bayedsolid Chapter 118 Reporting to the Official
Chapter 118 Reporting to the Official
It was a dark and windy night, and there were no pedestrians on the street. A black figure sneaked up to the outside of Li Xiaoxiao's newly rented house, took out the lock picking tool, and tried to pry it open. However, the door lock was so strong that it could not be opened at all. He spat viciously.
He took out a brush from a small wooden bucket, dipped the brush in the paint in the bucket, and painted all the doors and windows. He finally brushed the paint clean and left.
Li Xiaoxiao, as usual, worked in the tofu shop for a while before going to the restaurant. However, before he finished, the restaurant's newly hired waiter, a very skillful young man, ran in quickly, sweating profusely. The two shops were only about 500 to 600 meters apart, so how urgent it must be.
When the waiter saw Li Xiaoxiao, he stopped and breathed heavily.
"Something happened in the store." Li Xiaoxiao had a bad feeling.
"Boss, the wall outside our store has been covered with paint. Go and take a look. I don't know what was added to the paint. It can't be wiped off at all."
"Paint?" Li Xiaoxiao frowned, her mind working rapidly. Yesterday was her first day in the restaurant, so there shouldn't be many people around. She was not a troublemaker and had no grudges with anyone.
If there was someone who really had a grudge against her, it seemed that it was the shopkeeper Liu of Yuelai Restaurant. It was understandable that he saw her going in and out of the restaurant yesterday and that he did something bad to her. Could it really be him?
"I understand. You go back first. I'll be there soon." Because Li Xiaoxiao was outside the door, no one in the family knew that Xiaowai had been there.
After saying something to Mrs. Sun, Li Xiaoxiao went straight to the restaurant.
From a distance, I could see the waiter and the shop assistants wiping the doors and windows with rags. The colorful paints were extremely eye-catching on the busy street.
There were quite a few people gathered at the door, pointing and whispering, looking gossipy.
Yuelai Restaurant had just opened at this time. Several waiters and employees in the restaurant were pointing at the paint on the doors and windows, whispering, and laughter could be heard from time to time.
Li Xiaoxiao listened calmly, hiding in the crowd, and finally got a clue from their conversation. She was right in her guess. It turned out to be you, Shopkeeper Liu.
Revenge has always been Li Xiaoxiao's style.
There are shops selling everything in the county. Jiunu County is named after Jiunu Mountain, which stretches for hundreds of miles, so there are many hunters. With more hunters, there are naturally more people selling bows and arrows. There is a shop selling bows and arrows not far from Li Xiaoxiao.
Li Xiaoxiao walked in, and when he came out, he had a bow and arrow in his hand, and a dozen arrows in the quiver behind him. The bow and arrow were all black and finely crafted, and they were obviously top-quality products.
He soon arrived at the door of Yuelai Restaurant, and before anyone noticed, he quickly pulled out an arrow from the quiver, put the arrow on the bow, and with a "whoosh" sound, the arrow flew out into the air, aiming directly at the large plaque in front of Yuelai Restaurant.
The waiter and the guys at Yuelai Restaurant all saw it, but it was too late to stop it. The arrow had already flown into the air. They could only hope that it wouldn't hit them, that it wouldn't hit them.
But things don't always go as planned. Li Xiaoxiao concentrated all her attention on shooting the arrow, so how could she allow it to deviate?
With a click, half of the plaque of Yuelai Restaurant fell off, and the wooden plaque made a creaking sound.
The commotion here attracted the attention of onlookers. Those who had just been pointing fingers at Li Xiaoxiao's restaurant turned their heads and looked over here.
When everyone saw what was happening at Yuelai Restaurant, they couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
Right in front of the entrance of Yuelai Restaurant, Li Xiaoxiao was holding a bow and arrow with full aura. Before anyone could figure out what was going on, another arrow flew out with such force that it penetrated three-quarters of the wall.
There was another click, and the other side of the plaque that was originally fixed was completely loosened by Li Xiaoxiao's arrow, and the plaque fell heavily to the ground with a clang.
Yuelai Restaurant has been in Jiunv Town for many years. The plaque is still the same one that was when the restaurant was first opened. After being exposed to wind, sun and rain for a long time, it has already been broken and tattered.
After such a heavy fall, it fell to the ground and immediately broke into several pieces. When Manager Liu came, he saw this scene for the first time. His eyes almost popped out and he looked at the culprit Li Xiaoxiao in disbelief.
His fingers were shaking like sieves. Although he was the shopkeeper, the shop was not his. He was just an employee. The signboard had been taken down. How was he going to report this to his superiors? He was afraid that his job as shopkeeper would be over.
Pointing at Li Xiaoxiao, he couldn't speak clearly: "You are so bold that you dare to destroy the signboard of my shop. Someone, report it to the police. This is simply lawless."
A young man heard it and ran out quickly.
"I, Li Xiaoxiao, never cause trouble, but I'm not afraid of trouble either. Those were done by you, right?" Li Xiaoxiao stared at him closely and pointed at the paint on the doors and windows.
Shopkeeper Liu looked in the direction of Li Xiaoxiao's finger and saw that the doors and windows, which had been clean before, were now a mess. A hint of guilt flashed across his eyes, and the sharp-eyed Li Xiaoxiao saw it all.
"Don't talk nonsense. How could I do such a thing? I don't know which villain did it, but you actually framed me. You will definitely lose the sign of our Yuelai Salon. The bailiffs will be here soon. Just wait for your jail time."
"Really? What if I have evidence to prove it, how will you explain it?" Li Xiaoxiao sneered, not taking his threat seriously at all.
"If you can prove that it was me who did it, I will voluntarily resign as the shopkeeper. Otherwise, what will you do?" Shopkeeper Liu was confident that Li Xiaoxiao had absolutely no evidence, as the person who did it was his confidant, so he was still sure of this.
"Since you said so, if I can't produce any evidence, I am willing to kowtow to you to apologize, and never open a restaurant again. I would like to ask all the fellow villagers to be witnesses." Li Xiaoxiao also made a harsh remark, raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth, and bowed to the onlookers.
"Okay, since we have nothing to do anyway, let's just be a witness."
"I believe in Shopkeeper Liu. We have been neighbors for many years. Shopkeeper Liu is a good person."
"That's hard to say. People's hearts are hidden in their stomachs. Who knows who is good or bad?"
"We'll know in a moment. Someone from the government should be coming soon."
"Manager Liu just reported it to the police."
"Then let's all go to the county government office and take a look."
"Let's go together."
The officers came quickly, led by a waiter from Yuelai Restaurant. When he saw Li Xiaoxiao, he pointed at her and shouted, "Sir, that's her. She shot down the sign of our restaurant. Look, she's holding a bow and arrow in her hand."
There were four officers in total, led by an ugly young man with a pointed chin and monkey cheeks. It seemed that he was the leader of the group.
He looked at Li Xiaoxiao with an arrogant look on his face: "You may not be a big person, but you are very brave. Let's go to the county government office and talk."