Seeing the staff member enter, the chubby man immediately perked up.

"Comrade, I just found a fly in their soup, and here's the evidence right here." The chubby man pointed at the fly on the plate.

Li Jin glanced at the fly on the plate and snorted coldly, "Where is your boss? With such poor hygiene, you shouldn't even be open. Shut down for rectification immediately."

As a student who had not yet graduated, Zhao Xiaowen panicked when she heard Li Jin order a shutdown.

"Comrade, it's impossible for our restaurant to have flies. It's too arbitrary for you to order us to rectify just based on someone else's scheme," Lin Chen said coldly as he walked out of the kitchen.

Li Jin sized up Lin Chen with a snort, "Are you the boss? Hmph, how arrogant to be so defiant when flies are found in your restaurant's food."

"Exactly, it disgusted me to death, I will never come here to eat again," the chubby man added fuel to the fire.

Lin Chen sneered inwardly. The man had just found a fly and the health department staff arrived instantly. It was obvious to him that Li Dafu was behind this.

Lin Chen had used this trick before, but he hadn't expected Li Dafu to learn it so quickly.

Narrowing his eyes, Lin Chen said to Li Jin, "Comrade, our restaurant has surveillance. If the fly truly came from our soup, then I will shut down and accept the fine immediately."

Hearing Lin Chen mention the surveillance, the chubby man's face immediately changed.

Li Jin frowned, "We will review the footage, but your restaurant must close immediately until everything is cleared up."

Lin Chen laughed coldly, "Comrade, we are honest businessmen. We are willing to accept consequences if there's a real issue, but how can you shut us down without proof? Who will compensate for our financial and reputation loss?"

A mocking look appeared on Li Jin's face, "That's your problem, not ours. I'm telling you now, today I WANT your restaurant to close, you'll have to close whether you like it or not."

"Hmph, such arrogance, who gave you the right to abuse your power?" Lin Chen's voice had barely finished when suddenly a commanding voice came from the crowd.

"Who, who is so blind to spout such nonsense?" Hearing someone question him, Li Jin angrily looked toward the crowd.

But when he saw the person walking out from the crowd, his expression twitched and he broke out in a cold sweat.

The newcomer was Mayor Zhou Yunshan. Being a government worker, Li Jin had seen Zhou Yunshan a few times at meetings and had never expected such a prominent figure to be in this little shop.

"Mayor Zhou, you, how come you are here?" Li Jin's voice trembled as he asked.

Zhou Yunshan snorted coldly, "Is this how you serve the people? Is this how you use the power in your hands? No wonder nowadays, many people have misunderstandings about us, all because of people like you who betray the public's trust."

"Mayor Zhou, I..." Li Jin tried to explain, but just then, the replay of the chubby man entering the restaurant began playing on the big screen in the restaurant.

The video showed the chubby man entering, sitting down at a table, and a waiter serving him food.

The man relished his meal, leaving nothing but the soup.

After finishing, the chubby man looked around to see if anyone was watching, then took a piece of tissue from his pocket and shook a black object into the soup.

Needless to say, that black object was the fly in the soup.

"Damn, that's just too much."

"To put a fly in the food, how shameless."

Seeing that video, a chorus of curses immediately erupted in the restaurant.

Many people had already become fans of the Little God Chef Private Kitchen, and upon seeing someone trying to sabotage their beloved culinary haven, they couldn't help but be furious.

Someone had called the police, and soon after, the sound of sirens could be heard at the door.

Two officers entered and, upon seeing Zhou Yunshan, quickly saluted him, one of them cautiously asked, "Mayor Zhou, what brings you here?"

Zhou Yunshan glanced at the fat man and said coldly, "This man put flies in the food, disrupting public order. See to it that you handle this!"

"Yes, we'll handle it right away." The policeman took out handcuffs and approached the fat man.

The fat man panicked when he saw the police coming to arrest him and hurriedly shouted, "It wasn't my doing, Boss Li from Yongseng Restaurant told me to do it."

Upon hearing the fat man's words, the whole restaurant erupted in shock. Many had once been regulars at Yongseng Restaurant and naturally knew who Boss Li was.

"That's despicable; we absolutely can't let this bastard get away."

"Exactly, that Li Dafu is at the restaurant across the street; I'll take you to catch him."

Several people even stood up, offering to lead the police there.

At that moment, Li Dafu, watching the chaos unfold at the Little God Chef Private Kitchen, felt a surge of smugness.

"You think you can compete with me? You're not even close," he said with a cold laugh, taking a drag of his cigarette.

However, his smile quickly froze as he saw the police, led by several people, marching the fat man directly toward his restaurant.

The police entered the restaurant and handcuffed Li Dafu.

"What right do you have to arrest me?" Li Dafu struggled and tried to argue.

"Why? You orchestrated someone to put flies in someone else's restaurant dish, which is already a criminal offense. Come with us," the officer said with a sneer.

Li Jin, looking out the window, saw Li Dafu being led into the police car, his face growing even grimmer.

He hastily said to the stern-looking Mayor Zhou, "Mayor Zhou, it's my negligence at work, a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding."

Zhou Yunshan snorted, "A misunderstanding? Do you know how much negative impact your kind of 'misunderstanding' can bring us? You are now officially suspended. Go home and wait for the Disciplinary Committee's investigation."

Upon hearing Zhou Yunshan's words, Li Jin felt his legs weaken. Although he was just a section-level cadre, he often took advantage of his authority to accept bribes. A thorough investigation would undoubtedly reveal significant problems, potentially costing him not only his position but also landing him in prison.

At that moment, thunderous applause erupted in the restaurant, the resolution of this matter clearly winning the public's approval.

Zhou Yunshan waved to everyone and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we are servants of the people. The power in our hands is for the people, to serve our community and businesses. If similar incidents occur in the future, please call the mayor's hotline. I assure you that every case will be investigated thoroughly, and we will show no leniency to those who harm the community."

"Good! That's our true public servant!" Shouts resounded from the crowd.

"Alright, everyone, please go back to your meals; the dishes will get cold and not be as tasty." Zhou Yunshan smiled, then hurried back to his private room.

Lin Chen's cooking was too delicious; he had eaten half of his meal and was immensely enjoying it. If it weren't for the commotion outside, which forced him to intervene, he would not have wanted to leave the dining table.

Just as Lin Chen was about to return to the kitchen, a fashionably dressed middle-aged woman stopped him.