Chapter 1158 Just Pay (2/2)
lucky boy!”
Li Du has been paying attention to his expression. Seeing the reaction of the host, he
was sure he had disrupted the plan. He pretended to be excited, holding out his hand to
thank all who came up to congratulate him.
The host arranged for the head manager to arrive, and then came to interview Li Du
about the prize.
The host invited Li Du up on stage to talk about his feelings and thoughts on winning the
prize and interrogated him about his background and identity.
Li Du had participated in too many big scenes to be bothered. This kind of small
performance was nothing to him. He easily dodged the host's questions, talking with a
polite smile but volunteering no important information.
He guessed that the host was doing this to buy time, so he quickly said, ”Oh, can't we
talk about this later? I am so anxious to see my new yacht, quickly give me the prize!”
The host chuckled. ”The young man is very impatient!”
”I have a quick temper,” Li Du acted with deliberate naiveté.
The manager took Li Du to backstage. There were several managers in the lucky draw,
all very eloquent, who were able to persuade people to pay.
The manager who now spoke to Li Du was not the same one who previously dealt with
his family.
He asked Li Du to sit down and said, ”Just a moment, sir, let's verify your identity…”
The tourists who were waiting to pay taxes in the backstage gathered around, talking
about Li Du's good luck with envy and jealousy.
The managers gathered round to discuss how to handle the matter.
One of the managers who attended his family previously recognized him and asked,
”Mr. Li, didn't you go back to raise money for your taxes?”
The manager sensed something was off, but since there was nothing suspicious about
Li Du's behavior, he was not quite sure of his guess.
Li Du said with high spirits, ”Oh, our guide urged us to continue with the lucky draw
when we were going out. She said we don't need to be in any hurry to get the money.”
At this point, a capable middle-aged Chinese executive, accompanied by several
managers, came up quickly and asked, ”Which gentleman has won the grand prize?”
Li Du stood up and said, ”That's me. Hi, How do I pay the tax? How to deal with the
formalities of ownership transfer?”
The executive showed a friendly smile, stretched out a hand and said, ”Hello, nice to
meet you. What is your name, sir? The value of the grand prize is very high and it is a
big issue. Please follow me first, sir. We have to discuss some details.”
Li Du flatly refused. ”No, I want to get the prize first and then we can talk about it.”
The manager, who had dealt with the family, interjected, ”To receive the prize, you have
to pay taxes first. This yacht is worth 5.2 million Australian dollars, and the tax is more
than 600,000 dollars!”
Li Du took out his wallet and retrieved his bankcard, saying, ”OK, I'll pay.”
The manager, who had thought he could not afford it, was stunned and asked without
thinking, ”Didn't you just say you had no money?”
”I didn't, but my friends sent me money, they just made a transfer,” said Li Du.
Just in time, Brother Wolf and the others had arrived. The big men came to the
backstage and greeted him, and the atmosphere abruptly changed.
Seeing Brother Wolf, Godzilla and the others stand in a line, the middle-aged man with
the smile on his face said, ”Mr. Li, please come here, we could talk this over…”
Li Du insisted, ”No, hand over the prize to first. Why do you all keep trying to waste my
time? Could there be anything fishy about your event?”