Chapter 8 - The Mafia King Rewards Lihua
Chapter 8 – The Mafia King Rewards Lihua
Lihua stopped in her steps and looked back.
"No water in the faucet," Wei said.
Lihua asked, "There is no water?"
He nodded.
She frowned. "But there was water thirty minutes back."
When they went into her bathroom to check, they saw that there was indeed water running through the faucet.
"See?"
Wei's lips stretched in a thin line. His expression clouded into a serious gaze and he immediately dialed Fu Renshu's number.
"Boss. How are you? Are you okay? The house is too small, right? You must be suffocating in there. Don't worry. I have already sorted out new condos for you. We will move out right away!"
His anxious voice was so loud that even Lihua could hear. Her mouth twitched.
Assistant Fu is too dramatic, isn't he? He is talking as if Godly handsome prince will die if he stays here any moment longer.
Wei said, "No need. But I want you to find the culprit."
Lihua blinked her eyes.
Culprit? What culprit?
"Somebody plotted against me not to make any water come in my bathroom."
Lihua stumbled off from where she stood.
Fu Renshu said, "What! So an enemy is already lurking in the shadows? Boss, this is why I tell you to move out from there. It is not safe!"
Wei said with an impassive expression, "I want the culprit in ten minutes. Then you know what to do with him."
"Yes, Boss."
Lihua heard their conversation in horror.
What are you going to do with a non-existent culprit!? And why does it sound like a death threat?
She waited for a moment.
"If the need arises, seal this whole apartment complex and check every house. If they resist, you know what to do."
"Yes, Boss!"
It doesn't seem like they are joking!
"Hey wait wait!" Lihua frantically stopped him. Beads of sweat formed on her forehead.
Wei questioningly looked at her.
Fu Renshu's ears perked up, hearing her voice. "Song Lihua! How dare you enter Boss's home? It's just the first day and you already made your move? Shameless!"
She grimaced. "Assistant Fu. This is my house and Boss has come to MY place."
"Impossible!"
Wei said, "It's true."
Fu Renshu – "…"
Lihua looked at her Boss. "Boss. What do you mean by a culprit?"
Wei paused and thought for a moment. Then he plainly said, "A culprit is someone who plots against you, intending to harm you."
Lihua was speechless. She almost coughed three liters of imaginary blood.
I was not asking about the definition! I know what a culprit is!
Lihua tried her best to maintain the smile on her face. "T-thank you for the enlightenment, Boss."
Fu Renshu flared through the other end. "Song Lihua! Why do I sense the sarcasm in your tone? If you talk disrespectfully to Boss, then I will make you suffer."
She said, "Of course not, Assistant Fu. How can I ever talk disrespectfully to Boss? I meant why are you talking about the culprit and stuff for…for just water not coming out of the faucet?"
"Idiot! Do you even know who Boss is? At what position does he stand? Enemies are lurking around everywhere trying to destroy him."
Lihua's brow twitched.
"I-I understand that, but what will that enemy get by cutting off the water supply at Boss's home?"
"We will only know their hidden motives once we catch them."
Lihua sobbed. "Boss, there is no culprit. It might be a simple issue with your faucet. Let me check."
Wei said, "No. It could be dangerous."
"…"
I am just checking the faucet, not diffusing a bomb…
"Boss, trust me and just come with me. It is fine."
"Song Lihua. Don't you dare put Boss's life at risk."
"There is no risk, Assistant Fu."
"We cannot be so sure. Boss, I will dispatch the S3 team at your coordinates right now."
She widened her eyes.
What is this S3 team? Sounds something fancy like in SciFi movies.
Lihua quickly said, "Okay, okay. Let's do one thing. Let Boss come with me and we will check the faucet. I am a hundred percent sure, it's the issue with the faucet. If it doesn't turn out to be that case, then you can fire me right away."
Lihua never imagined that she would have to wager her job to prove herself right in a small water crisis issue.
Wei asked, "Is it fine Renshu?"
He grumbled. "If that is what Boss thinks…But mind you Song Lihua. If there is no problem with the faucet, kiss your job good-bye!"
A few minutes later…
As they both stood in Wei's bathroom and after Lihua did something with the faucet, to Wei's surprise, water was now coming out from his bathroom's faucet.
Lihua smiled. "The small net inside the faucet's mouth was blocked with dirt, and in turn, it blocked the water from flowing out."
Wei and Fu Renshu had nothing to say.
"So as you see Boss…" she coughed, "there is no ingenious plotting going on here."
Wei said, "I see."
Fu Renshu harrumphed through the other end of the call. "Hmph. You just got lucky today."
It has nothing to do with luck, Assistant Fu. It's just logic.
Wei asked, "How did you figure it out?"
Why is Boss asking me as if I cracked some super tough secret code?
"Well, the other houses didn't have water issues otherwise they would have come out, complaining. So, it wasn't a pipeline problem. That meant the problem was specific to your bathroom so normally, there's something wrong with the faucet…"
Wei nodded. "You are smart."
"…"
Lihua sheepishly smiled. "So, I can keep my job, right?"
"A deal is a deal."
Phew!
Wei hung up the phone and glanced at her. "You saved my life today."
"L-life is going too far, Boss…"
But Wei already took a certain booklet from his pocket. He wrote something on it and tore one page.
Then he offered it to her. "Your reward."
Lihua peeked in and her eyes popped out of her sockets to see him holding a cheque.
And It wasn't just a cheque. It was a blank cheque.