Todos los capítulos de The Price of Kindness: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

At 7 a.m., I had just unplugged the last car."Stop! This charging station cannot be used anymore!"Clark Reeves stepped in front of the parking space, holding his phone so close that the camera was practically in my face.The neighbors waiting in line rubbed their sleepy eyes and looked at the charging connector still dripping with water."What's going on, Clark? I'm going to be late for work!" Kevin Dawson called out, clutching his car keys.Clark ignored him and held up a silver testing device toward the camera. "Everyone, take a good look. The grounding resistance on this charging station just exceeded the safety limit. Mr. Foster, do you have an electricity supply license?"I switched off the main breaker. "This is my privately owned parking space and electrical meter. The neighbors only charge here when I'm not using it. I don't charge them any service fees.""That's just playing word games." Clark quickened his speech for the livestream."You transfer electricity to othe

Someone immediately chimed in."Ten dollars per car, per day. We're not going to put ourselves at risk for nothing."I tightened my grip on my phone but said nothing.I wanted to flip the main breaker and never let any of them use my chargers again, but I held back.That afternoon, property management stopped me at the security gate."Mr. Foster, your parking space is temporarily prohibited from use." The security guard pointed toward Clark, who was sitting inside the security booth.Clark walked out holding a document. "According to the community's fire safety regulations, privately installed cables could damage the utility lines, and outside vehicles could obstruct emergency access routes.""This is my privately owned parking space. The cable runs through an approved cable tray." I slapped the property management approval form down in front of him.Clark glanced at it, then immediately pushed it back. "Just because nobody noticed before doesn't mean it was legal. Remove all y

Clark's eyes widened. "So you want to be difficult? Fine! Guys, let's report him to the power company! Send them the repair forms and livestream evidence! Make him tear down the chargers and pay until he's bankrupt!"I turned around, went back inside, and shut their shouting out. I didn't immediately turn off the surveillance playback.As I enlarged each of the thirty-seven repair appointment forms, I noticed something even stranger. Every single document had been printed at 5:47 a.m. that morning.And according to the access records for the parking garage at my property, Clark had entered the garage alone at exactly 5:47 a.m. He hadn't brought any testing equipment. The only thing in his hands was that stack of papers with the license plate numbers already filled in.When Colin arrived, I copied the access screenshots, original livestream recordings, and the electrical meter's backend logs onto a hard drive."This isn't enough," Colin said after reviewing the files. "The truly cr

He patted my shoulder. "Otherwise, every time I see you, I'll report you again."I didn't move away. I folded the penalty notice and slipped it into my jacket pocket. "I'll pay the fine. I'm done fighting over the chargers, too."I pointed toward the iron gate beside us that led to the warehouse area. "But starting tomorrow, the charging stations inside will be exclusively for my company's vehicles."You were right about one thing. We need to be clear about the rules."The day after paying the fine, I had the receipt framed and hung it in the most prominent spot in my living room.Looking at the official seal, I called the construction crew."Seal off the warehouse entrance. "Yes. Three layers of verification: facial recognition, license plate registration, and a valid company contract. If any one of them is missing, nobody gets in."By 7:30 a.m., during the morning rush, the area outside the neighborhood had descended into chaos. The entrance that had once provided free charg

After a week of deadlock, the entire neighborhood was in turmoil.Some people had to queue at shopping mall charging stations every day, paying three times as much for electricity. Others lost their jobs because they kept arriving late. Serena had been hospitalized after the physical strain of her pregnancy became too much.Clark had become everyone's favorite target. He posted messages in the group chat, but nobody responded anymore.So he started spreading rumors like crazy.He claimed I was part of an organized criminal operation, that I had powerful people protecting me, and that I'd driven a pregnant woman into the hospital.My company was subjected to successive inspections by the tax authorities and business regulators. Someone even hung a protest banner outside the building.I knew I had nothing to hide, but the harassment was still disgusting.Yet this was exactly what I'd been waiting for.The more noise Clark made online, the more evidence he left behind.On Friday