"Haisheng said that there were a few people snooping around my store recently. I was afraid something might happen, so I have to stay in the store lately!"
Xia Ruzheng suddenly became nervous: "What's going on? Is someone going to fight?"
Wen Zhichao was amused by his wife's nervous expression. "How could there be so much fighting? It's probably just a few little hooligans looking for trouble. If you don't believe me or Haisheng, you should at least believe Awang, right?"
As society gradually opened up, people's hearts became more unstable, and there was always a shortage of hooligans and thugs. Even though society had become much more stable, some people still refused to settle. Wen Zhichao's business was doing well, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was making some money. If someone really wanted to take him down, he wouldn't be able to stop them.
Of course, even if such a thing really happened, Wen Zhichao would not tell his young wife, because he did not want to make her worry. If his young wife knew about it, she would not be able to help and would be worried instead. It was really not worth it.
Wen Zhichao said that he would stay in the store longer in the next few days and wait for those guys to take action before he could solve the problem.
Xia Ruzheng was naturally extremely worried, but there was nothing he could do. Xia Ruzheng remembered Wen Zhichao's words that he had established a good relationship with the people in charge of the area, and no one would interfere with him. He just needed to pay a small amount of money regularly. He just didn't expect that he would still encounter problems. Xia Ruzheng had thought things were too simple.
"Then you have to be careful. If anything happens, you are much more important than the store. Once we save some money, we can open a new store for you."
Wen Zhichao felt heartbroken and amused, and said, "Don't worry, I will take good care of this store now, and I will also open a new one for you. For this matter, I am also worried about you opening a store here alone."
Xia Ruzheng said, "Everyone here knows me. It's not as troublesome as yours at the street corner."
Wen Zhichao wanted to go and look after the store, and Xia Ruzheng couldn't stop him, but he felt uncomfortable sleeping every night. They had only been married for half a year, and it seemed like they had never slept in separate beds in the past six months, but now he was not used to it, even though he had been sleeping alone for twenty years.
Wen Zhichao acted calm in front of Xia Ruzheng, as if it was not a big deal. But in fact, the matter was a bit serious.
Even though Wen Zhichao had already made arrangements with both the underworld and the legitimate underworld, he couldn't stop those with bad intentions. The sight of someone hanging around the tape store, and not just one or two, indicated it wasn't just petty theft; someone was actually up to something. Tapes were also fragile and couldn't be exposed to moisture or fire. Any random act could cause the store significant losses.
On the first night, Wen Zhichao closed the door on time and returned to the store from the back. He was not allowed to turn on the lights or light candles, and had to pretend that no one was in the store. Haisheng and Awang also stayed with him, sitting nearby and keeping watch, but the other party did not take any action that night, which made Wen Zhichao have dark circles under his eyes.
This wasn't a solution. They didn't know when the other party would make a move. If they kept going like this, they would collapse before the other party made a move. So Wen Zhichao arranged for the three of them to take turns sleeping. No matter what, they still had to get enough rest.
When Xia Ruzheng heard that his two good brothers were also helping, he thought about it and decided to do his best to make some delicious food for them so that they could nourish their bodies and not break down.
Being brothers to this extent is really very considerate. Wen Zhichao is really lucky. In this unfamiliar city, it really makes things much easier to have such a person to help.
After waiting for several days, the other party still didn't make a move. Wen Zhichao wondered if he was wrong. He could roughly guess who the other party was. There were only a few business competitors. Apart from them, no one would be so idle as to attack a small tape store, right?
It took several days of waiting for something to happen before I got any reward.
It was a little after two in the evening, and everyone was already drowsy when a click came from the back. Wen Zhichao was instantly awake and immediately woke up Haisheng, who was also guarding the store. Haisheng was dark and practically invisible in the darkness, so he walked in front and Wen Zhichao followed behind. The two of them didn't dare to turn on the lights and went straight to the back door.
He didn't care why Awang didn't react. He had to catch the person first.
Wen Zhichao didn't dare to turn on the light, but the other party thought there was no one in the store, so he brought a flashlight.
Haisheng poked Wen Zhichao twice in the dark, and Wen Zhichao knew that there were two people coming, and he was also two people, and they were quite agile. As long as the other party was not a martial arts master, it should be no problem to defeat them.
The two men hid themselves and waited for the two thieves to come in.
The two thieves lowered their voices and said, "This store looks quite big!"
"It's just so-so, but I heard business is good, we can make a fortune."
"Hehe... when the time comes, we'll do as Brother Leopard said and set a fire. Everyone will only focus on the fire and won't remember the lost money."
"Don't tell anyone about this secret wealth-making thing, and don't let it get out of your head. Don't buy too many high-quality cigarettes and alcohol all at once, or else people will see right away."
Because they found that there was no one in the store, the two people spoke louder and more casually, and their vigilance gradually dropped to the lowest level.
Wen Zhichao seized the opportunity, blew a whistle, then pounced on the person in front and caught him. This person was the one who had just taught the person behind him not to reveal his identity. It seemed that he was a habitual thief.
The one behind saw that something was wrong and wanted to run back the way he came, but his way back was blocked by Haisheng. Haisheng grew up by the sea and was not only a good swimmer but also had good agility. He quickly got to the back, but the little thief also reacted quickly and turned to the right.
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