Traveling through various miniature worlds with a small restaurant

Chapter 127: Immortal World 8

Two number plates marked '36' were placed on the cashier's counter. One of the people holding the plates was a young man dressed in the robes of a disciple of the Seeking Immortals Sect, and the other was a woman dressed in luxurious clothes, wearing a veil, and looking extraordinary.

The boy looked quite angry and complained to Lin Xiaoqian, "Boss, how do you operate your store? You gave two customers the same number plates. You need to give us an explanation for this."

Although the woman stood to the side without saying a word, her slightly furrowed brows showed that she was also very dissatisfied at the moment.

Upon hearing this, Liao Zhuang immediately retorted, "Sir, you can't say that. We only gave out one brand nameplate. Who knows if the person who sold you the brand nameplate made a fake one? If any of you buy a fake brand nameplate, you can't expect us to be responsible for it."

Hearing Liao Zhuang's words, the boy became even angrier and shouted, "You're shirking your responsibility! I paid money, but now I can't get Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. You must be a rip-off!"

Most customers took the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall token and ate it while it was still hot in the shop. Now there are many customers in the shop, and they all crane their necks to watch what happened.

The boy called out to the onlookers and shouted, "Look everyone! They took the sign but didn't serve Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. There are two identical signs. The evidence is conclusive, but they still won't admit it. What else can they be but a shady shop?"

After saying that, he looked smug and said to Lin Xiaoqian and the others, "Hmph! If you don't bring me Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, I'll call the garrison commander to arrest you bunch of shady innkeepers!"

The so-called garrison commander is a disciple sent by the Immortal Seeking Sect to guard the city and maintain its peace.

Liao Zhuang saw that the boy was young but had a sharp tongue, constantly using the term "black shop" to describe his business. He said sarcastically, "Don't just use words you've learned. Who knows if you brought a fake sign on purpose?"

Just as he was about to argue further, Lin Xiaoqian stopped him. Although he didn't know who had done this, the constant disturbance in the store was not a good thing, and the matter had to be resolved as soon as possible.

The masked woman then looked at Lin Xiaoqian. She parted her lips slightly and said in a cold voice, "Arguing about these things now is pointless. The key is to distinguish which of the two brands is real and which is fake."

The boy scoffed, "Of course mine is the real one."

The masked woman ignored him and said calmly, "Of course, if mine is fake, I will naturally bear the consequences."

The boy didn't think his brand was fake at all, and with his arms crossed and a look of certainty on his face, he said: "If my brand is fake, I'll admit defeat."

Lin Xiaoqian picked up a number tag from the cashier's counter and asked, "Who brought this?"

The masked woman spoke up: "It's mine."

Lin Xiaoqian nodded, then swiped her hand across a machine on the cash register without making a sound.

"This one is fake." The masked woman paused for a moment, and when she saw Lin Xiaoqian pick up another one, she did the same.

"This one is fake too."

The young man was initially smug when he heard that the sign the masked woman brought was fake, thinking that the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall soup was already his. But when he heard Lin Xiaoqian say that his was also fake, he suddenly became furious.

"What? Mine is fake too? How is that possible?"

The masked woman looked at Lin Xiaoqian with suspicion: "If the two are fake, is there a third one?"

The young man suddenly drew his sword and pointed it at Lin Xiaoqian, saying angrily, "As expected of a shady shop! Tell me! How many identical brands have you sold? Today, I will act on behalf of Heaven to uphold justice!"

Although she knew Lin Xiaoqian wouldn't get hurt, Jiang Shuang immediately pulled out her gun and aimed it at the boy to protect him.

Lin Xiaoqian rolled her eyes at the boy, picked up a number plate and snapped it in half, revealing a one-inch-long metal sheet.

Lin Xiaoqian raised an eyebrow and showed it to Jiang Shuang: "Sister Shuang, look, this fake is quite well made."

Then I broke open another one, and there were also thin metal sheets inside.

Seeing that Lin Xiaoqian had broken both number plates into pieces, the boy said sarcastically, "You want to destroy evidence? Too late, everyone in this store saw it!"

Lin Xiaoqian explained, "The number plates in our store are specially made, and each one has a chip inside. I broke it open to see if there was a chip inside."

He then randomly picked up a number plate from the box in the store, broke it in half to show everyone the chip inside.

The boy frowned and looked at it carefully, then said, "My brand also has those kinds of pills, aren't they exactly the same as yours? You still won't admit they're from your store."

Lin Xiaoqian took the chip from the store's sign and placed it on a machine at the cashier.

"drop!"

The crisp sound was clearly audible to everyone in the store.

Lin Xiaoqian glanced at the boy and the masked woman, then picked up the chips from their number plates and placed them on the machine without making a sound.

"These two metal pieces are merely for show and are crudely made. It seems that although the people who counterfeited the brand noticed the metal pieces inside, they didn't know what their purpose was."

The onlookers witnessed this scene and immediately began to discuss it.

"So this little shop has its own way of identifying the signs it issues!"

"I was wondering why the boss was putting that sign on that dark box earlier. Turns out he was trying to tell if the sign was real or fake."

The boy's face turned extremely pale. He opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

The masked woman pondered for a moment, then said, "It seems I have been deceived by a villain."

She bowed to Lin Xiaoqian and said, "I'm sorry for the trouble I've caused your store!" Then she turned and left.

The young man's face turned ashen, and he grabbed his sword and walked out, saying, "I'm going to settle accounts with that swindler!"

Lin Xiaoqian ignored him and instead wrote a notice: Starting today, the shop will no longer accept advance orders for Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.

The customers in the store saw the announcement and started discussing it.

"Oh dear, why are they suddenly not taking reservations anymore? This Buddha Jumps Over the Wall soup is always in high demand, so it might not be so easy to buy it again later," a diner said, shaking his head.

"It must be because of what happened today. The restaurant is probably afraid of another problem. But if you come early tomorrow to queue up, you should be able to get a table," another customer analyzed.

"That swindler is despicable! He's made it impossible for us to order Buddha Jumps Over the Wall in advance. I heard that people from the neighboring city also know about it. I wonder how many people will come to snatch it tomorrow. I'm afraid I won't be able to beat them." Someone complained.

Another guy finally finished his task and rushed to the store to eat a bowl of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall that he had reserved. When he saw the announcement written by Lin Xiaoqian, he felt like the sky had fallen.

Will he be able to eat Buddha Jumps Over the Wall tomorrow?