The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 560 Lomi's Surprise

"We just happened to be there."

Qin Lang shook his head. "The ones who truly work hard are the members of Hai Ba Wang."

"And Chef Qin, your seafood fried rice also played a big role."

"Hehe..." Qin Zhongguo chuckled and gently patted Qin Lang's shoulder. "I have to go now, so I won't stay any longer."

"I just came over to say hello."

After saying that, he waved to Qin Lang and the other two, then turned and left the private room.

"That's really Chef Qin's style." Zhao Qian chuckled and stuffed the fragrant chef's fried rice into her mouth.

"Now that you mention it, I think I can understand a little bit of Chef Qin's feelings when he was cooking this dish."

“Me too.” Cao Dongdong nodded, shoveling a mouthful of fried rice into his mouth. “This seafood fried rice is just as good as Qin Lang’s egg fried rice!”

"Gulu!"

Upon hearing this, Egg Baby immediately protested in dissatisfaction.

Fried rice with egg is the best in the world!

After finishing their meal, Qin Lang and the other two bid farewell to Song Pan and then left Hai Ba Wang to return to their hotel.

The two-day, non-stop food marathon event has been incredibly physically and mentally taxing.

Since the event ended early, the three of them weren't in the mood for anything else and planned to take a good rest for the day.

As night fell, Qin Lang put the two little ones to bed early.
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"Tuk-tuk-tuk-"

A sudden, urgent knocking sound startled Qin Lang awake.

He sat up in bed, glanced at the time, and then his expression turned to surprise.

Because it is 3 a.m.

Is something wrong that you're knocking on the door at this hour?
Is it Zhao Qian or Cao Dongdong outside the door?
He put on a coat, slipped on his slippers, and walked quickly toward the door, then opened it.

Upon seeing the figure standing outside the door, Qin Lang's expression turned surprised once again.

Because the people standing at the door were not Zhao Qian and Cao Dongdong.

It wasn't even Du Ziyan and Dai Lan who had been here before.

"Miss Qiao Yu? You..." Seeing Qiao Yu's tear-streaked face, Qin Lang swallowed back the question he was about to ask.

“My dad…and everyone…are all missing!” Qiao Yu said in a low, hoarse voice, her tone filled with confusion and helplessness.

"You mean..." Qin Lang realized what was happening and his eyes widened in surprise, "Captain Qiao and everyone in the security management team?"

“Yes…” Qiao Yu nodded.

"...Come in first." Qin Lang looked around, then invited Qiao Yu in, poured her a cup of hot water, and called Zhao Qian and Cao Dongdong over as well.

Both of them were a bit grumpy when they were woken up in the middle of the night, but when they came to Qin Lang's room and saw Qiao Yu gradually calming down while drinking hot water, they immediately lost their temper.

"Miss Qiao Yu, please tell me what exactly happened?" Qin Lang asked softly. "How did Captain Qiao and the others disappear?"

“They went to investigate the giant, phantom city in the waters of the East 3 district before,” Qiao Yu said, sobbing. “Then, they all lost contact.”

"What?" Qin Lang's eyes widened.

He had heard Qiao Yu mention this during the day, but Qiao Yu hadn't paid much attention to it at the time, thinking it was a mirage, and he thought so too.

However, mirages obviously do not cause people to mysteriously disappear.

and so…

What happened?
“I’ve inquired about it,” Qiao Yu said softly. “They went by boat to the sea where the phantom appeared in order to investigate it, and then…”

Let's take a boat!

Missing!

Thinking about how Qiao Yu found him at this time, Qin Lang seemed to understand something.

"You think it might be the work of the Qili Bay Monster?" "I don't know." Qiao Yu took a deep breath. "But I think it's the same situation as the previous mysterious disappearance of the cruise ship."

At this point, she suddenly grabbed Qin Lang's hand, "You are the person I know who knows the most about the water monster."

"So... could you... please help me?"

She looked at Qin Lang with expectant eyes. At this moment, she was not only a member of the security management team, but also a daughter searching for her missing father.

Qin Lang fell silent.

"If I can help you, I will, but..."

He sighed with some difficulty, "I don't know how to find them either. One of our friends has also gone missing. If I could find those people who were taken away by the water monster, I would have found him long ago."

Seeing Qiao Yu's increasingly disappointed expression, Qin Lang pursed his lips.

"Anyway... how about we go check the area near where they went missing?"

"Okay!" Qiao Yu's eyes lit up, and she nodded emphatically.

Qin Lang then turned to look at Zhao Qian and Cao Dongdong, "You two?"

“Of course I’m going too,” Cao Dongdong said, arms crossed. “If we can find Captain Qiao, we might be able to find Zuo Ge.”

“This guy has been out of contact for many days, and I’m very worried about him.”

"I..." Zhao Qian's eyes held a hint of melancholy, but then she gritted her teeth and said, "If you two are going, then of course I'll go too!"

"As a future master of Food Spirit combat, I cannot back down now!"

Seeing Zhao Qian clench her teeth, Qin Lang couldn't help but chuckle.

"Don't worry, we're just going to check the shore."

"While the rumors about the Qili Bay Monster are terrifying, there is one premise."

"That means you would only disappear if you were at sea."

"If we don't enter the sea, nothing will happen."

Hearing this, Zhao Qian and Cao Dongdong both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then what are we waiting for?" Zhao Qian perked up instantly.

"set off!"
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"Ha~"

On the rooftop of a house not far from the Tianzhou Hotel, Liu Chuang yawned, looking somewhat sleepy.

"Hey Lomi, do we really have to keep watching at this point?"

"At a time like this, Qin Lang and the others are definitely fast asleep. Where else could they be?" Liu Chuang's voice held a hint of resentment as he said this. "I'm not asleep yet. They're probably already having several dreams."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Lomi slapped Liu Chuang on the back of the head. "If we said we'd be taking action today, then we have to be on high alert 24/7!"

"What if they go out in the middle of the night and don't come back all day?"

“What if…” Liu Chuang muttered to himself, “Besides, you just secretly took a nap, right? I saw it.”

"Stop...stop talking nonsense!" Lomi blushed and snatched the binoculars from Liu Chuang's hand. "Alright, go to sleep!"

"I didn't exploit you, we'll take turns sleeping with you!"

"Great!" Liu Chuang's eyes lit up, and he quickly crawled into the sleeping bag next to him.

He can finally get some sleep; his eyelids are practically closing...

"Alright, wake up."

Before he could even close his eyes, Liu Chuang was pulled up again by Luo Mi.

The latter looked towards the hotel with a hint of excitement on his face.

"Qin Lang and his men have made a move!"

Liu Chuang: "???"

(End of this chapter)