153: Chapter 153 Auction Postponed

Some guests were a bit hungry and were just about to pop the small cakes from the dessert table into their mouths.

Upon hearing these words, the cakes instantly lost their appeal.

This Brother Zhang usually dressed quite well and looked clean and proper.

How could he have such a disgusting habit?

Amidst the scornful gazes of the crowd, Lin Xiao's inner voice rang out once again.

"Oh, that's right. Not only does he like to smell his own scent, but he also likes to smell others'. That's why he's so keen on spreading his athlete's foot to those around him, making everyone stink along with him."

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd's scornful gazes instantly turned into revulsion.

Especially those who had been sitting close to Brother Zhang earlier; their faces turned green.

While recalling whether they had any contact with this disgusting fellow just now, they hurriedly moved away from that spot.

Brother Zhang himself could also hear Lin Xiao's inner voice.

Seeing that he had lost all face, he immediately rushed up, subconsciously wanting to reach out and cover Lin Xiao's mouth.

This really scared Lin Xiao!

"Don't come over here!"

Almost as a conditioned reflex, Lin Xiao lifted his leg and kicked Brother Zhang flying.

Feeling in the wrong, Brother Zhang didn't dare to argue. He could only scramble up and silently walk towards the seats by the door.

But just as he wanted to sit down next to President Liu and the Rich Woman, he was met with warning glares from both of them.

With no other choice, he had to move even further away.

...

Before long, the fire department and the police arrived and opened the main doors.

After entering, the firefighters carefully inspected the traces of the fire at the scene.

They soon discovered some clues.

Judging by the state of the carpet and the pungent odor, they determined that the fire must have been quite intense.

But there was absolutely no water or other firefighting equipment here; how was the fire extinguished?

Lin Xiao didn't intend to hide it either.

Since so many people had already seen it, he took out that small fire extinguisher.

However, the extinguisher was empty now, so even if he wanted to demonstrate that amazing extinguishing effect again, there was no way to do so.

The firefighters carefully examined the small fire extinguisher, naturally not believing that such a tiny thing could extinguish the fire.

But they couldn't think of any other possibility, so in the end, they had to let it go.

A few minutes later, the waiter who had started the fire was also brought in by the police.

It was partly to have the people on the scene identify him, and partly to make him apologize to everyone.

The Female Manager of this place also came along.

Seeing the Female Manager appear, Lin Chuge gently nudged Lin Xiao's arm.

"Is it her?"

"Yeah, it's her."

Lin Xiao nodded.

As soon as the Female Manager entered, she bowed and scraped to those present, apologizing profusely.

The people here were all people she couldn't afford to offend. With such an incident occurring, she could only try her best to make amends, hoping they wouldn't hold it against her.

The waiter, held by the police, looked at the Female Manager with eyes that seemed steeped in poison.

Because they still had to go back to record statements, the police prepared to take the waiter away after he apologized.

At this moment, Lin Chuge stepped forward and said in a clear voice, "Excuse me, please wait a moment. Since this incident has occurred, we would also like to understand the reason. How exactly did we offend this young man that he would want to kill us?"

Once these words were spoken, the others also reacted.

That's right, why exactly?

Apologies and such were completely unimportant to them; what mattered was the reason.

If it happened that one of them had offended someone in the business world, leading to this outcome, then they would certainly need to strengthen their defenses in the future.

The police officer stopped, and said coldly, "This question, logically speaking, should be interrogated after we take him back. But since everyone has doubts now, you might as well say it: why did you commit arson?"

The waiter chuckled, his gaze once again fixed directly on the Female Manager.

Seeing that he was about to say something, the Female Manager also realized things were looking bad.

"Oh my, everyone has been startled today. Why don't you rest for a while? We have prepared luxury suites for everyone, right upstairs. We'll also cover all the meals for today, guaranteed to satisfy everyone."

The crowd was also a bit hesitant.

Indeed, although this fire didn't take their lives, they were truly exhausted physically and mentally.

In the chaos at the time, many people's clothes had been torn, and their faces were covered in soot.

They were truly a bit disheveled.

If any reporters or media heard the news and rushed over, wouldn't they be photographed in this state?

But before they could agree to the Female Manager's proposal, Lin Xiao's inner voice rang out once again.

"Heh, still trying to cover up your own filthy conduct."

"Do you really think that if you let everyone leave today, those sordid matters won't be discovered?"

"A person in their forties, playing so recklessly, catching a disease yourself, and then wanting to spread it to a young man."

"Who did that person provoke? Just working here as a beast of burden, and even then, they have to be subjected to your unspoken rules. Once you're bored, you threaten them and tell them to get lost."

"But this young man, too; every wrong has a perpetrator, every debt has a debtor. Whoever harmed you, you should have just taken them out directly. Why drag so many big shots into this?"

The guests' expressions shifted slightly, and their gazes toward the Female Manager grew a hint of disgust.

The Female Manager still didn't know what had happened.

Seeing that everyone was silent, she stepped forward, wanting to apologize even more sincerely, and also hoping to quickly divert everyone's attention.

But now, her image in people's eyes had turned into a walking virus.

Let alone contact, even getting close to her made people repulsed.

Someone with a stronger sense of justice pulled up a chair, sat down, and pointed at the waiter, saying, "No way. At my age, I've never suffered such an ordeal. If he doesn't explain the reason clearly today, I won't be able to sleep when I get back!"

Others were similarly driven by justice, while some were simply curious, wanting to verify if Lin Xiao's inner voice was true.

One after another, many more people responded in support.

Seeing that the situation was developing in a direction beyond her control, the Female Manager was truly at a loss.

She could only keep signaling the waiter with her eyes, hoping that this kid would be sensible and know what should be said and what shouldn't.

But since the waiter had already been pushed to this point, how could he possibly cover it up?