Chapter 1618 - 1592: Extorted

Ye Chen looked at the old woman—face full of wrinkles, hair completely white, a pain she could barely endure written all over her face.

He hesitated for a moment, sighed, and said, "I’ll take you to the hospital."

"Thank you, you’re such a good person. Once we get to the hospital, help me call my family. When they arrive, I’ll definitely have them thank you properly."

"No need for thanks, it’s just a small favor."

"No, I have to thank you. So many people didn’t dare to help, only you did. No matter what, I’ll make sure my family thanks you properly."

The old woman sounded incredibly sincere.

A smile appeared on Ye Chen’s face.

The fans in the livestream room saw this and felt relieved too.

"Looks like this old lady isn’t one of those scammers."

"Seems the streamer helped the right person. The old lady’s good, she knows how to be grateful."

Ye Chen had actually been quite worried.

But the old woman’s gratitude calmed him down a lot.

Once they got to the hospital, he registered for the ER, did the examinations and X-rays, and even put down the only three-thousand-plus yuan left on his card to cover the medical fees.

Finally, the old woman’s family arrived.

Her family consisted of a middle-aged man and woman.

The man looked honest and simple, while the woman seemed a lot more aggressive.

"Mom, how are you?"

"They just finished the examination, the results aren’t out yet."

The old woman couldn’t explain clearly, so Ye Chen answered for her.

The woman glanced at him but said nothing.

Very soon, the results came out.

Femur fracture.

The doctor called everyone into his office and said to the family, "The injury isn’t extremely serious, it’s mainly a fracture. But considering the patient’s age, even after surgery the bone might not heal well, and it could affect her ability to walk."

The woman’s expression changed drastically when she heard that.

"So you’re saying my mom’s leg is basically ruined."

"Not ruined to that extent. It’s just that she might walk with a limp from now on."

The doctor spoke plainly.

After all, at that age, any random fall that injures the bones is a big deal for an elderly person.

If you’re not careful, it can leave a lifelong disability.

An elderly person with a fractured thigh bone is much harder to nurse back to health.

Hearing that she’d be limping for the rest of her life, the old woman’s face turned even paler.

Ye Chen also felt it was a pity.

But the car that caused it had been driving too fast; he hadn’t gotten a clear look at the license plate.

During the livestream, because of the angle, they hadn’t captured the full course of events either.

Looking at the bleak-faced family of three, he said, "If there’s nothing else, I’ll be heading out."

Ye Chen felt that since the family was here, there was no need for him to stay.

The woman gave Ye Chen a look, then walked over to the old woman’s bedside.

She muttered a few words in a low voice.

The woman: "We’ll make him pay."

The old woman said, "How could we? It wasn’t the young man who hit me, he even brought me to the hospital..."

"If you don’t make him pay, can you afford the tens of thousands for the surgery? Besides, Shunzi and I are both busy, and we still have kids to take care of. Who’s going to look after you in the future? We’ll have to hire someone, right? Let me be clear up front—we don’t have money."

The old woman fell silent.

Ye Chen watched the three of them whispering and felt something was off.

He figured this kind of place, where right and wrong get twisted, was better left sooner rather than later.

Ye Chen said to the woman, "By the way, could you return the money I just advanced? I still have things to do."

The woman glared at Ye Chen and let out a cold laugh. "Return it to you? You hit someone, shouldn’t you be paying the medical bills? I’m telling you, you’re not going anywhere today."

Ye Chen froze, never expecting that the "save someone, get framed" routine would still play out.

Thankfully, Ye Chen had just streamed everything and kept the evidence.

He was about to argue with her when—just as he was thinking about pulling out the evidence—three lines of text suddenly popped up right in front of his eyes.

One: Talk it over with the family, pay a little compensation, save the trouble of going to court and wasting time.

Two: Present the video evidence and prove you didn’t hit her.

Three: Counterattack with a one-million-yuan compensation, because watching these wolf-hearted bastards break down in tears is just too satisfying.

What the... Ye Chen stared at the subtitles in front of him, completely baffled.

The words had appeared out of nowhere, and Ye Chen realized that no one else could see them.

They seemed to exist only within his consciousness.

Could it be he was hallucinating?

Looking carefully at the three options, the first one was clearly out. He had evidence, so there was no way he’d settle it privately.

The second was the most straightforward choice.

His livestream video had recorded the old lady herself saying it wasn’t him who hit her and thanking him. Even in court, all of that would count as evidence. It was also the simplest way to settle things.

As for the third option...

Staring at the woman in front of him spewing insults, acting like she’d never let go once she had the upper hand, Ye Chen took a deep breath and said directly, "I choose three."

As for paying out a million, Ye Chen didn’t have that kind of money anyway.

In his past life, his kindness had never been rewarded. In this life, he hated ingrates like this with a passion.

Besides, Ye Chen had evidence in hand—that was his biggest trump card.

Looking at this woman acting like a shrew, he thought of that young man who’d once gone at him with a knife, stabbing like a madman.

If he could make the other side break down in tears, Ye Chen would be more than happy to watch.

Almost at the same time, a cold, emotionless voice rang out.

"Detected that the host has made a choice. System activating. One million in cash has been deposited."

Below is the system operation guide.

One: The task fund account can only be used for system tasks and not for anything else. All funds originate from legal channels.

Two: For events released by the system, the host should try to maximize the impact. The system will issue rewards based on completion rate and system popularity points.

Three: System tasks trigger randomly. The host is asked to explore on his own.

Explanation: In this restless world, kindness should not be turned into a weapon for the wicked. This society needs a few urban lights to punish evil and promote good.

Ye Chen stared at the subtitles in front of him, utterly stunned.

Holy shit, so web novels didn’t lie—after crossing over you really do get a system strapped to you.

If the system was real, then his bank card should have just received a million.

Sure enough, Ye Chen’s phone chimed with a text message alert.

[Ding, congratulations, your ICBC card ending in 8188 has received a deposit of one million. Current balance: 1,000,188 yuan.]

Ye Chen stared at the deposit notification, completely dazed.

Holy shit, the system is actually real.

The woman was still yelling at Ye Chen, "Kid, you think staying quiet solves anything? My mom ended up like this because you hit her. We’re not letting this go. If you don’t pay up, I’ll go find your parents and your boss."

Ye Chen frowned slightly, ignored the woman, and looked at the old woman instead.

At this moment, the old woman had already turned her head away, refusing to look at him.

The woman pointed at Ye Chen and said, "Kid, you still won’t admit it? Mom, was it him who hit you?"

The old woman glanced at Ye Chen, then turned her head to the other side and nodded.

Ye Chen smiled. Guess he’d still been too naive.

Actually, throughout all of this, the pinhole camera on Ye Chen’s chest had been streaming live.

The viewers saw this scene and all exploded with rage.