Chapter 197
The Haynes Group disregarded human life. They are heartless!”
“Unscrupulous enterprises, rubbish of the society. They are exploiting migrant workers…”
A middle–aged man in mourning clothes was cursing with a loudspeaker! With every curse, more than
ten people followed
suit!
Seeing this, Joanna felt stressed out, and her head was in pain!
It was obvious that they were professional actors!
In other words, they were the mafia specialized in collecting debts for people and extorting
compensation for casualties! They would look forpanies to extort an exorbitant sum by looking for
simr casualties.
Then, they split it equally with the victim’s family.
“Miss Haynes, they can’t continue to make a ruckus like this. Why don’t we call the police!” Cora said
with a frown.
“Let’s talk to the families of the victim first!”
The car drove towards the gate!
The security guard immediately opened the door.
“The person in charge is here. Stop her!”
“Don’t cause a ruckus!” The security guards held stun batons and blocked everyone outside the door.
Michael was already waiting in the garage.
As soon as Joanna got out of the car, Michael rushed forward anxiously. “Miss Haynes, you’re finally
here!”
“Call the victim’s family into the office!”
Michael’s expression was solemn as he said helplessly. “The deceased’s family has a tough attitude
and refuses tomunicate.”
“They wanted one million dors aspensation now. In addition, they’ve wanted 200 thousand
dors for mental damage done to their family!”
Cora was shocked. “Huh? That much? Isn’t that obviously ckmailing?”
“That’s right!”
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“But now that someone has died, the victim’s family won’t let go of this matter! If this continues, the
situation’s impact will be even worse!”
Although the factory had bought insurance, the deceased’s family still wanted an additional 1.2 million
dors from the Haynes Group!
“Call the victim’s family over and tell them that we want to discuss thepensation!”
“Alright. I’ll go now!”
“Mr. Brycen, how do you think this matter should be resolved?”
Mr. Brycen pushed his sses. “Let’s negotiate it privately first. If the adjustment doesn’t seed, we
still have to go through the judicial process!”
Joanna frowned and thought for a moment!
The judicial process would be too slow. If the victim’s family continued to cause trouble, the impact on
the factory would be far more than 1.2 million dors.
It was better topensate some money and settle the matter as soon as possible!
The members of the mafia had the mentality of entrepreneurs. Therefore, they treated this ident as
a way to get rich.
Half an hour had passed.
Michael walked in with the person who imed to be the deceased’s second uncle.
“Miss Haynes, the victim’s family member is here!”
Joanna observed this person!
The person was about 5.5 feet and had a protruding mouth and monkey–like puffed cheeks. He wore a
ck and tattered jacket, and his hair was messy. The left leg of his pants was rolled up, revealing the
straw pants underneath.
He was dressed like a typical construction worker.
However, there was a shrewdness and sharpness in his eyes!
Joanna pondered and greeted politely, “Hello! I’m the person in charge of the Haynes Group!
“Please take a seat!”
“I’m the second uncle of the deceased. If you have anything to say, just tell me!
“Boohoo, my poor nephew. He just graduated from university, and he’s gone just like that!”
“Don’t cry first. It’s indeed our factory’s responsibility for such a thing to happen!
“If you have any requests, feel free to ask. We’ll try our best to satisfy them!”
The man sniffed. Although he pretended to be sad, his eyes were bright and shining, revealing his
greed for money.
“We’ve already made a request previously. We want one million dors aspensation, plus 200
thousand dors for damage caused to our emotions!
The boy’s parents worked hard to raise the child. Now that their child is gone, the old couple is already
sick. It’s not much to ask for this money!”
“For apany as big as yours, 1.2 million was only like a drop of water in the ocean!”
Joanna listened without any expression on her beautiful face!
Thepany had bought idental personal insurance for every employee. In this ident, the
insurancepany wouldpensate 76 thousand dors!
However, thepany would stillpensate him with an additional pension out of humanitarianism!
Joanna opened her handbag and took out a check. “This is a check for 400 thousand dors! It’s to
express condolences to the family of the deceased!”
Although she sympathized with the victim, she would not let the victim’s family ask for an exorbitant
price.
The 400 thousand dors was out of sympathy. If the deceased’s family disagreed, she did not want to
settle it privately!
Anyway, she already had a bad name. So, she didn’t care about the situation getting worse.
Seeing this, the man red at her. “Are you kidding me? We want 1.2 million dors! Are you taking us
as a beggar by giving us 400 thousand dors?”
Joanna’s smile froze. She said calmly, “Sir, I’m also very heartbroken that something like this happened
to thepany!
Thepany has also bought insurance for every employee. Logically speaking, thepany doesn’t
have topensate!
“However, out of the spirit of humanity, I’m willing to represent thepany and pay an additional 400
thousand dors!”
“I think you are very familiar with the market price, right?” Joanna said with a hint of mockery in her
eyes.
Although the second uncle of the victim was dressed like a migrant worker, she could tell at a nce
that he was a professional ckmailer.
As expected, when this man heard what Joanna said, the corners of his mouth twitched!
“A little more. This price is too ridiculous!”
“I am not adding a single cent!” Joanna’s tone was cold and blunt. There was no room for negotiation.
“If you agree to settle this privately, ept the money and let the matter rest! Otherwise, we can only
go through the judicial process!”
“No. 400 thousand dors is too little! If it’s less than one million. I won’t agree to settle it privately!”
Joanna pondered for a few seconds and stood up when she heard this. “Since you don’t agree, we can
only go through the judicial process!”
“I think that even if the Human Court gives a verdict, it will definitely not exceed 200 thousand dors!”
“I have something to settle now. You can leave!”
Seeing this, the man’s aggressive attitude softened a little. “If you don’tpensate us, we’ll make a
ruckus here every day. You guys would never resume work normally!”
“Up to you! It’s the off–season now, and many factories are taking long vacations! It’s already
challenging for our factory to continue working!”
“What you’re doing won’t affect the factory at all! It will only affect a group of people who are working to
support their families.”
The man rolled his eyes and said impatiently, “Don’t talk so much nonsense!”
“In any case, we won’t leave until the matter is resolved today!”
Joanna frowned slightly. “It’s tough for our factory to operate now. If it goes bankrupt, not to mention
400 thousand dors, we won’t even have 200 dors!”
“Of course! You can sue me personally! This is mywyer. You can talk to him if you need anything!
“After the judicial process, I will definitely not go back on my word no matter how much the court asks
me topensate! However, it will be at least half a year before you get the money!”
“It would not affect me. I can wait!”
When the man heard this, his expression turned gloomy even more!
This woman in front of them was really not easy to fool! If they really went to court, they would definitely
not be able to gain an even greater advantage.