Chapter 13: Public or Private?
Ah King was a little frightened by Ye Zhuang's gaze, and wanted to quickly escape from Ye Zhuang's sight, so he hurriedly said to the staff on the seventh floor: "Since this classmate has admitted his mistake, let's go directly to the process, let's go to the management office on the first floor and see how he should be punished." β
The staff nodded, and together with Ah King, they led Ye Zhuang to the elevator room.
"Who is this? Actually spilled juice on the book. Behind Ye Zhuang, among the onlookers, some couldn't help but mutter.
"I don't know, he's going to be unlucky anyway, the books in our school library are not cheap. β
"Damn, it seems to be "Dragon Lance Chronicles", and it's a global limited hardcover collector's edition!"
"Wow, he's really miserable. β
"Cut, what if someone is a rich second generation, isn't it a piece of cake to lose a book?"
"Do you see what he is wearing, like a rich second generation?"
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The classmates were chattering behind their backs, but Ye Zhuang still had a calm face, following behind Ah King and the staff on the seventh floor, not at all worried about the upcoming huge compensation.
In fact, he had only been in the mortal world for a few days, and he had no concept of money.
The three of them walked into the elevator to the first floor, then through a long corridor to the library's administration, where King knocked on the door.
The library management office is mainly used to deal with damaged books and other matters, and the person in charge of the management office is surnamed Li, and his colleagues generally call him Lao Li.
Lao Li raised his eyes and saw Ah King and the staff on the seventh floor leading Ye Zhuang here, and immediately understood a general idea in his heart.
"Ah King, are you very active in your work?" Lao Li couldn't help but tease, and then glanced at Ye Zhuang, "Which book did this student destroy?"
The word 'again' is used very well, and Ye Zhuang couldn't help but smile coldly in his heart when he heard it.
Ah King threw the "Dragon Lance Chronicle" on the desk in front of Lao Li, "It's this book, you see he got it, he spilled all the juice on it, this is a hardcover collector's edition!"
When it came to the 'Hardcover Collector's Edition', he also deliberately pretended to be distressed, and that contrived gesture couldn't help but make Ye Zhuang feel a little funny in his heart.
"You just want to blackmail me, there's no need to behave so pompously, right?" Ye Zhuang forced a smile and thought in his heart.
Lao Li flipped through it casually, then glanced at the price behind it, and said to Ye Zhuang: "Are you going to be public or private?"
"Public, private, what do you mean?" Ye Zhuang was slightly stunned, somewhat confused.
Lao Li rolled his eyes and explained to Ye Zhuang: "The public is to follow the regulations, go through the process, punish you at ten times the original price of the book, confiscate your library card, and prohibit you from borrowing any books from the library in the future, oh yes, we have to report this matter to the leaders of your college." β
"As for the private, it is naturally to pay a fine privately, which means that it will be fined, do not go through the process, do not report to the leaders of your college, and it will not have any impact on you continue to come to the library to borrow books in the future, you can think about it yourself." β
Ye Zhuang thought about it, if it was made public, once this matter was reported to the leaders of the academy, it would inevitably reach the ears of his parents, and the horror would not be easy to explain at that time.
After all, Ye Zhuang also knew what the situation of his family was now, and he didn't want to worry his parents because of these trivial things.
Thinking of this, Ye Zhuang said: "I chose to be private. β
"Good. β
Lao Li was obviously very satisfied with Ye Zhuang's acquaintance, he first slowly picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, cleared his throat before continuing: "This "Dragon Lance Chronicle" is a global limited collector's edition, a total of only 100,000 copies have been issued, it is a precious book with great collectible value, the original price is 899, if according to the regulations, you have to pay a fine of 8990 yuan, but since you choose to be private, then you will be wiped with a fraction, and you will only be fined 8000. β
8000 for private?
That's ruthless!
Ah King and the staff on the seventh floor glanced at each other, secretly gave a thumbs up, and forcibly held back the excitement in their hearts.
This is not a small amount, 8,000 yuan, which is already worth a month's salary for the two of them, even if it is divided by three people, one person can get two thousand, and it is a little exciting to think about it.
Ye Zhuang shrugged his shoulders noncommittally, then grabbed a handful of change from his trouser pocket, spread it on the table, and counted it, there were only a pitiful 137 yuan, and many of them were coins one by one......
Lao Li's face instantly became gloomy, and the smiling faces of Ah King and the seventh-floor staff also became stiff.
137 bucks!
What are you kidding, isn't even a fraction of a penalty good enough!
"I said this classmate, are you deliberately having fun with me?" Lao Li snorted coldly and said, "Since this is the case, then we have to do it according to the regulations." β
"Damn, you dare to come here to read books if you don't have any money!" Ah King also muttered rather unhappily on the side.
"Wait a minute, I'll see if I have any money. Ye Zhuang said as he rummaged through all the pockets on his body.
However, it is a pity that in the end, after spending half a day, I could not pay a penny except for my student ID card and library card.
"I didn't expect that one of the four great gods in the immortal world would be stumped by money. Ye Zhuang secretly smiled bitterly in his heart.
The person in charge of the management office coldly glanced at the student card with Ye Zhuang's name written on it and the library card with Jiang Ling'er's name, sneered, and said, "I said classmate, you still took someone else's library card, are you cheating? β
This is also one of the rules of the library, borrowing cards are not allowed to borrow from each other, and if this rule is violated, not only will the library card be confiscated, but two people will be punished at the same time.
Ye Zhuang was a little helpless, and casually touched it in his butt pocket, and suddenly touched the golden membership card that Jiang Ling'er handed him.
Ye Zhuang took out the golden membership card, according to the knowledge he learned in the book, it seemed that the currency of the mortal world could be stored in a card like this golden membership card, so he held the card up and asked, "That...... Can I use this card to offset the fine?"
"Please, the membership card can only give you a discount at most, offset the fine, do you think it's a bank card?" King sighed and said, "Do you treat us as idiots?"
"I think you're trying to get us to give you a discount on your legs. Lao Li leaned back and laughed out loud, but when he fell on the golden membership card, the smile on his face instantly froze.
"This ...... This is, you you, you take the card and I'll take a look. Lao Li stared at the golden membership card in Ye Zhuang's hand with dead eyes, and after taking it, he swallowed hard and spat at it, then grabbed the internal phone on the table and dialed a cornet to go out.
"Hey, Director Wang, this is the management office, please come over for a while......
Hanging up the phone, a cold sweat broke out on Lao Li's forehead, and he quickly returned the golden membership card to Ye Zhuang respectfully, and said with a smile on his face: "This classmate, can you sit down for a while and drink tea?"
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Ye Zhuang was stunned and invited to sit down on the sofa, holding the hot tea that Lao Li made for him himself, and he was somewhat confused for a while.
King and the staff member on the seventh floor looked even more confused, and looked at each other, as if to say, "What's the situation?"
"Hey, no...... Lao Li, what are you doing?" Ah King was bored for a long time, and couldn't help but ask out loud.
When Lao Li heard this, he glared at Ah King fiercely, "Don't talk, it's all a good thing done by your kid, this time you were miserable!"
Ah King was severely choked by Lao Li, quickly closed his mouth, shrunk his neck, and stood aside and stopped talking.
"Heh......" Ye Zhuang sneered and said, "Which play is this going to be played again? The prelude to the coming storm? Do you still want to do something to me here?"
As he spoke, Ye Zhuang put down the teacup in his hand, and an indifferent voice came out of his mouth: "A mortal, I advise you to be more interesting, the patience of this general is also limited!"