Before the words were finished, a rapid yet hesitant knocking sounded at the door…
Thump...thump thump!
This commotion caused Zhao Youcai and Fatty Liu to exchange a glance, their faces instantly gleaming with excitement and greed!
"They're here!"
Zhao Youcai jumped up, a hurried smile plastered on his face. He rushed to the door, opening it as he whispered, "You're finally back! Got the stuff..."
The door creaked open.
However, standing outside the door was not the obsequious Xiao Sun, but Guan Wenru with a stern face, and her husband, He Yanzhi, an officer who exuded an imposing aura like a mountain.
Xiao Sun shrank back, his face pale, not daring to look up.
Zhao Youcai's smile froze instantly, then turned ashen white!
Fatty Liu jumped up, knocking over the stool behind him with a loud bang.
"You...you all..." Zhao Youcai instinctively wanted to slam the door shut!
But He Yanzhi acted even faster!
His hand, which had once commanded thousands of troops, slammed down on the door. With a slight effort, Zhao Youcai's strength was like an ant trying to shake a tree, and the door was pushed open with a bang!
As He Yan stepped into the room, the sound of his military boots hitting the ground resonated deeply in the hearts of everyone present, and his powerful aura instantly enveloped the small, greasy room.
Zhao Youcai was pushed back a few steps by the force, his heart pounding and cold sweat pouring down his face.
He suppressed his shock and shouted in a shrill voice, his voice trembling with fear, "Who...who are you?! What do you want?! This is trespassing! I...I can call the police!"
Upon hearing this, He Yanzhi let out a cold sneer, his sharp gaze locking onto Zhao Youcai like a hawk's. "Boss Zhao, now that things have come to this, let's stop this 'thief crying 'stop thief' act, shall we? Call the police? Perfect, saves us the trouble."
At this moment, Guan Wenru slowly led the trembling little Sun in.
She seemed oblivious to Zhao Youcai and Fatty Liu's terrified expressions, casually pulled out a fairly clean chair from the table, and gracefully sat down.
Then he slowly raised his eyes, calmly looked at Zhao Youcai, whose face was ashen, and spoke.
"Mr. Zhao, we're all in business, and we all know time is precious, so... I don't have time to watch you play dumb! Do you understand?"
She paused, her gaze sweeping over the shabby room, a hint of barely perceptible sarcasm in her voice, "Your business is bad, you're anxious, and you're trying to find some ways to revive it... I can understand that to some extent."
Zhao Youcai's lips moved as if he wanted to explain, but Guan Wenru stopped him by raising her hand.
“But!” Guan Wenru’s voice suddenly turned cold. “You shouldn’t have done that, and it was the most foolish thing you could have done, to try and steal from my restaurant! And you certainly shouldn’t have used such despicable means to bribe the people in my shop and steal my things!”
She glanced at Xiao Sun.
Xiao Sun immediately reacted as if pricked by a needle, crying out, "Boss Zhao! I told you! Boss Guan and Commander He both know! It was you! You gave me ten yuan to steal the seasonings!"
The evidence is conclusive, and the perpetrators have been caught red-handed!
Zhao Youcai swayed and almost lost his balance.
Fatty Liu shrank into the corner, wishing he could hide inside the stove.
Guan Wenru looked at Zhao Youcai again, leaned forward slightly, and gave his final choice: "Now, you only have two paths before you."
"First, we'll take you, Master Liu, and this young Sun, along with the 'stolen goods' he's carrying, to the police station so the officers can judge whether it's theft, instigating theft, and especially the value of the 'stolen goods'... You should weigh the consequences yourself."
"Second...you tell me yourself first, what are your plans for this matter? How do you want to resolve it?"
He Yanzhi stood with his arms crossed, like a gatekeeper, completely blocking their escape route.
His icy gaze clearly told Zhao Youcai that the first option would definitely cost him an unbearable price.
Zhao Youcai was also wary of He Yanzhi!
No matter what, he's still a division commander!
He's someone you can't afford to offend on the surface!
So he completely broke down, collapsing onto the stool, "Boss Guan... Commander He... I... I'm a bastard! I'm not human! I was bewitched!"
As he spoke, he actually raised his hand and slapped himself in the face.
But Guan Wenru and He Yanzhi both knew that this person wasn't really afraid; he just wanted to settle things peacefully in this way.
Zhao Youcai stared at them, "I...I'll pay! I'll compensate you for your losses! Just name your price! I beg you to be lenient and not...not call the police!"
Guan Wenru couldn't help but sneer again, "Pay back? Boss Zhao, do you think I need your little bit of money? What I want is for you to remember this lesson thoroughly and promise that you will never reach for my side again."
He Yanzhi added from the side, "A mere guarantee is not enough. You need to write a letter of apology and a guarantee, sign and affix your fingerprint. If you commit the same mistake again, all the old and new debts will be settled together."
A guarantee and a confession?
Even if Zhao Youcai was stupid, he knew this was something he couldn't write. So, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, a surge of brute force mixed with the smell of alcohol rushed to his head, and he stubbornly shouted:
"Why?! I...I didn't do anything, you...you're bullying and monopolizing the market! I refuse to write a guarantee! Go ahead and call the police if you dare! I refuse to believe there's no law!"
Before he finished speaking, He Yanzhi, who had been standing like an iron tower at the door, moved.
The movement was so fast that it left only a blur.
He took a step and stood in front of Zhao Youcai. Zhao Youcai felt a blur before his eyes, his collar tightened, and he was lifted up by a tremendous force, his feet almost leaving the ground!
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