Chapter 73: Drawing a Line with Wang Yongjun
Xiao Yingchun hurriedly agreed, changed her clothes, and went downstairs.
By the time Xiao Yingchun, now in a green dress, arrived at the small supermarket downstairs, her face was filled with only a lingering sense of fear and embarrassment.
Xiao Yingchun gestured for Wang Yongjun to sit at the table and handed him a bottle of water. "Thank you so much for troubling you."
Wang Yongjun took a serious look at her slightly flushed cheeks, and the relief he felt after surviving the ordeal.
"It's not a bother. I'm accompanying a colleague on the night shift. If I'd fallen asleep, I'd probably not have seen your message."
After a pause, Wang Yongjun pointed to the back door. "The thief must have come in through the back door."
"I looked. Although there's a dead end at the back, the wall facing the street isn't very high. The thief must have climbed over the wall, entered the dead end, and then entered through the back door."
At this point, Wang Yongjun frowned slightly. "The thief might have been able to pick the lock. I think the lock is intact."
Xiao Yingchun: "..."
It wasn't that the lock was intact. It was that he had wanted to leave Fu Chenan an escape route, so he hadn't locked the back door the whole time.
He had been careless.
Wang Yongjun was soaked. Xiao Yingchun found the beach clothes Fu Chenan had worn the previous time and asked him to change into them.
Wang Yongjun didn't hesitate and went to the bathroom to change into dry clothes.
The two of them sat at the table, and Xiao Yingchun recounted the whole story of how she discovered the thief.
By this time, it was already dawn. Wang Yongjun looked toward the back door and asked, "Should we call the police about what happened last night?"
Xiao Yingchun shook her head. "Forget it. The man's already escaped, and nothing's missing. Even if we call
the police, they can't possibly get to the bottom of this." It was a waste of police resources.
Wang Yongjun had friends who were police officers and knew their procedures were exactly like that.
So Wang Yongjun offered another suggestion: "Why don't you change the locks?"
Xiao Yingchun was receptive to this suggestion and immediately agreed, saying that not only the locks should be changed, but also the doors and windows.
There had originally been an old iron door connecting the first and second floors. Xiao Yingchun had the Space-Time Supermarket's cash register storage system, and all valuables were stored there. Since there wasn't anything worth stealing, the iron door was simply left unlocked.
Given the current situation, if they didn't want another midnight fright, all the doors and windows on the second floor would have to be replaced!
Wang Yongjun referred Xiao Yingchun to his friend who worked in security engineering, and he also sent her a message explaining the situation.
Xiao Yingchun burst into tears of gratitude: "Thanks to you for coming here today, otherwise I wouldn't have dared to come down until dawn."
"I can't let you come in vain. This is your hard work fee today, please accept it..." She
directly transferred a thousand yuan to Wang Yongjun via WeChat.
Wang Yongjun was stunned: So clear...
Was she afraid of misunderstanding and wanted to clarify her relationship with him?!
The slight throbbing in his heart slowly dissipated, and Wang Yongjun lowered his eyes, his expression becoming a little more distant.
"Miss Xiao, you're welcome. As a legal citizen and a retired special forces soldier, it's my duty to help those in need in this critical moment."
"No need to pay."
Xiao Yingchun paused for a moment, and lowered her eyes to hide her guilt.
She didn't want Wang Yongjun to misunderstand that she had other feelings for him.
She was indeed drawing a line.
It's nothing more than being disgusted by Dai Hengxin's mother. I'm scared.
Someone came to rescue you on a motorcycle in the middle of the night, but you immediately distanced yourself from it after you were out of danger...
Now, judging by his reaction, he must have understood what I meant.
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That's enough.
How about giving Wang Yongjun a little more compensation when he and I go abroad?
Xiao Yingchun quickly calculated it in his mind, and a smile returned to his face. "Since you say so, I won't force it. Does our previous agreement still count?"
Wang Yongjun raised his eyes again and met Xiao Yingchun's smiling face. "What agreement?"
"It's that if I want to travel abroad on my own, you will be my bodyguard? The kind that pays a thousand yuan a day."
"It counts." Wang Yongjun nodded, and a smile spread across his face. The previous alienation gradually dissipated.
"I can't sleep anyway, so why don't I treat you to breakfast?"
Wang Yongjun didn't refuse: "Okay."
When the two came out of the supermarket, they ran into Grandpa Zhao, who had gotten up early to buy groceries. The three of them were stunned for a moment.
Wang Yongjun knew Grandpa Zhao and greeted him quickly, "Hello, Grandpa Zhao."
Since Wang Yongjun didn't pretend not to know him, Zhao Jiping didn't play dumb either. "What are you doing..."
Wang Yongjun glanced at Xiao Yingchun and took the initiative to explain.
"Miss Xiao is also a client of mine. A thief broke into her shop last night. She was so scared that she sent me a message asking me to call the police. I happened to be on night shift and saw the message, so I came over..."
"A thief broke in?" Grandpa Zhao was instantly diverted and looked at Xiao Yingchun seriously.
Xiao Yingchun pointed to the closed back door: "He climbed over the wall and came in through the back door. He didn't steal anything valuable. Later, when I woke up, the thief was scared away."
"Did you see his face clearly? Was he an acquaintance or a stranger?"
Xiao Yingchun shook his head: "No, I didn't turn on the light at the time. He was holding a knife in his hand. I didn't dare let him find out that I woke up, let alone stare at his face..." He
was still holding a knife in his hand? !
Zhao Jiping was shocked by this. No wonder Xiao Yingchun sent a message to Wang Yongjun.
Wang Yongjun was a special forces soldier. If he wanted to catch a thief, Wang Yongjun's ability would probably be similar to that of a policeman.
"Your store might not be worried about a lot of things getting stolen, but as a girl... you still have to be careful!"
"Grandpa Zhao, I know. I'll be careful. I'll ask Boss Wang to change the doors, windows, and locks soon," Xiao Yingchun promised repeatedly.
"You're just too stubborn!"
Grandpa Zhao shook his head worriedly as he went to buy groceries. He immediately sent a voice message to his grandson, Dai Hengxin, to let him know.
Dai Hengxin hadn't been to the urban village recently, and there had been no news of any progress between him and Xiao Yingchun.
Wang Yongjun had actually come to help catch the thief in the middle of the night, proving Xiao Yingchun still trusted him.
If his grandson really wanted to pursue Xiao Yingchun, he had to act fast!
By the time Dai Hengxin woke up and saw the message, it was already noon!
He had been heading to the pawnshop after washing up, but he ran to Xiao Yingchun's place.
Meanwhile, Wang Yongjun's friend Zhou Haipeng, who worked in security engineering, had arrived at Xiao Yingchun's store.
Zhou Haipeng was already taking people to measure the size of Xiao Yingchun's doors and windows, preparing to replace her with new ones.
While having people measure the size, Zhou Haipeng explained the systematic nature of the entire project to Xiao Yingchun on his right.
"If these old doors and windows are removed, the wall will definitely be different. Then the part next to the door will need to be re-cemented, puttyed, and painted..."
"If that's done, the door will be white, and the walls inside the room will look very old, right? Then why don't you consider renovating the entire room?"
Xiao Yingchun imagined the whole situation, and it was indeed the case.
"Then let's renovate the entire second floor."
(End of this chapter)