Chapter 60: Reborn 1987 Chapter 60: Making Things Difficult

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Protagonist:

Jiang Wenyu

Li Chen's skill at cursing people was improving by the day, but he wasn't normally like this; he'd just been pushed too far by that Wang Tao.

The other party had indeed gone too far; this kind of brazen, open exclusion was truly unbearable.

With no other choice, the two of them spent the entire morning like this. The work from the past few days was already finished, so right now they had nothing to do. They simply moved their desks and the Small Stove outside and started playing Flower Cards.

The whole Mall was bustling with noise and excitement, yet only their spot was utterly deserted — it counted as a rather unique scenery line inside the Mall.

White snow covered all around, but the sunlight carried a distinctive warmth; there was no wind, only that fresh, invigorating air.

"Playing cards outside in freezing weather — you two really count as Chema City's oddballs."

A solemn, dignified voice suddenly rang out. The two, who had been playing seriously, hurriedly looked up, then subconsciously stood up at the same time.

The visitor was Lu Biao, the current Bureau Chief of Chema City's Newly Built Police Station.

The moment Li Chen saw Lu Biao, he acted like a soldier seeing his superior, meekly saying: "Uh, Lu Jingguan, what brings you here?"

Jiang Wenyu wasn't that restrained; after all, they'd known each other for a long time.

Lu Biao didn't say much either. True to his ever-cold self, he pulled a bag from his bosom. Jiang Wenyu glanced at it, then heard Lu Biao say: "The Police Station's Public Telephone — fix it, will you."

Jiang Wenyu nodded: "No problem. Lu Jingguan, come in and sit for a bit."

The two of them immediately moved the small stove back inside.

Fixing the Public Telephone was simple. Jiang Wenyu quickly located the fault and started repairing it on the spot. Lu Biao sat in front of the counter drinking the tea Li Chen had personally brewed, and asked: "What's the deal with that fence outside?"

Compared to ordinary people, Lu Biao's observational ability was absurdly strong; clearly he'd seen the big characters on that fence.

Before Jiang Wenyu could speak, Li Chen instantly put on a mournful face and recounted the whole story in earnest.

After finishing, he looked expectantly at Lu Biao and asked: "Lu Jingguan, you think the police can do anything about this?"

Lu Biao remained as cold and detached as ever, slowly sipping tea that wasn't particularly top-grade, and replied lightly: "This Mall belongs to Wang Tao. You're all merchants who have agreements with him; your relationship with Wang Tao isn't an employment relationship. Precisely because of that, the police can't intervene — unless he really uses abnormal means. At that point, we could step in."

He took another sip. Li Chen asked curiously: "Abnormal means? What does that mean?"

Jiang Wenyu was seriously fixing the phone, and his voice came over: "It means illegal means — beating people, arson, that sort of thing."

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Lu Biao interjected again: "Beating counts; arson doesn't. After all, it's Wang Tao's Mall — if he wants to set fire somewhere, no one can control him, as long as no one gets hurt."

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Li Chen was instantly speechless. Lu Biao was right on all counts. Precisely because of that, Jiang Wenyu felt helpless, but there was no good solution either.

Before long the phone was already fixed. Lu Biao installed the phone, paid, then said: "Wishing you a Happy New Year in advance. The Police Station's about to get busy; we might not meet again before next spring. I'm off."

"Lu Jingguan, take care!"

Li Chen went out to see him off. When he came back, he said helplessly: "Well, that's that — even the police can't get involved. Are we really just going to watch Wang Tao bully us like this?"

Jiang Wenyu actually already had some ideas. He said fairly calmly: "No rush. Didn't Lu Jingguan say so? If he really does something out of line, we can totally ask the police for help. Just not letting us join the promotion — a petty trick like that, we can still endure."

Li Chen asked: "Then what do you mean?"

"Everything as usual."

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