Hearing someone speak, Lin Yi looked up and saw Qin Han’s head poking in from outside.
Liang Jinming and Gao Zongyuan were beside him.
“Someone smashed the shop.” Lin Yi smiled and opened the shutter door, letting the three of them in.
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“Who has the guts to smash Brother Lin’s shop?” Liang Jinming cursed.
“My dad knows people from the city bureau. I’ll make a call now and have them identified right now.”
“No, I know who did it.”
Lin Yi told the three of them what happened yesterday, and Gao Zongyuan lit a cigarette.
“Are these foreign students tired of living? I’ll get someone to do them a favor.”
“Why are you so angry?” Lin Yi said calmly, “This kind of thing needs to be handled slowly.”
With that, Lin Yi looked at Liang Jinming. “You don’t have to call anyone. It’ll be meaningless if others get involved.”
“Brother Lin, do you want to settle this privately?”
“What else? Do you want me to just arrest them and have them pay some compensation? Do you think this is fun?”
“Nope.”
“Then it’s settled.” Lin Yi looked at the three of them. “Do any of you know people in the renovation line? Get someone to take care of this. This is a mess. We won’t be able to open for business in the future.”
“Leave this to me,” Gao Zongyuan said. “I know a few people. My family does this as well. I just need to say the word to have it fixed.”
“Alright, I’ll leave this to you.”
Such a small matter could be done easily if Lin Yi just told Guan Ya.
Recently, however, Ji Qingyan and Guan Ya had been discussing the second phase of the Wangjiang Dock project.
If she was told about this, Ji Qingyan would also find out soon enough.
It was better to deal with it slowly and tell her later. Otherwise, she would not have the mood to work for the entire day.
Very quickly, the person Gao Zongyuan called over arrived at the store.
The young man in the lead was called Zhong Zhenwen. He had dyed red hair and was dressed very trendily.
After seeing the four of them, he was very polite and greeted them one by one, but they were still a little reserved.
Although they were all rich second-generation heirs, this guy was far from the top of the pyramid.
“Wenwen, I’ll leave the shop to you. Try to fix it as soon as possible.”
“Brother Lin, don’t worry. My family are experts in this. It won’t take up too much time.”
“Ask your subordinates to do it overnight,” Gao Zongyuan said. “I’ll pay for it.”
“Brother Gao, look at what you’re saying. We’ve known each other for so many years. How can I take your money? Just treat this as me helping Brother Lin. It should be done by tomorrow morning.”
“Alright, just hurry up. Don’t delay Brother Lin’s business.”
Gao Zongyuan looked at Lin Yi.
“Brother Lin, leave the shop to me. How do you think we should handle the rest? Do you need to arrange for some people to take care of them?”
“No need. I’ll go to Zhonghai Technology first and talk to them.”
“Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go together and kill these b*stards.”
A group of four people walked out of the store. They could still see many people standing on their tiptoes and peering at the store from afar, wanting to know what was going on.
However, most people did not think too much about it and thought that it was done by their peers.
After all, this shop had been open for more than a week and had become a famous shop on Zhengyang Street that was a hot topic online. It was only normal for others to be jealous.
However, there were still a small number of students who vaguely guessed that it was very likely done by those international students. They were all paying close attention to the development of the situation and wanted to know how the handsome boss would deal with this matter.
Not long after, the four of them arrived at Zhonghai Institute of Technology.
This was the first time Lin Yi had returned to his alma mater after graduation.
Lin Yi was familiar with everything on campus.
In particular, the lush forest was filled with the smell of youth.
When he arrived at school, Lin Yi didn’t dilly-dally and instead went straight to Li Zhiwei’s office.
Seeing Lin Yi enter, Li Zhiwei stood up, “Isn’t everything settled?”
“It’s settled, but my shop was trashed last night. I want to talk to Lewis and the others.”
“Your shop was trashed?”
Hearing this news, Li Zhiwei was also surprised. He had never thought that such a thing would happen.
‘You don’t suspect Lewis and the others, do you?’
“What else? Did you do it?”
“Lin Yi, although this is a little coincidental, I think you’re being too rash,” Li Zhiwei said.
“I know the gist of what happened yesterday. You’ve both signed the settlement, which means it’s over. Knowing Lewis, it’s unlikely they’d do something like this. I’m guessing someone else did it.”
“You have a point. Then analyze it for me. Who else could it be but Lewis and the others?”
“You’re joking. I’m not a criminal investigator. How can I help you identify the suspect?”
“Then why are you still f*cking insisting that Lewis didn’t do it? Why can’t you identify the suspect since you’re so confident in this?”
Li Zhiwei slammed the table, “Lin Yi, how can you say that? I’m your teacher at the end of the day.”
“I know. I’m giving you face and came to talk to you about this. Otherwise, I would have attacked them directly.”
Li Zhiwei also knew that after the students graduated, they would no longer be under his control.
Moreover, with Lin Yi’s personality, it was impossible for him to use his status as a teacher to try to suppress him.
At this moment, she could only reason with him and try to appeal to his emotion.
“Then think about it. Both of them have been beaten into submission by you. How would they have the guts to smash your shop? Who would intentionally court death and do such a thing?”
“You don’t have to break down this nonsense. Call the two of them over and we’ll talk about this in person.”
“What a coincidence. The two of them called me last night and asked for a week’s leave, so they might not be in school now.”
“You mean you can’t contact them?” Lin Yi said.
“They’re all gone. I can’t help even if I wanted to.”
“Are you intentionally protecting them?” Gao Zongyuan couldn’t stand it anymore.
Brother Lin’s temper was really good. After talking to him for so long, he didn’t get any useful information.
“Lin Yi, tell your friend to watch his words. This is a school, not a place for him to behave atrociously.”
“My friend’s temper is like that.” Lin Yi said indifferently.
“But I don’t want to waste time with you anymore. I’ll give you an hour. Tell them to look for me in the shop. Otherwise, they should be ready to bear the consequences.”
“I’m your teacher. How dare you talk to me in such a threatening tone? Have you forgotten about the school’s nurturing?” Li Zhiwei said.
“Also, they’re not in school now. It’s impossible for me to get them. If you have the time, you might as well call the police to look for the real criminal. You can’t say that the two of them did it based on your own suspicions.”
“No wonder you’re the fourth-in-command of the school. Most people can’t compare to you in terms of smoothing things over.”
Lin Yi stood up and looked at Li Zhiwei.
“But I’m a man of my word. If I don’t see them in an hour, you’ll be forced out of here.”
With that, Lin Yi waved his hand and walked out of the office with the four of them, returning to his shop.
The cleaning and renovation work was in full swing.
The people Gao Zongyuan found were quite reliable, and the construction progress was very fast.
In less than an hour, the store had been cleaned up.
“Brother Lin, I feel that this matter might not be simple.” Liang Jinming said.
“You beat them up yesterday. Logically speaking, they shouldn’t be so bold,” Liang Jinming said.
“Normally, things shouldn’t turn out like this. However, I feel that they must have found people to back them up.”
“Could they have gotten their parents?”
“That doesn’t seem possible.” Lin Yi said.
“These guys had come over to smash someone else’s shop when there was a conflict. Most adults wouldn’t do such a lowly thing,” Lin Yi said.
“There should be someone stronger than them helping them out, but I can’t guess who it is. Let’s wait for news from Li Zhiwei.”
“But I don’t think that old bootlicker will cooperate obediently. It’s better for us to do this by force.”
“Don’t be anxious. This kind of thing is more interesting to play out slowly.”