I just want to be a salted fish quietly Chapter 053

“If we didn’t order it, we didn’t order it! You’re trying to scam us!”

Zhang Kai and the others were young and had drunk some beer, so their blood was boiling.

Even Wang Meng, with a flushed face, shouted, “This is too infuriating! You’re a black shop!”

Wang Zejing, being more experienced, had already realized something and sneered, “Boss, since you say we ordered it, where’s the food?”

The boss seemed to have prepared his excuse long ago and said matter-of-factly, “After you finished eating, didn’t you ask the waiter to clear the plates?!”

“You…”

Qi Jia finally realized something was wrong. This boss wasn’t serving the wrong dish at all; he was clearly trying to scam them.

Taking a deep breath, she said with a cold face, “Call the police!”

“Call the police?”

The boss sneered, “I’m telling you, even if the police come today, you’ll still have to honestly pay me the money!”

Why was he so fearless?

Because even if the other party called the police, the amount involved was only a little over a thousand yuan, which was considered a normal civil dispute.

Moreover, he hadn’t committed fraud. As long as he insisted that Lin Xian and the others had ordered these three dishes, even if the police came, they would primarily focus on mediation.

He had the bill in hand, and he had already colluded with the chef and waiters. In the end, the other party would still be in the wrong.

The most crucial thing was that he was sure the other party wouldn’t dare to call the police.

This boss seemed to understand the psychology of students very well. Once they called the police, it would be troublesome if the school found out.

These students lacked social experience, and after a little intimidation, they would have no choice but to swallow their anger and pay the money to avoid further trouble.

Although a meal of 1100 yuan was a bit expensive for college students, it was acceptable when split among six or seven people.

As for his reputation being ruined and students not coming to eat?

No problem!

He would just change to another university and continue opening restaurants to scam students. After all, there were so many universities in the country.

Jin Cai University was already the third school this boss had changed to.

Lin Xian stopped Qi Jia and shook his head, “Calling the police is useless. The police will mainly focus on mediation. If they argue with us, we might have to spend the night at the police station. How would we explain that to the school? You might even be disciplined.”

A counselor staying out all night with students—if the school found out, they would definitely be disciplined, and perhaps even publicly criticized throughout the school.

Qi Jia wasn’t stupid; she was just too angry before and didn’t react for a moment.

Now that she understood, a sense of powerlessness arose.

“If we don’t call the police, then call the 315 consumer complaint hotline!” Zhang Kai said angrily.

“Yes, call 315!”

Lei Hongguang and the others echoed.

Hearing this, the restaurant boss sneered and slammed his phone on the cashier counter, arrogantly saying, “Come on, the phone’s right here, call whoever you want!”

Seeing this, Lin Xian couldn’t help but shake his head. Zhang Kai and the others were still too young.

Lin Xian’s own family ran a restaurant, so he knew a lot about 315 complaints.

Such complaints were useless. First, they had no evidence. Second, there was only one bill, and it was in the boss’s hands.

In other words, they had no way to prove that they hadn’t ordered those three dishes.

Stepping forward, Lin Xian said, “Boss, you’re clearly trying to scam us, aren’t you?”

As he spoke, he had already turned on the recording function on his phone in his pocket.

As long as he could get the boss to admit it, Lin Xian would call the police without hesitation.

However, the boss was very cautious and insisted that they were in the wrong, “Scam you? You ate and don’t want to pay, and now you’re trying to turn the tables, aren’t you?”

At this moment, Qiang Zi, who was standing nearby, said in a sarcastic tone, “I say, do you guys have any shame? You’re still college students, truly f***ing disgusting, doing things like eating without paying.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Zejing immediately rushed forward and cursed, “F*** your mother, say that again?”

He had never suffered such a loss since he was a child, and being at an age where his blood was boiling, who could stand being sarcastically insulted?

Zhang Kai was also furious, his entire face turning exceptionally red from excitement and blood rushing to his head.

“What are you doing? Are you trying to cause trouble?”

When Qiang Zi saw Wang Zejing and the others rushing forward with angry faces, he immediately raised the cleaver in his hand and said with a ferocious expression, “Damn it, you little brats think you can defy the heavens, don’t you?”

Just then, Lin Xian noticed five or six waiters subtly closing in, as if they would start a fight at the slightest disagreement.

Lin Xian wasn’t afraid of fighting, but the problem was that fighting wouldn’t solve the issue and would only make things more complicated.

“Wang Zejing, come back!”

Lin Xian pulled Wang Zejing back behind him and looked at the boss with a cold expression, “How much?”

The boss thought Lin Xian was giving in and sneered, “I originally thought about rounding down the change for you, but now not a single cent less, 1138!”

“Alright!”

Lin Xian didn’t say another word, took out 1200 yuan from his wallet, threw it on the cashier, and said, “Keep the change, consider it a tip!”

“Let’s go!”

After paying, Lin Xian waved his hand and turned to walk out of the restaurant.

Outside the restaurant, several people were still fuming.

The meal was truly too humiliating. They were clearly in the right, but in the end, they had to swallow their anger.

Wang Zejing gritted his teeth and said, “Brother Lin, why did you give them money? I say we should have just beaten them up!”

“Yeah, Brother Lin, just beat them up!”

Lin Xian glanced at them and said, “Are you guys stupid? They have so many people. First, let’s not even talk about whether we could beat them. After we start a fight, what if they call the police? If the matter escalates, we might even be expelled from school.”

“They still have the nerve to call the police?” Wang Zejing said angrily.

“They can do something like this, so calling the police is normal, isn’t it?” Lin Xian paused and continued, “And Teacher Qi was also there just now. The other party was holding a cleaver. What if Teacher Qi was accidentally injured if we started a fight?”

After hearing Lin Xian’s explanation, Wang Zejing immediately deflated, and said resentfully, “Brother Lin, so we’re just going to let it go?”

“Let it go?”

Lin Xian sneered, “My tip isn’t that easy to take, you know? Aren’t you afraid it’ll burn your hands?”

Hearing this, Qi Jia quickly tried to dissuade him, “Lin Xian, don’t be impulsive. Off-campus fights are very serious. If the other party calls the police and it escalates to the school, even if you’re not expelled, you’ll be given a major demerit.”

She was genuinely worried that after Lin Xian and the others dropped her off at school, they would turn around and go back to the restaurant for revenge.

After all, they were young people, hot-blooded, and acted without considering the consequences.

Lin Xian comforted her, “Teacher Qi, don’t worry, I won’t be that impulsive. Besides, they’re so disgusting, a beating might not even be enough to vent our anger!”

Evil people will be dealt with by evil people. For people like them, a beating would be too easy on them!