Chapter 257

Seeing that Lao Qian claimed to be a good person, Han An was naturally even angrier.

　　 If Han An wasn’t worried about being falsely accused by Lao Qian when the police arrived, he would have really wanted to beat Lao Qian up.

　　 “You sit here and wait!”

　　 After saying that, Han An immediately left the lounge.

　　 Upon seeing Bai Qin, Han An waved to her.

　　 When Bai Qin walked up to him, Han An said, “Take a look at the guests who made reservations today and see if you recognize any faces. If you do, call them and ask what’s going on. If it seems their hotpot was spiked, have them bring the doctor’s report to us so we can hand it over to the police. Old Qian is very stubborn; without concrete evidence, there’s nothing we can do to him.”

　　 “But he threatened me this morning.”

　　 As she spoke, Bai Qin took out her phone.

　　 Although Xu Yina had deleted the chat history, at least a screenshot of the chat was still saved.

　　 After seeing the chat screenshot, Han An said, “Send this to me, and I’ll hand it over to the police later.”

　　 “But I’m not sure if this can serve as evidence.”

　　 “Whether it’s possible or not doesn’t matter, as long as the police find out about this.”

　　 “I’ll send it to you now.”

　　 “This really took me by surprise,” Han An said, looking depressed. “If I hadn’t let Lao Qian continue working here this afternoon, this wouldn’t have happened.”

　　 “Normally, bosses would let Lao Qian work until they find a head chef. Brother-in-law, you’ve already acted swiftly by telling Lao Qian to get out of here tomorrow.”

　　 “Unfortunately, it was too late!”

　　 “I believe the police will uncover the truth and clear Hanji’s name.”

　　 “But eventually, some of our old customers will stop coming,” Han An murmured as he watched Xu Yina walk toward them. “Even if they know it was Lao Qian who did it, they will still have some reservations. They will think that if Lao Qian comes out today, Lao Zhang or Lao Gou might come out tomorrow. This is what is called a sense of crisis.”

　　 “Brother-in-law, I’m sorry.”

　　 Why are you apologizing to me for no reason?

　　 “It’s all because I provoked Lao Qian.”

　　 “Hehe,” Han An chuckled, “To be honest, I don’t like it when you’re so submissive because of Lao Qian’s threats. It only emboldens Lao Qian. Actually, I should be glad that it was Han Ji who got into trouble, not you.”

　　 “When you were in Lijiang, you told me on the phone to keep my distance from Lao Qian, and I actually listened to you. Later, Lao Qian kept harassing me on WeChat, but I didn’t reply to him. Occasionally he would invite me to dinner or something, but I always refused. I thought he would stop harassing me, but this morning he actually confessed his feelings to me. I really think he’s disgusting, so I cursed at him.”

　　 “You did the right thing, so don’t blame yourself.”

　　 “I wish I hadn’t learned to cook from him, but I want to cook even better than my sister.”

　　 “I know you mean well,” Han An said with a smile. “Alright, cheer up, now is not the time to be discouraged.”

　　 “Um……”

　　 At this moment, Xu Yina walked over and said, “Boss, I’m sorry.”

　　 “Xiaoqin just apologized to me, and now you’re apologizing to me too?”

　　 “I was the one who said there was a problem with the hot pot broth and told the customers to go to the hospital for checkups.”

　　 “That’s right,” Han An said. “If you act like nothing happened, more people will get stomach aches.”

　　 “But this has had a huge impact on Han Ji.”

　　 At this point, Xu Yina’s eyes reddened.

　　 Fearing that Xu Yina would cry, Han An quickly said, “You two better be strong. Whoever cries will have their salary deducted.”

　　 “Then boss, you can deduct it; it’s only right.”

　　 After saying that, Xu Yina burst into tears.

　　 Seeing this, Han An quickly handed Xu Yina a tissue.

　　 At that moment, four police officers walked in.

　　 After understanding the situation, a police officer called the health bureau and asked them to send someone to take samples for testing.

　　 Two police officers stayed at Han Ji’s place, while the other two took away Han An, Bai Qin, Xu Yina, and Lao Qian.

　　 As the group was being taken to the police station, Bai Jing, who was singing, felt a little disoriented.

　　 She didn’t know she had been drugged; she just thought it was the effects of the alcohol.

　　 Noticing that He Yijuan also seemed a little sleepy, Bai Jing realized that there might be something wrong with the foreign liquor she had just drunk.

　　 “Sister Juan, are you feeling very sleepy?”

　　 “Yeah, I’m sleepy too,” He Yijuan murmured after yawning. “It seems like it’s because I didn’t take a nap at noon and then took a plane, that’s why I’m so sleepy now.”

　　 After saying that, He Yijuan, who was leaning against the sofa, closed her eyes.

　　 “Sister Juan! Wake up! Wake up!”

　　 Bai Jing was not only shouting, she was also pushing He Yijuan, but He Yijuan didn’t react at all.

　　 Realizing she had indeed been drugged, Bai Jing naturally wanted to leave.

　　 When Bai Jing noticed that Zhao Tiancai was leaning against the door, she knew that she would not be able to leave.

　　 “You’re despicable!”

　　 “I don’t understand what you’re saying,” Zhao Tiancai laughed. “Sister Juan is drunk and sleeping, and you’re calling me despicable?”

　　 If this dragged on any longer, Bai Jing knew she would definitely fall into a coma.

　　 Once she falls into a coma, her innocence will be lost.

　　 Thinking of this, Bai Jing immediately stood up.

　　 After biting her lower lip to feel the pain, Bai Jing immediately went to the bathroom.

　　 Upon seeing this, Zhao Tiancai hurriedly ran over.

　　 Upon entering the bathroom, Bai Jing immediately locked the door, so Zhao Tiancai was still a step too late.

　　 “Xiaojing, open the door. I need to take you back to your hotel to rest. You’ve both had too much to drink.”

　　 “I only had two drinks, it couldn’t be because I drank too much,” Bai Jing murmured as she slowly sat down on the floor against the door. “Mr. Zhao, you drugged both of us. So when I wake up, I will call the police immediately.”

　　 “What nonsense are you talking about?”

　　 “You’ll be arrested and jailed as soon as you take a urine test.”

　　 “Have you been watching too many movies?”

　　 Bai Jing ignored Zhao Tiancai and instead turned on the phone she had been holding.

　　 Bai Jing opened her WeChat chat window with her husband and began typing.

　　 “Husband, me”

　　 Bai Jing lost consciousness after typing only three words.

　　 Clang!

　　 The phone fell to the ground.

　　 “Xiaojing, open the door!”

　　 Zhao Tiancai called out several times, but received no response from Bai Jing.

　　 Given that He Yijuan had already fallen into a coma, Zhao Tian knew that Bai Jing must be in the same state.

　　 Picking up his phone, Zhao Tiancai immediately sent a WeChat message to Li Fulong.

　　 “speed!”

　　 Less than a minute later, Li Fulong and his two bodyguards entered the private room.

　　 Seeing only He Yijuan with her head tilted to the side on the sofa, Li Fulong asked, “Where is Bai Jing?”

　　 “They hid inside and even locked the door from the inside.”

　　 Did she faint?

　　 “She must be dizzy.”

　　 “That’s good,” Li Fulong said. “If you said she hadn’t fainted yet, then she must have called the police.”

　　 “Tell your men to break down the door, or the swan meat that’s about to be eaten might fly away.”

　　 “Sister Juan is yours, you go and get Sister Juan first.”

　　 “What about Bai Jing?”

　　 “You can eat after you finish eating Sister Juan’s food. Of course, you have to wait until the three of us finish eating first.”

　　 “Alright, then Bai Jing is in your care.”

　　 After saying that, Zhao Tiancai walked towards He Yijuan.

　　 After swallowing hard, Zhao Tiancai muttered, “Back when I worked for Sister Juan, I got hard so many times because of her. I’ve always wanted to sleep with her, and today I finally got my chance!”