Weak and lying on the ground, William looked up at the taxi driver approaching him, a fierce expression etched on his face. The bravado he had shown earlier when he threatened the driver hadpletely faded.


    With a grimace of despair, he pleaded, “Boss, I’ve just gone bankrupt! I’m broke and drowning in debt! I’ve even been beaten up! Please, I really don’t have any money to pay you. Just let me go!”


    The driver snarled in response, “Do you really think you’re the only one with debts? If I were wealthy, do you think I’d still be driving a taxi? Forty-five dors isn’t chump change to me—it can feed me for two days! Now hurry up and pay!”


    William cried out in desperation, “Boss, I swear I don’t have any money or valuables on me! I’m begging you—please, have mercy and let me go!”


    “Enough of this nonsense! If you don’t pay, I’ll call the police!”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    With great effort, William managed to get onto his knees and sobbed, “Boss, I really don’t have any money, even if you wanted to kill me right now! Please, I’m begging you! Isn’t it enough that I’m bowing to you? Can’t you see me as a son who bows to you during Christmas? Just like my father, you should give me a gift, right?”


    The driver, taken aback by William’s shamelessness, trembled with anger. “You… how can you be so shameless? Don’t you have any parents? What would they think if they knew you were bowing to a stranger like a servant for a measly forty-five dors?”


    William choked back tears and replied, “Honestly, I’ve been an orphan since I was a kid. I grew up in an orphanage. After years of hard work, I saved up one hundred and twenty thousand dors, but I was betrayed by a friend from the orphanage. That scoundrel not only stole my savings but also convinced me to take out a five hundred thousand dor loan from various online lenders. Now I’mpletely at a dead end…”


    The driver was taken aback; William’s sorrow seemed genuine. “What the heck? How can such unfortunate people exist in this day and age?”


    Shaking his head in sympathy, the driver decided not to press the issue any further. “Alright, kid, since you’re in such a pitiful situation, I’ll let you go this time. Consider yourself lucky to have a free ride.”


    William bowed deeply once more, expressing his gratitude. “Thank you! You’re like an angel to me—my reincarnated father!”


    Then, lifting his head, he hesitated and asked, “Since you’ve already given me a free ride, could you spare me fifty dors? I need some cash for lunch.”


    The taxi driver rolled his eyes in disbelief. “Are you serious? How can you be so shameless? The audacity of you! No wonder they say ‘what goes aroundes around’!”


    With that, he turned back to his taxi, started the engine, and drove off.


    As William struggled to rise from the ground, he muttered to himself while brushing off the dust, “Well, despite everything, I managed to save forty-five dors!”


    Feeling a slight lift in his spirits after taking advantage of the taxi driver, William limped toward his girlfriend’s house. He thought about how he would throw himself into her arms and cry when he saw her.


    His girlfriend lived in a shantytown, an illegal housing area that was in terrible condition. Despite its dpidated state, William viewed it as a hidden treasure. The government was working on reconstructing the town, which meant that the residents of the demolished homes would receivepensation—sometimes even two or three houses in return.


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