Honest Beta gets scammed

The crowd quickly dispersed, and the spoiled young men, laughing and joking, put their arms around He Xiangchen's shoulders as they left.

Soon only the club's waiters and Zhang Chen remained.

Li Qing was still pondering the meaning behind the words of those young masters when he looked up and suddenly met a pair of bloodshot eyes.

It's heading south.

He was staring intently at him, as if he were about to pounce on him and tear him apart at any moment.

Li Qing was stunned by the stare and subconsciously looked back. Seeing that there was no one behind him, he realized that the hateful gaze was directed at him.

What's wrong with me now?

Liu Yu narrowed her eyes, taking in Xiang Nan's unusual behavior.

He had long felt that something was off about this whole thing, and today this Mr. Yang was so sure that Li Qing had stolen his things, and he was so confident, as if he had seen it with his own eyes!

Having just overheard what the group of rich kids said to Li Qing before they left, coupled with Xiang Nan's current appearance and recent unusual behavior, he felt as if he had touched the edge of the truth.

The fist quietly hardened.

Liu Yu stared at Xiang Nan without saying a word.

What Liu Yu could think of, Zhang Chen could naturally think of as well, and he thought of it more and more deeply than Liu Yu, especially He Xiangchen's words before he left.

How did He Xiangchen know that the surveillance cameras in the lounge were broken?

Zhang Chen's gaze swept across Xiang Nan's face, his expression unreadable. Then, without saying a word, he strode out of the lounge.

Taking advantage of this moment, Li Qing quietly tidied up her messy belongings and put them back in the cabinet.

As soon as he finished, Liu Yu grabbed his arm.

"Brother, let's go."

He pulled Li Qing away, and as they passed Xiang Nan, Liu Yu didn't stop, but suddenly shoved her shoulder to the side, bumping hard into Xiang Nan's shoulder.

"what!"

Xiang Nan stumbled from the impact, cried out in pain, and looked up, glaring fiercely at Liu Yu.

Liu Yu didn't even bother to glance at him, and without turning her head, she led Li Qing to stand in the corner of the worktable outside.

In the work area, the waiters had various expressions.

Because of Xiang Nan's earlier statement that "Li Qing was caught stealing," they all concluded that Li Qing was a wolf in sheep's clothing. Many people were secretly gloating, feeling that this honest and simple facade was finally about to be torn off.

But the result was not like that.

Not only did the customer not find any stolen goods in Li Qing's cabinet, but he also apologized to Li Qing and left in a sorry state.

The waiters who had just been talking about the matter fell silent, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

The waiter who witnessed Li Qing's every move today finally had the confidence to speak up.

He had previously spoken up for Li Qing and was immediately punished by the group, which made him very angry. Now he felt a sense of triumph!

He slammed the rag in his hand onto the worktable.

"I told you so! After delivering a few orders, Li Qing has been busy here with me the whole time, her feet haven't even touched the ground, how could she have had time to go back to the break room! But you just wouldn't believe me!"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

A few seconds later, the blond waiter curled his lip and muttered under his breath, "Tch, maybe he hid it somewhere else on the way back. If I stole something, I wouldn't hide it in a cabinet, would I? That would just get me caught."

"That makes sense."

"Yes, hiding it in a closet is too easy to spot."

"..."

Several people immediately began to whisper in agreement.

But whether they genuinely believe it or are simply being stubborn, one person's situation has become incredibly awkward.

That is south.

He was the first to jump out and claim that Li Qing was a thief, and his reaction after finding nothing was so agitated that it's hard not to have suspicions.

He was usually well-liked among his colleagues and knew how to get along with people, so no one directly criticized him at the moment. However, the subtle gazes he received made him feel uneasy.

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Meanwhile, in the monitoring room.

Zhang Chen stood to one side, while a staff member skillfully retrieved the surveillance footage from the lounge.

Although it's unclear how He Xiangchen knew the surveillance cameras were broken, he had actually discovered the problem during his inspection a few days ago and immediately called for them to be repaired.

Having worked at the Shengxin Club for so many years, what kind of monsters and demons hadn't he seen? Yang An's attitude clearly indicated that he was targeting Li Qing; it was just a clumsy but indeed malicious trap.

When he searched the lounge, he was prepared to find a watch in Li Qing's cabinet, and he even thought about how to deal with it afterwards.

But the result was no.

Judging from Yang An's shocked and embarrassed expression at the end, he clearly hadn't expected it himself.

Even if no one had mentioned the surveillance issue, he would have still come to check it out, since Yang An's confidence must be based on the assumption that he had an inside man helping him.

As for who the mole is, Zhang Chen already has a clue. All he needs to do now is confirm it.

The surveillance footage was quickly retrieved.

Dragging the progress bar, I discovered that this trap wasn't set today, but rather prepared the day before yesterday. It was just too late to use it then, and Li Qing didn't go to work yesterday, so it was delayed until today.

He played it at double speed.

In the scene, the lounge is empty. Xiang Nan sneaks in, clutching something wrapped in a black cloth.

He glanced warily at the door, and after confirming that no one was there, he quickly walked to Li Qing's locker, took out his key, opened the locker door, stuffed the bundle inside, then quickly closed the door and fled the scene.

"Oh."

Zhang Chen sneered.

Sure enough.

He had always known that Xiang Nan wasn't a good person, but Xiang Nan was good-looking. He was thinking of keeping him as a backup plan, but since no one had taken a liking to him yet, and he was getting involved in this kind of thing, he didn't need to keep him around any longer.

He was thinking to himself that he would call Xiang Nan over later to settle his wages and leave, and also replace all the lockers in the staff break room with combination locks, otherwise anyone could just find a master key and open the locker door, and he would feel no sense of security at all.

Thinking about it, Zhang Chen prepared to get up and leave.

But at that moment, he stopped in his tracks.

Zhang Chen squinted, craned his neck in surprise, and leaned closer to the screen.

The surveillance footage shows that about ten minutes after Xiang Nan left, the door to the lounge was pushed open again, and someone walked in.

The man was tall and imposing; even in the low-resolution surveillance footage, his handsome features and impressive attire were still evident.

Zhang Chen blinked, stopped the playback at double speed, switched it to normal speed, and finally confirmed that he hadn't misread it.

It really is He Xiangchen!?