Chapter 36 Investigation
After a brief twenty-minute training, Zhao Xiuran happily announced that Xia Yi was ready to take up the post.
Shay felt that the business nature of this restaurant was similar to the [maid cafe] on Earth.
But can this really be related to the chronic healing of the spiritual sea?
"Let's treat today as the third day of the trial operation!" Zhao Xiuran pushed open the glass door as the only proof that the restaurant was open.
Xia Yi glanced at the empty dessert cabinet and asked, "Xiuran, what can we sell today?"
"That's right!" Just when Xia Yi thought he was going to take some action, Zhao Xiuran raised one corner of his mouth, "Boiled water, please! There seems to be some fruit in the refrigerator..."
The two waited in the restaurant for more than half an hour. Zhao Xiuran had already fallen asleep at the front desk when they finally waited for a customer.
"Hello, welcome." Xia Yi stood up quickly. He had no work experience, but it was better than Zhao Xiuran who was sleeping soundly next to him.
"Would you like to order?"
The female insect that pushed the door open just wanted to find a place to rest for a while. As soon as she entered, she saw the empty restaurant without a trace of insects. Just as she was about to leave, she heard a shy voice coming from behind the cash register.
Oh shit!
Male insect!
"Ah...are there finally guests?" Zhao Xiuran rubbed his cheeks which had red marks from sleep and sat up.
Oh shit!
Two male insects!
The foot that had retreated halfway immediately took a step forward. The tall female insect stood straight with both feet together: "Yes!!!"
Shay guided the guests to their seats, and the female insect followed him clumsily, accidentally bumping into the table leg.
"Hiss--" The female insect took a breath unexpectedly, but when she saw Xia Yi turning around, she immediately held it back, her face flushed red.
Shay: ...
"Sorry, today is a soft opening, and the desserts aren't ready yet. What would you like to drink?"
Xia Yi helped him pull out the chair, and the female insect quickly took over, took a step back, and said to Xia Yi, "Please come in!"
Shay: ???
No, he is the waiter!
Zhao Xiuran, who was sitting at the cashier counter fiddling with the ordering system, shouted, "You can only order water! Plain water, plain water with honey, plain water with mint leaves. Oh, there seems to be a bottle of peach soda, but I want to keep it for myself..."
Zhao Xiuran muttered.
Xia Yi could only pretend not to hear. He said to the female insect, "Maybe if you want to drink orange juice, we can also provide freshly squeezed orange juice." He had just looked at the refrigerator, which was full of fruits.
"Everything is up to you!" The female insect's face turned even redder.
His eyes were glued to Shay.
Oh my God, how can there be such a good-tempered male insect!!! So cute!!!
"Hey? Do you know how to operate this juicer?" Zhao Xiuran leaned forward. He was not very tall and could barely put his head on Xia Yi's neck, like a boneless cat.
He and Shang Jingrong are indeed brothers, both of them are very outgoing.
This machine is more advanced than modern ones. You just need to throw the oranges into the machine and select the sweetness and milliliters.
Shay started the machine according to the instructions on the panel, and soon a glass of orange juice was squeezed.
"I want one too." Zhao Xiuran squinted his eyes. "Ah, there are only two oranges left... I want a stronger drink."
The two bugs sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, watching Xia Yi busying around.
"That's great~" comes from Zhao Xiuran, who found the perfect employee to solve his biggest problem.
"That's great..." said the older female insect who was a replica of her dream hero.
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Ryan handed the data report of the new mecha Serpent V9 to Major General Webster.
The major general was seen tapping the screen with his fingers absentmindedly.
"Major General?" Ryan called softly. He carefully observed the female insect's eyes, worried that he was unconsciously entering the ancestral state again.
The female insect's gray pupils were as gloomy as ever.
But fortunately, the pupils did not turn into vertical pupils.
"Has he had any suspicious whereabouts recently?" Enoch asked casually after taking the report.
Ryan had been Enoch's adjutant for four years. He was stunned for only a second before he immediately guessed who he was referring to.
"Sir, no. Mr. Shay has a very regular life. He spends his time in the library, aside from attending classes." Ryan thought for a moment. "Oh, it seems Mr. Shay has found a job."
"Work?" The gray-eyed male insect's eyebrows knitted together, with the vertical wrinkle between his eyebrows particularly prominent. "What kind of work does he need?"
After saying it, he realized something was wrong and asked coldly, "Where is it?"
"257 Cruze Avenue, sunny." Ryan turned on the display screen. "Well, it's a cafe, run by the young master of the Zhao family—the one who married Jeffrey Alfred."
Jeffrey Alfred was an old acquaintance of the major general. When Ryan heard that the cafe was run by a male insect, he noticed that the wrinkles between the major general's eyebrows became lighter.
"If you want to go, I can make an appointment for you—" Ryan said immediately, "But there are no numbers today, you have to wait until tomorrow."
Major General Webster's brows knitted together again: "Don't do useless things."
After a moment, he pursed his lips and asked, "Have you checked the flow of his funds?"
Once a male and a female insect establish a marriage relationship, the male insect will have free disposal of 20% of the liquid funds under the name of the female insect. This law is a mandatory requirement and does not require the consent of the female insect.
Judging from the wealth that Enoch has accumulated over the years, Xia Yi can definitely be considered a wealthy man.
Ryan shook his head. He had never checked where Shay's money went because Shay's life was too simple.
The gray-eyed female insect glanced at him and said, "The money in his account is enough for him to live for the rest of his life. Why does he still need to work?"
"How is the business of this cafe?" Enoch continued to ask.
"It's only become popular recently." Ryan said. He looked at the information and found that this cafe was still a pilot project.
"Chronic healing of the spiritual sea?" Enoch's voice was unremarkable, but his fingers were tapping rhythmically on the table.
The term "spiritual healing" is very sensitive. Pirates once used the female insects' dependence on the male insects' mental power to control the female insects and commit serious crimes.
"I'll check right away!"
"No need." Major General Webster stood up. "I'll go and see for myself."
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Xia Yi has been very busy recently, studying during the day and working at night. In order to accommodate the schedule of the only permanent employee, [Sunny Day] is only open from 18:00 to 21:00 in the evening.
Moreover, the number of customers at Sunny Day was increasing, and Zhao Xiuran had no choice but to hire a dedicated bartender and two waiters to take orders and deliver food.
Except for Xia Yi and Zhao Xiuran who occasionally comes to support, the other three employees are all sub-females.
Compared with female insects, sub-females have softer facial features. They cannot undergo atavism and therefore cannot join the army. However, in contrast, their spiritual sea is more stable, and they are more likely to undertake social work in business and service industries.
"Ah!!! I must strictly implement the appointment system!!! Appointment system!!! There are too many insects!!!" Zhao Xiuran wailed and hugged the tall female insect next to him.
The tall female insect leaned over and kissed the furry tentacles on Zhao Xiuran's head.
The insect that came was Zhao Xiuran’s spouse.
This was the first time Shay had seen a couple show affection... Bugs.
Well, it feels okay, not too out of place. It seems that the Zerg society is assimilating him.
"Xia Yi, I'm leaving now!" Zhao Xiuran waved to Xia Yi, "Thank you for your hard work!"
The female insect standing next to him also nodded at Shay as a greeting.
[Sunny Day] had already hung up the closing sign, and there wasn't much finishing work left, so Xia Yi asked the other female insects to go back first.
He gradually developed some gender awareness and tried not to be alone with the "opposite sex".
Because it's so easy to confess.
The doorbell jingled, and Xia Yi stopped packing and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, sir, this place is closed."
The man had yellow, thorny hair and was tall. He had a scar that ran from the corner of his eye to behind his ear, giving his face a uniquely sinister look.
He came in without saying a word, his hazel eyes staring straight at Shay.
Shay was keenly aware of the danger.
"We're closed, sir." He lowered his voice and walked slowly towards the front desk, where there was a one-button alarm.
All male insects' work areas are equipped with such buttons.
As long as it is verified by a male insect, this device will not only sound the alarm, but also activate the emergency escape device in the cafe, and the anesthetic gas will instantly fill the entire room.
But the yellow-eyed female insect stepped forward and blocked Shay's way.
He was particularly tall. Xia Yi was already considered tall among male insects, and this female insect was at least two meters one, standing in front of Xia Yi like a wall.
"Coffee." He uttered the words slowly, his eyes fixed on Shay without blinking.
Shay clutched the knife he had hidden in his sleeve. He sighed softly, "The coffee is sold out. I have to go get some coffee beans."
There is also a one-button alarm at the corner of the escalator on the second floor.
Xia Yi was slowly backing away from the female insect while still talking to him, his expression as gentle as ever, trying to calm him down.
"Our coffee beans are grown in the sunny Water Star, and have a unique aroma of berries and citrus..."
"You're lying, little cockroach." A frivolous voice came from the stairs, and a thin figure appeared at the corner of the stairs.
He had long dark red hair, holding a dismantled alarm in one hand and grinding a round coffee bean in the other.
"Dulu, the softer a male insect speaks, the more likely he is to lie. You should be careful." He was obviously acquainted with the yellow-eyed female insect downstairs. He sniffed the coffee beans on his fingertips and said, "It's low in acidity and has a mild and mellow taste. It's not the coffee produced on Water Star."
"But I like it too." He said, and his pair of black eyes instantly turned into vertical pupils and flew towards Xia Yi.
Black bone wings spread out from behind him, and the fine mesh patterns on them looked like the cross-section of an underdeveloped chiffon cake, covered with a thin layer of skin.
Atavism!
Before Shay could react, he threw her onto the sink.
There is no room for fighting back at all, which shows the huge difference in strength between male and female insects.
He grabbed Shay's hair, forced him to look up, and sniffed his neck and earlobes.
"There's no smell at all..." he sighed, "No wonder my spiritual sea couldn't capture you."
"But this face is really beautiful."
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