Chapter 596 Officer Yuan
After all the tasters finished eating, they gathered together to discuss the matter, their faces showing some difficulty.
This was a situation no one had ever seen before. Even Manager Lü was stunned and didn't understand what was going on.
If it's a plagiarized recipe, one taste is enough to draw a conclusion; there's no need for discussion.
Now the group is discussing something, seemingly arguing about it.
Wan Qiqi remained calm and composed, glancing at the crowd. Almost everyone from the kitchen had come out to check, and Niu Yi was undoubtedly among them.
As the source of this incident, he cannot escape responsibility.
Niu Yi looked at the people inside, caught sight of He Feiyi, and urged them to lower their heads.
He thought to himself: Please don't let them find out, or he's finished!
After a while, the tasters seemed to have reached a conclusion, but instead of announcing the results, they whispered them in He Feiyi's ear.
One of the tasters didn't follow; he had a furrowed brow and seemed to be facing some difficulty.
Wan Qiqi looked up, met the taster's gaze, and smiled, appearing calm and composed.
She knew that someone had tasted it, but hadn't fully tasted it.
Then he looked at He Feiyi. After listening to the taster's report, a look of smugness flashed in He Feiyi's eyes, which then turned into anger.
"Zhu Chengye, Wan Qiqi, what else do you have to say? It's common knowledge that Zuijianglou Lotus Flower Pastry has a unique secret recipe that has never been leaked over the years. How could a new restaurant like yours possibly make the same one?"
He Feiyi spoke with conviction and conviction, his tone tinged with anger. He then pointed to the peach blossom pastry on the table and said sternly, "This is irrefutable evidence."
The people at Xinglong Restaurant turned pale.
How could this be? Wasn't this developed by Niuyi itself?
When we first started selling them, the kitchen staff worked together to find the best taste for the dim sum. How come they still taste the same as those from Zuijianglou?
Niu Yi stood in the crowd, sweating profusely and trembling.
Wan Qiqi caught a glimpse of Niu Yi out of the corner of her eye and smiled to herself.
Sure enough, those who do bad things are guilty and cannot hide their thoughts.
But at this moment, she couldn't possibly bring up Niuyi and slap Xinglong Restaurant in the face.
Moreover, Niu Yi may not know that he was set up to bring down Xinglong Restaurant.
Wan Qiqi stepped forward and glanced at the peach blossom pastries on the table. "Boss, if it's an exclusive secret recipe, it must be kept safe and hidden away very discreetly. I'm new here and don't even know everyone. How could I possibly get the boss's secret recipe?"
He Feiyi sneered, his eyes filled with disgust and loathing. "You're new here, but aren't all the people in the restaurant new here too? You've done petty theft and you're still so self-righteous!"
He glanced at her, his gaze lingering on Niu Yi for a second, and said coldly, "Wan Qiqi, I advise you to hand over the person who makes the pastries, lest you cause trouble and suffer the consequences!"
Wan Qiqi looked in the direction He Feiyi was looking, and then looked at Niu Yi with a serious expression. "Niu Yi, you're in charge of the pastries. What do you think?"
After she finished speaking, she looked somewhat anxious and flustered.
Niu Yi was so startled that he almost knelt down, not expecting Wan Qiqi to choose him.
Wu Gousheng had somehow slipped up to Niu Yi's side, grabbed him to make him stand properly, and whispered a warning: "Explain yourself properly, don't embarrass Xinglong Restaurant!"
Niu Yi glanced at He Feiyi and explained, "I didn't. The peach blossom pastry was developed through many attempts by everyone. The kitchen staff all helped. You can't just blame it on me just because I'm in charge of this."
The peach blossom pastry was originally developed by Niu Yi, but the one that ultimately became a bestseller was the version that was modified by many people.
Niu Yi was well aware that if he didn't change things, he would be unable to defend himself once the people from Zuijianglou arrived.
He glanced at He Feiyi, then at Wan Qiqi, and continued, "All recipes and methods need the approval of both employers before they can be distributed. How can I, a mere laborer, be presumptuous? If I had that ability, I would have made them myself long ago!"
Niu Yi spoke with absolute certainty, his previous fear long gone.
The people at Xinglong Restaurant nodded hurriedly, completely unaware that there was something slightly off about the Niuyi dialect.
At this moment, everyone just wants to solve the restaurant's problems.
Upon hearing this, He Feiyi glanced at the restaurant and said in a deep voice, "In that case, let's report it to the authorities! Let the government decide everything."
Niu Yi's expression changed slightly upon hearing this.
When the government tries a case, they can use torture, and even the most stubborn person can't withstand the punishment.
However, Manager Wan's husband has connections, and if things are handled well, the government should side with Xinglong Restaurant.
Wan Qiqi turned her head to look at Zhu Chengye.
After thinking for a while, the two nodded in agreement.
In the crowd, an inconspicuous servant glanced at the noisy hall and quietly slipped away from the crowd.
He left Xinglong Restaurant and turned into the nearest alley.
"Officer Yuan, they've decided to report this to the authorities!"
The young man he called Constable Yuan nodded and waved to the constables behind him, who quickly surrounded Xinglong Restaurant.
The officials arrived faster than ever before; it seemed as if they had just arrived a second ago after I said I was reporting to the authorities.
Wan Qiqi squinted at the young man who was walking towards her with a knife, her brows furrowing slightly.
In the past, Liang Pengfei was always the one who came to handle cases. Why was someone else brought in this time?
Or is there another group of people waiting for her to report to the authorities, so that others have no chance to rescue her?
Upon seeing the newcomer, Manager Lü immediately went to greet him and said, "Officer Yuan, you must do us justice!"
He grabbed Constable Yuan and cried for a long time, embellishing the events that had just occurred. Finally, he added, "Constable Yuan, she is the wife of your military ward manager. She's so powerful! We really have a lot of trouble to tell!"
Officer Yuan nodded, his cold gaze sweeping across the hall before settling on the woman standing at the table.
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