Fifty million a day, trapped in the county town, can't spend it all.

Just as Zhang Yang finished making the call, the lights in the mall flickered twice more, then all went out, and the emergency lights came on, plunging the entire mall into darkness.

The shouts of security guards and the cries of children could be heard incessantly.

Because of the power outage, the loudspeaker was also out of service, so Sun Yifan found a megaphone somewhere to reassure the customers.

Zhang Yang rushed over and immediately took over the loudspeaker to handle the situation: "Dear customers, I am the owner of Moore Department Store. Today's opening was incredibly popular, and I felt your enthusiasm. However, our preparations were insufficient, causing the power load to exceed expectations and resulting in a poor shopping experience for everyone. I sincerely apologize for this. To make up for the inconvenience caused, we have decided that everyone who makes a purchase today can apply for a membership card at the cashier with their receipt. We will then compensate each customer with 300 yuan on their card."

As soon as Zhang Yang finished speaking, the generator was successfully connected to the electrician's side, and the whole place lit up again.

The customers were still stunned and hadn't reacted yet, because it all happened so fast. From the flashing lights to Sun Yifan's reassurance, and then to Zhang Yang's attempt to divert attention, it all took about two minutes before the lights were restored.

Suddenly, someone in the crowd asked, "Boss, does what you just said still stand?"

Zhang Yang breathed a sigh of relief. He was almost scared to death. A power outage in a densely populated area could have caused a major incident if people had been jostled and pushed. Fortunately, Sun Yifan reacted quickly enough to calm the customers down beforehand; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Fortunately, the situation was stabilized. With this in mind, Zhang Yang readily replied, "Of course it counts. Please continue to enjoy your shopping trip."

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, the audience erupted in cheers.

"Holy crap, the boss's got guts! A power outage lasting less than two minutes, and he's giving everyone a 300 dollar compensation!"

"Based on the owner's attitude, I'll choose this store as my first choice for buying things from now on."

"Boss is awesome!"

"What do you mean by shouting 9999?"

"The boss has turned things upside down!"

"..."

The situation finally stabilized. Zhang Yang's hand holding the megaphone was still trembling. If it weren't for his phone call with the founder of Pang Donglai a few days ago to learn from his experience, and hearing him talk about how Pang Donglai had once overcharged customers by 40 cents due to a power outage, and how he quickly compensated the customers with 200 yuan to prevent the matter from escalating, he would have been fine. Customers might not care about such things, but what if they did? Once it escalated, the consequences would be huge.

So Zhang Yang quickly came up with a clever solution. Although this might have cost him hundreds of thousands or even millions, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing; at least his reputation was preserved.

Losing money is no big deal, but losing reputation means losing your life too.

He then instructed Sun Yifan to take charge of the situation there, and headed towards the power distribution room with a gloomy expression.

......

Inside the power distribution room.

Electrician Lao Lü was squatting in front of the incoming line cabinet, removing a cover plate and shining a flashlight on the cables inside.

After checking all the cables, he said, "The cables in the mall are fine."

Zhang Yang had already arrived. When Zheng Hu saw Zhang Yang's gloomy face, he unconsciously swallowed and lowered his voice by several decibels.

"Mr. Zhang, we have no problem on our end."

"What happened?" Zhang Yang's eyebrows shot up.

Old Lu stood up, pondered for a moment, and said, "I suspect someone tampered with the cable well."

"What? A cable well? That's illegal!" Zheng Hu exclaimed in horror.

Zhang Yang's face was so dark it was almost dripping with water: "Notify the power company and have them send someone to inspect it."

"it is good."

Zheng Hu turned to make a phone call, while Zhang Yang looked at the electrician, Lao Lü: "Do you know where the cable wells are in our shopping mall?"

Old Lu nodded and said, "It's just around the corner across the street."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yang recalled that Zheng Hu and the others had mentioned spotting suspicious individuals across the street. At the time, no one expected that someone would be so audacious as to tamper with the cable well.

"Okay, you guys wait here, I'll handle it."

As soon as Zhang Yang stepped out of the power distribution room, he saw Liu Senran and Cheng Kainian walking over with furrowed brows.

"What happened?" Cheng Kainian asked. He was also quite startled by what happened today. If something serious had really happened, he would have been in for a lot of trouble.

"The wiring in the mall is fine; we suspect someone tampered with the cable wells."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Kainian gasped, "Who the hell has the nerve to do this?"

Zhang Yang rolled his eyes at him: "What do you think?"

"..."

Because Liu Senran had met Zhang Yang and helped him before, he quickly guessed the reason: "What? Is Zhao Yongchang still sending people to cause trouble?"

"I can't think of anyone else who is so audacious as him," Zhang Yang said coldly.

After listening, Liu Senran remained silent for a moment, then his lips curled into a stern expression: "Who did Zhao Yongchang hire? This method clearly shows he knows about electricity, and he dared to do it knowing it was illegal. Normal people wouldn't dare take this job unless... Never mind, I'll go find this person for you. Leave this to me."

"Thanks, Mr. Liu. Once the power company comes to inspect, if they confirm that something has been tampered with, we'll call the police immediately."

Liu Senran clicked his tongue: "What do you plan to do?"

"Find this person, and then dig out who's behind him at all costs." Zhang Yang suppressed his anger. "Could you help me check Zhao Yongchang's recent whereabouts?"

Liu Senran glanced at him, then turned and left: "Fine, I'll have someone check it out."

......

While Zhang Yang was busy searching for the culprit, the mall was operating normally and in an orderly manner. The previous incident did not cause dissatisfaction among customers; on the contrary, their shopping enthusiasm soared after learning that there would be a 300 yuan compensation.

After all, they got 300 yuan for free, so some customers were ready to spend it in advance. Although they still had to pay out of their own pockets this time, the 300 yuan compensation would eventually go into their cards. They could just use it next time; it wouldn't just disappear for no reason.

At 11 a.m., the mall's customer traffic reached its peak.

Long queues formed in front of the refrigerated display cases in the fresh produce section on the first floor, and the crowds in the daily necessities section on the second floor were much denser than expected, with shopping cart aisles barely moving.

Sun Yifan stood next to the checkout area, watching the length of the queue at the checkout counters, and shouted into his walkie-talkie, "Open two more checkout counters, restock the produce section, restock, restock!"

He looked up and added, "Tell the stock preparation team to bring the goods up first, so we don't wait until the shelves are empty before restocking."

Zhang Yang stood in a corner on the second floor, silently watching all of this.

His phone suddenly rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Zheng Hu calling. He answered the call immediately.

"Feed".

"Mr. Zhang, the power department found that the cables leading to our shopping mall in the cable well had been tampered with. The outer sheath had been stripped and copper wires had been inserted."

"Okay, let's call the police."

"OK."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Yang called Liu Senran.

"It's confirmed that someone deliberately vandalized the place. I've already called the police. I'd appreciate it if you could help me find the person who did it."

Liu Senran smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's nothing. There are so many surveillance cameras on the road, it shouldn't be difficult to find this person."

"I won't say much more, Young Master Liu, I'm troubling you again this time."

"Stop being so girly. I'm helping you because I really consider you a friend. Otherwise, most people wouldn't have the face to ask me for help."