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Zhang Kun was almost in tears: "I... I don't know..."
"You don't know?" the girl said angrily. "You made this coffee, how could you not know?"
Zhang Kun explained, "I made the coffee, but I didn't put a cockroach in it!"
"Then it's your fault for not doing a proper health inspection!" the girl said. "Anyway, there was a cockroach in your shop, and that's your mistake! You must compensate me!"
"This..." Zhang Kun looked bewildered.
Sister Liu thought for a moment and said, "How about this? The presence of cockroaches in our shop is our responsibility, and we are willing to compensate you. However, we also need to investigate this matter thoroughly to give consumers an explanation. So please leave your contact information, and we will contact you later."
"..."
The girl hesitated for a moment and left her contact information.
...
The farce finally came to an end.
I returned to the restaurant and told Pei Chenyi about the incident.
Pei Chenyi frowned upon hearing it.
"I don't think this matter is that simple."
"Uh?" I asked in confusion. "What do you mean?"
Pei Chenyi said, "Think about it; the hygiene in the café has always been quite good. How could cockroaches suddenly appear?"
"That's..." I also found it strange.
"And," Pei Chenyi continued, "don't you think that girl looks familiar?"
"Ah?" I was taken aback.
Pei Chenyi looked at me: "Don't you think she resembles one of the two girls from yesterday?"
"..."
I recalled carefully. The two girls from yesterday, one had short hair and the other had long hair. The girl today seemed to be the one with short hair.
"The way you put it..." I murmured, "she does look a bit like her."
Pei Chenyi said, "I think this matter must be related to them."
"But..." I thought for a moment, "why would they do this?"
"I don't know," Pei Chenyi shook his head. "I'm just guessing."
"..."
I remained silent for a moment and said, "Forget it; it's not our business anyway."
"Yeah."
...
At nine o'clock in the evening, we finished work on time.
As I came out of the mall, I saw a familiar figure.
It is Zhang Xue.
She is standing by the roadside, talking to a boy.
The boy has his back to us, so I can't see his face.
Pei Chenyi also saw them and said lightly, "That boy is Zhang Kun."
"Oh."
"Should we go over and say hello?" Pei Chenyi asked.
"Maybe not," I said. "I think they probably don't want to be disturbed."
"……"
Pei Chenyi didn't say anything more.
We walked toward the bus stop.
As we passed by them, I vaguely heard Zhang Xue say, "…You are such a disappointment!"
Then she and the boy turned and left.
Pei Chenyi and I exchanged a glance, filled with confusion.
……
The next day, we went to work as usual.
Strangely, I didn't see Zhang Kun all day.
I asked other colleagues, and they all said they hadn't seen him either.
I had a bad feeling creeping in.
……
On the third day, Zhang Kun still hadn't shown up.
On the fourth day, fifth day… he still didn't come.
I couldn't help but ask Sister Liu.
Sister Liu sighed, "He was fired."
"What?" I exclaimed in surprise, "Why?"
Sister Liu looked at me, "You don't know?"
"Know what?"
"About that incident last time," Sister Liu said, "The one with the cockroach in the coffee."
"That incident…" I hesitated, "Wasn't it already resolved?"
"No," Sister Liu shook her head, "That girl posted the video online, causing a huge uproar. The company had no choice but to fire him to quell public opinion."
"……"
I was stunned.
So that's how it was.
But…
"But this has nothing to do with him!" I said excitedly, "Someone set him up!"
Sister Liu smiled bitterly, "We all know he was framed, but… the company has its own difficulties."
"......"
I fell silent.
I understood.
The company did this just to protect its own interests.
As for the employees' innocence and dignity... perhaps they didn't matter at all.
......
After work, I went home with Pei Chenyi.
On the way, we talked about this matter.
Pei Chenyi said, "I find this situation very strange."
"Uh?" I replied, puzzled. "What's so strange about it?"
Pei Chenyi said, "First of all, why would that girl frame Zhang Kun? Secondly, how could she possibly bring a cockroach into the café? Finally, why would the company rather fire an employee than investigate the truth?"
"......"
I also wanted to know the answers to these questions.
But I had no way of finding out.
Pei Chenyi looked at me: "Do you want to know?"
"Of course," I nodded.
"Then let's investigate," Pei Chenyi suggested.
"Ah?" I was taken aback.
Pei Chenyi smiled: "Since we're just sitting around anyway."
"......"
I hesitated and asked, "Are you sure?"
"Yes," Pei Chenyi nodded.
"Alright then," I said.
"Good," Pei Chenyi smiled, "It's settled then."
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