331: You wrote the wrong number.

The smile on the Front Desk Receptionist's face didn't change, but she keenly noticed Lin Yu's momentary pause.

"If you don't have your card with you," she added unhurriedly, her voice still polite, "you can also provide the phone number bound to your account during registration."

This seemingly thoughtful reminder was actually the last shred of decency.

If he couldn't even provide the number, she could call security directly.

Lin Yu didn't overthink it and simply recited a string of numbers.

It was the number he had used for several years.

The Front Desk Receptionist quickly operated the virtual light screen in front of her. A few seconds later, she looked up, and a crack finally appeared in her professional smile, replaced by polite confusion.

"Sir, I apologize, but the number you provided... cannot be found in the system. Are you sure you didn't remember it incorrectly?"

Her wording was tactful, but the meaning was clear.

The number was wrong.

"No way..."

Lin Yao immediately stepped forward. The Little Girl's desire to defend her brother had never been so strong.

After all, she had just secured a luxury car that money couldn't buy anywhere else.

"I know my brother's phone number by heart! It is this one! Are you sure you didn't check incorrectly?"

The Front Desk Receptionist's patience seemed to be worn away by Lin Yao's self-assured questioning.

The smile completely vanished from her face, replaced by a businesslike coldness.

"Miss, our system cannot make a mistake."

She paused, seemingly feeling that wasn't enough, and added another sentence. Only this time, her gaze was fixed directly on Lin Yu.

"It's not that it cannot be found," her tone lifted slightly, carrying a hint of barely concealed mockery, "it's that the VIP account bound to this number is currently in use."

The silence of the entire hall made the statement exceptionally clear.

The few job holders resting nearby subconsciously cast curious glances over.

This was going to be interesting.

Accounts at the Organization require real-name verification and top-tier authorization; one number corresponds to one person, and duplication is absolutely impossible.

The so-called "currently in use" status had only one explanation.

The two people in front of her were impostors.

Lin Yao's small face flushed instantly. She wanted to say more, but Lin Yu stopped her with a raised hand.

The Front Desk Receptionist watched Lin Yu's calm reaction, and the sense of superiority in her heart swelled further.

She knew exactly who this phone number belonged to.

That was a figure known throughout the Organization—a big shot whom low-level staff like them didn't even have the qualifications to approach.

Had this plainly dressed young man stolen someone's number and tried to sneak past here?

How ridiculous.

She suddenly found it amusing; a playful, cat-and-mouse mentality arose within her.

"What's wrong?" She leaned slightly forward, deliberately lowering her voice, yet the provocative implication was unconcealed. "Has your account information... been stolen?"

This statement was equivalent to pointing directly at Lin Yu and calling him a liar.

Lin Yao was trembling with anger.

The Front Desk Receptionist completely ignored her, continuing to address Lin Yu with a playful, expectant attitude.

"How about this? To confirm the situation, should I invite the distinguished guest who is currently using the account over so you can discuss it face-to-face?"

She deliberately emphasized the words "distinguished guest."

"But I must warn you," a curve finally appeared uncontrollably at the corner of her mouth, "that person... is not someone easily reasoned with."

In every word and implication, the meaning of threat and provocation was thick and undeniable.

She could almost foresee the young man in front of her panicking, then sheepishly running away in disgrace.

However, the expected panic did not materialize.

Lin Yu simply listened quietly until she finished speaking.

Then, he smiled.

"Is that so?"

The Front Desk Receptionist's smile froze on her face.

Lin Yu took a step forward, leaned against the service counter, and looked down at her.

"That suits me perfectly."

"Call them."

The Front Desk Receptionist's movement stopped.

She maintained her forward-leaning posture, motionless. That carefully maintained sense of superiority was as if gripped by an invisible hand, then—snap—it shattered.

Call them?

Really call them?

Shouldn't scammers feel guilty and sneak away with an excuse?

How could someone not only refuse to run but actively demand a confrontation?

This defied logic.

The job holders in the hall who had initially been watching for entertainment now sat up straight.

The way things were unfolding seemed to be exceeding their expectations.

This young man was excessively calm.

That composure didn't seem faked.

Just as the Front Desk Receptionist's brain crashed and she didn't know how to end the confrontation, a sharp voice, like a string of lit firecrackers, exploded beside her ear.

"Hey! What are you spacing out for! Call them!"

Lin Yao stepped up to the service counter and slapped her small hand down on the smooth surface with a slap.

"Didn't you yourself say you wanted to call someone over for a face-to-face confrontation? What, are you scared now?"

The Front Desk Receptionist flinched in fright at the sound and snapped back to reality.

She looked at the defiant Little Girl in front of her, then at the consistently indifferent young man beside her, and the sense of absurdity in her heart peaked.

The feeling of humiliation turning into anger instantly suppressed that trace of unease.

"What do I have to be afraid of!" She raised her voice, trying to use momentum to conceal her guilt. "I was just confirming whether you truly wanted to..."

"So much nonsense!" Lin Yao interrupted her bluntly.

The Little Girl's mood today was already in an extremely excited state.

She had just "won" a ridiculously cool hovercar from her brother, and soon she would be engaging in a "battle of the century" to decide room ownership. The power within her was surging due to previous training, and her confidence and desire to fight were at the bursting point.

As a result, the moment they arrived, they ran into this tactless person.

"Do you think we're easy to bully just because we're dressed normally?" Lin Yao put her hands on her hips, chin slightly raised, going all out.

"Do you think working as a receptionist here allows you to look down on people?"

"My brother's number was taken, we are the victims, yet instead of investigating, you come here to make things difficult for us. Did you hit your head?"

"And 'distinguished guest'? I'm telling you, if you can't bring that person here today, or if the person you bring can't explain themselves, you! Just wait to be reported!"

The series of questions, like a rapid-fire cannonade, were fast and loud, every word accurately hitting the Front Desk Receptionist's face.

Her face visibly went from white to red, and then from red to purple.

"You! What nonsense are you spouting! If you dare insult me again, I'll call security!" she threatened, sounding fierce but lacking confidence.

"Call them! You dare to call that so-called 'distinguished guest,' but you don't dare call security?" Lin Yao scoffed, looking around. "Perfect! Let everyone judge for themselves and see if this is how the Organization treats its customers!"