Chapter 88 Who Is It?

"Explain it, is it true?" Huang Feng asked the shopkeeper.

When the shopkeeper heard this, he also panicked: "That's not the case. I didn't follow Master Yao, let alone kill anyone."

Captain Jin was completely out of his normal interrogation habits and instincts, and said fiercely: "You mean Agou is lying?"

Agou was so frightened that he fell to his knees on the ground: "The villain definitely didn't lie. I saw it with my own eyes right at the door of Hongyun Tower!"

Mr. Jin: "Hongyun Building, which just opened not long ago?"

"Yes." Agou nodded vigorously.

"So you're lying?" Mr. Jin immediately turned to the shopkeeper aggressively.

"It's a misunderstanding. I really didn't follow Master Yao." The shopkeeper hurriedly explained, "I did hear that someone wanted to encourage Master Yao to leave Manjiang Tower."

Jin Captou said coldly: "So you kill him."

"Ahem." Huang Feng couldn't stand it anymore and reminded, "Can you let him finish what he said?"

"Ah, it's because you are humble and talkative." Jin Captou quickly restrained himself and stood back.

Huang Feng then looked at the shopkeeper: "Go on."

The shopkeeper was very grateful and tried his best to explain: "I know that someone wants to encourage Master Yao to leave Manjiang Tower, so I want to talk to him about it.

He has been in Manjiang Tower for more than ten years, and I have never treated him badly. If he has any dissatisfaction, I think I can try to solve it.

Manjiang Tower only opens at noon on weekdays. Miao Zhen and Lu Qiang are doing the food preparation, and Master Yao usually comes over at noon.

It’s not convenient to talk about many things here, because there are so many people, so I went to Master Yao’s house to look for him in the morning.

When I arrived at his house, I heard Master Yao's neighbor say that he went to Hongyun Building. I was really nervous at the time, thinking that the people from Hongyun Building were poaching him, and I was afraid that if I was too slow, someone else would come to him before I could talk to Master Yao. Got poached. So he hurried to Hongyun Tower.

Later, when I met Master Yao and talked with him, I realized that there was a bit of a misunderstanding.

The person who was with Master Yao, the person A Gou saw, was Master Yao's friend in Zhaoyang and had just arrived in Cangzhou in the morning.

Hongyun House had just opened, not far from Master Yao's home. He happened to want to explore the skills of the chefs at Hongyun House, so he invited his friends to eat there.

By the way, Master Yao also sent someone to Manjiang Tower to inform me and ask for a half-day leave. Unfortunately, I was not here and missed it.

When I rushed to Hongyun Tower, I knew I couldn't break in, otherwise everyone wouldn't be able to get off the stage, so I waited outside. Unexpectedly, Agou was also nearby, so it seemed like I was following him.

When Master Yao came out, I took the initiative to say hello. After asking, Master Yao told me that Hongyunlou had indeed tried to poach him, but he clearly rejected it.

As for what Agou heard, Master Yao’s friends actually told him that a cooking competition seemed to be held in Zhaoyang, the capital, to collect delicacies from all over the world. If he won, he would have a chance to get a plaque from the emperor. Ask him Are you interested in going to Zhaoyang to compete? "

"Is this really true?" Huang Feng turned to ask Li Motang.

Li Motang nodded: "Yes."

Huang Feng understood and asked the shopkeeper: "Does Master Yao want to go?"

The shopkeeper nodded: "I want to go."

"If he goes, it will affect Manjiang Tower's business. Do you want him to go?" Huang Feng asked.

The shopkeeper immediately said: "I agree with him going. After all, you can't keep people if they want to leave. If you try to stop him, you may turn into enemies.

And thinking at the best, if he can get the plaque given by the emperor, the reputation of Manjiang Tower will be even higher. No one should be able to shake the name of Cangzhou's No. 1 restaurant. "

Huang Feng held out two fingers: "Really, but I still have two questions. First, from Cangzhou to Zhaoyang, back and forth, plus participating in the competition, at least half a year, Manjiang Tower's business , how are you going to deal with it?

Second, if Master Yao really gets the imperial plaque in Zhaoyang, it will be easy to set up his own business, aren't you worried? "

The shopkeeper quickly said: "We have discussed this matter. Now Miao Zhen and Lu Qiang are able to act independently. They have passed the test after getting along for so long. Master Yao is preparing to make the last stewed seabass before he sets off. teach them."

Upon hearing this, Huang Feng quietly observed the expressions of Miao Zhen and Lu Qiang.

Lu Qiang was very surprised and a little annoyed, while Miao Zhen's face was full of regret.

The shopkeeper continued: "As for the second question, we have actually thought about it. After all, Master Yao has been in Manjiang Tower for so many years. He has great affection for Manjiang Tower. Regardless of whether he can get the imperial plaque, he said he will come back. .

I have been friends with him for so many years and reciprocated the favor. I also told him that if he gets the imperial plaque and really wants to start his own business again, I can help him with money and open another Manjiang Tower elsewhere. It is entirely up to him.

However, my proposal was rejected by him. He said that apart from cooking, he was not good at business. He felt relieved to partner with me. I was really touched, but I didn't expect such a thing to happen. "

After listening to what the shopkeeper said, Huang Feng thought for a while. It's hard to say whether the relationship is really good, but it should be true.

If he hadn't thought about the two questions he just asked beforehand, he wouldn't have been able to answer them so quickly and in such a clear manner, and they didn't look like they were made up.

Seeing that the shopkeeper seemed to have nothing to add, Huang Feng finally asked Miao Zhen: "What about you, what did you do yesterday afternoon, and who do you suspect the most?"

Miao Zhen said immediately: "As I said just now, except for the braised seabass, which is master's chef, many other dishes are cooked by me and senior brother Lu Qiang.

The two of us take turns every day. On days when he is responsible for preparing the dishes, I will cook. When I prepare the dishes, he will cook.

When Master cooked the braised sea bass, we used the kitchen next door. On that day, Senior Brother prepared the dishes, and I cooked in the kitchen next door.

Like Dazhu, I have no suspects, so I can’t say anything because I don’t know. ”

Huang Feng asked: “Did you hear any noises or feel anything unusual in the kitchen next door?”

Miao Zhen recalled carefully and shook her head and said: “It seems not.”

“Agou had a stomachache, who was the one who reported the dishes?”

“It was me.” A young man raised his hand in the crowd and said, “Agou ran to the toilet and asked me to help watch, but I didn’t enter Master Yao’s kitchen. The dishes ordered by the guests were reported to Sister Miao Zhen.”

Miao Zhen proved for him: “It was very busy that day, he went in and out, and it was impossible for him to have time to kill Master.”

“Did you find Master’s body?”

Miao Zhen nodded: “It was me. Because the process of braised sea bass is complicated and the selection of sea bass is very strict, Master only cooks for three tables of guests a day unless there are special circumstances.

Master will not take more than half an hour to cook the braised sea bass. Today, the customer waited too long, so the waiter came to urge him. I found that Master had not left the kitchen for almost an hour, so I hurried to check the situation. Only then did I find that Master had been murdered. "

"Anything else to add?" Huang Feng asked.

"No more."

After listening to Miao Zhen, everyone present thought carefully and inferred the murderer based on other people's speeches, but still couldn't figure it out.

Who is the murderer?

"Okay, you have all finished talking, but I haven't finished asking." Huang Feng smiled slowly, "Next, you can speak freely and talk about Master Yao's usual habits, especially his habits when cooking. Say whatever you think of. Don't worry about whether it is useful. Start now!"