(Foreword)

Invisible gunsmoke, silent and fierce collision.

(Text)

April 16, 2022 at 16:21 p.m

The top floor of the U8 department store has a variety of cuisines.

Cui Li still looked at me in disbelief and said, "Cheng Yin, are you sure that we have successfully bought a virtual TV?" But I didn't think it was possible. The saleswoman clearly said that they would check our order number when they got the virtual TV, so that we would definitely be debunked. ”

I took a slow sip of the drink on the table, and said leisurely: "Cui Li, you don't have to worry about this. I promise you can get your virtual TV and go home today. ”

"Really?" The drink in front of Cui Li barely moved, and it was clear that he didn't quite believe in my promise.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was time for dinner, and Cui Li and I went to a Western restaurant and each ordered a steak. Cui Li still looked worried, and I looked at my watch while eating: it was 6:21, and it was still early.

"Cheng Yin, when are we going to get virtual TV for afternoon tea and steak again?"

"Don't worry, everything is under my control, you can rest assured."

At this time, beautiful music was playing next to us, and the restaurant specially hired a professional band to play a beautiful melody while the guests were eating. I closed my eyes and listened quietly, enjoying this rare leisurely time.

April 16, 2022 7:58 p.m

After a hearty dinner, Cui Li and I finally walked out of the western restaurant. At this time, there were significantly fewer people in the entire mall.

"Cheng Yin, this mall is about to close, what are you waiting for?" Cui Li urged anxiously.

I looked at the time on my watch: 7:58 p.m. The mall should close at 9 p.m., which means that there is still an hour before the closing time of U8.

"Well, almost, let's go buy a cold drink."

"Still buying cold drinks? If you don't take it again, the mall will really be closed. I looked at Cui Li's anxious expression and almost laughed.

"Okay, okay, believe me, just buy a cold drink, it won't take much time."

And so we came to a traditional artisanal Italian gelato parlor. There are so many kinds of ice cream at this shop that you will want to eat it when you look at it.

"Hello, give me a cool chocolate." I turned my head to look at Cui Li and said, "Which one do you want to eat?" I'm in for a treat. ”

"No, I'm not in the mood for any chocolate cones." Cui Li had an impatient expression on his face.

The Italian chef skillfully finished making the chocolate cone and handed it to me. The thick chocolate sauce feels like it's dripping off the cone and falls to the floor, and the aroma of the chocolate fills the whole taste bud with an indescribable sense of joy. "Cui Li, don't you say that the chocolate cones here are really delicious. Don't you really want to eat one? I said.

"Cheng Yin, have you finished eating? If we're done eating, let's hurry up and go to our virtual TV. You see, it's already a little bit, and the mall is really going to close. Cui Li kept shaking his arm in front of me, and the watch on his arm appeared to be 8:25 p.m., just 35 minutes before the mall closed.

"Almost, let's go. They should also have our virtual TV ready. I said with a smile

"I don't know where you got your confidence, they just refused to give us a virtual TV." Cui Li said helplessly on the side.

April 16, 2022 at 20:30 p.m

Just as we were about to leave the food world on the top floor, the mall's radio sounded again.

"Dear customers, the mall will close in 30 minutes, please pay attention to your shopping time, thank you."

"Cheng Yin, what did I say, the mall is about to close. We're running out of time to get our virtual TV, and we don't know if they'll give it to us. Cui Li repeatedly nagged these words beside me, but I knew in my heart that it was not too early or too late, but it was just right.

Since there are not too many customers in the mall now, Cui Li and I took the helicopter elevator directly to the 16th floor of the mall. At this point in time, there is hardly a single customer in sight on this floor except for the mall staff and sales staff, which is exactly what I wanted.

"Cheng Yin, hurry up, hurry up, let's go to the counter of the virtual TV." Cui Li kept urging.

I stopped Cui Li unhurriedly and said, "It's not us, it's me." I'll go to the sales counter of the virtual TV and you'll be there. ”

Obviously, my words didn't make Cui Li understand, he looked at me in a daze and said, "What about me? ”

I handed the order with the receipt stamp to Cui Li and said, "You can go to the cashier now and return this order." ”

"What?! You're not kidding, are you?! We waited from the afternoon to the evening, and what we were waiting for was your sentence to return the order?! So what were we doing before, wasting time? I knew I couldn't buy a virtual TV, so I just had to return it at that time? And made me wait so long, what are you kidding! Cui Li is really angry.

"I'm not kidding you, just do what I say, I promise you can buy a virtual TV today, and you won't break your promise." I said with a smile.

"Damn, you can still laugh? Whatever you want, I'd like to see how you get a virtual TV. Cui Li shook his head helplessly and walked towards the cash register of the commercial building.

I watched Cui Li leave, and immediately turned around and strode towards the sales counter of the virtual TV, and the real show has finally begun.

April 16, 2022 at 20:36 p.m

I calmly came to the sales counter of the virtual TV, and my arrival shocked the sales staff of the virtual TV. At this time, they were chatting casually and waiting for the end of work, but they never thought of me coming.

"Hello sir, our virtual TV for today is all sold out, if you want to buy it, please come back tomorrow." The salesman said to me respectfully.

"What? Sold out? How can it be? I've come from far away, so isn't it? Can you help me figure it out? "I deliberately pretended to be anxious.

"Sir, I'm afraid there is really no way, you see that our inventory is really gone." The salesman said helplessly, and pointed to the electronic screen above, the current inventory is zero as they say.

"Ah, is that so? Now there is no stock on this electronic screen, so there is no way, right? If it's in stock, you'll sell it to me? ”

Obviously, my question is a bit pediatric, and the salesman couldn't help laughing: "Sir, you are right, if there is stock, we will definitely sell it to you, but today there is really no stock, and our end of work is almost up, you see you should come back tomorrow." ”

I will smile heartily, all I want is this sentence from the salesman, but my expression is still pretending to be very regretful: "That's it...... If you don't have it in stock, you can't help it, so I'll come back tomorrow. Although I said this, the pace on my feet did not move, and I kept urging in my heart: Why is this guy Cui Li so slow?

Suddenly, the unthinkable happened, the electronic screen above us, which was originally out of stock, was now suddenly two. When the time came to test me, I immediately pretended to be very excited, pointed to the electronic screen and said, "Look, look, why is this inventory suddenly there?" Does that mean you can sell to me? I'm so lucky! ”

Several virtual TV salesmen, looking at the numbers on the electronic screen, were dumbfounded, and whispered to each other:

"How so? Is there something wrong with the system? Check it out. A salesman hurriedly said to the person next to him. I saw that the person was quickly querying something on the computer, and said in a shocked tone: "The system is fine, there are really two units in stock, but how is it possible?" ”

"Director, what now? Will these two stocks be sold to him? ”

The middle-aged supervisor looked hesitant, apparently unexpected.

"What else can I do? Now that the stock is available, we can only sell it to him. ”

Sure enough, everything was as I thought, and the young salesman politely said to me: "Hello sir, it may be that there is a problem in one of our sales links, but since there is inventory in the system, then we will naturally sell it." ”

"That's great, that's great. I just need two virtual TVs, so you can place an order for me. "I deliberately pretended to be happy, but it was all expected.

The printer on the desk quickly generated my order, and in a few seconds my order was printed and in my hand.

I took the order and looked at my watch: it was 8:43 p.m., just enough time for me to come back and pick up the goods after I had paid.

April 16, 2022 at 20:45 p.m

The mall's radio rang out again.

"Dear customers, the mall will close in 15 minutes, please pay attention to your shopping time, thank you."

On the way to the payment office, I happened to meet Cui Li, who had just returned from the order, and at this time, Cui Li was angry and said angrily when he saw me: "Cheng Yin, what are you kidding?" Do you know that when I refunded the bill, I was told by the staff member, and said that I deliberately delayed their time off work, do you say that people are not angry? ”

"Okay, don't be angry, have the two one-off coupons been refunded to you?" I asked.

"Do you still have to say that? Look here. But in another fifteen minutes, these two pieces of paper will be waste paper, and they will be useless at all. It seems that this fold of virtual TV is hopeless. Cui Li said disappointedly.

"Okay, Cui Li, don't be angry. What do you see this is? I took the order in my hand and shook it in front of him and said.

"Cheng Yin, isn't this a sales order for virtual TV? You...... How did you get it? Cui Li's originally lost expression suddenly revealed indescribable joy.

"It's a long story, let's hurry up and pay, or it's really too late." We trotted all the way to the payment desk at the mall, and I handed the order and coupon to the staff, who was visibly shocked when he got the order.

"Virtual TV? This...... How is this possible? ”

"Nothing is impossible, please hurry up and accept this order." I said with a smile.

In this way, we successfully paid the money and got the order with the payment stamp.

April 16, 2022 at 20:55 p.m

The mall's radio sounded again.

"Dear customers, the mall will close in 5 minutes, please pay attention to your shopping time, thank you."

"Cui Li, now we have to hurry. Run, boy! I encouraged Cui Li and said.

"Don't worry, I have the strength now, and I've rested for an afternoon." Cui Li has waited from the afternoon to the present, for this moment. It was faster than when I was climbing the stairs, and a gust of wind seemed to run in front of me.

Two minutes later, out of breath, I ran back to the virtual TV sales counter and handed the order to the salesperson. I have to say that the service of U8 department store is still very thorough, when I went to pay, they had already gone to the warehouse to bring the two virtual TVs to the counter, respectfully waiting for my arrival.

"Order...... Give ......," I said breathlessly.

The salesman took the order with both hands, confirmed it, and said with a smile: "Hello sir, these are the two virtual TVs you purchased, and we have packed them for you." Thank you for stopping by and have a great day shopping. ”

I looked at the watch in my hand: 8:59:06 p.m. Cui Li and I took a virtual TV and thanked the staff, then turned around and prepared to leave the mall.

After a while, a beautiful melody came from the mall's radio, accompanied by the announcement of the closing doors.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the sales period of this mall has ended and is about to close, we thank you again for coming, and I wish you a happy life, thank you."

Cui Li and I walked out of the gate of the U8 department store together, and the whole shopping street became very quiet, and the starry night sky was moving.

"Cheng Yin, you are really amazing, you can buy a virtual TV like this, admire and admire." Cui Li, who was still angry at me just now, now complimented me in turn.

"I just told you to believe me, why didn't you break your promise?" I said with a smile.

The shopping street is exceptionally quiet, and the original lights have gradually been extinguished, returning to its original calm. Cui Li and I walked on the cross street with a hearty smile, although the day was busy, but in the end we still returned with a full load.

Our joyful laughter could be heard in the night sky of the shopping street.

(End of chapter)