The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 467 Searching for the Precious Spirit
"It's too late to regret it now that things have come to this."

Qin Lang shook his head slightly. "That Chef Wang has just resigned. He should still be in Xianyu Market. If you keep an eye out, you can always find him."

"So, what do you know about him?"

“This…” Song Yu frowned and pondered for a moment, then turned and left. A short while later, he came back carrying a small photo frame.

"Chef Wang's full name is Wang Lixuan, and the person in the photo is him." He said, pointing to the photo in the frame.

Qin Lang looked closely and saw that it was a group photo of three people.

On the left of the photo is Song Yu, in the middle is a tall and handsome man, and on the right is a tall and thin middle-aged man, who is also Wang Lixuan, as Song Yu was referring to.

Having memorized Wang Lixuan's appearance, Qin Lang pointed to the man in the middle and asked, "Is this the manager of Hai Ba Wang?"

“Yes, this is Manager Qu Dong.” Song Yu sighed. “When he learned about the situation yesterday, he almost fainted from anger. Now I just hope to do something to make up for my mistake.”

“There is something you can do,” Qin Lang suddenly said. “That is to ask the people in the kitchen about Wang Lixuan.”

"Try to learn about anything you can."

"As people who work with Wang Lixuan day and night, it's impossible for the other chefs in the kitchen to know nothing about him."

“We might not get the answers to these questions if we ask, since we are outsiders to the chefs in the kitchen.”

"But you should be able to ask Deputy Manager Song."

"Tell us as soon as you have any news."

“Okay!” Song Yu nodded vigorously. “Besides this, is there anything else I can do?”

"That's all." Qin Lang shook his head. "Hai Ba Wang will continue to operate as it is for now, and dishes that are not available will not be offered."

"The current approach is not problematic; at least it can temporarily change the public's perception of using inferior ingredients as substitutes."

"As for the rest... leave them to us."

"Thank you!" Song Yu glanced gratefully at Qin Lang and the others, then walked towards the kitchen without hesitation.

Cao Dongdong looked at Song Yu's retreating figure with some distrust, and then asked, "Qin Lang, do you think Deputy Manager Song could find out any information?"

"Give it a try." Qin Lang smiled helplessly. "The other party acted too quickly; they actually resigned and left last night."

"We were a step too late, so we have to use other methods to investigate."

"I will also help investigate Wang Lixuan's matter," Tang Yu suddenly said. "I should be able to find out his address today."

Hearing this, Qin Lang's eyes lit up.

"Thank you so much, Sister Tang Yu!"

As a former member of the public security management team, Tang Yu naturally had his own professional investigation methods, which Qin Lang and the other two did not possess.

The group ate and chatted, and after finishing their meal, they got up to leave Hai Ba Wang. As for Song Yu, Qin Lang left his contact information.

It won't be easy for the other party to get useful clues from the chefs in the kitchen.

The moment Qin Lang stepped out of the Hai Ba Wang Restaurant, a soft sound came from beside him. Qin Lang turned his head in surprise, but saw nothing unusual, so he turned his gaze back to Cao Dongdong and the others.

"For now, we can only wait for news from Deputy Manager Song." Qin Lang paused slightly, "So I plan to take this opportunity to do something else."

"What is it?" Zhao Qian asked with a curious expression.

"Do you remember..." Qin Lang paused slightly, "...the information Du Ziyan gave me about a rare spirit when we parted ways in Lanqiu City? That rare spirit is in Xianyu City." "I'm quite interested in that rare spirit."

“New rare spirits…” Cao Dongdong looked expectant. “With new rare ingredients, your food will be even more delicious.”

With this in mind, Cao Dongdong also became very motivated.

"What are we waiting for? Let's go!"

“In that case, let’s split up,” Tang Yu said softly. “I’ll help investigate Wang Lixuan’s whereabouts.”

"The three of you go and find Zhenling's whereabouts."

"Okay." Qin Lang nodded with a smile. "Thank you for your hard work, Sister Tang Yu. Once we find Zhen Ling, I'll definitely cook a big meal to reward everyone."

"I'm really looking forward to it." Tang Yu nodded with a light smile.

After agreeing on a plan, the four of them went their separate ways.

After they left, Liu Chuang and Luo Mi quietly peeked out from behind a very inconspicuous cover next to the Hai Ba Wang Restaurant.

"They're gone."

Liu Chuang's gaze fell on Qin Lang's retreating figure in the distance, his eyes gleaming with excitement. "Luo Mi, did you hear their conversation?"

“Of course, I’m not deaf.” Lomi snorted, her eyes also filled with excitement. “A new rare spirit. I didn’t expect that secretly following them would bring such good news.”

Then, as if she had thought of something, she wrinkled her nose in dissatisfaction, "A few days ago, the other teams in the base suddenly started acting mysteriously, and they even deliberately provoked us several times."

"If I'm not mistaken, they should have also found out the whereabouts of Zhenling, and it's very likely that it's the one Qin Lang and the others are looking for."

"They're trying to steal the credit from us, aren't they?" Liu Chuang chuckled. "But this time, we're probably going to get there first!"

“There were always Leaping Fish around Qin Lang before, and we didn’t dare to appear in front of him. Now that the Leaping Fish is gone, Qin Lang’s companion has also temporarily separated from them.”

"This is truly a godsend!"

Liu Chuang hadn't forgotten that when he first encountered Qin Lang and the others, Tang Yu's Food Spirit instantly killed his little skin with a single combat skill.

So when he saw Tang Yu again, he felt a little scared.

Now things are fine, Tang Yu has also temporarily separated from Qin Lang and the other two.

All that's left are the old rivals.

Liu Chuang was extremely frustrated by his previous failures due to the existence of the Leaping Fish. In addition, his strength as a Food Spirit had improved significantly during this period. At this moment, Liu Chuang only wanted to fight Qin Lang again and prove himself!
“Let’s go, let’s follow them.” Lomi lowered her voice. “It sounds like Qin Lang has a lot of information about that rare spirit.”

"So we will not show ourselves for the time being, but will just follow them closely."

"Until Qin Lang found that precious spirit."

"Then, Qin Lang's own rare spirit will be ours, and that new rare spirit will be ours too." Lomi clenched her fist tightly. "With so many rare spirits at once, we'll definitely be promoted to cadres!"

"In the future, those guys who look down on us now will have to respectfully call us 'senior'!"

After saying this, it seemed as if firelight was flickering in Lomi's single eye.

She was completely fired up!

"Promotion, raise!" The two men gave each other a high five and shouted their slogan, then quickly went into tracking mode, like two little tails trailing far behind Qin Lang and his companions.

(End of this chapter)