Maverick Chef - Chapter 5
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Chapter 5

Speak of the devil, and he appears. Policewoman Sun Min walkedby in her casual clothing, she saw a few people gathering in an intense discussion,the road was completely wet, she joined the group and asked: "What seems to be the matter?"

Bai Lu raised his hand and answered: "Police Sister, I called the police, someone threwfecesin frontof my house."

"You just arrived in the Northern city and have already offended somebody?" Unexplainably, Sun Min feltuncomfortable just by looking at Bai Lu.

"It's not like that, the mafia wanted to collect protection fees, but I did not comply."

"Nonsense! Since when did the mafiaexistin the capital?" Sun Min scowled.

Right, it doesn't make sense to talk to her, Bai Lu might as well keep his mouth shut, he took a whisk broom to sweep away the water: "Excuse the way."

"What's the matter with you? I was asking you a question." Sun Min also had a bad temper.

Bai Lu ignored her, he mumbled to himself: "Bumped into two ancestors today." One is Sun Min, the other is Gao Yuan.

"What did you say? Are you looking for trouble? Identification card!" Sun Min suddenly reacted, there's a scent of a thief on this lad, no wonder she felt uncomfortable to look at him.

The boss of the dumpling store was puzzled: "Xiao Sun, someone else is making trouble, what's the point of investigating him?"

"There's no harm in investigating more frequently."

Bai Lu had no choice but to go back to the house to retrieve his ID, Sun Min continued to ask: "Have you obtained the temporary residence permit?"

"Fairy Sister, I have just arrived here three days ago!" Bai Lu was a little pissed.

"Liar! It's already the fourth day!" Four days ago, Bai Lu had asked Sun Min for directions.

Fine, you won, this bitch has a surprisingly goodshort-termmemory. Bai Lu remained silent.

"If you are visiting therelatives on your holidays, then stay here well-behaved, and stay out of trouble; If you are here on a long stay, bring along the relevant documents and apply for your temporary residence permit."

"What do you mean by the relevant documents?" Bai Lu asked

However, Sun Min ignored him, she put down his ID, turned around and left.

Such a gloomy person, if placed in the desert, she would have definitely beentaught a good lesson. Bai Lu was brimming with anger.

Li Huang was a little confused, he asked Bai Lu: "Have you ever offended her?"

"Why would I want to offend her?"

"Then why did she treat you in that manner? Usually, this lady would be rather pleasant, she has a good heart and personality, putting aside her good career and beauty, she is still single... " Li Huang was advertising for Sun Min, Wang Ruo Mei and the others also agreed.

Bai Lu was speechless: "You guys have too low an expectation for what is defined as 'Good'." Hecontinued to sweep away the water.

The next day morning, Bai Lu had just woken up, somebody was knocking on the door.

Opening the shutter door to take a look, all the effort he spent yesterday night was in vain, the floor was entirely covered with shit. Bai Lu frowned: "Such talents, for them to be able to obtain so much manure within the capital."

Li Huang, the boss of the dumpling store, stood from afar and held a stick in his hand, previously he must have used this tool to knock on the door. Seeing Bai Lu had emerged, he shouted: "There's no way to do our business if this goes on, hurry up and take care of those few gangsters."

Bai Lu replied a "Yes", he connected the water hose and repeated the same flushing work he did yesterday night.

He was busy all the way past 9 am, wasted a few tons of fresh water, just to clean up the road and walls.

Gao Yuandrove over, after he got off the car, he pinched his nose and ask: "What's that smell?"

"Manure." Bai Lu responded.

"What's that?"

"Shit."

The ground was full of water, Bai Lu took the whisk broom, obviously, he was trying to make it morehygienic, Gao Yuan pondered: "Was it those gangsters yesterday that did this? Still, have the same position, if I take care of them for you, you have to cook for me."

"No need." Bai Lu took out a chair and sat by the wall, preparing to wait idly for the opportunity to come by.

He was a littledispleased becausehe had originallywantedto visit Zhang Lao San's daughter today, but thankstoa few assholes, he had to delay it until tomorrow.

"The soup yesterday was amazing, my grandpa really enjoyed eating it, I want to order a meal now, take away." Gao Yuan declared his intentions.

"It'snot time yet, queue up." Bai Lu said calmly.

Seeing how much this person like to put up thisnonchalantbehavior, Gao Yuan flared up his temper: "Are you out of your mind? There's not eventhatmanypeople eating your food, what's the point of queueing?"

"There are no customers now, but it doesn't imply that there will be no customers in the future, the rules have to be obeyed." Bai Lu responded casually.

"Good, just you wait, damn it." Gao Yuan really wanted to beatup this asshole, but since it'srare that grandpa had the appetite to eat something, he couldn't possibly beat up the chef.

The soup he brought back yesterday, made his dad gave a few genuine compliments, even his mom said that he has grown up and became more sensible. That's why Gao Yuan could only endure it.

Seeing the puddles on the floor, he couldn't let his grandpa eat food tainted with the foul smell, so even though he really wanted to kick his ass, still he had to do something to help, he fumbled for his phone: "Xiao San, come to Xiao Wang's Village Road." z

Half an hour later, two flamboyantlygood-lookingsports cars drove into the street, at the same time, Gao Yuan's phone rang: "Drive ahead, to the entrance of the market."

A minute later, the two sports cars pulled up, four young people came out, two men and two women, the guys looked proud and arrogant, the ladies were pretty and scantily clad, revealing their pale and tender skin withlong legs that were white as snow, it was really distracting.

The first guy that walked over was wearing bright red clothes, red pants with red shoes and a red vest, even his socks were red, after he got off the car hegave Gao Yuan's black sedan a kick: "Still driving this broken car?"

"Shut up, I need your help." Gao Yuan said in a serious manner.

"What's the matter?" A young man behind with aMohicanhairstyle came over with a beautiful lady in his arms.

The guy with the full red attire wascalledHeSan Qing, nicknamed Xiao San, he said: "Just now I was playing basketball with XiaoZhi, we heard that you had some trouble, so he wanted to come and takea look."

XiaoZhiwas the guy with the Mohican hairstyle that was embracing the beautiful lady, he jokingly said: "Young Master Yuan, who dares to provoke you?"

Gao Yuan ignored him, he asked He San Qing: "Who's in charge of Xiao Wang's Village?"

"Let me check." He San Qing called on his phone, after a while, he hung up: "You have to look for OldShao."

"Me? Look for him?" Gao Yuan sneered sarcastically.

"Right, you are the Grandmaster." He San Qing continued to call: "Hey, Brother Shao, it's Xiao San here, I am at Xiao Wang's Village Road, there's a little problem here... " He covered the phone to ask Gao Yuan: "Young Master, so what's the problem?

Gao Yuan said: "Yesterday, there were three gangsters in white vests coming here to collect protection fees, also they splashed manure."

"Understood." He San Qing continued thephone call: "There'sa restaurant here, it's called the Great 5-star Restaurant, there are people collecting protection fees from them, also the restaurant was splashed with manure."

After a few more exchange of words, He San Qing put down the phone, with a face full of confusion he examined the Great 5-star Restaurant.

Gao Yuan was impatient: "What did he say?"

"OldShaosaid, there's no one inside Xiao Wang's Village that dares to collect protection fees along this street, they must be from somewhere else."

"That's all?" Gao Yuan wasn't satisfied.

"What else could have been done? Don't tell me that you expect him to dispatch the police to catch them? Catch who by the way?"

Gao Yuan remained silent. XiaoZhijoined the discussion: "No one dares to collect protection fees along this street? Why is that so?"

He San Qing pouted his lips in the direction of the Great 5-star Restaurant and did not utter a single word.

XiaoZhiwalked towards the door to take a look: "Just because of this?" If there was a vote to select the restaurant with the lousiest interior decoration in the entire city, this one would definitely be one of the front-runners.

Seeing that Gao Yuan kept quiet, He San Qing said; "Be patient, since OldShaowas informed, there would definitely be news soon, wait a while."

Ten minutes later, OldShaocalled back, He San Qing listened and then thanked him. He hung up his phone to speak with Gao Yuan: "He just asked, the few gang leaders in the area said that they were also unaware."

Gao Yuan feltembarrassed, all he wanted was to accomplish something, so that he could impress his dad, never did he expect to fail to even locate three gangsters, his gaze turned cold, he thought for a while and asked: "What isHeiZidoing?"

Isn't it justthree small hooligans? Is there really a need to make such a big deal? Bai Lu interrupted: "Alrightalright, I appreciate your intentions, let me settle this by myself if Icouldn'thandle it then let me call you then?" Honestly speaking, this guy was actually quite passionate, to initiatethe responsibility forall the trouble.

Listening to what he said, He San Qing sized him up, then asked Gao Yuan: "Who is this?"

"Ignore him, just an idiot." Gao Yuan said condescendingly.

Bai Lu sighed, just how divided must his family be to fostera person with such a split personality?

In a blink of an eye, it was already afternoon, at just 11 am, the people that came with TongAnQuan yesterday for a meal brought their own friends along, they all wanted to enter the house.

Bai Lu blocked the way, he pointed to the wooden sign and said: "Lunch service starts at 12noon, there's still more than half an hour, queue up, but before you do please take a look at the rules, don't just wait for a long time and end up with no seats."

This bunch of people saw Gao Yuan, they greeted him continuously. He San Qing embraced the beautiful lady and laughed secretly beside: "Your colleagues? They are really odd."

"Buzz off." Gao Yuan scolded, and he said to his colleagues: "I am the first, queue up behind me." Speaking of which, he looked towards He San Qing: "Don't say that I have never taken care of you, I will let you guys queue behind me."

"Young Master, don't joke with us, eating a meal here?" He San Qing looked in disbelief.

"Cut the crap, four of you counts as the second table."

This meant that two tables were already taken, the people that came behind them hurriedly formed their own groups: "There are only four tables left, hurry up and form a group."

"Is there really a need for such exaggeration?" The beautiful lady beside XiaoZhiasked.

XiaoZhi'sreal name was Si MaZhi, he looked at the beautiful lady: "Whatever Brother Yuansays, we shall follow."

"Right, listen to the boss." He San Qing said grudgingly.

As the group of people queued up noisily, two minibusses pulled up to the front door, the door opened, twelve young people came out, it was a sea of white vests, some of them that were holding rods paved the way forward: "Let us through."

The group of white collared workers hurriedlymoved out of the way, the bunch of white vests scanned the group condescendingly, suddenly they noticed the two beautiful ladies with exposed figures, with a sound of surprise, their eyessweptup and downthe girlswithout any discretion.

He San Qing had a heavy expression, he asked Gao Yuan: "Brother Yuan?"

Gao Yuan stared coldly at this bunch of gangsters, he said softly: "CallHeiZihere."

He San Qing laughed: "Ok then."

The white vests walked towards the door: "Boss, have you made your decision?"

Bai Lu supported the glass door, helooked towards them with a beaming smile: "Look at who just came? Waited a long time for you guys to show up."

"Have you decided?"Therewere ten or sopeople, they were onlyin their twenties, such a youthful and fearless age, so daring to commit such brazen acts, to completely disregard the existence of the surrounding people, and blackmail in broad daylight.

"I have decided." Bai Lu replied with a faint smile, also he informed He San Qing: "There's no need to call."

"Will you pay or not?" Thebaldyyesterday walked to the front.

"The payment is a must, but it is you guys that should pay me." After he finished, he rushed into the crowd, his punches were like thunderand his kicks were fast as the wind, just one strike for each person, in less than 5 seconds, all twelve of them were lying on the ground.

Bai Lu crouchedin frontof thebaldy: "Let me settle the bill for you, yesterday you attacked me twice with manure, that makes me very sad, the first one is forgiven on account of your immaturity, so let's make it $5k, the second time there was much more manure, $15k, today you also came to look for a beating, it was pretty exhausting to beat you guys up, one strike is worth a $100, round it down to $1k in total, in addition the price of water is at $1k, my expenses for thehard workis at $3k, just give me $25k will do.

In just a blink of an eye, the bunch of gangsters was all defeated, the rest of the bystanders were flabbergasted, wasn't that just like themovies?

He San Qing asked Gao Yuan: "Brother Yuan,what is the history of this magnificent deity?"

Gao Yuan secretly feltlucky, thankfullyhe did not engage in a fist fight with this guy.

Bai Lu have trained inmartial arts his whole life, hecontrolled the force of his punches with great precision,sono one was hurt. Shortly after, the gangsters stood up one by one, they pointed at Bai Lu and started cursing.