Now, forget about showing any manly spirit in front of Officer Sato; he'd be lucky if he wasn't ridiculed.
If it were a petty person, they would probably have already taken their anger out on Yin Kong, but Takagi was clearly not that kind of person, so he just kept sighing in his heart, and the envy in his eyes was genuine.
And for some reason, he suddenly felt that Yin Kong in front of him had become much more approachable.
It's like going from complete strangers to good old friends in an instant.
Sato Miwako also came over and touched Yin Kong's arm with a curious look on her face.
Then she was surprised to find that although Yin Kong had the outline of muscles under his clothes, he didn't look like the muscular freak she had imagined at all:
"Yes, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed such an outrageous thing. How could they have done it?"
Yin Kong was in a good mood at the moment. Although the thirty-five points of favorability experience were probably wasted, he desperately needed the raw stones, Mora, and ores, so he didn't care about these little fussy actions.
"Maybe it's because I was born with supernatural powers."
This is a lie. Such incredible power could not possibly be innate.
This is one of the results of his hard work over the past two months.
Although there is no strength attribute on the system's character panel, Yin Kong had long ago discovered that whenever his attack power and other attributes were improved, his strength and speed would be enhanced to a certain extent.
Correspondingly, whenever the maximum health increases, constitution and stamina will also be affected.
Today, with various enhancements, his attack power has exceeded one hundred points, more than ten times the less than ten points he had when he first arrived in this world.
Although his strength wasn't ten times greater, it was undoubtedly far beyond the realm of ordinary people.
"I am Zhenbao Hema, the owner of this store. Thank you for your help just now."
While Yin Kong was chatting with Takagi Sato, the ramen shop owner soon came over.
He spoke sincerely, not only waiving the fees for the three of them, but also offering them a 30% discount on any future visits.
"What a warm and welcoming boss! What's up, Brother Yin Kong?"
After the precious crane horse left, Takagi, while feeling sentimental, also noticed Yin Kong's expression.
His new friend, who seemed quite old, was watching the owner of the jewelry store's back without saying a word, as if deep in thought.
“This treasure owner… no, it’s nothing.”
Yin Kong shook his head. Of course, he couldn't tell the two of them that the number of [Head Spiders] on the other party seemed to be the most in the store.
One of them even perched directly on the top of the owner of the treasure's head, its pair of sharp fangs piercing deep into his brain.
Although based on his current experience, he believed that these ghosts should be unable to harm humans before receiving a response, the bizarre scene still made Yin Kong frown.
Could it be that the other party is favored by these [Head Spiders] because he is the owner here?
As Yin Kong pondered, the competition finally began.
However, to his slight surprise, the owner of the treasure shop did not choose a terrible flavor like devilish spicy to increase the difficulty, as Takagi had inquired about.
The ramen used in this competition was just a perfectly normal tonkotsu ramen.
"I can not make it."
So, after finishing his second bowl of ramen, Sato was the first to declare himself "defeated".
As for Takagi, he only managed to hold on until the third bowl before he was too exhausted to continue.
"Was it really too much of a stretch?"
Takagi looked around and noticed that some people had accumulated five or even six empty bowls in front of them.
He immediately clenched his fist and began to cheer on Yin Kong, the last remaining hope in their trio:
"Brother Yin Kong, you must win!"
Sato, however, noticed that Yin Kong's expression was somewhat strained and comforted him:
"Don't talk nonsense, Takagi. You should play within your limits in these kinds of competitions and not push yourself too hard."
In her memory, there are quite a few examples of people getting into trouble because of overeating.
Yin Kong shook his head and explained:
"Don't worry, I'm just not used to the food here."
This was, of course, a lie. In reality, he simply didn't like eating out.
It wasn't because of taste, but rather—
"Can you see it? You can see it, right?"
When a fluffy little cutie scurries into your bowl and greets you warmly, wouldn't anyone immediately lose their appetite?
In light of this, Yin Kong hasn't eaten out for a long time.
I never expected that making an exception once would lead to such a terrible situation.
Takagi scratched his head, completely unaware of what was happening, and asked in surprise:
"As for the taste? I think the food here is pretty good."
Although it was ramen used in the competition, the taste was anything but perfunctory.
However, after realizing that Yin Kong was actually a foreigner, the two felt relieved.
Yin Kong was somewhat relieved, as chatting with Takagi and Sato helped to distract himself a little.
After receiving no response, the spider finally grew tired of him, hopped off his dining table, and began looking for a new target.
Yin Kong's expression finally relaxed, and he had the opportunity to focus on the food in front of him.
Six bowls, seven bowls...
By the eighth bowl, most ordinary people like Takagi who had just joined in the fun had been eliminated.
Even the remaining "professional players" gradually slowed down.
After all, eating is actually a physically demanding activity.
But only Yin Kong maintained an exceptionally stable pace, gradually catching up with and even surpassing the progress of the first tier.
Eleven, twelve bowls...
Apart from Yin Kong, there are only four contestants left on the field.
But the remaining four are clearly the elite of the elite, with patience and fighting spirit that are enough to amaze everyone.
Even so, humanity still has its limits.
After the seventeenth bowl, they all showed signs of fatigue.
Finally, when the last mountain of competitors collapsed, the entire competition came to an end.
"finished?"
"Of course!" Seeing that Yin Kong hadn't even broken a sweat, the owner of the treasure shop suddenly realized what was happening and announced in disbelief, "Let's congratulate Mr. Yin Kong on winning this competition."
Takagi and Sato clapped enthusiastically with pride, while staring incredulously at the tall stack of empty bowls in front of Yin Kong.
Isn't this too exaggerated?
The two estimated that the ramen noodles weighed at least fifteen kilograms, but Yin Kong looked as if nothing had happened, and his stomach hadn't bulged at all.
Seeing Yin Kong's effortless demeanor, Takagi couldn't help but whisper:
"Hey Yin Kong, you can't still eat, can you?"
"It's not that exaggerated. Actually, I was already 90% full."
This is not a lie, because if Takagi could see Yin Kong's character interface, he would find that his satiety level is indeed almost full.
But what isn't a lie sometimes doesn't represent the truth.
Because in Genshin Impact, satiety is restored very quickly.
It may only take less than ten minutes to go from feeling completely full to feeling normal again.
Of course, in a game, ten minutes is actually a long time.
Unless it's a local legend, most battles can be resolved within half a minute.
Even in the most challenging Spiral Abyss level 12, with three fully-starred rooms, it takes no more than ten minutes in total.
However, in reality, this digestion speed is undoubtedly extremely abnormal.
In short, after eating the fourth bowl of ramen, Yin Kong's satiety level reached 90%, but after eating the fifth bowl, his satiety level had already returned to 70%.
In other words, as long as he maintains this speed, his satiety level will keep fluctuating between 90% and 70%.
This is the reality of never being able to get enough to eat!
Otherwise, Yin Kong wouldn't be so confident.
"Whoa-!"
However, just as everyone was applauding enthusiastically, Kuroda Taro, who was standing in the crowd with a look of resentment on his face, suddenly fell to the ground and began to struggle violently.
He clutched his throat hard, his limbs convulsing wildly as if he were drowning, and he kept vomiting up the food he had just eaten.
Just a few seconds later, Kuroda Taro stopped struggling completely.
"This is--"
Upon seeing this scene, Yin Kong immediately had a bad feeling.
"Sir, what's wrong? Are you alright?" Takagi asked several times without receiving any response, then looked at Sato. "Could it be food poisoning? Should we call an ambulance?"
Sato, however, checked the other person's breathing and pulse with a grave expression, then shook his head and said:
"No need, he's already dead."
Then, she pulled out her ID, held it up in front of her, and shouted loudly to the shocked crowd:
"We are police officers. Please do not move, as this could very well be a case of intentional homicide!"
Chapter 5 Is it turned on or off?
"The deceased was named Kuroda Taro, male, 34 years old, a sumo wrestler..."
Shortly after Takagi and Sato brought the scene under control, their superior, the easygoing and portly Inspector Megure, appeared amidst the sirens of his police car and began to summarize the case.
"The cause of death was cyanide poisoning, and residues of the toxin were found in the ramen bowl, so this is undoubtedly a case of intentional homicide."
No wonder it's ranked number one on the must-eat list in Beika Town.
Yin Kong sat in the suspect area, silently listening to Inspector Megure's case analysis, his expression remaining completely unchanged.
It's worth mentioning that Takagi and Sato were also sitting here with him, doing nothing.
Although they are both police officers, they have not been ruled out as suspects.
Or rather, precisely because they are police officers, they should choose to recuse themselves in this situation.
"According to the preliminary investigation, there were three main people who had direct contact with the victim's ramen during the whole process: chef Osamu Yamagami, waitress Nobuko Yazaki, and Tsukasa Asamura, who was also a professional sumo wrestler and had just had an argument with the victim."
This is truly a Conan set; they're already close to the three-choice stage.
In fact, given that he had just severely reprimanded Kuroda Taro, Yin Kong was not entirely unsuspecting.
However, since he had no chance to touch the other party's ramen, he was quickly ruled out as a suspect.
[Daily Task: The Mystery of the True Culprit]
I never expected that such a small ramen shop could provide me with two daily tasks.
Although it's just a daily task, Yin Kong clearly doesn't have the luxury of being picky now.
His scrutinizing gaze immediately fell upon the three main suspects.
First of all, the suspicion against Yamagami Osamu, who is the chef, can be basically ruled out.
Unless it's a random killing, even though he made the ramen, he couldn't control whose table the poisoned ramen ended up on.
However, Nobuko Yazaki, who works as a waitress, had the opportunity to poison the food when it was served.
Nobuko Yazaki naturally understood this principle as well, and Yin Kong felt that she was so nervous that she was about to cry:
"Officer, I really didn't kill anyone... I don't even know him, how could I possibly want to kill him?"
Inspector Megure neither confirmed nor denied it, but based on their current investigation, it was clear that Nobuko Yazaki and the victim were complete strangers.
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