"Stop!" Qiao Liangren's voice came first before he could rush over.
The men who were pulling the woman were stunned for a moment. They didn't expect that someone would dare to stand up and meddle in other people's business at this time. The man who had just taken out the dagger turned to Qiao Liang and glared: "You are looking for death, are you? Do you really think so?" I don’t dare to mess with you?”
"I am Qiao Liang, deputy county magistrate of Liangbei. I just called 120. The police station is nearby. If you dare to mess around in broad daylight, think about the consequences." Qiao Liang shouted loudly.
Qiao Liang's loud shouting naturally had his purpose. Firstly, it was to intimidate the gangsters, and secondly, it could attract the attention of the nearby people, and at the same time, it also emboldened the surrounding people. As long as people surrounded him, these young people would not dare to do anything.
Sure enough, when they heard that Qiao Liang was the deputy county magistrate, the onlookers became bolder and pointed at several big men and asked them to let him go.
"This bitch owes us money, why should we let her go? Since ancient times, repaying debts has been a matter of course. Can any of you tell me what's wrong?" A big man in the lead showed a fierce look in his eyes and asked the people around him. The people stood up to each other and showed no signs of stage fright.
Qiao Liang pushed through the crowd and walked in. When everyone saw him, they spontaneously moved out of the way.
"It is natural to repay debts, but you have to ask for money well. Are there any people who want money like you? You are committing a crime, which is no different from kidnapping and robbery." Qiao Liang shouted.
When the big man saw Qiao Liang, a trace of scruple flashed in his eyes. He had also heard Qiao Liang shouting just now. Is the identity of this young man who claims to be the deputy county magistrate true or false? If it is false, it is easy to say. If it is true, Yes, then he really has to think carefully about it. Since ancient times, people have not fought with officials, and those who hang out on the road are even less willing to enmity with these officials.
"Brother Xiong, there are so many people stuck in the crowd right now. We probably won't be able to take them away. How about we forget it tonight?" At this time, another big man came up and whispered.
The big man hesitated for a moment, then thought about it, and that's right. This bitch can run away, but the monk can't run away from the temple. The other party works in school, and the husband is in the hospital. Can he still be afraid of the bitch running away?
After thinking about this, the big man did not hesitate to lead his people to withdraw first.
As the big man and others left, the onlookers gradually dispersed. Qiao Liang walked up to the woman and said, "We meet again so soon."
"Yeah, I didn't expect to meet again so soon." A trace of bitterness flashed across the face of the frightened woman.
The woman is Ma Yuanxiang, who teaches at County No. 1 Middle School.
When Qiao Liang saw Ma Yuanxiang tugging at the men just now, he couldn't help but asked with concern: "Are you hurt?"
"A little skin injury, it doesn't matter." Ma Yuanxiang shook his head and looked at Qiao Liang again, "Thank you."
"What's there to thank you for? Even if we don't know each other, I will take care of things like this." Qiao Liang said.
"Some people have a sense of justice, but they don't have the courage to do so." Ma Yuanxiang laughed mockingly.
Qiao Liang smiled bitterly after hearing this. This is indeed true. There are many people with a sense of justice, but not many dare to rush out when trouble comes.
"I owe you a favor." Ma Yuanxiang said to Qiao Liang seriously.
"I told you, it's nothing." Qiao Liang waved his hand.
"Are you really the deputy county magistrate?" Ma Yuanxiang stared at Qiao Liang and asked suddenly.
"What do you think?" Qiao Liang asked.
"I..." Ma Yuanxiang was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "I don't believe it."
"Why?" Qiao Liang became interested.
"Because I have never seen a county leader as young as you." Ma Yuanxiang said.
Qiao Liang smiled when he heard this: "Don't you know that the county magistrate of Liangbei County is very young?"
"I'm not sure. I usually don't have the time to pay attention to that." Ma Yuanxiang shook his head and continued, "I really appreciate you tonight. I will definitely repay you if I have the opportunity in the future."
After Ma Yuanxiang finished speaking, she was about to turn around and leave. Then she said "Ouch" and squatted down while holding her ankle in pain.
It turned out that just now, Ma Yuanxiang sprained her foot while running.
"It seems that your foot is sprained. Let me take you back." Qiao Liang said.
"I can take a taxi back by myself." Ma Yuanxiang resisted a little.
"Even if you can take a taxi back, can you walk upstairs by yourself?" Qiao Liang chuckled. It had been a while since he took office here. He knew that most of the county towns were old-fashioned residential buildings with only stairs, unless Ma Yuanxiang lived in the county town. In some of the few commercial buildings with elevators, judging from Ma Yuanxiang's situation, it is obviously impossible.
Qiao Liang's words really hit Ma Yuanxiang's weakness. Her family lived on the fourth floor. It was strange that she could climb up to the fourth floor when her toes would hurt even if she put her toes on the ground.
"Okay, I'm sorry to bother you." Ma Yuanxiang bit her lip and nodded slightly, her ears turning red.
Qiao Liang took a car and took Ma Yuanxiang to the residential area where he lived, and then helped him upstairs.
Ma Yuanxiang's home is an old-fashioned hotel room, which looks like only 80 square meters. Although the layout is not very good, Ma Yuanxiang's home is quite warmly decorated.
Qiao Liang helped Ma Yuanxiang sit on the sofa. After looking around the room for a while, he turned to look at Ma Yuanxiang: "Why are you being chased by those big men?"
"That's what they said, I owe them money." Ma Yuanxiang whispered.
"Normally debt collectors are not like them. It's obvious that they are not upright." Qiao Liang frowned.
"They are loan sharks." Ma Yuanxiang smiled bitterly.
"A loan shark? How dare you borrow a loan shark?" Qiao Liang looked at Ma Yuanxiang in surprise. He didn't expect that the other party was so bold. No wonder the other party even thought of selling it out. He was really cornered. .
"It seems that you have a deep affection for your husband." Qiao Liang said with emotion. On the one hand, thinking about her marriage, her heart became bitter.
"My husband and I are childhood sweethearts." Ma Yuanxiang mentioned her husband, a gentle smile appeared on her face, but it soon dimmed.
"Then what are you going to do now? You borrowed money from loan sharks, and they won't let you go easily. You know how loan sharks can suck blood and skin people. How will you get rid of them in the future?" Qiao Liang asked.
"I don't know either." Ma Yuanxiang murmured.
"How much do you owe them?" Qiao Liang asked again.
"Twenty thousand dollars."
"That's not much."
"They said that now the interest is compounded, and I already owe them 100,000."
"..."
Qiao Liang was speechless. This was simply faster than robbing money.
After thinking about it, Qiao Liang said: "Loan sharking itself is illegal, so let's go to the police and the police will handle it. In the end, you can just pay them back 20,000 yuan plus normal bank interest."
"Is this possible?" There was a glimmer in Ma Yuanxiang's eyes.
"It should be possible. Anyway, I can't give them 100,000 yuan. It's simply too cruel. I borrowed 20,000 yuan and now it's 100,000 yuan. It's not so cruel to steal money. By the way, how long have you loaned them this money? "Qiao Liang asked.
"More than three months." Ma Yuanxiang replied.
"That's right, 20,000 has turned into 100,000 in just over three months. That's nonsense." Qiao Liang scolded and thought that he might as well go back and say hello to the people at the police station. The people at the police station should know.
Give him face and let people from the police station come forward when the time comes. Ma Yuanxiang's matter shouldn't be too difficult to solve.
Thinking in his mind, Qiao Liang said: "Go to the police tomorrow. Prepare 20,000 yuan and normal bank interest then, and the police will help you."
"Will it?" Ma Yuanxiang's voice was questioning.
"I said I would." Qiao Liang smiled, "Just do as I say."
"But how can I come up with 20,000 yuan now? I can't even come up with 2,000 yuan." Ma Yuanxiang shed tears, "I am still thinking about where to borrow money."
Qiao Liang didn't know what to say. Ma Yuanxiang was really at the end of his rope. To be precise, he had dug a big hole for himself.
After thinking about it, Qiao Liang took out his bank card from his pocket. He originally had about 20,000 yuan left in his bank card. Last time, he wanted to pay Uncle Bucket 20,000 yuan for hospitalization expenses, but He Qingqing also paid 10,000 yuan.
So now he still has about 10,000 yuan in his card, and Qiao Liang can only help him as much as he can.
"I have about 10,000 yuan in this card. You can withdraw 10,000 yuan and use it. For the remaining 10,000 yuan, you can think of a way to get rid of the loan sharking money first," Qiao Liang said.
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Hearing Qiao Liang's words, Ma Yuanxiang was stunned and looked at Qiao Liang in disbelief, "You're just going to give me the money like this?"
"Otherwise?" Qiao Liang looked at the other party.
"You...you are really a good person." Ma Yuanxiang shed tears again. Only when people are in trouble do they truly realize how cold people's hearts are. In order to borrow money for her husband's medical treatment, she went to her relatives and friends to borrow money.
Relatives and friends all gave her a token amount to send her away, and then they all avoided her like a plague, for fear that she would ask for a loan. Only one of her real friends lent her tens of thousands of their savings, and the other person's family was not very rich either.
, so this time no matter how much Ma Yuanxiang needed money, she never dared to speak to the other party again.
Now that Qiao Liang, a person who was not close to her, was willing to give her 10,000 yuan for no reason, how could Ma Yuanxiang not be moved.
"I'm just trying my best to help." Qiao Liang smiled.
To Qiao Liang's surprise, Ma Yuanxiang shook his head, "I can't accept this money."
"Why?" Qiao Liang was puzzled.
"We are not relatives, so I feel bad for taking this money from you." Ma Yuanxiang explained.
"Then just think I borrowed it from you." Qiao Liang said with a smile, "Anyway, I know you are a teacher at County No. 1 Middle School, so you can't run away."
Qiao Liang's words obviously moved Ma Yuanxiang's heart. She was really short of money now.
"Then... just think I borrowed it from you?" Ma Yuanxiang raised his head and glanced at Qiao Liang, and said in a weak voice.
"Okay, okay." Qiao Liang nodded happily, looked at the time, and then stood up, "It's getting late, you should go to bed early, I'll leave first, by the way, remember what I told you, you have to call the police
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After Qiao Liang finished speaking, he was ready to leave.
At this time, the woman looked at Qiao Liang biting her lip, hesitated for a moment, and then tremblingly said: "Tonight... don't leave..."
"Huh?" Qiao Liang turned around and saw Ma Yuanxiang, who was blushing. At this time, Ma Yuanxiang was blushing to her ears and didn't even dare to look at Qiao Liang.
Qiao Liang had now clearly heard what Ma Yuanxiang had just said. He looked at her and frowned slightly: "You asked me to stay because you want to use your body to pay off the debt?"
"No, no...that's not what I meant." Ma Yuanxiang explained anxiously, her face getting even worse, as red as a red apple.
"Then what do you mean?" Qiao Liang continued to frown at Ma Yuanxiang.
"I...I think you are a good person, I just...just want to repay you." Ma Yuanxiang stammered.
"Then do you think I'm someone who takes advantage?" Qiao Liang asked dissatisfied.
"I didn't mean that." Ma Yuanxiang looked ashamed.
"Don't say such things again in the future. Although I, Qiao Liang, may not be a noble person, I am not a villain who takes advantage of others' danger." Qiao Liang said as he walked out, "Go to rest early, and remember to hand over the card when you come back."
