Seeing Xiao Guodong's nervous appearance before him, Qin Chuan blinked his eyes innocently.
"Captain Xiao, I just want to be a good citizen and help investigate the culprit. Why are you so nervous!"
Xiao Guodong's expression was serious, his eyes shining, as if he had seen through the young man.
Qin Chuan was helpless and simply left a sentence: "Wait for me here for a moment!"
With that, he directly rushed into the second floor of the shop. A few minutes later, when he came out, he held a large piece of red paper in his hand.
Under the gaze of astonished eyes, Qin Chuan directly pasted the large red paper onto the roller shutter covered in paint.
Many people, seeing the writing on it, curiously crowded around, and someone loudly read out.
"High reward!"
"No matter who, whether man or woman! Old or young!"
"Anyone who provides valid intelligence about the culprit will be rewarded with five hundred yuan!"
"If anyone catches the culprit, a one-time reward of three thousand yuan will be given directly!"
"This reward is permanently valid until the culprit is apprehended!"
"Phone 139... Qin Chuan!"
As the voice fell, the crowd of onlookers who had gathered around immediately became lively, the clamor reaching the heavens, and many people's eyes gleamed with a greenish light.
In this era, a reward of five hundred yuan was already very high.
Three thousand yuan was equivalent to the total annual income of many families. With such a high reward offered, no one would be unmoved.
Many people even looked at those around them with suspicion, feeling as if they were the culprits, wishing they could report them immediately.
Xiao Guodong and the group of police officers were also dumbfounded.
When Qin Chuan had said he wanted to help earlier, they had wondered how he would do it, and many had been disdainful, thinking how an ordinary person could possibly help.
None of them expected Qin Chuan to resort to such a move!
Simple!
Brutal!
Direct!
Even as police officers, they couldn't find any reason to criticize him, because Qin Chuan's actions were not illegal at all.
On the contrary, seeing the black brushstrokes on the large red paper, many police officers also revealed expressions of temptation, wishing they could catch the culprit immediately so that all that money would be theirs.
Looking at the bold brushstrokes on the large red paper, Li Ya, whose face had been pale and dejected, gradually regained some color. Her beautiful eyes were fixed on that figure, tender as water, no longer able to contain anything else.
This young man in front of her always brought her surprises and miracles!
It seemed that she would truly never escape him in this lifetime!
"I'm impressed, my third brother is really something!"
At this moment, even the mature and steady Qin Yang couldn't help but slap his thigh forcefully, his face full of excitement.
"Captain Xiao, my actions are not illegal, are they?"
Qin Chuan walked up to Xiao Guodong with a smile.
Xiao Guodong's face darkened, and he gritted his teeth, "Are you looking down on us police, thinking we can't catch the culprit?"
"Captain Xiao, you've completely misunderstood me!"
Qin Chuan quickly waved his hands, "As I said just now, I just want to fulfill my duty as a good citizen!"
"Look at me, I'm even paying out of my own pocket for our perfect cooperation between the police and the citizens. This shows my sincerity!"
Xiao Guodong opened his mouth to say something but found no reason to refute.
Finally, he said stiffly, "If you have any leads, it's best to notify me first. Don't act on your own. Otherwise, if you break the law, I'll still arrest you!"
With that, he angrily led his men away.
After seeing Xiao Guodong and his team leave, Qin Chuan walked to Li Ya's side, took her cold little hand, and said gently, "We haven't had breakfast yet. Let's go eat breakfast now!"
Li Ya nodded gently and followed Qin Chuan away.
Qin Yang quickly followed suit. Soon, the three of them were sitting in a breakfast shop, enjoying a rich meal.
Soy milk, fried dough sticks, steamed buns, tea eggs, crepes, and millet porridge were spread across a large table.
Qin Chuan ate ravenously, devouring his food with great gusto.
After several rounds last night and one more this morning, the whole process took no less than three hours, and he was already starving.
During breakfast, his and Li Ya's phones didn't stop ringing, with people constantly calling to ask what had happened.
Finally, Qin Chuan became numb from answering the phone, and the calls finally decreased significantly.
"Third brother, do you have any suspects?"
Qin Yang couldn't help but ask.
With such a major incident, he was very worried now.
Qin Chuan glanced at Li Ya beside him and shook his head, "It's too difficult to say right now. Many people are suspects."
"Let's just remain calm and silent until there is conclusive evidence."
"I believe someone will be unable to resist the temptation and will actively provide clues!"
Li Ya, who had been eating her breakfast in small bites beside him, suddenly spoke, "Since ancient times, wealth has moved people's hearts. As long as there are sufficient benefits, even familial ties can be betrayed!"
"However, for now, we need to hurry and get the storefront fixed quickly!"
This was a crucial stage for Jin Die Clothing's startup. Every day's delay would result in significant losses.
If there had been no accident, the flagship store would have opened for business today, continuing the prosperity of yesterday, bustling with crowds and raking in money.
After all, the sales revenue from yesterday alone had already covered all the renovation costs and rent for the store, with a surplus.
Such an astonishing rate of profit, who wouldn't be tempted?
Unfortunately, after just one day, the flagship store was vandalized by villains, and the storefront was destroyed.
Thinking of all the money that had gone to waste, and the damage to Jin Die Clothing's reputation, Li Ya wished she could flay the culprit alive.
To ruin someone's livelihood was like killing their parents, a heinous crime!
"I'll call Chen Jinyu right now and have him make another storefront! And mail it over!"
Qin Chuan took out his phone and walked to the side.
Yongnan County was still too backward; no one here could make such a high-end storefront.
After Qin Chuan called Chen Jinyu, the latter was also surprised to learn that the storefront had been smashed and promised to make it as quickly as possible.
After breakfast, Qin Chuan asked Li Ya to return to the factory first, leaving all matters concerning the flagship store to him.
Li Ya obediently left, and Qin Yang was also sent to the construction site, which was his main domain.
Qin Chuan then arrived at the flagship store and found that a large crowd of onlookers was still gathered there, clearly indicating that more and more people were aware of what had happened.
The employees of the flagship store became very excited when they saw Qin Chuan. It was evident that everyone couldn't accept the reality.
Because everything had been fine yesterday, and the store had been doing so well, and in the span of one night, it had been ruined like this.
Qin Chuan began to pacify the employees' emotions. Suddenly, at this moment, he spotted a scruffy man in the crowd, his face filled with frost.
Qin Chuan recognized the man as the landlord - Zheng Chengdao.
"Brother Dao, long time no see!"
Qin Chuan nervously stepped forward to greet him. Although he was also a victim, the matter of the storefront being smashed was undeniably related to them.
Any landlord would start cursing their ancestors.
But there was nothing he could do; he'd just have to take the scolding!
Zheng Chengdao turned his head, saw Qin Chuan, and pointed at the large red paper: "Is the reward real?"
Qin Chuan was a little bewildered. What was going on?
Zheng Chengdao wasn't cursing him; instead, he was asking if the reward on the red paper was real.