Chapter 542: The Extra-Large Gang!_1

“Suit yourself, if you’re convinced we’re running a scam, go ahead and call the cops on us.”

Tang Feng sneered in disdain, unwilling to waste another word on this imbecile. He felt his IQ plummet with every sentence exchanged with her.

Guo Caixia was infuriated by his arrogant disregard for her threats.

She no longer held back, and started yelling loudly, “Quick, grab them; they’re scammers, they’ve swindled someone out of cars worth over a million. See those cars? They got them all through despicable scams.”

Upon her declaration, chaos erupted at the hotel’s entrance.

Everyone looked at Tang Feng and his company with suspicion.

The two security guards went pale.

All three cars were luxury models, each costing over a million, totaling nearly ten million.

Scamming so much money, this was a major case.

The guards didn’t dare delay, hurriedly contacting the security department to send more personnel.

Soon, another seven or eight security guards rushed over, encircling Tang Feng and the others.

“Raise your hands! Don’t move!”

One of the security guards, heavyset and with a plump face, brandished a baton and bellowed at them.

Tang Feng’s face soured, “You just take her word for it and decide we’re a gang of scammers? Is this how Kaiyue Hotel treats its guests?”

“Whether you’re criminals or not, we’ll figure it out, but for now, shut your mouth.” The head of security was nearly six-foot-three and quite intimidating.

Tang Feng and Xu Xinling weren’t too disturbed, but Liu Xingxu and Han Xiaoxiao had never encountered such a situation and were too frightened to move.

In the midst of this, someone in the crowd spoke up in a low voice, “Mr. Liu, Xiaoxiao, what’s going on here?”

Liu Xingxu and Han Xiaoxiao turned towards the voice to see several of their colleagues standing in the crowd.

These were the employees who had come to Zhonghai with Liu Xingxu and were considered the backbone of Star Studio.

Tang Feng had asked these colleagues to meet at Kaiyue Hotel, but never expected his subordinates to witness such a humiliating incident.

“This woman insists we’re scammers, and the security team is hassling us without clarifying the facts, we don’t know what’s really going on,” Han Xiaoxiao said, her voice trembling as if she were about to cry.

The tall security guard heard their conversation and pointed at the Star Studio employees, “They are all part of the gang, bring them out.”

Following his command, the other security guards, like wolves and tigers, charged forward and pulled the employees from the crowd.

“What are you doing? We’re just here to eat, what right do you have to treat us this way?”

“Exactly, we haven’t broken any laws, why are you restricting our freedom?”

“Mr. Liu, what in the world is happening? Weren’t you attending an investment conference?”

“Yeah, Xiaoxiao, were you tricked into a pyramid scheme?”

The employees were utterly confused.

They were initially at the hotel waiting for news, then received a message from Liu Xingxu saying they had sold a game and found a long-term benefactor, inviting them to dine at the hotel.

On their way, they had looked up Kaiyue Hotel online and learned it was a well-known five-star establishment in Zhonghai.

They were still marveling at their good fortune for finally latching onto a golden opportunity, believing that funding for future game development at the studio would no longer be a concern.

Yet they could not have anticipated encountering such an ordeal upon their arrival.

It seemed this golden opportunity was far from reliable.

Liu Xingxu and Han Xiaoxiao were at a loss for how to explain the situation to their colleagues.

Actually, even the two of them were completely bamboozled.

Logically, the security of a five-star hotel shouldn’t have been falsely accusing people without sorting out the facts.

Tang Feng’s expression was as ugly as it could be.

This was his first time treating people from Star Studio to a meal, and it had turned into this vexing mess, thoroughly ruining the mood.

“Bring your manager here right now. You must give me a satisfactory explanation today, or no one’s getting off easy,” he roared, pointing at the towering security guard.

The hefty security guard was unfazed by his threat, “Who said you could talk? Keep spouting nonsense, and I’ll shut your mouth for you.”

Turning to Guo Caixia, he asked, “Mrs. Xia, what’s the actual deal with these people?”

Tang Feng and his group realized the situation when they saw this. These security guards knew Guo Caixia — no wonder they’d sided with her without any investigation.

Guo Caixia, pointing at Tang Feng and his group, said, “They’re all members of a scamming gang. I uncovered their plot, and they even threatened me, saying if I dared speak out, they’d make sure I wouldn’t live to see another day…”

She pretended to be trembling with fear, easily eliciting sympathy from the onlookers ignorant of the facts.

The spectators, feasting on the spectacle, glowered at Tang Feng and the others.

“Scammers dare to be so brazen, even coming to Kaiyue Hotel to eat?”

“Those scammers seem to be quite rich. Didn’t you hear what the lady said? Those cars were all swindled by them.”

“For real? Those cars must be worth over ten million together, right? This is a major scamming ring!”

“Is there any doubt about it? Haven’t you noticed the Kaiyue Hotel security team has already taken control of them?”

“Hurry up and call the police; we must bring these criminals to justice…”

The more the crowd heard about the supposedly vast sums swindled by Tang Feng’s “gang,” the more outraged they became.

Guo Caixia watched Tang Feng with schadenfreude.

Hmph, I gave you a chance out of the kindness of my heart, and you squandered it. Now you can’t blame me.

Xu Xinling was also livid, pointing at Guo Caixia angrily, “You keep falsely accusing us of scamming. Do you have any evidence? If you don’t, be careful or I’ll sue you for slander.”

“Oh, you want evidence?”

Guo Caixia had expected this question and pointed to a Mercedes-Benz E-Class AMG, “This car is the evidence. Dare you say it wasn’t swindled from someone by your despicable means?”

“You’re talking nonsense; I won that car fair and square in a bet.” Xu Xinling was even more infuriated by her distortion of the truth.

“Yeah, you set a trap for that person, and that’s why you won the car.”

Guo Caixia then turned to the bystanders, her tone earnest, “Everyone, please think about it, these are million-level luxury cars. Would someone make such a huge gamble if they hadn’t been trapped?”