Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Loan Usury Men and Women

The door of the reception room opened, and the two walked in.The older sister, Bartha, was about twenty-six or seventeen, and well mannered; the younger brother, Harry, looked like a decadent youth. "Hey, what do you want?" Mason asked. Basha stared blankly at Mason and asked, "Who is the guest who came out of here just now?" Mason shook his head lightly, "Don't inquire, this is a law firm, and don't talk about other guests. Here, What do you want?" "My brother Harry is in trouble... have you heard of Mr. Bashad?" "A financier? A notorious lender."

"My brother Harry started working under him half a year ago. It is shameful that more than 3,000 US dollars were embezzled. Mr. Bashad found out about it yesterday and threatened to hand him over to the police if he did not return the amount tomorrow." Mason looked at Harry sharply, and Harry felt coy. "Harry, what did you do with the money you stole?" "It's not stealing. I planned to return it to him when he didn't realize it." "Are you sure you will pay back the full amount tomorrow? If not, you will be sent to the detention center."

Harry just shrugged, and his sister replied instead: "I have a deposit of 1,500 yuan, and I want to repay the rest in monthly installments. So I would like to ask you to talk to Mr. Bashad and not to accuse my brother to the police." "So, you have to support your brother's life, and you plan to use your own salary to repay the money embezzled by your brother?" "Yes," said Baltha, with tears in her eyes; Harry interposed, "I will never burden my sister a penny." "Then how are you going to pay it back? Where did you spend the money you stole?" Mason asked.

"How easy is it to talk about this matter. The most important thing is that you discuss it with Mr. Bashad and let him delay for a few more days." "If you want me to help, please be honest." "Leave it to someone to make money and make profits." Harry replied angrily. The older sister looked sadly at her wayward younger brother, and turned to face Mason. "My brother probably has a bad friend. That guy must have encouraged him to steal money and bet on horse races or something." "How was it stolen?" Mason asked. "My younger brother is responsible for keeping the IOU. People who borrowed money from Mr. Bashad, because the interest rate is horribly high, they all repay the money before the due date. At this time, he forged a fake IOU and took the returned money as his own. Mr. Bashad did not realize that the IOU was forged as it was not yet due. The younger brother handed over the stolen money to his accomplices for gambling or something. And returned the money to the firm when it was due and threw away the forged IOU."

"That's right, but how did it come to light?" "The person who repaid the money before the due date ran into Mr. Bashard on the golf course. At this time, Mr. Bashard paid back the money to the man, who was taken aback. He checked the firm's IOU and found that it was a forgery In this way, the corruption of my brother will be brought to light." Mason stared sharply at Harry, and said slowly, "Well, what if you don't pay Mr. Bashard a penny back?" Harry was taken aback, "If I don't return it, I will be taken to the detention center."

"A rogue like you, the detention center is the most suitable place." Harry got angry: "Hmph, I didn't come to listen to your lecture!" The older sister Basha was pale, begging desperately with tears in her eyes, and Mason was moved by her sincerity. "Okay, I'll figure it out. But he'll never be able to stand on his own if you're so accommodating. Harry, make a clean break with your bad friend today." Harry blushed and lowered his head. Mason grabbed the receiver on the table and said to Secretary Tina: "Please call Mr. Bashad." The call was connected quickly. After Mason said something into the microphone, he put down the phone and asked Harry: "How did Bashard know you were here?"

"I told him. Bashad threatened me to surrender to the police, and I was not to be outdone, saying that I would ask Perry Mason to defend me." Mason remained silent, looking at the arrogant young man in disgust. But his sister Basha grabbed his arm mournfully and said, "Mr. Mason, thank you very much." After that, she took her brother away. Perhaps for the sake of her sister, Mason came to Bashad's office at 8:30 in the evening.He opened the financier's door and walked in.At this moment, Bashad, who was fifty years away and had a mustache, came out.He eyed Mason sharply, then checked his watch.Bashad opened the manager's room and entered, and the sound of typing came from the next room.Bashad pressed the bell on the desk, and the sound of typing stopped.A young man wearing glasses came out from the next room.Bashard asked: "Culmer, what is the exact amount that Harry embezzled?"

Kulmer replied blankly: "Three thousand nine hundred and forty-two dollars and sixty-three cents." Bashad smiled at Mason, his eyes were cold and cunning. "But Harry Maculen has no money even if he wants to." Mason also smiled slightly. "The money must be in the hands of his associates. Just let the guy pay it back." "Then why didn't his accomplice pay back the money?" Mason asked calmly. "Maybe I lost my money at the gamble. Anyway, I'm going to take Harry to the police and get my money back." "I will pay you 1,500 yuan in cash tomorrow. The rest will be 30 yuan a month. Do you agree? His sister will help him pay it back. She only has this much money."

"Her life has nothing to do with me. I'm out of luck to pay back little by little," Bashad said bitterly, and Mason couldn't help but get angry. At this time, the door opened, and a slender, beautiful middle-aged woman walked in.She smiled at Mason, Bashad's wife. Mrs. Bashad obviously heard the conversation just now, and said hesitantly: "If it is Harry's sister who comes to pay back the money, please don't be too harsh. She is quite pitiful." "You'd better not talk too much about my work. You can step back." Bashad refused indifferently.Madam Bashard hesitated for a moment, then turned and went out.

Bashard stood up from his chair and said coldly, "Then, Mr. Mason, this is the end of our conversation with you." Mason strode across the office, slammed the anteroom door, and walked out.He got into the car parked outside, and suddenly realized that there was a person hiding in the seat behind him.He looked back in surprise, and it turned out to be Mrs. Bashard.The lady said: "Please close the door quickly and drive along this area, I have something to tell you." Mason hesitated, drove the car, turned a corner, and stopped.Mrs. Bashard leaned over the backseat and said, "Please do what my husband says, he is a ruthless man who can squeeze the last drop of blood from other people, I don't know what else he will do .”

"Ma'am, did you sneak out just to say this?" "No, I have something else to ask of you. I can't go out, I'm under my husband's watch all day long... My husband is a terrible person, and if I betray him, he will kill me." Mrs. Hashard's voice trembled, even her face trembled. "What exactly do you want to discuss with me?" "I want to break up with my husband. I have someone else in love." "If so, divorce your husband as soon as possible." Before the lady could answer, Mason found out from the car's mirror that he was being followed. A car stopped behind just now and never moved again. "What? Could it be..." Mrs. Bashard was taken aback, looked out the rear window, and immediately let out a wailing cry. "Please turn at the intersection ahead and drive me to your door." Mason drove the car slowly to the front of Barshard's house, stopped the car, and Mrs. Barshard jumped out of the car quickly. At this time, a figure appeared in the darkness and stepped forward arrogantly. It turned out to be Bashad. "Mr. Mason, did you invite my wife on a date when you first arrived?" Mason got out of the car and stood in front of Bashad with his legs spread apart, "No, it's not." Bashad exploded in anger and rushed towards him. Then, a man quickly approached behind Mason, holding a pair of screwdrivers in his right hand. "Hey, you wanna be kidding me?" Mason took a step towards him, posing seriously. Bashad was overwhelmed by Mason's courage and was timid.Mason glared at them both and got into his car.After driving for a while, Mason found a public phone booth, stopped the car, and called Basha, "The negotiation broke down, and Bashad refused to make any concessions. Please find a way to tear your brother's mouth open, so that his accomplices can return." money." "But my brother won't tell." Basha cried on the other end of the phone: "Mr. Mason, please. Please go to Mr. Bashad's place again." "I have no interest in telling Bashard about this. You can hire another lawyer." "So? Mr. Mason doesn't help me anymore?" Mason hung up the phone with a little hesitation.