Kissed and Seduced By the Most Rough Man in the Village-Chapter 519: Who Trapped Whose Circle?
The men with the armbands were at a loss and could only frown as they looked toward the service staff in the crowd.
"Take a look at how much these damaged items are worth. We’ll just compensate you with the equivalent in cash," one of them said.
"I’ll go get the receipt right now," the service staff replied quickly, not daring to quote a price on her own, before hurrying downstairs.
Su Xiaoxiao watched her leave, then, out of curiosity, asked, "So, are you compensating from your private account, or from the public account?"
"Of course, it’s..."
One man instinctively started to say "public account," but was immediately kicked by his superior. He jerked, realizing what his leader meant.
Though a little doubtful that a young girl would dare to play such tricks on them, her sudden and direct question seemed to carry some purpose. It was hard to believe she was asking without any reason.
Several of them narrowed their eyes, glaring at Su Xiaoxiao.
But the young girl just blinked her bright eyes, gazing straight back at them, showing no sign of fear.
At that moment, they all understood her intentions.
"Of course, it’s from our private account. It’s our fault for not being careful enough and accidentally breaking the items. We can’t let the public account take the responsibility," the leader of the group said with a righteous and upright attitude.
Su Xiaoxiao smiled without replying.
Soon, the service staff returned with the receipt. They had damaged a bed, two nightstands, a desk, and a chest of drawers. The total cost was over 270 yuan, plus five tickets.
The group of men felt as if they had just been punched in the chest.
Their initial plan had been to catch the young couple and make their quota, while also doing a favor for the person who had reported them. But in the end, they were the ones who ended up with the short end of the stick.
With so many people watching and the reason clearly laid out, they could only bite the bullet, pay the compensation, and leave.
However, Jiang Yexun shifted his body and blocked the door.
The men with the red armbands furrowed their brows, about to lose their tempers, when they heard Su Xiaoxiao’s voice rising.
"Didn’t we agree that we’d fully cooperate with your investigation before you searched our room? You promised to help us find the thousand yuan that was stolen, didn’t you?"
"We’re not the police..." one of them began to protest.
"But you promised!" Su Xiaoxiao cut him off sharply, her expression turning cold in an instant.
Her dark, bottomless eyes seemed to pull the men in like a deep, icy pit, the oppressive feeling making it hard to breathe. The few men with the armbands instinctively tightened their grips. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
"But how can you prove that you actually lost a thousand yuan?" the leader of the group asked.
"When you came to search our room, how did the person who reported us prove that there were contraband items in our room?" Su Xiaoxiao retorted. "This is our room, and no one else has entered it. How do you know what was seen or how it was seen? You believe the reporter, so why don’t you believe us?"
She tilted her chin up, steadily pressing on with each question.
"Our job is to investigate whenever there’s a report," one of the men said.
"But as professional investigators, after hearing that we lost a thousand yuan, you refused to report it to the police. Instead, you proceeded to vandalize our belongings. Initially, you said you’d help us find out who stole the money, but now you’re backing out. Shouldn’t I be suspicious that you’re in cahoots with someone and deliberately tampering with the evidence?"
Su Xiaoxiao’s tone had turned even more professional now.
The men with the red armbands didn’t expect that the young girl, who appeared so soft and easy to deceive, would make such a strong argument after the fact.
