Apologize? No, We Want to Thank You

Apologize? No, We Want to Thank You

Fortunately, things had gone more smoothly than imagined. He would not have to sit in a cell and eat government-funded meals. But the problem was, this had gone far too smoothly.

On the way to the hotel, Lin Fan kept glancing at the people around him.

Yet he found that they were still beaming, each looking happier than the last. No matter how he looked at it, those sincere smiles did not seem fake.

"This is really strange..."

Lin Fan's head was full of question marks.

This made no sense!

Everything had to have a reason, right? The reason they had come here today was because that Tigress had used his body to snatch their things before.

That was the cause. So shouldn't the result have been them all being furious, rather than happily giving him gifts, calling him brother after brother, and even treating him to a meal?

"Big bro."

Unable to hold it in any longer, Lin Fan said to the Roast Duck Bro beside him, "What happened before was my fault, but this is..."

"A Hongmen Banquet?"

"Little brother, you're joking, aren't you?" Roast Duck Bro laughed heartily. "Would we invite you to a Hongmen Banquet? We sincerely want to treat you to a meal, thank you, and then make a small request."

"Oh, right, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm the owner of Li's Roast Duck, Li Liquan. If you don't mind, just call me Old Li."

Li Liquan chuckled and pointed at the others around him. "All of us are here to thank you."

"Thank... me?"

The question marks on Lin Fan's forehead seemed to grow even more obvious. "Why?"

"Of course it's because you did such a good job!"

After patting Lin Fan on the shoulder, Li Liquan and the other owners all opened up.

"Isn't that right?"

"Before, our businesses were decent, but only decent. We thought about advertising, but where were we supposed to get that kind of money?"

"Handing out flyers and such didn't work very well either."

"But who would've thought that after you did this... whew, our business more than doubled! We all became 'internet-famous check-in spots,' and now we're packed every single day!"

"Besides, we reckon this will keep up for a long, long time. Your Food Bandit name might be famous, but its popularity will eventually fade, won't it? Yet those influencers who come here because of your name are basically giving us free advertising."

"After that, some of their followers will come too. So us old brothers and sisters have become popular thanks to you."

"All of this started because of you. How could we not thank you?"

"Exactly! When those cops said they were going to arrest you, we got furious on the spot. They even asked whether we wanted to settle privately or publicly..."

"They were arresting our benefactor! What kind of nonsense was that? So we all came to pick you up, and we had to properly thank you too!"

"..."

Listening to everyone chime in one after another, Lin Fan was rendered speechless. Then he could not help sighing at the wonder of this world!

Well, well!

He had thought that Tigress had ruined him, but now it seemed he did not need to be so pessimistic after all.

Although the things she had done over the past three days had indeed been rather reckless, fortunately, the consequences were not too serious. In that case... this was not bad either, right?

A short while later, under Li Liquan's boisterous lead, the group found a star-rated hotel, ordered three huge tables of fine dishes, and urged Lin Fan to eat and drink to his heart's content.

Laughter never stopped at the table, and everyone kept thanking Lin Fan, making him feel somewhat awkward.

It was not until everyone had eaten their fill that Lin Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He had wanted to hurry back to his dorm, but then Chen Liquan sidled over and muttered, "Brother, your old bro has a small request. I hope you'll definitely agree."

Lin Fan's heart stirred.

That was it!

In today's society, where was there such a thing as a free lunch? So there really was something waiting for him after all?

But he was just a student. What could this man possibly ask him to do?

Could it be for him to snatch things again?

Lin Fan opened his mouth. "Big bro, you're not going to ask me to snatch things again, are you?"

"How could I?!"

Li Liquan laughed. "Netizens aren't fools. The first time could still be called an unintentional mistake, but a second time would obviously be hype."

"What I'm hoping is that you can become the spokesperson for our roast duck. What do you think?"

Lin Fan: "..."

"Old Li, that's not very fair of you!"

"What do you mean, be the spokesperson for your roast duck? We're all waiting too..."

"Right, right! Little brother Lin Fan, look, you're already quite a famous influencer now, and our shops became popular because of you. You're the only one fit to be our spokesperson!"

"(⊙o⊙)..."

Listening to everyone, Lin Fan understood.

So these owners had tasted the sweetness and were preparing to press onward, striving for greater success...

For businesspeople, there was naturally nothing wrong with that idea. They were in it for profit to begin with.

However...

Lin Fan pondered slightly.

Should he agree, or not?

If he refused, it would probably upset these people, but it did not seem like a big problem. They had already signed the letters of forgiveness; surely they could not detain him, could they?

Agree?

Li Liquan's voice came from beside him. "Brother, just agree. We won't let you suffer a loss either. We won't short you a single cent of whatever fee is due."

"Not only that, we discussed it on the way here. When the time comes, we can fully package you into a super-popular internet influencer!"

"You could even use the Food Bandit name to earn a huge profit later. For example, you could drop by a shop that needs promotion and 'snatch' some food..."

"As far as I know, brother, you're still a Graduate Student. Your future is long. Earning more money can only bring benefits, never harm~"

Seeing that Lin Fan was considering it, Li Liquan naturally continued persuading him from the side.

As Lin Fan listened to him, he had originally been somewhat hesitant, but at that moment, he firmed up his stance. Slowly shaking his head, he said, "I don't have any plans for that for now."

Did he not like money?

Of course he did!

Lin Fan could not say that he loved the influencer industry, but neither did he fiercely reject it. If there were enough benefits, he would still be willing to get involved.

But the fundamental issue was that the situation was unclear!

Who knew whether he would transmigrate again later?

Was his transmigration merely a Saintess Three-Day Experience Card, or was it ongoing?!

If it was only a three-day experience card, then agreeing would be fine.

But if it was ongoing, then once he agreed, his popularity was bound to rise greatly, and he would become a major influencer.

When that time came, who knew what that "Tigress Saintess" would do?

In other words, if he could transmigrate again, then the more famous he became, the worse it would be for him! Because more people would be watching him...

What he wanted was to keep a low profile, not to be watched by hundreds of thousands or even millions of people. Therefore, he had to refuse.