Chapter 427

Lao Can is dead! When Yu Wei told me this news, tears seemed to well up in his eyes.

"How did he die?" I was shocked. I watched Lao Can being taken away in handcuffs and shackles; when he left, although his spirit was listless, he had an unstoppable, dragon-like, and tiger-like aura.

"He died in his sleep." Yu Wei said, his expression sorrowful. It was as if Lao Can was his relative.

"Died in his sleep?" I asked suspiciously, "How can someone die in their sleep?"

"This is not a strange thing; in the Public Security Bureau, people can also choke to death while drinking water." Qian Youyu said, "People, as long as they enter the Public Security Bureau, their lives are no longer their own."

I shouted, "Old Qian, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Qian Youyu rolled his eyes and said, "I didn't say it wrong."

Whether Qian Youyu said it wrong is not important. What's important is that Lao Can is dead, and the Qilin Villa case seems to have reached its end.

And the news Yu Wei brought made the cadres of Suxi Town know that Qilin Villa had an incident.

The chairman of the People's Congress sighed, "I originally planned to find an opportunity to enjoy it after going back this time, but I didn't expect this villa to be finished so quickly. What exactly happened? How did this Lao Can run to the Public Security Bureau to sleep? And he died in his sleep?"

When we were talking about this topic, the meal wasn't finished yet. Just then, the shift leader came in, followed by two waiters, and behind the waiters followed a chef in white clothes and a white hat. They were carrying a large tray, and the tray was covered with another tray, making it impossible to see what was under the tray.

Just as I was wondering, the shift leader smiled and said, "Bosses, the raw monkey brain is here."

This dish was ordered by Huang Weiwei. I didn't object when she ordered it. But I felt a sense of annoyance in my heart; thinking of the shape of the monkey brain and then thinking of the bloody scene, I had the urge to vomit.

I am not a vegetarian; I am keen on eating meat. But I am disgusted by bloody violence and refuse cruel ways of eating.

The table of people cheered; this dish is very famous. It is said that a monkey is stuck under the table, exposing its head, and the hair on the top of its head is shaved off.

When you want to eat, take a hammer to knock open the skull, uncover the lid, and you can see the monkey brain as white as jade. Then use a small spoon to dig it out spoonful by spoonful.

When eating, the monkey is not dead; not only can you see the trembling of the monkey brain, but you can also hear the monkey's shrill cries.

I flicked my sleeves and wanted to leave. With such a way of eating, even if it could make me live forever, I would rather be reincarnated than satisfy my appetite.

Those who are qualified to eat this dish, not only need to be rich, but also need to have an incomparably cruel heart.

The shift leader saw me leaving the table and grabbed me, saying, "Boss, don't worry."

She was all smiles, with a spring-like color between her brows.

The tray was lifted onto the table, and the shift leader reached out to uncover the lid, only to see a crystal-clear thing standing in the center of the tray. It looked like a brain, like a paste, and yet it looked like nothing at all.

"Please!" The shift leader made a gesture to start.

No one moved. Everyone opened their eyes and looked at me. My performance just now had already told them that I was not only disgusted but also hated it.

The chef who followed in looked solemn; he picked up a spoon from the table and touched the monkey brain on the tray lightly, and the whole monkey brain seemed to tremble and fall over.

Qian Youyu rolled up his sleeves, eager to move.

I saw Yue Bai on the side quietly pull him, and Qian Youyu drooped his head dejectedly, smacking his lips, seemingly savoring the essence of this dish.

The shift leader saw that everyone didn't move, and still smiled and said, "This dish is called raw monkey brain, but it's actually not monkey brain. It's just a piece of tofu."

Everyone let out an "Oh!" sound. Such a piece of thing is actually tofu? But it can be made with ups and downs, uneven. Even on the surface, you can see faint blood streaks and crisscrossing meridians.

"It really is tofu! Everyone, please." The shift leader dug a spoonful for me and put it in my bowl, staring at me, smiling, waiting for me to eat.

I hesitated and smelled it, and sure enough, there was a faint sweetness of beans.

Eating it into my mouth, it felt very smooth and greasy; before I could chew it, it had already slipped down my throat into my stomach. Immediately, a warmth rose in my lower abdomen, flowing through my whole body in an instant.

As soon as I started eating, everyone else hesitantly reached out with their spoons.

I smiled, "It really is tofu."

I turned my head and asked the chef, "Master, your craftsmanship is really high! How did you make it?"

The chef smiled gently and told us loudly, "We use freshly cooked tofu brain, poured with high soup, and infused with abalone juice. If you all think it's good, that's a compliment to me."

Everyone laughed and stuffed the tofu brain into their mouths.

The shift leader saw that everyone had started eating and smiled, "Raw monkey brain is just a name. This monkey, speaking of which, still has some origin with us humans. How could we have the heart to eat it? Besides, eating monkey brain is not necessarily more nutritious than our dish, not to mention it's against the law."

Everyone burst into laughter, temporarily forgetting Lao Can's death.

The shift leader led the chef to retreat with satisfaction, leaving our table of people, who swept away the plate of tofu brain in an instant.

This was the last dish, and to be honest, it brought us a surprise.

Two bottles of Moutai were bottomed out, and except for this "raw monkey brain," none of the other dishes on the table had been moved much.

I saw Jin Ling's face full of reluctance, so I called the waiter and said, "Pack it up."

Huang Weiwei asked me suspiciously, "Why pack it up?"

I pointed to Jin Ling's family and said, "It's a pity to waste it, it's better to pack it up for Sister-in-law Jin Ling to take back, it can still be eaten."

Zhao Jinming still wanted to decline, but Jin Ling stood up happily, helped the waiter pack up the dishes that had basically not been moved, one by one, and put them aside, preparing to take them home.

The meal was eaten, and the wine was drunk. It was time to talk about serious matters.

The matter Yue Bai wanted to talk about had nothing to do with me. Since taking on the position of Party Committee Secretary, I have handed over all economic matters to Yue Bai to be responsible for.

Suxi Town has no enterprises. The enterprise office is basically a mere formality.

When I was there, I set up an oil pressing processing plant. Later, Suxi was electrified, and several oil pressing plants of considerable scale were opened, so I closed the oil pressing plant.

Besides the oil pressing plant, Suxi also had a farm machinery factory and a tea farm. And then there was this agricultural product company I set up.

The farm machinery factory had long since died, and the tea farm was also riddled with holes. In the whole Suxi Town, only the agricultural product company was still operating normally and making a lot of profit.

With the news brought by Yu Wei, Lao Can's death seemed to be more concerning than talking about the company. So the topic returned to Qilin Villa.

The chairman of the People's Congress asked Yu Wei with interest, "How did this boss named Lao Can go to the Public Security Bureau to sleep?"

Yu Wei looked at him in surprise and said, "Don't you know he was arrested?"

"Arrested? What happened?"

"Something big happened." Yu Wei seemed a bit scared, secretly looked at me, and said with gratitude, "If it weren't for our boss, maybe I would be locked up in the Public Security Bureau now."

When everyone heard this, they all cast their eyes on me, wanting to find the answer from me.

I smiled faintly, "Don't look at me, I don't know what happened either."

Everyone looked at Yu Wei again, and Yu Wei was surrounded by a group of eyes, and his heart began to panic. He looked at me and said, "Boss, shall we go back to Chunshan now? You have a meeting tomorrow morning."

Zhu Huayu on the side also followed closely and said, "Yes, tomorrow is the Standing Committee meeting. Secretary Liu is presiding over it himself."

I looked at Huang Weiwei beside me; she lowered her head and didn't speak, seemingly very unhappy that I was leaving.

Yu Wei knew Huang Weiwei and immediately smiled, "Sister-in-law, it's fine if we leave later. Anyway, the highway is open now, and it's fast to go back."

How could I not hear the meaning in Yu Wei's words? This kid is selling well, as if he is tired and bitter just to give me and Huang Weiwei time to be together.

Qian Youyu likes to interrupt, this old guy who can't stand loneliness said, "Just came back and going back again, if the leader doesn't rest, can he have the spirit to make revolution?"

Everyone laughed again, scolding him in a mess, "Old Qian, you are a money essence, how can you understand organizational discipline."

Yue Bai's face was flushed, and she scolded, "Old Qian, go back if you have nothing to do. Staying here is useless."

Qian Youyu smiled apologetically, "Little Liu, I'm not disturbing you, there's no need to drive me away!"

Yue Bai got anxious and said, "Your presence is a disturbance. How can it not be a disturbance? Go back quickly."

Qian Youyu asked with a cheeky face, "Are you going back?"

"Get lost!" Yue Bai squeezed a word out of her teeth and glared at him in shame and anger.

This conversation of theirs made people smell a bit of a taste. Yue Bai has entered Qian Youyu's house!

I deliberately laughed and said, "Old Qian, why don't you go back to Chunshan with us."

Qian Youyu still wanted to decline, but Yue Bai didn't leave any room and said, "Old Qian, don't just think about playing, there are still many things in Suxi waiting for you to handle. Besides, we have official business to do, no time to pay attention to you."

Qian Youyu smiled apologetically, touched his head, and shouted, "Waiter, pay the bill."

After calling the waiter, he smiled apologetically again and said, "Then I'll go back to Chunshan with County Magistrate Chen?"

"Go back, go back." Yue Bai waved her hand impatiently. She took a group of people from Suxi Town and prepared to go back to Jin Ling's native product store to check the accounts.

Huang Weiwei and I also went out together, and Yu Wei had already driven the car to the door.

Seeing the car, Huang Weiwei had an unhappy expression on her face and asked me softly, "Going back now?"

"No way." I pretended to be very uncomfortable and said, "Wife, I'm sorry. I'll send you back!"

Huang Weiwei smiled shallowly, "No need. I'm fine, work is important. You go back."

After getting in the car, I looked at Huang Weiwei standing alone at the door, and my heart ached.