Evening.
Li's Restaurant.
Half an hour passed—the power still hadn't come back.
An hour passed—the power still hadn't come back.
The power had been out for two hours. All the customers had left, and many had even stormed off without paying, grumbling and cursing. Only Li Lu remained inside, calling the Fenzhou City Electric Power Company.
"I paid my electric bill! What right do you have to cut off our power? I demand an explanation!" With nowhere else to vent his anger, Li Lu shouted it all into the phone.
"It isn't a power cutoff. The lines are undergoing repairs," the operator replied calmly.
"You're repairing only our place? What about everyone else? What about the businesses next door? Why are they fine?"
"Only your restaurant's electrical lines have a problem. Naturally, only your restaurant is being repaired."
"You're deliberately causing trouble! I'm telling you, if the power isn't restored within an hour, I'll see you in court!" Li Lu threatened.
"There's a problem with your electrical grid. If we don't repair it and something happens, who will take responsibility? Please try to understand. This is for everyone's electrical safety. We already notified you of the relevant details over the phone. If there's anything else you don't understand, we'll issue a written notice tomorrow clearly stating the reason for the outage. Mm, if you truly want to sue us, there's nothing we can do. Please have your restaurant prepare the litigation materials and submit them to the court yourselves." Beep, beep, beep. The person on the other end hung up directly.
Fuck! Li Lu slammed his phone onto the table in fury. What kind of attitude was that?
Li Lu finally understood. The person Dong Xuebin had found definitely had serious clout. The Electric Power Company wouldn't yield an inch,