Chen Chen hugged her tightly.
Shen Jinxi comforted her, "Mommy, don't worry, I'm fine. I was just startled, but neither my brother nor I were hurt."
Shen Qingqing held them both close.
"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have let you come here to play by yourselves..."
She suddenly turned to look at the assistant manager.
The assistant manager startled and said cautiously, "Mrs. Fu, please rest assured. This accident was due to our insufficient safety measures. It was our oversight. I will find the staff responsible for this matter shortly and punish them!"
"Not shortly, call them here now."
With her two children safe, Shen Qingqing regained her composure, though this calm was only on the surface, with a storm hidden deep within her eyes.
"You don't suspect..." The assistant manager's smile was a little stiff. "That's absolutely impossible. We have surveillance, and staff check the safety daily. How could anyone tamper with it?!"
"Whether someone tampered with it or not will only be known after an investigation. I only care about the results," Shen Qingqing's gaze was as cold as ice.
Seeing her expression, the assistant manager felt a chill and dared not say anything more. He could only resignedly call the staff who were responsible for checking the safety yesterday.
Shen Qingqing then said, "Remember to bring the surveillance footage as well."
"Alright."
Soon, the staff responsible for safety checks yesterday and the USB drive from the surveillance room arrived.
The assistant manager had someone place a laptop on the table and insert the USB drive. "Mrs. Fu, would you like to question them first, or view the USB drive?"
"View first."
As soon as Shen Qingqing finished speaking, the general manager also arrived. Seeing the scene, he was concerned. "What happened just now?"
Shen Qingqing remained silent with a cold face.
The assistant manager pulled the general manager aside and explained the situation in a low voice. After listening, the general manager's forehead broke out in a cold sweat.
This was Madam Fu and her children. If anything were to happen to them in this hotel, how would they explain it to Master Fu!
"Mrs. Fu, please rest assured, I will thoroughly investigate this matter and give you a result!"
Shen Qingqing said faintly, "Let's watch the surveillance first."
The assistant manager began operating. The screen quickly displayed a peaceful surveillance feed. Shen Qingqing first asked to see the footage from the moment of the incident.
He had taken the two children and the assistant manager. The children went to play in the recreational area for a while, then, feeling thirsty, came here for juice. Just as Shen Qingqing turned away, the large umbrella that had been shielding the children from the sun suddenly collapsed.
The assistant manager then ran over and shielded the two children who had just managed to get out from under the umbrella.
Shen Qingqing also went to check.
The video ended there. Shen Qingqing then requested to see the surveillance footage from last night.
She had also visited yesterday afternoon and checked the umbrella then. It was fine. This meant that the problem occurred after she left and before she arrived today.
"When were your first and last checks after I left yesterday?"
"There was only one check last night, at 8:00 PM," the assistant manager replied. "There hasn't been a check this morning yet. I arrived this morning and have been here watching everyone set up the drinks. No one should have had time to tamper with it."
The general manager concluded, "You started work at 7 AM. That means the incident happened between 8 PM yesterday and 7 AM today."
"Immediately retrieve the surveillance from this period!"
Soon, the surveillance footage after 8 PM appeared. They used high speed, and it took nearly an hour to watch all the footage from 8 PM to 7 AM.
The general manager murmured, "How is this possible..."
During this period, no suspicious individuals appeared.
Shen Qingqing also checked. The surveillance was fine, and there was no evidence of editing. The timestamps all matched.
She fell into thought.
The general manager was already bewildered, "So if no one tampered with the umbrella, it really just had a problem itself."
The assistant manager sighed, "Then we can only consider ourselves unlucky. With so many umbrellas, it's possible this one had a quality issue..."
"Impossible."
Shen Qingqing suddenly said.
Everyone paused and looked at her.
"Mrs. Fu, I understand how you feel, but the surveillance is right in front of us. No one actually tampered with it," the general manager said helplessly.
Shen Qingqing said coldly, "I will never believe such a coincidence."
"Then what does Mrs. Fu want?" The general manager ran a hand through his meticulously styled hair, unable to hide his frustration, yet he maintained a patient demeanor towards Shen Qingqing. "All the evidence now indicates that this was not a man-made incident. Why can't Mrs. Fu believe it?!"
The other staff members exchanged glances, all feeling that Shen Qingqing was too suspicious.
"You've heard the surveillance and everyone's testimony. It's enough to prove that no one tampered with it. Why are you so suspicious?"
"We have work to do this early in the morning. This is endless."
Shen Qingqing gave them a cold look. "If no one tampered with it during this period, it doesn't mean no one tampered with it before 8 PM."
Everyone froze.
The staff members immediately said, "That's absolutely impossible!"
"We checked very carefully yesterday!"
"You are insulting our professionalism! We would never tamper with things during an inspection, and we have no reason to do so!"
Shen Qingqing said faintly, "I didn't say it was you who tampered with it."
Hearing this...
Everyone froze and subconsciously looked at the assistant manager.
The assistant manager startled and quickly explained, "This is absolutely impossible for me! I have no reason to do this!"
Seeing the distrust in everyone's eyes, he quickly said, "It really wasn't me. I'm responsible for receiving Mrs. Fu and organizing this birthday banquet for her. This is a great opportunity for me. How could I harm my client!"
Shen Qingqing's gaze was fixed on him. "Besides you, no one else had the motive or the time to do this."
"What motive do I have?" The assistant manager found it ridiculous. "Every time you come to the hotel, I treat you with warmth. I'm meticulously planning your birthday banquet. This would completely offend you, and it's illegal. I have no reason to do it!"
The general manager also didn't believe it. "Mrs. Fu, this must be a misunderstanding. He has worked here for many years and has always met guests' demands perfectly. He would absolutely never do something like this!"
"Yes, you have no evidence, and you're accusing the assistant manager. That's not right!"
"How can you accuse someone so casually? You could ruin someone's life like this."
"Accusing someone without any evidence, I think you're the one who should be going to the police station."