Silly Zhu's Moving: The Old Neighbor's Nightmare

"It's alright. Selecting chili peppers is a skill in itself, Squad Leader Yang."

You can ask the purchasing agent to help you choose several types of chili peppers, so you can experiment with each type when cooking fish.

Only then can you know which type of chili to use and what flavor it will have.

"If the boss doesn't like spicy food, you can keep that in mind." After saying that, Sha Zhu gave the two of them a knowing look.

"If you don't add more chili, it won't be fragrant," Sha Zhu said, preparing to leave the small kitchen.

When I got to the door, good heavens, all the kitchen staff were crowding around the entrance to the small kitchen.

The kitchen was packed with people, all peering inside from the doorway, sniffing the air as they looked, their faces filled with rapt attention.

"Alright, stop looking. You've all finished your work, what are you all doing crowding here? Make way!"

Sha Zhu, with a stern face, yelled at them, and everyone quickly scattered.

"Zhu Zi, what dishes are you making in there? They smell so good," Aunt Liu asked Sha Zhu after everyone dispersed.

Sha Zhu was held tightly by Aunt Liu's clothes and couldn't break free for a moment, so he could only reply.

"Didn't you see? When Squad Leader Zhao brought the fish in, your eyes were practically gouged out."

Why are you asking me what dishes I made?

"Fish and vegetables, isn't it delicious? Two big pots of vegetables use only the amount of oil to cook just one fish, how could it not be delicious?" Sha Zhu finally pried open Aunt Liu's hands and prepared to go out.

Liu Lan immediately pulled Sha Zhu aside, "Chef He, didn't you say your cooking skills weren't good?"

"I saw it clearly. You were teaching two master chefs how to cook fish. It smells so good. You lied to me and said you only knew how to cook big pot dishes." Liu Lan looked at Sha Zhu with disdain.

"Cooking fish is one of my specialties, but to tell you the truth, you can learn it after watching it twice."

As for why it smells so good, it's all thanks to this. Sha Zhu took a small paper packet out of his pocket and waved it in front of Liu Lan.

"This is the key to cooking fish, a special secret ingredient."

I got it from my master. Without this spice, I couldn't recreate this aroma.

So I'm not lying to you, my cooking skills are just so-so, there's nothing I can do if you don't believe me.

After saying this helplessly, Sha Zhu ignored Liu Lan and hummed a little tune, "Coming in a hurry, leaving in a hurry, I wish we could meet again..." before going to find a place to smoke.

Liu Lan looked incredulous as she watched Sha Zhu leave humming an unknown song. Helpless, she kicked the ground hard and went back to her work.

In the small kitchen, Squad Leader Zhao carried the food that Sha Zhu had made to the private dining room for the leaders. Then he hurried off to find his immediate superior.

When Sha Zhu returned after finishing his cigarette, it was almost time to cook the communal meal.

After changing into the chef's uniform, Sha Zhu got busy. While cooking, he multitasked, focusing his mind on the temporary worker surnamed Liang.

I don't know where this guy went just now. Sha Zhu thought he must have gone to make a meeting. Back in the kitchen, he kept looking at Sha Zhu and Lao Yang.

I don't know what Boss Lou's arrangements were, how he reacted when he found the note was gone.

On the other side, Lou Zhenhua put the note in his jacket pocket and told his youngest daughter not to leave the office.

He hurriedly arrived at the security department and asked the head of the security department to go with him to meet Director Huang, the military representative of the People's Liberation Army stationed at the steel rolling mill.

Upon arriving at Director Huang's office, Lou Zhenhua hurriedly reached into his pocket to take out the note and hand it to Director Huang, but this touch led to trouble.

Lou Zhenhua found his pockets empty and was somewhat incredulous. In front of the head of the steel mill's security department and the military representative, he turned his pockets inside out.

There was still nothing inside. He was sweating profusely with anxiety, and he had searched all the other pockets, but there was nothing there either. He muttered to himself, "That can't be."

Director Huang watched as Lou Zhenhua rushed over, and without saying a word, immediately reached into his pocket.

Seeing his anxious look, I was a little confused, so I said, "Director Lou, don't panic, what happened?"

Lou Zhenhua then realized what was happening and said to Director Huang, "Director Huang, after I finished my meeting with the factory's production department just now..."

I went back to my office, and as I opened the door, a note fell out from under the door.

The note said there was a temporary worker surnamed Liang in the kitchen of the cafeteria near the office area.

His name was Liang something-or-other, and he was a workshop technician who recommended him for a job in the kitchen.

It's possible they're spies trying to sabotage the machinery in the workshop, or the note says that the kitchen worker surnamed Liang might be carrying poison.

This is what I remembered, but I clearly put the note in this pocket of mine.”

Lou Zhenhua pointed to the bag containing the note and said to the two of them, "I didn't have any physical contact with anyone on my way here to find you."

He only briefly greeted a few people before leaving, and the note in his pocket was nowhere to be found.

"Director Lou, don't worry, you remember the contents of the note correctly, right?" Director Huang said with a frown.

"I'm absolutely sure of that, I can confirm it," Lou Zhenhua assured.

Director Huang considered for a moment, then said seriously, "The front lines are currently in dire need of processed products."

There absolutely cannot be any problems. I suspect some spies have found out about our production situation here.

They're trying to cause trouble again; this has happened many times in other factories.

We'll investigate the note later. Right now, we should assign people to investigate these two individuals.

Closely monitor these two individuals' every move. The workshop and the material warehouse are key targets for protection…

Director Huang, Factory Director Lou, and the head of the security department worked together to make detailed arrangements for the investigation of the spies and the actions to prevent them from causing sabotage.

While Sha Zhu was cooking a large pot of vegetables, two men in plainclothes suddenly appeared within his mental range.

The man with a pistol on his belt and Squad Leader Zhao headed towards the kitchen. When they were about twenty meters away from the kitchen, they stopped at a corner.

Squad Leader Zhao pointed to a temporary worker surnamed Liang at the corner, and the three of them began to talk in hushed tones.

After explaining the situation of the temporary worker surnamed Liang in detail, Squad Leader Zhao left the spot and headed towards the small canteen in the back kitchen.

The big pot of stew on Sha Zhu's side was also nearing its end. He noticed that the man surnamed Liang was focusing almost entirely on him.

What's this guy surnamed Liang up to? Does he want to take advantage of me after I finish cooking the big pot of dishes?

Just like the past two days, order a portion of food for yourself, ignore everything else, go to the small canteen in the back kitchen to eat your own meal, and then slip the drug into the food while you're away.

That won't do. If this guy gets caught, it'll drag me down with him.

The two plainclothes officers are keeping a close eye on this area. If this guy surnamed Liang really manages to drug them and gets caught, they'll be in trouble.

I deliberately helped this guy drug me, didn't I? I need to think of a way to stay here.

Let's tease this guy.

After Sha Zhu finished cooking the big pot of food, he didn't leave, nor did he get any more food.

He pulled over a chair and sat down, then pretended to wipe non-existent beads of sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.

Sha Zhu noticed with his mind that the spy surnamed Liang was dumbfounded. He was probably thinking, "This damn cook, after you've finished cooking, why don't you get out of here already?"