Early Spring's expression hardened: "You still want to resort to violence? Help! There's a thief!"

Upon hearing her shout, the lights in Liu Ping's and Fang Dazhuang's rooms all turned on, and the door to Liu Ping's room was flung open with a bang.

"Protect the lady! Where is the thief?"

"whispering sound!"

When Wu Zhong saw someone come out, he planned to push past the two and escape. However, just as he rushed over, he saw a stick suddenly appear in Zhong Muyu's hand. As soon as he touched the stick, a tingling and painful sensation spread throughout his body.

Zhong Muyu struck his leg again, and he collapsed to the ground.

In just a short while, everyone came out.

Liu Ping, who was the first to arrive, asked, "Madam, what happened?"

Zaochun said, "This person is a traitor who broke into my room and stole the recipes!"

"Such a thing exists? That's outrageous!"

Liu Ping, filled with righteous indignation, snatched the recipe from Wu Zhong's hand and handed it to Zhong Muyu.

Zhong Muyu looked down at him and said, "Tell me, who ordered you to do this?"

Wu Zhong turned his head away and remained silent.

Anyway, he knew that Zhong Muyu couldn't send him to the government.

"There's no benefit in not telling me. If someone lets you steal a recipe, they must be offering you money. Well, I'll give you money too, just tell me!"

Hearing this, Wu Zhong was somewhat intrigued: "Really?"

"Really, I'll give you fifty taels."

Wu Zhong's eyes lit up instantly: "I said! It was the manager of Xihe Restaurant who made me do this. They said they would give me twenty taels of silver as a reward after it was done, and they would let me work as a cook in their restaurant with double the salary."

Zhong Muyu curled her lips: "This kind of talk is obviously a lie. You're willing to risk your life for someone else for money. In the end, you'll only earn twenty taels. There's no way you'll become their cook."