Chapter 058: Cute creatures eating melons in the refreshment room (10)
Regarding the Black Cat store manager's business, Lao Cheng actually began to have doubts after the Black Cat store manager discovered the bug.
A good and law-abiding citizen should call the police and show panic when seeing a bug.
But the store manager didn't.
Not only did he not call the police, he also remained calm and didn't even think about dismantling it.
Why?
Lao Cheng thought about how he had handled the police investigation in the same way.
Instead of destroying the other party's monitoring point immediately after discovering that they are being monitored, forcing the other party to find a more hidden monitoring point, which is difficult to defend against;
It would be better to leave the other party's monitoring points, and behave normally under the known monitoring every time, which would be more relaxed.
This is the reason why it is said that it is easy to dodge an open attack.
Lao Cheng proposed a hypothesis to the others: "You asked why the store manager didn't call the police after discovering the bug.
"What if he knows who installed the bug, and it's the police?"
Liu Tang understood what Lao Cheng meant and clapped his hands, saying, "I see. You mean, Cheetah and the others might be trying to gather evidence of the store manager's crimes. That's why they disguised themselves as a couple and waiters to install eavesdropping devices and cameras in the store!"
Lao Cheng nodded, "That's right. Black Cat left the bug behind not to give the other party a handle on him, but to better disguise himself in this way.
"He could even pretend to be an ordinary, law-abiding boss in front of wiretaps and cameras, thereby proving his innocence and forcing the police to give up their investigation."
When Fang Yiran heard this, goose bumps appeared on his arms and he felt a chill.
Mo Qianhe said, "It sounds logical. Do you have any other evidence?"
Lao Cheng replied, "I don't know if this counts as evidence, but the customer just took the cute pet out for shopping, and that was intentionally arranged by the store manager."
Fang Yiran was surprised: "What do you mean, are you saying that the elephant colluded with the store manager?"
Lao Cheng waved his hand and said, "No, I think the store manager specifically suggested that the elephant should take the cute creature shopping."
As he spoke, Lao Cheng told the store manager how to pull up a picture with a leash background and how to choose a leash of a specific color.
Fang Yiran found it hard to believe for a moment: "He can use psychological suggestion to make customers act according to his plan? Isn't that a bit too exaggerated?"
Lao Cheng pointed to the bell in front of the glass door and said, "Why do you think we get a headache when we hear the bell?"
Fang Yiran didn't react: "Why did it jump there all of a sudden? Isn't that a system setting?"
Lao Cheng nodded and shook his head: "In this copy, almost all the settings are logical.
"I was once dragged by the store manager to be electrocuted. The pain was very similar to the pain we feel when we hear the bell.
“Throughout the punishment, he would ring a bell before each electrical shock to my brain.
"I have reason to suspect that every one of our cute creatures has received similar 'treatment'.
"So much so that every time we hear the bell, we, who have experienced the electric shock, will have a stress response.
"Our brain thinks we're being shocked again and feels an imaginary pain."
Mo Qianhe nodded: "So, this store manager is very likely someone who is proficient in psychology."
Lao Cheng and his son finally exchanged a glance without hostility and replied, "Yes. I have every reason to suspect that every time a customer brought a cute pet out for shopping, the store manager would make similar insinuations to all customers in the store.
"It makes customers subconsciously think that as long as there are pictures of leash patterns in the store, there will be customers who want to bring cute animals when shopping.
"So much so that, in the end, every time these customers see pictures of the corresponding pattern, they will subconsciously perform these behaviors."
Fang Yiran touched the goose bumps on his arms when he heard this: "Tsk tsk, so scary."
The audience in the live broadcast room felt much better after seeing this:
"Finally, we've discovered the most important issue."
"Ah, so that's how it is? No wonder I saw the players who entered this dungeon last round die without knowing why."
"So, to increase NPC favorability, you have to be careful not to stand on the wrong side?"
"This liar Lao Cheng, although he is truly unforgivable, he is also very smart."
"He's analyzing things from the perspective of a criminal, so it's definitely easier for him to see that Black Cat's way of thinking is similar to his own."
"On this point, Liar Mo is still a little naive."
After listening to Lao Cheng's speculation, Liu Tang raised a key question: "Then why did the Black Cat store manager arrange this shopping trip and let the cute creature get lost?"
Lao Cheng's expression turned serious: "This is the most important thing I want to say."
Lao Cheng repeated the conversation between the bird girl and the store manager in the kitchen, emphasizing that the dim sum needed to be restocked.
Fang Yiran's brain wasn't following, and Xiang Xiang was also a little confused: "If there aren't enough snacks, why would you lose the cute things?"
Mo Qianhe's expression darkened, and he asked Xiang Xiang, "Think about this for a moment. What if Shu Mu didn't get lost on his own, but was kidnapped?"
Xiang Xiang was even more confused: "Taken? By whom? A thief? But what does this have to do with snacks?"
Lao Cheng said, "I suspect that the 'snacks' the store manager and the bird girl mentioned weren't referring to tea, but to us cute creatures."
Fang Yiran was stunned: "'Dim sum' is cute, but what was sent to the restaurant is actually..."
"They...are going to eat us?" As he said this, Xiangxuan felt a wave of nausea rising in his stomach.
She found a corner and tried to vomit, but found that she couldn't vomit anything.
Yes, how could she vomit anything? She hasn't eaten much for two days.
Fang Yiran's face turned pale. He looked at Liu Tang, who also looked unwell, and said weakly, "So they didn't send enough cute things to the restaurant tonight, so they captured Shu Mu? They'll eat Shu Mu."
Before Liu Tang could open his mouth, Mo Qianhe spoke first: "If he had just eaten pigs, cattle and sheep like humans, and died quickly with one knife, he would be lucky."
Lao Cheng glanced at his son and realized that he had the same idea as him.
This was why he tried his best to avoid being taken away when he realized that Mrs. Xiang wanted to choose him to go out.
Fang Yiran's expression turned even worse: "What do you mean?"
Mo Qianku replied, "Think about it. If these 'cute creatures' like us are just like pigs, cows, and sheep in this instance, why would the police target the store manager for selling these cute creatures to restaurants?"
Fang Yiran thought for a moment, "Isn't it because the cute things they transported to the hotel were stolen, just like Shu Mu? Stealing cute things should be illegal, right?"
Mo Qianhe nodded: "It's possible...but I'm more inclined to believe that eating cute things is illegal in itself."
Seeing that Fang Yiran didn't seem to have thought this through, Lao Cheng smiled maliciously and added, "Besides, the way of eating cute things might be extremely cruel."
He heard Lao Cheng whisper to him like a demon, "Have you heard of 'eating monkey brains alive'?
"Those gourmets would crack open the monkey's skull while it was still alive and put the spoon..."
Liu Tang raised his hand to interrupt Lao Cheng: "That's enough. You scared people to death, but you won't get any good points."
Fang Yiran's face had turned pale and he was unable to move.
Lao Cheng smiled with interest: "If you can't hurt people, can't you even scare a coward?"
Liu Tang reached out to help Fang Yiran, but was stopped by Mo Qianhe.
Mo Qianhe didn't want Liu Tang to get involved with other people.
He helped Fang Yiran, whose legs were weak, sit down against the wall.
Liu Tang watched from the side and always felt something strange in his heart.
Fang Yiran was sweating profusely. "Will they eat Shu Mu like this? What about us? Will we be used to replenish the stock one day?"
"Me, my brain will be eaten too?"
Mo Qianhe didn't answer him.
Because he suspected that in this copy, being sent to a hotel was not the worst case scenario.
Lao Cheng pretended to be kind and comforted Fang Yiran: "Not necessarily. Maybe it's like eating live octopus? There are also live steamed crabs and drunken shrimps..."
Fang Yiran: “…”
He knew that the old dog was not holding his fart well.
Liu Tang, who was standing by, touched his stomach and said, "I'm so hungry. I really want to eat some shrimp dumplings."
Xiang Xiang, who had just suppressed the nausea and walked back, said: "..."
Brother, you are really ruthless.
"Kids, what are you talking about?" A voice came from above, startling Fang Yiran so much that he screamed at the top of his lungs.
They looked up stiffly and saw the Black Cat store manager squatting beside them, staring at them with a smile.
Mo Qianhe realized that it might not be strange for the store manager to see them gathering together, but it was a bit abnormal for them to hide for a long time without asking customers for food.
Fang Yiran's trembling voice rang out: "He, can he understand what we are saying?"
Liu Tang looked at the black cat curiously and said, "It probably doesn't understand. But when it hears us babbling together, it will probably ask in an anthropomorphic way."
Mo Qianhe reminded the others: "Disperse and go to the guests, otherwise he will ring the bell again."
Several people quickly dispersed. Xiang Xiang endured the hunger, avoided the touch of several guests, and climbed up to the beam near the ceiling alone.
She realized that she had to pass the level quickly, otherwise the hunger might take her life.
He looked down at the favorability value of "87" on his arm, of which "75" points came from the store manager.
Xiang Xiang thought that since the store manager liked her so much, he would not send her to a restaurant as a snack.
Comforting herself in this way, she felt a little relieved and began to think about how to gain more favor from the store manager.
The store manager stood up with satisfaction when he saw the cute little animals trying to please the customers again.
He nodded slightly in a friendly manner to the customers in the store: "Excuse me for making fun of you."
The guests waved their hands indifferently or responded with understanding smiles.
This black cat is really handsome, and it is so pleasing to the eye when he talks gently to cute animals.
Two-thirds of the customers who come here are here for the cute things, and one-third are here for the store manager.
A giraffe customer picked up a key pendant from the ground, walked to the cashier and handed it to the store manager.
The store manager looked at the meat bone-shaped pendant, looked at the place where the customer pointed out that he had found the item, and recalled that the golden retriever customer had sat there in the morning.
He expressed his gratitude to the customer, dug out the membership information that Golden Retriever had registered when he ordered food, found the other party's contact information, and called.
"Hello? Hello." The golden retriever's voice with a hint of crying came from the other end of the phone.
The black cat manager played with the meat bone pendant and asked softly, "Excuse me, is this Mr. Jin? I'm the manager of the Cute Snack Room."
"Ah, Mr. Manager, is there anything I can help you with?" When the person on the other end of the phone heard that it was the manager, he seemed to be in much better spirits.
After all, who wouldn’t feel happy when receiving a call from a handsome guy when they’re heartbroken?
The Black Cat store manager smiled and said, "Well, we found a keychain in the store. I wonder if it's yours?"
The golden retriever could be heard rummaging around, and after a long moment, it replied, "Excuse me, is this a bone-shaped pendant? It's definitely mine."
The Black Cat store manager gave a meaningful smile and said, "Would it be convenient for you to come back and pick it up?"
The golden retriever fell silent.
When he thought about the whole incident with the panda in the refreshment room, he felt extremely sad and really didn't want to go back to that place again.
As if it had the ability to read minds, the black cat read the golden retriever's thoughts from the silence and offered another option: "If it's not convenient for you, you can also wait until I get off work and I will send it to your home."
The golden retriever hastily refused: "No, no, no, that's embarrassing. You're already exhausted from running the store, how can I ask you to make a special trip just for this?"
The black cat's pupils narrowed, and he said in a low voice, "Then... if you don't mind, you can also wait until I get off work and come to my place to pick it up."
The golden retriever paused, then replied nervously, "Okay, okay, just tell me the address."
Mo Qianhe was standing next to the cashier counter at this time, hiding in the blind spot of the store manager's vision and eavesdropping.
He really didn't quite understand why Black Cat was so attentive in arranging such a meeting.
Could it be that the black cat has taken a fancy to the golden retriever?
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