The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 27 Theft at the Expo

After determining the target, the two set off immediately.

Food recommender Song Hui runs the largest indoor garden in Dongxia City - the Daisy Garden, and her food recommender assessment will also be held there.

After buying all the ingredients needed to make egg yolk pastry on the road, the two took a taxi and headed straight to the daisy garden.

However, after getting off the car, Qin Lang and Cao Dongdong were both stunned.

At this moment, the Daisy Garden is in chaos and noise, with a large number of tourists stranded there. Staff wearing the uniforms of the Royal Spirit Chef Association have blocked the outside world and are verifying the identity of every tourist.

This…

The two couldn't help but look at each other.

Do they seem to have arrived at a bad time?
"Let's go ask about the situation." Cao Dongdong scratched his head, strode forward, and found the nearest staff member of the Royal Spirit Chef Association. "Hello, is Ms. Song Hui, the food recommender, here?"

The busy staff frowned, "What can I do for you? If it's not urgent, we can talk about it later."

"We are chefs who are here to visit Ms. Song Hui and take the food recommender assessment." Qin Lang followed closely behind Cao Dongdong and spoke at this moment.

"Food Recommender Assessment..." The staff member frowned even more tightly. Just as he was about to speak, a soft yet somewhat tired voice came from the side.

"I'm sorry, the food recommender assessment cannot be carried out at the moment."

Qin Lang turned his head and soon saw a beautiful woman who was about thirty years old, with delicate and gentle features. At this moment, there was a hint of fatigue in her eyes.

At a glance, he recognized that the other party was the person they were visiting.

Seeing the chaos in the daisy garden, Qin Lang was mentally prepared that the assessment could not proceed, but going back like this was not his style.

"Ms. Song Hui, I wonder what happened here?" After thinking for a moment, Qin Lang asked again, "I'm also a Royal Spirit Chef. If possible, I might be able to help."

"That's thoughtful." Hearing this, Song Hui forced a smile. "Daisy Garden hosted the Tianhua Flower Expo, which officially opens tomorrow. However, many of the rare flowers on display, along with a large number of their seeds, were stolen at noon."

"I think I've heard of this expo..." Cao Dongdong scratched his head and suddenly thought of something. "Is it the one held every five years in Tianhuazhou?"

"Yes." Song Hui nodded. "The expo will last for half a month, and during that time a large number of tourists from other cities will come here to visit."

Hearing this, Qin Lang and Cao Dongdong looked at each other and realized the seriousness of the problem at the same time.

There are twelve cities in Tianhuazhou, and Dongxia City is just one of them. The influence of this flower expo is very large.

Such an important event had such a serious problem the day before it started. No wonder the Royal Spirit Chef Association had to send people to help.

"Or, why not delay the flower expo and prepare other rare flowers to make up for it?" Qin Lang suggested.

The Royal Spirit Chef Association has mobilized so many people but still hasn't found the stolen flowers. It's probably not going to be recovered anytime soon.

The best thing to do now is to prepare for the worst and think about how to save the situation.

"It's too late." Song Hui's eyes darkened.

"The date for the Flower Expo was set a month in advance, and tourists have been arriving in Dongxia City in the past few days. If the date is changed at this time, it will cause a greater impact."

Qin Lang frowned.

It seems that the only way is to find a way to find the stolen flowers.

"Is there any surveillance camera in the daisy garden? Did they capture the person who stole the flowers?" Qin Lang asked. "Can we issue a wanted notice and mobilize the entire city to search for him?"

"Of course we have thought about this, but unfortunately, the surveillance camera did not capture any useful footage." A staff member on the side sighed.

"The person who stole the flowers was a royal chef."

"The enemy's food spirit likely possesses combat skills such as transformation and invisibility." "We can only determine the time when the flowers disappeared through surveillance, but no suspicious individuals were captured before or after the flowers disappeared."

This…

Qin Lang and Cao Dongdong couldn't help but look embarrassed.

When the extraordinary abilities of the Spirit Eaters are used to commit crimes, it is indeed difficult to guard against them.

"Then... could you show us what the stolen flowers and seeds look like?" Qin Lang said softly, "If we have any clues, we will contact you as soon as possible. We can do our part."

"Yes." The staff nodded and took out two printed drawings and handed them to Qin Lang and Cao Dongdong.

"Thank you for your kindness." Song Hui also forced a smile, and her eyes looked much gentler when she looked at the two of them.

"You're welcome. This is what we should do." Qin Lang took the drawing with a smile and looked at it carefully.

On the drawings, there are pictures of dozens of seeds and five kinds of flowers.

Qin Lang quickly passed by the seeds whose types he could not identify and looked at the five kinds of flowers on the drawing.

He didn't recognize any of the five flowers, but he could tell they were special just from their appearance. One of them even had seven colors, like a dream.

It is conceivable that without these flowers, the expo will lose a lot of its luster and even reduce the impression of tourists from other cities on Dongxia City.

"Then we won't bother you anymore." After putting away the drawings, Qin Lang took Cao Dongdong and said goodbye to the two of them.

The passengers in Daisy Garden are strictly checked by the Royal Spirit Chef Association and no one will be missed, so they only need to look for them outside the garden.

When the two of them walked to a secluded place, Cao Dongdong couldn't help but look at Qin Lang.

"Qin Lang, do you have any ideas?"

"A little bit." Qin Lang nodded slightly. "If you were the thief, where would you go after stealing the flowers?"

"This..." Cao Dongdong scratched his head, "Run as far as you can."

Qin Lang: “…”

He smiled helplessly and shook his head slightly, "No, I should hide it first."

"This matter is very serious. After the Imperial Spirit Chef Association receives the news, they will immediately block all roads leading out of Dongxia City and conduct a city-wide search."

"The thieves chose to strike today because the expo will begin tomorrow."

"So, by tomorrow, the expo will be a foregone conclusion, and the Royal Spirit Chef Association's blockade and search efforts will definitely decrease."

"That's the best time for the other party to escape."

"That sounds reasonable." Cao Dongdong thought thoughtfully, "So where is he hiding?"

"If I knew, wouldn't I just go find it directly?" Qin Lang couldn't help rolling his eyes, and then looked around.

"But I know one thing, he won't be far away."

"Why?" Cao Dongdong couldn't help but ask.

"Because... he brought flowers." Qin Lang pointed to the blueprint in his hand. "These rare flowers are very delicate and need to be carefully cared for."

"If he doesn't want the flowers to die, his movements will definitely be restricted."

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