200: Japanese food store with imported ingredients from Japan

"Our ingredients here are indeed very fresh, please enjoy your meal."

The waiter quickly brought all the food. Looking at these dishes, Su Yue suddenly felt very hungry.

Actually, he really didn't eat these kinds of things on a daily basis, and he personally preferred cooked food more.

So the time he spent eating these things could be said to be very little, but this didn't mean he couldn't tell the freshness of the ingredients.

The ingredients were clearly very fresh, and you could tell at a glance that a lot of effort had been put into sourcing them.

Xia Ruoyun proactively picked up a piece of salmon for Su Yue. "It's because their ingredients here are so incredibly fresh that I wanted to bring you to try it. Originally, I wanted to order red king prawns, but they said they don't have that in Japan."

"A couple of days ago, I saw someone eating red king prawns on a mukbang online, and it really made my mouth water!"

The two of them ate and talked, seeming to have a very enjoyable conversation.

They gorged themselves on a lot of food, but surprisingly, it only cost a few hundred yuan when they paid the bill.

After Su Yue saw the bill, he felt a bit confused and immediately went to investigate the local market price.

If they were truly sourcing ingredients through legitimate channels, this place would definitely be operating at a loss.

Moreover, their business was so good, with so many customers coming and going. If this continued for a long time, they would only lose more and more money.

There were so many cities across the country, and each different region had the same store.

How much money would they lose if this went on?

Thinking of this, his expression became solemn.

Even if they ran a promotional event for three or four days upon opening, the amount of money lost would definitely be a huge sum.

"How long has this store been open?" Su Yue asked thoughtfully. He truly didn't know much about these things, but Xia Ruoyun, who had been eating all sorts of delicious food outside for a long time, was quite knowledgeable about various information.

Xia Ruoyun pursed her lips. "At least half a month."

Su Yue felt that this matter was not simple, but he didn't say much. Instead, he calmly and composedly first sent the other person back to the hospital, and then he turned around and went home.

When he arrived home, Lin Jia had also just returned. She had gone to the vegetable market to buy some fresh bone marrow bones, wanting to make soup with kelp for Su Yue.

Unexpectedly, she had just gotten home when she saw Su Yue following right behind her.

"Su Yue?"

She subconsciously exclaimed in surprise. She hadn't expected he would be discharged from the hospital?

"I'm very interested in some information, so I wanted to come and see for myself."

Su Yue didn't say much and walked directly towards the basement.

After seeing his appearance, Lin Jia's heart stirred, and she followed him.

For Su Yue to come looking for her so proactively, it must be something very important. She had to find out clearly.

When Su Yue reached the basement, he couldn't help but smile helplessly.

The original basement was very dark and could be described as extremely damp.

Although it had been renovated by the System, the basement was no longer uninhabitable like before and looked very high-tech, but it still lacked a bit of human warmth.

Su Yue had initially just treated this place as a workplace, but this time coming to the basement, he found that it had gained a lot more human warmth. Lin Jia had placed cute cat paw cushions on the chairs, and also put in a water dispenser. She had even designated a special office area.

"I was thinking that after you come back, we can continue gathering information, and our organization has also grown a lot. If they gain your trust and need to come here, it's best to try and separate out more areas."

Lin Jia had personally planned the layout here and designed the place quite perfectly.

"Not bad, your design is quite good."

Su Yue rarely praised someone. Immediately after, he heard the sound of machinery running. Not long after, an A4 paper document appeared in front of the two of them.

Since Su Yue had granted Lin Jia some permissions, allowing her entry, the method of obtaining this information by hand had become more conventional.

"This is the Japanese restaurant?" Lin Jia said in surprise. She had heard about this Japanese restaurant recently; her friends around her were all saying they wanted to go see it.

She hadn't expected Su Yue would suddenly investigate the situation of this Japanese restaurant. Could there be something strange about this place?

"Because the prices at this place are too cheap and the ingredients are too good, I couldn't help but want to investigate."

If these things were fine, he naturally wouldn't do anything, but if there were many problems with the ingredients here, then he would have to take action.

"Speaking of which, I also find it a bit strange. This store could be said to have appeared suddenly. There was no buzz at all at first, and there wasn't even any related promotion online."

"But this store just became popular like this. Don't you think that's strange?"

Su Yue nodded. It was undeniable that the other party's ingredients were indeed very fresh, but this didn't mean there were no problems.

When he got the information and looked at it closely, his expression instantly changed.

Lin Jia curiously leaned her head over. Su Yue had no intention of hiding anything and simply handed the document over.

When she saw the document, Lin Jia's mouth twitched.

"No wonder these things are good quality and cheap, it turns out everything is smuggled in from outside!"

Lin Jia pouted with a hint of distaste. Everyone knew that smuggling was a serious crime.

However, even Su Yue and the others hadn't expected that the other party could so brazenly transport a series of ingredients back.

"Not only can they get so many ingredients, but they can also transport all of this so brazenly to various cities, which is enough to prove that there must be a very powerful force behind it."

Lin Jia said very seriously, her expression also becoming solemn.

Seeing her appearance, a hint of amusement flashed across Su Yue's face.

"So now you know what kind of people we have to target behind the scenes in this line of work, right? All of this is very dangerous. Is it too realistic for you, a small ant-like existence, to try and shake a towering tree?"

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Upon hearing this, Lin Jia couldn't help but raise her head, revealing a smug smile.

"I knew you would use this against me, but don't worry, I will absolutely not back down."

"Since I firmly chose this line of work back then, I must see it through to the end. Don't think about trying to trick me into quitting."

Su Yue nodded with a smile. He hadn't expected this young lady to be quite thoughtful.

"Since that's the case, let's go back and take a look around this store ourselves."

A hint of excitement appeared on Su Yue's face. Having handled so many cases, he was truly quite interested in smuggling-related ones.

Both for public and private reasons, he would not allow these things to happen.

As soon as Lin Jia heard that she was going out to eat with Su Yue, she immediately put down what she was doing, hurried back to her room to change clothes, and within just a few minutes, Lin Jia had come out.

Su Yue was not an insensitive, straight-laced man who didn't understand anything. He could tell at a glance that Lin Jia had put on light makeup.

"How can you put on makeup so fast? I heard them say that women calculate their makeup time in hours."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jia couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. "I'm naturally beautiful and can't help but be. I'm already pretty, so where do I need a lot of time to put on makeup?"

Lin Jia's skin was originally very good, and she didn't need to do different makeup and styling like a celebrity, so just applying some powder, contouring, and putting on lipstick was already perfect.

Su Yue nodded with satisfaction. Going out with a beautiful woman was always a very happy thing.

As dinner time approached, Su Yue also contacted Xia Ruoyun, got the contact information for the scalper who queued, and bought a number.

Xia Ruoyun was very happy that Su Yue was visiting the store again. After all, she had recommended it, and gaining a repeat customer like Su Yue was undoubtedly a very happy thing.

"I bought a scalper number from someone. With a scalper number, we won't have to queue for long."

Su Yue couldn't help but sigh; the scalper profession was indeed quite profitable.

Some scalpers had their own channels to help get numbers, while others simply queued for a long time.

"Nowadays, there are scalpers in every industry. I didn't expect there would even be scalpers for getting tickets."

Lin Jia couldn't help but complain. "I remember when I went to buy concert tickets, I tried every possible way but couldn't get any. In the end, I didn't expect these scalpers to have countless tickets in their hands, and they were all selling them at inflated prices!"

Thinking of concert tickets, Xia Ruoyun felt very helpless.

The celebrity she liked back then was very popular, but unfortunately, she couldn't get tickets at all!!

She had also contacted a scalper back then, wanting to ask if the tickets were expensive. If they weren't too expensive, she could buy one to experience it.

Who would have thought that a 1000 yuan ticket was being scalped for over ten thousand!

"Although making money isn't shameful, using this method to make my money really makes me angry."

Lin Jia was already a high-income earner, but she always felt like a sucker when it came to tickets being sold to her at inflated prices.

The two of them walked towards the store while talking.

The waiter at the door was stunned when he saw Su Yue. He seemed to think he had seen wrong.

"Wait, what's going on here? Did that man come around noon?"

He pulled over a female waiter next to him and asked curiously. The female waiter looked seriously in Su Yue's direction and couldn't help but widen her eyes.

"Yes, yes, he definitely came at noon. I was just saying before, it would be great if I could find such a handsome boyfriend. I didn't expect him to be a player?"

A look of regret flashed across the woman's face, and she covered her head in pain. Anyone who didn't know would have thought she was heartbroken.

"He brought such a beautiful young lady at noon, and then brought another equally beautiful young lady in the evening!"

The male waiter next to him also couldn't help but sigh silently. "No wonder I can't find a girlfriend. It turns out all the beautiful women have already been taken."

Upon hearing this, the female waiter next to him couldn't help but laugh.

"What's the point of saying all that? Even if he wasn't seeing two people, you wouldn't be able to make someone like that your girlfriend anyway."

This female waiter's words were completely aimed at the heart, directly leaving the other person speechless.

Su Yue had no idea what the other party was thinking. He led Lin Jia forward, and they quickly entered a private room.

Since this place was high-end, each customer had a dedicated private room, and information about Su Yue's spending here wouldn't spread.

"Just look at the menu and order whatever you want. My friend recommended a few dishes, I'll order those first."

The dishes Xia Ruoyun recommended were all quite good, and Su Yue also ordered them accordingly. Then he handed the menu to Lin Jia.

Since these places used iPads to order, it was very high-tech; you just needed to tap on the screen to place an order.

Xia Ruoyun was quite interested in the food here and ordered some of her favorites.

The serving speed of this store was as fast as ever. In just a few minutes, everything they had prepared was brought out.

"The specialty of this store is seafood. I see that all the dishes in their store are seafood imported from Japan, and they say they will also have seafood from Spain later."

Su Yue didn't know anything about seafood, so he was just repeating what Xia Ruoyun had said.

However, Lin Jia was clearly an expert. Upon hearing this, she instantly showed an extremely excited expression.

"Could they have red king prawns or something? I've always wanted to go abroad to eat them, but I've never had the chance."

Perhaps I'm afraid you can't help yourself. Looking at these girls, they really know a lot about food and drinks. At least before this, he didn't know about these types of shrimp.

"But I always feel like the texture of these things doesn't seem quite right." After eating a piece of thick-cut salmon, a look of hesitation appeared on Lin Jia's face.

Su Yue rarely ate these things on a daily basis, so he wasn't sure what the original texture should be like.

Xia Ruoyun was also the same. As a celebrity, she usually could only eat vegetables, and she ate very little of other things. Even fish that didn't cause weight gain, she could only eat ocean fish on weekdays. Sashimi was absolutely forbidden because she was afraid it might have some impact on her body.

However, Lin Jia was different. She usually liked to eat and drink whatever she wanted and was a genuine food enthusiast.

She had naturally eaten a lot of seafood and could taste some other feelings from this kind of raw food.

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