"If I don't send him to the hospital, how will I know what's wrong with him?"
"Yes, your friend had an accident in my shop, but so what?"
"As I said, you can't just insist that the problem lies with my cabbage, can you?"
This anxious tone gave the green-haired man more room to exploit the situation.
The green-haired man shouted loudly, "Everyone, look! What kind of attitude is she showing? This is clearly her problem, and she's yelling at me. It's simply outrageous!"
"My friend is already so pitiful. Everyone, please speak up and help my friend get justice!"
The diners, who had initially been watching the scene unfold, began to doubt if there was indeed something wrong with the food at Delicious Times.
Immediately, someone chimed in, "Everyone, I think there's definitely something fishy about Delicious Times."
"Their cabbage is so delicious; I suspect they've put something special in it!"
Another person added, "You're right, I suspect there's a problem too! How can normally grown cabbage be this delicious? They must have done something sneaky, and it backfired this time, causing someone to get poisoned!"
"Everyone, we must boycott such unscrupulous businesses. Let's all report them to the Food Safety Administration."
"We absolutely cannot let such a menace remain here!"
"That's right! Get out! Get out!"
The diners' emotions were ignited, and in an instant, a crowd surged with excitement, a deluge of insults raining down on Zhou Qian.
Zhou Qian had never witnessed such a scene. Her face turned pale, and her high heels faltered, nearly causing her to fall to the ground.
Frustrated, she exclaimed somewhat losing composure, "Are you ever going to stop! Just tell me what you want. Do you have to make such a big scene out of this!"
The green-haired man, acting self-righteous, shouted, "You! This is clearly your problem, how dare you criticize me!"
"If this is your attitude, then there's nothing more to discuss!"
Zhou Qian suppressed her anger and said as calmly as possible, "Then tell me, what do you want to resolve this matter?"
The green-haired man said, "I've already told you, I'm not willing to send him to the hospital. I want to take my friend to the hospital myself!"
"Medical expenses, compensation for emotional distress, and lost wages, all added up, you need to pay me ten million!"
"Otherwise, this matter will absolutely not be settled!"
"What did you say?!" Zhou Qian was shocked. "Ten million? Are you crazy?"
Zhou Qian genuinely thought the green-haired man was insane. Otherwise, why would he make such an outrageous demand?
Upon hearing Zhou Qian call him crazy, the green-haired man immediately became displeased.
He said angrily, "What do you mean? Didn't you ask me how to resolve this?"
"Now I've told you how to resolve it, and you're backing out? Have you lost all integrity?"
Zhou Qian said, "Is this about integrity? This is clearly your price being too high!"
"Do you know what ten million means? You just blurt it out like that, how can I possibly agree to it!"
The green-haired man said, "What's wrong with ten million? My friend is dying. Is it too much to ask for ten million from you?"
"If this is considered excessive, then it only shows that in your eyes, human life is truly worthless!"
Zhou Qian certainly could not agree to such an unreasonable demand.
If she agreed, what difference would there be between her and a fool?
She said indignantly, "I think you're just trying to extort me!"
"I was originally planning to discuss this with you properly, but since you have no sincerity, don't blame me for not giving you another chance!"
The green-haired man said, "You give me a chance? No, have you got it wrong?"
"You give me a chance? It's me who's giving you a chance!"
"Do you understand the situation? It's my friend who has a problem, not you. I'm demanding compensation from you, and you're saying it's giving me a chance?"
"What do you mean? Do you think I'm just an ordinary citizen, so you can bully me easily?"
"If that's the case, then I was right. You're a black-hearted capitalist!"
The label of capitalist made Zhou Qian's head throb with anger.
She wished she could walk up and slap the green-haired man.
The diners also clearly had a natural aversion to the word "capitalist," so they started saying to Zhou Qian:
"Why do you have to be a capitalist when you can be anything else in our country? Don't you know that our country needs capitalists the least?"
"Yes, you're such a refined woman, but how can your heart be so wicked?"
"Young people these days have truly abandoned our traditions. Who knows if your ancestors would be so angry seeing you like this that they'd appear in dreams to scold you!"
The diners' accusations, one after another, put immense pressure on Zhou Qian, making her feel like she was about to collapse.
This world is like that; often, words are the most hurtful weapons. Many people have perished under verbal attacks.
Zhou Qian felt she was on the verge of a breakdown.
She kept shaking her head and said, "Stop talking, please stop talking. I'm not a capitalist, I'm not a capitalist!"
Zhou Qian's state gave the green-haired man an opportunity.
He aggressively said, "You still say you're not a capitalist? If you're not a capitalist, then give me the ten million!"
"As long as you give the money and then apologize to us, this matter will be settled, and I won't pursue it further."
"You're in business, you should know, is ten million more important, or is your shop more important?"
Zhou Qian's mind was in complete chaos, and for a moment, she didn't know how to answer the green-haired man.
Just as she felt extremely embarrassed, Wu Tian's voice finally rang out, "You've really calculated your plan well!"
"This matter originally had nothing to do with us, but once we pay you compensation, even if it's just one dollar, wouldn't that mean we admit we have a problem?"
Wu Tian's words immediately stunned the green-haired man.
He had noticed Wu Tian from the beginning but assumed Wu Tian was just Zhou Qian's follower, so he paid him no mind.
However, he hadn't expected Wu Tian to dare to speak up in such a situation.
Upon hearing Wu Tian's voice, Zhou Qian also slightly started, then looked at Wu Tian and said, "Wu Tian, this matter has nothing to do with you, you don't need to..."