Exposed by a Fake News Debunker, I Took Revenge

Just on the say-so of the clerk, my new store got smashed up in front of a hundred thousand viewers.

I should be mad, but oddly enough, but oddly enough, I felt a bit of a thrill.

I had been stressing about how to sell all this jade, and then buyers just walked right in.

The best part? Those hundred thousand viewers in "Hammer's" livestream all saw the whole thing.

And "Hammer", who was busy smashing up the place, actually did me a favor.

"100 thousand, 1 million, 3 million, 5 million, 10 million..." I was doing the math in my head.

Hammer smashed the last piece of jade.

Just then, I appeared at the doorway, casually puffing on a cigarette.

Calmly, I opened the bank app on my phone, flashed my account number to the camera, and said, "All these were worth 12 million dollars. Guys, you gonna help him foot the bill?"

Alice saw me at the door. She pointed my way and shouted, "That's Warren Wilson, the crook running this scam shop!"

In no time, "Hammer" and his crew had me cornered.

And of course, now I had the attention of his hundred thousand viewers too.

Facing the camera, I coolly asked "Hammer", "Mr. Hammer, don't you think you should've done some checking before you started smashing?"

Seeing how calm I was, "Hammer" whipped up the viewers to start going after me.

Many chimed in on the livestream. [You don't have a business license, so how is this not a shady shop?]

[Hilarious, your own clerk ratted you out, and you still deny it? Shame on you.]

[This guy's a crook. Smashing his shop is too good for him. Hammer, you should call the cops on him.]

I kept my cool and explained on camera, "First off, the store just opened a few days ago. I've got the paper business license right here in my hand."

I held my business license up to the camera for a solid ten seconds before adding, "About that accusation from the clerk, why don't you ask her yourself?"

I gestured towards Alice. "Come on, tell them. Why do you think my store's a scam? Show us any proof you've got."

Alice's face flushed red as she pointed at me and accused, "On my first day, I accidentally broke a bracelet, and you threatened to dock my entire month's salary. That's 3000 dollars!"

"So that's what this is about." I realized.

Alice had been careless on her first day, breaking a bracelet.

I wasn't going to make her pay initially, but a friend said that would only encourage her carelessness, so I decided on a fine that would teach her a lesson: one month's salary.

I never thought she'd spin it into a story about my store being a scam.

"Well, if that’s the game, I'm not holding back," I thought.

"We're not just talking about a month's salary now. The piece you broke is valued at 30 thousand dollars," I clarified.

The crowd laughed when they heard the price.

"30,000 dollars for that damn rock? Ever seen that kind of money? Ridiculous," one person laughed.

"Man, I've never seen someone try to scam so hard," another chimed in.

The livestream's chat started siding with Alice.

[She's just a young girl, new to the workforce. Are you really trying to scam her?]

[30 thousand for that damn stone? This is obviously a scam.]

[Yeah, the boss is just trying to squeeze the young girl for all she's worth. What a shameless jerk.]

I couldn't help but chuckle at the comments.

I thought, "They think asking for 30,000 dollars is a scam?

If I told them it was the cheapest piece, they'd probably drown me in spit right here.

It's my property. I decide the compensation. That's my right.

Guess poverty limits your understanding."

Just as I was about to respond, "Hammer" turned the camera back on himself.

He said, "Folks, you all heard it, right? Because of one broken bracelet, this crook wants a month's salary from his employee. Now he's demanding 30 thousand dollars. It's clear he's trying to rob her blind.

Hit up the chat, show some support for me. Let's show him your power!"

Dad always said, "Don't get worked up over idiots."

So, I didn't waste my breath further and just called the cops.

"I'm curious to see if your fans can foot your bill," I mused.