I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

"Once the target is identified, the antique shop will quickly make preparations, as you can see."

Song Qiuxia glanced at Ouyang Qian, "I will bring the antique fragments I prepared in advance and deliberately bump into this Miss Ouyang."

"When we are at a stalemate with each side sticking to its own story, the coffee shop owner, Jia Shuo, will step in as a bystander to mediate."

"Once Miss Ouyang agrees to his solution, our plan will be more than halfway to success!"

"The receipts, payment records, and antique appraisal certificates have all been prepared in advance. Once antique shop owner Guo Kai shows up, all the responsibility will fall on Miss Ouyang. We're not afraid even if the police come!"

"Guo Kai has some connections in the antique world. It's not difficult for him to get genuine antique fragments like the celadon flower vase. Many antiques are worthless after they're broken, so it's very easy for him to buy them back for ten or twenty thousand yuan, and some he doesn't even have to spend any money on!"

"Of course, Jia Shuo and Guo Kai's roles are fixed, but the role I play needs to be changed frequently to avoid arousing suspicion."

Her gaze swept over the other companions present. "These are all our own people, and they are all very experienced."

Upon hearing this, everyone else glared fiercely at Song Qiuxia. This damned woman, you can say whatever you want, but is it necessary to emphasize these details? Are you deliberately trying to trap us?

"You are all despicable!" Ouyang Qian gritted her teeth. "Eight hundred thousand! Do you know what eight hundred thousand means to an ordinary person?"

"Don't you know that such a sum of money is enough to plunge an ordinary family into poverty?"

Qin Ge gestured for him to stop, "If they could think of such a way to swindle money, would they care about the lives of others?"

He stared coldly at Song Qiuxia. "You still haven't told me why you specifically target young and beautiful women. Do you want to follow in Boss Jia's footsteps?"

"This type of person isn't necessarily rich. Even butchers know to pick the fattest pigs and sheep; don't you think you can't?"

Ouyang Qian glanced at Qin Ge and pursed her lips.

It makes a lot of sense, so why does it sound so strange coming from his mouth?

"No, no, don't kill me!" Song Qiuxia shuddered. "There are several reasons why we made this choice."

"Women who are alone are vulnerable and easily manipulated by us. It doesn't matter if they don't have enough money; they can write an IOU or use their identification documents as collateral."

"Young ladies from wealthy families usually have entourages when they go out. We are not afraid of the police, but we are afraid of accidentally offending powerful and influential people."

"Once you anger them, they won't argue or reason with you, just like... just like..."

"Like me, is that it?" Qin Ge narrowed his eyes slightly. "Is that all?"

"Does writing an IOU and leaving identification documents guarantee that I'll get the money?"

"Eight hundred thousand is not a small amount for many people, and among the people you've swindled, eight hundred thousand shouldn't be the highest amount, right?"

"IOUs can be repudiated, and lost documents can be replaced. Do you have a dedicated debt collection team working for you?"

Seeing Song Qiuxia's strange expression, he guessed the answer, "There really is?"

"Yes, yes, but they're not one of our people." Song Qiuxia could only admit, "We know someone who can get the money if we give him the IOU and his ID."

"Although there will be a slight discount, the good thing is that we can get the money immediately, which is perfect for us!"

"That person explicitly stated that they only wanted young, beautiful women with good figures, so after considering everything, we felt that targeting this group was the most reasonable approach!"

"So we opened a coffee shop next to the antique shop, decorated in the most popular influencer style, to attract young girls so we could filter our targets."

Before Qin Ge could ask a question, she paused and continued, "After that person got the IOU and the documents, he would send people to contact those women and coerce them into repaying the money."

"If they can't come up with the money, they'll have to pay for it with their bodies. Once they fall into their hands, it's a one-way street!"

Su Wenxi chimed in, "If they return it, wouldn't all their work have been for nothing?"

"Even if you pay it back, you can still get a discount!" Song Qiuxia said with a bitter smile. "Take Miss Ouyang as an example. If she had only paid 120,000 yuan back then, and the remaining 280,000 yuan had been recovered, that person could have taken a cut of 100,000 or 200,000 yuan."

"They're only responsible for collecting debts, isn't this much money enough for them?"

"However, they really don't care about that discount, and they probably won't be able to pay back that money anyway!"

"When it comes to collecting debts, it's not just about the amount on the IOU; there's also interest!"

"And their interest rates are completely unregulated; they are set based on each individual's circumstances."

"Those people can act arrogantly even when they're unreasonable, let alone when they have IOUs and identification documents in their hands. They will not only threaten you, but also your family, until you agree to their conditions and are completely at their mercy!"

Ouyang Qian was stunned on the spot, and felt a wave of fear wash over her.

She could already imagine what she would have faced had Qin Ge not met her.

The people Song Qiuxia mentioned will soon come to her door with IOUs and identification documents to demand repayment of debts and threaten her and her family.

Even if she tries her best to scrape together the money to pay it back, those people will keep raising the interest rate, making it impossible for her to ever pay it off. Until she resigns herself to her fate and becomes a tool for those people to make money, she will fall into darkness and never be able to turn her life around again!

These people's actions are truly outrageous!

"You guys are really good at playing tricks!" Qin Ge sneered. "Who are you talking about? What's their name?"

"Li... Li Yan..." Song Qiuxia knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, "Sir, and Miss Ouyang, I... I know I was wrong!"

"It's all our fault, we were blind to have set our sights on Miss Ouyang, we deserve to die!"

"But I've told you everything I know, please don't kill me..."

The others were also frightened and kowtowed in unison. Jia Shuo's body was still lying to the side; who knew if he would be the next one to kowtow?

"Shut up!" Qin Ge was quite surprised. "Who did you just call Li Yan?"

"It can't be that much of a coincidence, can it? Which Li Yan is it? Does he have a boss surnamed Duan?"

Song Qiuxia was somewhat taken aback. "It's Li Yan, a man in his forties. We don't know if he has a boss."

"The only people we've had contact with are him and some of his subordinates."

Qin Ge didn't ask any more questions and turned to leave.

He guessed that the Li Yan mentioned by Song Qiuxia and the Li Yan mentioned by Hu Yihui were probably the same person, as their professions matched.

I never expected it to be such a coincidence. Now two things have become one. It's no wonder Li Yan is going to be in trouble!

There's no point in asking any further questions. Everything will be clear once Hu Yihui brings Li Yan over!