"But after we finished eating, we realized that we ordered too much food, so we thought of this method, pretend to be poisoned, and then we could go to the hospital without paying for the meal. We might even get money from them."

Everyone listened intently, nodding at this point, feeling that Ling Zhenfei was absolutely right.

At this time, Ling Zhenfei continued, "The second scenario is that competitors deliberately framed us. What does that mean? It means some competitors knew that the Xi Shan Restaurant came to Modu and would greatly impact their restaurants, so they came up with this idea.

They had some migrant workers pretend to be poisoned after eating at the restaurant, damaging Xi Shan Restaurant's reputation to achieve other purposes. This possibility is very high."

Everyone nodded, exclaiming in realization, except for the kid who had been arguing defensively, who looked terrified.

"These are all just your assumptions, everything you thought up, and have nothing to do with us. We just got poisoned from eating at your place, you need to give us an explanation."

Ling Zhenfei said, "Alright, what kind of explanation do you want?"

The person was stumped by Ling Zhenfei's question. Indeed, what explanation could be given for such a matter?

Ling Zhenfei continued to ask, "Do you want money or something else?"

Clearly, this person hadn't handled such a situation often. And being questioned like this by Ling Zhenfei left them a bit bewildered.

"Of course, you need to compensate us. All of our brothers were poisoned, and without compensation, you can't just brush it off."

Ling Zhenfei laughed, "Finally, your purpose is clear."

The people around all chimed in, "All this fuss to extort money, how utterly unreasonable."

"What kind of people are these, even coming kind of scam right up to the front door."

"This is what they mean by 'a big tree invites the wind,' that's exactly it, Xi Shan Restaurant is just too successful, it definitely makes others jealous."

Ling Zhenfei said, "Officer, I want to report this. I think I am being extorted, and I have very important evidence to give you."

While speaking, Ling Zhenfei signaled to Bai Ling, who then brought over a USB drive and said, "Officer, this is the video of these people ordering in the restaurant. It clearly shows them putting something in their mouths after eating."

Ling Zhenfei's words turned the kid's face pale. No one knew there were cameras in the Xi Shan Restaurant, and they were only used at crucial moments, thankfully, to avoid significant troubles.

The officer walked over to the kid and said, "Do you have anything else to say?"

"Officer, it's us who reported this, why aren't you arresting him? We're the ones who got poisoned."

The officer was a bit angry, "Kid, do you know the consequences of what you're doing? Now, be honest, did someone put you up to this? Who was it?"

Ling Zhenfei also said, "Tell us who it is, and I can let bygones be bygones. I just want to know who the mastermind is, and then I won't hold you accountable for the extortion."

The person finally became afraid, "We really can't say who it is, if we did, we wouldn't survive."

With this admission, it was clear that there indeed was an instigator behind the scenes. Someone was truly stirring trouble from the shadows.

"Is it really worth putting your four brothers and yourself at risk for that person?"

The four others stood up at this moment. In reality, after Ling Zhenfei had them spit out whatever they had in their stomachs, they were fine.

"Doesn't matter if it's worth it or not, just arrest us."

"Go ahead and take us away, it's all the same now."

These people admitted they had been directed, and the truth came to light. Who would have thought Ling Zhenfei would play detective and solve such a muddled case?

The police took those five away, but even so, they couldn't discover who was pulling the strings. They could only tell Ling Zhenfei and Jiang Hui that their restaurant had stepped on many toes, and countless people were waiting to retaliate against Ling Zhenfei.

With the people taken away, someone would naturally deal with these issues, which was beyond Ling Zhenfei's concern, and Xi Shan Restaurant returned to peace.

"Who do you think did it?" Bai Ling asked Ling Zhenfei.

Ling Zhenfei thought for a moment and said, "For this matter, the competitors are quite likely involved."

"But we can't rule out the possibility that it's once again the Fei Family brothers from the Street Racing Gang, because, besides competitors, they're the only ones we've offended since coming here."

"During the opening, you made the three Fei brothers kneel for so long, it likely hurt their pride, so it's normal for them to want revenge."

Ling Zhenfei thought for a moment and said, "Alright, since that's the case, I'll go trouble them a bit, give them a warning, and let them know not just anyone can mess with Ling Zhenfei's Xi Shan Restaurant."

After saying this, Ling Zhenfei headed out the door, glanced around the surrounding environment, and then walked onto the spacious street outside.

Not far away, he saw a few beggars, some kneeling on the ground with only half of their legs left, others covered with illness, and he walked straight over to them.

Seeing Ling Zhenfei approach, these people called out, "Sir, please have mercy, spare some change, have pity."

Ling Zhenfei walked over and said, "Do you know it's required to pay a fee to beg here?"

Upon hearing Ling Zhenfei's words, they realized they wouldn't get any money from him, so they stopped pestering him and wanted to walk away. But at this moment, Ling Zhenfei blocked them.

"Thinking of leaving without paying? It's not that easy."

The few people froze, and one angrily said, "Kid, are you insane? We've been begging here for years, and no one dared charge us."

"Sorry about that, today you ran into us. Pay up, or we'll toss you in the river," Ling Zhenfei said with a cold smile.

"Kid, looks like you're asking for a beating." As this person finished speaking, the rest of the beggars joined in, even those who were just kneeling without legs came over.

All of these beggars were in cahoots, reminiscent of Chunyu's situation back then. They're all pretty much the same, just putting up an act, yet one word from someone, and they all charged over.

"What's this, planning to get physical?" Ling Zhenfei said.

The group was larger and assumed Ling Zhenfei was scared, as they indeed had the advantage in numbers, making them quite arrogant.

"Hey kid, weren't you acting tough just now? Today we'll show you what we're made of."

With that, they threw a punch at Ling Zhenfei. As this person made a move, all of them joined in to attack Ling Zhenfei.

Originally, they thought their numbers would overwhelm Ling Zhenfei, but now they realized they were wrong. Ling Zhenfei's singular punch knocked a person to the ground.

None of them could withstand even one move from Ling Zhenfei. In fact, if Zhenfei truly wanted to defeat them, he wouldn't even need to lift a finger; his Divine Sense would suffice.

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