Chapter 35: Scene
Shi Tian wanted popcorn to eat at the moment wasn't because he was heartless to not assist Macy in such a situation. Instead, it was because he knew Macy wasn't in any kind of trouble whatsoever.
From the start, Macy was extremely calm, even when the rough-looking man turned agitated and started banging on the counter repeatedly. Based on that inspection, Shi Tian could somewhat deduce that such a scene wasn't uncommon or unfamiliar to Macy.
Since that was the case, then Shi Tian could simply glance from the sideline and witness how the rough-looking man would suffer terribly.
Why be an unnecessary hero?
He was not some greenhorn immature brat that would throw out all their brain cells and ignore the environment to rescue the woman.
And sure enough, a few minutes later, the situation had escalated a notch further. The rough-looking man had completely turned a deaf ear to whatever explanation Macy had to offer and was adamant about paying only 350 Eons.
To retaliate, the rough-looking man pulled out a weapon and was ready to attack Macy.
Seeing such a drastic change, Shi Tian's left hand slowly reached into his pocket in which a pistol was stored. This was just a measurement in case Macy truly had no defense mechanism available to her, then he would be ready to take out his pistol to shoot the rough-looking man.
Though it was a good thing that he didn't need to make a move because soon, two shadow figures appeared from out of nowhere and apprehended the rough-looking man in an instant.
The speed of these shadow figures was so fast that even Shi Tian only realized the rough-looking man was apprehended a few seconds later.
The weapon that the rough-looking man held was tossed to the side and dragged away by one of the shadow figures.
"Receptionist Macy, are you alright?" One of the shadow figures then asked Macy, seemingly trying to confirm that she wasn't harmed.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Not the first time that it had happened." Macy nodded her head and turned slightly to the side, seemingly giving a glance at Shi Tian, who still had his hand near his pocket.
Being glanced at, Shi Tian twitched his brows and awkwardly pulled his hand out from the pocket.
"Since you're unharmed, then we'll be leaving." The shadow figure then said to Macy before leaving, not even giving a single glance toward Shi Tian.
Almost like the wind, the two shadow figures had appeared and disappeared in just a snap of a finger.
Meanwhile, Shi Tian slowly used this opportunity to walk toward the counter.
"Mechanist Isaac Aaronax had finished the modification and would create a mechanical right arm for me. So how much is the cost?" He then asked, acting as if the previous incident didn't occur.
Macy smiled briefly as she typed something on the computer for a few seconds.
"The modification and creation of the mechanical right arm would be around 850 Eons. But considering how you were ready to assist me with that pistol in your pocket and the good words of Mechanist Isaac Aaaronax, I'll give you a 10% discount. Hence, the total cost would be 765 Eons." Macy reported.
"How did you know it's a pistol?" Ignoring the price charge, Shi Tian was more surprised that Macy was able to discern he was reaching out for his pistol.
Macy chuckled softly and decided to explain it to him since she wasn't busy at the moment.
"When you were reaching out to your pocket, there's a bulging sign of the clothes that were shaped like a pistol. Not to mention, you were enjoying the scene and only moved when the customer pulled out a weapon. And I doubt you're an accomplice to him, so the only logical explanation was a pistol or some sort of weapon shaped like one."
Shi Tian nodded his head.
"You are very perceptive in that aspect." He complimented, slowly retrieving the 765 Eons. Some of the Eons were obtained from the exchange center whereas some of them were directly from what Yolanda had on her.
Seeing Shi Tian counting the Eons, Macy smiled slightly as she waited patiently for him to pay up.
Being a receptionist for a long time, Macy had a keen eye on what type of person the customer was with just a few details and a glance at them.
Hence, she could deduce that Shi Tian wasn't a ruffian like the previous customer, who would attempt to act confident and arrogant to renege on the payment.
And given that Mechanist Isaac Aaronax had said some good input regarding Shi Tian's character, a discount would be handed out.
"Alright, payment accepted, but still continue to hold onto the small token. Only when you officially receive our company's product and are satisfied with the result would you return it back to us?" Macy confirmed the payment and said.
"Understood," Shi Tian nodded his head. "Oh right, this is the phone number that I'm using, so you could call me whenever the mechanical arm is ready."
Now that he got an old model of Cellos for Nathan's use, Shi Tian was comfortable in giving out the phone number to be notified as soon as his commission was completed.
Of course, Macy didn't bother to ask why he was willing to give out the phone number now.
Instead, she quickly noted down his phone number and smiled. "Alright, we'll notify you the moment Mechanist Isaac Aaaronax is finished with your commission." She then said, typing something else on her keyboard.
Shi Tian also didn't idle much longer and took the elevator to exit Optic Mech. Though once he was outside of Optic Mech, in the back alley of the store, Shi Tian noticed a bloody figure laying there.
The bloody figure was bleeding from all sorts of slash wounds, and was like a living corpse, being dumped aside. The nearby pedestrians that walked past the alley merely glanced for a few seconds before going back to their business, almost as if it was something common.
Meanwhile, Shi Tian was silent as he recognized the bloody figure that was in a near-death state.
'Seems like Optic Mech's reputation isn't superficial. Trying to create a scene with them was no different than courting death.' Shi Tian thought to himself, walking the opposite way. He couldn't be bothered by the unsightly appearance of the rough-looking man from the previous scene.
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