kvmb Chapter 288 Zhao Mingna
Chapter 288 Zhao Mingna
"Old Zhao owes people money, I don't know how he could owe so much..." The aunt mysteriously beckoned the two of them closer, then whispered, "I suspect he's either addicted to gambling or drugs, he's no good!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Tong immediately pulled his aunt aside and brought up the topic in a friendly manner: "Really? His daughter, Zhao Mingna, seems to be doing well at school. She doesn't seem like a family in debt."
"Oh my, that's right, this girl is really something, she can bring home this much every month!" the aunt said, holding up five fingers.
"Five thousand?" Shen Tong guessed cooperatively, showing a surprised expression, giving him maximum emotional value.
Xia Lan watched from the side, unable to get a word in edgewise, only feeling that Shen Tong and Lu He looked so alike.
"So this girl is capable, but she can't overcome the debt her father owes. He still sends people to throw paint on their door to collect the debt... tsk tsk tsk..."
The auntie got more and more excited as she spoke: "That girl was originally planning to earn more money to take her mother away, but unexpectedly..." The auntie shook her head solemnly, "Her mother passed away three months ago..."
"What happened?" Shen Tong pressed on while the iron was hot, and handed his aunt a basket of fruit that he had prepared earlier to give to Zhao Mingna.
The aunt, beaming with satisfaction, spoke even more enthusiastically: "Well, that's a long story..."
"This old Zhao is a notorious scoundrel in the surrounding area. He beats his wife every day. Three months ago, a group of debt collectors came to his door and gave him a good beating. The old man probably had nowhere to vent his anger, so after those people left, tsk tsk tsk..."
婶子一边说着一边啧嘴，脸上的嫌弃藏都藏不住：“你说他都被人揍得鼻青脸肿了，还力气把婆娘往死了打……”
As the aunt became more emotional, she walked to the outer edge of the stairwell and patted the decaying iron railing: "Look, right here, they fought their way from inside the house to outside, and then right here, with a hard push, the person fell down with the railing and died... Oh dear, it was truly tragic..."
"The child is still in the hospital and we don't have money for treatment, and his wife is dead. That old Zhao is a real scoundrel!" The aunt slapped her thigh repeatedly.
Xia Lan immediately realized that Zhao Mingna was still in the hospital at that time: "Was Zhao Mingna hospitalized because she was injured at school?"
"Oh right, right! They said he was stabbed at school. Oh well, when it rains, it pours. The only breadwinner in the family is gone. So Old Zhao couldn't pay back the money, and the debt collectors came looking for him not long after."
The aunt spoke with absolute certainty: "Let me tell you a secret, this old Zhao, because his wife died, extorted money from the community, claiming the railing was old and in disrepair. Everyone in this area knows he pushed it down..."
"Then how did he manage to get compensation?" Shen Tong found the matter suspicious.
"Hmph, that man's dead, there's no way to prove it. He insisted he fell while holding onto the railing, and even got someone to film him and post it online to make a big fuss. When it gets big, someone will take care of it..."
My aunt said she was probably thirsty, so she took out an orange from the bag, peeled it, and ate it.
Shen Tong and Xia Lan exchanged a glance. This made sense. The school had already covered up the matter between Zhao Mingna and Su Qing, but now that his father was causing trouble, it was bound to draw more attention to their family. It seemed that Zhao Mingna's matter could no longer be kept secret.
Ultimately, it's impossible for a single school to have such extensive influence.
There is only one possibility: that someone with power and money can exert pressure on both the school and the relevant departments.
"Zhou Boming!" The two of them thought of the same person at the same time.
"The Zhou family probably put pressure on the school too... and the same goes for this place..." If the Zhou family was involved, then it's definitely not just Zhou Boming doing these shady businesses alone.
Shen Tong nodded: "I've investigated Zhou Boming. He has an older brother named Zhou Ke. He owns a company that's actually involved in lending. I'm afraid Zhou Boming's actions are all inseparable from his support."
Seeing the two girls whispering with their backs turned, the aunt couldn't help but lean over and ask, "What are you two talking about? Can't you let your aunt hear too?"
Shen Tong's eyes lit up, and she immediately had an idea. She took her aunt's hand, her eyes sincere: "Auntie, let me tell you, this Zhao Mingna is actually involved in illegal business. She owes me a lot of money, and I can't find her anywhere..."