The NO.1 Food Stall in the Wasteland novel Chapter 102

Chapter 102: Chapter 102: Grand Opening Disturbance

Liu Liang had been with the Bureau of Industry and Commerce for over a decade without a single promotion, working as a frontline enforcement officer.

Why? Because he was too impartial, never bending the law for personal gain, which meant he’d offended a lot of people.

But he was also undeniably competent, so the bureau’s leadership couldn’t bring themselves to fire him. Instead, they just kept him on the front lines.

As it happened, Liu Liang and Liu Tianwang were distantly related—cousins several times removed. This whole affair had been instigated by Liu Tianwang, partly as a way to help out his relative.

After all, besides their salaries, frontline officers earned bonuses, and those bonuses came from busting business owners for illegal operations.

Boss Cao glanced at the certificate Shen Lu handed over. It looked nothing like his own business license.

’This is a sure thing.’

’If that certificate isn’t fake, he’d do a handstand right here and wash his hair in the gutter.’

First, Liu Liang felt the paper of the certificate. He then took out his work-issued Light Brain and shone it on a corner of the document. An extremely well-hidden QR code lit up with a fluorescent glow. He scanned it, and the relevant information quickly appeared.

The man froze for a moment, his lips pressing into a tight line.

Seeing his expression, Boss Cao couldn’t wait to pronounce Shen Lu’s doom. "Xiao Shen, even if you’re going to buy a fake certificate, you should at least find a convincing one! A business license doesn’t look anything like that! You really are..."

"Remember to pay your taxes on time." Liu Liang cut off Boss Cao’s tirade flatly. He returned the certificate to Shen Lu. "Also, you should hang this type of certificate on the wall to avoid similar misunderstandings in the future."

"Thank you for the reminder." Shen Lu nodded acceptingly. "Officer, if you’re not busy, why not sit down for a drink of water? Thank you for making the trip."

"No need."

Liu Liang turned and left with his men in a rush. It wasn’t until the two black enforcement vehicles had driven away that the crowd started to process what had happened.

"How could they just leave?"

"They left, so does that mean there’s no problem with this shop?"

"Probably. If there was a problem, they would have definitely taken the young owner away."

"Bullshit!" Boss Cao roared, lunging to snatch the license from Shen Lu’s hand. "You think I’ve never seen a business license before? Don’t forget, I used to run a shop myself! A real license looks nothing like yours!"

Xue Can blocked Boss Cao’s arm, and Shen Lu smoothly took a step back.

"Boss Cao, what are you doing?" Shen Lu tilted her head, the very picture of innocence. "The people from the Bureau of Industry and Commerce already checked my certificate and didn’t see any problems, yet you’re the one making a scene. What, are you their boss?"

Boss Cao was so infuriated by her that he blurted out everything he had done.

Shen Lu gave a disdainful smile. "In that case, I’m afraid I’ve made you waste your money, Boss Cao."

"I’m going to report you! I’m going to the main bureau in the Upper City District to report you all!" Overcome with rage, Boss Cao started making threats. "Just you wait! When the time comes, you and whoever made that fake certificate for you won’t get away!"

Boss Cao had subconsciously assumed Shen Lu would have gone through the Lower City District’s bureau, since her shop was on Gold Street. He’d never considered she would go to the main bureau.

’So... she got this certificate from the main bureau?’

Boss Cao’s expression shifted again and again as he glared at Shen Lu, grinding his teeth.

’Fine, fine, fine. So he’d underestimated Shen Lu.’

Boss Cao suddenly recalled the rumors about Shen Lu. They said she used to be the young lady of the Shen Family from the Upper City District, but she wasn’t a true-born daughter. Later, when the real young lady returned, she, the fake one, was kicked out.

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