719. Chapter 719 The trouble caused by the porcelain vase
After arriving at the top floor, Xiaoqian took Tao Xiaohong directly to the area selling porcelain. Xiaoqian said she wanted to buy a piece of porcelain and asked Tao Xiaohong to help her with the advice. Tao Xiaohong had watched many treasure appraisal programs before and knew that the older the porcelain, the more ancient it was.
The more valuable porcelain is, the more valuable it is if it is produced by an official kiln. Tao Xiaohong told Xiaoqian her point of view, and Xiaoqian accepted Tao Xiaohong's suggestion and began to select porcelain that was older.
Later, for unknown reasons, a half-meter-high porcelain bottle suddenly fell from the high platform and fell directly at Tao Xiaohong's feet. It shattered on the spot. Tao Xiaohong was stunned, and then two waiters surrounded Tao Xiaohong.
, saying that Tao Xiaohong broke the porcelain and wanted Tao Xiaohong to compensate.
Tao Xiaohong was dumbfounded on the spot.
In the end, Xiaoqian interceded and asked Tao Xiaohong to put her ID card in the mall, and then let Tao Xiaohong go home to raise money.
This is the whole story, 800,000, a full 800,000! Even if Tao Xiaohong is sold, it is not worth so much money! As soon as she got home, Tao Xiaohong slumped on the sofa and kept wiping
tears.
After listening to Tao Xiaohong's story, Wang Xiaolong's face turned livid: "Xiaohong, did you touch the broken porcelain bottle at that time?"
Tao Xiaohong shook her head: "I don't know... I really can't remember... Maybe I touched... maybe I didn't touch... I really don't remember... My mind is very messed up now..."
"How could you not remember?" Wang Xiaolong said anxiously: "Think carefully, whether you have touched the porcelain vase, this is very important! If you have touched it, it means that you accidentally broke the porcelain vase. You must pay compensation to others.
That's right. If you didn't touch the porcelain bottle at that time, it would be no longer your responsibility. You must think clearly!"
Tao Xiaohong frowned and thought hard for a moment, then shook her head: "I really can't remember clearly... I was talking to Xiaoqian at the time, and suddenly there was an unusual noise around me. When I turned my head, I saw a piece of porcelain falling.
It fell to pieces under my feet..."
"Were you close to that piece of porcelain at that time?" Wang Xiaolong asked.
Tao Xiaohong nodded: "It's very close, almost right next to it... Maybe I touched that piece of porcelain when I wasn't paying attention... But I really didn't feel anything..." Tao Xiaohong hated herself very much, and hated herself for how she had done it at that time.
Had I been careless or a little more cautious, it probably wouldn't have turned out like this. In the final analysis, it was all caused by negligence.
Wang Xiaolong pondered for a moment: "Are there any cameras installed where porcelain is sold?"
"Camera?" Tao Xiaohong recalled: "There seems to be one..."
"Come on, let's go to the mall now and pull up the video of that time to see if it's your responsibility!" Wang Xiaolong stood up suddenly.
Tao Xiaohong smiled bitterly: "It's almost seven o'clock now, and the mall has already closed."
That's right! The shopping mall usually gets off work around six o'clock. It's already past seven now, and the mall is probably closed long ago. Wang Xiaolong sat on the sofa again: "Then I will go to the mall tomorrow and watch the video... If it is confirmed that it was you who touched the
If the porcelain bottle is broken, then we can only compensate according to the price. If it is proven that it has nothing to do with you, then it will be fine..."
"I hope it has nothing to do with me, otherwise...even if you sell me, you won't be able to afford the compensation, which is 800,000 yuan..." As she spoke, Tao Xiaohong started crying again.
Looking at Tao Xiaohong who was crying, Wang Xiaolong couldn't help but sigh slightly. His wife was good at everything, but she was too sloppy in her work. Because of this problem, she usually got into trouble. However, the troubles she usually caused were not serious, and Wang Xiaolong could solve them.
But this time... Wang Xiaolong had a headache when he thought that he might have to pay 800,000 yuan to the shopping mall. Even if it was 100,000 yuan, let alone 800,000 yuan, Wang Xiaolong couldn't get it out.
This night is destined to be a sleepless night for Wang Xiaolong and Tao Xiaohong.
A night of silence.
Early the next morning, Wang Xiaolong took Tao Xiaohong, whose eyes were red, and left home. Yesterday, Tao Xiaohong cried all night. No matter how Wang Xiaolong tried to persuade and comfort him, it didn't work. His eyes were red and swollen from crying, which made Wang Xiaolong feel distressed.
It's incredible.
On the way to the shopping mall, Wang Xiaolong took out his mobile phone and asked Ma Xiaoyao for a day off, and Ma Xiaoyao readily agreed.
Half an hour later.
Wang Xiaolong and Tao Xiaohong appeared on the top floor of the shopping mall, and then they came to the area where porcelain was sold. As soon as Tao Xiaohong appeared, she was recognized by two waiters selling porcelain. One of the waiters walked towards Tao Xiaohong: "Are you here to pay for it?
A total of 800,000, do you want to transfer it or pay in cash?"
"I...I'm not here to...compensate..." Tao Xiaohong said hesitantly.
"Aren't you going to lose money?" The waiter's face suddenly darkened: "Then what are you doing here!"
At this time, Wang Xiaolong, who was standing aside, spoke: "Hello, I am her husband, and my name is Wang Xiaolong. We want to check yesterday's surveillance video to see if it was my wife who broke the piece of porcelain." Just now.
Wang Xiaolong checked carefully and found that there were indeed cameras installed in this area, and there were six more. The monitor kept rotating, indicating that it was intact.
"You want to view the surveillance video?" The waiter's brows suddenly frowned: "What qualifications do you have to view the surveillance video!"
Wang Xiaolong's mouth twitched: "My wife said she didn't touch the broken piece of porcelain yesterday. There must be some misunderstanding, so we want to check yesterday's surveillance video."
"No!" The waiter shook his head: "You can't check yesterday's surveillance video!"
"Why?" Wang Xiaolong asked.
"Our mall has regulations. Outsiders have no right to view surveillance videos!" the waiter said coldly.
Wang Xiaolong frowned slightly: "This matter involves a piece of porcelain worth 800,000 yuan. It is not a trivial matter. It must be clarified!"
"This matter is already very clear. Your wife accidentally touched the piece of porcelain, and then the piece of porcelain fell from the high platform and broke into pieces. There is no need to check the surveillance video." No matter what Wang Xiaolong said, the waiter was just
I don't agree to view yesterday's surveillance video.
Seeing that the waiter was unwilling to let him check yesterday's surveillance video, Wang Xiaolong suddenly became suspicious: "Why don't you dare to let me check yesterday's surveillance video? Are you afraid that I will find something?"
The waiter became angry when he heard this: "Why are you talking? Don't frame good people! What am I afraid of? I am doing things according to the mall's regulations. The mall has regulations that do not allow outsiders to view the surveillance video!"
Wang Xiaolong nodded: "In that case, I have no choice but to call the police. I guess the police should have the right to view the surveillance video of your mall, right?" As he spoke, Wang Xiaolong took out his mobile phone from his pocket.
When she heard that Wang Xiaolong wanted to call the police, the waiter's expression suddenly changed. She didn't know what to do.
At this moment, a middle-aged man in a black suit came over and said, "What's going on? I heard the noise outside in the office."
Seeing the middle-aged man approaching, the waiter immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "Manager, you came just in time. This gentleman insists on viewing our surveillance video. If I don't allow it, he will call the police."
"Oh?" The middle-aged man turned to look at Wang Xiaolong: "Sir, our mall has regulations. Outsiders are not allowed to view surveillance videos. Please understand."
Wang Xiaolong looked the middle-aged man up and down: "Are you the manager here?"
The middle-aged man nodded: "Let me introduce myself. My name is Yan Buwen. I am the manager of the mall. I am mainly responsible for the management and sales of the entire top floor." As he spoke, the middle-aged man pointed to the name tag hanging on his clothes.
, the words Yan Buwen were written on it, and the small words "Manager of Wantong Shopping Mall" were written below.
"Manager Yan, you came just in time. I have something to tell you." Wang Xiaolong pointed at Tao Xiaohong: "Yesterday afternoon, my wife accompanied her friends here to go shopping. For some reason, a piece of porcelain suddenly fell from the high platform.
It fell, and it happened to fall at my wife's feet. It was smashed to pieces on the spot. After that, the waiter here insisted that my wife had broken the porcelain vase and asked her to pay 800,000 yuan..." At this point, Wang Xiaolong
Taking a breath: "My wife clearly remembers not touching the piece of porcelain at that time. As for why the piece of porcelain broke, I don't know... In order to find out what happened, I took my wife to the mall today.
, I hope I can check the surveillance video from yesterday afternoon to see what happened?"
"Sir, I understand your feelings very well, but... you really can't look at yesterday's surveillance video." Yan Buyen shook his head.
"In this case, I can only call the police, and the police will handle the matter." Wang Xiaolong said and was about to dial the number.
Yan Buwen hurriedly stretched out his hand to hold Wang Xiaolong's wrist, and said with a wry smile: "It's not that I'm unkind, but there was an accident in the monitoring room yesterday afternoon, and all the videos stored for a month disappeared."
"Huh?" Wang Xiaolong raised his eyebrows: "A month's worth of videos have disappeared? Manager Yan, are you kidding me?"
"Do you look like I'm joking?" Yan Buwen shook his head: "The problem with the video has been concealed. Only the mall leaders know about it, and the waiters below have no idea at all..."
The corner of Wang Xiaolong's mouth twitched: "Yesterday afternoon, a piece of porcelain worth 800,000 yuan was broken in your mall. Immediately afterwards, an accident occurred in the monitoring room. All the videos stored for a month disappeared. In this way, it is impossible to check what happened to that piece of porcelain.
Broken...How could there be such a coincidence in the world?"
"It is indeed such a coincidence!" Yan Buwen sighed: "The cause of the accident has been investigated clearly. Our machine is too old, and the high load of work caused the internal components of the machine to burn out. Fortunately, the rescue was timely, otherwise it would have been stored for one year.
