164: Kill me and turn me into beef sauce?

Hu... Human meat?

Liu Qingluo's expression changed, and she dropped her chopsticks.

She wasn't afraid, but rather felt disgusted and a spine-chilling coldness.

If this was truly human meat, it would be too terrifying, wouldn't it?

In the past, Hong Kong movies had human meat char siu buns, and now they were actually encountering human meat sauce beef???

In an instant.

Liu Qingluo's stomach churned, and she barely managed to restrain herself from losing her composure on the spot.

On the side, Red Three Thousand's face turned pale instantly, and his lips began to tremble.

"This is human meat?"

"Mr. Ye, this joke... isn't funny at all!"

He had eaten here for over a decade and always felt it was a specialty of Hong Kong City, a worldly delicacy.

And in fact... it indeed was!

After all.

He heard this shop had bought luxury cars and mansions just by selling sauce beef!

But once this was human meat, then... thinking about it felt like the sky was falling!

Red Three Thousand didn't dare think any further.

Ye Chen asked back indifferently, "Do you think... I look like I'm joking?"

Hearing this, Red Three Thousand became even more terrified.

Because... Ye Chen indeed had no reason to lie to him about such things.

Moreover, with Ye Chen's unpredictable abilities, if he said it was, then it was likely... ninety-nine percent certain!

He had killed people, killed countless people.

But eating human meat—unless one was a psychopath—who the hell could stomach that?

"Urgh—!!!"

Red Three Thousand could no longer hold it in; he suddenly bent over and began to retch violently.

The next second.

He was already a mess of tears and snot, looking utterly wretched.

This sudden commotion immediately caught the attention of the surrounding diners.

A few customers at the neighboring table who were feasting heartily stopped their chopsticks and looked over in confusion.

"What's going on? If you can't handle the food, don't come here, you're ruining everyone's appetite!"

"Is it food poisoning? Quick, call the boss!"

"Watch out, vomiting on the floor is so dirty!"

...Low-voiced discussions and dissatisfied looks were cast toward Ye Chen's table one after another.

The waiter also noticed and quickly shouted toward the kitchen, "Boss! Boss! Come out and take a look, a customer isn't feeling well!"

Soon after.

A middle-aged man wearing a white apron, slightly plump, with a friendly 'wealth-bringing' smile on his face, pulled back the kitchen curtain and walked over quickly.

He was about fifty years old, with small eyes that squinted into slits when he smiled, making him look very kind-hearted.

"Guests, what's the matter? Is our food not to your taste?"

"If there's a problem with the dishes, we will definitely take responsibility. This table is on the house, and we'll bring out another serving of our signature dish for you?"

Before Red Three Thousand could barely stop vomiting and struggle to speak, Ye Chen had already looked up, his gaze calmly meeting Fu Yi's.

"Tell me, Boss."

"This sauce beef of yours..."

"What kind of meat is used?"

Everyone who heard this was stunned.

They all found it somewhat inexplicable... what other meat could sauce beef use?

Beef, of course!

Could it possibly be human meat?

Is this kid here just to pick a fight?

However.

Hearing these words, Fu Yi didn't show much emotional fluctuation; he just smiled and said,

"This guest must be joking. Our 'Fu Wang Duo' has been open for over thirty years, relying on genuine ingredients and honest business."

"We naturally use high-quality yellow beef, slaughtered and delivered fresh every day, absolutely fresh!"

"Otherwise, how could we keep so many old neighbors and guests from all over?"

As his voice fell, diners at several surrounding tables nodded in agreement.

"Exactly! I've been eating here for over ten years, the beef quality is beyond reproach!"

"Young man, don't talk nonsense! Boss Fu's reputation is known all over Hong Kong City!"

"Right! They're a decades-old established brand, it's incredibly delicious!"

...For a moment, voices of dissatisfaction and accusation rose and fell, and many people cast loathing looks at Ye Chen.

In the eyes of these people, Ye Chen was clearly a rascal who had come to ruin the business.

Red Three Thousand barely stopped his dry heaving, looking at Ye Chen with a pale face and then at Fu Yi, his heart in turmoil.

He both hoped Ye Chen was wrong, so that his decade-long delicious story wouldn't collapse into a horror story.

But a voice in his heart reminded him that Ye Chen's methods and insight were never without purpose.

Liu Qingluo tensed her body, her hand quietly moving toward her waist.

She believed in Ye Chen unconditionally; if this boss really had something to hide, this place would turn into a battlefield in an instant.

Ye Chen ignored the whole scene, looking at Fu Yi as he continued to speak nonchalantly, "But why is it that when I look at it and smell it, I feel like this isn't beef, but rather... human meat?"

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a drop of cold water splashing into boiling oil!

The entire 'Fu Wang Duo' restaurant first fell silent, then erupted!

"You bastard! What nonsense are you talking?!"

"Damn it! He really is here to cause trouble!"

"Human meat? If this is human meat, haven't I been eating human meat for all these years? Are you insane!"

"Go eat shit!"

...Angry curses!

Table-slamming!

Screams!

It all rang out together instantly.

Many guests who were eating dropped their chopsticks in terror, looking at the half-eaten sauce beef in front of them, their faces turning green; those with weaker psychological endurance had already started dry heaving along with the others.

It wasn't that they believed him, but just hearing him say it made them feel creeped out... Hearing this, the smile on Fu Yi's face disappeared.

"Guest, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want."

"You're slandering my 'Fu Wang Duo' for using human meat without any evidence, ruining my thirty-year reputation. You will be held legally responsible for this."

He paused, his voice carrying a hint of coldness.

"Seeing that you're young, perhaps you don't know the rules."

"I'll give you a chance now: take your people and leave immediately."

"I can act as if today's incident never happened, otherwise..."

Ye Chen acted as if he didn't hear the threat, instead asking with great interest, "Otherwise what? Kill me and turn me into beef sauce too?"

When the people around heard this, they got even angrier!

Damn it!

This is definitely a deliberate attempt to ruin the business!

Just as everyone was standing up to drive away these troublemakers... suddenly!

"Everyone, calm down!"

A clear female voice came from the entrance, drowning out the noise in the restaurant.

Everyone looked toward the sound.

They saw a young woman wearing a black trench coat with her hair tied in a neat ponytail walking in quickly.

She was about twenty-five or twenty-six, with heroic features, and three or four men followed behind her like Bodyguards... well.

The newcomer was none other than Bai Shanshan.

She walked between Ye Chen and Fu Yi, nodding politely to Fu Yi, "Boss, I'm sorry. This is my friend, he has no ill intent, he's just making a joke."

She paused, then turned to the indignant diners around her and smiled.

"Don't be nervous, everyone, please continue your meal. It's nothing."

Fu Yi stared at Bai Shanshan for two seconds, then glanced at the men behind her, barely forcing a smile.

"Since he's this lady's friend, then forget it."

"But miss, please take your friend away. We're a small business here, we can't afford such jokes!"

Bai Shanshan nodded, "Alright, sorry for the intrusion."

After saying that.

She grabbed Ye Chen's arm and started walking out without brooking any argument, "Let's go, don't cause a scene here."

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow but didn't struggle, letting her lead him out.

Liu Qingluo and Red Three Thousand exchanged a look and hurriedly stood up to follow.

As soon as they stepped out of 'Fu Wang Duo', they could still hear the cursing of the diners coming from inside the restaurant.

Bai Shanshan pulled Ye Chen quickly past two street blocks and turned into a relatively quiet alley before letting go.

She turned around, crossed her arms, and asked helplessly, "So... why did you come to Hong Kong City? And you start causing trouble as soon as you arrive?"

Ye Chen asked back with a half-smile.

"I should be asking you that, Officer Bai. Why are you in Hong Kong City too? And appearing there so coincidentally?"

Before Bai Shanshan could speak.

The men behind her asked warily, "Captain Bai, who are these people?"

"Friends."

Bai Shanshan said simply, signaling them to wait a moment.

Then.

She pulled Ye Chen a few more steps into the alley and said in a low voice,

"I'm here to carry out a mission."

"The daughter of a high-ranking official in Xiamen City came to Hong Kong City for a trip and went missing."

"According to the investigation, she went missing after entering that shop to eat and then leaving that night."

"So I came to look for clues."

"But you..."

Bai Shanshan looked at him with suspicion, "How can you say their sauce beef is human meat?"