Chapter 484 Who is it?

Fang Lan'e looked at Lin Xiaoxia in confusion and asked, "How do you lure the snake out of its hole?"

Lin Xiaoxia said, "After stealing our formula, they rushed to launch it. Not only did they want to use our formula, but they also wanted to prevent us from launching new products and lose our credibility. So if we launch a new product again, they'll probably tamper with it again. As long as they do that again, we'll have a chance to catch the culprit."

While they were talking, Sun Qiang also hurried over.

Lin Xiaoxia called Sun Qiang through the car window to get in the car and told him what she had just said to Fang Lan'e.

After listening to this, Sun Qiang also felt that Lin Xiaoxia's trick was a good one, so now he just had to let Lin Xiaoxia write the formula for the new product.

After discussing it, the three of them went into the store and went to the office together.

Lin Xiaoxia took a pen and paper and wrote down a special dish.

The recipe this time cannot be too important, because I want to lure people out, but if I fail to catch them, I can't lose another special feature, so I wrote a very ordinary grilled vegetable sauce, and it is not complete yet.

After writing it, Lin Xiaoxia asked Fang Lan'e to take the recipe to the kitchen and tell everyone about it. Everyone had to know about the new recipe so that they could catch big fish. Of course, from the moment Fang Lan'e took the recipe, her fishing mission also began. She had to give people a chance to steal it, and she had to be prepared to catch the thief if he showed up.

After Fang Lan'e left, Lin Xiaoxia called Sun Qiang out together. When they were outside and there was no one around, Lin Xiaoxia said to Sun Qiang, "Qiangzi, I thought it was just normal competition before, but now it seems that something's not right with the newly opened Four Seasons BBQ restaurant in Tiexi. Ask someone to check who owns the restaurant in Tiexi."

After hearing what Lin Xiaoxia said, Sun Qiang naturally understood what she meant: "Sister-in-law, do you suspect that this is more than just vicious business competition?"

Lin Xiaoxia said, "Well, although we don't like to offend people, there are still some people we don't get along with. And since our specialty dishes appeared in that store, we can be sure they were bought from that store. No matter what, they have to investigate."

"Well, I'll go now."

"Don't worry too much. We have many special dishes at home, and this one is no exception. The previous recipes are all in Xiao'e's mind, so it's not a big problem."

After hearing what Lin Xiaoxia said, Sun Qiang breathed a sigh of relief: "Sister-in-law, this store really can't do without you. Sister-in-law, I'll go then." With that, he left in a hurry.

Lin Xiaoxia went to the main store again and gave the chef here the complete steps of the special dish she was going to make for Fang Lan'e today, asking him to develop it so as not to delay the launch of the new dish the day after tomorrow.

Lin Xiaoxia was still very confident in this chef, and this incident also made her feel that some things did need to be managed separately. Fang Lan'e only needed to take charge of the overall barbecue ingredients, and the new special dishes could be handed over to other chefs, otherwise Fang Lan'e's responsibility would be too heavy.

After arranging these things, Lin Xiaoxia returned home.

As soon as I got home, I received a call from Sun Qiang, saying that the owner of Tiexi Four Seasons BBQ Restaurant had not appeared in public and the employees didn't know his last name. Sun Qiang asked someone to go to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to check and there would be news tomorrow.

Lin Xiaoxia returned home and was not in the mood to cook. After thinking about it, she put on her clothes and went out to wait for Lu Jingshen to get off work so that they could go out for dinner together.

When Lu Jingshen saw Lin Xiaoxia, he knew she was worried: "What happened?"

"The new dish has been leaked. You know it's not a problem with just one dish, but a spy inside." This is what made Lin Xiaoxia depressed.

"It shouldn't be like that. The benefits in your store are better than those in ordinary government agencies. You get regular handouts, high bonuses, and insurance. No one with any sense would leave for a small profit."

"You also said that you wouldn't do it for petty gains, so what if the conditions offered are generous?"

"If you're not someone who's in urgent need of money, there's no need. After all, working in our store will bring long-term benefits. Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that someone might be greedy for money or someone needs money urgently for something."

"So we have to find out if anyone's family has had any accidents recently. If there aren't any, it's not easy for the other party to just find someone to do this. There has to be a reason."

After saying that, Lin Xiaoxia suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh, we overlooked the most unreliable person, Fang Xiaodong. Although I arranged for him to work at the bath center, he has been visiting Xiao'e frequently recently and has even stayed at Xiao'e's house several times. This person has ulterior motives and is an even greater suspect."

"It's true that it's difficult to change one's nature, but speaking of it, we are all suspects now. Fang Xiaodong and the people in the store are possible. We have to find a way to catch the suspects at once. Otherwise, if we catch the wrong person and alert the enemy, it will be even more difficult to catch him in the future."

"Don't worry, we've devised a plan to lure the snake out of its hole. I gave Xiao'e a new product formula and asked her to lure the suspect in the store. Let's skip dinner and go find Xiao'e. Tell her to put Fang Xiaodong among the suspects too, so that anyone suspicious can see the bait."

"That's a good idea, let's go now."

The two drove to the barbecue restaurant. On the way, Lin Xiaoxia expressed her suspicions about the Tiexi Four Seasons Barbecue Restaurant. Lu Jingshen also felt that something was wrong and said that he would wait for Sun Qiang's investigation. If he couldn't find anything, he would find someone else to investigate.

When I arrived at the store, I went straight to the office and found Fang Lan'e.

Fang Lan'e closed the door when she saw them coming: "Everyone in the store knows about the new product, and they're just waiting for the fish to take the bait."

Lin Xiaoxia pulled Fang Lan'e to the window and said, "Xiao'e, we've overlooked Fang Xiaodong. Has he come into contact with the formula recently?"

Fang Lan'e frowned. "I'm not sure. He stayed at my house for a night a few days ago, but he didn't mention the formula. However, it was in my bag that day."

"Then he's a very likely candidate, Xiao'e. Call him later and tell him about the new dishes indirectly. We need to include all the suspicious people in our fishing expedition this time."

"Well, I understand. Don't worry, I know what to say. Xiaoxia, I'm sorry. I've caused you trouble. I shouldn't have been soft-hearted and let him stay. When my mother knelt down in front of me like that, I really didn't know how to refuse."

"Why are we still talking about that? We don't even know who it is yet. Once we catch them, we'll deal with them together."

"Well, I hope it's not Fang Xiaodong. I really don't want to see him become worse."

"Don't overthink it for now. By the way, I've given the new recipes to the chef at the main restaurant. Going forward, besides my recipes, we'll have the chefs at each restaurant come up with a few new dishes. We'll give them bonuses based on the popularity of the new dishes. This will really motivate everyone, and you can relax a bit. You've been managing all of this on your own before, and it's been too much work. Just focus on the most important things."

"You know I'm not afraid of being tired, but it's okay to share some of these recipes. I can't guarantee that you won't get sick or have any accidents. I'll keep the main recipes, and share the rest. This will also make the chefs in each store feel more important."

"You really have management skills now. We can talk about this later. Call Fang Xiaodong right away."