I've been possessed by a culinary genius, and I've turned Shaxian snacks into a rip-off!

Ten minutes later.

Brother Chen and Xiao Liu looked at the mixed noodles in front of them and examined them carefully.

The noodles were clearly handmade, uniform in thickness, and had a slight yellow sheen, indicating the use of high-quality flour. Each noodle was evenly coated with scallion oil, giving it a glossy appearance and an intense aroma that wafted into the nose as soon as it was served, making one's stomach rumble.

Let's eat!

Brother Chen picked up his chopsticks, scooped up a mouthful of noodles, and put it in his mouth.

The first sensation upon tasting the noodles is their springiness, a perfect balance of chewiness. With each chew, you can feel the noodles' natural suppleness and wheat aroma, completely different from those limp, machine-made noodles.

This is just the texture of the outer layer.

After chewing a few times, you can clearly feel the wheat aroma, scallion oil, and the savory flavor of the topping blend together completely, forming a complex, mellow, and slightly sweet savory flavor that instantly conquers your taste buds.

"How is it?"

"It's definitely a bit addictive."

"Me too."

They now finally understand why those diners said their wallets would fly away – with this flavor, who could resist!

It's so delicious!

After half an hour.

The two bowls of noodles were eaten clean, even the last bit of scallion oil at the bottom was licked clean. They were still a little unsatisfied and wanted to ask for another bowl, but they held back, afraid that they would not be able to control themselves and eat up their entire month's salary.

"Boss Li, your noodles are absolutely amazing!" Brother Chen gave a thumbs up.

Li Zhibai walked over and asked with a smile, "Are you two satisfied?"

Although these two customers were somewhat wealthy, he certainly wouldn't try to rip them off. After all, they were public officials, and he needed to be more discreet.

"Satisfied! Extremely satisfied!" Brother Chen said from the bottom of his heart, "I've eaten many kinds of noodles in my life, but this bowl of noodles is in the top three! No, number one!"

"You flatter me, it's just a bowl of noodles." Li Zhibai was unusually modest.

"By the way, we're having a promotion right now. With any purchase, you can enter a challenge; complete it and your meal is free! Would you two like to give it a try?"

They both shook their heads simultaneously: "We won't participate in your event."

While there's nothing wrong with business owners running free promotions, their identities are rather sensitive. If someone actually wins a free promotion and succeeds, things could get complicated.

Even if there are no problems with the procedures, it can easily be seen as regulatory personnel extorting money or demanding bribes in the eyes of others.

The less trouble, the better.

Li Zhibai didn't press the matter, and nodded with a smile: "Alright then, you two can eat and drink to your heart's content."

Brother Chen stood up and said seriously, "Boss Li, your restaurant is excellent—good ingredients, good hygiene, and even better taste. How about this, when our station has a 'Model Food Hygiene Unit' competition, I'll nominate you. Your restaurant should be a benchmark, so those shady shops that cut corners can learn a thing or two!"

Li Zhibai's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this.

A model unit for food hygiene? That's great!

With this, who would dare call it a shady shop after this!

"Thank you so much, both of you! I will definitely continue to work hard and live up to the organization's trust!"

"Then we'll be going now, you go ahead with your work."

"I'll see you off."

Li Zhibai escorted the two to the door, shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries; the two sides were in a very pleasant mood.

Those who didn't know better might think the boss had some kind of special relationship with the two regulators.

After getting into the car, Brother Chen rolled down the window and waved to him, saying, "Wait for my news!"

"Alright! Take care, comrade!"

Li Zhibai stood at the door, smiling broadly as he watched the surveillance vehicle slowly drive away.

This scene of officials and civilians being as close as family was naturally witnessed by Wang Dafu across the street, whose eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

No, it's a password. What's going on?

Weren't you going for a checkup?

Shouldn't the response have been a three-pronged approach: sealing off the premises, imposing fines, and ordering the business to suspend operations for rectification?

Why are you eating now?

Why are you shaking hands?

What other demonstration units should be provided?

Wang Dafu felt increasingly uneasy. This didn't seem like a normal inspection relationship at all. For example, the supervisors they encountered never gave them a friendly look.

"That kid definitely has connections! Xiao Lei, look at this! The inspectors came, and not only did they not punish him, they even had a meal at his place, and before they left, they gave him some kind of model unit gift. They're clearly in cahoots!"

"This is outrageous! It's so corrupt! We honest businesses are being investigated, while those exorbitantly priced rip-off shops are being used as examples! Is there no justice left?! Is there no law left?!"

Zhao Lei came out from inside, his expression equally grim.

He saw what just happened.

Their whistleblowing not only had no effect on Li Zhibai, but it also made them see the other party's true strength.

No wonder they had to suspend operations for rectification after Li Zhibai's previous report; it turns out they had this connection.

"Uncle, stop looking, pack your things, we're leaving tonight."

Wang Dafu was taken aback: "Tonight? Wasn't it supposed to be tomorrow?"

Zhao Lei shook his head: "We can't wait any longer. I didn't expect Li Zhibai to have connections with the supervisors. If he messes with us again, we won't be able to leave even if we want to. So we have to leave tonight!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Dafu agreed with his nephew and quickly went into the store to pack his luggage.

By the way, when the market supervision bureau came to inspect Li Zhibai's store, Zhao Lei and his team didn't dare to open for business at all.

After all, they are still in the period of suspension and rectification. If they are caught red-handed, it will not be as simple as a fine.

After the regulators left, they secretly opened the door and continued their money-grabbing scheme.

At this moment, Li Zhibai was unaware that the other side was already preparing to flee.

He was standing in the store, happily calculating his bill.

Today's inspection not only resulted in no losses, but also earned us a nomination for a model health unit.

This is a huge profit!

..........

Night falls.

At the entrance of the old Shaxian restaurant, Zhao Lei and Wang Dafu furtively moved several suitcases onto a second-hand bread cart.

The money in the account has been transferred to several different cards, and the new SIM card is ready.

After packing their things, they planned to drive directly out of Jiangcheng, first heading south to avoid the storm, and if all else failed, going abroad and returning once the situation calmed down.

"Uncle, is everything packed?"

"That's about it. There are only some pots, pans, and dishes left. We don't need them."

"Okay, then let's..."

Before Zhao Lei could finish speaking, two black luxury cars pulled up in front of their shop.

Zhao Lei's eyes lit up immediately.

Luxury car!

Luxury car!

While cars of this caliber are common in Financial Street, they are almost never parked in front of small shops like this. They are usually parked at the Michelin across the street, and it's quite rare to see one parked in front of a small, run-down shop like this.

Could it be that they're here to eat?

The car door opened.

First to come down were four or five burly men in black suits. The moment they stood at the door, their aura instantly rose.

Then, a distinguished-looking man stepped out of the back seat of the luxury car behind.

He was in his thirties or forties, with a fairly handsome face, especially with very sharp eyes; he was clearly not the kind of person to be trifled with.

"The Shaxian of the universe...is this the place Yang Chongwu was referring to?"