mu Jinyu, ordered his men:
"Take him out, lock him up in solitary confinement. He is not to leave the house for a month!"
"Yes!"
The Blond Thug was dragged away, his face ashen as if he were already dead.
Mu Jinyu watched the scene with an indifferent gaze, making no move to stop it.
Since Ah-Biao was indeed the owner of this underground gambling den, there was no need for Mu Jinyu to reason with them using his fists anymore.
He believed that after Ah-Biao heard about the harassment Wen Rou faced, he would give him a satisfactory resolution.
Sure enough, when Ah-Biao heard the purpose of Mu Jinyu's visit, his face immediately changed, becoming both frightened and angry as he exclaimed, "What, there's more to it? This brat, I'll break his damn legs!"
Having said this, he turned as if to go and deal with the Blond Thug.
"Hold on a moment," Mu Jinyu called out to stop him.
Upon hearing this, Ah-Biao halted in his tracks and looked back at Mu Jinyu, his face showing a bitter smile.
Hold on a moment? Does he really want me to break that dog's legs?
Mu Jinyu said, "I'm not interested in meddling with your internal affairs. Whether you want to discipline him or not, decide that after I leave. I've come here to settle the gambling debt owed by that girl's father to you people, once and for all."
Ah-Biao hurriedly waved his hand, speaking in a nonchalant tone, "Ah come on, what's there to settle? Since she has a connection with you, Doctor Mu, the gambling debt her father owes, of course, we can just write it off."
Mu Jinyu shook his head, his expression unchanging. "There's no need for that. It's only right to pay back a debt. However, I won't accept the exorbitant interest you charge through compound interest, nor any protection fees. Let's settle it at the standard rate. Calculate how much it is. I'll pay it off for her first."
He wasn't someone who liked to resolve issues with his fists. Unless absolutely necessary, he normally preferred to discuss matters calmly and rationally with people.
"Alright, alright, Doctor Mu, please wait a moment. I'll have someone calculate it right away." Although Ah-Biao felt there was no need for such formality, seeing Mu Jinyu's serious expression, he agreed and called someone over to check the remaining amount of Wen Rou's father's gambling debt.
Soon, Ah-Biao's men found out how much Wen Rou's father originally owed for his gambling debts and how much Wen Rou had repaid over the years.
Wen Rou's father, who was a hopeless gambler with little money and no house to mortgage, was unlikely to have been lent much by the gambling den; in fact, they had only lent him fifty thousand yuan.
Over the years, Wen Rou had already paid back forty thousand yuan to the gambling den, leaving only the last ten thousand yuan.
Then, Ah-Biao's men explained that their gambling den had never intended to charge Wen Rou the kind of unreasonable compound interest that would result in hundreds of thousands of yuan in interest. It was all lies made up by the Blond Thug to force Wen Rou into submission and to get her for himself.