After the second round of competition, Qian Yunfei, Ye Dasao, Lu Jinyu and another chef named Lu Dechang finally entered the finals.
Elder Cen said, "The final of this cooking competition will be held tonight, still in the county government office. Everyone is welcome to come and watch and be a witness."
The last sentence was obviously directed at Zhang Chuanlu's previous question.
The onlookers burst into laughter when they heard this, except Zhang Chuanlu, who had a gloomy face.
He tried twice, but was beaten back both times. He didn't even make it to the finals. It was estimated that he would lose his job as the chef of Yanbinlou.
It might be difficult to stay in Fengle County any longer. If it doesn't work out, I can only take my apprentice back to my hometown to find another way out.
At this moment, a policeman suddenly came in, walked to Hu Yuanren, and whispered something to him.
After hearing this, Hu Yuanren looked up and glanced at Zhang Chuanlu, then immediately retracted his gaze and gave an order to the several officers around him.
Several officers immediately came to Zhang Chuanlu and surrounded him.
Zhang Chuanlu was startled and asked hurriedly, "Captain Hu, what do you mean by this? I, I'm just raising reasonable doubts. Since Elder Cen has explained it clearly, then it's fine. Are you not allowed to even ask questions?"
"Chef Zhang, you can ask, but have you forgotten what you did before? Do you really think you are innocent?" Hu Yuanren sneered, "Don't you have any idea what those seasonings were?"
Zhang Chuanlu's face turned pale instantly and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.
He was not caught last night, and today he heard that someone had been caught. He thought he had escaped, but he didn't expect that someone was waiting for him here in the end!
Zhang Chuanlu's reaction was almost the same as confessing his guilt on the spot, causing an uproar at the scene.
"I never thought that Chef Zhang would be such a person."
"It's ok that I'm not as skilled as others and have a lot of troubles, but I actually use such dirty means to harm others."
"So his fall just now wasn't an accident at all, it was intentional. He just wanted to knock down someone stronger than him so he could advance to the finals!"
"I was thinking of saving some money to take my whole family to the Banquet Hall for a nice meal at the end of the year, but this is really..."
An elder in the crowd said, “It’s a good thing I haven’t gone yet, otherwise it would be a waste of money.
“In fact, when Yanbinlou opened, I said that outsiders were unreliable. What do you think now?
“We locals run restaurants, and we all know them inside and out. To put it bluntly, if they do something bad, the whole family will be disgraced.
"Outsiders like them don't have these concerns. As long as they can make money, they'll do anything!"
"You are absolutely right."
"As the saying goes, if you don't listen to the advice of the elderly, you will suffer the consequences. Older people are more accurate in their judgment!"
"That's right. Whoever wants to go to the Banquet Hall can go, but we definitely won't be eating there."
Xu Lei stood in the friends and family area, listening to these people talking to each other, and was almost pissed off.
This group of poor people have no money to go to his house for dinner, but now they act as if they don’t go to his house for dinner because of Zhang Chuanlu.
But he soon had no time to care about these details, because the looks from the Ye family made him feel like thorns in his back.
Xu Lei quickly distanced himself from the matter and said, "What Zhang Chuanlu did has nothing to do with me. I'm just his shopkeeper, not his father, so I can't control him that much."
It would have been better if he didn't say anything, but his words actually reminded Hu Yuanren.
"Well, Manager Xu from the Banquet Hall, please stay. We need your cooperation in investigating this matter."
There is currently no evidence to prove that Xu Lei is related to this matter, so Hu Yuanren did not order anyone to detain him.
But they are the owner and chef of a restaurant after all, and they have been inseparable these two days. Even if he is not involved, he might be an insider. It would not be a wrong thing to stay and question him.
Soon two officers came forward and asked Xu Lei to leave as well.
After the rest of the people came out of the county government office, they were still discussing this matter.
Especially for the people who came to watch the competition today, this trip was really worthwhile.
Not only did we see the chefs cooking, many people also tasted the roast suckling pig made by Mrs. Ye. In the end, a chef was even arrested on the spot. We won’t have to worry about having nothing to talk about when visiting relatives during the Chinese New Year this year!
Miss Zhou came out with the Ye family. Just as she was about to say goodbye and leave, she was suddenly stopped by Ye Lao Si and asked, "Is your hand okay?"
"Ah?" Miss Zhou was startled and subconsciously hid her right hand behind her back. "It's okay!"
Mrs. Ye stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong with your hand?"
Ye Lao Si hesitated for a moment and said, "When Miss Zhou helped you block the food that Zhang Chuanlu threw at you, I saw that her hand seemed to be burned."
In fact, they were a bit far away at the time, and from his perspective, his view was partially blocked by Mrs. Ye, so Ye Lao Si did not see clearly.
But Ye Laosi looked at Miss Zhou several times afterwards and found that her right hand was always hidden in her sleeve and never stretched out again.
Even when everyone went to taste the roast suckling pig, she used the chopsticks in her left hand.
So Ye Laosi always had this question in his mind, and when he came out, he kept observing Miss Zhou quietly.
It was not until he discovered that there was indeed a stain of vegetable soup on the cuff of her right hand that Ye Laosi finally asked.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Ye quickly pulled out Miss Zhou's right hand, which was hidden behind her back, and pulled up her sleeves, immediately revealing the back of her hand that was scalded red, some parts of which had already blisters.
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