The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 333 The Concluding Event of the Fish Boat Festival

Seeing Qin Lang and the others' excited expressions, Su Wanxia's smile deepened. After turning off the microphone, she spoke in a low voice.

"In addition to this reward, the association has prepared an extra reward for you for this matter."

"If you're free tomorrow, you can come to the association to pick it up."

"Okay." Qin Lang's eyes flashed, and he nodded knowingly.

To avoid causing public panic, the association concealed the disturbance at the Fish Boat Festival, claiming that some people had violated the rules of the Fish Boat Festival and were therefore punished by the Leaping Fish.

Therefore, the gratitude and rewards for Qin Lang and the others who quelled the chaos could only be expressed in private and could not be done in public.

Qin Lang and the others, who had received their rewards, quickly took their leave. Su Wanxia stood there and watched them go, her eyes filled with deep admiration.

This was the second time she had seen Qin Lang and the others. Although the crisis was not as serious as the last one, there was no doubt that without the help of Qin Lang and the others, everything would have been much worse.

"What an outstanding group of children."

Su Wanxia spoke softly, as if she were seeing herself from back then.

"President," Qi Bing quickly walked to Su Wanxia's side, "Many participating teams have raised questions, believing that Qin Lang and his team used the power of the Food Spirits and should be disqualified from the competition."

"Should we try to control the public opinion?"

"There's no need." Su Wanxia smiled slightly. "Qin Lang and the others didn't use any food spirits, so their victory is well-deserved."

"Huh?" Qi Bing was taken aback. "No?"

Everyone present clearly saw Qin Lang and his group sink the fishing boat of the Anti-Leap Society. Even Qi Bing, who was biased towards them, tacitly agreed that this was the result of Qin Lang and his group secretly using the Spirit Eater.

But now, Su Wanxia says she didn't use any food spirits?

Su Wanxia glanced meaningfully at the fish tank containing Xiao Cai that Qin Lang was holding in the distance, and said, "Didn't I tell you?"

"This is the punishment for the leaping fish."

"The punishment for the Leaping Fish?" Qi Bing's eyes were filled with confusion. "But didn't the Leaping Fish already leave that day?"

Su Wanxia didn't want to say more, so she calmly changed the subject, "Let's talk about the arrest of the Anti-Leap Society members."

"Yes!" Qi Bing snapped out of her reverie at the mention of this. "All the captured members of the Anti-Leap Society have confessed. Based on the clues they provided, we apprehended a group of key members of the Anti-Leap Society in the audience."

"After identification and verification, almost all key members of the Anti-Yuehui have been arrested, but the most core member of the Anti-Yuehui is not at the scene."
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"Lomi, wait for me!"

Liu Chuang quickly caught up with Lomi, who was jogging away from the main venue of the Fish Boat Festival. "Why are you in such a hurry? The awards ceremony isn't over yet!"

"What's so interesting about an awards ceremony?" Lomi rolled her eyes and waved to Liu Chuang. "Come with me!"

The two arrived at a shop next to the venue, and Lomi pulled out a betting slip from her pocket. "Team 66 won, odds of 15!"

The shop owner glanced at the receipt, then looked at Lomi with some envy, "This young lady has a really good eye; she's made a fortune this time."

"Enough talk, pay up!" Lomi proudly raised her face and held out a hand to the shopkeeper.

"Don't worry, we're a legitimate business, we definitely won't default on our payments." The shop owner chuckled as he collected the receipt and then proceeded to transfer the money.

Seeing the money deposited into his account, Lomi, satisfied, dragged the dumbfounded Liu Chuang out of the store. "Lomi, you…" Liu Chuang belatedly realized what was happening, "You actually placed a bet on Qin Lang's team!"

"No wonder you cheered them on so enthusiastically!" Liu Chuang exclaimed with sudden realization. "I thought you were really cheering for your friend..."

"Shut up, you idiot!" Lomi jumped up and slapped Liu Chuang on the back of the head. "Of course, cheering for Fatima is also a reason."

"But..."

Lomi glanced at the small amount of money that had arrived in her account and grinned smugly. "Kukuku, I'm a little short on funds lately, so I'm just making a quick buck!"

"Then how do you know they can win?" Liu Chuang asked curiously.

“I guessed.” Lomi shrugged. “When I saw Qin Lang and the others bring the Leaping Fish together, I thought they were going to cheat.”

"So that's how it is!" Liu Chuang nodded in realization.

If Qin Lang and his team really cheated in the Fish Boat Tournament by using the Leaping Fish, the other teams would be no match for them!
"Who would have thought they won without cheating, yet still managed to win by some twist of fate... Let's not talk about that." With that, Lomi put her hands behind her back. "Come on, I made a small profit today, I'll treat you to something nice!"

"Great!" Liu Chuang grinned, his face beaming with excitement. However, after catching a glimpse of a furtive figure in the distance, he suddenly lowered his voice, "Luomi, that guy looks kind of familiar?"

"Hmm?" Lomi turned her head and looked at him, a strange look flashing in her eyes. "That's Pei Yu, the one I told you about before."

“I didn’t expect that while the Anti-Leap Society members were arrested, this guy managed to escape.” A sly glint flashed in Lomi’s eyes. “Liu Chuang, I have a good idea.”

"Ok?"

“This guy is Luo Pei’s cousin. Why don’t we kill him too? Otherwise, if he finds out about us, he might cause us trouble.”

"Huh?!" Liu Chuang stared wide-eyed at Luo Mi, then after a moment his eyes gleamed with the same eagerness. "I think it's a good idea."

"Let's do it!"

The two exchanged a smile and stealthily approached the equally stealthy figure ahead.
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"Tuk-tuk-tuk-"

A knock sounded on the door, and Qin Lang quickly walked to the door. When he opened the door, he saw Zhang Yi and Ren Xi standing awkwardly on either side of the doorway.

"You're here!" He chuckled. "You're the only ones missing."

"Our victory celebration banquet can't be complete without the two of you."

“That’s right!” Cao Dongdong and the other three, who had already arrived in Qin Lang’s room, nodded in agreement. “Without you, we wouldn’t have been able to win.”

“Although there’s nothing wrong with it, something just feels off,” Zhang Yi said with a strange expression, then glanced at Ren Xi beside him.

"Let me make it clear first, if it weren't for the opportunity to taste Qin Lang's cooking, I would never have sat at the same table with you."

"Likewise!" Ren Xi rolled her eyes. "Don't think that just because of what happened today, my opinion of you will change!"

"Come on in." Seeing the two bickering as soon as they met, Qin Lang pulled them in with a wry smile. "By the way, we can't have Jin Hu perch today."

"Huh? Why?" x2
"Because the Jinhu perch have been temporarily requisitioned." As he spoke, Qin Lang glanced at the large fish tank in the room with a strange look.

In the fish tank, Xiao Cai calmly swayed its tail, while a Golden Lake perch circled around it obsequiously, like a little brother.

(End of this chapter)