After the couple left, Captain Liu said, "Ye Chen, come to the office."
"Okay! Captain Liu," Ye Chen nodded.
Captain Liu left, and the other security guards who had come from elsewhere also left. Team Leader Li Gang, unable to reach Ye Chen's shoulder, patted his arm and said, "Go quickly! You did well."
"Hmm!"
Ye Chen quickly arrived outside the office of the captain on the fourth floor. He knocked on the door.
"Come in."
Ye Chen pushed the door open and walked in, saying, "Captain Liu."
"Come, sit down."
"No need, Captain Liu. Just tell me what you need. I still have to go patrol."
Hearing Ye Chen say this, Captain Liu opened a drawer, took out an envelope, and said, "You handled the situation well this time. I saw everything on the surveillance footage. This is a reward from the team, just a small amount of money to encourage you."
"Thank you, Captain Liu."
"Don't thank me. This is what you deserve. Also, I've reported this to the mall. What kind of reward the mall will give you, I don't know."
"It's fine," Ye Chen said nonchalantly.
"Alright, you can go now."
"Yes."
The envelope was thin, and Ye Chen didn't look inside. He just put it in his pocket and went back to join Zhao Peng on patrol.
"Brother Chen, you were amazing! Did you train before?"
"What, didn't you train?" Ye Chen asked Zhao Peng.
When joining the security team, everyone had to undergo training. Only those who passed could join; those who failed couldn't get in.
"I... I didn't." Zhao Peng blushed.
Seeing him like this, Ye Chen shook his head and said, "I think you shouldn't be called Zhao Peng."
"Huh? Then what should I be called?"
"You should be called Zhao Kunpeng, because with a little wind, you'd fly away."
"Brother Chen..."
"Alright, I'm just joking. But I'm curious, how did you get in, and what about the dried bean curd (腐竹)?"
"I don't know about the dried bean curd, but I was recruited by our team leader."
"I understand." Ye Chen patted Zhao Peng's shoulder and said, "Train more."
Team Leader Li Gang was a genuinely good person. This wasn't sarcasm; he was really a good person. Seeing Zhao Peng's frail appearance, likely having difficulty finding a job, he recruited him.
Of course, even though Ye Chen and his team were part of a formal security company, recruiting someone wasn't easy for Team Leader Li Gang. It must have been approved by Captain Liu.
The rest of the day passed without any incidents in the mall. Every time Ye Chen patrolled the cosmetics section, the salespeople would secretly glance at him.
At six in the evening, both the mall and the office building closed for the day, meaning it was time for Ye Chen and his team to finish their shift. However, they had to wait until everyone left before locking up and heading back.
At six-thirty, they returned to the dormitory. Ye Chen opened his locker, changed out of his security uniform, and put on casual clothes.
Then, he took out the envelope Captain Liu had given him, opened it, and saw two hundred yuan inside. He took out one note and handed it to Zhao Peng, saying, "Here you go."
"Huh! Brother Chen, what is this..."
"Today, the captain was very pleased with how we handled the situation and rewarded us two hundred yuan. We should split it."
"No, no, Brother Chen, I can't take it. This reward is meant for you," Zhao Peng quickly shook his head.
"What are you saying? We patrolled together and handled the situation together, so it's only fair you get a share."
Ye Chen was always loyal and never greedy. Even if he kept the entire reward, no one would say anything.
But he couldn't do that because he and Zhao Peng were a team. Since they were a team, any benefits should be shared.
"Brother Chen, I really can't take this money. If I did, what would others think of me?"
"Uh, this..."
Ye Chen really wanted to give it to him. Although a hundred yuan wasn't much, he knew Zhao Peng needed money. Otherwise, with his frail appearance, Team Leader Li Gang wouldn't have recruited him.
"Alright, how about this: if you don't want it and I don't want it, we can use it to buy food."
"Buying food? Who's buying food?" Team Leader Li Gang walked in from outside.
"Team Leader, I am," Ye Chen said with a smile.
"Why, did you hit the jackpot?" Team Leader Li Gang asked while taking off his security uniform.
"No, it's like this, Team Leader. Captain Liu called me over today and gave me a reward of two hundred yuan. I wanted to split it with Zhao Peng, but he refused, so I thought we could use it to buy food."
Team Leader Li Gang looked at Zhao Peng, then at Ye Chen, and said, "If he doesn't want it, you should keep it. Young people should save more money. The team provides food, so why eat out?"
"Well..."
"Alright, hurry up and change clothes for dinner. Save the money; earning money isn't easy."
Hearing this, Ye Chen thought for a moment and said, "Team Leader, how about this: I'll buy some cooked food and a bottle of wine, and we'll eat in the dormitory."