The Mighty Mage
Chapter 71: Scamming!

Chapter 71: Chapter 71: Scamming!

The man, sensing an opportunity to diffuse the situation, spoke up with a conciliatory tone.

"Please forgive my wife’s impulsive words. We understand that your intention was to stand up for the receptionist, and we appreciate that.

However, we must also acknowledge that our behavior was inappropriate. As a gesture of goodwill, we would like to offer you some compensation for any inconvenience we may have caused."

His words were directed at the receptionist.

Lin Qing nodded, her expression now one of faux concern while she looked at the receptionist,

"Yes, indeed. It’s only fair that we compensate for any trouble we’ve caused. After all, we should all strive to maintain harmony and respect in our interactions."

"Oh? So much are you gonna pay?" Gu Jin asked with interest in her tone.

"100 million." Lin Qing said.

Gu Jin raised an eyebrow.

The man suddenly turned toward Gu Jin and said,

"Since you have disrespected the receptionist too I think you should compensate her some money too."

Gu Jin raised an eyebrow,

"Oh yeah? But how could I believe that you will actually pay up? "

The man’s smile faltered slightly under Gu Jin’s penetrating gaze, but he quickly regained his composure.

"We understand your skepticism, young man. However, we assure you that we are people of our word. We will provide the compensation as promised."

Gu Jin remained unconvinced. She crossed her arms over her chest, a challenging glint in her eyes.

"Alright then, prove it. Show me the money upfront, and I’ll consider whether I should pay the receptionist money or not."

Lin Qing and the man’s expression stiffened.

Gu Jin chuckled her heart, do they think that she wouldn’t understand the game that they are playing?

They would force her(Gu Jin) to promise too and when the time to pay money came they would run away.

Since they want to trap her she won’t be merciful!

On the other hand, the receptionist felt dizzy hearing their words

100 million as compensation?

She would faint from happiness if she could have 1 million at the end of the day!

"Come on! Show me." Gu Jin said.

Even though she looked petite in front of the two adults, her aura completely overwhelmed them.

"That...that I..."

However, before Lin Qing could finish her sentence, Gu Jin interrupted her and said,

"What? Don’t say that you don’t have that much money, you just now stated how important you are, and don’t say that you have forgotten your card at home, you can transfer her money through online payment mode."

Gu Jin turned toward the receptionist and winked at her,

"Do you have a scanner?"

"Yup!" The receptionist said and placed the scanner on the desk.

Lin Qing and the man’s face completely darkened.

Finally, after Gu Jin’s heated gaze, the lady named Lin Qing stiffly transferred 100 million to the receptionist.

The man closed his eyes to hide his anger while Lin Qing stared in a daze as her 100 million yuan was transferred to the receptionist as compensation...

The receptionist’s hands trembled as she saw the digits on her screen change, disbelief written all over her face.

She couldn’t believe that such a huge sum of money was being transferred to her as compensation for a brief inconvenience.

"Thank you... Thank you so much..." Her voice quivered with emotion as tears welled up in her eyes.

Gu Jin nodded in satisfaction, her expression calm but victorious.

The man suddenly turned toward Gu Jin and said in a gentle yet cold tone,

"Now you turn to pay the receptionist some money."

Gu Jin chuckled, her eyes narrowing slightly as she regarded the man with a hint of amusement.

"Me? Pay her money? But why should I?" she asked, her tone laced with feigned innocence.

The man’s expression tightened, a subtle flicker of irritation crossing his features.

"You have disrespected the receptionist just as we did. It’s only fair that you compensate her for any inconvenience you may have caused," he replied, his voice calm but authoritative.

Gu Jin tilted her head, a smirk playing at the corner of her lips.

"Oh, I see. Alright then I will pay up too," she began, her tone casual yet confident.

Saying so she took out her phone and transferred 100 yuans to the receptionist.

The man was intently watching Gu Jin the entire time and when he saw her sending 100 yuan to the receptionist, he thought she was checking whether the receiver was right or not.

He waited for Gu Jin to send the 100 million to the receptionist, however, Gu Jin put the phone back in her pocket.

The man’s expression darkened, his patience wearing thin.

"That’s not the amount we agreed upon. You must compensate her with the same amount we did," he insisted, his voice stern.

Gu Jin shrugged, her smirk widening.

"Mister you are rich people, I can’t compare with you all. Mister you see 100 million is maybe your 5 month’s income, I, on the other hand, earn 10 yuan per month. The most I could give is 100 yuan.

If talk about the compensation, I can say that I gave much more compensation than you since I gave 10 times more of what I earn in a month. "

It was then that the man and the lady understood that they were tricked.

Saying her words Gu Jin turned to leave but Lin Qing suddenly appeared in front of Gu Jin and pushed her,

"How dare you trick us?"

But instead of defending herself, Gu Jin directly dramatically fell to the ground.

As Gu Jin fell to the ground, Lin Qing’s eyes widened in shock at her action.

The receptionist gasped, and the man stepped forward with a look of concern.

"What have you done, Lin Qing?" he exclaimed, rushing to Gu Jin’s side to help her up.

Lin Qing pouted and said,

"I didn’t push him so hard that he would get so injured. And why are you taking his side? Do you like him?"

The man almost wanted to slap Lin Qing can’t she understand that he was helping her?

What more could he do, when he have such a pig teammate?

Because if he wasn’t wrong then...

"Ahh." Gu Jin held her hand and looked as if she was in pain.

"Hey what are acting for, I only pushed you slowly."

Gu Jin didn’t answer the girl and directly looked at the receptionist,

"Do you have any manager or something? Please call and tell him that someone is using violence"

The receptionist, still in shock from the sudden turn of events, quickly nodded and reached for the phone on her desk.

"Stop!" The man said but the receptionist did stop at all.

The man looked at Gu Jin and said,

"I will compensate you, please don’t report this matter."

Gu Jin didn’t even bother.

"20,000 yuan."

No response.

"40,000 yuan."

"50 million, not a penny less." Gu Jin said unhurriedly.

The man: "..." How hateful!

Lin Qing: "..." Was he(Gu Jin) still a human?

"Hey, don’t you dare to exploit us just because we are in dire need!" Lin Qing in an unhappy tone.

Gu Jin remained silent.

"Don’t push too far, otherwise I won’t offer anything." The man finally said in a cold voice.

His gentle facade crumbled completely.

"I am not pushing you far, it was your wife who pushed me." Gu Jin said leisurely.

"Also, if you don’t want to fulfill my condition, let me report at least I would be able to gain the sympathy of Alchemy Tower’s people!"

The man’s face turned pale at the mention of Gu Jin reporting the incident.

He knew that it would bring negative attention to him and his wife.

"Hubby, what if we act as if we weren’t the one who pushed her?" Lin Qing asked.

And before her husband could reply, Gu Jin pointed at the surveillance camera,

"It has been captured."

"We can destroy it or bribe the person looking at the recordings." Lin Qing said to her husband ignoring Gu Jin.

"Sure but just let you know the camera is protected by magic, and the person watching this recording is the elders of the alchemy tower, lets see how you will bribe him!"

Gu Jin said with amusement.

The man knew that there was no way out. Gu Jin was too cunning!

"Fine, fine! 50 million it is," he relented, his voice strained with frustration.

"Stop." Gu Jin said to the receptionist.

Lin Qing, still seething with anger, shot Gu Jin a venomous glare before reluctantly nodding in agreement.

Gu Jin nodded in satisfaction.

After paying Gu Jin 50 million yuan, the man dragged Lin Qing out without letting her say anything.

Once they left, the receptionist couldn’t help but be grateful,

"Mister Su thank you so much for your help today."

"It was nothing and didn’t I earn 50 million in return, it was not for nothing."

"Mister Su, can I ask why you scammed them of 150 million yuan?" The receptionist asked.

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