Chapter 551 - Putting Words into My Mouth Right in Front of Me?! (1/2)
By 12.30 PM, Pei Qian had finished eating and arrived at Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s Esports Live Museum. All the way, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.
“It seems like Xiao Peng wants to be eliminated by the first-place elimination system. In the past, all the heads had caused trouble secretly, and yet he dared to inform me about it!
“That wasn’t even it. He also altered the timing and just informed me two hours in advance!
“Was he afraid that I would react too quickly, and he would not be able to hit me?
“I’ll make sure you win the Most Outstanding Employee Award the next time so that you can accompany Zhang Yuan! Both of you can spend the rest of your days watching young, internet addicts building muscles!”
When he arrived at the fourth story of the shopping mall, Pei Qian still hadn’t calmed down.
It was mainly because he had expended a lot of effort extracting this information from the Management Trainee. After that, he had analyzed a lot based on the report and then immediately found an answer. Yet, Xiao Peng invited him in the end.
He felt like an investigator who had cracked a case. Yet, at the final step, the culprit quit the game and turned himself in to the police! Even the audience had dispersed. No one was there to listen to his final hypothesis.
Who wouldn’t be infuriated?!
That was exactly how Pei Qian felt now.
However, the moment he walked through the fourth story, his fury turned into shock. Why were there so many people?!
Why were there so many people?! There was a crowd on the fourth story. Many staff wearing Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s uniforms were maintaining order. The customers with invites were allowed in, but those that had not were only allowed to remain outside.
After all, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s capacity was limited. They could not possibly all enter at once.
Still, those standing outside did not seem to mind. Instead, they bought snacks, drinks, and ice-cream from adjacent dessert and snacks stores and ate as they chatted. It was like they were waiting for a movie to start.
Through the crowd, Xiao Peng spotted Boss Pei.
He immediately approached Boss Pei and whispered, “Boss Pei! Please, come in. Put this on.”
Pei Qian: “?”
Xiao Peng shoved something into Boss Pei’s hand. On closer inspection, Pei Qian realized it was a custom-made mask that had Modest’s features on it.
Pei Qian: “…” What the h*ll was this?! Wasn’t this supposed to be Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0’s opening ceremony? Why do I have to wear a mask?!
Why have you turned this into a masked ball?!
Xiao Peng said in a low voice, “Boss Pei, I know you don’t want to reveal your identity, and so I made this a themed mask event. If you want to make a speech later, you can do so. Otherwise, you don’t have to.”
Pei Qian immediately put the mask on and said, “I won’t make a speech.”
That looked like Xiao Peng was quite thoughtful. He had been afraid that Boss Pei’s identity would be exposed, and so he purposely made everyone enter looking differently, with masks of different heroes.
Boss Pei’s mask… had to be that of Modest.
It was no wonder that he had spent so long planning for a simple opening ceremony. “Alright, Boss Pei. Please come with me.”
Xiao Peng led Boss Pei in, feeling emotional. Indeed, Boss Pei wouldn’t give a speech, so that he could judge Xiao Peng’s public speaking skills.
I must give a good speech, or I would be embarrassing Boss Pei.
As Pei Qian walked through the door, he saw a massive crowd. He began studying his surroundings.
His first thought was ‘this is f*cking cool!’
It was Pei Qian’s first time in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0. Before this, he had requested for Xiao Peng to look for an expensive, beautifully-renovated, and spacious location. Thus, Pei Qian had already mentally prepared himself for a fancy-looking internet cafe.
However, upon stepping in, Pei Qian’s heart still thudded.
This was a bit too cool, wasn’t it?
In addition to how crowded the place looked, Pei Qian was beginning to panic.
“Come, Boss Pei. You can sit here.” Xiao Peng pointed out a seat in the first row in the resting area.
Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0’s resting area was not huge, but it was not small either. There was a bar selling drinks, and there was enough space for teams to discuss their battle strategy here.
They were an hour away from the official start time of the event. Thus, the resting area was still empty.
“No, I want to sit right at the back.”
Pei Qian shook his head and walked right through the seats, up the steps, and towards the corner of the last row.
When designing this rest area, they had considered that people would want to observe the competition while resting. Thus, the rows were designed to be on steps so that the last row would be elevated.
Pei Qian felt like he would be at the center of attention if he sat in the first row. It would be too dangerous. On the other hand, sitting right behind would keep him away from the spotlight, and so it would be safer.
Of course, Xiao Peng did not say much. He understood Boss Pei’s mindset very well. The latter could be likened to a class monitor who could pay attention even if he was placed at the back of the class.
Xiao Peng walked towards Boss Pei, bent down, and whispered, “Alright, get some rest, Boss Pei. I’ll ask the waiter to serve you a drink later. The opening ceremony will start at 1 PM sharp.”
With that, Xiao Peng went about his own business.
The waiter pierced through the crowd and served drinks to the guests non-stop. Soon, he approached Pei Qian.
Pei Qian took the drink and asked a question on a whim. “You didn’t serve drinks to those standing outside?” The waiter was stunned. “Boss Pei, we… were not the ones who invited the people outside. They’re only here because they heard about the news. That’s why we didn’t prepare any drinks for them.”
Pei Qian waved his hand. “Give them drinks. Give all of them drinks.”
The waiter was stunned. “All of them?”
Pei Qian nodded. “Yes. No matter how many people there are out there, give them all drinks!”