In the empty restroom, only the note on the wall stood out, along with the vintage uniform floating quietly in the pit, reminding the shopkeeper that this Xiaoshengzi was finally driven away by him.

For a long time, the shopkeeper, who finally reacted, directly removed the latch outside the restroom door and installed it inside, carefully putting up a rack with a roll of white toilet paper on it.

After finishing all this, the shopkeeper helplessly walked to the counter, dialed a number, and reordered a set of Xiaoshengzi's uniform. Then he took out one of the few remaining job ads from the compartment and pasted it outside the store.

Looking at the job ad in front of him, the shopkeeper felt a myriad of emotions. He remembered that when he printed twenty ads, he thought it was too many, thinking the advertisers deliberately wanted to make more money from him, hence setting a minimum order of twenty.

Unexpectedly, after half a year, less than five were left, meaning Xiaoshengzi had changed more than ten times, with none staying long.

Could it really be my problem?!

After thinking about this, the shopkeeper couldn't help but start sorting through the faults of each previous Xiaoshengzi in his mind, comforting his betrayed soul with the excuse that none of them had actually received their salary!

...

The night passed without incident. The next day, when Xiao Tian and the three others came downstairs, they saw the shopkeeper lifting his head and smilingly asking, "Did you all sleep well last night?!"

Lin Bingxuan and Melinda nodded with smiles, Ghost Face remained silent, and only Xiao Tian had a sorrowful face with two big dark circles under his eyes.

Last night, Xiao Tian finally persuaded the two women to agree to sleep together. He thought he could enjoy the dream of many men, but reality struck him deeply.

Under their threats, he had to hug the two beauties, passing a sleepless yet long night where he couldn't even toss and turn.

"Du'Er, thank you for chatting with me all night," Xiao Tian sincerely thanked the little girl in the Consciousness Realm, who was yawning.

"No need to thank me, no need to thank me!" The little girl turned and entered her room, saying, "You kept me company discussing academics the whole night; I should thank you. But I'm so tired... whew!"

Listening to the slight snoring, Xiao Tian felt that if he could, he'd cry on the spot.

After a whole night of torment, Xiao Tian finally understood the legendary experience of Liu Xia Hui; it was so damn uncomfortable!

"Anyone want breakfast?"

Upon seeing Xiao Tian's dark circles for the first time, the shopkeeper paused before choosing to ignore them as if he hadn't seen anything, still smiling while asking.

"Just something simple!" The two women, who slept well, grinned and seated themselves.

"Please wait a moment," the shopkeeper said and then shouted towards the backyard, "Xiaoshengzi, four bowls of soy milk, four buns, two plates of pickles, hurry up!"

In the backyard, Xiaoshengzi, who was busy, responded upon hearing the shopkeeper's call, "Okay!"

Beside Xiao Tian, Ghost Face leaned towards him and whispered, "Though I don't understand much about men and women, why are you so worn out while they seem completely fine?!"

Xiao Tian squinted his eyes, staring at this untimely commentator until the latter felt uneasy and had to speak, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"I want to kill you!" Xiao Tian replied casually, then went outside to check. His arranged car should have arrived.

When Xiao Tian confirmed the vehicle was ready, he returned to the table to find it still empty. Annoyed, he furrowed his brows, "Not ready yet? Should we just leave?"

The group nodded in agreement and began to rise, ready to check out and leave.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper grew anxious and shouted, "Xiaoshengzi, what are you doing?!"

Shortly after, a man in vintage attire lifted the curtain that blocked half of the backyard, leaving everyone stunned.

"Here we go! Enjoy your meal!" He said, placing soy milk, buns, and pickles on the table.

Looking at the silver-haired man with wrinkled smiles, obviously much older than the shopkeeper, Melinda asked in shock, "Why did your shop just hire another Xiaoshengzi?"

This question equally intrigued Xiao Tian and Lin Bingxuan, wondering how to differentiate between two Xiaoshengzi's?

This time, the shopkeeper no longer shyly mentioned the previous Xiaoshengzi had run away, casually saying, "Xiaoshengzi had something urgent today; this is his father, temporarily substituting!"

Although this explanation left everyone a bit doubtful, it was unrelated to them, and eager to hit the road, they didn't pursue the matter further.

——

After more than half a day, the group finally arrived at Jin City's Police Department.

Getting off the car, Xiao Tian took out the packed gifts from the trunk, drawing suspicious looks from the police entering and leaving.

"Everyone freeze, hands above your heads!"

Soon, this unusual action attracted a team of fully armed police officers, surrounding the four.

Meanwhile, a police car stopped outside the group, and a familiar voice sounded.

"What's going on?"

Upon hearing the voice, a tall middle-aged man emerged from the armed police team, saying, "Director Bai, these people were acting suspiciously outside the police department, continually unloading items. We suspect there may be an issue here."

As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd dispersed, revealing Bai Biaobing.

Seeing Xiao Tian at that moment, Bai Biaobing's gaze immediately changed.

However, before he could speak, a stern voice next to him said, "Don't move! I said don't move, do you hear?!"

Yet Xiao Tian ignored the threat, walked up to Bai Biaobing, and extended his hand, "Long time no see."

Bai Biaobing hurriedly extended his hand, saying warmly, "You're back. Quickly, come in and talk!"

Saying this, he guided Xiao Tian into the police department respectfully, leaving the surrounding officers surprised—is this really the stern, cold Bai Biaobing?

"This is my friend; all of you can go!"

After helping Xiao Tian move all goods into his office, Bai Biaobing quickly poured water for everyone and started chatting, "Tonight, the best hotel in Jin City..."

Xiao Tian had no interest in small talk, directly asking, "You know about Zong Jian's issue, right?"

Upon hearing the name Zong Jian, Bai Biaobing's heart tightened, and the awkwardness from being interrupted disappeared, replaced by an extremely serious expression.

"Who doesn't know about his issue in the entire Qing Province's police system?" Bai Biaobing said in an even tone.