The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

Just as Yin Baicai had predicted, the arrogant waiter across the street returned with a happy expression half an hour after leaving.

They looked at Manager Zhang and his group with smug smiles on their faces.

When Xiao Si brought over the tea, Yin Baicai whispered a few words in his ear.

Xiao Si was initially shocked, but then followed Yin Baicai's instructions and went downstairs. He planned to tell the shopkeeper about the matter first.

Manager Zhang nodded in understanding after hearing this, and sure enough, the other side made a move.

He had been on guard against the other side, but unexpectedly, Manager Wang on the other side couldn't hold back any longer.

It seems their restaurant's profits decreased significantly last month. They initially didn't take us seriously, but now they're resorting to their old tricks again.

They poached the master chef from their building a few months ago, what kind of trouble are they up to now?

But I'm not afraid of your underhanded tricks; I'll be keeping a close eye on you.

When lunchtime arrives, customers flock in droves, while others head to Fumanlou across the street.

Xiao Si and He Miao actively greeted the guests at the door.

He Miao watched as the guests who were originally coming over turned around and walked into Hongxilou, her face full of jealousy.

Xiao Si happily welcomed the guests in, giving He Miao a smug look.

He hadn't forgotten the sarcastic remarks He Miao had made to him ever since his family's restaurant poached their head chef.

Now he's simply returning the money to him in full.

He Miao snorted angrily, "Let's see how long your restaurant can be so smug. After today, I'm afraid no one will dare to eat there anymore."

Then the guests will come to our side again.

Taking the opportunity, Manager Zhang brought over some snacks for Yin Baicai and his companions, saying, "Young Master Yin, please wait a moment. I will properly entertain you after the other guests have left."

Yin Baicai handed the pastries that Manager Zhang had brought to Li Mo, saying, "Manager, are you ready for what I'm about to say? The show is about to begin."

"Alright, Young Master Yin, just wait here. I've already invited Doctor Zhang from Qianzhitang over."

Yin Baicai raised an eyebrow. "Manager Zhang, you should go and keep an eye on things."

After Manager Zhang left, Li Zhe looked at Yin Baicai, who was sitting in a chair with her eyes darting around, and knew in his heart that this young man was probably up to his old tricks again.

Yin Baicai kept a close eye on the movements outside the window. Sure enough, three guests made eye contact with the waiter of the restaurant across the street before entering.

The waiter watched the three of them enter Manager Zhang's restaurant, a smile flashing in his eyes.

Yin Baicai understood; sure enough, the people had arrived and the actors were in place.

Manager Zhang didn't even look up as he walked in, and immediately shouted, "Manager, bring me all the signature dishes!"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their attention to the group. Although the dishes at Hongxi Restaurant were a bit cheaper than those across the street, all the signature dishes together were still quite expensive.

Judging from their clothes and appearance, they don't seem like people who can afford to pay so much money at once!

Seeing the three men's behavior, Manager Zhang knew that they wanted to attract everyone's attention and make people remember them, and that they would definitely have other tricks up their sleeves.

These three are probably hired by the other side.

Shopkeeper Zhang said with a fake smile, "Please come in, gentlemen. I will take good care of you."

Xiao Si understood that these people had ill intentions, and secretly nodded to Manager Zhang.

"This way, please."

If the group wanted to make a scene, they naturally had to sit in the main hall. After serving them tea, Xiao Si left to attend to other guests.

The shopkeeper had been secretly watching their every move.

Soon, Xiao Si brought over the food that the group had ordered.

It was a rare opportunity for the group to eat so well, as they had always heard from the streets and alleys that Hongxilou's signature dishes were even better than Fumanlou's.

Today I finally have the chance to have a big meal, and I don't even have to pay for it. Maybe when things are almost done, I can even get a considerable sum of money from Fu Man Lou.

Sure enough, the group of people who had finished eating exchanged glances secretly.

One of them secretly added the powder to the tea under the cover of his sleeve, then foamed at the mouth and collapsed to the ground.

The other two shouted, "Help! The food at Hongxilou is poisoned! My brother died from eating it! Everyone, don't eat there, it's poisoned!"

The group was conspicuous from the moment they entered, and now, with such a commotion, the customers dining at Hongxilou Restaurant stopped eating.

They hurriedly moved far away from the food they had ordered.

An uproar erupted. "No way! Someone died from eating it? But we just ate quite a lot!"

Manager Zhang and Xiao Si had already learned from Yin Baicai that they needed to be wary of these people.

Manager Zhang naturally noticed the three men's commotion and shouted to the other customers, "Gentlemen, please move away and don't crowd around. Luckily, Dr. Zhang from Qianzhitang is here. Let's ask him to take a look and see if there's really a problem with the food in our restaurant."

Xiao Si rushed upstairs to the second floor and invited Doctor Zhang over.

The three people who came to cause trouble were caught off guard and panicked, not knowing what to do.

Zhang Langzhong had heard that his points at Hongxilou Restaurant were just enough to earn him a signature dish, so he specially set aside his lunch time to eat there.

I never expected to encounter such a scene.

As everyone saw Doctor Zhang approaching, they all made way for him.

Everyone knows Qianzhitang; after all, it's a reputable and reasonably priced medical clinic in Qingshui Town.

Doctor Zhang was a living bodhisattva who saved people from suffering. He would let people pay for his medical treatment and medicine on credit, and pay them back when they had raised enough money.

As soon as Zhang Langzhong approached, the three of them couldn't help but tremble, after all, he was a real doctor!

If we let him see everything, wouldn't the whole thing be exposed?

Liu hurriedly said, "No need to look anymore. My brother was poisoned to death by your restaurant. You are such a heartless restaurant. It's a pity that my brother died at such a young age."

Doctor Zhang didn't care about anything else. With a doctor's heart full of compassion, he immediately squatted down, took the hand of the person who had been "poisoned," and began to take his pulse.

In a moment, it became clear to me.

These people probably resorted to such despicable means to extort money from Hongxilou.

Doctor Zhang's face was cold: "This person is not poisoned. He just took white poria cocos, which makes it seem like he is poisoned. This herb is only used to treat diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency."

Doctor Zhang kicked the man who was still lying on the ground pretending to be dead, and said, "How long are you going to keep pretending? I'll give you a needle in each of your ten fingers!"

They say the ten fingers are connected to the heart, so if you really got a needle in all ten of your fingers, you'd probably be in excruciating pain.

He immediately scrambled to his feet, while Liu Mang and the other man beside him turned pale, realizing that their scheme had been exposed.

They planned to pretend they were poisoned at Hongxilou Restaurant, and then the waiter at Fumanlou would arrange for a doctor they designated to come and corroborate that the person was poisoned by Hongxilou.

So that the guests would leave, and Hongxilou would become infamous, and no one would dare to come again.

Who would have thought that I would meet Dr. Zhang from Qianzhitang here today?

Upon hearing this, everyone understood that it was a trick by these people!

No wonder they were fine after eating it, but these three people were poisoned and died after eating it.

Manager Zhang looked at the three men with displeasure: "Who sent you? How dare you frame my Hongxilou? If you don't explain yourself, we'll take this to the county government."

The three were surrounded by customers in the restaurant and had no way to escape. They were now at their wits' end.

When He Miao, who was standing next door, saw the commotion, she thought that her boss's plan had succeeded.

He gave a wink to the doctor Zhao, whom he had paid to hire, and Zhao squeezed into the crowd. He saw the doctor Zhang standing in front of the three of them and naturally dared not make a move.

He turned his head and shook his head at He Miao, then silently withdrew from the crowd.

This scene was witnessed by Yin Baicai and Li Zhe on the second floor.