I have a debt of 3 trillion, and my creditors are begging me not to die.

Chapter 3 The whole village was dealt with
The landlord didn’t believe that the mayor would come over to settle the fees for Yang Chen. She said with a stern face, “I’m not in the mood to play a trick with you. Now tell me straight out loud, are you going to pay the money and continue to live here, or are you going to leave immediately?”

Yang Chen spoke to her in a nice way, as he didn’t want to offend anyone since he had just arrived. It seemed like she wasn’t that easy to deal with.

"Sister, I have deposited half a year's rent in your hands, so I haven't lived in your house for the past six months in vain. I have rented the house from you for five years, so you can't be so slow to wait, right? Mayor Wang will be here soon, and he will definitely settle the fees for you." Yang Chen said.

"You have to understand the situation clearly. The deposit is a deposit and the rent is rent. They cannot be confused! Forget it, I won't talk to you anymore. I will check the house now. Even if you pay the rent today, I won't let you continue to rent it!" The eldest sister said angrily, and then she took out a flashlight, ruler, marker, etc. from her bag.

Yang Chen was extremely shocked and asked, "What do you mean?"

The eldest sister walked over and directly turned off the power switch in Yang Chen's room, then said: "I won't take advantage of you. I won't use your electricity. I'll just use the light."

The landlady walked into the house aggressively, holding a searchlight and began to look for damaged areas in the house.

There were footprints on the wall, small dents were knocked out, the furniture was worn out, and the cleaning fees had to be calculated for dirty appliances. After all this, the half-year rent that Yang Chen had deposited was not enough to pay the compensation!
“Oh my god! Big sis, you’re going too far! I don’t approve of your behavior!” Yang Chen said angrily.

The landlady said with a smile: "It doesn't matter whether you agree or not. The deposit is in my hands and I have the final say. Do you understand?"

Oh my god, you still want to be so aggressive?
“Who can guarantee that there won’t be any wear and tear when renting a house? Can you keep the house you live in as good as new? Besides, the rent already includes reasonable wear and tear fees. When you rent out a house, you are accepting reasonable wear and tear depreciation by default. You are trying to do this to me now, I won’t tolerate you!” Yang Chen said angrily.

The landlady still looked fearless and said with a smile: "This is the rule here. If you are dissatisfied, you can call the police or sue me in court. I will definitely fight to the end. Your deposit is not enough for compensation. You cannot take away the air conditioner, refrigerator, TV, etc. you bought. You have to mortgage them for compensation."

Yang Chen: "..."

It's so comfortable to be a landlord. You don't have to pay anything, and you can even make free money from the furniture and appliances purchased by your tenants.

“Get out of here right now! I’ve never seen a landlord as black-hearted as you!” Yang Chen cursed.

The landlady was furious and shouted, "Who are you calling a loser? Who are you calling a black-hearted person? Explain it to me clearly or I won't let you off today!"

When the landlady's family heard her shouting, they all ran up quickly.

The landlord’s son was 16 years old, at the age when he did things without considering the consequences. He rushed into the kitchen and took out a kitchen knife, waving it back and forth in front of Yang Chen, and yelled, “Apologize to my mother! I told you to apologize to my mother! Hurry up!”

The other tenants came over to watch the fun, and tried to mediate, persuading both parties to calm down, and for both parties to take a step back. The landlord should not care so much, and Yang Chen should not ask for the deposit, and should quickly pack up his personal belongings and leave.

Before the landlady could speak, her son yelled, "No! He has to pay compensation and apologize to my mother, otherwise he can't leave!"

Damn, I walked down from the 33rd floor rooftop, how could I be afraid of him?

Yang Chen turned around and walked into the kitchen and took out a kitchen knife, frightening the landlord so much that he quickly pulled his son back.

“What? You’re the only one who can use a knife, but I can’t? Come on, everyone else go out, let’s close the door and fight one-on-one. Only the one who’s alive has the right to walk out! If you don’t dare, you’re not your father’s biological child!” Yang Chen said fiercely.

Chicken Feather didn't dare to respond to Yang Chen's words. He was just a loser who talked big.

"We are civilized and law-abiding people. We won't fight with a pauper like you!" said the landlady.

“Coward!” Yang Chen cursed.

Just then, the sound of a whistle from the gate broke the tense atmosphere.

The landlady walked to the window and looked down, and was immediately shocked by the scene at the door.

A row of cars drove to the door, all of them were domestically made Hongqi cars. There were three H3s in the front, an H6 in the middle, and three H9s at the back. It was obvious that the leaders of the government or public institutions were traveling.

The landlady looked at Yang Chen in surprise, thinking, "Could it really be that the mayor is here?"

A group of people got off the Hongqi cars. Among them, Deputy Mayor Wang Wenkang, who got off the Hongqi H9 and often appeared on TV news, was recognized by the landlady at a glance.

The landlady slapped her thigh and said, "Oh no, it's bad, it's bad, the mayor is really here! Dajun, put down your knife quickly! Mayor Wang is here, hurry down to greet him!"

The landlord's family was in chaos in an instant. The landlord's son quickly put the knife back into the kitchen, and the whole family hurried downstairs to greet Wang Wenkang and his group.

"Oh, Mayor Wang, what brings you here?" The landlady nodded and bowed.

Wang Wenkang said with a smile: "You are the landlord, right?"

The landlady smiled flatteringly and nodded, "Yes, yes, I am the landlord here, my name is Zhou Chunxia. Welcome Mayor Wang to be your guest, please come in, please come in."

Wang Wenkang glanced at the secretary, then said with a smile: "I'm here to settle the fees for your tenant Yang Chen. Xiao Liu, go settle with Ms. Zhou." At this time, Yang Chen was lying on the windowsill with a knife in his hand and said: "Mayor Wang, there is no need to settle. They came up with a knife and forced me to accept the house wear and tear fee. Not only did they deduct all my six-month deposit, but they also used the refrigerator and air conditioner I bought as compensation. Mayor Wang, I want to ask that the regulations here require that the house must be kept in its original condition when renting a house, otherwise you have to pay the wear and tear fee, is that right?"

Wang Wenkang's face changed drastically, and he quickly replied, "There is no such rule! Of course, there will be reasonable wear and tear when renting a house, and the landlord accepts it by default when renting it out. Why, Ms. Zhou, you still charge tenants for wear and tear? Are you going to deduct half a year's deposit all at once?"

Zhou Chunxia panicked and quickly explained, "This is how it's done here, and I'm not the only one doing this. If Mayor Wang thinks it's unreasonable, you can tell everyone not to collect it, and you can't just tell me not to collect it, right?"

"Do you mean all the landlords here do this?" Wang Wenkang asked.

Zhou Chunxia nodded and replied: "Yes! It's the rule that everyone agrees on. I didn't mean to trick him!"

At this time, the neighbors who were watching the fun panicked.

"Hey! Zhou Chunxia, ​​stop talking nonsense!"

"That's right! Think before you speak!"

"Just do it yourself, don't drag others into it!"

……

Zhou Chunxia then realized that what she said was equivalent to reporting to the mayor that all the landlords in the village were illegally collecting wear and tear fees. If she offended all the landlords in the village, her family would have no chance of staying in the village.

Yang Chen said loudly: "Mayor Wang, the tenants who come here to rent houses are all low-level workers like me. Life is already difficult, and they are also cheated by these black-hearted landlords. You can't just ignore it."

At this time, tenants from the surrounding areas all came to join in the fun.

Wang Wenkang went out and asked the tenants. They all said that they had indeed been cheated by the landlord in this way. They had to compensate for reasonable wear and tear, and in most cases the deposit was not enough to compensate, so they had to pay a large sum of money before leaving.

Wang Wenkang was very angry, and he immediately said to his secretary: "Xiao Liu, call the Housing Authority and ask Zhou Dakang to come over immediately!"

The secretary nodded and immediately called the Housing Authority.

Zhou Chunxia was completely panicked, thinking that she might be in big trouble.

"Mayor Wang, I was wrong, I was wrong. I will return the deposit to him now and will not charge him rent, utilities, etc. for the past six months. He can move out immediately. Is that okay?" Zhou Chunxia said with a sad face.

Wang Wenkang said with a straight face, "You can't just say you don't want to charge now. You are illegally charging wear and tear fees, so we have to deal with it according to the law! I think all these houses were illegally added later, right? Xiao Liu, call the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the Fire Department and ask their responsible persons to come over."

Zhou Chunxia's legs suddenly went weak and she sat down on the ground. It felt like the sky was falling.

Illegally charging wear and tear fees is a small matter, but illegally adding floors is a big problem. Almost every household in the village has illegally added 2-3 floors.

When they first built the house, they laid the foundation for 2-3 floors. Now they have added 5-6 floors to it and rent it out. There are no fire hydrants or other equipment. This will definitely fail if checked. The whole village will be fined and have to pay to demolish the illegal buildings within a certain period of time. Wouldn't the whole village hate Zhou Chunxia's family?
Yang Chen only took away necessary items such as the ID card, and didn’t want anything else. He came down with his bag on his back, picked up the kitchen knife in his hand and gestured to Zhou Chunxia’s son twice, and asked: “Didn’t you want to chop me with a knife just now? Come on, I’ll give you another chance now, let’s fight one-on-one, and the winner will live.”

Zhou Chunxia's son lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Yang Chen. As arrogant as he was just now, he was just as cowardly now.

Wang Wenkang quickly gave the secretary a look, and the secretary understood what he meant and took the knife from Yang Chen's hand and hid it in his arms.

Soon, heads of the Housing Authority, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Fire Department and other departments arrived.

"Investigate five years ago and punish all landlords who illegally charge wear and tear fees according to law!" Wang Wenkang ordered.

"Understood! Do it right away!" Zhou Dakang said, then walked aside to make a phone call.

Upon seeing this, the heads of the other two departments immediately took the initiative to call people to come and do the job. They would definitely find out the illegal additions and fire issues once they were investigated.

Wang Wenkang nodded with satisfaction and said, "The tenants here are all workers. They have a hard time. We can't let them earn their hard-earned money and still be cheated by unscrupulous landlords. As public servants, we must make decisions for the people! You guys handle it. I'm waiting to see the results of your handling!"

The heads of the three departments immediately nodded and assured Wang Wenkang that the matter would be handled seriously and without any leniency.

Wang Wenkang smiled and said to Yang Chen: "It's too messy here, we can't discuss things. Let's go, I'll take you to Jiangcheng Bay Villa No. 1 to discuss. Let Xiao Liu handle the expenses, you don't have to worry about it."

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, then followed Wang Wenkang.

Zhou Chunxia suddenly hugged Yang Chen's legs and cried, "Yang Chen, I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. I will return all your rent for the past five years to you. Please help me plead with Mayor Wang and ask him to show mercy and not deal with it like this, otherwise our whole family will not be able to live in the village."

(End of this chapter)