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Lin Yuan opened his mouth in surprise, then awkwardly chuckled, "This shouldn't be a big deal, right? Why don't you go back and finish what you're doing first."

Unexpectedly, Huang Jiao suddenly looked at Lin Yuan with a look of wronged expectation: "The landlord called and said... he said he had already called the police and told me to go over now."

"What should I do? I clearly didn't break anything, so why would he call the police? I'm a little scared and don't dare to go back."

"Ah, this..." Lin Yuan was stunned.

Originally, he thought this matter had nothing to do with him; at most, the Girl would buy a house later.

But now, he heard that the police were coming. Was it that exaggerated? It was just moving out.

Moreover, looking at the Girl in front of him, she didn't seem like the type of person who was messy or liked to cause damage.

From her tone, it was not difficult to tell that she wanted Lin Yuan to go back with her.

However, after Chen's incident yesterday, he was also a little scared and didn't want to cause trouble.

But seeing the Girl's pleading eyes, he ultimately softened. Any man would feel compassion.

He waved his hand helplessly, "Forget it, forget it. I'll go back with you."

"Really?!" Hearing that Lin Yuan was willing to go back with her, Huang Jiao jumped up excitedly on the spot.

"Thank you so much, Lin Yuan. Don't worry, I'll definitely buy a house from you later."

Lin Yuan smiled faintly, "Okay, let's go."

"Mm-hmm!"

Just like that, the three of them drove the Wuling Hongguang to the Girl's rental house.

As soon as they arrived downstairs, they saw a group of people at the stairwell entrance.

After Lin Yuan got out of the car, he was a little confused by this sight and turned to look at Huang Jiao.

From her expression, it was clear that she was also bewildered.

It wasn't until a middle-aged man suddenly walked out of the crowd and, upon seeing Huang Jiao, shouted without explanation, "Don't let her run away!!!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~

In an instant, four or five people suddenly rushed forward and surrounded them.

The stance clearly indicated that they wouldn't let them leave.

Huang Jiao, being a Girl, had never seen such a scene.

She immediately cowered behind Lin Yuan in fear.

Lin Yuan frowned and stepped forward, asking, "What's the meaning of this? Weren't we supposed to solve the housing problem? What? Are you going to resort to violence?"

The middle-aged man looked at Lin Yuan in confusion and casually said, "Alright, if you want to move out, pay up first. Come and see for yourself what you've done to my house."

Hearing this, Lin Yuan couldn't help but glance at Huang Jiao behind him, feeling a little uncertain.

Could it be that she really damaged the house and brought him along as a shield?

But since he was here, he had to go upstairs and take a look.

Lin Yuan could only nod, silently following behind.

However, when he arrived on the third floor and entered the main door.

The look of confusion on his face deepened.

Looking around, the room was neat and tidy, and the furniture seemed to be arranged perfectly.

It didn't look like it had been damaged at all.

Lin Yuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He asked in confusion, "You just said the house was damaged. Where is it damaged?"

The middle-aged man sneered, "Can't you see? It's damaged everywhere."

"What?" Lin Yuan was bewildered and looked carefully again.

To ensure he wasn't mistaken, he even specifically touched it and inspected it.

He found that both the furniture and appliances were intact.

At this point, he was completely stunned and asked in confusion, "I've checked it, and it's not damaged."

"Heh~~ Not damaged? I'll show you now!" The middle-aged man's face was grim. He pulled out a spotlight from somewhere and held a roll of tape in his hand.

Click~~

A blinding light suddenly shone out, making the whole room much brighter even in broad daylight.

Lin Yuan was utterly confused by his actions and had no idea what he was doing.

However, the next second, he was dumbfounded.

The middle-aged man, holding the spotlight, meticulously shone it on every surface and corner of the shoe cabinet, touching it with his hand.

As soon as he found even a tiny scratch or peeling, he immediately tore off a piece of tape from his hand and stuck it on.

He spent 5 minutes just inspecting one shoe cabinet.

Next were the tables and various pieces of furniture.

He meticulously inspected every single one, even picking up red plastic stools to feel them for scratches.

At this point, not only Lin Yuan but also the netizens in the live stream were dumbfounded.

Those who knew it was a landlord assessing damages for moving out; those who didn't would have thought it was a forensic Experts solving a case.

They had never seen a landlord assess damages for moving out in this manner.

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— [This house was renovated by my friend, and he hadn't received his money yet. He had to pay over 2,000 to get his tools out.]

— [When he was shining the spotlight on the toilet, I was utterly speechless. I thought it was a dismembered body crime scene looking for clues, but it turned out he was looking for wear and tear?]

— [This is too terrifying. I originally thought the Girl brought Lin Yuan to be a shield, but now I realize I misunderstood her. It's a good thing Lin Yuan came along, otherwise, this Girl today probably wouldn't be able to leave this room without a huge payout!]

— [No, what is he trying to do? It's normal for rental properties to have wear and tear, right? According to him, as long as you use it, you have to pay?]

A small apartment of over 80 square meters, and he spent over an hour inspecting it with a spotlight, and he still wasn't finished.

Lin Yuan watched the middle-aged man with a faint smile on his face throughout.

Several people were blocking the door outside.

Clearly, it wouldn't be easy to leave today.

He wanted to see what tricks these people would pull.

Finally, after another ten minutes.

Click.

The spotlight was turned off.

The middle-aged man, holding a notebook and a pen, meticulously recorded every place in the room where tape had been affixed.

He tore one off and recorded one, taking a full twenty minutes.

Finally, he came before Lin Yuan and slammed the notebook onto the table.

He spoke condescendingly, "Shoe cabinet paint peeling in 5 places, count 50 for each. Three places with peeling, total 30."

"Table leg wear, floor wear..."

After his five-minute calculation, the notebook was filled with prices.

Lin Yuan picked it up and took a look.

Whoa~~

Good heavens~~

It was close to 11,000!!!

Oh my God!

Lin Yuan was shocked.

He looked at Huang Jiao in disbelief, then at the middle-aged man, and joked with a smile, "Girl, the landlord wants you to pay 11,000!"

Hearing this, Huang Jiao almost burst into tears: "Landlord, you're extorting me!! Who assesses damages for renting a house like this? There's bound to be wear and tear when you live in a house."

The landlord merely sneered, "Ask them, are all the houses in our community like this?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the people at the door all replied fiercely, "Yes! Who said we're extorting? We already called the police before we came, just in case you wouldn't pay. Don't worry, the police will be here soon. Let's see if you'll pay or not!"

Lin Yuan sneered inwardly. This was truly a nest of vipers.

He originally thought it was just the landlord extorting, but who would have thought that the entire community was involved in extortion.

To be honest, this matter didn't have much to do with him.

But he was disgusted today.

Just for this, he had to make these people understand what regret was!

Since they had called the police, there was no rush. He would play along with them.

Lin Yuan deliberately looked troubled and said, "11,000, isn't that a bit too much? I heard the Girl say when I arrived that the monthly rent is only 1,200. Besides, with 11,000, you could buy all new furniture, right?"