This man was slightly plump and of average height, but he had an imposing air about him. Dressed like a chef, he was none other than the renowned Masterchef Liao Gu.
"It's so noisy here that I can hear it from the kitchen. What's going on?" Liao Gu asked, clearly concerned about the problem with the dish.
Zhang Baili panicked when he saw Liao Gu.
Because Chef God Liao Gu had traveled to this place, his boss had invited him to cook for a day to increase the reputation of Symphony Restaurant. The premium vinegar dragonfish was Chef God Liao's specialty, and there was only one dragonfish, so it was impossible that Chef God Liao didn't know.
Zhang Baili went over to greet him.
"Master Liao, why are you here? This is a small matter. Let me handle it." Afraid that Masterchef Liao would learn the truth, Zhang Baili quickly stopped him.
It was said that Masterchef Liao had a fiery temper and hated cheating customers the most.
His worst fear came true. Ignoring Zhang Baili, Masterchef Liao headed straight for Lin Jin.
Gu Mengzhong, who was about to leave, stopped at the sight of Liao Gu and smiled. "I didn't want to disturb Master Liao after meeting an old friend in a foreign land, but since I've bumped into him, I should go and greet him."
Having said that, he walked over.
Many people who didn't know the truth were blaming Lin Jin, including the customers here. It was as if Lin Jin was deliberately picking a fight.
Lin Jin was fine with it, but Zhao Ying and Lu Xiaoyun were fuming and arguing with someone else.
Seeing that Zhao Ying was on the verge of tears, Lin Jin shook his head. He didn't want to make a big deal out of today's incident, but not only did the other party refuse to admit to tampering with the dish, they even accused him of cheating.
If the uncle could tolerate it, the aunt could not. Alright, then let's blow this matter up.
Just then, a plump man approached.
"Sir, I'm Liao Gu. I was the one who made the premium vinegar dragonfish today. Is there a problem?" Liao Gu didn't know the specifics but he heard people talking about the premium vinegar dragonfish so he came over out of curiosity.
After all, he was confident in his dish.
"It's Masterchef Liao!"
"I heard he's the best chef in the world. Even nobles have to make reservations half a year in advance if they want to taste his dishes."
Hearing the conversation, Lin Jin knew that the man before him was the masterchef.
Therefore, he bowed politely and told them everything that had happened.
"That's the situation. I'm not trying to pick a fight, but it's too much to use fake dishes to fool people. Moreover, that Manager Zhang even slandered me for coming here to dine and dash. If he doesn't give me an explanation for this, I, Lin Jin, won't be afraid even if I have to make a scene."
At this moment, Lin Jin had a serious look on his face and a dignified demeanor. He stood proudly like a sword, his speech clear and polite. He was very different from the ignorant and useless beast appraiser everyone was talking about.
Liao Gu nodded, then looked at the two plates of first-grade vinegar dragonfish in front of him with a frown.
Who was he?
He was the world-renowned Master Chef, and the first-rate Vinegar Dragonfish was his specialty. He didn't need to eat it to know if it was real or not.
It was just as Lin Jin said. Someone had passed off a fake vinegar dragonfish as the real deal to deceive customers.
Liao Gu had been in the restaurant all his life, so how could he not know that something was fishy? He turned his head and looked at Zhang Baili.
Sensing that something was wrong, the latter was too scared to speak, his face pale.
Liao Gu didn't say anything else but asked Lin Jin, "How did you know?"
"I ate it," Lin Jin answered honestly.
He really did find out by eating it, but not by tasting it. Instead, it was through the Museum of Deadly Beasts.
"Look at these two plates of fish. They may look the same, but their size, appearance, and even their aroma are indistinguishable. But in reality, be it the method used or the ingredients used, they're all different. If I'm not mistaken, this is a Han River salmon carp. The appearance and meat quality of this carp are very similar to that of an arowana, which is why they used it as a fake. To be honest, this carp isn't bad, but it's still not an arowana. Yet, they used a vinegar dragonfish method. With such incompatible attributes, if they were to pair it with the one-year-old lamb from Meng City's Triangle and the three-month-old yellow chicken with abundant Yang energy, the attributes would clash even more. If you eat too much of it, you might even become dispirited. If you're unlucky, you might even fall seriously ill. "
Lin Jin simply explained what he learned from his taste so that others wouldn't accuse him of spouting nonsense.
As Liao Gu listened, his expression turned into one of astonishment.
Lin Jin picked up a genuine vinegar dragonfish with his chopsticks and tasted it. "This is the real deal. It's a pity that there are fish eggs in this dragonfish's belly. The eggs taste bitter and aren't suitable for cooking, so most chefs would choose to dig them out and discard them. But this plate of fish eggs is rich and mellow. Perhaps it's because of the chef's superb skills that it tastes so good."
This time, the surrounding people were also dumbfounded. They thought to themselves, You can even tell how old the food is, whether it's male or female, and whether it's pregnant when you're eating it.
'This is too much. '
'Is this still a mouth? '
Liao Gu nodded, then suddenly bowed at Lin Jin.
This shocked everyone, especially Zhang Baili. He couldn't understand why Masterchef Liao would treat this Lin kid like this.
This shocked everyone, especially Zhang Baili. He couldn't understand why Masterchef Liao would treat this kid with the surname Lin like this.
"Liao Gu thanks my young friend," Liao Gu said.
"If you hadn't exposed this scam, my reputation would have been ruined." At this moment, Liao Gu said, "If you hadn't discovered and exposed this scam, I, Liao Gu, would have lost my reputation."
Everyone understood now.
Lin Jin was telling the truth. Symphony Restaurant was really using fake dishes to fool their customers.
Lin Jin wasn't here to cause trouble, nor was he here to dine and dash. With this, the situation had taken a 180-degree turn. Everyone immediately pointed their finger at Symphony Restaurant.
"In other words, that plate of premium vinegar dragonfish was fake. Not only was it not cooked by Masterchef Liao, even the ingredients used were fake. This Symphony Restaurant is bullying its customers. How dare they do something like this?"
"And here I thought that person was spouting nonsense. If Masterchef Liao hadn't confirmed it himself, who would've believed something like this would happen? Hmph, I won't be coming back to Symphony Restaurant ever again."
Seeing that he had incurred the wrath of the crowd, Zhang Baili's face was drained of all color and his fingers were trembling.
He didn't expect the tables to turn so quickly. It was so fast that he didn't even have time to react. He wanted to refute or deny it, but Masterchef Liao had confirmed it himself. Even if he said it, someone had to believe him.
At the thought of the consequences, Zhang Baili felt his head grow heavy. His eyes rolled back and he fainted on the ground.
Another round of pandemonium ensued.
Lin Jin was obviously satisfied with this outcome. He immediately thanked Liao Gu. Without Masterchef Liao, he wouldn't have been able to defend himself.
"Young friend, your culinary skills are impressive. Liao Gu should be thanking you instead. If you hadn't exposed this scam in front of everyone, my reputation would've been ruined instead. I don't have any other skills but I've been cooking all my life so I have a clear conscience about this. Originally, the owner of this Symphony Restaurant had some friendship with me, so I came here for a day. I didn't expect things to turn out like this. I want to make things clear to him, and I won't come here again. "Liao Gu's words were resolute, and it was clear that he was very angry.
Because this had crossed his bottom line as a chef.
Zhang Baili, who had just been woken up by someone's pinch, happened to hear this. Blood rushed to his head in fright and he fainted again.
No one paid attention to Zhang Baili. Liao Gu was obviously very friendly toward Lin Jin, as if he regretted not having met him earlier.
As a chef, a master who had devoted his entire life to cooking, it was remarkable that someone could produce dishes to such a level. Hence, Liao Gu naturally had a good impression of Lin Jin.
"Brother Liao, it's been so many years but you're still as spirited as ever." Just then, someone came over.
It was Master Painter Gu Mengzhong!
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