278 Revenue ? (1/2)
The moment Roly Poly skidded to a stop, Zhao Yao smacked the phone and its NSFW content out of the way.
Like a meteor, the phone rocketed through the air at the speed of light. The impact it made from crashing into a table caused it to crumble into pieces on the floor.
Roly Poly looked at its dismembered remains in horror.
”Uh, Zhao Y -,”
He gulped down the rest of his sentence when Zhao Yao shot him a death glare. Roly Poly puffed up his fur in fear. With a terrified yelp, he fled the scene.
The entire cafe's attention was now squarely on Zhao Yao.
He waved them off with an awkward smile.
”No worries. I accidentally hit the phone when I was trying to swat a fly.”
Old Man Zhuang's brows furrowed. ”I thought that cat had something in its mouth.”
”Yeah. It looked like a phone.”
”What? A phone? Must be a trick of the light,” Zhao Yao tried laughing it off.
”Mmm, has my eyesight worsened again?” Zhuang wondered aloud.
”No, I saw a phone too,” Inspector Ho said with certainty.
He scratched his chin thoughtfully. ”I believe it was playing quite the interesting video too.”
Zhao Yao let out a loud and unnatural bellow of laughter.
”Is that so? What did you see?” he asked.
The Inspector shook his head. ”I can't say for sure. I saw it for a split second.”
”Oh, okay then. Perhaps we should go back to what we were discussing just now?” Zhao Yao suggested.
A few minutes later, Old Man Zhuang managed to correct Zhao Yao's misconception on the type of illusion he wanted.
”What kind of sordid and indecent proposal did you think I have?!” he cried, planting both hands on the table, ”All I want is to eat meat! To be specific, I want red braised pork belly!”
Zhao Yao pursed his lips. It seemed like he misunderstood the kind of realistic experience the men asked for.
Regardless, he still rejected them with a shake of his head.
”Getting the taste of red braised pork belly right will be tricky. It'll require a lot of effort on my end.”
Old Man Zhuang cut straight to the chase. ”How much money do you want?”
”A thousand for a dish,” Zhao Yao responded without hesitation.
There was a sparkle in his eyes.
This was a fantastic opportunity to increase the cafe's revenue, which translated into more experience points. Normal customers would never be unable to handle such extortionate prices. This guy, however, could.
”One thousand dollars for one plate of pork belly? Inspector Ho repeated incredulously.
”Don't say it like that! This ain't your normal red braised pork belly! You can eat as much as you want without overstuffing yourself or gaining an ounce of weight. It won't cause high blood pressure or diabetes or any other ailment. Now tell me, is the thousand dollars not worth a piece of paradise?” Zhao Yao questioned.
The inspector had no intention of letting up so easily, but Zhuang slammed one hand on the table, ending the conversation.
”We'll take it.”
The grin on Zhao Yao's face was so wide that it looked like it might break his face in two.
”Deal. Please make your payment and your food will come,” he beamed.
Once the promised thousand dollars were given, Zhao Yao waved a hand above the table. Instantly, an enormous pot of red braised pork belly appeared right before the two men.
There was steam pouring out of the pot. A generous serving of pork belly was filled to the brim. It was marinated in a luxurious red sauce that emitted a delectable fragrance. A bowl of rice was placed next to the pot, along with a pair of chopsticks.