The store manager had given this kid plenty of chances.
The kid just didn't appreciate them.
He wouldn't give up until he hit a wall.
Fine.
Then the manager would give him what he wanted.
He'd let him run headfirst into that wall.
"Xiao Zhang?"
A trace of impatience crept into the store manager's voice.
"Move it."
Before calling the kid over, he hadn't expected this to take so long...
He'd thought it would be simple.
Just a child giving in to a wicked impulse for a moment.
Catch him and give him a good talking-to.
Whether he did it again afterward
was his parents' responsibility.
It had nothing to do with the manager.
As long as the kid didn't steal from him, he couldn't care less.
"Manager..."
Xiao Zhang, the shop assistant, looked as if she wanted to say something but couldn't bring herself to.
She felt terribly conflicted.
"What is it?"
A trace of impatience entered the manager's voice.
"Could you hurry up?"
Because of this little boy, the store had been closed for business for a while now.
They needed to sort out the boy's situation quickly
and get the store back to normal.
"Speak!"
The manager barked.
"Stop dragging your feet!"
"Yes!"
The shop assistant answered loudly on instinct.
The next second, a wry smile spread across her face.
"Manager..."
She took a deep breath.
"The surveillance footage did capture the kid, that's true."
The manager said nothing.
He knew there had to be more.
Otherwise, why would the shop assistant look like that?
"But..."
The shop assistant lowered her voice slightly without realizing it. "It didn't capture the kid stealing anything."
Huh?
Everyone who heard her was stunned.
Those who hadn't heard clearly started asking around.
What?