Bai Rou'er looked relieved; things had become much smoother after Zhang Fan came along.

The Xuanji Herbal Medicine Shop was packed with people; it was impossible to squeeze in.

Liu Li was in charge of collecting money, and two male clerks were in charge of dispensing medicine. One of them looked familiar; he was the scarred man they had met before. The owner's daughter wasn't there today.

The signboard of the Tongji Medicinal Herbs Shop next door was covered with a layer of dust, and a spider had spun a web on it.

Upon seeing Zhang Fan, Liu Li hurriedly ran out: "Dr. Zhang, are you here to pick up medicine today?"

Zhang Fan glanced at the tightly packed herbal medicine shop and said, "I need quite a lot of medicine."

He reported the medicinal materials he needed.

Liu Li hurriedly said, "Dr. Zhang, I just finished using the Tripterygium wilfordii, but the new shipment will arrive this afternoon. Would you like to buy it somewhere else, or have it delivered to you when it arrives?"

Generally, it's best to buy medicinal herbs on-site to avoid being ripped off, but Zhang Fan trusted Liu Li's character: "You can deliver them."

Liu Li bowed gratefully, saying, "Thank you for your trust, Dr. Zhang."

Zhang Fan reported the medicinal herbs he needed, leaving the address of Kelai Restaurant, and then returned to Kelai Restaurant with Bai Rou'er to wait for Liu Li.

The cleaning and dishwashing staff at the restaurant have finished cleaning up and gone home to rest.

Since Bai Rou'er wasn't opening today, she gave them the day off.

In the huge restaurant, there were only Zhang Fan and Bai Rou'er.

Bai Rou'er: "It's still early, why don't we take a nap?"

She walked ahead, still wearing her uniform, her round buttocks swaying up and down with her movements, like two ripe peaches.

Zhang Fan placed his hand on her slender waist: "Then let's go to sleep."

Bai Rou'er's face flushed instantly, her fair skin tinged with pink, and with the fine downy hairs, she looked even more like a ripe peach.

She said coquettishly, "You're so annoying, it's broad daylight."

Zhang Fan walked to the bed in the office lounge, put his arm around Bai Rou'er and leaned back, Bai Rou'er leaning against him.

This bed is a folding cot, only 1.2 meters wide. When two people lie on the bed, the man can only be on top and the woman on the bottom, pressed tightly together.

Zhang Fan felt the softness against his chest, and his teasing gaze swept downwards. Bai Rou'er immediately lowered her head shyly, her voice sweet and coquettish: "You're so annoying, don't look."

Bai Rou'er was still young and experiencing things for the first time, so she was particularly prone to shyness.

Everyone says that women in their thirties are like wolves and tigers, but Zhang Fan couldn't imagine what women in their thirties were like at all.

Unbeknownst to him, Zhang Fan fell into a deep sleep.

I don't know how much time passed, but then I heard a commotion downstairs.

Zhang Fan went to the window and saw about thirty people standing below, divided into two groups, facing each other.

Bai Rou'er was overjoyed and quickly went downstairs to open the door: "Uncle Wen, that's great, you're all back. What are you arguing about?"

With a dark expression, Wen Da pointed at the person who was being forced to kneel on the ground and said, "Miss, we heard about what happened this morning."

"This kid sneaked into the restaurant a few days ago, just after Shi Yanyu's incident. We suspect he did it!"

The man being pointed at was in his twenties, with a large mole on the corner of his mouth, and looked rather honest.

"Miss, I'm innocent! I just couldn't bear to leave the restaurant, so I sneaked in to take a look. I didn't do anything." He turned to look at Zhang Fan. "Maybe he did it."

Bai Rou'er: "You're talking nonsense. If it weren't for Zhang Fan, our restaurant would be doomed this time."

The man scoffed, "Who knows if it was staged by himself?"

Zhang Fan stared coldly at the other person. He didn't know them at all and hadn't done anything to offend them, yet the other person kept targeting him: "Who are you?"

Bai Rou'er frowned in displeasure and scolded, "Qingtuo, Zhang Fan wouldn't do that."

She explained to Zhang Fan, "Qingtuo, the second chef in the restaurant."

Bai Rou'er: "Qingtuo, do you have evidence to clear your name? You know that Kelai Restaurant doesn't keep suspects around."

Qingtuo looked at Bai Rou'er with disbelief: "The head chef has been poached. I'm the head chef now. If you fire me, do you want to close the restaurant down?"

Wenda: "Miss, I'm always worried about the guests, so I often take a stroll around the neighborhood when I have nothing to do."

“Just last night, I saw Qingtuo run out of there in a panic, and then Shi Yanyu got into trouble. It must be him!”

Chinto: "You're talking nonsense. I clearly saw you acting suspiciously."

Seeing Qingtuo's aggrieved and indignant expression, Bai Rou'er was at a loss.

Indeed, as Chinteau said, no one in the restaurant can be the head chef except Chinteau. It would be too risky to find a chef rashly, and we might not be able to find someone who is satisfactory.

Moreover, Qingtuo had worked at the restaurant for many years. When the head chef left, he wanted to take Qingtuo with him, but Qingtuo chose to stay at the restaurant.

However, if Qin Tuo really is the one who killed the rockfish in the shop, that would be poisoning, which is a crime.

She looked at Zhang Fan with a conflicted expression: "Zhang Fan, what do you think we should do?"

Zhang Fan's gaze swept over everyone, finally settling on Wen Da: "He's the one who drugged me."

Wen Da paused, startled: "I've worked at Ke Lai Restaurant for thirty years, I'm a long-time employee, and I would never have any disloyalty!"

Qintuo was also stunned, his eyes filled with confusion.

Bai Rou'er hurriedly asked, "Zhang Fan, could there be a mistake?"

Zhang Fan: "He smelled of poison."

Qingtuo struggled to his feet, rushed to Wenda's side and rummaged through the contents, finding a package wrapped in yellow paper. He unfolded it and found a suspicious white powder inside.

Wenda's lips trembled, and cold sweat poured down his forehead: "I... also have my reasons."

Looking at the sharp gazes around him, he seemed to have made up his mind: "I've worked here for so many years, and my salary is only this high. Wei Luo is offering double. A wise bird chooses a good tree to perch on. I haven't done anything wrong!"

This statement deeply moved everyone present, causing them to fall into deep thought.

Almost everyone wants a better life and to earn more money.

Indeed, Wei Luo promised even more money.

Qingtuo gritted his teeth: "If it weren't for the boss back then, you wouldn't know where you would be now. People should know how to be grateful!"

Qin Tuo's words awakened the conscience of some people, who echoed, "That's right, without the boss, I wouldn't be where I am today."

Wen Da snorted coldly: "To hell with conscience, everyone has to look out for themselves."

Bai Rou'er clenched her fists in anger, her chest heaving violently.

He turned around and said to the crowd, "Boss Wei is willing to pay double, so those of you who want to leave can come with me."

Bai Rou'er instantly calmed down and quietly looked at everyone. This was a good opportunity to test them.

She will not keep those who are opportunistic, but she will remember the good deeds of those who stay.

Disloyal people, if they stay, will only bring trouble. The poisoning of the rockfish served as a reminder to her.

The crowd began to hesitate, but Wenda continued his brainwashing: "With money, you can buy a house and buy more things your family needs."

Some of the hesitant people's eyes hardened, and they slowly walked behind Wenda.