Chapter 309 Controversy
After hearing what Chef Tang said, Xu Qing had to take it seriously.

If that mysterious man really has evil intentions, then the legendary kitchen utensils must never fall into his hands.

However, this is only Chef Tang’s personal opinion. To know whether it is true or not, one has to see the person in person.

The next day, Xu Qing went to the Shanghai Federation and explained the situation to President Shen.

When Shen Cong heard that Chef Tang had changed his mind and no longer insisted on fighting, he immediately smiled and felt relieved.

He has been worrying about this matter for the past two days. As the president of the Great Alliance, he can use many means to force Chef Tang to give up the idea.

But in the end, he still couldn't make up his mind.

Because he is not only the president of the Great Union, but also a good friend of Chef Tang, a friend who is like a brother. He has known Chef Tang for quite a while, and after so many years of friendship, he is hesitant.

However, his hesitation was limited after all. If Chef Tang still ignored him and didn't care about his situation and insisted on having a cooking showdown with the mysterious man, he would have no choice but to harden his heart.

He couldn't let a momentary friendship ruin important matters.

Fortunately, things haven't reached a point where they are irreversible. It would be best if Chef Tang could think it over on his own, so that he doesn't have to become the bad guy.

Now, the matter is finally back on track, with Xu Qing personally fighting the mysterious figure.

Shen Cong said sincerely: "Mr. Xu Qing, the future of our great union and the people of Shanghai is entirely in your hands!"

What a heavy hat.

It's really stressful.

Xu Qing said: "President Shen, you are too polite. Your future should be determined by yourselves. I just need to do my part."

Shen Cong said quickly: "It's not a high honor. How can it be a high honor? Mr. Xu Qing, you deserve it..."

Xu Qing was too lazy to play the word game with him, so he said bluntly: "President Shen, why don't we go meet the mysterious man first?"

Seeing Xu Qing's impatient look, Shen Cong followed suit and said, "Okay, Mr. Xu Qing, please follow me."

Along the way, Shen Cong was as attentive and considerate as ever, and his words were full of wit and humor, making the journey not seem boring at all.

After all, anyone who can become the president of a great union must have some extraordinary qualities.

Xu Qing knew very well that even though Shen Cong seemed attentive on the surface, did Xu Qing really have a place in his heart?

He is just a tool for him to use.

On the surface, he was constantly complimenting Xu Qing, but in reality, he really didn't care that much about Xu Qing.

Just as Chef Tang said, Shen Cong has long been away from cooking. Not to mention his ability, it is still unknown how much passion he still has for cooking in his heart.

He had long lost his awe and love for cooking, so naturally he would not take a mere chef seriously, even if he was a top chef.

Compared with Chef Tang's heartfelt enthusiasm and recognition, Shen Cong's compliments seemed false and exaggerated.

Therefore, along the way, no matter how much Shen Cong talked, even describing a wild flower on the roadside in an interesting way, Xu Qing just let it go in one ear and out the other, and didn't take it to heart at all.

Why should he care about someone who doesn't care about him?
If it was just for the benefit of the greater union, he wouldn't want to come at all, let alone deal with this matter.

But first of all, he was indeed very interested in the mysterious man.

The second is what Chef Tang said.

ambition...

Alas, the dark cooking world is already disturbing enough, how come there is suddenly an ambitious and powerful person? Not long after, the two arrived at their destination.

The mountain where the legendary kitchenware was found.

Today, the legendary kitchen utensils have been found by the people of the Great Union and are being carefully protected.

The question now is to which party the legendary kitchen utensils belong.

The chefs in the bright cuisine world have moral bottom lines. They would never ignore the outcome of a cooking competition and secretly hide the legendary kitchen utensils.

Even if the top leaders of the Great Alliance thought so in their hearts, they did not dare to say it out loud, let alone do it.

Because if they dare to do so, they will be chased and beaten like rats crossing the street the next moment, and they will never be able to gain a foothold in the Shanghai culinary world. Even the entire Guangming culinary world will despise their behavior.

A cooking competition is a sacred thing. Under fair and just conditions, chefs can fully display their talents, show their best, and conquer the taste buds with the ultimate flavor and skills.

Therefore, the cooking competition is like a small piece of pure land, and the chefs will not allow anyone to trample on this pure land.

Therefore, even though the leaders of the great alliance were extremely anxious and angry, and all kinds of dark thoughts were running through their minds more than once, on the surface they still maintained their proper demeanor and manners, and at least they looked like honest people.

Even if you are a villain, when you should act like a gentleman, you should pretend to be a gentleman. It is better than being a villain and making people disgusted.

It's like a rat in the gutter. As long as it doesn't run in front of people, no one will bother to rummage it.

However, as time went by, this superficial peace gradually became fragile.

Even chefs still have moral bottom lines in their hearts.

But every chef who went to challenge in the past few days lost, and the opponent didn’t even take it seriously. They just made a random dish to send them off, and made a random dish that made them unable to win even if they tried their best.

The constant failures accumulated anger and resentment, burning darkly in everyone's heart.

The mysterious man who was being glared at by everyone, sat aside with a natural expression, calmly wiping the kitchen knife in his hand, allowing his good friend to stay in peak condition at all times.

In his eyes, these chefs were not as worthy of his attention as the knife in his hand.

"Make way, make way! President Shen is here!"

Someone shouted.

"Humph, has Shen Cong finally shown up?"

One of the leaders of the Great Alliance said.

"He said before that he would go find a great chef to help us get back the legendary kitchen utensils. I'm afraid that the reason he hasn't shown up recently is that he's busy with this matter."

"Who is this amazing chef?"

Someone who is well-informed said, "Haven't you heard? There was also a legendary battle for kitchen utensils in Guangzhou, and the opponents were also from the dark cuisine world. Unlike us, they defeated the dark cuisine world easily. Not only did they successfully take back the kitchen utensils, but the winner also gained the recognition of the legendary kitchen utensils!"

"They were lucky. What's the name of the winning chef?"

"It is said that his name is Xu Qing, the youngest top chef in history."

"Wait a moment. Xu Qing? It hasn't been long since he became a top chef, has it? Letting a child represent our Shanghai kitchen community to fight for the legendary kitchenware? It's ridiculous! Has Shen Cong gone mad? It seems like he won't be president for long!"

"You can't say that," another person retorted, "Even though he's just a kid, he has won the dark cuisine world after all. Even if all of us were tied together, I'm afraid we wouldn't be as good as him."

"That was just a coincidence! What does a kid know? I strongly disagree with letting a chef from outside, especially a kid, compete in cooking on behalf of our Shanghai chef community!"

(End of this chapter)