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Chapter 511 The Competition Begins

"Uncle Niu, you rest first, I'll go out and find out the news."

Zhang Liang looked at the time, it was still early, and there was still more than an hour before the game.

It happened that he went out to check the situation at the scene, or if there was any notice, he had to know which Uncle Niu was playing first.

All the chefs who came here today were selected from all over the country, and there were not many of them in total. If they played at the same time, Zhang Liang would also fight for a middle position.

This will not only increase Uncle Niu's exposure, but also keep Uncle Niu's works from being too far ahead or too far behind.

Too far ahead will cause the judges not to give high marks. After all, there are so many people behind, and too far behind will cause the judges to feel fatigued.

Zhang Liang wandered around the background twice, there were still quite a few people here, Zhang Liang looked at the lounge alone and there were no less than ten of them.

As for whether there are people in this lounge, it is unknown.

"Ok?"

Zhang Liang suddenly saw a familiar figure, and greeted him: "Chef Han!"

Zhang Liang waved to Chef Han, who was the judge this time. A few days ago, Chef Han had already set off ahead of schedule, and did not let the rest of Zhang Liang's subordinates continue to learn from him.

"Zhang Liang?"

Chef Han was also a little surprised, and walked quickly to Zhang Liang.

These days, although he was training Zhang Liang's people, Zhang Liang was also very busy, and the two hadn't seen each other for a while.

"Where is your lounge? I've been looking for you for a long time but I can't find it."

Of course, Chef Han knew that Zhang Liang was qualified for the final, so he also paid attention to Zhang Liang, but he couldn't find it.

"It's at the front, but it's not good for you to meet the players?"

Zhang Liang laughed, Chef Han, as a judge, naturally couldn't contact the contestants too much, otherwise it would be regarded as collusion.

"It doesn't matter, we have this video throughout the whole process, and the mobile phones are all dedicated, they can find it if they want to investigate."

Chef Han pointed to the recorder on his chest. He himself is a person with a strong sense of justice, so how could he do something like guarding himself?

Hearing this, Zhang Liang nodded his head, exchanged pleasantries with Chef Han, and asked about the situation in the afternoon.

"The judges are called to a meeting over there. I'll leave first. You must let your people perform well!"

Chef Han hurriedly answered the phone, then patted Zhang Liang on the shoulder and said.

Zhang Liang nodded and thanked Chef Han for his kindness.

Then Zhang Liang planned to go back, he had already asked all the things that should be asked clearly, and now he was waiting for the game.

"All the team leaders participating in the competition, please come to the conference room ahead for a meeting. This meeting will solemnly explain all the competition rules."

Zhang Liang also received a message, which was sent to him by the host.

The organizer registered his mobile phone number before, and Zhang Liang walked to the meeting room after seeing the text message.

"Ok?"

But just when Zhang Liang was about to go there, he accidentally found a sneaky person walking towards the waiting room of one of the players.

If it was just sneaky, Zhang Liang wouldn't pay too much attention, but he saw a work card on this person's chest, with the words "judge" impressively written on it!
"Even Chef Han doesn't dare to go to the contestant's room, isn't this person afraid of causing trouble?"

Zhang Liang rubbed his chin, now is a sensitive period, if the judges are in collusion with the contestants, that would be a big taboo!
Zhang Liang looked around and saw that there was no one around. The judges and staff had all gone to the meeting, and he was at the corner, and the judge who went to the contestant's room didn't see him.

"There must be something tricky!"

Zhang Liang squinted his eyes, thinking non-stop.

"Go and see!"

Zhang Liang thought for a while, he still had to go over and have a look, no matter whether the other party was wronged or not, Zhang Liang only needed to see it to know.

It would be best if it was wronged, but if it was not wronged, then in this God of Cooking Competition, someone will make a fool of themselves here!
Just as Zhang Liang was about to go to the door to check the situation, the previous judge came out of the contestant's room again.

The other party was still holding a black bag. Zhang Liang was curious about what the other party was holding, but the man looked left and right to see if there was no one there, and stretched out his hand to take it out.

It was a wad of hundred dollar bills!
The judge put the hundred-yuan bill in front of his nose and sniffed it, showing a look of ecstasy.

Then the man stuffed the money back into the bag, and left quickly.

Zhang Liang, on the other hand, had a quick eye and a quick hand, and recorded all this with his mobile phone.

"There may be clues in the room..."

Zhang Liang's head turned quickly, and he quickly figured out the crux of the matter.

It took less than half a minute for the other party to enter, which meant that there was probably no one inside, otherwise it shouldn't only take half a minute to talk.

Zhang Liang walked over on tiptoe. He didn't care about the meeting now. He asked Zhang Heng, the manager of his company, to attend.

Zhang Liang looked around first, and after making sure that there was no one there, he leaned against the door and listened carefully to the movement inside.

"Crack!"

Zhang Liang turned the door lock, his super hearing and intuition told him that there was no one inside.

Sure enough, after Zhang Liang opened the door, there was no one inside, and the lights were not turned on.

Zhang Liang stepped in, and then closed the door.

This is a hotel room specially prepared for players, so basically the facilities and layout are the same, and Zhang Liang can see the difference at a glance.

Moreover, the judge only came in for half a minute. The place where he can get the money must not be very secret, but at the same time, it must prevent people from entering by mistake, so naturally it cannot be placed in a very conspicuous place.

"Have it!"

Zhang Liang's eyes lit up and he walked to the bathroom.

He opened the toilet lid, and sure enough, there was a mobile phone in a fresh-keeping bag.

Zhang Liang hesitated for a moment, but took out the fresh-keeping bag anyway.

It's an old phone that doesn't even have a combination lock.

After Zhang Liang opened it, he looked at the phone. There was no call record, and the information was only a bunch of garbled characters.

Zhang Liang copied all these garbled characters to his mobile phone, and then planned to put the mobile phone back, but he suddenly remembered that the most commonly used function of old-fashioned mobile phones is actually the email function.

Sure enough, after Zhang Liang opened the email, there were a large number of photos of the previous judge secretly taken on it, and the text below was the threatening content.

And another piece of information is to ask the judge to come to this room to get the money and hide the phone in the original place.

Zhang Liang photographed all of these, and then put everything away.

"No wonder you have to smell it, it turns out that it smells bad?"

Zhang Liang raised his eyebrows, and suddenly remembered what the judge did before. He co-authored it because he misunderstood others.

After Zhang Liang packed all these things, he left the room.

After he went out, he saw that the camera was turned to the other side, no wonder the judge dared to be so unscrupulous.

Afterwards, Zhang Liang returned to his room and told Uncle Niu about the matter.

"This must be cheating, otherwise it wouldn't be like this."

Uncle Niu frowned, and said immediately.

Zhang Liangliang nodded in agreement, and then said: "Uncle Niu, you must observe more on the field today. I will find someone to decipher the information in it. You just need to observe who is the most suspicious."

Zhang Liang knows how much impact it will have on the God of Cooking Competition if this matter is finally exposed, but if it is found out by his own people, the impact will be negligible, and it will even increase the popularity.

"it is good."

Uncle Niu fully agreed, and then said, "Manager Tao just got a message that I'm in the third group. I'll observe carefully before that."

Of course, Uncle Niu would never forget what he did, and observing those people was just a matter of chance.

"Okay, get ready, it's time for us to play."

Zhang Liang greeted everyone, and then led them to the front desk.

Zhang Liang arrived at the passageway at the front desk, where Tao Zhuoran had been waiting for a long time.

"Let's go, our position is at the front."

Tao Zhuoran went to the meeting instead of Zhang Liang before, and he knew the next arrangement.

After Zhang Liang and others went out, the flashlights on the scene kept flickering, especially when the audience was already crowded with audiences, cheers came and went one after another.

"There are so many people, Uncle Niu, this is your chance to become famous all over the country!"

Zhang Liang said to Uncle Niu in a joking tone.

But what he said is also true, this grand event is very grand, Zhang Liang does not know if it is the same in the previous God of Cooking Competition, but he knows that as long as he can stand out this time, it will definitely make Uncle Niu famous all over the world.

"I don't ask for that, I just want to prove myself."

Uncle Niu smiled foolishly and straightened his hat.

Zhang Liangliang nodded. People like Uncle Niu who are not shaken by money and status are indeed very rare.

The God of Cooking competition is still going on, and Zhang Liang has already sent the information he investigated to his subordinates. They have first-hand information, and Zhang Liang now counts on them to decipher the information.

"Dear viewers and friends..."

The host stepped onto the stage at this time and controlled the scene.

Following his brief introduction, the jury and the organizers came on stage one by one.

Zhang Liang saw it at a glance. The judge he saw before, he is now greeting the people in the audience with a smile on his face like a normal person.

Immediately afterwards, the representatives of the judges and the organizer gave speeches. The representative of the judges was Chef Han, and the representative of the organizer was the vice president of the National Chamber of Commerce.

This scene is enough to put many national competitions to shame.

"The first contestant is Mr. Jing Heng from the capital. He is known as the last disciple of the previous generation of Chef God. We look forward to his performance!"

As soon as the host opened his mouth, the scene became hot in an instant.

Countless people screamed and cheered, and Zhang Liang noticed that some of these people came to help, and there were quite a few light sticks.

Just when Zhang Liang was wondering who the other party was, a handsome young man in a suit came out from the backstage.

His face was filled with incomparable confidence, and when he appeared, many little girls screamed and cheered.

This person is Jing Heng, who is also the last disciple of the previous generation of God of Cooking. He appeared in the first game, and he really has a lot of impact.

For many audiences, Jing Heng is not only a chef, but also an idol. No wonder Zhang Liang saw many young faces, and the co-author came to chase stars.

For those participating in the competition like Zhang Liang, this Jingheng is more like a mountain, after all, there is the halo of his master.

"Uncle Niu, you can take a good look at him later, and see what stands out about him. You must avoid it."

Zhang Liang reminded Uncle Niu that if Jing Heng was outstanding in a certain aspect, it would be unreasonable for Uncle Niu to go head-to-head.

Unless Uncle Niu believes that he will be better than him, then he can give it a try.

(End of this chapter)