book eye

Chapter 22 Fake Books
Liu Xing was about to leave the book city, but suddenly he couldn't find Liu Shiming.

"Is Sister Ming missing?" Wang Lanlan's big eyes flickered, "Could she have been kidnapped by the Goddess Book Club?"

"This is Book City, how could a kidnapping happen?"

"Not necessarily." Wang Lanlan analyzed, "According to my years of analysis and summary of kidnapping cases in Tianhai City, I found a rule - the more crowded the place, the higher the probability of kidnappings!"

Although Liu Xing felt that her conclusion was unreliable, he still couldn't find his sister, and he was not at ease: "Lend me your mobile phone."

Wang Lanlan dug into her pocket, took out a pink mobile phone, and handed it over.

Liu Xing dialed Liu Shiming's cell phone number.

"Sorry, the number you dialed is off..."

Shut down?

Wang Lanlan thought of something, and then analyzed: "It seems that sister Ming really had an accident. According to statistics, after more than 90% of kidnapping cases, the kidnappers will immediately turn off the hostage's mobile phone. Sister Ming must have been kidnapped by the Goddess Book Club." gone……"

Liu Xing frowned slightly.

"Liu Xing, don't worry, I'm here." Wang Lanlan comforted, "I'm a mystery novelist. I have written this kind of kidnapping plot several times, and I have some experience. We must calm down now and not panic. Call the police first, and at the same time take timely measures to rescue the hostages..."

Liu Xing interrupted: "Shouldn't be really kidnapped, I'll look for it again..."

"It can't be delayed any longer! Every second of delay, sister Ming will be in more danger! Time is life!"

Wang Lanlan acted resolutely, snatched the mobile phone, and immediately called the police. After the call was connected, she said urgently, "Hi, uncle policeman, I want to report the crime. A beautiful sister disappeared in Bohai Book City, and the mobile phone is still turned off. .According to my analysis, seventy-eight out of ten were kidnapped..."

"Axing!"

Just halfway through Wang Lanlan's call to the police, a sweet voice came. Liu Xing turned his head and saw a young woman in white casual clothes walking quickly. It was Liu Shiming.

Seeing Liu Shiming's sudden return, Wang Lanlan, who was calling the police, was also a little dazed, her black eyes rolled, and she quickly said into the phone, "Uh...uncle policeman, there's something new... just now the hostages have died. Come back, it’s not a kidnapping case, it’s a false alarm, I’m sorry, I’m sorry... I wish you a happy work, you will be promoted every step of the way, and I have the opportunity to treat you to dinner... Bye."

After hanging up the phone, Wang Lanlan wiped the sweat from her forehead with her little hand, thanking herself for her quick response, otherwise it would be troublesome if the police were dispatched.His eyes fluttered, he looked at Liu Shiming, his face showed doubts, and he thought to himself: Strange, according to my reasoning, sister Ming should have been kidnapped, why did she come back again?Which part of the reasoning went wrong?I think about it...

"Sister, where have you been?"

"I'll help you buy theoretical books on reading."

After finishing speaking, Liu Shiming handed over a beautifully packaged book, which was "Doctor of Reading Teach You How to Get Eyes" that Liu Xing had seen in the book signing hall before.

"Just to buy this book, you ran to the signing site and lined up?"

"Yes, there are a lot of people buying books today, and they queued for nearly an hour."

"Why is your phone turned off?"

"Shut down? Oh, no battery..."

Liu Xing was a little speechless, she was really a big sister, she actually queued up for an hour to buy a book for him.

……

After the episode, the three of them walked to the cash register in the book city to check out.

Liu Xing only bought a set of "Doctor of Reading teaches you how to catch your eyes", the price is 155 yuan.

In addition to buying "Tracking and Anti-Tracking Technology", Wang Lanlan also bought a one-star mystery novel "Invisible Case Record", the price is 1000 yuan.

"Wang Lanlan, let me read your mystery novel."

After paying the bill, the three of them were about to leave the bookstore together when Liu Xing said suddenly.He wanted to test the matching degree of the novel and see if "The Invisible Case" was suitable for him to read.If it matches well, buy one for yourself.

Wang Lanlan was quite generous, and handed over the "Invisible Crime Record".

After unpacking the novel, Liu Xing flipped through it quickly, and a burst of refreshing coolness slipped through his eyes.

[Book Title] "Invisible Case Record"

【Type】Mystery novel

【Level】None
……

"It's strange, why is the level of this "Invisible Crime Record" not rated?" Liu Xing had a question in his heart: did he buy a fake book?
"Wang Lanlan, your "Invisible Crime Record" does not seem to be a star novel."

"Huh?" Wang Lanlan quickly looked at the cover of the novel, "Isn't there a star mark on it, it should be a one-star novel."

It is impossible for Liu Xing to say that his eyes have supernatural powers, so he had to make up a lie: "I seem to have read this book before, it is an ordinary novel."

"No way?"

Wang Lanlan had no idea, this book cost 1000 yuan to buy, out of caution, she decided to go to the service desk of the bookstore for consultation.

Bookstore Service Desk.

"Sister waiter, I just bought this "Invisible Crime Record" in your bookstore, and the quality seems to be faulty." Wang Lanlan put the book on the service desk and said, "It doesn't seem to be a star novel."

The waitress looked at "Invisible Crime Records" and explained patiently: "Little sister, don't worry, our bookstore cannot sell fake books. There is an anti-counterfeiting code on the cover of the novel. If you are worried, you can check it online."

"You can check it out for me."

"Okay, wait a minute."

The waitress used a computer to log in to the official website of Huaxia Book Testing Center, and entered the anti-counterfeiting code of the novel.

After a while, a dialog box popped up on the webpage: "Sorry, the anti-counterfeiting code of the book you entered does not exist!"

Looking at the dialog box that popped up on the computer screen, the waitress froze for a moment, the situation was beyond her expectation.

If the novel is genuine, then the anti-counterfeiting code should be able to pass the verification of the official website of the Book Testing Center.

"Little sister, I'm sorry, can you please wait a moment?" The waitress realized that the novel was abnormal, "I'll go ask the manager of our bookstore."

Wang Lanlan nodded.

Afterwards, the waitress left in a hurry and ran towards the manager's office in Bookstore.

Liu Xing and the other three waited patiently at the service desk. A few minutes later, a man shouted curses from the direction of the Shucheng office.

"You go and call me Lao Li from the purchasing department of the book city, and ask him where these books come from!"

"Good manager."

A moment later, a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes came out of the office and rushed towards Liu Xing.

"Hello! I'm the manager of the book city." Upon meeting, the manager of the book city said, "I'm really sorry, there are some problems with the "Invisible Crime Record" you bought just now, and I apologize to you again on behalf of the book city."

Liu Xing asked: "What about this novel now?"

The manager of the bookstore said: "Don't worry, this is our bookstore's mistake, and we will definitely give you a reasonable explanation. How about this, I will give you two compensation plans. For the first plan, you can choose one at random in Bohai Bookstore. A one-star novel; the second plan, Shucheng compensates you 10000 yuan in cash. Which plan do you think is suitable?"

"Invisible Crime Record" was bought by Wang Lanlan, so Liu Xing asked for her opinion.

Wang Lanlan rolled her eyes twice, as if she was thinking about it, and finally made what she thought was a wise choice: "I choose cash."

A few minutes later, 10000 yuan was delivered to Wang Lanlan.

After paying the compensation, the bookstore manager pulled Wang Lanlan aside again, and whispered a few words to her. The general content was to hope that Wang Lanlan would not publicize the fact that she bought a fake book in the bookstore today.

The Huaxia Kingdom has strict regulations on the sale of books, and the sale of fake books, banned books, and pirated books will be severely punished by relevant laws.

Today Wang Lanlan bought a fake book in the bookstore. This matter is not a big deal, but it is not a small thing. The manager of the bookstore naturally hopes that the big thing will be turned into a small one, and the small thing will be nothing.

……

A few minutes later, the three of them walked out of Bohai Bookstore.

When she returned to Novel Street, Wang Lanlan picked up the compensation money from Book City just now with her little hand, and asked, "Liu Xing, how do you divide the 10000 yuan?"

"what?"

"Just now you helped me discover that "Invisible Crime Records" is a fake book, and you should get the 10000 yuan." Wang Lanlan suggested, "Why don't we share 5000 yuan with you, and I keep 5000 yuan for myself."

"No, no, it's not fair to you, I think it's four or six points!" Liu Xing proposed another distribution plan, "I am six, you are four."

"..." Wang Lanlan raised her eyebrows, "Why isn't it my six and you four?"

"Don't you think I played a decisive role in this incident?"

Wang Lanlan thought about it, and felt that it seemed reasonable. If Liu Xing hadn't discovered the problem with the book in time, she might have been kept in the dark.

"Okay, I'll give you 6000 yuan." Wang Lanlan handed the money to Liu Xing, "Liu Xing, what is that "Invisible Crime Record" about?"

"How would I know?"

"Haven't you seen it?"

"Uh... forgot..."

(End of this chapter)