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Chapter 736: What’s Missing is Only the Evidence

Chapter 736: Chapter 736: What’s Missing is Only the Evidence

But for him, dealing with her is a challenge!

"In that case, how about I add a desk for you next to mine?"

Since he couldn’t convince her, Mr. Yan tried to make her as comfortable as possible. Providing her with an extra desk next to his was undoubtedly more comfortable than having her couped up in the reception room, plus it would make them more efficient.

This suggestion of his earned him a kiss from Zhu Qianying as a thank you.

Mr. Yan then speculated: if one desk equaled one kiss, then giving her the 26th and 27th floors to use as a studio would surely be worth a magnificent gratitude gift, right?

But for this immense gratitude gift, he didn’t dare to ask Zhu Qianying directly out of fear that she might countercharge him!

"Right, my mom’s votes have been skyrocketing since yesterday. Uncle Luo just called to say they’re now in the first place."

Chen Jing and Luo Yifan are relatively new faces in the food exhibition. Compared to the well-known chefs and famous hotels, they are noticeably underfamous both in terms of their restaurant and cooking skills.

The food exhibition competition uses a cumulative points system where professional judges and foodies score the dishes. A point from a professional judge equals a hundred points from foodie customers.

All professional judges must give their reviews to all contestants in these ten days, and they can only give one review per contestant.

In the eyes of the judges, they were complete strangers. As a result, hardly any professional judges visited their booth during the first two or three days. Most of their points came from ordinary foodies, which is why they were in last place.

However, after tasting famous chefs’ dishes, the professional judges began to try dishes from lesser-known participants yesterday.

Although Chen Jing’s booth had been ranked last in terms of points during the first three days, the points given by customers were the highest among all the booths.

By the third day, professional judges started to turn their attention to Chen Jing’s booth.

Then, from the third day onwards, their points started to take off and on the fourth day, they managed to jump from the last place to first.

"It seems that Uncle Luo indeed has an eye for talent!"

Mr. Yan was also referring to the other two chefs participating in the competition, not just Chen Jing.

"Yeah, Uncle Luo definitely has a knack for food, but surprisingly he can’t cook at all." Zhu Qian said when recalling the sad bowl of noodles Luo Yifan once served, she still found it funny.

"So that’s why, Uncle Luo and my mom make a perfect pair. One knows how to eat, but can’t cook. The other one can cook!"

"Do you think my mom will win the competition?"

The food exhibition consists of two rounds: preliminary and final. In the first round, each participant has ten days to accumulate points. Then, the top ten participants with the highest scores proceed to the final round.

In the final round, participants are given random specific ingredients to create their own dishes.

The scoring is still done by customers and judges at the same time, in the same proportion. In the end, the gold, silver, and bronze awards are announced, and the other seven participants are given the Excellence Awards.

Mr. Yan didn’t know how to respond to Zhu Qianying’s question.

"Well, that’s hard to say since a lot depends on the performance in the moment."

Zhu Qianying thought for a while, then murmured to herself as if she didn’t hear Mr. Yan’s response, "I think, as long as Uncle Luo understands my mom well and makes good use of her strength, they will undoubtedly win the gold prize."

Despite she’s not picky about food, Zhu Qianying enjoys food and knows it well.

She knows how good her mother’s culinary skills are.

Compared to Zhu Qianying who has been focusing on her son, her mom, and the studio, Mr. Yan’s main concern is something else.

After adding a desk for Zhu Qianying, he had to leave for business in the afternoon for two consecutive days.

Zhu Qianying didn’t question his whereabouts since it was part of his work, and she didn’t need to know.

But even Qin Xiu didn’t know where he was going, which was a bit strange.

At first, Zhu Qianying didn’t pay much attention to it, until the second day afternoon, when Qin Xiu came in carrying a huge pile of documents.

"Where is the boss?"

Not seeing Mr. Yan in his office, Qin Xiu instinctively looked around, "Is he resting in the resting room?"

Zhu Qianying shook her head, "No, he went out on business!"

Qin Xiu blurted out in surprise, "The boss is out on business? What for? He didn’t have any scheduled appointments or social engagements this afternoon."

Zhu Qianying didn’t seem to care much, "Oh, then he is probably at the police station or at Brother Ke’s place."

Having heard Zhu Qianying say this, Qin Xiu had to assume that was the case.

Mr. Yan returned to Yanhuang around four in the afternoon, just like the day before. Qin Xiu, who was hosting a client outside the office, saw him and asked casually,

"Boss, any new leads from the police station?"

Qin Xiu fully believed what Zhu Qianying had said, because he could think of no place else the boss could be.

And Ke Kai just happened to have called, ruling out the possibility of Mr. Yan visiting him.

Without even thinking, Mr. Yan replied, "No!"

Having a confused look on his face, Qin Xiu wanted to ask further, but Mr. Yan threw him off, rushing inside after opening the office door.

The door was then slammed shut in front of Qin Xiu.

If it was any other time, Qin Xiu would have definitely barged in to get a clear answer.

But now, he didn’t dare to.

Because not only was Mr. Yan in there, but Zhu Qianying was in there too.

Who knows if they would be doing something that is inappropriate for children to see or for subordinates to watch in the office.

When Mr. Yan came in, Zhu Qianying, who had heard the sound, lifted her head to see him and asked almost the same question as Qin Xiu.

"So, any new leads from the police?"

Mr. Yan looked at her strangely but held back from asking anything.

"Not at the moment..."

Zhu Qianying sighed in disappointment, "You’ve been gone for so long; I thought some progress had been made!"

Although Yan Ting’s side was already making arrangements, it was still an unknown.

If the police could find strong evidence to arrest the real culprit before that, it would naturally be the best outcome.

"Don’t worry; everything will be clear soon. Don’t stress too much!"

Even though Mr. Yan didn’t go to the police station, he was constantly aware of the developments there. You could say he was very familiar with the case’s progress.

In fact, from the day he saw the so-called uncle of Xiao Hai, many clues became very clear.

What is lacking now is just substantial evidence.