"Manager Xu, this is all my fault. I accidentally broke the raw stone. Can you be lenient with me and not tell the store manager? I promise I'll compensate for the stone at its original price."
A beautiful woman in a professional outfit, with a slender and graceful figure, and not very old, was pleading with a man in a suit.
The man in the suit was the manager of this warehouse, Xu Maoshan.
He snorted dismissively and said, "Zhou Yuan, do you know how much this stone is worth? This is a stone worth a million dollars. How can you possibly compensate for it?"
"Do you think I don't know that you just graduated from university and your family is still very poor? I'm afraid even if you sold your family's house, you couldn't afford to compensate for this stone."
"If the store manager blames me, I'll be in deep trouble. Are you expecting me to pay for you?" Xu Maoshan said coldly.
"Manager Xu, you have such a good relationship with the store manager, you must have a way. I beg you, just give me some time. I'll repay the money even if I have to take out a loan," Zhou Yuan continued to plead.
"Heh heh, easier said than done. You have no house, no car, and your family's house is still in your mother's name. How can you get a loan?"
Xu Maoshan mocked her again. After two seconds, he suddenly stood up, walked to Zhou Yuan's side, gently took her delicate hand, stroked the back of her hand, and said with a smile, "Zhou Yuan, it's not easy for you to find a job. Your brother Xu feels really sorry for you."
"How about I give you an idea? You be my mistress, accompany me once every night, and I'll give you a hundred thousand a month. In a year, this stone will be paid off. What do you say?"
"What? Manager Xu, let go of me! I will not agree to your terms!"
Zhou Yuan immediately shook her head and refused, struggling desperately.
"Heh heh, I'm doing this for your own good. If I'm not mistaken, your mother is still sick and needs a large sum of money for treatment, right? If you agree to me, you won't lack money anymore."
Manager Xu not only didn't let go, but his actions became more aggressive. He directly pulled Zhou Yuan into his arms and said with a smile.
"Let go of me, Manager Xu, don't go too far! If you continue like this, I'll call for help!"
Zhou Yuan clearly did not agree to his terms and continued to resist.
However, the more she struggled, the more excited Xu Maoshan became. He liked women with fiery personalities.
"Stop right there!"
Just as Xu Maoshan was about to resort to force, a familiar voice suddenly came from a distance.
Qian Long and Li Yang were seen walking towards them.
The moment Xu Maoshan saw Qian Long, he trembled all over, quickly released Zhou Yuan, and became respectful, "Young Master Qian, why are you here?"
"If I didn't come, what else would you have done to this beauty?"
Qian Long had seen everything he had just done. Although Qian Long himself was also lecherous, he had never done anything as beastly as this.
His warehouse manager in a branch dared to do such a despicable thing in broad daylight. He deserved to die!
"Young Master Qian, I was just joking with her. We didn't do anything. Moreover, she was in the wrong first today. She broke a stone worth a million dollars in the warehouse, and I was asking her to compensate," Xu Maoshan quickly explained.
"So that's how it is? Then your way of asking for compensation is really bizarre."
Qian Long stared at him coldly and, without a word, slapped him hard across the face!
The slap made his head spin, and he collapsed on the spot. It took him a while to recover. He quickly crawled to Qian Long and knelt down, saying, "Young Master Qian, please spare me. I know I was wrong, and I will definitely change in the future."
"And in the future? Do you think I have no one to use? Scum like you is a scourge if I keep you. You're fired, get out of here!"
Qian Long was furious. He had originally just wanted to bring Li Yang to inspect the work, but he didn't expect to encounter something like this.
This was equivalent to him losing face in front of Li Yang, and it could also lead to suspicion that he had deliberately given Li Yang a problematic gambling stone business.
"Wait a moment!"
Just as Xu Maoshan was about to be driven away, he was suddenly stopped by Li Yang. He walked to the broken raw stone, picked it up, and looked at it. Then he turned to Xu Maoshan and asked, "You just said this stone is worth a million?"
"I'd like to ask, if it's really worth a million, can you afford to compensate this beautiful lady? Can you really come up with a hundred thousand yuan a month?"
"I..."
Xu Maoshan's gaze was evasive, clearly lying.
Qian Long seemed to sense something and asked doubtfully, "Master, is there something wrong with this stone?"
"The stone is fake, just like the stones seen outside earlier. It's an ordinary sandstone. I suspect this person knew the stone was fake long ago, which is why he dared to threaten the female employee so brazenly."
"This way, he would only spend a few thousand yuan, but he could bully the female employee for a year for free," Li Yang explained.
"I see!"
Qian Long suddenly understood!
He had also been questioning why Xu Maoshan dared to quote such a high price of a hundred thousand a month. As a mere warehouse manager, his annual salary was only a hundred thousand yuan.
Now it seemed he was trying to take advantage of the situation!
"Damn it, you dare to lie to me in front of me, and you're still not confessing honestly. What's your relationship with Jin San? Did you also take a commission for the fake stones in this warehouse?"
Qian Long quickly realized that he was in cahoots with Jin San, otherwise, he wouldn't have known the inside story.
If they were in cahoots, he must have earned a lot of commission from Jin San. These two were like two rotten apples spoiling the whole barrel.
"Young Master Qian, these were not my ideas. Store Manager Jin told me to do this. Please investigate!"
Xu Maoshan was shocked that the matter of fake raw stones in the store had been leaked. He broke out in a cold sweat and quickly explained.
"Heh heh, very good. You useless thing, you dare to do such a thing behind my back. I'll give you an hour to find all the fake raw stones. If even one is missed, I'll take your life on the spot."
Qian Long was furious. After saying this coldly, he kicked him fiercely into the pile of raw stones.
He didn't dare to resist and quickly agreed, actively searching for the fake raw stones.
Then, Qian Long turned to the female employee and said, "Don't worry. This time, the stone you broke has nothing to do with you. This stone is not valuable, so you don't need to compensate for it."
"Thank you, Young Master Qian."
Zhou Yuan said gratefully upon hearing this.
"You don't need to thank me. From now on, this Mr. Li will be the boss of the store. If you encounter similar situations in the future, talk to him, and he will help you resolve them," Qian Long said seriously.
"Okay, thank you, Boss Li. I will work hard in the future and not let you down." Zhou Yuan immediately turned to Li Yang and said.