Laying on the ground weakly, Joey stared at the taxi driver who walked towards him with his fearsome look. His arrogant expression when he threatened the driver had long diminished. 1
He grimaced in despair and pleaded, "Boss, I just went bankrupt, I am penniless and I have a lot of debts! And I was beaten up too! Please, I really have no money to pay you, please let me go!" 1
The driver growled furiously, "Do you think you’re the only one with a debt?! Do you think I would still drive a taxi if I were rich? Do you think that forty-five dollars is easy money? It can fill my stomach for two days, for f*ck’s sake! Hurry up and pay me!" 1
Joey wailed in desperation, "Boss, I really have no money nor any valuables on me. Please have mercy and let me go!" 5
"Argh, drop the act! I'll call the police if you don't pay u p!"
Joey struggled to get on his knees and cried, "Boss, I really don’t have any money even if you want to kill m e right now! Please, I beg you, please let me go! Is it not enough that I’m bowing to you? Please see me as your son who bows his head to you during Christmas! Like my father, you still have to give me a present, don't you?" 8
The driver trembled with anger, shocking to see such a shameless person. "You...why are you so shameless? Do you have no parents? What will your parents feel if they know you bow your head to a stranger like a servant just for forty-five dollars?"
Joey sobbed, "Frankly, I've been an orphan since I was a child. I grew up in an orphanage. After years of hard work, I managed to save a hundred and twenty thousand dollars, but I was cheated by my friend from the orphanage. That b*stard had not only defrauded m y savings but he had also lured me to take a five hundred thousand dollar loan from various online money lender platforms. I'm at a dead end now..." 1
The driver was very shocked since Joey seemed to be genuinely sad. "What the heck? Why are there such unlucky people in a prosperous era like this?"
He shook his head, feeling sorry for Joey, and deciding not to force him anymore. "Alright, kid, since you are so pitiful, I'll let you slip this time! Consider yourself lucky to have a free ride today." 2
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