At a quarter past eight in the morning, there was silence in the Lyon Global Gastronomy Competition.
It's not that there's no one here.
All the staff and judges have arrived in advance.
The only thing missing is the contestants.
The arena was rearranged last night and there were only five stoves left.
Except for several photographers looking at each other on the sidelines, no contestants were present.
This is very abnormal.
As early as half an hour ago, the game staff felt that something was abnormal.
Usually the contestants will arrive at the venue about a quarter of an hour early.
This is their quality as professional chefs, and it is also a kind of respect for the competition.
It's been a quarter of an hour past the entry time set by the competition today, and still no one has come.
Although there is no explicit rule in the competition about the consequences of being late, all participating chefs have disappeared.
Even if there is a rule, it is still a joke.
Expelling all latecomers from the game means that the championship can only be lost.
"Have you called the contestants?"
one of the judges asked.
"Already in contact."
A staff member said cautiously.
Today, I'm afraid they are in big trouble.
At this moment, in the tavern in Lyon, people were lying everywhere, all of them chefs who came to attend the party last night.
Patrick treated us last night.
At first, everyone was just having fun and making friends.
But then someone opened the owner’s private wine cellar, which was filled with all kinds of rare wines, which made the chefs exclaim. .
After getting Patrick's consent, everyone started drinking happily.
What can we do if there is wine but no food?
The kitchen door was also opened, and the few waiters who stayed here were driven away from the stove.
With these chefs here, Their chefs are just doing their job.
So, everyone took turns cooking, and some even drank while cooking.
No matter how the final product tasted, the ingredients were wasted anyway.
At about four o'clock in the morning, everyone except Su Ruotong was drunk, including Su Changqing.
Su Ruotong herself was forced to drink two glasses of wine by these drunkards.
Since she came to this world, she has basically never touched alcohol.
The stamina of red wine is still quite strong.
After a while, she also lay on the bar and passed out. sleep.
The carnival lasted until almost seven o'clock in the morning, when the sun had already risen, and then it reluctantly stopped.
No one was choosing a place anymore, so they just fell asleep on the floor.
The pressure of continuous competition for many days, the fatigue of not having a rest day and night, and the effect of alcohol made these players immersed in deep sleep.
Even if there were phone rings in the field, no one woke up. of.
The first one to react was Su Ruotong.
She just leaned on the small triangle formed by the high stool, the bar counter and the wall.
She spent the whole night, and the bones in her body were so sore that they almost fell apart.
The ringtone of the phone on the court never stopped.
Su Ruotong rubbed his head, found Su Changqing and the others, and pushed them one by one, but no one responded.
Come on, everyone is drunk for a while and they will never wake up.
Looking at others, they are not much better.
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Finally, Su Ruotong simply went to the sink to wash her face, and then returned to the hotel to wash up.
Alexander's entourage knew that their employer was out having a party.
Seeing Su Ruotong coming back first, they asked, "Miss Su, where is Alexander now?"
Su Ruotong saw that there were quite a few of them, enough to take care of those drunkards, so he reported the store address.
After taking a bath, changing clothes, and sitting down to drink three large glasses of warm water, Su Ruotong felt a little better.
She won't hang out with these cooks anymore, it's too noisy.
About two hours later, more than 20 taxis drove up to the door of the hotel.
Alexander's assistants, with the help of taxi drivers and hotel staff, removed the drunken chefs one by one.
Helped into the room.
There wasn't enough room, but even three people piled on a big bed were better than having them continue to lie on the floor of that tavern.
What's more, when those chefs wake up, they will definitely be very grateful to Alexander.
These things are done by his subordinates.
What a good opportunity to sell favors.
Even though Alexander is small, the team around him is really smart.
Su Changqing and the others were also sent back.
Su Ruotong said thank you, looked at Su Changqing helplessly, opened his door and led people in.
After entering the door, Su Ruotong immediately felt something was wrong.
The room where Su Changqing lived was a suite, with a small reception room outside and a bedroom inside.
Chu Yuhu is not the kind of person who likes to clean up the house, and Su Changqing's housework skills are basically zero.
In their house, there are always some small items of Chu Yuhu scattered here and there, such as brooches, just take them off.
Regardless of the high heels, the scarves and sunhats that have been hanging on the coat rack for who knows how many days?
But today, all those things were gone, as if no one else lived in this room except Su Changqing.
Su Ruotong had a bad premonition.
She opened the cabinet on the wall and took a look.
Sure enough, the two Gucci suitcases that Chu Yuhu personally selected to hold her things before going abroad were gone.
Chu Yuhu has left.
It seems that when Su Changqing disappeared last night, he went to find Chu Yuhu.
Su Ruotong had long known about the shenanigans Chu Yuhu played in his early years, but he didn't tell the truth because of Su Changqing's face and the fact that Chu Yuhu was quite knowledgeable and could change things quickly.
But there are no real secrets in this world.
Su Ruotong can know it through Chu Yuhu's mind, and others can also know it through investigation and evidence collection.
It is true that Su Ruotong felt sorry that Chu Yuhu had disrupted her game, but she did not support Su Changqing's approach.
Even if Chu Yuhu is driven away, Su Ruotong will not be able to regain the qualification for the championship this time.
Su Changqing is still a little ambitious.
She didn't mean to feel sorry for Chu Yuhu, but if Chu Yuhu couldn't think about it and did something, and was promoted and exploited by someone with intentions, it would be a greater threat to the Su family.
Su Ruotong shook Su Changqing several times and wiped his face with a wet towel.
Su Changqing managed to open his eyes and looked at Su Ruotong drunkenly.
After trying hard to identify him for a long time, he asked in a hoarse voice in confusion: "What's wrong with Tongtong?"
"Where is mom?"
Su Ruotong asked.
He didn't know whether it was because Su Changqing drank too much or for some other reason.
He thought about it for a moment, then reluctantly recalled some memories and said, "Don't worry about her.
She can go wherever she likes."
In this way, it is obvious that Even Su Changqing didn't know the whereabouts of Chu Yuhu.
After feeding Su Changqing a few sips of water, he fell asleep again.
Su Ruotong stood up with a solemn look on her face.
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She must find Chu Yuhu quickly.
Walking out of Su Changqing's house, Su Ruotong held the phone he had brought to Europe.
For a moment, he didn't know who to ask for help.
At this time, a call came from behind her.
Su Ruotong turned around and saw a woman in a sky blue suit hurriedly walking towards her.
This woman was about fifty years old, with brown hair mixed with silver threads, and a resolute face.
Su Ruotong looked familiar to her, and when she took a closer look, she was actually one of the judges of the competition.
Her name seemed to be Sophie.
"Hello, Miss Su."
Sophie stared at Su Ruotong with her hazel eyes and asked, "Do you know where the other contestants are?"
Because none of the players came, the competition team was anxious.
Everyone knew that there was something wrong with this situation.
They called everywhere, but the player himself didn't answer the phone at all.
Then they called the reserved assistant number.
Several assistants said the same thing, saying that the player was very happy last night for some reason and went out to party with friends.
They didn't show up until dawn. return.
The competition team started looking for someone in the city like a chicken.
They knew that ten minutes ago, they received a message from Alexander's assistant, saying that all the contestants had been found.
They were drunk and were now sent to Alexander's office.
Rest in your hotel.
Sophie, who happened to come out to help find someone, was the closest here, so she came over first.
Unexpectedly, she saw Su Ruotong when she went upstairs.
"Hello, do you mean the top five players?
I'm sorry.
As far as I know, they all abstained from this competition."
Su Ruotong spread his hands.
In fact, it was not just the top five players who abstained.
At last night's party, basically the top twenty players in the competition Even if the competition committee wants to postpone the ranking, it would be too shameless if the top 20 are not accepted.
Sophie looked shocked.
She had just learned the news: "Oh my god, why on earth."
"Charlie and I were working together.
After he knew that I was defeated, he decided to abstain from the game.
Mr.
Alexander also abstained from the game like Charlie.
The other three players knew about it and made the same choice.
Anyway, there was no competition, so everyone went out to disperse.
Relax."
Su Ruotong's words shocked Sophie.
However, she had been a judge of this competition for only a year or two and was very familiar with the rules and procedures of the competition.
She subconsciously said: "You are too willful.
Don't you know?
Before the competition, Both parties have signed an agreement.
If you abstain in this case, you must compensate the competition committee a large amount of money. " Su Ruotong had read the contract carefully and naturally knew about this.
The competition invites so many chefs to compete abroad every year, and they have to pay a lot of travel fees and subsidies, which are basically offset by the profits from later TV broadcasts.
If players withdraw without reason and affect the normal progress of the game, compensation will be required.
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But with their cooking skills reaching their level, whoever is short of money can just pay.
Not to mention that Su Ruotong only had to compensate Charlie, even if the rest of the people's shares were included, Su's Restaurant could still afford the compensation.
Seeing Su Ruotong spreading her hands with a calm expression, not taking it seriously at all, Sophie felt at ease.
In fact, when she received the competition committee's decision yesterday, she resisted and even called the chairman after the game.
In this age, a girl will still be denied because of her mother's disgraceful past.
But in the end, it turns out that her efforts are useless.
She was even very discouraged at one point, feeling that women not only had a low status in the culinary world, but also had a low status in society.
I didn't expect Su Ruotong to have such great energy, making all the players complain about her withdrawal.
From this point of view, there is still some hope in this world
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