On the system points interface, Xia Wan's gaze was suddenly drawn to a particularly eye-catching label with a name and surname—Guo Aimin.

For some reason, when she saw this name, a strange feeling welled up in her heart.

Perhaps it was because she was overly sensitive, but her intuition told her that this guy surnamed Guo was definitely not a good person, and might even have some connection with Guo Guanghua, whom she disliked!

At the same time, Guo Aimin also noticed that someone in the crowd was turning around and leaving in a hurry.

In an instant, his already unpleasant expression turned even more gloomy, as if water could drip from it.

With a grim face, he impatiently waved his hand at his subordinates and growled in a low voice, "Hurry up and bring that person in here! She beat our waiters so badly they can't even speak. We need to discuss compensation for this!"

His words sounded righteous and high-sounding, but how could the surrounding crowd easily believe them?

A murmur arose from the crowd, followed by a chorus of sarcastic remarks.

"My goodness, I've never heard of anyone being beaten into silence in all my years! If you ask me, what this young lady said earlier was absolutely true. Look at these people in the department store, they're just bullying young girls!"

"Who says otherwise! I've long heard that some of the staff at this department store are the kind of people who treat others differently based on their status, but I never expected them to become so audacious as to do something like this in broad daylight! It's outrageous!"

"Hmph, we can't just let this go! We have to report them together! This department store isn't owned by them, are we just going to let them run rampant like this?"

"We'll all be coming here to buy things in the future. If we don't teach these scoundrels a lesson, who knows when we might be the ones to suffer!"

These people's words were clearly mixed with strong personal emotions, and some even rubbed their hands together, eager to try, and looked fierce as if they were about to rush forward and beat someone up at any time.

Just then, Xia Wan looked up in astonishment, her gaze instantly drawn to a solemn-looking middle-aged man slowly walking out of the department store.

The middle-aged man walked with a steady gait, each step seemingly carrying an invisible air of authority.

His sharp, hawk-like eyes were fixed on Guo Aimin, and the undisguised hostility in them sent chills down one's spine.

Xia Wan thought to herself that, based on the previously estimated time, the police should arrive at the scene soon.

Thinking of this, her tense nerves relaxed slightly, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, forming a barely perceptible smile.

Since that was the case, she simply stopped dodging and running away, and instead let those aggressive people reach out and grab her.

Meanwhile, Guo Aimin was focused on getting Xia Wan under control as soon as possible and didn't notice the middle-aged man who suddenly appeared behind him.

Seeing that Xia Wan was finally under his control, he triumphantly ignored the discussions and accusations of the people around him, and without hesitation gave the order for his men to forcibly drag Xia Wan into the department store.

However, at that moment, a furious shout rang out like a bolt from the blue: "Guo Aimin, what are you doing? Release him right now!"

Upon hearing this roar, Guo Aimin's body trembled involuntarily, and his expression instantly turned extremely gloomy.

But when he saw who it was, his gloomy expression changed swiftly, like a face-changing act in Sichuan opera. Not only did his tone soften considerably, but upon closer listening, one could even discern a hint of fawning and obsequiousness in it.

"Oh, it's Secretary Yang! Why did you come out in person? Well, this young lady just had a minor conflict with one of our shop's employees, and I'm trying to figure out how to handle it properly."

Xia Wan felt as if her arm was being clamped by iron clamps, the pain excruciating. She struggled fiercely, finally managing to lift her head and look directly at the middle-aged man who had just slowly walked out of the department store.

The man was dressed in a suit and had a large belly; he was clearly a person of status and position.

Xia Wan took a deep breath and mustered her courage to speak: "Boss, you must be a manager of this department store, right? I can assure you that I really haven't had any conflict with the staff here!"

On the contrary, this person inexplicably tried to arrest me. Moreover, I just called the police; this so-called manager of yours is illegally restricting my personal freedom! I will absolutely not let this go; I will definitely report him to the court!

Hearing Xia Wan's righteous words, Guo Aimin felt a surge of anger.

He glared fiercely at Xia Wan and shouted, "Hmph, you little brat, stop spouting nonsense! Do you dare say that you didn't have a conflict with our staff when you were buying things inside? Now look what's happened, that staff member is so upset that he can't even speak!"

However, Xia Wan remained calm in the face of Guo Aimin's accusations.

She knew very well that so much time had passed that the police would likely arrive at the scene soon.

Thinking of this, Xia Wan composed herself and continued to argue logically: "I'm not making this up! It was clearly your waiter who started the trouble first."

I was browsing the merchandise when she not only ignored me but also made sarcastic remarks about me in public, saying that my clothes were too shabby and that I couldn't afford the clothes in their store.

Later, I got so angry that I bought clothes from the counter next door.

Then, this salesperson rushed over and tried to force me to buy a few more items, holding me tightly and refusing to let go. It was absolutely outrageous!

Throughout her speech, Xia Wan's gaze remained firm and composed, as if every word she uttered was an absolute truth.

Secretary Yang yelled at the two men holding Xia Wan, "Let go of that young girl right now! Do you want her to sue you for indecent assault?"

There are so many people gathered at the entrance of the department store. If this isn't handled properly, I'm afraid he, the branch secretary in charge of employee morale, won't be able to continue his job!

"Go and call that waiter we just mentioned." Since things have escalated this much, let's just resolve it in public!

It absolutely cannot affect myself!