Chapter 11
Luo Jingyao's breathing stagnated, and then she tried her best to avoid direct contact with Wang Guifen and quickly returned to the bathroom where she was before.
The bathroom still maintained the same appearance as before she left briefly. The blanket on the beauty bed was curled up into a mess, and the water in the large bathtub was still steaming slightly due to the constant temperature system.
Finally, Luo Jingyao's gaze fixed on the transparent glass coffee table next to the bathtub.
The flame of the high-end scented candle is still flickering, and surrounded by the rich aroma, a white-bottomed gilded bone china cup, which is in line with the high-end consumption level of this store, is filled with red date tonic water that has hardly been touched.
She walked forward and gently picked up the bone china cup. The warm touch from her fingertips made Luo Jingyao slowly raise her eyebrows.
Although I was not able to get close to the cup in Wang Guifen's hand, the appearance and material alone were enough to tell that it was different from the bone china cups provided to customers in the store.
Even if the colors are not uniform, there must be one kind of uniform specifications and materials.
If I don’t have any of them… Luo Jingyao slowly narrowed her eyes, turned around and left the bathroom.
She strolled to the rest area in the center of the women's section, picked a few fruits at random, and sat down in a carefully selected seat. From here, she could vaguely see Wang Guifen's busy figure as long as she looked up.
After sending another message to Lin Jiafan and Pang Guang, Luo Jingyao adjusted herself into the most relaxed posture, holding up a fashion magazine and sitting for more than an hour.
Finally, there was movement in the bathroom of the female customer, and Wang Guifen knocked on the door and went in with a polite smile on her face.
A few seconds later, the other person appeared with the black cup in his hand, and seemed to be refilling the cup with the teapot on the cupboard table.
Along with the sound of running water, the fragrance of red dates gradually spread in the air. Just before the tea was about to overflow, Wang Guifen stopped pouring tea, put the teapot back in its original place and turned around.
"oops!"
"ah!"
Two exclamations rang out without warning, and Wang Guifen accidentally bumped into a customer who had walked behind her at some point.
The slightly scalding tea spilled over both of them, and the crisp sound of porcelain falling on the marble floor was even more frightening.
"I'm sorry, customer. I'm sorry. It's my mistake. I'll clean it up right away." Wang Guifen thought to herself that this was bad and apologized quickly, but her actions did not reflect that.
She never even glanced at the customer from beginning to end. Instead, she squatted down and tried to pick up the mess on the ground with her hands.
How could Luo Jingyao let the woman have her wish? She endured the stinging pain from the scalded skin on her forearm, reached out her hand, and lifted up Wang Guifen, who was about to squat down, by her armpit.
"Auntie? What a coincidence! So you work here?" She widened her eyes slightly, her tone surprised and delighted: "It's okay, it's okay. The burn just now didn't hurt at all."
Wang Guifen, who was suddenly picked up, was still a little dazed. It was not until she saw the face of the person opposite her clearly that she frowned in realization.
I always feel that these words sound very yin and yang...
While the woman was still trying to figure out what was happening, Luo Jingyao deliberately raised her voice again: "Porcelain fragments can easily cause injuries. Auntie, you must not pick them up with your hands, or there's a risk of infection if they come into contact with blood!"
At this time, the commotion here had attracted the attention of many people. Soon, several service staff from other districts rushed over and immediately started talking.
Some of them kept bending down and bowing to apologize to Luo Jingyao, some turned around to find a broom to clean up the scene, some took out a rag from their pockets to wipe the water stains on the ground first, and some reached out to pull Wang Guifen, who was already panicked.
Amidst the chaos, the middle-aged woman who had been dragged back two steps suddenly regained consciousness. In her anxiety, she screamed uncontrollably, "Don't move!"
Everyone was frightened by the sudden shout, and everything around them seemed to have stopped in an instant. Everyone's eyes were almost focused on Wang Guifen, who was a little collapsed.
Click.
At this moment, a subtle sound entered the ears of everyone present.
I saw Luo Jingyao bending down and pushing a piece of porcelain aside, and picked up a small round ball with a pure black appearance from underneath. There was a thin line behind the small ball, and at the other end of the thin line was a small square of the same color, with a light flashing on the square.
"What is this?" A waiter broke the silence first, his curious eyes filled with clear confusion.
"A pinhole camera? One that's working." Luo Jingyao frowned and responded in a serious tone, a look of understanding on her face.
"What?!"
"Oh my god! How could there be a pinhole camera in a place like this?"
"Could it be that we were all secretly photographed?! What a shady shop!" Several customers who were watching the fun suddenly exclaimed, their expressions showing obvious worry and panic.
The manager, who had arrived belatedly from a few steps away, felt his vision go dark after understanding the whole story. He hurriedly spoke to appease them, "Please be patient, distinguished guests. There must be some misunderstanding. I promise that the store will investigate and give you a satisfactory answer!"
Unfortunately, her heartfelt words failed to gain the sympathy of the customers.
Especially the female customer who had been served by Wang Guifen before, who was now standing aside with her hands on her hips, her face full of anger: "Answer? You should wait for an answer from the police!"
After saying that, the other party picked up the phone and dialed 110.
The manager of the women's department tried to stop them but failed. Seeing that some customers had already taken out their mobile phones to take videos, she couldn't help but close her eyes and thought that it was all over.
Just when she was completely in despair, a soft female voice suddenly rang out: "Strange, why does this cup look different from the one I used?"
Before Luo Jingyao could finish her words, the manager suddenly rushed up and slid to his knees on the ground.
He didn't care about the pain in his leg at all. He just picked up a broken piece nervously, took a quick look at it, and let out a long sigh. He couldn't wait to explain to the people around him: "This is not the cup provided by the store for our distinguished guests. Please trust Da Han Songgu. Doing something this humiliating will not benefit us in any way!"
"Do you think I'll believe you?" The female customer who called the police pointed unceremoniously at Wang Guifen, who was trying desperately to hide herself, and continued to yell, "She's an employee of your store, right? She's still wearing your store's work clothes, and now she's telling me she has nothing to do with the store?!"
The manager then remembered the person who had instigated this whole thing. Without further ado, he dragged the person over and pushed him directly in front of the female customer: "Wang Guifen, why don't you tell me the truth about what happened?"
"..." Wang Guifen kept her head down the whole time, shaking it constantly, and her trembling appearance looked a bit pitiful.
Luo Jingyao, who had successfully muddied the waters, was now standing at the outermost edge of the crowd, staring coldly at the pretentious woman.
Seeing Wang Guifen remained silent, the manager angrily pushed her twice and said, "Are you mute? I'm asking you a question!!"
"I don't know, I know nothing, my dear guest. I am just a waiter who is so small that I can't be any smaller. Naturally, I will do whatever the store asks me to do!" Wang Guifen waved her hands and spoke ambiguously.
If those mouse eyes didn't move so quickly, Luo Jingyao felt that what she said would at least sound more credible.
"No, what do you mean? Wang Guifen! I warn you to speak clearly! What did the store ask you to do?!" In an instant, the manager's face changed drastically, and he stepped forward, grabbed the woman's collar and shook her.
The other employees were all shocked when they saw this, and subconsciously rushed forward to try to separate the two people.
The female customer who called the police nearby became more convinced that the manager had something to hide when she saw the manager's reaction. In her opinion, every grievance has its perpetrator, and the monk can run away but the temple cannot, so the thief must be caught first.
So the female customer took two steps forward and grabbed the manager's jacket, refusing to let go. "Everyone, look at the face of this store! Not only are they secretly filming customers, but they're also trying to put the blame on the employees. The employees aren't good people, and you're even less so!"
For a moment, all kinds of accusations, curses, cries and pleas for mercy were mixed together, and the scene once again fell into uncontrollable chaos.
No one knew that what was happening before their eyes was exactly what Wang Guifen wanted. She first sneaked from the center of the crowd to the edge, then turned around and ran without hesitation!
At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on the dispute between the female customer and the manager, and not many people noticed the woman's unusual behavior at the first time.
Among them was Luo Jingyao. After catching a glimpse of the fleeing figure, she chased after it without saying a word.
Wang Guifen clenched her teeth when she heard footsteps behind her. After using all her strength and relying on her familiarity with the layout of the store, she successfully lifted the heavy and luxurious curtain and came to the huge front hall.
Her sudden appearance naturally attracted the attention of the customers and employees in the hall, but the employees had only heard about the dispute in the women's department on the intercom a few minutes ago and had no idea what the matter was. So they just looked at the flustered Wang Guifen with confusion, and no one stepped forward to stop her.
As for Lin Jiafan and Pang Guang, who had come out of the men's section a long time ago, they were now sitting on the leather sofa for guests to rest. They were originally doing nothing but waiting for Luo Jingyao, who had been silent after sending a text message. When they saw the commotion, they looked over in the direction of the sound.
But before they could understand the situation, their attention was drawn to another figure rushing out from the women's section.
The man was still wearing the store's eye-catching pink bathrobe. It took him only three big strides to catch up with Wang Guifen in front of him, and pressed her down in front of the glass door just before she was about to escape.
Bang!
The sound of both of them falling down made everyone's cheeks ache.
The next second, Wang Guifen let out a wail of extreme pain. She felt as if all her internal organs had shifted, and the pain from the joints of her limbs was nothing.
"Hiss..." Pang Guang, who was not far away, stood up excitedly. After seeing this scene, he subconsciously grimaced: "Coach Luo, does she have no sense of pain?"
Didn’t she see that Wang Guifen was about to die? Luo Jingyao, who was restraining her from above, still had a gloomy look on her face.
"But Coach Luo's look... is quite good-looking!" Pang Guang exclaimed.
The soft long hair draped behind her head suddenly fell down due to the violent movement, covering part of her already delicate face. The slender limbs exposed were not the skinny ones commonly seen in ordinary girls, but had clear muscles, a beautiful shape and full of vigorous power.
Lin Jiafan raised his eyebrows slightly but did not respond.
After suppressing Wang Guifen's struggle once again, Luo Jingyao raised her head slightly and looked at the two people who slowly walked towards her. She slowly raised a smile and said, "Officer Lin."
"If you complete this large-scale, real-life, live-action, detective-style script-killing game, asking for a few points wouldn't be unreasonable, right?"
"..." Lin Jiafan was stunned, and his sharp eyes swept over her face, which for some reason showed a hint of guilt: "You want..."
Before he could finish, Luo Jingyao confessed, "I originally only ordered a full-body treatment for 368, but the beauty consultant recommended the Queen's Premium Package. I agreed to it to bring us closer, but later I found out it was 1688."
“Wow!”
As Pang Guang took a breath, she glanced at Lin Jiafan's cold mouth.
Law...Long live the rule of law society?!
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