Maverick Chef - Chapter 42：Police Coming for a Gathering

Witnessing the exaggerated reaction of Gao Yuan, Bai Lu laughed, and he said, “I shattered the legs and arms of some people. Also, the station chief of the police station at Art School Road is still in a coma. What else do you want to do to them?”

“What else? At the very least, they should be skinned.”

“Let it go. Tell me, how am I inexperienced?” Bai Lu tried to shift Gao Yuan’s attention to a new topic.

Gao Yuan pondered about it, and he concluded that there were still many opportunities for revenge, so he said to Bai Lu, “Firstly, the old man could not eat anything for an entire year, and he was on intravenous therapy every day. That bowl of soup that you cooked, even though it was as clear as water, but the elderly man enjoyed drinking it. Also, he became very energetic afterward. He was clear-headed and comfortable for the next three hours, which allowed him to express his dying will and settled everything that he desired. When he passed away, it was natural and relaxed without any pain. This was a huge favor, so it was not an exaggeration when Uncle Fu said that it was your grace in saving someone’s life. In reality, by inflating the favor, it was also beneficial for him. After all, he was the Vice-Premier, so how could he casually meet an ordinary chef like you?”

“Secondly, even though you made the soup, but the favor belongs to my grandpa. My grandpa fetched the soup for him, so if the Fu Family wants to return the favor, they must pay it back to the Gao Family. But now it is different since they have found you, so the favor must be returned to you. Even if my grandpa received the favor, he was only responsible for introducing you, so what’s the point of receiving a discounted favor? As for you? You are just common folk, so it was a waste to owe you a favor. And you only have one chance to use it. Secretary Liu has already informed you directly that you could call this number once, so you should keep the name card as it might save your life. For you, the most severe crime would be murder. But with a few words, they could easily repay the favor.”

Bai Lu shook his head. “It was just a bowl of soup. Oh, you guys. Why make it so complicated?”

“Thirdly, Uncle Fu has met you. In the future, if he invites you to some special dinner, do you think that you would turn it down? Also, if you go over and cook for them, and the customers are satisfied, what do you think Uncle Fu would do for you?”

“Fourthly, you are a chef, but he is the Vice-Premier. For the sake of the bowl of soup that his father enjoyed before his death, he came over to thank you personally. In the eyes of others, this would make him look like a very filial man who remembers gratitude. Even if you do not care about it, others will etch this incident in their hearts—”

Seeing how Gao Yuan was still enthusiastic about babbling on, Bai Lu stood up and said, “Fine, let’s leave it at that. You should give He San Qing a call and ask him to go easy on them.”

“What the hell. Even Xiao San knew about this incident? That son of a bitch, he has become audacious.” He dialed the numbers. When the call was connected, he said, “I am at Lu Zi’s place. You come here right away.” And, he hung up the call loudly.

After hearing Gao Yuan’s analysis, Bureau Chief Leng had a calm expression on his face, but in his heart, it was trembling with pulsations. “Who are these people? They are not just behaving flamboyantly, but they also dare to say such words in front of me; It was not a slip of the tongue. They simply do not care about who I am. With their level, if I have the opportunity to know these people…”

With this idea in his mind, he asked Bai Lu softly, “Who is this person?”

“Him? He is an idiot. You do not need to bother about him,” Bai Lu said calmly. He looked at the teapot, and he shouted at Gao Yuan, “You have broken the rules. I do not sell tea at my restaurant. Take it away.”

“Sell tea? Sell this kind of tea? How stupid are you to say such ignorant words? This tea leaf is even more expensive than gold. Forget it. It’s a waste of time to speak with such an uncultured idiot like you. Sha Sha, I will leave the tea leaves in your possession. Please do not let this idiot drink it.”

Zhang Sha Sha responded with a “Uhm” sound.

Bai Lu took this opportunity seriously to educate Sha Sha. “You cannot defect from our organization. We are on the same team.”

At this moment, Leng Guo You’s phone rang, and he went out to receive the call. Not long after, he returned and said, “I have received a scolding.”

Bai Lu was confused, he thought, “Why are you telling me this?”

“My superior said that I have no teamwork and discipline because I did not inform them about receiving the Vice-Premier,” Leng Guo You said, while he looked at Bai Lu.

This group of people where the elites, so they would not do meaningless stuff or say meaningless words.

Bai Lu looked back at him. He did not say a word as he waited for Leng Guo You to elaborate further.

“This kid is brilliant,” Leng Guo You thought. He sighed in his heart, and said, “In a while, my superior will come over. Young man, I sincerely hope that you could put in a few good words for me. You only have to speak the truth.”

“More people are coming?” Bai Lu felt a little bit terrified.

“They are on their way and will be here soon,” Bureau Chief Leng answered. This incident was a positive event for him. He met with the Vice-Premier, and would also be meeting with the leader of the city administration. Even if he was only showing his face, it was still a good thing for him.

In the National Holidays, by right the leaders should be taking a break, but who would really dare to be resting?

Before Leng Guo You had brought Bai Lu out of the station, he had made a phone call to inform his superior.

At the same time, Chief Wu also had to inform his superior. As the criminal was brought away by Leng Guo You to meet with the Vice-Premier possibly, how could he dare to keep it a secret?

The meeting with a national leader would be a remarkable incident, so the superiors of both parties quickly sought proof to validate the claims. With a simple phone call, in no time at all, even the leader of the city administration was aware of the incident.

Even when they knew about it, they were still uncertain if the news were accurate or not. If they got cheated, they would not only lose their face but also waste their time. Thus, someone gave Leng Guo You a call to verify. Once they confirmed the validity of the news, all of the leaders were unable to sit around any longer, and they all rushed towards the Eastern 3rd Ring Road.

It was still the holidays. But, if it were a typical working day, there would be even more people showing up.

Aside from the low-ranking cops, the police officers were also differentiated by their ranks: Starting from the rank of one stripe and one star, it would go up to three stars; Then there would be two stripes, which began from one star and went up to three stars; Even further up would be stars on top of an olive branch, which were also separated into three rankings.

The stars on the police ranking were different from the stars on the army ranking. To be more precise, they were stars sitting in a four-sided flower shape with a bright silver color.

According to the ranking, someone with two stripes and three stars would probably be a Deputy Bureau Chief or a proper Bureau Chief. Amongst the onslaught of police officers, there was even one with the ranking of a star on top of olive branches, which meant that he was probably a Deputy Division Head.

Now, there was at least seven to eight officers in this tiny restaurant, with the ranks of Deputy Chief, Chief, and Division Head.

On the way here, this bunch of police officers has already been informed about Bai Lu’s identity; He was arrested on the charge of causing grievous injury. They did not know why the Vice-Premier wanted to meet up with him, but since the meeting already happened, they could not treat this case ordinarily. Especially, since it was also the police that was in the wrong.

Thus, at this moment, there was a police officer in his 40s that held Bai Lu’s hand and said, “Please do not worry. Your case will be investigated in a fair and open manner to return you your innocence. As for the black sheep in the police force, we would weed them out.”

After he declared such words, Chief Liu who was still in a coma would be implicated.

Amongst these officers, there were originally some people who looked down on Bai Lu. But after seeing that Gao Yuan and Ding Ding were around, they started to control their sluggish and negligent behavior.

Gao Yuan used to be very brazen and caused many incidents. Thus, many police officers have interacted with him before. Coincidentally, there were a few such officers here, who seemed to be whispering intensely. After recalling the meeting of the Vice-Premier with the owner of this restaurant, who would still dare to be acting carelessly?

The whole room of police officers had become his relatives. They all said something random to Bai Lu to express their goodwill, and then they left straight after.

Once they all have left, there was still a police vehicle that remained outside the door. It was Old Shao, who was one of the Bureau Chief of the local police station. This guy hurried and rush, but he still arrived late. After he entered the restaurant, he casually said a few polite greetings. And after him, there were even more people who have come like the head of the residential district and more. In this small and tiny restaurant, it was busy like old times.

After this incident, the Great 5-Star Restaurant was propelled to stardom in the police organization. Which chief in the police force would dare to ignore the presence of the man who made an acquaintance with the Vice-Premier?

In particular, all of the sub-bureaus and the local police station in the administrative region of the Eastern 3rd Ring have noticed. Also, the departments like the sub-district office, for example, have already marked the Great 5-Star Restaurant as a prominent location. It meant that people would not dare to mess with this place and would look out for the restaurant to the best of their abilities.

Streams of people kept flowing in and out of the restaurant, and there was always someone new. Bai Lu felt his head was swimming. He was also very impressed with the resourcefulness of all these people. The Vice-Premier had only arrived five minutes ago, and all these people have already heard the news and rushed here. Their intelligence network must be massively influential.

He felt helpless and decided to hang up the sign of truce. He dropped the shutter doors down and closed the restaurant again. Finally, everyone went home.

After they went home, Ding Ding said, “The Vice-Premier is awesome.”

Bai Lu asked, “Why are you not going back to your home?”

“Of course, she has still not eaten.” Gao Yuan came to her aid.

“Then why are you not going back home?” Bai Lu asked him.

“Why should you care about what I do?” Gao Yuan had a remarkable ability. He could imbue any ridiculous statement that did not make sense with tremendous self-confidence to make it seem right.

Encountering such an ancestor, Bai Lu had no choice but to admit defeat. He asked Bao Zi, “Where is the gaming device?”

Bao Zi said, “It was in the restaurant. I did not take it back home.”

Thus, Bai Lu sighed, and he said, “What a series of unfortunate events.”

At the same time, He San Qing, Duckie, and Lin Zi arrived together.

He San Qing said, “You asked us to come, but the restaurant is still closed? What the hell.”

Lin Zi carried a leather bag, and he tossed it in front of Bai Lu. “According to your instructions, we let him go. This bag of money is the compensation.”

Bai Lu looked at the leather bag. He sighed, and said, “This is too brutal. You guys almost drove him to suicide, and yet, you still extorted him for money?”

“What do you know? If you do not receive the money, it will make him even more uneasy,” Duckie said, “there is two million in there, which barely counts as letting out some blood. If we include the other losses and also all the favor that he paid, then the Gai Family would have used up more than five tickets.”

The few of them squeezed in the sofa, and He San Qing said, “Next time, do not mingle with Le Miao Miao. Without her, would all these disturbing events have happened?”

Bai Lu looked at the leather bag, and he said, “Did Le Miao Miao and Liu Chen receive any compensation?”

“Compensate your head. It is already a blessing for them to avoid any prosecution.”

Seeing the neutral and detached expressions on the faces of these few young masters, Bai Lu said, “I cannot receive this money. You guys asked people for help so you must have owed them a favor. Here, take this money and split it up.”

“Split your head,” He San Qing said, while he looked at the small living room, “you have to change to a bigger house. It is too squeezy here, let’s go.” He wanted to leave.

Gao Yuan hummed coldly, and he said, “Don’t you think that you owe me an explanation?”

“Boss Gao, what do you want me to say? It was just a small incident. There’s no need for you to get involved,” He San Qing said.

“No need for me to get involved? You almost killed Lu Zi!”

“What happened?” He San Qing asked.

“Nothing much.” Gao Yuan left in a huff.

He San Qing asked Bai Lu, “What happened?”

Bai Lu copied Gao Yuan’s answer, and he said, “Nothing much.”

“Lunatic.” He San Qing chased after him. Lin Zi and Duckie also left together.

“Finally, there is some peace.” Bai Lu laid on the sofa. Ding Ding walked over and kicked his arm with the tip of her feet. “I haven’t eaten anything.”

The next day afternoon, Bai Lu went back to the restaurant. As soon as he entered, the boss of the dumpling store followed him in, and he asked, “What happened here yesterday? Why were there so many police officers?”

When the Vice-Premier visited Bai Lu yesterday, it was in the afternoon, and the sun was scorching hot, so there were not that many people on the streets. After the Vice-Premier came out of the vehicle, he went into the restaurant straight away. After he said a few words, he left right away. Thus, the common folk did not know that the Vice-Premier had been here.

However, the cops showed up in their vehicles one by one continuously. It lasted for more than an hour, so it was not difficult to attract the attention of others.

After hearing this question, Bai Lu laughed, and he said, “Uncle Li, I did not expect that you would have a tumultuous heart for gossiping.”

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