Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 108 Again, it's the police.
Standing in front of "Crossing King Internet Cafe" at No. 289 Jiucheng Road, Chen Shu thought for a long time before finally leading Zhu Chaoran into the internet cafe.

"Huh? You changed the name? Did you even change the owner?" Zhu Chaoran, who was eating a chicken leg, walked familiarly to the front desk by the door and leaned against it, asking a young network administrator who was busy operating a computer.

He seemed quite familiar with the front desk network administrator inside.

The network administrator nervously looked up, and when he saw it was Zhu Chaoran, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Shu stood to the side with great interest, thinking that he might receive some unexpected surprises.

The network administrator complained, "Hey, the boss changed. The new one's no good either, super stingy, and he's really watching over us!"

Zhu Chaoran reached out his chubby hand and patted the internet cafe manager on the shoulder: "It's okay, you're not after this salary anyway. How's the money this month?"

The network administrator's expression changed, and he glanced furtively at Chen Shu standing to the side.

Seeing this, Zhu Chaoran waved the chicken leg in his hand: "This is my brother, one of us."

The network administrator lowered his voice: "The new boss is very strict. He even hired a supervisor or something. He's always doing surprise inspections or faking inspections, which makes me jumpy."

The network administrator swallowed hard: "I saw the price of the coin rise a bit this month, so I took the opportunity to sell it all. Hehe, I made this much money."

As he spoke, he stretched out his palm with five fingers spread out and flipped it three times.

Zhu Chaoran was delighted and envious, and slapped the internet cafe manager on the shoulder: "Good lad! Smart! Good eye!"

Coin price?

Digital currency?

Chen Shu's mind raced, and he realized that the internet cafe manager had been secretly running cryptocurrency mining software in the store, earning some extra money.

He wasn't interested in any of that, so he put on a smile, leaned closer, and asked in a gossipy tone, "Young man, why did this shop change owners? Business seems pretty good, doesn't it?"

The internet cafe manager was pleased by Zhu Chaoran's flattery and forgot his previous wariness: "Business was still pretty good a few years ago. Besides me, there were two other waiters helping out, and we were still a bit overwhelmed! Look at us now, I'm the only one looking after the whole store, and the job is quite easy."

Chen Shu nodded and continued, "You're the network administrator, you have the skills and the craft, this shop really can't do without you, and you're the one who stayed in the end! But even if business isn't good, the owner can still earn some hard-earned money, right? You're not so bad off that you have to sell the shop now, are you?"

The internet cafe manager, speaking with the air of someone who'd been there before, advised, "You could make some money in the past, but the Cultural Bureau came to inspect a few times at the beginning of the year and fined you several thousand or even tens of thousands. The old owner was still angry, and when the new owner came to take over, he sold it. Now, internet cafes aren't profitable anymore. With so many computers, it would be better to set up a mining farm."

Later, the network administrator sighed and became somewhat angry at his son's lack of ambition.

Chen Shu chuckled, offered Zhu Chaoran a Liqun cigarette, chatted casually for a while, and then left with Zhu Chaoran.

As Chen Shu sat in the car, he had some vague guesses in his mind.

No. 126 Baishan Road.

King of Time Travel Internet Cafe.

Chen Shu held an A4 sheet of paper containing the information about the internet cafe that had been reported. Standing under the huge LED sign, he looked up at the five familiar characters and felt a surge of emotions.

According to the information, the address that was reported five months ago for illegally receiving minors should have been an internet cafe called "Qidian Internet Cafe".

Chen Shu walked into the internet cafe and went straight to the front desk.

He looked at the network administrator in front of him; she was a young girl with fair skin and wearing retro glasses.

He handed over his ID card and said, "Turn on one machine and make me a cup of milk tea with tapioca pearls."

The girl calmly asked, "How much do you want to deposit?"

Chen Shu: "One hundred, I guess. Where should we sweep?"

The girl pointed to the WeChat payment QR code next to her and lowered her head to start operating the computer. Chen Shu tried to start a conversation: "Hey girl, are you nearsighted? How much?"

be quiet
Chen Shu continued, "I was also nearsighted at school, with a prescription of over 700 degrees. I later had surgery."

The girl glanced up briefly, then fell silent again.

He doesn't talk much, which is a bit tricky. Chen Shu frowned and looked around.

Business license?

Hmm, let's go see who this owner of the Time Travel King Internet Cafe really is.

Knowing their names makes it easier to get a sense of their background.

Chen Shu bypassed the reception desk and went inside: "Dongzhou City Zhengming District Qidian Internet Cafe Co., Ltd."

Or is it the starting point?

The owner hasn't changed? Then why have they changed the door sign?
"Hello, you can't just come in here."

Chen Shu turned his head and saw that the girl had her brows furrowed and looked somewhat angry.

Chen Shu scratched his head, knowing that he was used to being a police officer and had only focused on going into the front desk during the investigation, forgetting that he was now pretending to be an internet user.

He flashed his signature smile: "Sorry, I'll be right out."

Walking to the front desk and leaning against the table, while the girl was making milk tea, Chen Shu casually asked, "Did you change owners?"

The girl ignored her, preoccupied with what she was doing.

Somewhat tricky.

After a moment's thought, Chen Shu said in a low voice, "Hey girl, actually I'd like to franchise your internet cafe. Could you give me your boss's phone number?"

This time, the girl finally looked up, her face full of impatience: "I don't know."

Chen Shu pleaded earnestly, "You don't even know your boss's phone number? Sister, please do me a favor."

Girl: "I know the boss's number, but he doesn't manage things anymore; the company takes care of everything. If you want to join, it's no use contacting the boss; you have to contact the company."

Chen Shu was somewhat bewildered when he heard this string of words.

Upon closer reflection, I understood.

The boss the girl mentioned should be the original owner of "Qidian Internet Cafe". This owner may have joined or invested in "Chuanyuewang Internet Cafe" and now only receives dividends, while the management of the internet cafe is handed over to "Chuanyuewang Internet Cafe" company.

This explains why the company name on the business license hanging on the wall is still "Qidian Internet Cafe".

Chen Shu took out his phone, opened the "Tianyan Check" app, and searched. Sure enough, he found the shareholder "Chuanyue Wang Internet Cafe" under the company name of Qidian Internet Cafe!
Chen Shu pondered for a moment, then shamelessly asked, "Why does your boss not manage the store himself but hand it over to a company? Can the company make more money managing it?"

"Snapped!"

The girl slammed the freshly brewed milk tea down in front of Chen Shu: "Why are you so long-winded? I'm telling you, I don't know!"

Chen Shu rubbed his hands together, then brazenly said, "Hehe, little sister, I really do want to work for your company, so I want to understand things a bit better. By the way, this milk tea is on me."

The girl's tone softened a bit: "Thank you, but I don't drink that. The police kept coming to check here a while ago, and the owner got annoyed, so he handed the shop over to a company for management."

The police have come to inspect again!
In an instant, it was as if a bolt of lightning flashed through Chen Shu's mind.

(End of this chapter)