Tokyo: The Beginning of the Gauze Female Devil

"That's not right. Why do I remember that I was fine yesterday?"

"Fujii-senpai, to be precise, the surveillance was only down for one day. Except for last Wednesday, the surveillance has been functioning normally."

"Only broken for one day?"

"Could it be that the surveillance camera felt that work was too tiring and slacked off during the workday?"

Fujii Itsuki curled his lips.

"Maybe someone is playing tricks on me."

And there is a high probability that it was an inside job!

As he was speaking, the store manager, Matsumoto Yuriko, walked out from the lounge at the back.

"Fujii-kun, you're here. I just happened to have something to ask you."

The moment she saw Fujii Itsuki, Matsumoto Yuriko's eyes lit up slightly.

She was wearing a black waistcoat today with a pure white soft suspender underneath. Her mature and beautiful face had a youthful girlish feeling.

Matsumoto Yuriko opened her red lips and said, "Fujii-kun, it was your turn to be on duty last Wednesday afternoon, right?

"Yes, it's my class."

At this time, Fujii Itsuki hadn't noticed anything yet, so he nodded and replied.

"Were you in the store at the time?"

"Of course I am..."

He blurted out the words subconsciously, but the words got stuck as soon as they reached his lips.

You should know that since he joined the company, he has been diligent and has never been late or left early.

But an accident happened that afternoon!

Unexpectedly, Chiba Shinoko and a few bad boys blocked him at the school gate.

Although he dealt with those small fry in no time, he took the medicine provided by the system to be on the safe side, and fell into a weak period for several hours after the fight.

He couldn't even walk at the time, let alone come to work.

"Manager, I was sick that day and was not in the store."

Recalling the whole story, Fujii Itsuki couldn't help but slow down his tone.

"But, I didn't receive any news about your request for leave?"

Matsumoto Yuriko pinched her fair chin with her fingers and looked at Fujii Itsuki with her beautiful eyes.

"I..." Fujii Itsuki paused for a second.

"I don't want to take a leave, so I asked Yuko-senpai to cover for me."

"Manager, that's indeed the case."

Sakura Yuko, who was behind the cash register, raised her hand and promptly explained on behalf of Fujii Itsuki: "I was on duty for Fujii that day."

"But..." She suddenly changed the subject.

"It was almost five o'clock when Fujii called me. The one or two hours in between were..."

Sakura Yuko hesitated to speak.

After hearing her words, everyone present understood.

It turned out that the thief took advantage of this period of time when no one was around to come in and steal.

And the surveillance "happened" to be broken that day...

Several shop assistants looked at Fujii Itsuki with suspicion and subtle expressions.

Did it really break "by chance"?

Facing everyone's questioning looks, Fujii Itsuki's face remained calm, without any change in expression.

He certainly knew what his colleagues were thinking.

How did the thief know that the surveillance was broken?

And it only ruined that afternoon!

Someone must have leaked the information, or tampered with the surveillance in advance.

To make a more malicious guess, it is probably Fujii Itsuki who is stealing from his employer!

Frowning, Fujii Itsuki felt as if he was in a court, surrounded by malicious eyes, with everyone pointing fingers at him.

【It's him! 】

[It must have been him! ]

"So, Fujii-kun was absent from work that day, right?"

Yuriko Matsumoto's look of regret broke the strange atmosphere.

"Yes." Fujii Itsuki nodded without hesitation.

"I'm sorry, Manager, I..."

"Fujii-kun, you don't have to explain. I believe you."

Yuriko Matsumoto showed a gentle smile, just like the warm sunshine in spring, when the clouds disappeared and the rain stopped, and the sky was bright and clear.

"Manager..." Fujii Itsuki sighed in his heart and looked at her with gratitude.

The other employees also felt touched to varying degrees, thinking that the store manager was not only a kind person, but also a man of great sense of justice!

Only Sakura Yuko turned her head away and raised the corners of her mouth playfully.

“Tsk…”

"A bunch of brainless idiots, they're being sold and still want to help people count money!"

"But, believing is believing..."

A trace of embarrassment appeared on Yuriko Matsumoto's pretty face.

"Fujii-kun, after all, it was your absence that caused the store to suffer losses."

"According to the contract, it was the employee's negligence that caused the convenience store to suffer economic losses, and he needs to bear the liability for compensation."

"How about this……"

She smiled generously, "Two hundred thousand yen is too much. You are still in school, one hundred thousand will be enough."

"Yes, thank you, Manager..."

Fujii Itsuki is like a mute eating Coptis chinensis, unable to express his pain.

Who knew that asking someone to cover for you would bring disaster?

He was unable to argue and could only nod his head silently in thanks.

"Everyone, please disperse. It's troublesome for everyone to come all the way here."

"I've already posted this week's schedule on the wall."

Yuriko Matsumoto waved her hand and walked out of the convenience store ahead of everyone else.

After her, several people looked at the names of Fujii Itsuki and Sakura Yuko written on the wall under "Today's Duty" and left the convenience store one after another.

"Fujii-senpai..."

Asada Ichiyo pulled at the corner of Fujii Itsuki's clothes.

"If you don't have enough money, I can lend you some."

One hundred thousand yen is equivalent to a month's salary for part-time workers like them.

In a hurry, you may not be able to get it out.

"No, thank you." Fujii Itsuki shook his head and looked at the girl in front of him who was half a head shorter than him and had short black hair.

“Forget it…” Asada Ichiyo rolled her eyes.

In her opinion, Fujii Itsuki just couldn't let go of his face as a senior and was unwilling to borrow money from her, a junior.

"Hey, if you really can't come up with it, remember to send me a line."

Arriving at the convenience store entrance, Asada Ichiha turned back to remind Fujii Itsuki softly, even though she herself wasn't very wealthy.

"Yes, I will." Fujii Itsuki agreed with a smile.

Just one hundred thousand, certainly not worth a penny for him whose net worth has skyrocketed now... Well, it still makes me feel a little sad.

After all, this is equivalent to one-tenth of his property!

"Unlucky, unlucky..."

Fujii Itsuki patted his head.

I should have asked for leave from the store manager earlier. Who would have known that the store would be robbed when he was away!

Moreover, the convenience store’s surveillance camera broke down on Wednesday afternoon.

Fujii Itsuki narrowed his eyes.

He inexplicably smelled a hint of conspiracy, as if someone was standing in the perspective of God and had fabricated a huge net from the very beginning, waiting for him to fall into it.

Chapter 40 I am not Pan Jinlian

Since Asada Ichiyo left, only Fujii Itsuki and Sakura Yuko were left in the convenience store.

Not only was he given the cold shoulder for no reason, but he also had to pay 100,000 yen in compensation. One can imagine how Fujii Itsuki felt.

To make matters worse, he still had to be on duty until eight o'clock in the evening.

"call--"

Taking a deep breath and exhaling, Fujii Itsuki calmed down his emotions and suppressed his depression and confusion in his heart.

He appeared calm on the surface, but in fact he was suspicious.

After taking a deep look at Sakura Yuko, Fujii Itsuki walked into the lounge and changed into his staff uniform.

When he came out again, Sakura Yuko was already busy behind the cash register.

While cooking oden in the rice cooker, she replenished the missing goods at the front desk from the shopping basket.

Raising her head and pretending not to care, she glanced at Fujii Itsuki and said softly, "Fujii, I remember that your relationship with your family is not that good, right?"

She had heard the store manager, Yuriko Matsumoto, mention this before.

"Actually, it's not that bad..." Fujii Itsuki was stunned for a moment and responded casually.

Family scandals should not be made public.

Of course, he couldn't just tell outsiders about the bad things that Momonogi Eiko and her two daughters had done.

"But, can you really take out that 100,000 yen?"

Yuko Sakura threw a stone to test the waters, and asked what was on her mind.

"To be honest, it's a bit difficult..." Fujii Juya walked to the cashier counter and took over the job of cooking oden from Sakura Yuko.

He didn't say anything too confident, nor did he reveal exactly how much money he had, leaving it all up to Sakura Yuko to figure out on her own.

He originally thought that Sakura Yuko was just like Asada Ichiyo, who was showing her friendship and lending him some money to make ends meet, even though the other person was a moonlighter.

But the next second, Sakura Yuko said in a "suggestive" tone: "Fujii, if you really can't afford it, go ask the store manager."

"Didn't I tell you last time that the store manager seems to admire you very much?"

"Since she has already forgiven you the 100,000 yuan out of kindness, if you beg her again, maybe she can also forgive you the 100,000 yuan!"

Although her eyes were avoiding, Sakura Yuko forced a straight face and pretended that she was pointing the way for Fujii Itsuki.

What she meant was: Fujii, you might as well try your luck with the store manager with that young and handsome face of yours!

Fujii Itsuki frowned and remained silent for a few seconds.

To him, Sakura Yuko's persuasive voice sounded like a pimp in a brothel persuading him to go into the sex industry.

Or like Wang Po next door in "Water Margin", who accepted benefits from Ximen Qing and gradually led Pan Jinlian to cheat.