Chapter 250 Billions of connections
Chapter 250 Billions of connections
In this way, time began to pass bit by bit, but what was confusing was that during the half-hour waiting time, the front desk clerk who said he would help them find their luggage never appeared again.
Soon after, a lobby manager named Bian Qiang came over after hearing the news and said he wanted to help them handle the matter.
As a result, after Che Zhulu talked for a while, everyone understood what Manager Bian wanted to express. His meaning was very simple, that is, he did not admit that the number of luggage stored was fifteen. Got 1 items.
Because the number of luggage was not clearly written on the receipt, only the amount of the luggage was kept.
"I'm really sorry for affecting everyone's mood. Can we refund the storage fee?"
May I? It’s okay with your mom.
Everyone laughed. The combined value of the two luggages was nearly 3 yuan. Can you just return 3 yuan and pretend it never happened?
"Manager Bian, if we really only have 3 pieces of luggage, why do you want to refund the money to us? Your words are a bit contradictory, right?"
Kou Jing immediately found Hua Dian and choked him back with just one sentence.
Manager Bian's face changed, and he said to himself that they were all young and looked like stupid and clear college students, but he didn't expect that they didn't step into any pitfalls, which really surprised him.
How did he know that working under a boss like Gu Ming, a pit like this was too low-end for them.
"Whether you agree to the refund or not, we did only accept thirteen pieces of luggage anyway."
Deng Xuanxuan couldn't help but frown: "Where's that waiter just now? He just confirmed that there are fifteen pieces, and he said he would help us find them."
"I'm sorry, miss, we have more than 5 waiters here. Do you know his name? I'll call him over right away and ask."
"..."
Kou Jing was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and immediately understood that the waiter who entered the staff passage for the second time was actually hiding in order to pretend that he was not there so that the manager could deny that they had stored fifteen pieces of luggage.
"That waiter's name is Zhao Jiale."
Gu Ming, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke: "The festival is wonderful, and the joy is joy."
The manager was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that they could really say Zhao Jiale's name. He was at a loss for words for a long time before speaking: "Um... Actually, I'm a new employee recently. The waiter still doesn't recognize him. Do you know his job number? I use The walkie-talkie helps the waiters call people."
Gu Ming smiled: "Who would remember the employee number of a hotel front desk? Besides, if you remember the employee number, you can check our luggage?"
"It should be okay, sir, but it will be in trouble if you can't remember your job number, because we have many temporary workers here who come to work part-time during the summer vacation."
"Since you said that, I have no choice but to remember. His job number is ac. Call him."
Lobby manager:"……"
After a long while, Manager Bian spoke on the walkie-talkie, and the disappeared waiter reappeared, but he said that he was not the one who contacted him when the luggage was stored, and he didn't know anything.
In fact, what he said is true, because the hotel has morning and afternoon shifts, and the waiter who helped store luggage in the morning was indeed not him.
"Since you don't know how many pieces of luggage there are, what are you looking for?"
The waiter named Zhao Jiale lowered his head: "I just went to the storage room and walked around once, but I didn't confirm that it was fifteen pieces of luggage."
Gu Ming was almost annoyed to death: "Stop beeping and check the surveillance. It's annoying."
"Our surveillance..."
"Your surveillance is broken?" Gu Ming stood up and took the walkie-talkie away from his hand. "Then call the police first and then check. It's your choice."
Manager Bian pursed his lips and said, "Guests, please go this way. I will take you there."
So, everyone followed Manager Bian to the surveillance room and checked the surveillance footage from this morning. It was finally confirmed that there were indeed fifteen pieces of luggage.
Manager Bian's face looked a little ugly. He didn't expect the picture to be so clear. Gu Ming didn't want to be verbose anymore and asked Kou Jing to call the police.
After the police arrived, the manager surnamed Bian showed a much better attitude. He also admitted that the hotel was not working properly and said that he would help them find their luggage, but they could not guarantee when it would be found.
"We have a lot of things to do next, and we don't have time to wait for you to find it. Since the luggage was lost by your hotel, let's pay the original price first. After the luggage is found, we will refund the money to you."
Gu Mingkan raised his finger and made a 3, indicating the amount of compensation the hotel needed to pay.
What he wanted was definitely not the 3 yuan, but he knew that if they didn't keep the money in their hands, it would be difficult for them to seriously help find their luggage. By then, they would really have to wait until the end of the Year of the Monkey.
"Pay compensation first? This is definitely not allowed. We have not checked whether you have these things in your bag. You can't just say 3 and we really have to pay 3, right?"
Manager Bian looked at the police officer sitting next to him: "We will cooperate with the police in actively searching for him later, but there is no rule for any hotel to pay first."
Gu Ming thought for a while: "Manager Bian, where do you think my accent is from? If your guess is correct, I will go back and wait."
"It should be further north, right?"
"Damn it, you know I'm a foreigner and you want to buy time, right? And every time you call me, you say you're looking for me?" Gu Ming slammed the table.
Manager Bian: "..."
The police officer sitting on the sofa also spoke at this time: "Sir, don't worry, we will also actively investigate and help you find your luggage as quickly as possible."
"There is very important information in our computer and we must retrieve it today. This is the hotel's fault and we should not bear the consequences."
"But it takes time to find something. It's not yet certain whether it was stolen or left somewhere."
In short, after 1 afternoon of negotiation, the hotel did not agree to pay compensation first. Gu Ming refused to agree to anything, because he knew that as long as they left Shanghai, the hotel would find various ways to shirk responsibility.
If it was taken away by an internal employee, no matter how powerful the police are, they may not be able to find it. He has seen this kind of thing too many times. The main thing is to make a big issue into a small one. If a small thing is made small, the only one who will suffer in the end is you. .
But it definitely won't work this time, because it's Deng Xuanxuan's computer.
You know, the upgrade of Douyin all depends on Deng Xuanxuan and his project team. If the computer cannot be found back in two or three months, or is completely lost, a lot of the early work will be in vain.
Seeing that negotiations could not be reached, Manager Bian had no choice but to call the general manager.
The general manager of this hotel, surnamed Qiu, had a tough attitude. He first expressed his willingness to cooperate in the search, but also said that it was impossible to pay compensation in advance.
"We will definitely help find the luggage, but it is impossible to pay compensation first. Moreover, we did not unpack and check the contents at that time, let alone confirm the value of the items. Guests, please don't make unreasonable troubles and wait for the result."
His unreasonable words made everyone angry: "What do you mean by unreasonable things? We paid the storage fee!"
Manager Qiu's expression remained unchanged: "Sorry for the slip of the tongue, but this is the truth. If the luggage is found later, we will notify you as soon as possible. Let's do this for today."
His tone was soft and hard, as if he didn't care at all, and his posture was quite high.
Gu Ming even laughed, saying to himself that he was pretending to be crazy, thinking that he was a stupid college student, and he even sang along with his dark face and red face.
But outsiders just have no choice. 1. They have no connections and 2. they don’t have time to wait. They simply can’t afford it. No matter how angry they are, they still have to compromise in the end.
So the two of them were fighting together, neither one willing to give in, until a soft and soft tone suddenly came from the frozen air, and the conversation was suddenly interrupted.
"Hey, Auntie."
"I, I came to Shanghai to visit, but I didn't mean not to tell you. Also, my luggage was lost."
"..."
Zhou Xiaoyao said the name of the hotel and found that everyone turned to look at him, so he hugged Gu Ming's arm tightly, his expression became colder and colder, but his voice became quieter and quieter.
Upon seeing this, the police officers, managers, general manager, and staff watching in the lobby all couldn't help but glance at the little girl, but no one paid attention to it. They just regarded it as a small incident and continued to remain silent.
Since we can't negotiate, let's continue spending money. Some people are tourists and some are locals. It's clear who can afford it and who can't.
It is impossible to pay compensation first. Even if the luggage is really not found, they will only pay ten times the storage fee.
For 5 pieces of luggage, the premium is 3. The premium for those two pieces of luggage is 40. Even if you pay ten times the compensation, it is only 400. Plus the storage fee of 300, the total is only 1.
As for 3? Don't even think about it.
Manager Qiu has been in charge of the hotel for the boss for many years and has dealt with all kinds of difficult things. He knows that many guests will be very angry when they are dissatisfied, but in the end, he is unable to do anything but compromise.
He is very confident.
But what happened next was far beyond their expectations.
About half an hour later, three police cars suddenly drove to the hotel. The leader was a middle-aged man in casual clothes, followed by several police officers. They walked over with steady steps.
Seeing this scene, the two police officers responsible for mediating the dispute immediately stood up and saluted.
"Captain Chen, why are you here?"
"Didn't you say your luggage was lost? Tell me about it first. What's going on?"
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The police officers were confused, thinking that they hadn't reported the situation yet, so why did the captain know about it so quickly?
Manager Qiu, who had a cold face, couldn't help but sit up straight, his eyes were a little surprised, and he seemed a little puzzled.
But before the two police officers could speak, another engine roar came from the door of the hotel. Then, three black cars stopped steadily, and three men in suits and ties ran panting into the brightly lit lobby. , also gathered here.
Manager Qiu stood up immediately after seeing these three people. It was for no other reason than that the people who came were the big boss and two shareholders of their hotel.
But ever since he started working in this hotel, he seemed to have never seen such a nervous expression on the boss's part.
"Boss, Mr. Zhang, Mr. Sun, why are you three here?"
"Where's the luggage?" The hotel owner looked at him with a gloomy look.
Manager Qiu was stunned for a moment: "What...what luggage?"
"Where is the Zhou family's luggage that was lost in our hotel? Such a big thing happened, and you are sitting here quite safely. Don't you know how to find the luggage?!"
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