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The System's Golden Standard

Lee Minho, a bright but impoverished college student, stumbles upon a mysterious system. The system offers him unlimited wealth by drawing, but with a peculiar condition: he must constantly flaunt his newfound riches. Initially hesitant, Minho accepts the offer out of desperation, hoping to secure a better future for himself. As Minho's life transforms into a whirlwind of luxury, he grapples with the moral implications of his newfound wealth. He must navigate the challenges of maintaining his lavish lifestyle while trying to remain grounded and true to himself. Along the way, he encounters both envy and admiration, forming complex relationships with his peers and family. The system's demands push Minho to the brink, forcing him to question the true meaning of happiness and success. As he becomes increasingly entangled in the system's web, Minho must decide whether the pursuit of wealth is worth sacrificing his integrity and the relationships he holds dear.

BiosVonAsgard · Fantasy
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133 Chs

Chapter 53: Being Fostered? (4)

After Zhong Yujie's father called the deputy director, he and Mother Zhong waited anxiously at home for news.

In such a short period of time, Father Zhong didn't know what was going on with his son's so-called slander, so he could only ask his subordinates to investigate.

With a cigarette in his hand, Father Zhong said impatiently.

"I we don't know if Yujie was wronged there. If you want, we should rush there now. What if Yujie is bullied by them, or being beaten?"

Mother Zhong was walking back and forth in the living room, her face full of worry.

-"What do you mean by being a police station? A den of hooligans? Now it's a society ruled by law, and the police must pay attention to evidence when arresting people.

-"Your precious son, at most, If he was brought into the house for questioning, nothing will happen."

Mother Zhong looked dissatisfied.

"You called the deputy director just now to make it clear, why haven't you replied yet. Hurry up."

"What's the reminder? He's the deputy director. Do you think it's the employees of the company?"

Father Zhong extinguished the cigarette in his hand.

"Wait a little longer."

As a result, the deputy director called them back the next moment.

Father Zhong immediately pressed the answer button happily, thinking that the matter was settled.

-"Brother Zhong, it's not that I don't want to help you. The person, your son provoked this time is not easy. The other party actually invited Lawyer Cao Jingnian."

"What, Cao Jingnian?" Father Zhong's face changed drastically when he heard this.

In Kyoto, as long as they are in business, who doesn't know Cao Jingnian!

Last year, it was because of Cao Jingnian that a billionaire businessman was sent to prison.

But Cao Jingnian didn't suffer any loss at all.

Because they are not only strong in business ability, but also have a strong background.

-"Just now I also asked my subordinates, what your son committed this time, it is not serious. As long as the other party can agree to reconcile, then this matter will be solve."

"Deputy Director, what's going on with this matter, can you please explain in detail."

Father Zhong still doesn't know what's going on.

-"This matter was first provoked by your son. He fabricated the matter of someone being fostered by old people by selling body and posted on the Internet."

-"He even paid for someone to made this matter the number one hot search. Now there are several reposts and comments. The evidence is conclusive and cannot be denied."

-"This matter cannot be suppressed now. Once it goes to court, your son may be sentenced."

-"Brother Zhong, I think it's best for you to come to the door in person and seek for reconciliation with the other party. As long as this matter does not go to court, your son will be fine."

Having said all that, Deputy Director has done his best. He has a special status and is not suitable to participate in this kind of thing.

"What's the matter? When will my son come out?"

Mother Zhong asked after seeing his husband father hang up the phone.

Father Zhong threw the phone on the sofa.

"Come out? You still have to think about how to go to see him in prison then."

"Prison? Why are you going to prison?"

Mother Zhong clutched her chest, looking terrified.

"It's the trouble caused by your good son who has no brains."

Father Zhong picked up his phone, just as the secretary found out what happened and sent it to his phone.

Father Zhong opened the thing sent by the secretary, and after looking at it, he handed the phone to Mother Zhong with a sullen face.

"Take a good look."

After reading those things, Mother Zhong was puzzled and said.

"Here, this student named Lee Minho was taken care of by others and expelled from the school. What does it have to do with Yujie?"

Mother Zhong asked.

"If he is really adopted, will he be taken away for investigation? This matter is completely fabricated by your precious son."

Father Zhong continued.

"He will now be sued for fabricating facts and maliciously slandering. Look at those reposts there are hundreds of thousands of comments. Enough for him to go to jail."

What Zhong's father didn't expect was that Zhong Yujie paid for this hotly searched thing to be posted by others.

Isn't this the same as handing over the evidence to others and sending yourself to prison?

Mother Zhong disagrees.

"But how can we I sure that my son is fabricating the facts. I think Yujie is right. Look, there are photos. A poor student who can't even pay the tuition fees, if he is not taken care of, how can he The 10 million came to buy gold."

She continued. "I think that Lee Minho was really being fostered. Because my son exposed his affairs, he became angry and called the police to arrest my son, wanting to bite back. "

Father Zhong also felt that his son was not that stupid, and if he hadn't been sure that the student was taken care of, he wouldn't have made such a big fuss.

Moreover, how could a poor student be able to hire Cao Jingnian.

Obviously, the poor student should have been taken care of. It's just that the people who support him are very powerful.

Father Zhong lit himself the same cigarette again, trying to calm himself down.

"Even if the student is really being fostered, Cao Jingnian can be hired to prove that we can't afford to take care of him. Yujie has no evidence to prove it."

"A few photos alone are useless. Once the poor student, really put Yujie has been sued, and Yujie will go to jail 100%."

"Then what should we do now?"

Mother Zhong jumped anxiously when she thought of her son going to jail.

Father Zhong tooka deep puff of the cigarette, and then exhaled.

"Let's go and check on that student named Lee Minho to find out where he lives, and then go to the door to see if we can settle this matter privately."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mother Zhong denied it again.

"No, you can't come to the door. Now his affairs are all over the street, and the person behind him definitely doesn't want to be known. We still have to use a lawyer to find him Let's talk."

Lee Minho on the other side soon received a call from Cao Jingnian.

-"Mr. Lee, you have been defamed. The evidence is solid. You can sue at any time."

-"Because the small video uploaded by Zhong Yujie has a lot of comments and reposts. It has had a bad impact on you and society."

-"So once it goes to court, we can fight for Zhong Yujie to be sentenced to three years in prison."

-"At the same time, we can also help Mr. Lee to claim compensation from the other party, at least 3 million dollars for mental damages."

Lawyer Cao Jingnian voice changed.

-"But now, Zhong Yujie's parents want to see Mr. Lee and reconcile in private. I don't know what they want, Mr. Lee....."

"Okay I see. Then let's meet." Lee Minho cut him off.

Lee Minho then asked Cao Jingnian to help him make an appointment with Zhong Yujie's parents at a coffee shop at two o'clock in the afternoon.

After hanging up the phone, Lee Minho gave the system a thumbs up.

"Sure enough, you are reliable. You actually invited Cao Jingnian here. He is a master in the legal profession. I heard that he has a good background."

Last year, the matter of Cao Jingnian sendinga business tycoon worth tens of billions to prison was a hot topic for several days.

So Lee Minho still knew about Cao Jingnian.

Unexpectedly, the system actually got Cao Jingnian to be his lawyer this time.

Sure enough, the system's ability to handle affairs is overwhelming.

The system said arrogantly.

{That is, since you want to hire a lawyer, you must hire the best one. As long as the host is willing to spend money, this system can also let Cao Jingnian become your personal lawyer.}

"Private lawyer?" Lee Minho shook his head.

"Let's forget it. I heard that Cao Jingnian has a lot of appearance fees, so I can't afford to hire him as a private lawyer. Besides, I'm just an ordinary person, why do I need a private lawyer."

{The host made an appointment with Zhong Yujie's parents. Do you want to let him go like this? This system does not agree.}

From the system's point of view, Zhong Yujie is it's enemy now, how could it let him go so easily.

"Don't worry. Sometimes, sending a person to prison may not be the best punishment. So let's have a look first."

Although Zhong Yujie did too much this time, Lee Minho was expelled from the school and abused by the people all over the country.

He really wanted Zhong Yujie to be punished, but if a person really went to prison, his life would be ruined.

Lee Minho is not a saint. He just wanted Zhong Yujie to be punished, but he didn't want to be extremed.

He heard that Zhong Yujie's parents had only one son, Zhong Yujie. If Zhong Yujie really went to prison, how desperate his parents would be.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Lee Minho came to the coffee shop he had appointed.

Thinking that the person he was going to meet was not someone important, Lee Minho dressed casually and came out in an e-bike.

Father Zhong and Mother Zhong arrived half an hour ago.

They were sitting in the coffee shop, in the corner by the window. Lee Minho saw it at a glance before entering the door.

Although he had never seen Zhong Yujie's parents, he can see the resemblance.

Many people were at work at this time. So there are only a few people in the cafe.

There was only a middle-aged couple, Father Zhong and Mother Zhong, looking around, as if they were waiting for someone.

Lee Minho then sat down on the sofa opposite of the two.

The waiter came up to ask, Lee Minho casually for his ordered.

As soon as the waiter left, before Lee Minho could speak, Mother Zhong, who was sitting opposite, frowned and asked with disgust.

"Are you Lee Minho?"

Seeing Mother Zhong's attitude, Lee Minho pursed his lips.

"I am."

"It's just you."

Mother Zhong looked at Lee Minho without any scruples.

Seeing Lee Minho dressed all over the floor, his gaze stayed for two seconds even on to his off-brand mobile phone on the table.

Immediately afterwards, she sneered and said.

"I thought it was someone who could seduce the old lady and the old man, and invited Cao Jingnian for you. Now it seems that Cao Jingnian was not invited for you at all, it was the old lady and the old man.

"The old man and lady is afraid that their reputation will be damaged, so they invited it for themselves."

Lee Minho's eyes instantly turned cold.

Father Zhong stopped Mother Zhong with his eyes.

But in gis heart he agree with what his wife has said.

Before seeing Lee Minho, he also thought that Cao Jingnian was invited by those two old for him.

But after meeting Lee Minho himself, he doesn't think so.

It's because of Lee Minho's appearance.

The young man in front of him looked so handsome and delicate, the height is only about 1.75 meters, and the figure is no too thin so it's good.

The temperament looked so good that it feels like royalty, but the no-name clothing and the rag mobile phone on the table suppresses the so-called temperament.

As far as external conditions like Lee Minho are concerned, they are everywhere on the street.

Father Zhong didn't think that those two old man would really invite Cao Jingnian for this ordinary young man in front of them.

Come to think of it, those two old man must have involved them because their son exposed Lee Minho.

Only then can they make a move, coming to Cao Jingnian.

'If Lee Minho was really favored by those two old people's homes, he wouldn't be as poor as he is now.' Father Zhong thought.

The 10 million gold may have been ordered by the two elders, Lee Minho was just helping to buy it.

Therefore, if one really wants to reconcile, it should not be with the young man in front of him, but with those two old people.

Father Zhong, who thought he understood the truth, immediately changed his attitude from before.

"Young man, I called you here today because I originally wanted to talk to you about reconciliation. But now it seems that you are not the one who is in charge. So, can I trouble you to contact the two old people?"

"Give us the way, don't worry, we won't ask you for nothing. We will help you deal with the matter of expulsion from the school, and we will also give you a 300,000 dollars as compensation. What do you think?"

Although it is asking for others, but the attitude of Father Zhong's words is arrogant.

When looking at Lee Minho, there was unabashed disdain in his eyes.

It seemed that Lee Minho was not taken seriously, and the meaning in the words seemed to confirm the fact that Lee Minho was fostered of by two old people.

After hearing this, Lee Minho sneered.

"I originally thought that what Zhong Yujie did should be borne by himself. Now I see where he got it from."

That's it, Lee Minho felt that there was no need to talk anymore. So he picked up the phone on the table and stood up.

"What are you talking about? Didn't your parents teach you to respect your elders?"

Zhong's mother immediately took the case, and she said to Lee Minho with disgust.

"It seems that your parents didn't have a tutor, so they taught you how to respect your elder this way. Such an uneducated child."

Lee Minho didn't expect that she would actually involve his adoptive parents.

Although not by blood but he looked at to them with full of love and one of his own.

Thinking of his parents who took good care of him, Lee Minho clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and said to Mother Zhong.

"Apologize, you apologize to my parents immediately."

"Apologize? Does your poor parents who have no quality and no education are worthy of my apology?"

Mother Zhong seemed to have heard a big joke.

"I tell you, you'd better obediently contact those two old people. Give us the way, otherwise, the compensation of 300,000 dollars and your graduation certificate will vanish."

"Are you threatening me?"

Lee Minho was expressionless, but his eyes were pierced with icicles.

Mother Zhong words of insulting his parents, who had no quality before and no education later, made Lee Minho furious.

Father Zhong at the side saw Lee Minho like this, and said.

"Okay, young man, don't put on a show. We can add another 100,000 dollars to the compensation, but this is the last time. I hope you won't be greedy."

But Zhong's mother disagreed.

"Giving 300,000 is already too much. The total is 300,000, whether you want it or not."

Qiu Shui laughed angrily at what the couple said.

"Alright, very good." Lee Minho sneered

"I don't care about the 300,000 dollars for compensation."

After finishing speaking, Lee Minho turned around and left with a cold expression.

"You uneducated bastard, how dare you talk to us like that?"

Mother Zhong shouted angrily.

"Come back to me."

Without getting the contact information of the two old people, how could Mother Zhong and Father Zhong let Lee Minho out so easily.

However, in the blink of an eye, Lee Minho disappeared in their sight.