Chen Quan still refused to give up, saying, "Please bring the culprit, Nan Zhi, up here. She's the one who caused all of this."
Before anyone above could speak, Nanzhi stepped forward from the crowd.
“Me, me, me,” she turned around and waved to the crowd, “I am Nan Zhi. Please come and support the No. 1 Restaurant in the World when you have time.”
Chen Quan's face darkened. "This is a courtroom, and you're still soliciting customers here."
Nanzhi glanced at him. "What's it to you?"
"you!"
Nan Zhi walked to the center of the courtroom and bowed to Lin Chengyi, saying, "Your Honor, I am Nan Zhi, the mistress of the Number One Pavilion Under Heaven."
In the crowd, Wang Yushu said with curiosity, "You know what, Nan Zhi is really shameless. This is a good opportunity to garner some goodwill for the World's Number One Restaurant."
Sensing the chilling aura emanating from ahead, Wang Yushu shut his mouth.
"Okay, forget I said anything, haha."
Oh no, how could He Xiucheng fall for a married woman?
Now even others can't speak ill of that woman.
In court, Lin Chengyi glanced at Nan Zhi and said, "The owner of Judelou is suing you."
It means you should handle it yourself; it's a small matter, so you should figure it out for yourself.
Nanzhi respectfully asked, "Sir, may I ask the other party a few questions?"
"ask."
Nan Zhi walked up to Chen Quanmin and said, "Mr. Chen, it's been a long time."
Then he saw Chen Yan beside him and greeted her in the same way: "Ms. Chen, it's been a long time."
Chen Yan glared at her, her eyes filled with jealousy.
Nan Zhi continued, "May I ask, Mr. Chen, where do you get your potatoes from?"
Chen Yan's eyes showed panic, and she quickly replied, "Of course I bought it myself."
Nanzhi: "Where did you buy it from? Which family did you buy it from? When did you buy it?"
Chen Yan: "How can I remember clearly after so much time has passed?"
“Oh,” Nanzhi said, “then can I assume that your potatoes were picked up from what other people didn’t want?”
"You're talking nonsense, we bought them all from farmers."
Nan Zhi: "Since you all bought them from farmers, why are others fine after eating them, but you are the ones who are in trouble?"
Nan Zhi's words are quite clear.
Discussions rose and fell among the crowd.
"In my opinion, the problem lies with Judelou."
"Yeah, we've been eating here for so long and nothing's happened to us."
"That's right. This morning my wife even made potatoes according to the recipe from the No. 1 Restaurant in the world. They tasted pretty good. See, I'm perfectly fine."
......
Chen Yan's eyes became flustered; now everyone thought it was something that happened at their restaurant.
Nan Zhi looked at her with a smile, "So, what does your restaurant's trouble have to do with us?"
Nan Zhi turned to the person above and said, "Sir, the case is closed. It was a problem with Judelou, and it has nothing to do with us or Tudou."
“Wait a minute,” Chen Yan gritted her teeth, “our restaurant uses potatoes from Tianxia Diyi Lou.”
Everyone present sighed.
Chen Quan looked at Chen Yan, "Yan'er!"
He was clearly unhappy that she had said those words.
Lin Chengyi asked meaningfully, "Chen Quan, what exactly happened?"
Chen Quan's face was cold; under these circumstances, he had no choice but to tell the truth.
"Sir, we are indeed using potatoes from the No. 1 Restaurant in the World."
Upon hearing this, Liu Dezhi panicked.
“Your Majesty, we have a dedicated person in charge of our restaurant’s ingredients. The daily quota is fixed and the ingredients are absolutely fresh. Anything that is not fresh will be disposed of. Moreover, we have never lost anything.”
"Oh?" Nanzhi pondered, "We didn't throw away any potatoes, so where did your potatoes come from? Did you pick up the ones our restaurant threw away?"
The expressions of the two people opposite them changed.
Nan Zhi: "No way, it really is!"
"You, you're talking nonsense!"
"I'm talking nonsense? You were the one who just said that you used potatoes from our restaurant. But none of our restaurant's potatoes were lost; what's left are the ones we threw away before."
"grown ups."
Nan Zhi suddenly knelt on the ground, which startled Lin Chengyi. Fortunately, he had been an official for many years and had seen many storms, so he quickly composed himself.
"What's up?"
Nan Zhi said, "My lord, the potatoes that I had others throw away were indeed poisonous."
"What! It's poisonous!"
Before she could speak, Chen Quan immediately got angry.
Nanzhi gave him a meaningful look, then turned and continued, "Village chief, potatoes are not poisonous, but sprouted potatoes are indeed poisonous. The toxicity is very small, but if you eat too many, you will end up like the person lying on the ground. And I have already told the people all this."
Everyone knew that Chen Quan was paralyzed on the ground, except for them, who picked up the sprouted potatoes and treated them like treasures.
Chen Yan: "It's all because of you. If it weren't for you, how would we have found the poisonous potatoes?"
Nan Zhi scoffed, "What, do I have to worry about where the trash goes after I take it out? You're all ignorant, how can you blame me?"
"Yes, yes, you can't eat sprouted potatoes!"
One man clutched his chest, "Oh dear, I had my wife remove the potato sprouts yesterday before cooking. I have to go back."
Some people just won't listen, Nan Zhi thought, Chen Quan must have cooked all the potato sprouts for the customers.
But what does this have to do with them?
Liu Dezhi stood up angrily, "You, Chen Quan, you even pick up the trash we throw away? Are you a dog?!"
"Pah! You dare to slander our master? Don't you even know how many heads you have to chop off?"
Lin Chengyi coughed. "Alright, the truth of this matter has come to light. Judelou's food poisoned the customer, and Judelou is ordered to compensate the person thirty taels."
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