Chapter 45
After a moment of shock, the pawnshop owner suddenly reacted, as if he had caught Cen Xun's handle, and smiled sinisterly: "Teacher Cen, I'm not being harsh, but how could you have so many clothes? I'm afraid you must have stolen them from the store."
Cen Xun crossed his arms: "How can I not have so many clothes? He has friends, don't I have any?"
Feng Jihan said casually, "I can testify that he has no friends."
Cen Xun sneered and scoffed at him, "What identity are you using to testify? Are we familiar with each other?"
Harsh words can hurt Liu Yuehan deeply, but it was a relief that Feng Jihan's defense did not break down again.
It’s okay, it’s just a few words from my ex-husband, it’s okay!
Feng Jihan took a deep breath patiently, pursed his lips and said no more.
Seeing Feng Jihan's unconsciously resentful look, Cen Xun found it quite amusing. He glanced at him for a moment longer before continuing to say to the pawnshop owner, "You need evidence to say this. You say I'm a thief, so show me the evidence."
The pawn shop owner was almost eager to expose Cen Xun's true face, and said smugly: "Okay, since you want evidence, then I will give it to you."
So he called out to the employees of the surrounding clothing stores and asked them to identify the clothes. The employees who had seen them quickly recognized their own clothes and insisted that their clothes were stolen.
The pawn shop owner suddenly became even more arrogant: "The evidence is right in front of you, and you still dare to deny it?"
Cen Xun remained calm. "I just have one question. Are your clothes running low? When have I ever tried on something and not returned it to you?"
Upon hearing this, the shop assistants fell silent like firecrackers that had gone silent.
"There can't be two identical leaves in the world, but there can be two identical clothes." Cen Xun glanced at the shop assistants present: "Do you have evidence to prove that these are clothes in your store?"
There's really no evidence.
The clerk went back to count his own inventory, unconvinced, and found that nothing was missing.
Cen Xun seemed to have anticipated the current situation and immediately demanded compensation: "Shouldn't you compensate the guest for emotional distress after defaming him? Especially since I'm a celebrity, you should also compensate me for the loss of my reputation."
The pawn shop owner's face gradually twisted, a ferocious grimace looming: "Our pawn shop does not have a policy of compensating for emotional damages. If there is a misunderstanding, we can only apologize to the guest."
Cen Xun asked sincerely, "If I kill you, I can only compensate you, right?"
The atmosphere suddenly became visibly tense.
Lian Zhen saw for the first time up close the rage of this dangerous figure, who was feared by everyone in the bureau, and found it incredible.
Lian Zhen had only heard of Cen Xun's cold-blooded and bloody deeds, but now it seemed that Cen Xun would deliberately squeeze the captain and argue with the pawnshop owner. He was actually more popular than he had imagined and even a little too down-to-earth. There was no trace of the terrifying existence in the rumors.
If Cen Xun didn't lose his temper and look at people coldly, he would look even more harmless. Coupled with his face that conforms to the highest aesthetic standards of mankind, I'm afraid many people would be willing to offer him the most precious things in the world.
No wonder even the captain got caught up in it, it's really confusing.
Administrator 01 noticed Lian Zhen's increasingly distracted gaze and nudged him with his elbow as a warning.
It's no wonder that Lian Zhen subconsciously relaxed his vigilance. Lian Zhen was a newcomer. When he entered the Heresy Monitoring Bureau, the monsters had disappeared from the real world and all entered the nightmare world. Lian Zhen had never really fought against high-level monsters, so of course he didn't understand the dangers of high-level monsters.
Cen Xun's normality is only based on the condition that he still has the patience to continue playing with them. Once he starts to want to overturn the table, no one can stay out of it.
Lian Zhen came back to his senses and realized that he had been staring at Cen Xun. He couldn't help but look away feeling a little guilty, and halfway through, he looked at Feng Jihan, who had a gloomy look in his eyes.
I'm sorry, Captain, although your ex-husband is evil, he is really beautiful.
The stagnant atmosphere was broken by Tong Ming's smoothing voice: "Forget it, Teacher Cen's time is precious, I don't have time to waste it with you. Hurry up and estimate the price of these clothes. Our Teacher Cen still needs to go shopping for clothes later."
Still buying! ?
The pawn shop owner and clerks all looked pale. To make matters worse, Wolong, who was standing next to Fengchu, also spoke up, demanding, "Please count mine too. I'm still looking forward to making more friends."
These two people knew how to exploit loopholes in the rules. For a while, the pawn shop owner really couldn't find a reason to refuse them from pawning. In order to deepen the conflict between players, the rules originally included a provision that allowed players to pawn their teammates' belongings.
Did the Domain Master say that we cannot sell the belongings of monster guests? No.
Did the domain owner say that we cannot sell clothes that are suspected to be stolen goods but there is no evidence? No.
Moreover, this Wolong could even beat up a monster customer. If he refused, he would probably be beaten to death. The pawnshop owner could only hold his nose and start estimating the price.
Cen Xun's six bags of clothes were sold for 1.16 million yuan, and Feng Jihan was paid 780,000 yuan for the property he stripped from a bunch of weird guests.
When leaving the pawn shop, the two groups of people collided again.
Feng Jihan smiled falsely: "Teacher Cen is really good at making money."
"Yes, as long as you have no morals, it's still easy to make money." Cen Xun looked at Feng Jihan, pulled the corners of his lips, and didn't hide the interest in his eyes: "What a pity, I originally wanted to see you penniless and pitiful to the point of sneaking into my room at night to beg me."
Feng Jihan's eyelids twitched. What was this man saying in public? Did he really have no sense of shame?!
Although his mentality was a little explosive, he still couldn't lose his expression. Feng Jihan kept a mocking look: "Hehe, I'll say the same thing to you."
As spectators, Song Gu, Ye Chui and Chai Dong felt like they were on a roller coaster.
At first they were shocked by Cen Xun's ability to change clothes out of thin air, and now they were even more shocked when they heard the gossip.
What! Teacher Cen, you can just say harsh words, but why did the handsome guy across the street beg to come to your room?
Teacher, why did you reward him? !
Tong Ming also seemed to be hesitant to speak. Administrator 01 had a distorted expression, as he wanted to laugh but couldn't. Lian Zhen seemed to want to say something, but felt the timing was wrong, so he held it back.
Cen Xun left quickly after saying that. Feng Jihan gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go too."
With more than two hours left, Cen Xun randomly picked a clothing store and walked in.
This time, after Cen Xun entered the fitting room, a fitting specialist followed him in. Cen Xun let her stand beside him. As he picked up the shirt, a puppet thread silently pierced her forehead.
The commissioner's eyes were confused for a moment, but soon returned to normal, his gaze still fixed on Cen Xun's every move.
Cen Xun picked up the clothes and took a closer look, then took out a note from his pocket. When he was about to try the same trick again, the fitting mirror that was originally covered by the cloth suddenly moved, as if someone was pulling the outer cloth from inside.
The black cloth slid down, and the mirror reflected Cen Xun's tall figure, but his movements were completely different.
Cen Xun outside the mirror was holding a piece of clothing, but the "Cen Xun" in the mirror placed his hands on the mirror surface, almost looking at him with his hands close to the mirror, and said in a deep voice: "I saw it. You replaced their clothes with paper clothes, and then used shadows to quietly move the clothes away."
He actually came to the door now and couldn't even wait until night. Silly cat is too impatient.
Cen Xun raised his eyelids, looked away with disinterest, and continued with his movements: "So, do you want to complain?"
The "Cen Xun" in the mirror was silent for a moment, then said, "You are a liar and a bad person."
"Many people have said this about me, but in the end, they all chose to work with me." Cen Xun leisurely used [Paper Make Reality] to create an identical piece of clothing, and casually said, "Because even though I'm a bad guy, I keep my promises."
There was another silence.
Seeing that Cen Xun hadn't responded yet, the person in the mirror couldn't help but ask again, "If you want to help Qin Xiu, what method do you plan to use?"
Cen Xun casually threw the clothes into the shadows: "I have a prop that can restore people to sanity, but the prerequisite for using it is to meet Qin Xiu first."
Although the cat was slow, it was very alert and did not immediately believe Cen Xun: "But why did you help Qin Xiu?"
Cen Xun asked him, "You should know what a principal does."
The figure in the mirror thought for a moment and nodded. "I know. Qin Xiu donated three buildings to the school. The principal is very grateful to him. The principal is the most senior person in the school."
Cen Xun: "Well, almost. I'm the boss of Nightmare University. Now I want to recruit some deans. Your Qin Xiu is very good, so I want to give him a dean job."
"Yes, Qin Xiu is indeed excellent," Mao nodded in approval, then asked doubtfully, "But what does a dean do? Does the dean earn more than the president?"
Cen Xun lied with his eyes wide open: "Of course, I can earn much more. Our university has tens of thousands of students. From now on, all the students' money will be managed by Qin Xiu. Qin Xiu only needs to sit at home and manage countless amounts of money. There is no better job in the world than this."
The cat doesn't understand, the cat is shocked, the cat is envious.
“It seems like a really good job.”
The cat was almost fooled by Cen Xun, but at the critical moment, his IQ suddenly came online: "You are the boss, why don't you manage the money yourself?"
Cen Xun responded with ease: "The boss is busy fighting, so how can he have time to manage money? Besides, I believe Qin Xiu is definitely not the type of person who would embezzle property."
These words touched Mao's heart, and Mao lowered his guard slightly and softened his attitude. "Okay, but I can't guarantee that Qin Xiu will agree to be the dean."
Cen Xun readily agreed: "It doesn't matter. If he doesn't want to, I certainly won't force him."
Cen Xun is proficient in the art of language. When the cat first entered society, it was quickly coaxed into confusion and its psychological defenses were shaken.
"I have one last question," said the Cat.
Cen Xun crossed his arms and looked at the person in the mirror who looked exactly like him: "Go ahead."
"How do you know Qin Xiu?" Cat stared at Cen Xun through the mirror. "Because among the people who know Qin Xiu, besides Qin Xiu's friends, there are also Qin Xiu's enemies. You are definitely not Qin Xiu's friend, so how did you know about Qin Xiu?"
Cen Xun raised his eyebrows slightly. This little cat looks dull, but it always becomes sharp at critical moments.
The cat is very alert and has a very strong desire to protect its owner Qin Xiu. If they want to convince the cat to help them get close to Qin Xiu, they must gain its trust.
In a short period of time, Cen Xun quickly integrated the information that Tong Ming gave him in his mind, including the pet hospital examination form, cat supplies purchase records, and cat grass planting notes. What reason should he make up using this information?
Cen Xun suddenly felt the frustration of a teacher marking out the syllabus before the exam, but encountering questions beyond the syllabus during the actual exam.
One second, then two seconds passed slowly. Cen Xun realized that he couldn't hesitate for too long. Just as he was about to speak, the door of the fitting room was suddenly opened from the outside, and Tong Ming's voice came out: "Brother, what took you so long to try on clothes?"
Lao Liu, Lao Liu, you came at the right time this time, Cen Xun sighed in his heart and glanced at the mirror.
Suddenly someone came in and the cat was frightened and disappeared in the mirror.
Tong Ming closed the door, put his hands in his pockets and walked over slowly, saying with a bit of complaint in his tone: "Brother, I've been waiting for you for a long time. Are you playing some tricks with others behind my back again?"
Cen Xun said calmly, "I'll invite you to play with me next time."
Tong Ming's eyes lit up: "Really!?" Then couldn't he take pictures on the spot?
Cen Xun's eyes were extremely cold: "Really, if you play, you will die. It's very exciting."
Tong Ming: “”
Cen Xun turned and looked at the fitting mirror: "Come out, he is one of us."
After a long while, a vigilant cat head finally peeked out from the edge of the mirror. Tong Ming lowered his head and stared at it for a few seconds. Suddenly, his eyes widened and he asked in disbelief, "Is that you, Wusa?"
The cat was stunned: "How do you know my name?"
Tong Ming was deeply hurt when he heard this: "You don't remember me! I held you in my arms when you were a child!"
cat:"???"
Before the cat could react, Tong Ming had already squatted down very familiarly and hugged the cat in the mirror into his arms: "Woo woo woo Wusa, it really is you, I thought I would never see you again~"
Wusa was filled with questions. He tried to use his claws to block Tong Ming's approaching face, eyes wide open: "Wait! Who are you?"
"I'm the housekeeper!"
"housekeeper?"
Wusa was stunned for a moment and tried hard to recall the butler's appearance. Unfortunately, most of the memories he had left were related to Qin Xiu. As for the butler's appearance and voice, he could no longer remember them.
Tong Ming said sadly, "I remember clearly the day when the young master brought you back! The young master hadn't smiled like that in a long time. I knew then that you would become his favorite kitten."
Cen Xun: “”
There was no one to complain about. Cen Xun was speechless for a long time, watching Quanzhi's performance quietly from the side.
Tong Ming continued to hold Wu Sa in the same position as the Madonna holding a baby, and said with nostalgia, "I've never seen him so devoted to anyone. For you, he even moved his family from a large villa to a large flat."
It happened again! Wusa looked at the young man in front of him with half-belief and half-doubt, completely confused. Could this person really be the butler in his vague memory? But why did he always feel that something was wrong?
Tong Ming pulled out a small silver bell from Wusa's thick chest hair and said excitedly, "Yes, this is the bell! Young Master Qin made it specially using his mother's relics. After all this time, it's still so well preserved!"
Wu Sa opened his eyes wide. This person actually knew about this matter. Then he must really be the butler because only he, Qin Xiu, and the butler who had followed Qin Xiu for a long time knew the origin of the bell.
Wusa called out doubtfully, "Butler?"
Tong Ming wiped his face with tears in his eyes and replied lovingly, "Ah, our Sabao can speak now. Even if the housekeeper dies, he will rest in peace."
Cen Xun: “”
The most speechless person in the whole audience was probably Cen Xun.
Tong Ming and Wu Sa became more and more familiar with each other as they talked. From big issues like bankruptcy crisis to small daily trivial matters, Tong Ming could answer them fluently, and thus he successfully gained Wu Sa's trust.
Tong Ming introduced Cen Xun to Wu Sa at the right time, saying that the principal was actually someone specially invited by the housekeeper to help the young master. Although he was a bit bad, he was actually trustworthy.
With the middleman as a guarantor, Wusa was obviously much more relaxed and finally told Cen Xun and Tong Ming about Qin Xiu.
"The night the meteor fell, everyone in the company became very strange." Wu Sa sat beside Cen Xun, his ears drooping. "Qin Xiu was seriously injured. He told me to leave quickly, but I didn't. There were meteors falling everywhere, so where could I go? Later, the meteor knocked down the building. Qin Xiu stood in front of me, and I could feel that he was bleeding a lot."
Cen Xun: "Then what? How did you become a monster?"
Wusa shook his head: "I don't know. When I wake up, I will be able to control the mirror, and Qin Xiu has changed. I almost didn't recognize him."
It looked at the ground in confusion. "At first, Qin Xiu was still somewhat rational. He said that we had all turned into monsters and needed to kill to eat, but it didn't matter. He would continue to protect me."
"Later, Qin Xiu said that I couldn't stay with him any longer because he was getting hungry. If he became too hungry to control himself, he would devour me sooner or later."
“I still didn’t leave,” Usa whispered, “so he locked me out and kicked me out of the core business district.”
Tong Ming was so immersed in the role that he couldn't help but continue acting: "Don't blame the young master. The young master must have done this for your safety."
Wusa was still in a very low mood. "Well, one day, the gate of the business district suddenly opened. Qin Xiu let me in and gave me something called a port. He let me escape from this world through the port."
Port!?
Cen Xun and Tong Ming exchanged a glance. Tong Ming suppressed his excitement and asked calmly, "Then what? Why didn't you use the port to leave?"
Wusa whispered, "Qin Xiu is right here. I won't go to any other world."
Tong Ming asked, "What about the port? Did you return it to Qin Xiu?"
Wusa's tone returned to calm: "I put it in the mirror world."
Hearing this, Tong Ming couldn't help but smile. It really was effortless to get it!
No wonder the port position keeps moving, so that’s why!
"But I won't give you the port now," Wusa suddenly changed the subject and said coldly, "unless you help me rescue Qin Xiu."
Tong Ming didn't expect that the cat could change its face, and his expression froze slightly.
Instead, Cen Xun suddenly laughed.
Interesting, the kitten that seems silly and easy to deceive has actually seen through their true intentions?
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