The soy sauce tastes like vinegar, the vinegar is mixed with soy sauce, and even some white sugar is mixed into the salt jar.
Mr. Cen was so angry that he stopped checking and turned back to the top floor, stopped the competition, and ordered Shi Lei and Meng Yu to take people to check everything.
After inspection, there was no problem with the ingredients.
But Miss Zhou soon screamed that her soy sauce had been tampered with.
"This is really too much!" Elder Cen was furious. "I've been to many places holding cooking competitions over the years, but this is the first time I've seen anyone tamper with the seasoning so blatantly!
Mr. Cen's two subordinates, Meng Yu was bold and Shi Lei was careful, and they worked in perfect harmony. They soon discovered that the firewood placed next to Mrs. Ye's stove had also been tampered with. Many of them were soaked in some unknown grease. If they accidentally caught sparks, they might explode immediately.
If Mrs. Ye used these woods to make a fire without knowing it, she might get burned by the sudden explosion.
"We've checked everything. Only the firewood at Miss You's location has been tampered with."
Mr. Cen’s expression was no longer bearable.
If it was just a problem with seasoning, it would be fine, but the condition of Mrs. Ye's firewood made the nature of the problem completely different.
The county magistrate's face was also ashen. After all, this was on his territory, and such a thing happened. It was a slap in his face.
Boss Ye was also very scared below, and he wanted to stand up and ask Mrs. Ye to withdraw from the competition.
It's winter now, and everyone is wearing thick clothes.
If the firewood explodes and catches fire on your clothes, it will be difficult to escape immediately. You may be seriously burned and even your life may be in danger.
This is not about wanting Mrs. Ye to lose the cooking competition, it is about wanting to kill Mrs. Ye.
But when he thought that this was what Mrs. Ye loved and she had been working very hard for it, Boss Ye managed to control his emotions.
But Elder Cen did not choose to continue to endure, and stood up and said: "I didn't want to say it just now, but such a big mess has already happened, and there are some things I have to say.
"Today's lottery topics were all written by the people on the stage. Can I ask who wrote the dish 'Roasted Suckling Pig'?"
Several people shook their heads when they heard this, and then looked at each other.
Wan Ziqiu said directly, "This dish requires a lot of ingredients. It's inconvenient to make it in the hall. I don't think anyone would have written it."
"yes!"
"Master Wan is right."
"After all, this isn't the kitchen, it's the county hall. The ventilation isn't good enough. If the whole room is filled with smoke, we'll be smoked here too!"
"Yes, none of you wrote it, so where did the name of this dish come from?" After saying this, Elder Cen turned to the people around him and said, "Today's cooking competition has gone awry. It's all because of my poor organization. I hope everyone can forgive me. Today's competition will be postponed to tomorrow at noon.
"If you have time, you are welcome to come and watch the game again."
After saying these words, Mr. Cen ordered the officers to clear the area, and the ten people participating in the competition had to leave first.
The county magistrate called in the captain Hu and asked him to cooperate with Mr. Cen in investigating the matter to the best of his ability.
The head constable ordered his men to guard all the stoves, recheck them all, and investigate all the people who had access to them.
After watching the head constable arrange everything for the investigation, the county magistrate said to Elder Cen, "Elder Cen, I'm truly sorry. I didn't expect something like this to happen. Don't worry, even if it takes a full night to investigate, I'll definitely give you an explanation."
Facing the county magistrate, Mr. Cen reluctantly restrained his emotions.
"This is not your fault or that of the officials in the county government. Who would have thought that such a vicious thing would happen in just a cooking competition?
"I hope that Captain Hu can quickly uncover the truth and apprehend the culprit, so that we can give an explanation to all the participants."
"Yes, yes!" the county magistrate responded, and said, "No one has had dinner yet, so I'll treat you tonight, so let's fill our stomachs first.
"The county government has prepared guest rooms. After dinner, please go to bed early. I believe that after getting up tomorrow, I will be able to give everyone a satisfactory explanation."
When the county magistrate said the last sentence, he raised his eyes and looked deeply at the head constable.
He is now at a critical juncture where he may be transferred to Beijing. He was beaten at a celebration banquet before. Although he was the victim, it was also very embarrassing. There are countless versions of the rumors outside.
He was hoping that this cooking competition would bring him honor, but who knew something like this would happen again.
This Ye family is really prone to causing trouble.
The county magistrate sighed in his heart, wondering if his success or failure was due to the Ye family.
The head constable received the hint from the county magistrate and felt a lot of pressure.
The county magistrate has already said publicly that he will investigate thoroughly tomorrow morning. So whether the investigation is thorough or not, he must catch some people to report to the emperor.
So after the county magistrate took his men out for dinner, the head constable immediately frowned and knocked the table with the long sword at his waist, saying, "Did you hear what the lord said? Every one of you, cheer up!"
"You should have heard the news. Our master might be transferred to the capital after the New Year.
"If anyone doesn't do their job well before leaving, bringing shame upon the adults and making them unable to hold their heads up..."
He paused deliberately at this point, his eyes sweeping across the faces of each of his men before continuing, "Then you are just slapping Hu Yuanren in the face!
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