CHAPTER 216: CHAPTER 216: BEAUTY SALON (3)

One of the store clerks saw that notebook, and his face immediately turned pale.

The gaze of the other clerks turned towards that clerk, "Why didn’t you put it away?"

The clerk looked somewhat aggrieved, "I just escorted that person out, and when I came back you guys started fighting, I... forgot..."

Captain Ma stopped the boss and shouted loudly, "Stay put!"

The boss watched the police open the notebook, his heart filled with anxiety. He looked at the people from the Industry and Commerce Bureau, "Leader, these are records of our store’s customer information, surely you can’t just look at this!"

A person from the Industry and Commerce Bureau had an ugly expression, glaring angrily at the boss.

He took a deep breath, walked over to He Qi’an and said, "Maybe it should be returned to the boss, today’s matter is just a small dispute..."

He Qi’an looked down, saying nothing, and quickly flipped through the contents of the notebook.

The more he looked, the colder his expression became.

"Bang" — the notebook was slammed shut.

Everyone stopped and looked at He Qi’an.

"Take all the store’s personnel to the police station!"

"Seal the store, and no one is allowed to come in and touch anything inside."

"You take a few people and visit all the customers listed here!"

He Qi’an quickly gave the orders and handed the notebook to Captain Ma.

Captain Ma took it, glanced at it, and his expression also turned extremely unpleasant.

He looked at the ashen-faced boss, scanning the person from the Industry and Commerce Bureau who had just spoken, and the people from market supervision.

"Let’s go, take them back to record their statements!"

"Zhang Ming, you and Xiao Ning take these two to the hospital for injections."

"Yes!"

Everyone returned to the police station, while the people from the Industry and Commerce Bureau and market supervision looked at each other.

Some people didn’t know what was going on inside, while others stepped aside to make phone calls.

Lin Xiaoyan also got in He Qi’an’s car to go to the police station.

Sitting in the car, Lin Xiaoyan anxiously said, "Just now, when I walked into the store, I bumped into a chubby woman, she’s planning to commit suicide tonight."

He Qi’an frowned, "I know, I’ll have someone investigate in a bit."

Lin Xiaoyan leaned against the car seat, too tired to move.

He Qi’an glanced at Lin Xiaoyan, and a smile tugged at his lips, "Not bad today, you didn’t get hurt."

Speaking of this, Lin Xiaoyan straightened up in excitement, "Don’t say that, the cultivation technique Fifteen taught me is really amazing, I’ve only practiced the third move.

I’ve found that not only has my physique improved, but I seem to have become stronger too."

Recalling the scene just now, Lin Xiaoyan sighed, "Those people charged at me, and I kicked each one down with a single kick, I didn’t expect that at all!

And when they tried to snatch my phone, I just used the few moves I’ve practiced these past few days to lightly..."

As Lin Xiaoyan spoke, she waved her hands, while He Qi’an’s smile grew larger.

At the traffic lights, He Qi’an watched Lin Xiaoyan’s movements, couldn’t help it, and pinched her cheek.

"What are you doing!" Lin Xiaoyan frowned, looking at He Qi’an.

"Nothing, you just seem too cute now." He Qi’an grinned and continued driving.

Hearing He Qi’an call her cute, Lin Xiaoyan’s face flushed red, and she sat properly, slightly embarrassed.

"Why aren’t you continuing?" He Qi’an looked at Lin Xiaoyan in confusion.

Lin Xiaoyan murmured, "Noth... nothing much to say, you’ll see how amazing I was when you watch the surveillance footage!"

"I need to thank Fifteen..." Lin Xiaoyan took out her phone to message Xuan Shiwu.

He Qi’an took Lin Xiaoyan’s phone, "Send it after we get out of the car, you’ll feel nauseous if you get carsick."

Lin Xiaoyan looked at He Qi’an’s profile, her heart melting sweetly, "Alright."

He Qi’an glanced at Lin Xiaoyan’s phone, noticing the screen was cracked.

It must be from when it was smashed to the ground by those people.

Upon arriving at the police station, everyone was taken to the interrogation room.

Lin Xiaoyan had walked halfway when she suddenly remembered Laicai, "I’ll go across the street to put Laicai in the store and come back."

Mao Hong heard everyone was back and rushed out, just in time to hear Lin Xiaoyan, quickly taking over Laicai’s leash.

"No need, no need, just let Laicai stay at the police station, it won’t bother anyone."

Mao Hong carefully examined Lin Xiaoyan, "Xiao Lin, you weren’t hurt, right?"

Lin Xiaoyan smiled at Sister Hong, "No, thank you, Sister Hong."

Mao Hong was taken aback, then smiled, patting Lin Xiaoyan’s arm, "Oh, what are you thanking for..."

...

Zhang Lu returned home to hear her mother-in-law coaxing her son. She looked down, changed her shoes, and went straight to the bathroom to wash her face.

Looking at her red and swollen eyes in the mirror, she really wanted to slap herself!

How could she be so stupid!

Greedy for something small, she ended up being taken to that shady store for a facial. It was supposed to be 188, but after it was done, they demanded 8888!

She said she wanted to call the police, yet when they came they found nothing wrong.

She had to pay the money, but... after having the baby, she hadn’t been working. Where would she get the money...

When they heard she had no money, those people said she could take out a loan on her phone and repay it in installments.

Now she owed over a hundred thousand, with daily interest almost a few thousand, over ten thousand every two days, continually snowballing, the debt just kept growing!

She didn’t dare tell her family, if they knew how much she owed, they’d be angry and question her.

If they found out it was because she went for a facial and ended up in debt... she could already imagine what her husband, her mother-in-law, and all her relatives and friends would say.

Spending money while not earning!

Not doing anything right, just spending money, and owing so much debt!

The family doesn’t have the money to pay it off, it’s killing them!

She’s not even good-looking, yet went for a facial!

...

The more Zhang Lu thought, the more uncontrollably she cried.

Last night, she consulted a lawyer online, who told her such practices were illegal and advised her to call the police and confront the beauty salon.

She did, she repeated what the lawyer had said to those at the store, telling them to pay back the money, or she’d call the police and sue!

The employees there verbally agreed, but... she wasn’t sure if they’d actually help repay.

Zhang Lu’s mind was on the brink of collapse. Sometimes, she even thought it might be better to just end it all, unable to live like this any longer!

"Lu Lu! You’re back? Lu Lu..."

Hearing her mother-in-law’s voice, Zhang Lu immediately responded.

"Oh, mommy’s really back, stop crying, mama’s back..."

Hearing her mother-in-law soothe her son and thinking of her son, Zhang Lu’s heart softened a bit. She turned on cold water, splashing it on her face...

Some things, the more you want to hide, the harder they become to hide!

At 6 PM, Zhang Lu’s husband came home with a sullen face. He looked at his wife and called her directly into the room.

Looking at her husband’s demeanor, Zhang Lu felt her heart sink, yet simultaneously, she felt a sense of relief.

A voice in her head said, so be it, now that they knew. She was already at her wit’s end; at worst, she’d just end it all!