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“Your braised dishes are quite good,” the man remarked.
“Thank you for the compliment, Master Fan. You’re welcome to visit anytime. To show my gratitude for your help in uncovering the truth, I’ll even give you a discount,” Wei Ruo responded.
“Very well.” The man agreed, a faint, unreadable smile on his lips.
With that, Wei Ruo left, and Master Fan returned to his private room, leaving the entire hall in shock.
It seemed that Master Fan wasn’t angry with this young man. On the contrary, he appeared rather interested in him!
Moreover, if even Master Fan had praised Xu’s braised dishes, then they must truly be something special!
Upon leaving Drunken Immortal Restaurant, Li Biao let out a deep breath, clearly relieved. Even knowing that Wei Ruo was taking him to the authorities didn’t scare him as much as facing Master Fan had.
Wei Ruo asked, “It looks like you’re really afraid of this Drunken Immortal owner.”
Li Biao replied, “Of course! If Master Fan wanted to settle accounts with me, I wouldn’t survive even a hundred times over!”
Wei Ruo said, “Then why did you dare to use his name to cause trouble?”
Li Biao groaned, “How was I supposed to know you’d have the guts to confront him directly?! And how was I supposed to know that today, of all days, you’d be lucky enough to find him in the restaurant and actually get to meet him? Master Fan is a busy man—I never expected this would end up on his plate!”
Wei Ruo mused, “So this Master Fan is truly formidable.”
Li Biao nodded frantically. “Of course he is! Don’t tell me you went to confront him without even knowing who he really is?”
Wei Ruo replied, “I wasn’t there to cause trouble—I was there to reason with him. If he wasn’t responsible, then this clears his name. If he was, then no matter how powerful he is, I wouldn’t back down.”
Though Wei Ruo didn’t know all the details about Master Fan, he had heard enough to have some idea.
It was precisely because she knew the other party was formidable that Wei Ruo chose to act this way.
As Wei Ruo led Li Biao toward the government office, they had barely taken a few steps when a short, stout man blocked their path.
“Boss He!” Li Biao called out excitedly, as if he had found his savior.
Hearing this, Wei Ruo immediately understood that the middle-aged man blocking their way was the one who had hired Li Biao to cause trouble.
“You must be Boss He from He Ji?” Wei Ruo asked while scrutinizing him.
“That’s me!” Boss He lifted his chin arrogantly.
“Perfect. Then, I’d like to trouble you to come with me to the government office,” Wei Ruo said.
“Who do you think you are? You want me to go with you?” Boss He scoffed with contempt.
“I’m the owner of Xu’s Braised Food Shop—the shop you had people ransacked,” Wei Ruo replied.
“Who ransacked your shop? Don’t spout nonsense! You’re just a kid, yet you’re already full of lies and ridiculous claims!”
“Whether it’s nonsense or not, we’ll find out once we go to the government office and confront the matter properly,” Wei Ruo said.
“Who has time to go with you? Do you think I’m as idle as you? I’m very busy!”
“If Boss He is so busy, why did you take the time to block our path? You don’t look very busy to me,” Wei Ruo said with a smile.
“Mind your own business!” Boss He snapped, irritated.
“Then why are you minding mine?” Wei Ruo retorted.
“I can’t stand seeing you bully people! So many of you ganging up on Li Biao—what is that supposed to be? Let him go right now, or don’t blame me for being rude!” Boss He said arrogantly.
As he spoke, he waved over his workers—seven or eight men armed with brooms and shovels, looking aggressive and ready for a fight.
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