"Fortunately, I didn't lose my life!"

In the afternoon of the same day, after eating and drinking with Jinglong, Zhuge Xiaozhi and others to celebrate seeing the light of day again, Mu Tang came to the "General Intelligence Department" intelligence station located under the tailor's shop, and waited for a while before seeing Zhuge Dayu in the pile of documents.

Zhuge Dayu said: "Thank you, I owe you a favor." ”

Mu Tang waved his hand casually, "No need." Glasses are my friend, and when my friend is in trouble, I can't shirk it. ”

Zhuge Dayu said: "One yard is one yard." I will definitely return this favor to you if I have a chance in the future. ”

"Okay, okay, since you say so, then I'm not hypocritical."

"Tell me about the process of rescuing Ash."

Mu Tang said: "The process, it's really blessed by the Virgin, cough cough, you listen to me one by one......"

So, starting from the original how to determine the location of Jinglong and Zhuge Xiaozhi's disappearance, talking about "underground waterways", then talking about "basement and", then talking about "listening to the rain building", and finally to "gladiatorial arena", and how to finally rescue Zhuge Xiaozhi and the two, Mu Tang seemed to be a storyteller, and then told a wonderful and intense story.

Zhuge foolishly said: "It's really a twist and turn." Unexpectedly, it was Jinglong's family who kidnapped them. ”

Mu Tang pursed his lips and said, "It's another bit of things in the big family." The Jing family is embarrassed to call himself a descendant of 'Qin Taizu', if 'Qin Taizu' knows, he will be resurrected angrily and kick the coffin board to pieces. ”

Zhuge Dayu said: "Why did Jinglong's family kidnap him and Xiao Zhi. ”

Mu Tang smiled: "Guess what, they actually suspect that Jinglong is the 'Dragon Ruin'. ”

"Him?"

"Hehehehehe, it's really hilarious. They all suspect that Jinglong is the 'Dragon Ruin', and they even dare to kidnap Jinglong, and the brain called Jingbao is really stupid. Or maybe he was also bewitched by someone to kidnap Jinglong, but it was just a temptation. It's better to have results, and it's okay if you don't. ”

Zhuge Dayu said: "The question is, who bewitched him. ”

"I don't know."

"......" Zhuge said foolishly: "Since the person has been rescued, this matter is over." As he spoke, he took a stack of sticky notes, wrote down a string of numbers, tore them off and handed them to Mu Tang, "The next family has been found." If you make this call, you will say that I was introduced by Zhuge Dayu. Then you can represent them in the finals. ”

Mu Tang took the number and glanced at it, remembered it in his heart, and said, "Still don't have a clue?" It's not really going to be the 'banquet of all nations', and when they make a move, it's up to me to find them out, right? ”

"......" Zhuge Dayu was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Those people are very deeply hidden, and they are very well prepared. With the information at my disposal alone, there is no way to lock on to the target. ”

Mu Tang nodded and said, "That's right, they've been preparing for so long, if they were found out so easily, it would be too funny." Okay, knowing that you're a busy man, I won't delay your time. As he spoke, he flicked the sticky note with the number written on it, "It's going to be the finals soon, I need to get this done quickly." ”

Mu Tang walked to the door, suddenly turned around and asked, "By the way, I suddenly want to ask, 'Shang'er', what is your attitude towards the underground world?" There's chaos enough in that place, it's more chaotic than the wilderness. ”

Zhuge Dayu said: "...... Even the most glamorous city needs to have a place to pile up garbage, otherwise the garbage will pollute the city's environment. ”

Mu Tang smiled: "I see. Bye! ”

Garbage? Ho ho, anyone who has studied economics knows that garbage is sometimes just a misplaced resource, and it can still be recycled, isn't it?

After leaving the "intelligence station", Mu Tang took out the communicator and dialed according to the number on the sticky note, but after pressing the "dial" button, his "uh" sounded, and his expression was slightly strange, because the word "Zhou Yanli" was displayed on the screen of the communicator?

Ho ho, such a coincidence, could it be that the "next home" that Zhuge Dayu found for himself is Zhou Yanli? Or did Zhuge Dayu know that he knew Zhou Yanli, so he specially found her?

"Hey, Mu Tang?"

The phone was dialed, and Mu Tang smiled: "Zhou Da beauty, don't come to harm?" ”

Zhou Yanli, who was on the other end, sighed lightly and said, "It's okay." Hehe, congratulations, you got a high score of 99 points in the semi-finals. I've heard that if it weren't for a Dongri Island devil who deliberately made things difficult for you, it would have been possible to get a full score. ”

Hey, listening to her tone and content, she doesn't seem to know that she is the one who is about to represent her family in the finals, so Zhuge Dayu didn't talk to her?

Mu Tang said: "Hehe, maybe this is what 'Our Lady' means." Anyway, it's just one point, it doesn't matter. People deliberately disgust me, I can't be disgusted. Does Zhou Da Beauty have time? It's rare for us to meet again in this capital, don't you make an appointment? ”

"This ......" Zhou Yanli hesitated slightly, "Is there anything wrong?" ”

According to the rules of communication, if there is no happy promise, it is actually a refusal. At another time, of course Mu Tang wouldn't stick to it with a dead face, but now there is no way, he has to find an "organization" before he can represent it in the finals of the "Cooking Conference", "It's really something." Why don't we meet? ”

“…… All right. Zhou Yanli on the other end hesitated for a moment before responding.

Then the two parties agreed on the time and place of meeting, and two hours later, at four o'clock in the afternoon, Mu Tang and Zhou Yanli met in an elegant and chic coffee house. Today's Zhou Yanli is wearing leg-trimmed jeans, her long legs are straight, and her upper body is also a sporty T-shirt, with a slender figure, but her glamorous face is full of sadness, her brows are slightly frowned, and she doesn't know what troubles are haunting her heart.

After ordering two cups of coffee, the two exchanged pleasantries. Zhou Yanli's ability to talk is very low, if it weren't for Mu Tang's first-class ability to find words, I'm afraid that he would be cold if he couldn't talk for two sentences. But chatting and chatting, Mu Tang was about to find a topic, so he could only change the topic to the point of business, "By the way, how did you do in the 'semi-finals' this time?" ”

When Zhou Yanli heard this, her already dull complexion became even more gloomy, she stirred the coffee, and sighed: "Alas, Brother Wang's performance is a little abnormal, and he reluctantly entered the 'finals'." But...... I didn't expect there to be so many masters in this year's 'Cooking Conference'. Originally, we were full of confidence, but now we ......" Speaking of this, her beautiful melon seed face was full of bitterness.

Mu Tang said: "A temporary abnormality does not mean anything, just adjust the state and regain the strength to fight." Zhou Yanli shook her head and said, "How can it be so simple...... Brother Wang suffered a huge blow, and he lost his previous self-confidence, but after seeing the horror of others, he was not confident. From self-confidence to low self-esteem, the huge gap in reality is enough to make people decadent for a while.

In this state, even if you advance to the finals, what's the point?

Zhou Yanli looked at Mu Tang and said, "It's you, who can score 99 points in the semifinals, and when you reach the finals, you may have a chance to win the championship." She had already tasted Mu Tang's cooking skills, but she didn't expect his cooking skills to be so powerful, and he had achieved terrifying results at the "World's First Cooking Conference".

Mu Tang waved his hand and said, "Hey! Don't mention it. Not to mention winning the championship, I can't even participate in the competition right now. Zhou Yanli was puzzled: "Can't participate?" Why? Haven't you already made it to the finals? ”

"Originally, I was going to the 'Cooking Conference' on behalf of 'Grandma's Restaurant'. You know that, right? But now, people don't need me to represent them anymore. Although I am credited to advancing to the finals, my participation is based on the 'Grandma's Restaurant', not me. So I personally can't continue to compete. ”

Zhou Yanli said: "How can this be? Good manner, why did 'Grandma's Restaurant' suddenly kick you out? Mu Tang spread his hands, "This involves another gamble." The family at 'Grandma's Restaurant' suspected me of colluding with her rival and was ready to deliberately lose to her rival in the final. So ......"

Zhou Yanli said: "This is too much. If they didn't believe you, why did they ask you to represent them in the first place? Now that you've advanced to the finals with excellent results, they're kicking you away for such reasons, isn't this crossing the river and tearing down the bridge? ”

Mu Tang said with a smile: "Hehe, this is not crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, this is 'crossing the river and demolishing the bridge halfway'." Because I know that the contestant of 'Grandma's Restaurant' has already been bought by her nemesis. This time, if they don't have a contingency, they will definitely lose. I have told them this, and it is up to them whether they believe it or not. ”

Zhou Yanli said: "Since they have done their own evil, then it is no wonder that others." ”

Mu Tang said: "So, I've even lost my qualification now, and what are I talking about winning the championship - I think I shouted loudly and was full of fighting spirit at the beginning, but now it's really embarrassing to think about it." ”

Zhou Yanli seemed to think of something, and the spoon stirring the coffee suddenly paused, and said, "Mu Tang, otherwise I will ask you to represent our family to compete, what do you think?" ”

She was also very eager, so she just said it directly. With the current state of "Brother Wang", there is no point in going to the finals, at most it is to go through the motions and show your face, and then you can pack up and go home.

Zhou Yanli has her pride in her heart, and she is definitely unwilling to go home so disgraced. Winning the championship or something, of course she doesn't dare to hope for it, but even if she can get a top ranking, there will be light on her face when she returns to "Jingmen", isn't it?

It just so happens that Mu Tang has lost the qualification for the competition, which is a godsend for her, and the "Holy Mother" favors her!

Mu Tang patted the table and said, "I came to you for this." I finally advanced to the finals, and I was running for the championship, so I was kicked out like this, and I was really unwilling. Among the many contestants, I know you and want to see if I can go through your back door. Now it seems that I have found the right person. ”

The haze on Zhou Yanli's face was swept away, and she said, "There is no problem, I can't ask for it!" You are not reconciled, and neither am I. We started preparing for the Cooking Tournament back in the time of the Tide Fishing Tournament, and with so much effort, I didn't want to go home with a roll of dust. ”

Mu Tang said: "Haha! Don't worry, it's not me who blows, I'm here, and I will definitely let you go home with honor! ”

Zhou Yanli stretched out her white jade hand, smiled like a flower, and said, "Then, the next finals will trouble you." ”

"Just look at it!"