He lives on another planet and is majoring in Earth Science.

Chapter 40 Illegal Detention? Locks Can't Contain Aliens
For Li Ji, an abstractly amused person, this was the biggest laugh he had ever had in his life.

He didn't know the extent of the consequences of this incident; they could be significant, or they could be minor.

From stock market turmoil to a major reshuffle in the mobile phone market.

So small that it couldn't even get featured on "1818 Golden Eye".

This further piqued Li Ji's curiosity, and he wanted to see just how far this matter could escalate.

After all, for most people, the chances of shaking the tech giants are still very slim.

Without revealing their alien identities, they could overthrow their own country without any problems, let alone make Xiangguo Company bleed a little money.

This matter is not as serious as helping an elderly woman cross a red light.

Li Ji pondered a question carefully: if this incident were to break out, would it affect the things he cared about?
The parents don't use Xiangguo, and Xiangguo Company doesn't have any shares in Xingyi Noodle Restaurant, nor are there any plans to invest in it in the future.

The losses suffered by foreign companies will certainly have a positive impact on China.

From this perspective, it seems like this whole thing is entirely beneficial.

What does it matter to me, an alien, whether a company owned by primitive humans on Earth lives or dies?
The attitude is that it's better to have more fun than less.

I can't sign this no matter what.

"I won't sign."

The pen slipped from Li Ji's hand and landed on the paper, leaving a black dot.

The store manager leaned forward, forcing a smile. His rough face was full of wrinkles, and beads of sweat ran down his forehead, getting stuck in the wrinkles.

"Gentlemen, the compensation issue is negotiable. We have already contacted headquarters, and the head of public relations will speak with you shortly. As for the signing, we hope you will reconsider."

Dailu glanced at Li Ji: "I don't really care, meow."

Li Ji leaned back and said, "We've thought it through, we won't sign."

The store manager said anxiously, "You two don't need to be so decisive. Our company's compensation will definitely satisfy you and can significantly improve your family's quality of life, giving your child a better future."

All you need to do is sign your name.

Li Ji stood up, shook his finger, and said casually, "Money is not important to us."

I can print money myself, why should you compensate me?

Earth's currency is completely useless to Li Ji.

Almost everything that can be bought with money on Earth cannot fetch a price in the Interstellar Alliance.

I have always used the exchange rate between gold and Union Coins to understand the value of Union Coins.

However, this does not mean that gold is a general equivalent within the Interstellar Alliance, nor does it mean that gold is circulated within the Interstellar Alliance.

In short, it's a case of high price but no market.

Gold is just a material; the purchase and production of gold in the Interstellar Alliance are done in large quantities and with proper certification.

If I were to try to exchange some gold from Earth for gold back home, firstly, the volume would be too small for anyone to buy it, and secondly, the quality inspection would fail and it wouldn't sell.

Therefore, Earth's currency is just paper to Li Ji, and paper that he can print infinitely.

Seeing the three of them get up to leave, the shop manager also stood up, his face darkening, casting a shadow on his sunken cheeks.

He didn't speak, and kept his back to them.

Delulu hurried toward the door.

She pulled the doorknob, but the door didn't budge.

"Let me do it."

The store manager turned around, forcing a smile, his wrinkles bunching up like an old wolfhound.

He hunched over, maintaining a humble demeanor, and pressed hard on the door lock.

But the door lock wouldn't go down.

He then took out another key and poked around in it for a while.

The door lock remained untouched.

"That's not right. Is the lock broken?"

The store manager continued to pretend to turn the key; he had to wait until headquarters called.

Li Ji knew his trick perfectly well: to stall for time until they signed the papers, or until the public relations department called, so the store manager could also absolve himself of responsibility.

In the past two years, illegal detention has been strictly cracked down on, so shops dare not use violent means to detain customers.

Xiangguo stores came up with this shady tactic: pretending the door lock was broken in order to exploit a legal loophole.

He had originally wanted to see what tricks the other party had up their sleeve.

But Li Ji glanced at the clock on the wall; the time was 5:10 PM.

There are only 20 minutes left before the major mobile phone stores close. If I miss it, I'll have to postpone buying a phone until tomorrow.

Who knows what kind of trouble these two living dads will cause tomorrow?

Don't forget that group of fake classmates are scattered all over Hangzhou. Given KK's performance in burning down Tianyue City today, Li Ji is not sure if Hangzhou will still exist tomorrow.

I must buy the phone today.

"Oh." The store manager turned around with a smile, "I'm so sorry, the door lock seems to be broken."

"Why don't you three sit for a while longer? I'll contact my colleagues outside and ask them to think of a solution."

"I can open it without you," Li Ji said confidently, pulling the store manager aside.

He pulled a high-powered screwdriver from his pocket and aimed it at the door lock.

The store manager chuckled to himself.

Our office door locks are high-end mechanical locks, bank-grade, and cannot be opened by force.

"opened."

"opened!"

The store manager whistled in surprise.

The office door opened, and outside came a stream of customers, their noise immediately filling the room.

Li Ji calmly called out into the room, "Let's go, Shark Baby."

Shark stood on the table, holding a cup of coffee in each hand, and drank it down in one gulp, the coffee dripping down the corners of his mouth.

"That was awesome!"

Shark Baby smashed the cup, shattering it on the floor.

He jumped off the table and leaped to the doorway.

The store manager quickly came over to stop them.

"Can't leave!"

Two tall security guards blocked the entrance.

Lee Ki's gaze passed over the security guard's broad shoulders and looked at the crowd of people coming and going outside.

"Manager, are you attempting illegal detention?"

The store manager hurriedly explained, "How could that be? We are all law-abiding citizens."

"What I mean is, let's exchange contact information using our phones before we go."

Even if he can't keep the person, he still has to leave his contact information, otherwise he won't be able to explain to headquarters.

He took out his phone, opened WeChat, and waved it in front of Li Ji.

“But we don’t have cell phones, meow.” Delulu spread her hands innocently.

The store manager certainly didn't believe that anyone wouldn't have a cell phone; it must be a cunning excuse from the couple.

"Then leaving a phone number will do."

Delulu looked at the other person like they were an idiot: "I told you we don't have cell phones, meow. If we had cell phones, why would we be buying them, meow?"

The store manager felt something was wrong, but the logic the other party was putting together seemed perfect.

He asked in surprise, "None of you three have cell phones?"

Delulu blinked in confusion.

"Are you stupid or deaf, kitty? We came to buy a phone because we don't have one, kitty."

"Tell me, if we already have cell phones, why would we need to buy one, meow?"

"It's so hard to communicate with you, meow."

Shark Bao chimed in, "Not only are the products here of poor quality, but the staff are also incredibly stupid."

"Hurry up, we're in a rush! The phone shop next door is about to close!"

Li Ji pushed aside the tall security guards and left amidst their astonished gazes, leaving only a running silhouette behind.

As they walked out of the store, Li Ji gave Sha Bao some instructions.

“Shark, remember, you can’t bite your phone at the next store.”

"If you bite it once, it's a product problem. But if you bite it twice, people will start to doubt you as a person."

Sharkbao was completely innocent: "It was their product that was substandard."

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