449 Owing a Favor (2/2)
Zhang Zian approached them and said to Luo Qingyu, ”What are you doing here?”
Luo Qingyu smiled and said a few words to the girl with long, black, and straight hair. Then he pulled Zhang Zian to the side and lowered his voice, ”Mr. Store Manager, you've owe me a favor, right?”
Zhang Zian frowned. He didn't like being in debt, monetarily or in another sense. If he was in debt, he would keep it in mind until he paid it off. But as far as he knew, he had never owed Luo Qingyu a favor. So, he asked instead, ”Since when have I owed you a favor?”
”Tut! Don't try to deny it! I've spent some time in the photography community, and I am very well-informed!” said Luo Qingyu, as if he was hinting something. He turned back and glanced at the girl.
”Quit the riddle. Just tell me what it is.” Zhang Zian became very impatient with Luo Qingyu's nagging.
Luo Qingyu said eloquently, ”All right, let me get straight to the point! I heard that something happened to your Dog Warrior crew yesterday, that a pyrotechnician was suspected of using poison. Later, I remembered that you had asked me about the smoke cake, and then I associated the incident with the yellow particles on the smoke cake. I found a junior male classmate in our photography club from the Chemistry department, and had him looked at them. He said that they seemed to be sulfur particles that would produce a lot of sulfur dioxide after ignition. So, I guessed it must've been you who revealed what happened, but I helped you with that. How dare you say you don't owe me a favor?!”
Zhang Zian was speechless. Luo Qingyu indeed had had something to do with Zhang Zian's exposing Guan Biao's trap, but his help was far from being considered a huge favor, right? Even if he hadn't asked Luo Qingyu for help, other people in the crew probably could have recognized the smoke cake, though the process might've been more troublesome.
”All right, I've owe you a small favor.” Zhang Zian didn't want to fight over this issue and he asked directly, ”So?”
Luo Qingyu secretly pointed to the girl with long, black, and straight hair, ”She's a classmate from our school, pretty good right?”
”She's fine.” Zhang Zian nodded.
”I don't know which department she's from or her real name. I only know that her ID on the school forum is Ting Ying. That's how I found her and invited her to take those cosplay photos last time,” explained Luo Qingyu. ”The photos received wide acclaim, so I wanted to ask her to take more photos, but she wasn't very interested. She said she was just bored and wanted to have some fun last time. Her avatar on her BBS was a cat, so I figured she was fond of cats. I asked her if she was raising a cat, and she said no. And then I asked her if she wanted to, and she said yes, but she didn't know where was the best place to buy one…”
”Oh.” Zhang Zian had more or less figured out the purpose behind their visit.
”Hehe!” Luo Qingyu's smile was very disgusting. ”I told her that I know a pet shop owner who she could absolutely trust and even get a discount from. You know what to do!”
Zhang Zian was annoyed and amused by him. You just want to win her favor at my expense!
”Mr. Store Manager, you'll have to show due respect for our feelings since we are here so early on the weekend. I know your cats are relatively expensive, so even after the discount, you can still earn a profit. What do you think?” Luo Qingyu softened his tone. ”Besides, you must have gotten a reward from reporting that pyrotechnician, right?”
”No. Not a penny.” Zhang Zian acknowledged that he was the one who reported the pyrotechnician. He thought that Luo Qingyu had made some contribution to that matter, so he said generously, ”All right then, I can give you 20% off, but only once. If you bring a girl here and ask for a discount next time, I will kick you out!”
Luo Qingyu was so delighted when he heard this. He turned around and said, ”Ting Ying! Come here, tell Mr. Store Manager what kind of cat you want!”