Chapter 384: Ruthless Richness

Besides the hotel's waitstaff, the police officers were also dumbfounded by the way Xu Mo ordered the dishes.

Good heavens, is that even a way to order dishes?

People usually pick dishes one by one, but Xu Mo, on the contrary, just ordered every main course in one go, without even blinking!

How much will this meal cost?

"Let's start with these, see if it's enough to eat; if not, we'll add more later." After the waiter left, Xu Mo laughed and said another line to the officers.

Officer:???

First order these and then add more if it's not enough!?

After ordering so much, how could it still not be enough to eat?

At this moment, they got a new grasp of the word "extravagance."

Who else orders dishes like Xu Mo?

"That's too many dishes, maybe we should return a few while they're not ready yet? If we can't finish them, wouldn't that be wasteful…," Chen Ke reminded Xu Mo.

Although everyone present are big eaters and can handle a lot, they still can't eat that much!

"Hotels like this don't serve large portions; a plate is never that much. Isn't it that everyone here can eat more? I must make sure everyone eats well and gets full, otherwise I'd be a terrible Team Leader," Xu Mo shook his head, saying there's no need to return: "The most important thing is that everyone eats well; don't hold back."

The more upscale the hotel, the more it cares about the delicacy of plating, rarely filling plates to the brim; each plate contains only a modest amount. With so many of them, and the officers generally having big appetites, they can almost finish it without waste.

Precisely because of Xu Mo's generosity, he initially won over a wave of hearts.

"Team Leader is still good to us!"

"Brothers, from now on the Team Leader's affairs are our affairs."

"Exactly! The Team Leader's matters are our matters; I speak plainly, if anyone slacks off while working later, don't blame me for turning cold."

"Do I need you to say that? Just don't slack off yourself; anyway, I'm definitely going all out following the Team Leader!"

…

After waiting a while, the prepared seafood was brought to the table one by one.

As Xu Mo said, each dish at this hotel truly has a small portion, so the officers cleared their plates at a lightning speed.

So much so that the serving speed couldn't keep up with the officers' eating speed.

…

After some time.

The officers sat back in the hotel chairs with satisfied faces.

The table was piled with plates that hadn't been cleared yet and remnants like lobster and king crab shells.

Even though it's a high‑end star‑rated hotel, it somehow gave the officers a buffet‑like feeling.

Looking across the whole hotel, only Xu Mo's table dared to act like this.

Even a real rich guy would only gasp "WTF" at this table's situation; what kind of crowd are they?

Calling them rich, their eating manners are beyond praise; the table piled up like a small mountain—who would eat like that in a star‑rated hotel? Isn't this the way a country bumpkin eats at a high‑end buffet?

But to say they have no money… they deliberately ordered a whole table of premium dishes! For any slightly pricey dish, they ordered every single one, as if money didn't matter!

Which kind of family can afford such extravagance?

Having finished all the previously ordered dishes, Xu Mo looked around and then asked.

"Are you full? Want to order more?"

Everyone shook their heads.

"That's enough, that's enough, Team Leader, we're full; ordering more would really be wasteful."

"I've never been this full in my life; this is just too satisfying…"

"You really shouldn't say that; the food here is pricey for a reason, and it's indeed delicious!"

"Yeah, yeah, this huge lobster is all meat; one bite is so damn satisfying."

"And the king crab—half a leg has more meat than ten hairy crabs can yield; it's amazing."

…

"Do you like lobster and king crab?" Xu Mo called the waiter: "Bring five more lobsters and five more king crabs, and pack them to go."

As soon as he said that, the waiter and the officers were all stunned.

What a heartless rich guy!

This is the damn right way to order so much you have to take it away!

"No, no, no, Team Leader, forget it; we really can't let you keep splurging, how could we face that?" Wang Dachuan quickly interjected.

Taking from others makes your hands soft, eating from others makes your mouth short; this whole eat‑and‑take thing is a bit inappropriate.

Hearing that, the waiter hesitated for a moment, then looked at Xu Mo, as if asking for his opinion.

"Just do as I said, pack it up once it's ready, and hurry," Xu Mo told the waiter.

"Alright, please wait a moment."

"Mm."

After that, Xu Mo looked back at the officers.

"What's this talk of splurging? These things don't even cost much."

After the meal ended, the officers were completely impressed by Xu Mo's generosity; who wouldn't like such a magnanimous leader?

They have always done hard, tiring, and dangerous work, earning a pitiful salary and benefits; where have they ever seen such a display?

Precisely because of Xu Mo's approach, he has fully drawn all members of Team Seven closer, and everyone now feels a strong sense of belonging to the newly formed Team Seven; now they are an inseparable small group centered on Xu Mo.

At this moment, the officers all felt a bit indebted to Xu Mo.

The only way they could make up for it was to work hard following Xu Mo; if Xu Mo sends them east, they will never go west!

While waiting for the hotel to bring the packed lobster and king crab, Xu Mo's brows slightly furrowed.

All his senses have been enhanced by the system, and his hearing is excellent.

Just now, he heard some movement in the hotel back kitchen…

Damn!

What the hell are you shouting? You scared me.

Hands, hands! There's a hand in the fish's belly, a human hand!

What the heck? A human hand? How could that be, where would a human hand come from in a fish's belly?

Come take a look, what's inside this Ankang Fish's belly if not a human hand? What the hell is going on!?

Hiss… it really is.

What should we do? Call the police?

No, no, no… don't call the police yet. I'll go get the manager and see what he says.

…

Chen Ke was the first to notice that Xu Mo's expression was off.

What's wrong?

Xu Mo immediately stood up.

I can't explain it in a sentence or two; you all come with me, there's a murder case.

To be honest, based only on what he just heard, Xu Mo couldn't tell what exactly happened in the hotel back kitchen, and he couldn't clarify the current situation.

But what he could confirm was that the chef in the back kitchen, while handling ingredients, found a Body Fragment in the fish's belly.

As for the source of that Body Fragment, Xu Mo didn't know; he'd have to go see for himself to find out.

"Murder case!?" Upon hearing that, the officers immediately perked up.

The group stood up and walked straight toward the back kitchen…