fool of themselves

The police uncle looked up at Eugene, "I need to verify this at the Ethereum Tower."

Eugene nodded, "No problem, I can go with you."

The police uncle stood up, "Charlie, come with me."

So, the three of them set off for the Ethereum Tower.

On the way, Officer Charlie was amazed when he heard that Eugene had ordered an $80,000 takeout. "Wow, your takeout costs more than my annual salary," Officer Charlie exclaimed.

Another officer, nearly 50 years old, looked at Eugene and wondered if Eugene intentionally let the neighbor's kid steal the takeout? Otherwise, this situation was just too coincidental.

But regardless of whether it was intentional or not, stealing is wrong, especially when the price exceeds $3,000, it becomes a legal matter.

First, let's go to the Ethereum Tower.

Upon arrival, the restaurant manager came out. When he saw Eugene, he immediately became enthusiastic, calling out "Mr. Eugene" repeatedly. When he learned that Eugene's takeout had been stolen and two police officers were there to verify the price of the takeout, he willingly introduced the ingredients of the takeout to the two officers.

The ingredients were either imported or top-notch domestic delicacies, like swordfish.

An $80,000 takeout would cost over $60,000 in raw materials, so they didn't make much profit.

Well, less than 30%, indeed not much.

But this also proved that Eugene's takeout was worth over $60,000, and Eugene had paid $80,000 for it.

This was serious!

"Alright, leave it to us," the left officer said to Eugene.

Eugene submitted all the evidence, proving the value of the takeout and providing the property's surveillance footage. So, the police's next step was to go find the Turner family. The child was "innocent" and was only 7 or 8 years old, so they couldn't prosecute. As long as the Turner family was willing to compensate, the case could be closed.

The problem was, would the Turner family willingly pay the $80,000 after knowing they had eaten a takeout?

It was troublesome.

Eugene smiled, "Alright."

He decided to have a meal at the Ethereum Tower and then go find Nora for fitness training.

Before the extreme cold weather arrived, he wanted to improve his physical fitness as much as possible.

City Hospital, North District.

After emergency treatment, Harry finally recovered, and the old couple were finally "separated". Since they were no longer in danger, the family began to think.

How did Harry suddenly turn into a "Teddy"?

At this moment, the doctor came over and told them the results of the blood test.

There was a large amount of aphrodisiac in Harry's blood, which was why he remained "standing tall".

How could this be?

Harry never took supplements.

Puzzled, Aunt Joanna suddenly remembered something, her face twisted in anger, "Eugene, you bastard, I won't spare you!"

"Eugene?" the Turner family's son was stunned. How was Eugene involved in this?

Aunt Joanna hesitated for a moment, then told them about her grandson stealing the takeout.

"It must be him!" The Turner family's son was furious, not blaming his own child for stealing in the first place. "Too despicable, he actually poisoned the takeout. I will sue him and make him pay with everything he has."

Speaking of paying with everything, the three adults looked at each other, all showing greedy expressions.

They had won the $500 million lottery!

Make him pay it all.

The Turner family's son picked up the phone to call the police, but just 10 minutes after hanging up, he saw two police officers walking towards them.

Huh, such fast response time!

The Turner family quickly went to greet them.

"Are you Dash's family?" The officers were indeed Left and Officer Liu.

Huh, why such a strange title?

The Turner family's son hesitated and said, "I am Dash's father, and I just made the call to the police."

"Call the police?" Left Officer was surprised. "Aren't you the guardian of the child who stole the takeout? Why did you call the police?"

"Alright, why don't you tell us about your situation first," Officer Left pressed the button, letting the Turner family speak first.

Aunt Joanna jumped in, explaining the situation and firmly accusing Eugene of intentionally poisoning the food.

This left the two police officers a bit dumbfounded.

"So, your claim is that Eugene deliberately poisoned the takeout he ordered, with the intention of harming you?" Officer Left summarized.

"Yes, that's it!" Aunt Joanna nodded.

Officer Left chuckled, saying, "This kind of accusation won't be recognized by the prosecutor's office, and the court won't accept it either. Of course, you have the right to hire a lawyer and sue Eugene, that's your freedom."

"We came here this time to investigate the theft of the takeout."

"Well, there's no need to investigate further, you both just admitted to it."

"That makes it easy then. Since the thief of the takeout was a child, all that's needed is compensation for the takeout," Officer Left explained.

The Turner family trio were fuming. They had clearly analyzed the situation, how could the police be so blind or stupid?

"Officer, we'll compensate, but Eugene should also pay for our medical expenses, inconvenience, and mental anguish," the Turner family's daughter-in-law said.

There was no way around it. To make Eugene pay, they had to admit that they had stolen Eugene's takeout. So, whether they wanted to or not, they had to compensate for this takeout.

But how much was a takeout worth anyway?

They would make Eugene pay with everything he had!

Officer Left chuckled again, "Well, that will be $80,000."

Pfft!

The Turner family trio all spurted out.

They were jumping with anger.

How was that possible?

$80,000 for a takeout?

Why didn't they go rob it!

"Officer, you can't let that little Eugene go wild!" the Turner family's son said, "What kind of takeout is worth $80,000?"

The officer was also shocked the first time he heard it, and he smiled, saying, "It really is $80,000, there's an invoice as proof, and we did investigate the corresponding restaurant. The raw materials alone are worth over $60,000, plus taxes and a little profit, it comes to $80,000."

Even though he explained it like this, the Turner family trio still couldn't believe it, but when they looked at the menu, they had nothing more to say.

Indeed, it was not an exaggeration.

Aunt Joanna finally regretted it. If she had known, she wouldn't have let her grandson steal the takeout.

Now what?

Eugene reported the case, the police accepted it, and they had just admitted to it!

Wait, no, as long as they insisted that Eugene had poisoned it, they could definitely make him pay with everything he had. After all, Harry was lying in the emergency room, that was a fact!

"We admit that we did steal the takeout, but this also proves that Eugene poisoned it!" Aunt Joanna argued.

The officer looked serious, "First of all, Eugene never touched the takeout from start to finish, so there's no possibility of poisoning. Secondly, the so-called 'poison' was actually a supplement. Eugene is a grown man, it's normal to take supplements, it's just that you... stole it."

"Although I'm not a lawyer, I can responsibly tell you, as long as Eugene insists that this takeout was ordered for himself, you will never be able to make him pay a cent for the hospital bill."

Listening to him speak so confidently, the Turner family trio were dumbfounded.

How much had Uncle Harry spent on medical treatment so far?

Already over $5,000.

That was a small matter, but the key was that they couldn't make Eugene compensate! Originally, they wanted to make a big profit.

So, when you added it all up, how much would they have to pay for the consequences of their child stealing the takeout?

$90,000, or even more!

Aunt Joanna collapsed to the ground, playing the victim, "The police are helping the bad guys bully our family! Everyone, come and judge for yourselves!"

This attracted a crowd, but what good did it do?

It was just making a fool of themselves.