Chapter 313: Chapter 313: End Without a Conclusion
Fang Hao returned to the chaotically ssy restaurant with a grim face.
“Hurry and clean up!” Fang Hao said angrily.
“Boss Fang…” the lead waiter looked awkwardly at Fang Hao and said, “I… I want to quit.”
“You!” Fang Hao was stunned upon hearing this.
“Could… could you settle my salary?” the waiter asked awkwardly.
“Damn it, if you want to leave, just go, but you still want to settle your salary!” Fang Hao glared at the waiter angrily.
The lead waiter was so frightened by Fang Hao’s outburst he nearly fell to his knees; instead, he scurried away. Seeing the lead waiter flee, the other five or six female waiters also ran out in a panic, disregarding Fang Hao’s hysterical cursing behind them.
“Damn, you ungrateful wretches!” Fang Hao watched their retreating figures with anger. Those employees who had once been so respectful to him were now abandoning him. Thinking of this, fire brewed in Fang Hao’s belly, and he said through gritted teeth, “Bastards, damn scoundrels, they infuriate .”
The restaurant was now completely empty, and in utter disarray.
It seed that the restaurant could no longer operate. Struck by such a devastating blow, even if he were to reopen, it was unlikely there would be any custors. With Hann Restaurant just across the street, it was almost impossible to build up the restaurant here. Moreover, the nearby schools had essentially blacklisted Yujian Restaurant. The schools were filled with negative rumors. Thus, Fang Hao had already decided to give up on the restaurant.
However, even if he really decided to give up on the restaurant, he definitely could not condone the person behind this malice.
Thinking this, Fang Hao imdiately took out his phone to call the police.
Before long, Deputy Director Liu arrived at the scene with a male police officer. Both wore expressions of surprise. Deputy Director Liu, shocked, said, “Xiao Fang, what… what happened here? This restaurant was fine yesterday, how… how could it beco like this today?!”
“If it weren’t for your involvent in the investigation, it wouldn’t have ended up like this!” Fang Hao retorted coldly.
“Xiao Fang, you can ss with food, but you shouldn’t talk recklessly!” Deputy Director Liu seriously looked at Fang Hao and then said, “This ss in the restaurant has nothing to do with us!”
“If it weren’t for your intervention in the investigation, it wouldn’t have beco like this!” Fang Hao countered.
“We are only acting impartially!” Deputy Director Liu quickly said.
“Alright, acting impartially!” Fang Hao’s lips curled slightly and said, “I’m the one who called the police now, because soone emptied my restaurant. The losses are severe. Deputy Director Liu, shouldn’t you help find the real culprit and investigate this thoroughly?”
“Ah?!” Deputy Director Liu, upon hearing this, looked at Fang Hao in shock and said, “What… what happened? It was robbed?”
“Yes!” Fang Hao nodded and said, “I suspect soone instigated the students to rob my restaurant. So, I’m asking you all to investigate and help find the real culprit to recover the losses.”
“Alright!” Deputy Director Liu pondered for a mont, nodded, and said, “Explain the situation to clearly. Also, where is the surveillance from your store?”
“The computer for the surveillance was moved away long ago,” Fang Hao sneered and said, “You can retrieve the situation from the surveillance caras at the restaurant across the street.”
Deputy Director Liu walked around the scene and, using his years of experience, could determine that this was not the work of one or two people. Moreover, given the disarray, the robbery must have been completed over so ti. Thus, there must have been quite a few people at the scene of the robbery. Also, from the footprints on-site, it was evident that there were no fewer than twenty people…
After collecting so clues, Deputy Director Liu imdiately led the police officers to the restaurant across the street to gather evidence.
However, the surveillance system at the restaurant across was indeed under maintenance. Moreover, the repair had been registered with the police and was conducted by police technical personnel. This ant that the surveillance at Hann Restaurant indeed hadn’t been operational that day.
“Chief Liu, I’m really helpless here!” Xiao Han shrugged helplessly.
“No worries!” Deputy Director Liu shook his head and said, “But don’t you think all of this is a bit too coincidental?”
“In this vast world, coincidences are all too common,” Xiao Han said with a smile.
“Hmm!” Deputy Director Liu, cigarette in mouth, slowly walked out of Hann Restaurant.
Watching Deputy Director Liu’s retreating figure, Xiao Han’s lips curled into a sinister smile. Everything was going according to his plan. Fang Hao coming to ask for surveillance, the police conducting their investigation… all within his control.
The police had no leads, and the only waiters who had witnessed the truth had been scared away by Fang Hao. Thus, the case was now at a standstill. Without eyewitnesses, and considering there were hundreds of students involved, finding the instigator would be nearly impossible.
They couldn’t possibly arrest all those students, could they? Although legally speaking, those students who participated in the robbery were guilty, the law does not punish the masses. Deputy Director Liu could not possibly arrest all these students and put them in jail.
“Deputy, what should we do about this case?” the young police officer asked curiously from behind.
“What can we do?” Deputy Director Liu scoffed and then said, “Fang Hao just wants an explanation, but we can’t provide him that. So many students were involved; are we supposed to arrest them all?”
“Uh…” The young police officer was taken aback and awkwardly said, “With so many involved, there must be soone organizing this. I think we can start investigating from inside the schools. Like the school forums. See if there are any organizers online!”
“Hmm, that’s a good suggestion!” Deputy Director Liu nodded imdiately.
The two drove away from University Town, leaving Fang Hao sitting desolately in the restaurant. He had struggled for three years to run this restaurant. He had watched as his restaurant grew, and it had earned him millions in profit each year. To let go now was truly difficult. But at this point, he had no choice but to give up. A single restaurant’s loss was nothing significant to Fang Hao. After all, Fang Hao had other businesses outside, and even if they failed, he still had his parents to rely on.
“Ah…” Fang Hao sighed heavily as he smoked a cigarette alone in the restaurant before turning around and leaving.
The next day, a ‘For Sale’ sign was posted at the entrance of the restaurant.
“Xiao Han!” Yang Lu excitedly called Xiao Han.
Xiao Han had been sleeping in his dormitory. It was just past eight in the morning when Yang Lu’s call woke him up. Xiao Han’s lazy voice said, “Sister Yang, what’s going on? You startled !”
“Fang Hao has given up!” Yang Lu excitedly said, “Yujian Restaurant is finally going to be transferred.”
“Ah!” Xiao Han exclaid, imdiately sat up, and asked hurriedly, “When did this happen?”
“Just this morning after eight,” Yang Lu said excitedly: “The landlord of Yujian Restaurant ca over to post it. He said that Fang Hao is not renewing the lease. Moreover, he even owes him two months of rent which he hasn’t paid. So, you see…”
“Contact the landlord imdiately!” Xiao Han chuckled and said, “Take that property off his hands.”
“Yes!” Yang Lu nodded, “I’m going to stop the landlord now, you hurry over.”
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Han quickly climbed out of bed.
In the dormitory, the other guys were still sleeping, and the room was quiet.
After a quick wash, Xiao Han rushed out of the dormitory and drove straight towards the area outside the school.
Screech…
Just as he left the school gate, suddenly, a figure blocked Xiao Han’s way.
“Lan Yudie!” Xiao Han was startled.
Lan Yudie opened the car door, her face full of anger as she looked at Xiao Han and asked, “Didn’t you say you borrowed this car from soone else?”
“Uh…” Xiao Han heard this and felt a bit awkward: “I…”
“Registration docunt, give it to !” Lan Yudie glared at Xiao Han.
Xiao Han honestly handed over the registration docunt. Lan Yudie glanced at it, scoffed, and said, “Nice going, Xiao Han, you actually lied to !”
“I…” Xiao Han said helplessly: “Teacher Lan, listen to my explanation.”
“Talk,” Lan Yudie said coldly as she looked at Xiao Han, “driving such a fancy BMW early in the morning, where were you planning to go?”
“I have sothing urgent,” Xiao Han was sowhat anxious. Yang Lu had already made contact with the landlord. They were just waiting for him to co over for the negotiation. Xiao Han said urgently: “It’s really urgent.”
If it hadn’t been urgent, Xiao Han wouldn’t have driven such a conspicuous car out. Nor would he have been caught by Lan Yudie at the school gate.
“What’s so urgent?” Lan Yudie smiled as she watched Xiao Han. The more he behaved like this, the more curious she got. She smiled and said, “Take with you, I want to see what you are always so busy with outside. Skipping perfectly good classes.”
“I…” Xiao Han looked helpless.
Lan Yudie didn’t care whether Xiao Han agreed or not, she simply got into the passenger seat.
“You really want to co with ?” Xiao Han, seeing he couldn’t shake Lan Yudie, then said, “You have to agree to one condition!”
“Look at you, still daring to negotiate terms with !” Lan Yudie was full of anger.
“If you don’t agree, I won’t take you!” Xiao Han snorted.
“Let’s hear it, what condition!” Lan Yudie asked curiously.
“Whatever you see today, whatever you hear, you must not tell anyone,” Xiao Han said earnestly, looking at Lan Yudie.
“Alright!” Lan Yudie nodded, “Always so secretive. Let witness what you are so busy with outside.”
“Good, then I’ll take it as you have agreed!” Xiao Han said seriously.
“I’ve agreed!” Lan Yudie nodded.
Vroom…
Xiao Han stepped on the accelerator hard. The 3.0T engine then unleashed a powerful torque, the imnse horsepower pulling the car rapidly forward. It disappeared from the school gate in the blink of an eye, the flashy car and the trendous noise attracting the curious gazes of many students.
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