The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 28 Let’s catch up!
After hearing Qin Lang's well-reasoned analysis, Cao Dongdong looked at Qin Lang with a little more admiration in his eyes.

I never thought that my friend whom I have known for a few years has the potential to become a famous detective?

"So, how do we find it?" he couldn't help but ask.

Qin Lang was silent for a moment, then shook his head, "I don't know."

Cao Dongdong: “…”

He wanted to take back his previous thoughts.

Seeing Cao Dongdong's strange expression, Qin Lang explained helplessly, "Such reasoning alone is not enough to find the other party."

If he hadn't watched a few crime dramas in his previous life, he might not even have thought of these.

"Let's take a look around and see if we can find any clues."

Only after solving the problem of stolen flowers could Song Hui free up her hands to conduct the assessment and help Qin Lang find clues to the Traveler's Book.

At this moment, the two of them are helping each other, and at the same time helping themselves.

"Okay." Cao Dongdong nodded.

If you think about it carefully, there is really no other way.

The two searched along the perimeter of the daisy garden. When they met passers-by, they would approach them and carefully ask them if they had encountered any suspicious people. However, after searching the entire perimeter of the daisy garden, they still found nothing.

Just when Qin Lang and Cao Dongdong were about to give up, a voice floated faintly from the side.

"I really discovered an invisible ghost!"

Invisible ghost?

Qin Lang raised his eyebrows and instantly thought of the invisible food spirit that stole flowers. He looked suddenly in the direction where the sound came from, and saw three children around ten years old talking excitedly there.

Pulling Cao Dongdong, Qin Lang approached quietly, and the voices of several people talking became clearer.

"I was walking down the street when I took a big bite of the fried chicken I had just bought, but I didn't see anything."

"This must have been done by a ghost!"

One of the little boys spoke with great confidence, while the other two children looked skeptical.

"Excuse me, please." Qin Lang walked forward with a smile and looked at the child. "Your fried chicken steak was bitten. When was it?"

"At noon today." The little boy was a little nervous when he saw the stranger, but he still answered honestly.

"At noon..." Qin Lang and Cao Dongdong looked at each other and instantly understood each other's thoughts.

"Ghosts love chicken cutlets, they must be delicious." Qin Lang said with a smile, "Can you tell me where you bought that chicken cutlet?"

“I want to buy some and try it, too.”

After asking about the location of the fried chicken stall, Qin Lang thanked him, pulled Cao Dongdong and turned to leave. Both of them looked a little excited.

Found the clue!
If nothing goes wrong, this so-called ghost is the flower-eating spirit they are looking for!
"I didn't expect that the food spirits that stole the flowers would actually steal the children's food." Cao Dongdong was a little excited, "God is really helping me."

"Every food spirit is ignorant when it is first born." Qin Lang looked at the egg in his arms and smiled. "They don't know how to distinguish between good and evil. They just follow the orders of the Royal Spirit Chef."

"Maybe it just happened to be passing by and was a little greedy so it secretly took a bite. Although it was a bit unexpected, it was also reasonable."

While chatting, the two soon arrived at the stall selling fried chicken steak.

I have to say, the other party’s fried chicken steak is indeed quite special. You can smell the rich aroma from a long distance away, and there is a long queue in front of the door.

Danbao swallowed, his eyes full of desire.

"Gulu~"

"Okay, okay, I'll buy it for you." Qin Lang smiled and stood at the back of the line.

He planned to start by asking the customers in line and the stall owners to see if he could get some useful information. Cao Dongdong did not queue up with Qin Lang, but walked around the stalls looking for clues.

By the time Danbao excitedly ate the freshly fried chicken fillet, Qin Lang and Cao Dongdong also had new gains.

Qin Lang asked passers-by and confirmed that food had indeed disappeared inexplicably at noon today, and the so-called ghost rumors appeared.

Cao Dongdong found unusual footprints in a corner.

The two came to the footprints and looked at the footprints that extended all the way to the unknown, and couldn't help but look at each other.

"Looks like we found the right clue."

Qin Lang said softly, "The reason why we can't find any traces near the Daisy Garden is because the only one moving is the invisible food spirit."

"The other party was in a flying state, so no trace was left."

"This is where the Royal Spirit Chef and the Food Spirit meet..."

"Qin Lang?"

A voice with a hint of surprise sounded from the side.

Qin Lang looked in the direction of the voice and saw Zhao Qian not far away. He couldn't help but show a look of surprise, "Why are you here?"

"I was planning to visit the Food Recommender Pang Long and happened to pass by here..." Zhao Qian looked at Qin Lang and Cao Dongdong's strange expressions and showed a puzzled expression, "Why do you have such expressions?"

"No..." Qin Lang shook his head.

It was only now that he suddenly remembered that the place for the food recommender assessment set by Pang Long was the cooking training class he opened. As long as the other party could not pass his assessment, he would recommend the other party to join the cooking training class.

The main focus is on one-stop money-making services.

And the cooking training class happens to be located nearby.

After hesitating for a moment, Qin Lang briefly recounted his previous experience of offending Pang Long.

"I'm not going!" Zhao Qian immediately showed an angry look after hearing this. "I didn't expect there would be such a hateful guy among the food recommenders."

As a Royal Spirit Chef from outside the city, Zhao Qian didn't know much about the food recommenders in Dongxia City. She had only looked at the list and made her choice.

Hearing Qin Lang's words at this moment, she decisively gave up the trip.

"Does your presence here have anything to do with Pang Long?"

"Not really." Qin Lang briefly explained the theft of flowers, but unexpectedly Zhao Qian's eyes lit up after hearing it.

"Take me with you!" Zhao Qian raised her hand excitedly.

Bubu on the side also called out "Buyi".

Thinking that Zhao Qian’s spirit-eating ability was not weak, Qin Lang thought for a moment and looked at Cao Dongdong beside him.

"Dongdong, go back to Daisy Garden and tell Ms. Song Hui and the people from the Royal Spirit Chef Association about our findings. Ask them to send reinforcements as soon as possible."

"Zhao Qian and I will follow the footprints and see what's going on."

"Okay." Cao Dongdong nodded heavily.

He knew that since he was not the Royal Spirit Chef, following Qin Lang and the others would only be a burden to them. He took a deep breath, turned around and ran back.

Royal Spirit Chef...

After passing Ms. Song Hui's assessment, he will have his own food spirit as soon as possible!
Watching Cao Dongdong leave, Qin Lang withdrew his gaze and looked at Zhao Qian.

"Let's catch up!"

Although several hours had passed since the flowers were stolen, Qin Lang believed in his previous judgment that the other party must not have gone too far.

(End of this chapter)