The rise of the poor

Chapter 2276 Serves Him Right

The two lackeys scrambled to claim credit, taking all the credit for themselves. They even blatantly lied, saying that the two of them jumped off the boat without hesitation and rescued Luo Longwen in the raging storm.

"So, you're the ones who pulled me out of the sea, and you're the ones who put me on the bench to drain the water."

Luo Longwen clutched his chest, squinted at the two of them, and asked while taking a deep breath.

"That's right, that's right, it's us."

The two lackeys blatantly lied, patting themselves on the back with their hands and nodding their heads vigorously, shamelessly claiming that they were the ones who saved them.

The sailors and captains around them turned as black as the bottom of a pot. They had seen plenty of shameless people in this line of work, but they had never seen anyone so shameless!

"Tell me, do you have a grudge against me?!" Luo Longwen cursed, then reached out and slapped them hard on the head.

"What's wrong, sir? What are you talking about?" The two lackeys were eagerly awaiting their reward, but instead of receiving it, they were beaten. They were completely bewildered and asked with a wronged expression.

"Are you here to save me, or to get revenge on me?!" Luo Longwen was still not satisfied and reached out to give each of them another big punch!

"Master, we're innocent! How could we possibly retaliate against you?! We'd love to take your place and drown in the sea!" The two lackeys looked aggrieved and wronged.

"You still have the nerve to complain! I have at least two broken ribs, my face is swollen and burning with pain, and I've even lost a tooth. And you still say you weren't deliberately retaliating against me?! Is this how you save people?!" Luo Longwen clutched his chest and unleashed a torrent of abuse, grimacing as he spoke, the cold air intensifying the pain in his broken ribs and teeth.

While Luo Longwen was scolding them, his ribs were in so much pain that he couldn't stand it anymore. In anger, he reached out and gave both of them a hard slap on the back of the head.

"Huh?!" The two lackeys were dumbfounded. No, this isn't how the story should go! Shouldn't you be thanking us for saving your lives, giving us a large sum of money, and maybe even promoting us?!

"No, sir, you fell into the sea! We saved you! If we hadn't saved you, you would have sunk to the bottom!" the two lackeys protested pitifully, trying their best to defend them.

"I prayed to Mazu and my ancestors before boarding the ship. Mazu and my ancestors will protect me. Even if you don't save me, I'm still lucky and someone else will save me. If someone else had saved me, would I have broken two ribs and lost a tooth?! It's all your fault, you two good-for-nothings!"

Luo Longwen spat in their faces; it was clear he was really angry.

"what?!"

The two lackeys were completely speechless, looking at Luo Longwen in disbelief. "Master, have some decency!"

Seeing Luo Longwen's lackey being beaten and scolded, the surrounding sailors felt much better.

Live it!

Now you've shot yourselves in the foot! You tried to steal all the credit! And you even threatened us with your eyes that we couldn't say anything. Fine, now look what happened! Serves you right! Go ahead and steal, steal, steal until you're all dead!

Thank goodness Luo Longwen repaid kindness with enmity, otherwise we would have been furious. Now we feel much better!

You deserve to steal the credit!

Like master, like servant. You deserve to fall into the sea! You deserve to be scolded and beaten!

"Ahem, sir, let me tell you the truth. It wasn't us who went into the sea to save you; it was them who did."

The two lackeys, no longer thinking about taking credit, honestly pointed at the sailors watching and said to Luo Longwen.

Before the surrounding sailors could react, Luo Longwen started cursing, "Ha! You just said you were the ones who rescued us, and now you're saying no? Trying to shirk responsibility?! Do you think I'm a fool?!"

Luo Longwen didn't believe them at all. While cursing, he increased the force and hit the two of them several more times.

“Sir, it’s true, we’re telling the truth. We can’t swim. Look, even our clothes are dry.”

The two lackeys covered their faces and argued that this time they were being honest, saying they couldn't swim and even providing evidence that their clothes were dry. They claimed that if they jumped into the water to save someone, their clothes would get wet, not dry.

"Do you really think I'm stupid? I fell into the sea unexpectedly, so I fell in with my clothes on. If you were going to save me, you would have taken off your clothes to make it easier to float. Otherwise, if you went into the sea with your clothes on, they would be so heavy and difficult to rescue. So, when you went into the sea to save me, you took off your clothes, so your clothes were dry. Also, I remember you bragging that you could reach for the moon and catch turtles in the deepest oceans. If you could catch turtles in the deepest oceans, how could you not know how to swim?!"

Luo Longwen slapped the two lackeys twice with both hands, and then gave them a good scolding.

You think you can fool me?! Pshaw, you're too green!

"No, sir, we're telling the truth. We shouldn't steal their credit for saving your life, but it really was them who saved you. If you don't believe me, ask them. Hey, Captain, tell me, wasn't it you who arranged for the sailors to go into the sea to save my master?!" The two lackeys turned to question the captain.

The captain nodded and pointed to several sailors, saying, "Yes, that's right. I was the one who directed them to go into the sea to rescue you, sir."

The two lackeys became excited when they saw that the captain had admitted it. "Sir, look, the captain has admitted it. It was they who saved you. It was they who broke your ribs and knocked out your front teeth when they were saving you."

"Pah! You still dare to argue! I saw you glaring at them; you forced them to admit it! Do you think they dare to deny it?!"

Luo Longwen was another big mouthful of saliva, enough to wash their faces.

The two lackeys of the "master" were completely speechless. They were truly speechless. He believed the lies but refused to believe the truth!

Luo Longwen glared at them. "Alright, this month's pay is deducted. Consider it my medical expenses! Let me tell you, you're lucky to have a master like me. Otherwise, if it were anyone else, I would have skinned you alive."

We're so lucky! To have a master like you!

When the two lackeys heard that their monthly wages had been deducted, they looked like they were about to cry. If they had known that their master was so indiscriminate, they wouldn't have been so greedy as to try to steal their life-saving grace. Greed is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant. They were really unlucky. Not only did they not get the life-saving grace, but they also had a month's wages deducted!

The captain and sailors had a thousand words to say, which could be summed up in two words.

Serves you right! (End of Chapter)