Contrary to expectations, An Ge's plans for her outing the next day were unexpectedly disrupted.
"Warning! Warning! Special event triggered. The inn is under attack. Please investigate the cause and resolve the crisis immediately. Mission rewards: themed room, card room, 5 lottery tickets. Mission countdown: 2 hours. Penalty for failure: depending on the severity of the crisis."
This was the first time An Ge had witnessed such a special event. Surprised and somewhat worried, she asked, "777, what exactly happened? Doesn't the inn have absolute defense?"
"In principle, the inn can only effectively defend against armed attacks. Host, the inn's defense is not foolproof."
Looking at the countdown, An Ge's mind became even calmer. "Can you determine what kind of crisis it is?"
"Special events are often beyond our complete control."
Hu Jiu was preparing for the trip when he noticed An Ge's increasingly furrowed brows and asked with concern, "What happened?"
An Ge gave a brief account of the situation, saying, "No one has been punished recently, and the inn is safe from fire and water damage. What could possibly threaten the inn's safety?"
The two looked at each other for a long time, then said in unison, "Poison!"
The kitchen of Xianyuan Inn is always the busiest place. Just as dawn breaks, Dou Fugui arrives in his horse-drawn carriage to deliver the vegetables.
"Wow, there's actually a wild boar?" Chef Sun said with delight. She remembered that the manager had praised wild boar meat highly, but unfortunately, even a skilled cook can't cook without rice, so he had to give up.
Dressed in fine cloth, Dou Fugui looked exceptionally energetic. "Someone in the village got lucky yesterday, and I took it as soon as I saw it." Back then, he had also been noticed by the innkeeper because of a wild boar, which led to his opportunity to cooperate with the inn.
Thinking of this, Dou Fugui's smile widened.
His life is now completely different from before. He not only cured his mother but also got married. He is living a wonderful life, which has made the whole village richer. His status in the village has also improved a lot.
Nowadays, people wanting to cooperate with the inn are lining up all the way to Huaixi City, but the manager has never handed the business over to anyone else. Moved by this, Dou Fugui provides the ingredients even more diligently each time.
"Take it, Xiao Li. Process the wild boar today." With the kitchen staff now larger, the workload for head chefs Sun and Wei has been significantly reduced.
"Alright!" Xiao Li quickly unloaded the goods.
When An Ge and Hu Jiu arrived, they saw the kitchen staff preparing to carry the wild boar away.
Chef Sun chuckled when he saw the two of them. "Why are you up so early, manager?"
An Ge felt a little embarrassed, as her habit of sleeping in late was almost common knowledge among the employees.
"It's been a while since I've been to the kitchen, so I came to check on things. How are you doing? Are you managing to keep up?"
Hearing An Ge's concern, Chef Sun smiled even more, "No problem, we have enough manpower now. Xiu Niang and An Xi can also take charge of cooking, so Lao Wei and I are much more relaxed."
Compared to Chef Sun's ease, the others were so excited they didn't know what to do with their hands.
To them, An Ge is not only the store manager, but also a god-like figure. To this day, many members of their families still burn incense for An Ge every day.
Dou Fugui was the most excited, "Manager, do you... do you remember me?"
An Ge smiled and said, "Of course, Dou Fugui from Doujia Village."
"Yes, yes, it's me!" Dou Fugui smiled憨厚ly, as if being remembered by the store manager was a great honor.
Hu Jiu looked at the wild boar being carried away and asked in confusion, "Where did you get this wild boar from?" Although his magic power was restricted, the fox clan had an innately keen sense of smell.
"Is something wrong?"
Hu Jiu nodded affirmatively, stepped forward and tested it with a silver needle, which indeed changed color.
Chef Sun knew exactly what had happened. He glared angrily at Dou Fugui, "How dare you send poisoned ingredients?"
Nowadays, he delegates the processing of many ingredients to his assistants. If this hadn't been discovered, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Dou Fugui was stunned from the moment Hu Jiu detected the toxin. He only came to his senses after being questioned, and then collapsed to the ground in fright, saying, "I dare not, I really didn't know!"
The store manager had done him a great favor, so how could he possibly harm the store manager?
An Ge waved her hand, "The matter hasn't been investigated clearly yet, so we can't draw any conclusions. Dou Fugui, explain the origin of the wild boar in detail."
Dou Fugui readily answered all questions, “This wild boar was acquired from a hunter yesterday. By the way, he just moved to our village and lives in the mountains; he’s a skilled hunter.”
Do you know anything about this person's background?
Dou Fugui shook his head. "I only know that he saved our village chief, which is why he was allowed to settle down. He's usually very low-key."
An Ge and Hu Jiu exchanged a glance. As expected, this person was the mastermind behind this incident.
Seeing Dou Fugui's desperate attempt to prove his innocence with his life, An Ge comforted him, "This isn't your fault. Just be more careful when delivering goods in the future."
Dou Fugui was so excited that he kept kowtowing, never expecting to be able to continue delivering goods to the inn.
An Ge persuaded the person to stop, and after thinking for a moment, said, "I will arrange for someone to go with you. Let's find this person first."
"Damn it!" Chef Sun was still furious at the thought of almost causing the manager to suffer a huge loss. "I'll definitely catch that bastard!"
"Let Chang Jin go; the kitchen can't function without someone." Although Chef Sun wouldn't be in any real danger, his skills weren't very high, and An Ge was worried about something going wrong.
Chef Sun was somewhat unconvinced, but he understood his disadvantage and had no choice but to give up.
"Ding, special event mission progress: 50%, crisis temporarily resolved, countdown ends."
From the moment the crisis was discovered to its temporary resolution, An Ge appeared calm on the surface, but in reality, she was tense.
The toxic ingredients posed no threat to her recruited employees, but if a guest were to eat them, the consequences would be unimaginable. The reputation of the entire inn would be damaged, and all her efforts over the past few months would be wasted.
Fortunately, the crisis was temporarily averted, and An Ge breathed a sigh of relief.
"Who could have poisoned the inn?" Everyone knows that the inn is considered a sacred place. Unless there's a deep-seated grudge, no one would easily offend it.
Hu Jiu narrowed his eyes dangerously, "Bright Moon Manor!"
"But Mingyue Manor was destroyed, wasn't it?" The destruction of Mingyue Manor seemed to be closely related to her.
"There might be some who slipped through the net, so we'll have to be careful during this period."
An Ge sighed wearily. She had relied too much on the system's absolute protection, failing to be vigilant in many situations. The near-disaster was partly her fault.
She can't rely too much on external things anymore, otherwise what will she do if the system disappears one day?
"Don't worry, host, we'll always be with you. Special events are something every host might encounter, and you handled it very well," 777 comforted you.
"No matter what, I still need to be more vigilant in the future." After arriving in this other world, apart from the initial difficulties, her life went too smoothly afterward.
Hu Jiu keenly noticed An Ge's low spirits. Due to the height difference, he could clearly see the fluffy hair on An Ge's head. Feeling a little itchy, he rubbed it without thinking.
"Don't worry too much. It's good that we know who the culprit is, and besides, Chang Jin has already set off."
An Ge was momentarily stunned upon feeling the hand above her head.
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