Her Celestial Farm on the Scrapyard Planet (by Kay Lucas) novel Chapter 91

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Chapter 91 A Lifeline

Chapter 91 A Lifeline

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When the long–haired man realized things had gone south–even the plaza’s owner had stepped forward to back this woman–he knew he was finished.

His face darkened, shoulders hunched, and he tried to slip away in the chaos.

“Wait.” Elizabeth’s cool voice rang out, stopping him in his tracks.

His body stiffened. He turned back, forcing himself to look calm. “W–What do you want now? I–I was just exercising my basic right as a Kingdom citizen to supervise! I raised a question, and you clarified it. Now that everything’s clear, why can’t I leave?”

Elizabeth ignored his sophistry and turned to the two officers, her expression serious. “Officers, I’d like to file a report.” Everyone froze.

Elizabeth pointed straight at the long–haired man and said clearly, “I’m accusing this man of attempted malicious extortion.”

“You’re talking nonsense! When did I ever extort you?!” The long–haired man shot up like a cat with its tail stepped on, shrieking in denial.

Elizabeth’s tone stayed calm, but every word carried across the plaza. “You said it yourself just now–” and sold me those two potatoes for 500 stellar coins, we wouldn’t be here. I’m sure everyone here heard it, including these two -‘If you’d been smart earlier officers. You used a report as leverage to threaten me and tried to force me to sell my goods at a price far below market value. If that’s not extortion, what is?”

The long–haired man went completely silent, his face flushing a deep, ugly red.

In his smug overconfidence, he’d run his mouth and handed her the perfect piece of evidence.

“I–I was just saying it casually! It was a joke!” he protested weakly.

“That kind of ‘joke‘ isn’t funny. The younger officer’s expression darkened. He didn’t give the man another chance. Stepping forward, he smoothly pulled out a pair of handcuffs. “Let’s go. You can explain yourself properly at the station.”

Under the long–haired man’s despairing gaze, he was escorted straight out of the plaza.

With the disturbance over, the crowd finally let out a collective breath.

But the older officer didn’t leave right away. Instead, he walked toward the line of customers.

Elizabeth’s heart skipped. Is there still something wrong with my stall?

She asked politely, “Officer, is there something else I need to take care of?”

The older officer stopped and turned around. The stern look on his face melted into a slightly embarrassed smile.

He waved his hand. “Tycoon Boss, don’t be nervous. You’re fine. All your paperwork’s in order, and the site checks out. It’s just…

me.”

He pointed at the long line and chuckled. “I placed a preorder for your potatoes at the Free Market too, so… I’m here to pick them up.”

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10:54 am

Chapter 91 A Lifeline

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Oh, I see!

Elizabeth suddenly understood. No wonder the officers had arrived so “promptly.” She’d thought she’d unknowingly violated some Kingdom regulation.

Turns out this officer had come by during his shift to collect the potatoes he’d reserved and happened to walk straight into the dispute.

The surrounding customers and long–time patrons in line laughed good–naturedly.

Someone called out, “Thank you for your hard work, Officer! You’re keeping the peace and still have to wait in line–go ahead!” “Yeah, yeah, let Officer Allen go first!”

The crowd parted on their own, clearing a path so Todd Allen could step forward.

Elizabeth double–checked the order information on her device, then retrieved a pre–packed bag from her storage button and handed it over. “Officer Allen, your order of 100 potatoes. Please confirm.”

Todd,took the heavy bag. Without even checking it, he stored it directly into his own storage button and nodded with a smile. “That’s right. Thanks, Boss!”

After getting his potatoes, he thanked Elizabeth and the crowd again before hurrying off.

Watching his slightly rushed figure disappear, people felt a flicker of curiosity, but didn’t think much of it.

Todd, however, was in a hurry for a reason.

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