It was getting late. Xi Xinxin busied herself on the second floor for a while before heading back to her dorm. The shop was about to close. She had classes all day tomorrow, and she planned to go home and get some rest.
He Fang made a lot of cream puffs today. Xi Xinxin plans to take some back to share. She had just gone downstairs halfway when she heard a commotion downstairs.
There were hardly any people on the first floor at night. I don't know what was making such a commotion.
Xi Xinxin went downstairs and saw a couple cursing at Li Chuanyu: "I really don't know how you made this coffee, there are bugs in it! How can the hygiene be so poor!"
The woman stared at He Fang, who was peeking out from beside the wall, for a while, her eyes filled with disdain: "And you. What have you done? There are still strands of hair on it."
The woman exaggeratedly clutched her head: "My God! How did a place like this become popular? The food is awful! Quick, let's go upstairs and take a look. I bet the alcohol is all cheap stuff too."
The woman's voice was so loud that everyone present couldn't help but frown and cover their ears.
Xi Xinxin stopped the woman from going upstairs: "Hello. I am the owner of this shop. You can give me any feedback."
The man also came forward. They were probably a couple. The man looked Xi Xinxin up and down, his eyes filled with disdain: "Such a young age and already acting like a boss? No wonder your shop was so dirty. Turns out it's just a cheap, low-quality place."
Guan Jing's performance was almost over. He heard the commotion as he went downstairs. He frowned and looked to see who it was.
The two women involuntarily took a step back upon seeing Guan Jing. The woman pointed at Guan Jing: "My God! How can someone like this exist? He's utterly incongruous!"
Although he'd faced strange looks more than once or twice, this was the first time he'd been openly pointed at and addressed like that. Guan Jing was a little annoyed, but he constantly remembered his boss's words about being polite to customers.
"Gentlemen, what do you find in our shop that doesn't suit your taste?" Xi Xinxin stood in front of Guan Jing, her tone a bit harsher than before.
The woman scoffed. Her high heels clicked as she walked towards Li Chuanyu. She glared at him fiercely, then picked up the coffee on the table and opened it to show Xi Xinxin. A small insect floated on it: "Take a look yourself? What if it's poisonous? Wouldn't that kill me?"
The man then took out the small desserts he had bought. A black hair was embedded in the cream. He said arrogantly, "If you can't provide us with reasonable compensation, we'll expose your disgusting shop."
Xi Xinxin nodded: "Turn on the surveillance."
The two women glanced around instinctively, the woman becoming flustered: "Where are the security cameras in your store? And don't even think about getting away with it!"
The two women had carefully inspected the store before entering. There was absolutely no trace of a hidden camera. That's why they acted so recklessly.
Xi Xinxin returned their smile with a sweet smile: "Our shop uses small cameras. They can be stored anywhere, like in front of the coffee counter you're facing." Xi Xinxin held out her hand to explain: "A small space can completely accommodate a small camera. It captures ultra-high-definition images and can rotate 360° freely. Capturing a perfect makeup look is no more than this."
Guan Jing, carrying his electric guitar, approached Li Chuanyu and asked, "Boss, have you taken on any advertising deals?"
Li Chuanyu said thoughtfully, "They didn't read out the product name. It doesn't look like it."
The man slammed his fist on the table: "What are you looking at! You have to give us an explanation right now! Pay money! Compensate us for emotional distress!"
Xi Xinxin called out to He Fang. He Fang quickly handed Xi Xinxin a tablet and then slipped back inside.
"Calm down." Xi Xinxin opened her tablet. The entire scene inside the store immediately appeared: "Using the latest technology, immediately adjust the progress bar and reverse the playback function to lock onto the person involved."
Xi Xinxin pointed the tablet's facial recognition at the man. The man immediately turned around and yelled, "What the hell?"
The surveillance footage quickly identified the man and began playing footage of the man and woman entering the store.
The woman secretly put a bug into her half-finished coffee. The man secretly stuffed hair into his cream.
"Hmm. A very predictable turn of events." Xi Xinxin smiled and asked, "Is there anything else you two can help me with?"
Seeing that they wouldn't get away with it, the man and woman ran away.
Xi Xinxin didn't stop them. She edited the video: "Probably a repeat offender. Post this video on our store's platform so other merchants will be aware."
"Received!" Li Chuanyu sent the message and prepared to leave work.
After being bothered by those two, Xi Xinxin figured the dorm would be locked by the time she got back. Not wanting to waste time going in, she simply asked about the dorm check.
Xi Dai and the others said they'd gotten away with it. Xi Xinxin then planned to go back to school the next morning.
Since she wasn't going back to the dorm, she could play a little longer. After seeing everyone out of the shop, she closed the door. As she locked the door, Xi Xinxin noticed someone acting suspiciously outside.
She went outside to take a look. Sure enough, the two people who had caused trouble earlier hadn't gone far. They were still watching this side, their purpose unknown.
Xi Xinxin locked the door tightly. Then she went back to her room on the third floor. She turned on her computer. The computer screen showed the situation at the door.
That's interesting. She picked up a cookie and popped it into her mouth, intending to see what these two were up to while she ate.
The surveillance camera recorded the sound very clearly as well.
After a long pause, the woman cautiously approached the man and said, "Hey, their shop has security cameras. This is bad. What if they find out?"
The man was getting impatient: "Didn't you see how nice her shop is? I've been watching it for days. We have to make our move today, and we'll just do it the way we always do."
The women trusted the men and nodded repeatedly, so they began to change their outfits in front of the monitor.
Surprisingly, they've become quite impressive. They look like two burly men, completely unlike their original thin and frail appearance.
Xi Xinxin clapped in front of the screen just like she was watching a TV show.
She was curious about how the two of them would get into the store.
It's unclear what method the man used, but the fence in front of them was pried up.
The man wasn't just pushing the fence up; he was constantly prying it open, cutting off sections of the side and twisting and folding it into a contorted shape. This usually makes a lot of noise.
But the woman had a cushion about the same height as herself placed next to her to cushion the impact.
There is some sound, but it's not loud.
Moreover, Xi Xinxin was originally designed with good sound insulation.
Soon, Xi Xinxin started typing on the calculator: "Hmm. The compensation is roughly this much."
The man and woman crawled on the ground, trying to get inside. But there was a glass door inside. The man then took out a long wire and began to probe.
Xi Xinxin switched the surveillance footage to the tablet. Then she went downstairs.
She didn't turn on the light. She just stood by the door. From the man's perspective, he couldn't see Xi Xinxin. Xi Xinxin watched the wire and started testing the lock. Xi Xinxin found it interesting and even took several photos.
Xi Xinxin reached out and stopped the wire.
A man's voice came from the tablet: "That's not right. It's right here. I've looked closely. It feels like something's blocking it."
The woman, looking around anxiously, said, "Oh dear, hurry up! If it really comes down to it, we'll smash the window. Didn't we already find out the shop owner was a student? He went back to school a long time ago. There's no one in the shop."
The man was actually considering it. He lay down and tried it for a long time, while Xi Xinxin happily splashed water on the wire.
The man retracted the wire. He was almost vomiting on his stomach: "Let's find something sharp. Break the glass. We'll climb in."
The woman was prepared and took out a hammer.
The man lay down again, chose a spot, and began to slam down hard.
One place was completely shattered.
Xi Xinxin started pressing the calculator: "This part needs to be fully compensated."
Then, quite casually, he called the police. Afterward, he remembered something and went to the basement.
The man, still unwilling to give up, tried to unlock the door. After a large shard of glass shattered, he reached his hand inside, intending to grope for something. Just then, Xi Xinxin came up with a box of white mice. She took one out and placed it on the back of the man's hand.
The white mouse bit the back of the man's hand.
"Ah!" The man immediately pulled his hand back. He trembled with fear upon seeing the rat and desperately shook it off.
The woman scolded, "Why are you making so much noise? It's just a mouse!"
The man was immediately struck by how absurd this was. He was still shaken, but he put his hand back in and started trying to unlock the door again.
Xi Xinxin sprinkled some cookie crumbs onto the man's hand. The man sensed something was wrong but didn't pay any attention.
"Ah!!!" The man was so startled that he immediately pulled his hand back. This time, he accidentally bumped into some shards of glass.
The woman was a little angry: "What are you doing today!"
"I got bitten by two rats! I need to get a tetanus shot later." The man was also furious: "Didn't they say this shop was very clean? How come there are so many rats!"
The woman kicked away the rat that had just been thrown out with disgust: "Can you hurry up? It's been used for ages, don't even think about picking it. Knock on the bottom, then we'll climb in."
The man, having no other choice, began to pound on the metal. Just as he was about to finish, a police siren suddenly sounded.
In a panic, the man dropped to the ground: "Quick! Let's crawl inside!"
At that moment, he turned his head and saw a pair of feet in the darkness. He was terrified and screamed! Then four or five more rats pounced on his face.
"Ahhh!"
The woman was about to curse when the rats started crawling up her sleeve. She yelled, "My God! It's insane! It's insane!"
Xi Xinxin withdrew her feet. Then she started calculating: "Let me see the cost of the lab rats. The total compensation I'll need is..."
When the police arrived, the two men were still rolling around on the ground. Xi Xinxin opened the door at that moment.
She sobbed, "Waaaaaah, uncles, waaaaah! It's so scary! They're really scary! They came to harass my shop tonight. And now... waaaaah, it's so terrifying! What if they find out I'm in the shop? They'll kill me, waaaaah! It's so scary!"
The man looked at Xi Xinxin's feet. Those were the shoes that had frightened him. He shouted, "Nonsense! Nonsense! It was clearly you! It was your scheme!"
Xi Xinxin's shoulders trembled with fear: "Uncle, are they mentally ill? They robbed me and are now blaming me. Actually, I'm kind too." She handed the money she had calculated to the policeman.
"This is for the fence. This is for the glass. This is for emotional distress. This is for defamation. This is for damage to reputation."
The man exclaimed in disbelief, "Robbery! This is robbery!"
The policeman kicked the man impatiently: "Shut up. Come on. Come with us to the police station."
He then gently comforted Xi Xinxin, "Don't worry. We will definitely make them pay you back."
Xi Xinxin nodded gently.
The store is in this situation. Xi Xinxin gave the employees a few days off, waiting for someone to come and fix it.
The next morning, Sasha rushed up to Xi Xinxin and asked, "Xinxin, are you alright? I heard that a robber robbed your shop yesterday."
Sasha's updates are really real-time! Xi Xinxin leaned back in her chair: "It's okay. It was resolved smoothly. Did you see what was posted on my store's official website? It was just those two causing trouble."
“Those two are repeat offenders.” Sasha flipped through a few news articles: “Look. They did all of this. They just haven’t been caught yet. At first, these two would deliberately provoke the people in the store. They were actually just checking out the store’s situation.”
Xi Dai had also learned about this from Sasha that morning: "Come back earlier next time. What are you always doing out there?"
Xi Xinxin chuckled and snuggled up to him: "I knew Dai Dai cared about me the most."
Xi Dai turned her head away from Xi Xinxin: "Just be careful, don't overthink it."
"In that case, should we add an alarm system later?" Mei Qing asked. "I recently learned something from Yi Yi."
Everyone's attention turned to Mei Qing.
Mei Qing then compared the size: "It's a very small thing. They say it can be placed on the door lock. It activates an electric shock mode as soon as it's touched. So every time the shop owner opens the door, he has to put on special insulated gloves."
Everyone knows that Mei Qing has been learning some strange things from Chu Quanyi lately. While it's impressive how talented Chu Quanyi is, can she please stop leading others astray?
Everyone then turned their attention to Chu Quanyi.
Chu Quanyi avoided eye contact.
Xi Xinxin patted Mei Qing: "Don't always listen to her about these things in the future."
Chu Quanyi was very unconvinced: "Don't you guys think it's very useful? You can even adjust the intensity of the electric shock!"
Xi Xinxin felt like she was about to faint: "What if I didn't wear gloves to unlock it?"
"Then... give me a shock~" Chu Quanyi winked.
The advisor tapped on the podium: "There's a meeting coming up. We'll be with students from other majors. Everyone come and listen. There will be leaders watching later, so please be mindful."
The group tidied their belongings and went to the conference room together. Coincidentally, they also saw Chen Tongyun. Chen Tongyun watched as Xi Xinxin sat down, and quickly went to sit behind her.
Chen Tongyun racked her brains for a topic. She lightly poked Xi Xinxin with the tip of her pen: "Is your shop open today? I want to go buy a cake."
Sasha was as outgoing as ever. And coincidentally, Xi Xinxin, having no seats available in front, sat in the back row, right next to Chen Tongyun. Sasha answered for Xi Xinxin: "There was a robbery yesterday. You'll have to come another day."
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