"What do you an? Haven’t these bottles already been paid for? What other expenses could there be?"
Tang Ming pointed blankly at the bottles on the table, wondering if these people were trying to double charge him.
"The alcohol on the table has indeed been consud but before your girlfriend left, she bought all of our store’s precious and rare collections, saying that you would take care of the bill."
The waiter smiled and pulled out a bill, "Eight bottles of Lafite, five bottles of Rémy Martin, seven bottles of Louis XIII... totaling 3.2 million. Would you like to pay by card or in cash?"
"Pfft!"
Upon hearing this, Tang Ming almost spat blood, having lowered his guard. He didn’t expect that the woman’s intent of eagerly grabbing the bill three tis earlier was to trap him into a several-million swindle with such audacity.
"Are you sure there’s no mistake? Did she consu over 3 million by herself?"
Tang Ming was sowhat speechless. If it were three or two thousand, or even thirty or twenty thousand, he might have accepted it. Even over three million wasn’t a big deal for him now, but he couldn’t just be cluelessly taken advantage of like this.
"Absolutely no mistake."
The waiter nodded affirmatively and apologetically said, "Your girlfriend ntioned that my earlier deanor was unsatisfactory, which angered you. As a result, she decided to buy all the good alcohol in our store. I apologize for my earlier behavior. Are you ready to make the paynt?"
"Why would I make any paynt when it’s clear that this is a set-up?"
Tang Ming’s temper was on edge as he quickly explained, "I don’t even know that woman; she approached of her own accord. I have no reason to cover her bill."
"Don’t know her?"
The waiters’ faces turned sour as they stared at Tang Ming, "Sir, are you Tang Ming?"
"How do you know ?"
Tang Ming was slightly taken aback. He hadn’t given his na after entering the store, so it was impossible for them to know it.
"Then there’s no mistake. Your girlfriend was very clear. She said you are Tang Ming, the boss of Tangming Group and a student at Tianjiao Middle School..."
The waiter sneered, looking at Tang Ming warily, "You’re not trying to dodge the bill, are you? The alcohol has already been taken away by your girlfriend’s people. If you don’t pay, we’ll have to call the police."
"Call the police then. I, Tang Ming, am not short of money, but I absolutely won’t spend what I don’t understand. If after the police investigation it turns out I should pay the bill, I will definitely not dodge it."
Tang Ming was angry but also vigilant. That girl knew his na and background, so it must be a deliberate ploy against him. Definitely not a typical scam, but what could be her purpose? To swindle him out of three million? That’s absurd!
"Alright, if that’s the case, we have no choice but to call the police."
Having no alternative, the waiter quickly dialed the police and had all the staff surround Tang Ming, afraid he might run away. It was, after all, several million at stake. If Tang Ming escaped, the responsibility to make up the shortfall would fall on them, which they couldn’t afford.
Tang Ming didn’t resist or try to leave but instead tried to understand the truth. Who was that woman, and who had sent her to set him up?
Sitting back in his chair, Tang Ming began to ponder who set this trap for him. The person behind the scenes must be quite capable to trip up soone as cautious as him. However, he couldn’t figure it out, mainly because he didn’t even know the woman, and could find no valuable clues about her.
Moreover, Tang Ming’s own adversaries wouldn’t bat an eyelid for a re three million—it wasn’t worth the trouble.
While Tang Ming was waiting for the police to handle the situation, Sun Zhuangjia was sitting in the driver’s seat in the underground parking lot of the mall, smoking, with a pile of cigarette butts under the car door.
"Young Master Sun, that guy is an idiot. I swindled him out of several million with such ease."
The beauty who had been drinking with Tang Ming in the bar glanced at the pile of fine spirits in the back seat and boasted to Sun Zhuangjia.
"You don’t know how shrewd that guy is, but managing to get a catch is no small feat on your part. This experint was very successful; I’ve finally pinpointed that guy’s weakness."
Sun Zhuangjia threw away his cigarette butt, started the car, and pondered as he drove.
Reflecting carefully on the entire process of developing a grudge against Tang Ming, Sun Zhuangjia realized that Su Xiaoxi and Tang Ming had originally t through an act of flirting. From this, he inferred that Tang Ming was soone who couldn’t refuse the advances of beautiful won, which is why he had sent a bar scout to test the waters. To his surprise, this ti he actually managed to fleece Tang Ming of several million, and now he had a strategy for dealing with him in the future.
"Whether you need my help, Young Master Sun, you can contact anyti. I guarantee I can make that kid go bankrupt."
The beauty smiled with confidence.
"Ha, you’ve done well this ti. Let’s head back to the provincial city now. I’ll pay you in full for your services," Sun Zhuangjia laughed and drove out of the parking lot, planning not to use the sa scout again. With Tang Ming’s intelligence, he certainly wouldn’t fall for the sa person twice. Moreover, the next plan would be much bigger than so alcohol scam—it would require the use of people he could completely trust.
It must be said, out of all Tang Ming’s adversaries, only Sun Zhuangjia managed to make Tang Ming suffer a loss and still get away scot-free. This achievent alone was enough to make him proud for a long ti.
Not long after, Lin Xue, wearing a white tracksuit and looking upset, entered the bar. She was supposed to be off-duty, getting ready to hit the gym with Tan Ruoxi, but just after changing she heard her colleagues say that the boss of Tangming Group was causing trouble and had been reported.
Hearing this, Lin Xue knew that Tang Ming had caused trouble again and hurried over with Tan Ruoxi. The amount involved was over a million, which constituted a criminal offense, and as a criminal policeman, she had the authority to take over the case.
Upon entering, Lin Xue saw Tang Ming surrounded by people in his seat, still appearing as careless and indifferent as ever.
"Tang Ming, you’ve just settled down for a few days, what are you up to now?"
Lin Xue approached Tang Ming and glared at him disapprovingly.
"Officer Lin, you have to understand I’m the victim here, swindled out of several million."
Tang Ming looked at Lin Xue with a face full of grievance, seeming as if every ti this policewoman appeared, she would imdiately assu him to be the bad guy. This ti he had to make sure she understood the situation first.
"Don’t worry, I will not let any criminal off the hook."
Lin Xue nodded. After so many incidents, her bias against Tang Ming had lessened, and she felt very guilty for having misunderstood him before to be a bad guy. This ti, no matter what, she couldn’t wrong a good person again. "Tell , what happened?"
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