The man subconsciously stood up, intending to bow. However, a glance from Xie You stopped him, and he awkwardly sat back down.
Meng Huai noticed their exchange of glances and wondered what the two of them were up to.
Meanwhile, a police officer by his side was also questioning, "Brother Chuan, what are you doing?"
Officer Chuan, who had recognized Xie You's identity, subconsciously glanced at Xie You again and said, "Nothing, just a hemorrhoid flare-up."
"Brother Chuan!"
The officer thought, this is inappropriate to say in front of the beautiful boss!
Brother Chuan, however, thought, you don't understand! I'm earning merit, helping the Crown Prince conceal his identity!
Brother Chuan bore his merit and reputation in silence, with no one to confide in.
However, Brother Chuan knew why he was here. With such a distinguished figure watching, he had to perform well.
Brother Chuan cleared his throat twice, "Ahem, ahem, this boss, you were the one who called the police, right?"
"Yes."
"Then tell us specifically what happened!"
Brother Chuan had personally gone to apprehend those individuals. Seeing how injured they were, he wondered if it was the shop owner who had beaten them up.
Meng Huai directly brought up the surveillance footage from last night: "It's like this, when I woke up this morning to open the shop, I saw the door was open. I had a bad premonition, so I checked the shop's surveillance. I saw these people lurking around the shop entrance. But I don't know what happened afterwards?"
Meng Huai said this with a shrug, feigning innocence.
Brother Chuan carefully watched the surveillance video. Since it was the shop's internal surveillance, the moment these people opened the door, they were captured.
It so happened that the footage showed them barging in, and judging by the weapons in their hands, their intentions were clear. Moreover, the leader, Brother Yong, had even ordered them to smash things.
This was all evidence, but as they watched further, the story seemed to take a turn!
They saw all these people being attacked by the models on the counter! Several police officers turned to look at the figures in mechs on the counter.
Meng Huai also noticed their gazes and asked sheepishly, "Officers, this should be considered self-defense, right? You won't hold us responsible, will you?"
Brother Chuan subconsciously glanced at the Crown Prince, wondering if this high-tech equipment was a gift from him.
Brother Chuan quickly waved his hand, "No, no, it's self-defense."
"That's good then."
The surveillance only showed up to this point; the rest involved events on the street, which would require the officers to retrieve street surveillance footage.
Brother Chuan was puzzled, "It seems they were injured after being thrown out of the shop, but I don't know how they got so injured!"
Brother Chuan left with his men, still confused. The facts proved that Meng Huai had indeed arrived at the shop in the morning. The surveillance clearly recorded Meng Huai's surprised reaction upon seeing the door ajar, and she quickly called the police. All of this was seen through the surveillance footage, making Meng Huai the victim in this incident.
When Brother Chuan and his team returned after retrieving the street surveillance footage, they saw the individuals struggling as if they had gone mad. In reality, there was nothing around them. One officer asked, "Brother Chuan, what's going on? Why do they look a bit mentally unstable?"
"If one person is mentally unstable, how can they all be mentally unstable! Interrogate them properly."
After the officers left, Sister Ting and a few others came over. During their conversation, they learned that someone had tried to smash the shop that morning.
Sister Ting patted her chest, "Fortunately, nothing serious happened. It was truly frightening. We are all honest, law-abiding people, so why would someone come to smash our shop?"
Dongzi said, "If you ask me, it's those two people who were driven away some time ago causing trouble, first by checking and now by smashing the shop."
Sister Ting nodded at Dongzi's words, "That's true! We haven't offended anyone else. Is it that they sent people to inspect the hygiene and then sent people to smash the shop!"
The blame was thus placed on Meng Yixin and Shang Pingying.
Xie You looked at the models and commented, "That thing is quite powerful!"
Sister Ting, hearing this, was also drawn away from the topic, "Yes, Boss. I never imagined these little gadgets could protect the shop! You are truly amazing!"
"What?" Xie You looked at Sister Ting with a questioning gaze.
Sister Ting felt a bit embarrassed under her gaze and said to Xie You, "The shop owner made that little gadget herself! Isn't it amazing?"
Xie You looked at the small models, "This is more than just amazing."
Who was she exactly?
Such a question arose in Xie You's heart. During his days working in this shop, he felt he gained new insights into Meng Huai every day. This was something he had never experienced in his more than twenty years.
But he soon found out, she was a student at the Imperial Military Academy.
Zheng Yiran and a few others arrived at the shop to find Meng Huai: "Junior, your medicinal cuisine restaurant is quite lively!"
Meng Huai looked at the four of them, "It's alright, it's enough to make a living."
Upon hearing Meng Huai's words, they said unceremoniously, "Junior, you are too humble!"
Since they were being so informal, Meng Huai didn't hold back either, "Since you're here, help me out! I'll treat you to staff meals later!"
Hui Xingxiu teased, "Junior, you only know how to boss us around, but for staff meals, we can help!"
They chatted and joked, but they had already started helping.
Hui Xingxiu and Jing Yuancheng went to help with taking orders and serving dishes, while Zheng Yiran took over Meng Huai's cashier duties.
As for Rong Feiwen, he threw a necklace towards Meng Huai, which she caught with a raised hand. Seeing the necklace, she asked, "Is this my mecha?"
"Yes, it's just finished. Try it out when you have time, and I'll modify it if anything is not right."
This mecha was designed by Rong Feiwen and Meng Huai together, but the actual fabrication was all done by Rong Feiwen. After all, he was the team's mecha specialist, and it wouldn't be appropriate for Meng Huai to build it herself.
However, Meng Huai's mastery of mechas was already very high, so their discussions greatly aided Rong Feiwen. Many of the concepts were implemented according to Meng Huai's proposals. Now, it remained to be seen how comfortable Meng Huai would be using the mecha.
But it always felt like Meng Huai was more comfortable without a mecha...
Rong Feiwen did not voice this thought.
Looking at the busy figures in the shop, Zheng Yiran leaned over, "Oh, Junior, your shop has a new face!"
Meng Huai looked up towards Xie You and said to Zheng Yiran, "You mean Xiao You, the shop is too busy, so we hired another person."
Zheng Yiran nodded, "But this Xiao You looks very familiar!"
Meng Huai looked at Zheng Yiran curiously, "Really? Perhaps a young master from a fallen family, maybe you met at a banquet!"
The Zheng family, where Zheng Yiran hailed from, was also a prominent family on the Imperial Capital Star, and attending banquets was common. Hearing Meng Huai's explanation, and knowing Meng Huai possessed that miraculous fortune-telling ability, she didn't think much more of it.
"It's possible."