The Old Man Said, "Call Me If Anything Comes Up"

For the past two years, Mu Ye had received a call from a mysterious old man every other week. Thanks to this ability, Mu Ye had made ten billion in the stock market.

"Hey, old man, what are your instructions for this week?"

"You may know how to make money, kid, but you don't know how to read people. Starting this week, focus on improving that!"

"How do I do that?"

"They say you find out who your true friends are in times of trouble. First, pretend to be a deadbeat!"

Back in Mu Ye's hometown, a group of debt collectors used the village loudspeaker to shout, "Guard against fire, guard against theft, guard against Mu Ye!"

They also unfurled a banner and paraded through the village.

After that, the villagers, led by the sharp-tongued Aunt Xia, ransacked Mu Ye's family home. They even took the electrical wires, windows, and water pump.

"Aunt Xia, please save me! If I don't pay them back, the debt collectors are going to bury me alive!"

Aunt Xia: "Sure, I'll lend them a shovel!"

"You..."

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.