Chapter 54: Friendship First, Competition Second
Go to bed early and wake up early.
Wei Ran summoned the game interface, and the countdown had ended at zero, which meant that the [Quick-Acting Bandage] could be removed.
Wei Ran just wanted to remove the bandage, but he didn't expect that the [Quick-Acting Bandage] would automatically disappear without a trace, and it should have been recovered by the game, which is quite convenient.
After washing up and having breakfast, Wei Ran took a taxi to the five-star hotel.
"So early? Wei Ran. Ling Lin said with a smile, what happened last night didn't affect her for too long.
"It's not early, it's the day of the game!" Wei Ran smiled lightly, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, Ling Lin was the same as usual, nothing had changed, it was really good.
Ling Lin looked at Wei Ran's left arm carefully, and really couldn't see anything wrong, but he was still a little worried: "The game started in the afternoon, let's go to the hospital for a check-up later, right?" ”
"No problem!" Wei Ran said without the slightest hesitation, in order to put Ling Lin at ease, it didn't matter if he was troubled.
The Dumpling Competition, held at the Beijing Gymnasium, is a place that can easily accommodate tens of thousands of spectators. All the ingredients are provided by the organizer in unlimited quantities, so Wei Ran doesn't need to prepare anything in advance.
A total of 18 contestants passed the preliminary examination this time, 18 people competed at the same time, plus at least 1,000 spectators on the scene, you can imagine how spectacular the scene was.
Although it is a non-governmental competition, there will still be a TV station to conduct interviews on the spot, which is why this event can be held once a year, and the exposure rate is quite high.
When it was almost time for the hospital to work, Ling Lin pulled Wei Ran to the hospital in a taxi, and after a check-up, he concluded that Wei Ran's left arm was intact, and there were no traces of broken bones at all.
"Now you should trust me, right?" Wei Ran shrugged and said helplessly.
"Oh my God, what kind of Chinese herb of yours is amazing, is there anything else?" Ling Lin looked surprised and replied.
"Uh, no, my mom only bought one serving." Wei Ran touched the back of his head and said, only hoping that Ling Lin would stop dwelling on this issue.
"Huh? It's a pity that such a magical thing is gone. Ling Lin said very regretfully.
Fortunately, Ling Lin only muttered, and didn't ask Wei Ran's question about Chinese herbal medicine again.
Back at the five-star hotel, there were already quite a lot of customers queuing outside, so Wei Ran and Ling Lin hurried to make Phoenix Jade Dumplings.
At the busiest time, Liu Ming came over alone, as if he had something to say to Wei Ran, and seeing that Wei Ran was busy, he was obligated to help him.
After finally being busy, Wei Ran sent Liu Ming a bottle of pure water and said, "Have you eaten?" ”
"I've eaten, I'm looking for you something, there's a situation on the sunspot's side." Liu Ming took the pure water, unscrewed the cap of the bottle and took a sip.
"Oh, here." Wei Ran's eyes lit up, and he came to the outside of the store with Liu Ming, and then said, "What's the situation?" ”
"Someone went to visit the three of them." Liu Ming smiled.
"Who? Could it be Song Dongchang? Wei Ran guessed, wouldn't it? Song Dongchang couldn't hold his breath so soon?
"That's right, it's him, didn't you ask me to pay attention to the sunspot's side, I downloaded Song Dongchang's photo from the Internet, printed it out and handed it to my police friends, and asked them to help keep an eye on it, but I didn't expect to catch him." Liu Ming took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket, it was not a common brand, and Wei Ran couldn't recognize it, after all, he didn't smoke.
"Well done!" Wei Ran said sincerely, this proves that Song Dongchang is the instigator behind the scenes.
Liu Ming took out a cigarette and lit it in his mouth, he knew that Wei Ran had no habit of smoking, so he didn't hand him the cigarette.
"Can you know the content of Song Dongchang's conversation with them?" Wei Ran's heart moved.
"Impossible, no recording was made." Liu Ming shook his head and continued to swallow clouds and spit out fog.
Although he couldn't know the content of their conversation, Wei Ran could basically guess it, his identity was likely to be exposed, why did he think so? Because if Song Dongchang went to visit the sunspots, the relationship between them would be exposed, and Song Dongchang should have received some rumors, so he would be eager to get their personal confirmation.
It's good that Song Dongchang knows it, and creates some tension for him, the more nervous a person is, the easier it is to make mistakes, Wei Ran thought to himself.
"Liu Ming, I want you to help me check the personnel in charge of logistics for this year's God of Food Competition." Wei Ran thought for a while and said, now there are still too few chips in his hand, and he has to find key evidence.
"What are you doing here?" Liu Ming said inexplicably, it's not that he doesn't want to, it's just that he has some doubts, anyway, he is idle and idle, and he will try his best to help if he can.
"Didn't I tell you last night, there is a problem with the pure water provided by the official, and it must be related to the logistics staff." Wei Ran said lightly, this is a more critical witness.
"Okay, I'll send someone to check." Liu Ming said seriously.
"I'm sorry for you, when this matter is over, I will make a sumptuous and delicious meal to thank you." Wei Ran did what he liked.
"Great, just waiting for your words!" Liu Ming happily patted Wei Ran on the shoulder.
In the afternoon, Wei Ran and Ling Lin set off and arrived at the Beijing Gymnasium, showed the invitation to the competition at the entrance, and then led by a staff member, they came to a rest area, where there were already more than a dozen people waiting, all of whom were contestants and assistants brought by the contestants.
Wei Ran glanced around, and didn't find Song Dongchang, but found the owner of the Dumpling King Restaurant, and the white-haired old man sitting next to him, this should be last year's champion, is this going to show his skills again this year? It's really exciting.
Wei Ran took Ling Lin to the Dumpling King boss and greeted him warmly: "Boss, do you remember me?" ”
"You are?" The boss took a closer look at Wei Ran, and then suddenly realized: "It's you, young man, thank you so much for what happened last time, you also came to participate today?" ”
"yes, I'm here to compete, too." Wei Ran smiled lightly.
"I didn't expect you to have this cooking skill at a young age." The boss of Dumpling King knows very well that those who can pass the preliminary examination should not be underestimated.
"It's just luck." Wei Ran was modest, then turned his gaze to the old man, and said politely: "Old man, you must let the boy me more during the game!"
Although the old man is old, he is still deaf and clear-sighted, and after listening to the conversation between Wei Ran and his son, he knew that Wei Ran was also a contestant, so he said kindly: "Friendship first, competition second." ”
Wei Ran listened to it and couldn't help but be stunned, isn't this a common slogan of small ** movements? The old man has a good sense of humor!
"You're right!" Wei Ran nodded.
If all the contestants thought so, there would be no unscrupulous people like Song Dongchang for the competition.