My younger brother swaggered into the store with a gang of hooligans, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, spewing profanity.

When he noticed it was me behind the counter, his first instinct was to threaten me, warning that if I told our parents, he'd beat me up.

After all, he always played the role of the perfect son in front of them.

I had no intention of tattling, but he turned around and reported the store owner for illegal employment practices.

This resulted in the relevant authorities fining the owner $15,000, causing the shop to shut down for rectification, leaving the employees, including the older sister-like staff members, out of...