Ch 114: Excuse Me

“Humph!”

Looking at Ye Xiong charging forward with a clenched fist, the Fat Woman was full of disdain.

She didn’t dodge, still raising her foot to kick.

Ye Xiong had been anticipating this move, hurriedly dodging to the side.

But unexpectedly, the Fat Woman’s speed was faster. He had just moved aside when her leg followed, and with a “bang,” she kicked him in the lower back.

Knocking him to the ground.

The pain made him grimace.

“Ouch!”

“Brother Xiong!”

“Brother Xiong!”

“…”

The underlings’ expressions changed, and they hurriedly rushed forward to help him up.

“You stinky woman, I’ll get you… ouch… hiss…”

Ye Xiong, surprised and angry, pointed at the Fat Woman, about to say something harsh, but the intense pain in his lower back made him grimace again, gasping for air.

The security guards supporting him also glared at the Fat Woman with gritted teeth.

But they dared not blindly charge forward again.

Even Brother Xiong couldn’t beat the Fat Woman; if they rushed over, they would only get kicked.

Moreover, the Fat Woman had more than thirty henchmen beside her.

Assistant Fang’s face grew even more grim.

The Fat Woman’s martial arts were so formidable, and she also had a giant cockroach in her hand. If they exposed the leftovers, it would certainly bring great trouble to the Baihua Grand Hotel and the Su Family.

As Assistant Fang was thinking this, a large group of people suddenly poured in from outside the hotel gate.

The hotel security guards had all been summoned to the lobby by Ye Xiong, and there was no one guarding outside. This group of people easily entered the hotel.

“Someone called the News Hotline, saying that Baihua Grand Hotel, the largest in the county, has a serious hygiene problem.”

“A giant cockroach was found in Baihua Grand Hotel’s dishes, and it was in the signature dish, which is truly unbelievable.”

“A three-star hotel, why is its hygiene condition so terrible?”

“Where’s the dish with the giant cockroach? We need to see it with our own eyes.”

“…”

This group of people surged toward the lobby while discussing in amazement, holding cameras or microphones.

Assistant Fang and Ye Xiong and others saw this group of people and their faces immediately became even more unsightly.

These people were all reporters.

Judging by their numbers, it seemed all the reporters in the county had come.

Assistant Fang had been worried about this matter just now.

Unexpectedly, her worries quickly came true, and it was extremely bad.

Without thinking, she knew that the reporters must have been summoned by the Fat Woman and her group.

“Reporters, the giant cockroach is here, come and take pictures quickly! Make sure to expose this to the entire county, the entire province, and ideally the whole country!”

The Fat Woman yelled in a loud voice.

“Ah, is there really a giant cockroach? Baihua Grand Hotel’s hygiene has always been excellent, hasn’t it? Why would this happen?”

“People change, and their boss has become arrogant and complacent, so the hygiene naturally deteriorated.”

“If this is true, we must expose it.”

“That’s right, food safety is paramount, we cannot condone this, and this unscrupulous business must be severely punished.”

“…”

All the reporters, hearing the Fat Woman’s loud voice, showed indignation, raising their “tools” and surging towards the Fat Woman.

Ye Xiong and his underlings were extremely anxious, hurriedly stopping them:

“Don’t listen to her nonsense, she deliberately put the cockroach in the dish.”

“This Fat Woman is framing us, don’t believe her!”

“…”

The dish with the giant cockroach was right there, with more than thirty well-dressed customers witnessing it. Would the reporters believe Ye Xiong and his underlings’ unfounded denials?

No matter how Ye Xiong and his men tried to stop them, the reporters ignored them, directly passing them and raising their cameras.

Aiming at the leftovers, they clicked away frantically.

The female host also quickly picked up the microphone and began to indignantly report on the matter.

The Fat Woman and her companions were extremely pleased.

Soon, Baihua Grand Hotel would be completely finished.

“Assistant Fang, what should we do now?” Ye Xiong was helpless and looked at Assistant Fang.

“…I’ll report this to Miss Su immediately.” Assistant Fang frowned, hesitated for a moment, then helplessly spoke.

She knew very well that even if Su Lina herself was here, it would be difficult to properly resolve this matter.

Because they had no evidence to prove that the Fat Woman put the cockroach in the dish.

“We can only ask Miss Su to find a way.” Ye Xiong sighed.

From Assistant Fang’s expression, he had already guessed the answer.

“It seems we can’t escape this disaster. Baihua Grand Hotel is finished, and my brothers and I will have to leave our hometown and flee south…”

Ye Xiong thought dejectedly.

Suddenly, a questioning voice sounded from outside the crowd.

“Hey! Why are there so many reporters in the lobby?”

The voice wasn’t loud, but Ye Xiong and the others were squeezed to the edge by the reporters, so they heard it very clearly.

“It’s… it’s Brother Qin!”

The familiar voice filled Ye Xiong with surprise.

The underlings beside him also recognized it, and they happily said:

“It’s Brother Qin!”

“With Brother Qin’s martial arts, he’ll definitely beat up the fat woman and avenge us!”

“…”

Assistant Fang’s eyes also lit up.

“Qin Yun?”

“Assistant Fang, what happened at the hotel? Why are there so many reporters? They seem to be saying bad things about the hotel.”

Qin Yun, carrying two bamboo baskets of greens, walked forward, greeted Ye Xiong and the others, then looked at Assistant Fang.

“They’ve been misled and used, all reporting on the giant cockroach in the hotel’s signature dish.” Assistant Fang said with an unsightly expression.

“How could there be a giant cockroach in Baihua Grand Hotel’s signature dish?” Qin Yun was stunned.

Su Lina’s strict management system, coupled with Chef Lao Yan’s conscientious attitude, meant that their dishes would not have even small insects, let alone a giant cockroach.

Qin Yun didn’t doubt this for a moment.

“The giant cockroach in the signature dish was thrown in by that fat woman!” Ye Xiong, clutching his still-aching lower back, said resentfully.

“Since she threw it in, why didn’t you explain it clearly to the reporters?” Qin Yun asked questioningly.

He saw at once that Ye Xiong was injured.

To injure Ye Xiong, a small boss, in front of more than twenty security guards, the attacker must be quite skilled.

Who was it? Could it be the Fat Woman?

“That fat woman knows martial arts, we didn’t even see how she put the cockroach in the dish. Without evidence, the reporters wouldn’t believe us.”

“She knows martial arts?”

“Yes, not only does she know martial arts, but she’s quite skilled. Earlier…”

With Ye Xiong and Assistant Fang’s explanation, Qin Yun finally understood what happened.

“I understand, this fat woman is truly vicious, using underhanded tactics!”

Qin Yun carefully looked at the Fat Woman, frowning and pondering for a few seconds.

“Wait here, I’ll go talk to her.”

Hearing that he was going to take action, Ye Xiong and his underlings were very excited.

“Brother Qin, don’t hold back later, give her a good lesson, and see if she dares to bully our Baihua Grand Hotel again!”

“That’s right, we must beat her up and let her know that our Baihua Grand Hotel is not to be trifled with!”

“…”

Assistant Fang quickly stopped him: “With so many reporters present, if Qin Yun hits someone, they’ll definitely live-stream it. This will have a very negative impact on both Qin Yun and Baihua Grand Hotel. The Fat Woman and her group would love to see that.”

“Then what do we do? Just let it go?” Ye Xiong’s face was grim.

“Of course not.” Assistant Fang gritted her teeth, but couldn’t think of a way to teach the Fat Woman a lesson.

“Don’t worry, I won’t take the initiative to fight her. I’ll just go and talk to her, ask her to take the giant cockroach back, and explain the situation to the reporters.” Qin Yun waved his hand and replied.

“What? Talk to her?”

Ye Xiong and Assistant Fang looked at him incredulously.

Was Qin Yun not awake? He actually wanted to talk to a shrew like the Fat Woman, and even ask her to explain the truth about throwing the cockroach to the reporters?

With the Fat Woman’s arrogant and aggressive personality, how could she possibly agree?

“Don’t worry, I’ll talk to her nicely. Before I came, my mother also told me not to fight with people, lest I hurt someone and end up in jail.”

Qin Yun grinned, and without waiting for their response, walked towards the Fat Woman.

The Fat Woman was surrounded by a group of reporters, vividly describing the disgusting process of discovering the giant cockroach earlier.

This disgusting process was, of course, fabricated by her.

The reporters didn’t know the truth and were deceived by her.

The reporters’ angry expressions made the Fat Woman happy.

Just as she was about to continue fabricating a couple more disgusting details, a young farmer wearing an old straw hat interrupted her.

“Excuse me, may I interrupt?”

The young farmer’s voice was not loud, but it was very penetrating, and all the reporters present heard it and turned their gazes towards him.

“Which village are you from? Are you trying to defend Baihua Grand Hotel and help them cover up their unsanitary practices?” Having her words interrupted, the Fat Woman was unhappy and coldly glared at Qin Yun.

Her eyes narrowed slightly, shooting out two unfriendly and threatening glares.

Qin Yun seemed not to notice her threatening gaze, and continued with a slightly shy expression, saying:

“No, no, I won’t make excuses, nor will I cover up unsanitary practices. I just want to see the cockroach in the dish myself. Such a large hotel, and there’s actually a giant cockroach in their dishes? That’s very rare; I just want to see it.”

“So it’s a poor farmer wanting to see the world.” The Fat Woman sneered.

Surrounded by reporters, she didn’t know the relationship between Qin Yun, Assistant Fang, and Ye Xiong, and thought Qin Yun was just a poor farmer.

“There, that dish is right here, you can take a look. After you’ve seen it, remember to tell your village about it, let all the poor farmers know that Baihua Grand Hotel’s dishes have giant cockroaches.”

The Fat Woman pointed to the leftovers beside her and said disdainfully to Qin Yun.

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