Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 400: Chef Du, the Vengeful One
"Leader Jiang is in Jincheng right now, and he's a big local leader. If you go find him, won't everything be resolved? I have something else to do here, so let's leave it at that for now and we'll talk later."

Cai Jing hung up the phone quickly, seemingly too lazy to care about this trivial matter.

Du Shaojie slowly put down the receiver and couldn't help shaking his head. It was obvious that Cai Jing didn't care much about this matter. In her eyes, this matter was really no big deal.

It seemed a bit of an overreaction to go to Jiang Cheng for such a small matter, so he decided to wait and see.

"Boss Du, the police station needs Yongjun's ID."

Du Shaojie and others changed hotels, and Wang Yongli left his room phone number to the police station. After all, the matter was not over yet, so it was right to keep in touch.

As a result, he just received a call from the police station, saying that the other party wanted Peng Yongjun's identity card.

"Give it to them, and run a trip."

Du Shaojie didn't think much about it, and then asked Wang Yongli to send Peng Yongjun's ID card and home return permit over.

When the people from the police station saw these two things, they were a little dumbfounded. They didn't expect that Peng Yongjun was not from the mainland, but from Hong Kong.

When questioning them before, the address they gave was in Yangcheng, but the result was such a big discrepancy.

It’s not that Hong Kong people have any special privileges, it’s just that some things are difficult to handle.

"Then who exactly is Boss Du that you are protecting?"

The police station stopped Wang Yongli and asked about Du Shaojie's identity.

Du Shaojie reported his real name and address, saying that he was a businessman, and said nothing else. The police station felt something was wrong, they were not stupid, Wang Yongli and Peng Yongjun were obviously the other party's men, his identity was suspicious.

"Mr. Du is the chairman of [Shencheng Bailian Catering Company], which owns several brands including [Xichuan Restaurant], [Seafood House], [Xiangweiju], [Northwest Noodle House], etc.

He is also a "cooking technician", "Sichuan cuisine master", and the president of the Guangzhou Catering Association. We came to Jincheng for routine work, but we ran into this kind of thing. "

As soon as Wang Yongli saw the other party's appearance, he knew that the police station knew nothing about his and his identities.

So he did not hide anything and told everyone Du Shaojie's identity.

Bailian Catering is currently one of the top catering giants in the country, with stores spread all over the country. It is a very powerful Hong Kong-funded enterprise.

After Wang Yongli left, the case handler quickly reported the matter to his superiors.

Now, the police station is in trouble. After all, the evidence is not strong enough to say that Peng Yongjun injured the provocateurs. I thought they were just a few ordinary outsiders, but who would have thought they were so powerful.

The police had previously thought of suppressing the beef noodle restaurant that was vandalized and making the provocateurs pay some money. They used outsiders as a pretext to appease the provocateurs, adopting the method of making a big thing small and a small thing nothing.

The boss of the beef noodle restaurant knew that the provocateurs were rather wild and was prepared to keep silent. However, he firmly refused to testify against Peng Yongjun and others, which put the institute in a passive position.

The institute held an emergency meeting, deciding that the situation could still be salvaged before it was reported and compulsory measures were taken.

Immediately afterwards, the phone in the office kept ringing.

Some calls came from stores using their connections, and some calls came from the city’s catering association using people from other stores, including some influential people.

"Then suspend the use of compulsory measures on the grounds of insufficient evidence."

Due to the tremendous pressure, Peng Yongjun was finally released in the evening.

After receiving the notice, Wang Yongli drove to pick up the other party. Du Shaojie directly set up a table in the most famous restaurant in Jincheng to calm him down.

Although Du Shaojie is not a qualified businessman, he knows that he must be good to his personal assistants, drivers, and bodyguards. Putting himself in their shoes, he cannot help but show some appreciation for the fact that these people are always concerned about his safety.

"Yongjun, you did a good job this time. Yongli and the others will all be rewarded when we return. Now let's not talk about anything else. Let's drink and eat."

It was through Wang Yongli's narration that Du Shaojie learned why Peng Yongjun was released.

Ultimately, it was because of my and Peng Yongjun's identities, especially my own identity which played a decisive role.

In addition, he had established certain personal connections with the store manager here, and with the support of the Jincheng Catering Association, the institute did not dare to report any handling opinions that lacked sufficient evidence.

Du Shaojie was drinking and thinking, I wonder how the provocateur was dealt with?
To be honest, if there hadn't been provocateurs who smashed the store, nothing would have happened afterwards. He, Peng Yongjun and others were absolutely innocent, but they almost ended up in jail.

It's really hateful.

But it was not easy for him to interfere in this matter, so he just thought about it and let it go.

The next day.

Du Shaojie hosted a banquet for people from the Jincheng Catering Association at the Xichuan Restaurant. The other party extended a helping hand when they just met, so he should indeed be grateful to them.

"Boss Du, our association has plans to promote [Jincheng Beef Noodles] nationwide. I hope you can take care of us when the time comes."

Chairman Guo raised his glass and clinked it with Du Shaojie.

Du Shaojie readily agreed, but he was thinking in his heart that the [Beef Noodle Restaurants] that would be opened all over the country in the future would not be the authentic [Jincheng Beef Noodles]. The turbid noodle soup and two or three slices of beef as thin as paper were a typical example of bad money driving out good money.

But he wouldn't say that, and no one would believe him even if he did.

After the inspection work here was completed, Du Shaojie went to meet Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng was very happy and kept saying that Du Shaojie was not nice enough for not contacting him for such a long time. The two of them also had a meal together, and as part of the chat, Du Shaojie told about his experience in Jincheng this time.

"Everything has been resolved. I will leave tomorrow."

Du Shaojie couldn't swallow this anger after all, so he tripped the provocateur before leaving. Maybe it worked or not, he didn't care, he just did it based on his mood.

After Du Shaojie left Jincheng, Jiang Cheng summoned the heads of relevant departments and ordered them to deal with the matter seriously. The provocateur was severely punished, and the relevant authorities also sent a notice to Du Shaojie through [Xichuan Restaurant].

Du Shaojie was not aware of this. At this time, the two cars were driving on the vast Gobi Desert.

He only learned about this situation when he arrived in Xijiang. Peng Yongjun and others were very happy and took the boss out to drink all night.

As the provincial capital of Xijiang, the city also has [Xichuan Restaurant], [Seafood House], [Xiangweiju] and [Northwest Noodle House]. These brands have taken root all over the country and their influence is growing.

Du Shaojie inspected all the stores and was generally satisfied.

"Boss, I've always heard people talking about roasted whole lamb. Can you take us to see it if you have the chance?"

Chunfeng Lane has undergone significant changes and looks much cleaner and tidier.

Several people lived in Du Shaojie's two courtyards, and Zhong Qing suddenly made a request.

"It's not a big deal. I'll prepare in the next two days and have someone buy a good fat sheep."

Du Shaojie had no objection, as he also wanted to practice his barbecue skills, so he agreed without hesitation.

Of course, you can also go directly to the mountains.

It doesn’t matter if there is no professional equipment in the mountains. You can use the open fire roasting method, but it is a little more troublesome and requires higher skills.

Thinking of this, he came up with a new idea.

"Yongli, it's rare for you guys to come to Xijiang, why don't we go for a walk together."

All his family members had left Xijiang, and there were not many relatives and friends left. He suddenly wanted to visit Laolonghe Farm.

Next, Wang Yongli and others checked the condition of the car and did some maintenance. Du Shaojie bought a lot of things to take with him on the road, and he himself didn't even know how long this trip would take.

Even though he was born and raised here, there are actually many places he has not been to.

"set off!"

[Xichuan Restaurant] specially customized a small barbecue grill for Du Shaojie and installed it in the trunk.

Early that morning, two cars drove out of Chunfeng Lane and gradually moved away from the city.

"The farm I used to stay at is in front of us. The road used to be full of potholes, but now it is much easier to walk on."

The car drove off the national highway and headed towards Laolonghe Farm.

Looking at the environment that was both familiar and unfamiliar, Du Shaojie was filled with emotion, and then introduced it to Zou Xiaohe and others.

They didn't know Du Shaojie's past, and were quite surprised to hear that their boss had worked on the farm.

The two cars quickly arrived at the farm. The original canteen was still there, but the headquarters and living area had changed.

The vehicle stopped in an open space, Du Shaojie got out, and people passing by looked at them curiously.

Only then did he realize that there was no one he knew here.

“Excuse me, who is in charge of the farm now?”

Du Shaojie stopped an uncle and asked with a smile.

"A farm is just a farm. It has no superior organization. In the past, the farm was directly under the Electric Power Industry Bureau. Later, they sold the farm and it is now called [New Agricultural Technology Company]."

The uncle introduced with a smile that the farm is now an agricultural company with a large number of shareholders and is an enterprise with separate accounting.

The superior unit no longer exists.

"Thank you, good bye!"

Du Shaojie thanked him and strolled slowly around the farm.

After a while, someone from the field office came to ask a few questions, and he was quite polite. In these days, ordinary people can't afford to offend someone who drives two nice cars around the city.

"I've been on the farm for a few years before, and this time I just came to take a look, nothing else."

"Okay then, just take your time, I won't bother you anymore."

The person at the field office responded with a smile, then turned and left.

Du Shaojie walked around, and there were memories of those years everywhere. Finally, he sat by the river for a long time, and then left by car.

The past is like smoke, and many things are hard to get back.

He and Wang Liwen have had little contact in recent years, but they once kept each other together under difficult conditions, and even though they have become distant, neither of them can forget the other.

Wang Liwen is a single, and the two of them never planned to live together for the rest of their lives from the beginning.

But it is still a bit regrettable after all.

(End of this chapter)