Chapter 503: Solve by Force

"In the last game, he took advantage of Pei Yeyu's attention. This time, I didn't want the team to fall apart again, so I sent Pei Yeyu away. Once Pei Yeyu is gone, he won't have anyone to lead him if he wants to cause trouble. As for the others, we reached an agreement in the last game, and they will cooperate in this one. Do you want to ask me why I didn't send him away?" Seeing Zhao Xiaojing half-closed her eyes, Yu Yiyuan tilted his head and asked.

"I was just wondering what kind of chain reaction would happen if Gu Yanghui, who came from my previous team, met this guy." Zhao Xiaojing rubbed her brows with a headache. "That's not a good thing either. The best solution for this situation is definitely for the entire team to be the only one. It requires everyone's cooperation. As for your question about why we didn't send him away, it's probably because he's just a lackey. There are more than one lackeys, so the only choice is to send the master away."

Hearing this analogy, Yu Yiyuan chuckled twice. "It's a precise description. But there's another reason. If I send him away, he might be more successful in another team. Who knows which female chef he'll bully next? If the male chefs help him, he'll just become more and more aggressive, embarrassing both the victim and the helper. He's a foul-mouthed person, and cursing isn't civilized. It's better to use force. So, please help me."

"No problem, I just didn't expect that I was invited here not because of my cooking skills and point ranking, but because of my martial arts." After these words, Zhao Xiaojing's doubts disappeared, and she immediately looked at Yu Yiyuan with a lot more favor.

"That Gu Yanghui you just mentioned, how strong is he?"

"He's not outstanding, but he's quite the gossipmonger. Also, I don't know what tactics he used, but after the last split, the person he was in the same group with volunteered to take the lowest score, giving it all to him."

Yu Yiyuan nodded. "Then let's go into the meeting. I'll keep an eye on him and try to separate the two of them. Please sit next to Gong Hezhi. I'll tell you which one it is later."

Zhao Xiaojing agreed, and the two of them entered the hall. The contestants were already seated at the round table, chatting in groups of three or four. Yu Yiyuan glanced around, his lips curled up in a mocking arc, "They've already connected, it's the one next to Gu Yanghui."

"Birds of a feather flock together." Zhao Xiaojing also saw Gu Yanghui at the first time. He was having a pleasant conversation with a man next to him. It seemed to be Gong Hezhi.

The seat next to Gong Hezhi was empty, and three female chefs were sitting far away opposite. Zhao Xiaojing walked straight to Gong Hezhi, moved the chair away and sat down.

As soon as they sat down, Gong Hezhi and Gu Yanghui immediately stopped talking.

"Pei Yeyu has left, and Zhao Xiaojing will be the vice-captain. Does anyone have any objections?" Yu Yiyuan said straight to the point. He seemed to be asking everyone, but his eyes fell on Gong Hezhi.

Zhao Xiaojing also turned her head and stared at Gong Hezhi coldly.

Gong Hezhi originally turned his head to look at Yu Yiyuan. When Zhao Xiaojing saw him, she subconsciously looked over, and then hurriedly avoided his gaze as if she was pricked by a needle.

No one answered for a long time. Yu Yiyuan smiled, still looking at Gong Hezhi. "Then it's settled. If you're not satisfied later, you can go find the vice-captain. The vice-captain said we shouldn't waste time or ask for help. We can just use force. If she loses, she can give way."

Zhao Xiaojing almost couldn't hold back her deliberately cold expression.

Yu Yiyuan, when I first met him, he was with his sister and I thought he was a caring and sensible brother. But when I saw him on the court, I thought he was aloof and introverted and kept strangers away. But when we got to know each other again, I found out he had such a sinister personality?

"Okay, time is running out, let's discuss the competition. Let's start with how many dishes we can make and what dishes we can make. I've calculated that if you make more than three dishes, you don't have to worry about it, you won't get any points. Making one dish out of three will give you the highest score, but it's also the most difficult. What do you think?" Yu Yiyuan became serious when talking about business.

"I suggest we start by discussing making one dish for ten people and see what we can do. If this approach doesn't work, we can consider making two or three dishes as a second best option," said the short-haired female chef sitting opposite Zhao Xiaojing.

"I think it's feasible. Let's discuss it in this direction?" said the curly-haired female chef next to the short-haired female chef.

"Okay, I thought about it on the way. According to the competition rules, all ten people need to participate without any water. In order for the judges to taste the flavor, the best thing to do is a 'platter'. In other words, ten people each make a part, and then these parts are combined to present their own flavor." Yu Yiyuandao.

"That's a hodgepodge." said a male chef sitting next to Wen Xinyuan.

A hodgepodge... Zhao Xiaojing's mind stirred. "There's a dish in my hometown called Family Portrait. It doesn't have a fixed recipe; there are elaborate and simple methods. All the ingredients need to be prepared in advance, then arranged together, and finally topped with chicken broth or stock. It's eaten while it's cooked. Although it's just one dish, each ingredient has its own unique flavor. Dishes like meat cakes, meat rolls, shrimp dumplings, and fish balls are also complicated to make by hand, and the taste is richer. We can use this dish as a template to make a similar 'hodgepodge.'"

"That's a great idea!" The short-haired female chef's eyes lit up. "We can refer to this recipe, or just make it this way, as long as the flavors blend and don't clash."

"They just do whatever others tell them to do. Hiss, women just have no opinions of their own and love to express them randomly." Gong Hezhi, who was next to Zhao Xiaojing, crossed his legs and leaned back in his chair, muttering to himself.

The sound was not small, and the female chef opposite obviously heard it. Her face darkened and she was about to get angry. Zhao Xiaojing's pupils shrank, and her left foot under the table immediately kicked the chair leg on the right side of Gong Hezhi.

The speed was too fast and the posture was too light. When Zhao Xiaojing pulled it back, Gong Hezhi's chair suddenly tilted backwards.

The center of gravity of Gong Hezhi's body was originally on his back. He fell back heavily with the chair and screamed subconsciously.

In a flash, when Gong Hezhi was about to hit his head on the ground, Zhao Xiaojing grabbed the right leg of the chair, apparently saving him but secretly pulling the force to the left.

In this area, the original gravity was reduced by three points, and Gong Hezhi's fall also changed direction. The left side of his body rolled heavily to the ground, and his right shoulder hit Gu Yanghui's chair directly.

"Ouch!" Gong Hezhi cried out.

"Hahahahahahaha!" Seeing that Gong Hezhi could fall down while sitting on the chair, the first thing that happened around was laughter.

Everyone's speed and agility were much worse than Zhao Xiaojing's, and they didn't notice the kick under the table at all. They just felt that while talking in the meeting, Gong Hezhi didn't sit firmly and shouted. Zhao Xiaojing hurriedly tried to pull him up, but he still fell on his butt.

"Oh, how come you fell down while sitting quietly? Get up quickly." Zhao Xiaojing stood up while laughing with everyone else, pulling Gong Hezhi's arm to pull him up.

"Hiss!...Ah!" Gong Hezhi howled like a pig being slaughtered again.