Chapter 896: Can't Swallow This Bitter Pill

Luo Rang saw the zombie meat in the bag clearly, his face turned pale for a moment, and his dark eyebrows knitted into a knot as he quickly squatted down, his big hand tugging at the large bag nearby.

The driver turned around and saw this scene and immediately panicked, “Hey! Buddy, what are you doing!?”

The answer he received was Luo Rang’s back as he forcefully tore at the straps.

The chef’s strength lay in his arms; Luo Rang suddenly yanked off the straps, and the bag, filled with lamb spine pieces, suddenly burst open.

The driver hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, “Don’t touch my goods!”

Luo Rang raised his arm, blocking the driver’s attempt to stop him, grabbed the bag, and gave it a firm shake, causing large pieces of lamb spine at the mouth of the bag to spill out in disarray.

The surface of the lamb spine was very dry, the meat color rather dark, and upon closer inspection, the areas near the bone seams appeared light green or gray.

Luo Rang saw the meat quality clearly, and his eyes immediately turned bloodshot.

Even if it’s frozen meat, the quality is terrible!

High-quality frozen meat, the lean meat color is usually light gray, fat and grease are white, with visible luster to the naked eye; when cut, the subcutaneous fat is light yellow, and the muscle part is rosy.

But what about the condition of the meat in these bags?

Even in a frozen state, you can smell a strong ammonia odor!

The driver watched his goods scattered all over the ground, jumping in anxiety, reached out to pry Luo Rang’s arm, trying to stop him.

Luo Rang waved off the driver’s obstruction once more, not even blinking, and threw a punch back.

“You motherfucker are lacking in morality!!”

When he furiously cursed this sentence, his chest was harshly poked, and he suddenly felt uncomfortable.

“Chef Luo, don’t act rashly!” Fu Yu, seeing the situation turn worse, hurried forward to intervene.

His position was not advantageous, unable to stop Luo Rang, he could only pull the driver, causing him to stagger and narrowly avoid the heavy punch Luo Rang had swung.

“Tell me, who ordered you to deliver these goods? This is all zombie meat! Making dirty money like this, are you guys crazy!!”

Luo Rang’s eyes were bloodshot, he roared in anger, neck muscles bulging with thick veins…

At this moment, someone came out from the back door of the Four Seas Banquet, saw the commotion outside, and hurried forward to help mediate the fight.

People from the kitchen heard the news and came over one after another.

Those unaware of the ins and outs were confused, just trying to mediate the fight.

Those who came out to receive the goods felt guilty and short of breath.

This kind of thing, actually within the circle, is as common as noodles topped with a layer of spicy chili oil.

In the restaurant business, either cutting corners on ingredients or switching brands for seasonings and cooking oil; those who truly maintain their original intention, ensuring authenticity in materials and freshness in ingredients, are few.

The Four Seas Banquet has maintained a strong reputation for so many years because the owner is a stubborn person, believing that losing the hearts of customers means losing customer sources.

Once the reputation drops, it’s exceedingly difficult to regain it!

So whether during difficult times or profitable periods of restaurant operation, they insisted on using good ingredients, selecting good materials, and stabilizing customer sources with reputation.

But in a big forest, you find all kinds of birds.

There are those who work diligently to earn their salary honestly, and there are those who pursue profits by any means necessary.

The trigger for this incident was the head chef Duan Weijia of the Four Seas Banquet. To receive kickbacks, he agreed to collude with the purchaser to smuggle in a batch of frozen zombie meat while Chef Luo Rang was away in the provincial city, substituting rotten meat for the real deal.

The Four Seas Banquet’s lamb spine, with its strong spicy hot pot flavor, boiled first and then simmered; for those not in the know, it’s hard to judge the quality of the meat.

And the barbecued lamb spine is even spiced heavily, with every bite full of spicy flavor. Even if it’s zombie meat, cooking it at a high temperature and seasoning heavily can easily pass as authentic.

Of course, apart from the purchaser and head chef Duan Weijia, Duan’s subordinates were also involved in covering it up.

The three planned to test the waters before the year-end by doing it once, and if successful, continue whenever Luo Rang was on leave or had other matters off work.

The profit from just one instance is already quite considerable; doing it several more times could easily earn each person tens of thousands of yuan a year.

The plan was well thought out, but unexpectedly, Luo Rang walked in on it by chance.

Seeing that the kitchen staff were all there, Fu Yu turned his head and whispered to Luo Rang, “Chef Luo, what do we do now?”

Luo Rang was a stubborn person. With his temperament, he didn’t think of calling the boss right then to tell him that the purchaser colluded with the head chef to swap materials and brought in a batch of zombie meat to embezzle the restaurant’s public funds.

Nor did he think of suppressing the matter and handling it privately later.

But he wasn’t someone who acted impulsively without thinking. After all, he had managed the kitchen for over ten years, and had encountered all kinds of situations.

What he was thinking now was to make an example, to kill one to warn a hundred.

Taking this incident as an opportunity to properly admonish his subordinates, making them understand what can and cannot be done.

Some mistakes may be forgiven and compensated for, but some actions will lead to life-long regret, with the mere thought of it evoking guilt and remorse.

Luo Rang took out his phone and said to Fu Yu, “Call the police! I’m calling them right now!”

Fu Yu looked at Luo Rang in shock, seeing the determination in his eyes.

If they called the police, this would really blow up.

Luo Rang’s approach clearly meant he didn’t intend to resolve it privately.

The purchaser and Duan Weijia also heard the news, hurriedly arriving at the back door, only to see Luo Rang standing boldly in front of the box truck. The big bag of lamb spine pieces spilled all over the ground, and the driver pinned down by two sturdy kitchen workers.