December 25th, evening, Iwata convenience store.

Yamazaki noticed that the suspect had found something in his pocket and dropped it while walking to a corner of the convenience store, then walked straight to the cash register, took a pack of chewing gum he had taken halfway, and lined up in front of the cash register.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yamazaki went to the corner to take a look and found that the suspect had thrown a plastic bag.

Although he didn't feel the danger, Yamazaki carefully crouched down to check and found that inside the plastic bag was something wrapped in newspaper.

Yamazaki looked at the pile of brick-like things and couldn't help but think to himself, this can't be money, right?

When I opened the gap in the newspaper, I saw that it was real money, and it looked like it was 10,000 yen a piece.

Yamazaki weighed it and it was about 300,000 yen.

What does it mean?

Yamazaki took the plastic bag to find the suspect, "Sir, could you please come with me to the store manager and tell me what is going on?"

"This ......," the suspect was speechless.

"You don't want to talk about it here, do you?" said Yamazaki, "please." ”

"Yes, yes. The suspect said with a bad face.

"Xiao Xuan, please come over too. Yamazaki said.

"Oh, I'll do it. Qichuan Xuan hurriedly responded. ……

Toilet.

Yamazaki knocked on the door, "You're all here, is it possible that the secret entrance is here?"

"No," asked Midaiko, "brother, what are you taking?"

"Guess what. Yamazaki took the newspaper package out of the plastic bag.

Yuan Zi asked, "This can't be money, right?"

"Awesome, you guessed it. Yamazaki unwrapped the newspaper package, revealing the brand-new money inside, "This plastic bag was left in the corner of the convenience store by the customer next to me." ”

"That's about 300,000 yen," Mr. Iwata walked over, "Guest, what's going on?"

"I ......" the suspect stopped talking.

At this time, Qichuan Xuan ran over and stood silently by Lan's side.

Mei Daizi asked, "Hey, hurry up, did you steal something here before, so you want to take the money to compensate?"

"Yes, I'm sorry. The suspect said ashamedly.

"Is it really you?" called the garden.

"I'm sorry. The suspect saluted the store manager and said, "I'm very sorry." ”

"And Xiao Xuan. Lan asked rhetorically, "You caused Xiao Xuan to be treated as a thief, shouldn't you apologize?"

"Yes, yes," the suspect hurriedly saluted Nanagawa Ayan, "I'm sorry." ”

"Sir, I'm curious right now, how the hell did you steal from me?" asked the manager of Iwata, "Is there any secret entrance to my shop?"

"Well," the suspect said embarrassedly, "I actually lived on the ceiling of this bathroom before. ”

"Huh?" the crowd was surprised.

"My name is Ichijo Honori," Ichijo Hodeni sighed, "I haven't been able to find a job since I lost my job, and I have run out of money, so I have to hide on the ceiling of a convenience store." ”

"I see," said the manager of Iwata, "so you gave up when you went to the bathroom so that you could hide back when no one was around." ”

"Yes. Yicheng Baodian said embarrassedly.

"I said," said Mei Daiko, laughing, "I thought you had a kleptomania or something." ”

Yuan Zi smiled: "That's right, obviously rich, but still come here to be a thief, and live on the dark and narrow ceiling." ”

"No, no," Ichijo Baodian hurriedly said, "I really didn't have any money before. ”

"And where did you get all this money," Lan asked, "did you steal it?"

"No, no, no. Ichijo Honori hurriedly said, "I got an unexpected gain in the cocoon game magic world today, so I exchanged the game currency for cash. ”

"I see. Mei Daiko smiled.

The garden said, "Then what you stole before......

Yicheng Baodian said: "It's to get by." ”

Lan said, "Stolen things ......"

Yicheng Baodian said: "Some are for their own use, and some are used for money to take care of themselves." Then he smiled bitterly, "If my body is dirty and smelly, and I have a lot of hair and beard, I can't get in." ”

"Indeed, in that case, I wouldn't let you show up in the store. The manager of Iwata said, and then asked, "But, you said you live on this ceiling, but I just saw that there is nothing here, how did you do it?"

"I eat my fill every morning, then I come out with the garbage during rush hour, then I look for work outside until the evening, then I eat a little bit and come back, I hide in during the rush hour, and then I come out to get something to eat when you close, and then I go back to sleep on the ceiling until the next morning, and I clean up after using the bathroom at night to avoid you seeing." ”

"I see. Manager Iwata said.

"Manager, can you please, please don't call the police. "If you feel that this money is not enough to compensate you for your losses, I will definitely compensate you in full in the future." ”

"No, the money is enough. The manager of Iwata said, "Although the security camera was installed because of you, it will be installed sooner or later, so forget it." ”

"Thank you, thank you, manager. Yicheng Baodian said happily.

"Hey, don't be too happy, there's Xiao Xuan. Mei Daiko said.

Lan said: "Yes, you have caused her to suffer so many grievances. ”

Yuan Zi said: "Xiao Xuan, you say, what do you want." ”

Yicheng Baodian said sincerely: "Miss Xiaoxuan, I'm sorry for you, just say what you want." ”

"I," Nanagawa said after a moment's hesitation, "I just want to know why you chose to be on my duty when you're on duty." ”

Yicheng Baodian said ashamedly: "That, it's just a coincidence, I want to take things every day, and it may soon be exposed, so I take things for three days at a time, but I didn't expect your shift change to be exactly a three-day round." ”

The manager of Iwata asked curiously, "How do you know that the shift change is every three days?"

Yicheng Baodian said ashamedly: "A month ago, when the store manager reprimanded Miss Xiaoxuan, I accidentally heard it. ”

"I see. The manager of Iwata asked, "What about your month?"

Yicheng Baodian said ashamedly: "After that time, I felt very uncomfortable, it happened that there was a game guild in the game city to recruit people, and I would eat and live for a month with a machine, and I went as soon as I gritted my teeth, and then I kept eating and living in the game city, and I didn't come back until the end of the contract yesterday." ”

"Wait, it was you yesterday, right?" said the manager Iwata angrily, "You have been working for a month, why do you still come to me to steal things? ”

"No, no, don't get me wrong, store manager," Ichijo Baodian hurriedly said, "This month, I have no salary, and the game guild hasn't paid me a penny." ”

"Nonsense, how can there be such a thing. The manager of Iwata said, "You must have spent your salary." ”

"It's really not," Ichijo sweated anxiously, "I really don't have a salary, because my game character's experience, skills and equipment, etc., are my compensation for this month." ”

"What he said is true, the guilds of the wizarding world games generally don't give money, because although the game characters become powerful, the game currency that can be obtained every day will increase, and the game currency can be directly exchanged for cash. "During this time, because it is the end of the year, there are many people who exchange game currency for cash, and the official exchange rate has been depressed a lot, and now it is about 1 copper coin for 120 yen, and the 300,000 yen will take about 2,500 copper coins, that is, 25 silver coins, and if he waits for the New Year to change money, maybe he can get tens of thousands of yen." ”

"Yes, yes," Ichijo Hodeni hurriedly chimed in, "That's it." ”

The manager of Iwata asked incredulously, "If you earn 25 silver coins in the game, you can exchange them for 300,000 yen?"

"Please, do you think the money in the game is so easy to make? That's a lot more cruel than reality, if you accidentally lose, you have nothing. "If he is taken by the union for a month, the game currency he gets every day may be just enough to make ends meet, and it is still very early to develop the characters in the game." ”

"That's it. "But as long as you continue to play with this character, I believe that you will be able to exchange extra in-game currency for money." ”

"Okay, I still don't quite understand, but it doesn't seem like so. The manager of Iwata said, "I wanted to give you a job." ”

"The shop, the manager. Ichijo Honori cried movingly, "Thank you, thank you." ”

"Well, that's the end of it. Manager Iwata said, and then said to Nanagawa Aya, who was a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry, I blame you, and please don't take it personally." ”

Nanagawa shook his head and said, "I won't." ”

"By the way, I'll give you all the excuse for asking," Manager Iwata asked Midaiko, "What are you going to do next?"

"This matter depends on Xiao Xuan's own meaning. "Whether it's studying or working, it's no problem." ”

"I ......," Nanagawa hesitated, "I don't know." ”

"Then let's go study. Teacher Judy smiled, "Knowledge is power." ”

"Really, really?" Nanagawa asked nervously.

"Absolutely. Yamazaki smiled, "I just don't know if you plan to go to high school or if you plan to take the college entrance examination class." ”

Lan smiled: "If you are in high school, if you are one year late, Xiaoxuan, you will have to call us senior sister." ”

"Xiao Xuan, you might as well go to the college entrance examination study class. Mei Daiko smiled, "We'll see you at the university." ”

"Good. Qichuan Xuan nodded expectantly.

"Ahem," said the manager of Iwata, "in that case, Xiao Aya's will be handed over to you." ”

"Don't worry, I'll let someone take care of Xiao Xuan. Mei Daiko said.

"But, Xiao Xuan," the store manager Iwata said with some embarrassment, "I have to trouble you to do me a favor, it's hard to find people during the New Year, and I ask you to leave after the New Year." ”

"Okay, store manager. Nanagawa said with a smile. ……