Maverick Chef - Chapter 35：Who Is Causing Trouble for Who

Duckie became excited the moment he heard about the incident. Even on their very first meeting, Bai Lu had already helped him to redeem his sports car that he had lost, and he also helped him to pay back the $1million that he owed. Wasn’t this a huge favor? Duckie had always wanted to pay him back, but he did not have the opportunity. But now, the opportunity was here, so Duckie had an evil grin on his face. “Who’s the asshole? 7th Brother Chai? Or was it Yu Shan Yang?”

“None of them. It was a nameless scumbag.” He San Qing summarized the incident for him.

“We settle it now?”

“Nah, tomorrow. There’s no rush. I just wanted to inform you first. Oh ya, do not inform Bai Lu. He still does not know what is happening.”

“Oh damn. Are you not informing Bai Lu? Are you mad?” Duckie was nervous.

“Let’s assess the situation first before we decide. What’s the rush?” He San Qing hung up the call, and he continued to look at himself in the mirror.

He had a good family background with a lot of money. He was not bad looking, and he had tremendous self-control: No cigarettes, no drugs, no prostitutes. Occasionally, he would go out for a drink, but he rarely got himself drunk. Also, he would only date single girls so that he would not get into trouble.

The only shortcoming was his flair for flamboyance and brashness as he always wanted to become the center of attention. Because of this, he got himself into a lot of fights. It wasn’t until he had met Gao Yuan, that he realized that his ostentatious displays were insignificant to look at. From that moment onwards, he started to keep a low-profile, mainly when he was around Gao Yuan.

Of course, his low-profile was only relative to Gao Yuan. As compared to ordinary civilians like Bao Zi or Bai Lu, He San Qing remained as a symbol of extravagance.

When he received the call from Le Miao Miao, he realized that the situation was very similar to his stories in the past. The familiarity of the incident to his old history developed a strange feeling of unfamiliarity within He San Qing. He recalled that he was also quite the troublemaker in the past. He would invite a bunch of students from the film schools or musical institutes, models, and even celebrities to wine, dine and sleep together. In those social scenes, the men would be apathetic while the women would also be nonchalant; It was how they had fun. He thought, “But, have I ever forced someone else into doing something?”

After he thought about it, he laughed cynically, and he thought, “Why am I creating problems out of nothing. Even if I had forced them to do it, so what?”

The next day morning, Duckie gave him a call. “I am going to the Great 5-Star Restaurant. When are you coming?”

He San Qing pondered, and he said, “You go first. I will give you a call later.”

“What’s the point of calling? Let’s go and look for that guy right away. We can slap him continuously until he admits his mistake,” Duckie shouted.

He San Qing did not respond, and he hung up the call. After he put on some clothes, he went out of the house to look for Le Miao Miao.

For the whole of last night, Le Miao Miao did not have a peace of mind. She was worried about what Gai Le would do to her. Liu Chen was even more uneasy, as she was Gai Le’s girlfriend, so she was aware of what he was capable of. She had seen him assaulting someone else. He was brutal and merciless; He had no reservations. That was why she was unable to sleep peacefully.

He San Qing had the same red outfit. He sat in the cafe of the hotel and gave Le Miao Miao a call. “First floor, at the cafe.”

Le Miao Miao went down by herself. She apologized to He San Qing with an anxious heart. “I am sorry, Brother San. I have caused trouble for you.”

He San Qing calmly said, “Seat. What would you like to drink?”

“I will pass.”

He San Qing did not urge her at all and went straight to the point. He said, “What do you want to do?”

“I do not want Gai Le to cause trouble for us. It was my birthday yesterday, and I did not know that there would be so many problems. Gai Le was Liu Chen’s boyfriend, how would I know that he was up to no good?” Le Miao Miao had some slight grievances.

“You do not want him to cause any trouble for you? Just give him a call. Tell him that I said to stay further away from you girls.” He San Qing was very proud.

“That’s all?” Le Miao Miao was a little hesitant. She thought, “If this method works, he would have told me last night, and there wouldn’t be a need to come over today.”

“Of course that’s not all. Just give him a call.”

Le Miao Miao hesitated for a little, and she said, “Fine.” First, she called Liu Chen to ask for Gai Le’s number. Then she called him and said, “This is Le Miao Miao. He San Qing asked me to inform you that you better stay away from us.”

Just as expected, there was a series of insults that started flowing out from the phone. He first insulted Le Miao Miao, and then he insulted He San Qing. “Hung up the phone,” He San Qing said calmly.

“Ok.” Le Miao Miao hung up the call, but it made her even more anxious.

He San Qing smiled, and he said, “There’s nothing more you can do. Go back to school.”

“Go back to school?” Le Miao Miao was in a daze.

But He San Qing did not respond, he just stood up and walked away. Then he gave Duckie a call. “I will be right there.”

The hotel was at the entrance of Xiao Wang’s Village Road, he walked about 200 meters to reach the Great 5-Star Restaurant. At this moment, the restaurant was still locked so Duckie sat in his car and played his phone.

He San Qing parked his sports car behind him and honked the car horn. Duckie stepped out of the car and said, “Lu Zi did not open the restaurant.” He San Qing got off the car as well, and he said, “That guy is called Gai Le. He lives in the Northern 4th Ring Road in the Rose Garden. Seems like he is pretty rich.”

“Who cares if he is rich? We would still grab him and give him a tight slap. And we wouldn’t stop unless he admits his mistake.”

“What if we end up getting slapped instead?” He San Qing asked.

Duckie laughed. “Wouldn’t we know for sure once we investigate?”

“Of course we should investigate. Ask Lim Zi to come, and ask him to investigate.”

Duckie said yes. He called Lin Zi and the phone. “Investigate this person. Rose Garden. Gai Le.”

Lin Zi cursed. “Are you mad? Why are you asking me to investigate some random guy? What is this big incident that you cannot solve on your own?”

“Someone wants to cause trouble for Bai Lu,” Duckie calmly said.

Lin Zi quenched his anger immediately. “Wait a while.” Then he hung up the call.

It was not because Bai Lu had a considerable reputation, neither was it because Bai Lu had a charming personality. The truth was because they owed him a favor.

Gao yuan’s grandpa had gastric pains. Under Bai Lu’s food treatment, he started recovering. Now he could eat and move freely; He was much healthier.

Bai Lu also redeemed Duckie’s sports car and even helped him to settle the loan of $1million.

And also, the $1million that He San Qing had lost, it was Bai Lu that won it back.

There were a total of five people in his crew, and three of them owed him a favor. And also Bai Lu never asked them for help. For some people, it was very uncomfortable for them to owe someone else a favor. These five arrogant young masters were a great example.

That was the reason why He San Qing was willing to help Le Miao Miao when he received her call. And that was also the reason why Lin Zi did not say a word after he heard that the problem was related to Bai Lu.

“Not informing Big Boss Gao?” Duckie asked.

“No hurry. Let’s hear about his background first.” While they were speaking, Bai Lu came over with a red piece of paper. He saw the two of them and asked, “What’s up? Why are you guys queueing up so early in the morning?”

“What are you doing?” He San Qing asked him another question instead.”

“The business is too good. If I open the restaurant, I will be unhappy. If I don’t open the restaurant, the customers will be unhappy. That’s why I am hiring a chef.”

“You better watch out, or I will drag you out. Not happy to open the restaurant? Why not go and kill yourself instead?” He San Qing despised him.

Duckie walked over. “What the hell. Is there anyone else that would hire people like this?”

On the giant red paper, there were three words: Hiring a chef.

Bai Lu said, “Cut the crap. There’s scotch tape in my pocket. Help me to stick the paper.”

Duckie removed the scotch tape from his pants pocket. He pasted the tape horizontally and vertically and finished sticking the red paper on the wall. He exclaimed, “Out of all the chefs that I know, you are the one with the most unusual personality. And out of all the bosses that I know, you are also the most retarded with the lowest IQ.”

“Do not use any swear words.” Bai Lu disciplined him seriously. Then he unlocked the electronic lock and opened the shutter doors. “Eating here for lunch?”

“Hang on, hang on.” There were a few white pieces of paper on the shutter door. Duckie tore them down and read it word for word.

“Shitty Boss, go and die.”

“Are you an idiot? How could you say no to money.”

“What the hell. It has already been two days, and the restaurant is still closed? I want to return the lunch box, but if you refuse to open the restaurant, how would I be able to return it?”

“I support the others. This boss is a genius. The restaurant is a guise of selling lunchboxes. According to my estimates, there should be a factory that manufactures lunchboxes under his name.”

“Why don’t you guys kill yourself? If you want to eat, then you should queue up. If you do not want to eat, then you should scram. What’s the point of all these bullshit?”

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“Interesting, so interesting.” Duckie burst into laughter.

At the same time, Bao Zi ran over swiftly, and he extended his hand towards Duckie. “Give it to me.”

“Give you what?’

“Those papers. Sister Ding Ding wants to take a look.”

“What the hell. You are Ding Ding’s minion?” Duckie tossed over the white pieces of paper.

Bao Zi caught it and said, “Thanks.” Then he went back home with the papers.

“What is he doing?” Duckie asked Bai Lu.

Bai Lu sighed. “You guys know a lot of celebrities. So tell me, are they all abnormal?”

“What happened?” He San Qing was a little curious.

“I think, that Ding Ding’s anorexia has metastasized to her brain. Her neurons seem to be weirdly connected.”

“Huh, what did you say? What the hell is going on?” Duckie was getting impatient.

Bai Lu said with a soft voice, “Everytime someone insults me, Ding Ding would be overjoyed. The moment that I step into the house, she would run up to me and read all those nasty comments.”

The two of them have understood. And they both burst out laughing. “Very interesting.”

He San Qing said, “You deserve it. I have never seen a restaurant that made people leave comments and paste responses.”

“You two are rejoicing in my misfortune.”

“Fortune, more like it. Except for Gao Yuan, I have never see Ding Ding being so close with anyone else before. You should learn how to count your blessings.” Duckie spoke to him in a condescending tone.

Bai Lu heard it and immediately responded. “Let’s switch between us!”

Duckie contemplated seriously. “Not going to do that.”

After these few exchanges, Duckie’s phone rang. He looked at the number, and he said, “You two go inside first. I need to receive the call.”

Knowing that it was Lin Zi that had called, He San Qing tugged Bai Lu and dragged him into the restaurant. “Tell me, what do you think?”

“What should I be thinking about?”

“What do you want to do in the future? You can’t possibly expect to run this little shitty restaurant for the rest of your life.”

While the two of them were chatting, Duckie returned to the car to receive the call. Lin Zi said, “Gai Le’s family is in the technology business. His dad owns a tech company, and his mom owns a beauty salon, which are both pretty big businesses. Gai Le is working in his father’s company, with the title of Deputy General Manager.”

“No criminal records?”

“None.”

“Xiao San said that this guy was snorting powder. Look into it. Could we use that as a reason to lock him up for a few years?”

“It’s not that easy. Putting aside the Northern City, even in the area of the Northern 4th Ring Road, there are already a lot of different dealers.”

“Alright then. I will let Xiao San know. Oh yes, we are in Lu Zi’s shop. Are you coming over?”

“Coming.” Lin Zi hung up the call.

Duckie stayed in the car for a while. According to his plans, he would find Gai Le and slapped him continuously until he yielded. But He San Qing refused, as he believed that no matter what they did, they should think before they act.

According to the information that they have just received, that guy deserved to be slapped.

He stayed in the car a little while longer. Then he got out and went back into the house. “My dad has scolded me again. He asked me to do something serious with my life instead of messing around all the time with you guys. He gave me three choices: 1) Enlist in the Army; 2) Join the civil service; 3) Work in my 2nd Uncle’s company. But I don’t understand. It’s not like I do not own a company, so why should I be working for someone else?”

“You are joining the civil service too? I hope you end up in the same department as Young Master Qi.”

“What the hell. Xiao Qi is in the State Administration for Religious Affairs, and it is also located overseas. To be in the same department as him? Might as well I let you kill me instead.”

Hearing the two of them chatting heartily, Bai Lu stood up, and he said, “You two can chat around. I will need to clean up the place.”

“If you are cleaning up the place, how could we still chat around? How pretentious!” Duckie dragged He San Qing out of the restaurant, and he said to him, “Lin Zi will be here in a moment. From what we have gathered, Gai Le’s family has nothing to lean on.”

‘Leaning’ refers to any kind of support behind the scenes. And ‘nothing to lean on’ meant that he had no one in his immediate family that was working in key public positions.

“Then go ahead and slap. Slap him until he yields,” He San Qing said.

Duckie despised him, and he said, “Damn. Isn’t that what I have suggested in the first place?”