I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 230

Chapter 230: First-class Seats With No Extra Charge

 

The situations of these “big guys” are actually quite simple to explain.

 

From what I’ve seen, I’ve pretty much confirmed that behind these people are certain “forces.” They’re just here to stir up trouble on orders.

 

This is quite normal. In the process of development, any city will inevitably experience various struggles. Where there are people, there will be internal conflicts, even in a small village.

 

Back when Shenzhen was still a small county, the medicinal botanical garden wasn’t even considered part of the city area, it was just a remote area. In this context, Shenzhen’s “jurisdiction” suddenly expanded, and the medicinal botanical garden was placed under Shenzhen’s management, creating the “Honor District”. It’s impossible for different people to coexist without conflicts arising.

 

In places like Nanqi District, some people were accustomed to being domineering and having everything go their way. Suddenly being managed would naturally lead to a lot of “discontent”.

 

In such a background, Nanqi District slowly developed, with more ports and residential areas. Originally, the ecology tended to be stable, but suddenly there were demands to establish a commercial street café, which easily led to conflicts of interest with those people.

 

With the establishment of the commercial street, the surrounding property prices are bound to fluctuate. Or when people who want to buy a house see that the city is planning to develop this area, they will prioritize buying nearby houses. After all, the decision to develop here is made by the city, and the property prices around will definitely rise in the future. Buying a house near the commercial street café is definitely promising.

 

Among those who are buying houses, many may have also reserved houses in other development areas. Suddenly canceling reservations now, those businessmen see that no one is buying their houses, or their previously well-planned purchases have been canceled, they’re bound to feel uncomfortable.

 

This is no longer a matter of who is right or wrong. Cities need to develop, but development inevitably brings about conflicts.

 

For Shenzhen to develop and have an impact, it needs to build a cross-sea bridge and establish a new district called “Mianyun District”. However, the establishment of the “Mianyun District” cannot bypass the development of the only coastal area in Shenzhen, the “Nanqi District”.

 

If the economy of Nanqi District is not doing well, the construction of Mianyun District will be hindered. Therefore, in Shenzhen’s ten-year plan, there is a “Nanqi District Development Plan”, which mainly details these projects.

 

Although I, as an uncle, don’t have much ability to make money, after living for so long, I somewhat understand that judging a matter cannot be based solely on surface phenomena, one must “look beyond appearances to see the essence”.

 

Let’s start by analyzing the logic behind the actions of these uncles. Whose interests are harmed by their actions? The café. Did they profit from it? Superficially, it may seem not, but fundamentally, they did, or rather, someone has already given them “benefits” in advance—spending time in the store without many customers to stage a drama suggests they were prepared long ago. Their reluctance to go to the hospital for examination and their refusal to refund and compensate for lost work indicate that these people do not intend to profit from the café, they just want an apology from the café.

 

What would be the consequences if the café apologized? It would make people nationwide aware that our restaurant’s food hygiene is substandard, leading to increased negative publicity and reduced influence, thereby hindering surrounding development. In broader terms, it would prevent the implementation of the Nanqi District Development Plan.

 

Fundamentally, apologizing from the café and thus losing credibility would not benefit these men in any way. They also don’t seem like employees of competing restaurants nearby, so the only reason these people are causing trouble in the café is because they’ve been bribed.

 

So, how should the café handle this matter? Or rather… what do the public expect us to do about this?

 

The café has 24-hour surveillance covering almost every corner, and all relevant documents are complete. The hygiene situation here is visible to everyone, so this aspect cannot be criticized. Most of the diners here are young people who can make their own judgments.

 

Not to mention the customers in the café, when I was watching the live broadcast earlier, hardly any of the comments were discussing hygiene issues. This indicates that at least in terms of “hygiene” and “environment,” the café is reassuring to everyone. Even if someone is not reassured, we have 24-hour surveillance, so even if someone spreads rumors, we can debunk them at any time.

 

So when I handle this matter, I don’t need to focus on the “hygiene” issue. This is not the outcome everyone wants to see.

 

Of course, calling the police in such a situation is not a problem, but considering what Ye Yuqing said when Yin Xiamo and I were on the island before, hearing them say “this city is sick,” in my opinion, calling the police is not a very good choice.

 

After all, these uncles came over just saying they had upset stomachs, they were just making a scene. They didn’t break anything or cause any trouble. If the police are called, their first reaction will definitely be to placate them—”Oh, you two apologize to each other. Since this brother has no problem with his stomach, you refund him, apologize, and this brother also apologizes, saying he got a bit emotional and caused trouble for others, and it’s all good.”

 

It’s been like this since I was little. When I was in middle school, I had a small disagreement with a few students in my class. When they passed by my desk and knocked over my water bottle while I was trying to solve a math problem and complained about the water all over the floor, those students wanted to punch me. Later, when we went to the head teacher’s office, the head teacher’s opinion was, “You guys apologize to each other and shake hands. It’s not a big deal.” It made me feel wronged for a long time.

 

When I was in college, a buddy in my dormitory also had a disagreement with students from another department. It escalated, and in the end, the all-powerful solution was used—mutual apologies.

 

So if I call the police now, under normal circumstances, the result should also be mutual apologies. Moreover, these people clearly came prepared. I can’t be sure if the people behind them have also contacted the nearby police station. Will they favor these big guys when they arrive here? Because this kind of situation is really hard to explain: someone consumes here, finishes eating, claims to feel unwell, and now just requests an apology. They’re not causing any trouble or damage in your store, so isn’t this legal?

 

Shenzhen is not the kind of city that is particularly dark and unreasonable, but it’s also not a completely free country. Even with “mutual apologies”, the goal of these people is actually achieved. Who knows, the next day news might come out like:

 

“Uncles Get Stomach Ache at Internet-famous Café, Café’s Most Popular Maid Apologizes in Person”

“Alert on Food Safety Issues at Internet-famous Café, Maid Nuo’er Apologizes for Stomach Ache Issue”

 

Reports like these can have a huge impact on the reputation that the café has painstakingly built up. What’s most frustrating is that you can’t sue them for spreading rumors because “mutual apologies” count as apologies. I’m just giving it a sensational title, I’m a headline-grabber, I wrote “mutual apologies” in the content, I just titled it to attract people, for the traffic. There’s nothing wrong with that in self-media, right? Don’t blame me if you only read the title and not the content.

 

What I need to do now is to solve the problem at its source. The people behind these big guys want to destroy the café’s reputation, so I’ll focus on that. The café’s hygiene is not a problem, neither the people on-site nor online would doubt that. So what do they want to see? They want to see if we can ensure everyone’s consumption experience after encountering problems.

 

Let’s put ourselves in the shoes of a consumer. Suppose you’re at a cat café to eat or play with cats, and suddenly someone over there loudly complains about the food being unhygienic, saying they got food poisoning, causing a scene and disrupting other customers’ dining and experience. Assuming you are sure that the restaurant has no hygiene issues, what would be your immediate reaction?

 

—I would definitely want someone to come and take these noisy troublemakers away as soon as possible, wherever they can deal with the problem. Just don’t disturb me while I’m eating and playing with cats, or chatting with my friends.

 

Everyone knows there’s no food safety issue here. The behavior of these big guys is either due to lack of intelligence or they have some ulterior motive. I don’t want to know the specifics, I just want them gone because they’re really disturbing.

 

If I call the police, it will take some time for the police car to arrive. If these people continue to cause a disturbance during this time, many customers in the café might become impatient and leave without eating anything. Then they’ll go and tell their family and friends that this place isn’t good, that they handle problems poorly, and not to come here next time.

 

I’ve been a waiter before and have encountered similar situations. The manager always instructed me to try to remove the troublemakers from the dining area as much as possible, without affecting other customers. Any requests should be addressed discreetly, out of sight of the guests. After all, no matter what, they’re paying customers, they’re consumers, and it’s our responsibility to ensure they enjoy the service they deserve.

 

“Chef Wang, Sister Jiajia, you guys keep busy. We’ll handle this over here.”

 

Watching the big guys and Fei Luo leaving the café, I winked at Chef Wang and Lan Jiajia, then turned to the surrounding customers with a voice full of apology, saying, “We’re really sorry for the inconvenience. Our café, both the kitchen and the dining area, is under 24-hour surveillance. If there are any issues, you can check the surveillance footage on our official website, Tongmeng Net.”

 

“Additionally, all our relevant documents, including the health certificates of our chefs and maid sisters, are complete. You are welcome to supervise us at any time!”

 

“We believe in you, Nuo’er.”

 

My words brought a sense of relief to the onlookers, some even stood up, clutching their stomachs and joking, “Ah! My stomach hurts too. I guess it’s from eating Miss Nuo’er’s special homemade cookies. I need Nuo’er to take off her shoes and step on me for half an hour to feel better…”

 

I gave that guy a disdainful look. “Wait until Fei Luo deals with those uncles, then he’ll deal with you.”

 

“Fei Luo is fine too! Being stepped on by a dragon maid is super awesome, you know?”

 

“Damn it, why am I having dinner in the same café as this pervert? I need to change seats.”

 

“Eww… Otaku are disgusting…”

 

With these boys causing a commotion, the tense atmosphere created by the uncles earlier suddenly dissipated, and the large restaurant was filled with a lively air.

 

“…”

 

As I stepped out of the café, I saw Yin Xiamo and Fei Luo walking alongside those big guys ahead. I took out my phone, flipped through the contacts, found Jiang Wei’s number, and pressed the dial button.

 

“Nuo’er?”

 

After a few rings, the call connected, and Jiang Wei’s voice came through. “You have time to call me? Let me guess… is your computer having issues?”

 

“How is that possible? I haven’t even played games on that computer. I only use it for writing and typing. The graphics card fan doesn’t even spin during normal use!”

 

I sighed bitterly. “There’s something I need to trouble you with.”

 

“What’s the matter?”

 

“I need you to help make a report… oh, wait, I shouldn’t call it a report… um… it’s kind of like a report, or a request for inspection. Call the department responsible for inspecting restaurant hygiene and regulations in the city and ask them to come and inspect.”

 

“Huh?”

 

Jiang Wei sounded as if he couldn’t believe it. “Nuo’er, did you get food poisoning at another restaurant?”

 

“No, I mean, I want you to report the café, the one where I work.”

 

“Why do you want to report the café? Did something happen to you there?”

 

“No, nothing happened to me. Don’t ask for details now, I’ll explain to you later when I get home tonight. Just report to the city, ask them to send someone to inspect the hygiene of the café.”

 

“Why… why are you doing this, Nuo’er?”

 

“I’ll explain later. Just report as soon as possible and ask them to send someone for inspection.”

 

I spoke in a serious tone. “I’m not joking, I’m serious.”

 

“Um… okay, why are you making it sound so serious? Alright, I’ll make the report. You’ll have to tell me what’s going on later.”

 

“Okay, okay, go ahead. I’ll hang up now.”

 

“……”

 

After hanging up Jiang Wei’s call, I found Su Yunjin’s number in my contacts and dialed it.

 

“What’s wrong, Nuo’er?”

 

From Su Yunjin’s end, I could hear the playful voices of children, probably unaware of where this person was playing with the kids. “Did something happen?”

 

“Probably.”

 

I took some time to explain the situation at the café to Su Yunjin, and I mentioned that I had already asked someone to ‘report the café’s food hygiene issues’. “Can you persuade the fire department to come and inspect the fire safety issues in the café?”

 

Su Yunjin remained silent for several seconds before snapping back to reality.

 

“I almost didn’t see that coming, Nuo’er, you’re really clever with this move.”

 

“They’re not new to this. It was a few young masters before, and this time it’s a few particularly intimidating uncles.”

 

I said irritably, “Just deal with it once and for all. I just want to live a normal and peaceful life without being disturbed by these messy things.”

 

As someone who has been navigating through society for so long as an “uncle,” I know a thing or two about these “tricks of the trade.”

 

For example, it’s best to take out your phone in front of the landlord on the day of signing the lease agreement, take photos and videos of the entire house inside and out, especially areas like corners or kitchen windows where paint might be peeling off or already peeled off. These areas should be recorded carefully, preferably with both yourself and the landlord in the frame, verbally confirming the condition of the place at the time of signing the contract. This prevents disputes when moving out.

 

For example, when starting a job at a company, it’s important to keep evidence of your employment here, such as clock-in records or chat logs with supervisors, to prove that you have worked here and to prevent future disputes when terminated from receiving compensation wages.

 

In addition, what if there are conflicts with landlords or companies, such as landlords unreasonably withholding deposits or companies refusing to compensate wages? There are many ways to handle it, and one of them is to report “fire hazards in rental properties” or “company fire code violations.”

 

Currently, most rental properties and companies don’t pay much attention to fire safety issues. Things like lack of fire equipment, improper labeling, or obstruction of evacuation routes are common. By reporting these issues, if the inspection finds them to be non-compliant, the landlord’s property cannot be rented out until the issues are fixed, and the company’s operations will also be affected.

 

So generally, if fire safety issues are reported, it’s basically someone expressing dissatisfaction and trying to cause trouble for you.

 

Of course, many cities now encourage residents to improve their fire safety awareness and report problems promptly. The higher the level of fire safety in the city, the better.

 

The behavior of those big men just now has already caught the attention of many people in the livestream room. If everything goes as expected, related video clips will probably be released tonight or tomorrow. So, I might as well take advantage of the situation. I’ll have Jiang Wei report the café’s hygiene issues and then have Su Yunjin bring the fire department over to inspect the fire safety issues.

 

The consequence of doing this will certainly be that those muscular uncles just caused a scene at the café, and soon afterward, the market supervision officers will show up, followed by the fire inspectors. When all these things happen at once, anyone with eyes can see that “the café is being targeted.”

 

Moreover, having people come and inspect hygiene and fire safety in front of so many viewers in the livestream room also tells the audience that everything at the café is legal and compliant, so they can feel confident about coming to consume.

 

I know Ouyang Xue’s personality and the situation at the café. Even if professionals come to inspect, they won’t find any major issues.

 

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I wasn’t paying attention.”

 

Under the clear sky outside, after my “rebuke,” I received an apology from Su Yunjin on my phone, “I didn’t expect them to be so eager, starting trouble at this time. Help stabilize the situation there, I’ll be there soon.”

 

“Okay.”

 

Putting down the phone, I quickly ran towards the path in front of the café.

 

The glass on both sides of the café’s main entrance is transparent, allowing customers inside to see the outside clearly. So if they were to “settle things privately,” the best place wouldn’t be the open space outside the door, but a little further ahead on the path outside, past a small slope, in the center of the lawn.

 

“So, you guys aren’t afraid of death, huh?”

 

Underneath a coconut tree still propped up by a fixed stand on the small slope, four big men, seeing no one around, turned to Fei Luo teasingly, “Or have you already started recording with your phone, planning to provoke us and collect evidence to call the police?”

 

Fei Luo turned to look at me, “Recording with the phone?”

 

“No, we’re not.”

 

I showed them my phone screen, “If anyone’s planning to settle things privately, it’s you guys… Aren’t you the ones planning to record?”

 

“Heh, funny.”

 

The speaking big man also took out his phone, gesturing towards the dark screen, “What am I recording? Recording against you little girls? Nonsense.”

 

“Don’t worry, there’s no recording,” said Yin Xiamo, leaning against a tree calmly. “It’s quite simple to make electronic devices malfunction with magic.”

 

“We’re at this point and you’re still talking about dragons, magic… heh, I really dislike dealing with brats like you.”

 

A young man wearing sunglasses took off his glasses, looking somewhat amused. “So, what’s this about settling things privately? Spit it out.”

 

“Isn’t that what I wanted to ask you?” I took a couple of steps towards them. “Causing trouble in the café, whose idea was it?”

 

“What, you little brat, do you still want…”

 

The big man was about to assert dominance, but Yin Xiamo, standing beside him, acted faster. She swiftly drew a scythe from somewhere and appeared next to the young man. The scythe glinted with a strange purple light in the sunlight.

 

“Swish!”

 

“You’re getting too close to her.”

 

With one swift move, Yin Xiamo stood in front of me, holding the massive scythe with one hand, looking at the young man with an expression as if examining a corpse. “If you come any closer, it won’t just be a matter of losing 20 years of life.”

 

“Uh… ahhhh…”

 

It’s unclear where exactly the scythe struck the big man, but the man, who was nearly six feet tall, was suddenly scared out of his wits. With a cry, he fell to the ground and scrambled back several steps on all fours, yelling, “Death… the Grim Reaper… Ahhhh!”

 

“What’s gotten into you?”

The leading man completely didn’t understand what had happened. In his eyes, his companion had probably just taken a step forward, and then Yin Xiamo suddenly pulled out a sickle from somewhere and stood in front of me. This companion was so scared that he almost wet himself, as if he had lost six out of seven souls. He immediately frowned and said, “Are you afraid of three little girls?”

 

“Ahhh…”

 

The young man continued to look at us with fearful eyes, hiding behind the big men, trembling as he pointed at Yin Xiamo, too afraid to speak a word.

 

If I remember correctly, aside from reaping lives, Xiao Mo’s scythe seems to have an effect of “fear”?

 

“So, why bother?”

Fei Luo sighed softly as he watched the scene unfold.

 

“Of all people to provoke, you had to provoke Momo’s beloved. You should be grateful this is just her clone, still retaining some humanity. If it were her original self, forget about losing 20 years of life, you guys probably wouldn’t even have ashes left…”

 

“What the hell are you saying?”

 

The man, already furious because of his little brother’s embarrassing behavior, charged at Fei Luo upon hearing this, seemingly intent on grabbing the girl dressed as a maid.

 

However, Fei Luo’s movements were faster. With a swift “whoosh,” she darted behind him and delivered a kick straight to his buttocks—

 

With a “puff” sound, this big man, who looked like he weighed at least 170-180 pounds, was kicked and sent flying three or four meters away, landing firmly on the grass.

 

“You should also be grateful this isn’t our world. Otherwise, if you cause trouble in my world… usually, I don’t leave a whole corpse, just burn it with a fire.” Fei Luo glanced at me and then faced the men.

 

“Seems like you guys have a strong opinion about settling things privately?”

 

The remaining two big men who could still move exchanged glances, both showing a defiant look in their eyes. After saying “charge,” they both rushed towards Fei Luo.

 

In the blink of an eye, Fei Luo didn’t dodge either. Facing the two men who were much taller than her, she reached out her hand—

 

“Bang!”

 

The fists from different directions were easily blocked by Fei Luo’s small hand.

 

Fei Luo remained still in her original position, while painful expressions appeared on the faces of the two men.

 

“You guys are really weak, not even comparable to the lowest-level mercenaries. In our world, you would be eaten by slimes.”

 

Dodging the punches from the two men, Fei Luo quickly crouched down, passed between them, and then gave each of them a kick.

 

The round-toed, thick-heeled shoes matching the maid outfit emitted a dull sound as they hit the backs of the two men. It was as if suddenly-fired cannonballs had struck their bodies, directly knocking them down on the grass, where they rolled several times in succession.

 

“How is this possible… *cough* *cough*…”

 

The big man who seemed like the leader was dumbfounded. His brain was probably experiencing a complete shutdown at the moment. After all, Fei Luo, with her innocent appearance, apart from her large chest, didn’t seem like someone who could fight.

 

Even if Fei Luo had some martial arts training, she couldn’t possibly have the upper hand against men much taller than herself, especially when facing three of them simultaneously.

 

Girls are inherently weaker than males in the realm of combat, and Fei Luo’s outward appearance portrayed her as a delicate girl. No matter how much she trained, she couldn’t possibly inflict harm on men who were around 6 feet tall.

 

This was also why I invited a few people to come out for a “private settlement.” After all, both Fei Luo and I, along with Yin Xiamo, didn’t seem like the fighting type. As for me, it goes without saying—standing at under 5 feet tall, with a slender figure, I could easily pass for an elementary school student. Fei Luo, aside from her large chest, had the height of a middle or high school girl. Only Yin Xiamo’s height exceeded 5 feet 4 inches, but compared to the 6-foot tall men, she really wasn’t much to look at.

 

Unless there’s video evidence, even if there’s audio recording, nobody would believe that four muscular uncles were beaten up by an elementary school girl and two high school girls, not to mention that Xiao Mo just magically controlled these people’s phones.

 

If I remember correctly, Fei Luo’s humanoid form weighs close to 400 pounds? That’s more than the combined weight of the two strong men, so it’s no wonder she could withstand a punch from both of them.

 

Actually, what touches me the most here is that even though I’ve turned into a little girl, Yin Xiamo and Fei Luo’s attitudes towards me seem to be the same as “before.”

 

As a grim reaper, Xiao Mo could have handled this matter independently. Fei Luo, needless to say, with her dragon form, could easily take care of these people. However, whether it’s Fei Luo or Xiao Mo, they both choose to follow my orders at this moment, giving me full respect.

 

“Are you all okay?”

 

After standing in the sunlight for a while, waiting for the few people on the ground who were beaten by Fei Luo to regain their senses, I walked over to them and said, “It’s okay now, let’s continue discussing the matter of settling things privately earlier.”

 

“You guys…”

 

The leader, who was now completely devoid of temper, probably because the situation before them was beyond their comprehension, could only wear a mournful expression and ask, “How do you plan to settle things privately?”

 

“It’s simple. Our condition is that you reveal the mastermind behind this incident, and then you go to the café to apologize, claiming that you were intentionally causing trouble to seek substantial compensation.”

 

I showed my most adorable smile as I spoke.

 

“As for your side’s condition, I suggest you unconditionally accept our proposal. What do you think? Big brothers who lost to the dragon maid?”

 

“……”

 

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