Strange Chef

Chapter 7: Someone called the police again

Bai Lu glanced at him and didn't say a word. He took the tray and went into the kitchen.

He Shanqing came back and sat down. "More than three thousand yuan. Why not even say a word of thanks?"

Gao Yuan sneered. "Three thousand? I spent ten thousand just to buy a bowl of soup yesterday."

"This guy is really black. He really dares to overcharge people." He Shanqing shook his head.

"Don't put labels on people so easily. When did he overcharge you? He only charges a hundred. You insisted on showing off and giving more on your own. You deserve it." After scolding He Shanqing, Gao Yuan remembered himself from last night and felt a burst of depression.

They didn't leave, and the two people at the sixth table didn't leave either. After waiting for a while and still not seeing the boss come out to serve them, they started slapping the table again.

Bai Lu walked out of the kitchen with a smile. "Slap. Slap hard. One table costs ten thousand yuan. If you break it, I'll call the police."

He Shanqing chuckled and said to Gao Yuan. "This is overcharging, right?"

"Are you plated with gold? A crappy table costs ten thousand yuan..."

Before he could finish speaking, Bai Lu rushed over, lifted that person up by the neck and just held him like that. His fingers exerted force and pinched him. In less than fifteen seconds, that person's face turned purple and swollen. He struggled and reached out and kicked his legs.

He Shanqing shook his head. This guy is too ruthless. He whispered and advised. "Let go. Otherwise, he'll die soon."

Bai Lu's eyes were ice-cold as he stared into that person's eyes. "Don't use dirty language with me." His voice was so cold that it made people shiver.

Gao Yuan suddenly remembered that he had said a lot of dirty words last night. It seemed that this guy was quite considerate of him.

After pinching for about a minute, Bai Lu slowly let go. "Get lost." When that person landed, his legs were weak and he directly collapsed. After a while, he got up and ran out in a sorry state. The guy sitting at the same table with him had already run away early when he saw that the situation was not good.

There were still a few people gathered outside the restaurant. They were thinking that when the customers inside left, they could come in and eat. The glass was transparent. When they clearly saw what had happened inside, these people immediately lost the desire to eat and left one by one.

Bai Lu didn't even look at them. After getting rid of the flies, he went back to the kitchen and continued cooking.

He Shanqing grabbed Gao Yuan. "Brother Yuan, how did you know this guy? He's so cool."

After another twenty minutes, Bai Lu took out four insulated lunch boxes. "They're all full."

Gao Yuan took them. "Thank you." Just as he was about to leave, the door opened and three people walked in. Behind were two policemen, and in front was the person whose neck had been pinched just now. Pointing at Bai Lu, he said. "It's him. I came to eat and he beat me."

"It's you two again?" Bai Lu smiled. When the bald guy who had come to collect protection fees called the police earlier, it was these two policemen who responded.

Hearing Bai Lu speak, the older policeman said. "There are bruises on his neck. You have to come with us."

The two policemen really didn't want to deal with this matter. But if they received a call, they had to respond. Didn't want to respond? Fine. Be prepared to accept disciplinary action.

"Uncle policeman, we've been eating inside the whole time. We can prove that he didn't hit anyone." He Shanqing said with a smile.

Sima Zhi added. "That's right. I didn't see it either. This guy might be making a false accusation."

"You are lying!" The person who reported the crime was a bachelor in his thirties. He had an unyielding attitude.

"I am lying. So what? Bite me?" He Shanqing mocked.

"You, you. Comrade policeman, look at them." That person called for help.

The two policemen knew that the three young masters were not to be provoked. Even the branch chief could be summoned and dismissed at will, let alone them? So they pretended not to hear. They asked Bai Lu. "Did you pinch him?" Judging from the tone, as long as Bai Lu said he didn't pinch him, they were ready to leave.

That person objected. "How can you ask like this?"

Bai Lu smiled. "I pinched him."

As soon as the two policemen heard this, they thought this guy was stupid? Why wasn't he cooperative at all? They said with a stern face. "Then please come with us and give a statement."

No one wanted to offend people. Policemen were no exception. So their tone was as gentle as possible.

Bai Lu smiled. "Can I talk to him for a moment? I hope he can change his mind."

The two policemen looked at each other and nodded at the same time. "Yes."

Bai Lu was completely unreserved. In front of everyone in the restaurant, he seriously said to that person. "Remember. My name is Bai Lu. I am a very reasonable person. If you provoke me, I won't let you have an easy time. You called the police now. I assume you don't understand the situation. I'll give you a chance. You tell the policemen that it's a misunderstanding. I'll let you leave. Otherwise, I'll help you find evidence. Take pictures with my phone. I'll break your two legs on the spot so that you can better and more fully sue me. I can guarantee that as long as the court dares to convict me, you will definitely not have an easy time."

There was air conditioning in the restaurant and it was very cool. But when Bai Lu finished saying these words, it seemed as if a cold wind was blowing in the room. That person was so scared that he trembled. Pointing at Bai Lu, he said to the policemen. "He threatened me. You all heard it. He threatened me."

Bai Lu smiled and said. "I am threatening you. Do you have your phone? Come on. Let's take pictures."

Threatening people in front of the policemen. This guy was extremely arrogant. The two policemen felt embarrassed. They said in a deep voice. "What nonsense are you talking? Please come with us to accept the investigation."

Bai Lu ignored the policemen. He smiled and asked that person. "Do you really want me to go to the police station?"

It was just a matter of a meal. That person played tricks and angered Bai Lu. Such a simple matter actually had to go to the police station?

Gao Yuan stood up and spoke. "It's just a meal. Do you really want to sue him?" His voice was equally cold.

The two policemen saw that things were about to get serious. They whispered and persuaded that person. "Is there anything so serious that you must go to the police station? Just talk it over properly. If things get big, it won't be good for anyone."

"But he hit me and threatened me."

"I also threaten you. Do you want to sue me too?" Gao Yuan said coldly.

He Shanqing stood up to join in the fun. "Count me in too. I also threaten you."

Sima Zhi saw this. "Well, count me in."

The two girls were also not happy. Pointing at that person, they said. "Obviously you are in the wrong. How dare you call the police? Trying to blackmail people? Just wait to die."

Bai Lu was a bit confused and asked. "Why are you helping me?"

"I'm happy." Gao Yuan took two lunch boxes and walked out. When he walked past that person, he whispered. "I guarantee that if you don't drop the case today, you'll go to jail tomorrow."

He Shanqing picked up the other two lunch boxes. "I am a good person. I advise you. It's right to listen to him." Then he followed and left.

Sima Zhi didn't say anything. He took the two beautiful girls and walked out. The group drove away.

There were four people left in the room. Bai Lu smiled and didn't say a word. The two policemen felt a headache. They asked the person who reported the crime in a cold voice. "What do you want to do?"

"I..." Having been threatened continuously, he didn't dare to be stubborn anymore. After hesitating, he said. "I won't report the crime anymore."

"Okay. Sign here." The policemen took out the police report form. After that person signed, they said to Bai Lu. "Be calm when things happen. Don't always trouble us. Coming twice in more than an hour. Is it fun?"

Bai Lu said with a smile. "I didn't expect there to be so many scoundrels. Sorry for the trouble."

The two policemen waved their hands and took the person away.

Bai Lu stood for a while. First, he cleaned up. Then he went to find Li Huang, the boss of the steamed bun shop, to borrow a wrench.

Li Huang said. "I don't have that thing. What happened just now?"

"Nothing." He wanted to remove the wheels of the van left by the hooligans so that it wouldn't be driven away. But then he thought, why bother so much? Whether it was driven or not didn't matter. He went back to the restaurant, took some money, locked the door and went out.

Zhang Laosan said that his family lived in a village in the north of the city. Bai Lu took a map and went out. He hailed a taxi and went straight north. He got on the highway. After driving for almost two hours, when he got off and calculated the fare, it was more than two hundred yuan.

So expensive. Bai Lu asked the driver to point out his current location on the map. The driver took a look. "Do you have a mobile phone? There is a map software on it."

"No."

"Then there's no way. The map is too small." The driver drove away.

"How can I get back?" Bai Lu shouted loudly.

"Take a bus."

...

The village was very small and quiet. It was too far from Beicheng and not well constructed. There were only a hundred or so houses in total.

Standing at the entrance of the village and looking inside, there was no one on the street. However, there was a woman wearing a hat working in the fields outside the village.

Bai Lu walked over. "Excuse me. Where does Zhang FaKui live?"

The woman paused for a moment and straightened up to look at him. Only then did Bai Lu realize that it was a thin little girl. Her clothes were loose. She had big eyes. Looking at him, she asked softly. "Who are you looking for?"

"Zhang FaKui. He has a nickname called Zhang Laosan. Do you know him?"

"What's the matter with looking for him?" The girl continued to ask.

Bai Lu scratched his head. "I'm Bai Lu. I'm from the desert. Actually, I'm not looking for him. I'm looking for his daughter." When he said this, a thought suddenly popped into his head. Could this girl be Zhang Laosan's daughter?

The girl asked again. "What's the matter with looking for his daughter?"

"Zhang Laosan hasn't seen his daughter. He asked me to come and see her for him."

"After seeing. Okay. You can go now." The girl bent down and continued working.

"Are you Zhang Laosan's daughter?" Bai Lu jumped into the field. "Why are you doing this? Where are your adults? Where's your mom?"

"If I don't do it, who will?" The girl's voice was ice-cold.

"Are you really Zhang Laosan's daughter?" Bai Lu handed over several photos. On them was Zhang Laosan with a forced smile and looking old.

The girl took a quick look and returned the photos. "Okay. You can go now."

What's wrong with this girl? Bai Lu was a bit depressed. "Is your mom at home?"

But the girl didn't speak anymore.

Just when he was in a dilemma, a teenager in school uniform ran over on the road. He was about sixteen or seventeen years old. He shouted at him. "Come out."

Bai Lu was puzzled. "Are you calling me?"

"Nonsense. Hurry up and come out for me. Damn it. How dare you harass Shasha? Looking for death? Hurry up and get lost!"

"Your name is Shasha?" Bai Lu asked the girl.

"You son of a bitch." Seeing that he didn't come out, the teenager jumped down and hit him.

Bai Lu dodged. The girl said. "Don't fight. He's a friend of my dad."

"Your dad? Isn't he dead yet?" The teenager was outspoken.

The girl didn't answer his words. She faced Bai Lu again. "You can go now."

"Are you really Zhang Laosan's daughter?" Bai Lu asked again.

The teenager was angry. "Are you leaving or not?" He took out a knife from his schoolbag.

Damn it. The students nowadays are really something. They are even more ruthless than those guys in prison. They draw knives as soon as there is a disagreement. Bai Lu asked the teenager. "His dad asked me to bring something for her. What if I give it to the wrong person?"

"What wrong person? It's her. Put down the things and get lost quickly." The teenager was determined to protect the girl.

The girl said calmly. "I don't want it. You can go."