Chapter 48 Loyalty
Chang Lin kept the old man and discussed a specific action plan.

Chen Hu and three others were driven out of the door and waited outside.

A door separated the inside and the outside, and those who had followed Chang Lin for many years became outsiders.

This made them feel a little uncomfortable.

After a while, the old man came out of the room, and Chang Lin unexpectedly walked with him a few steps.

Chang Lin was in a very good mood at the moment. A huge rock that had been weighing on his heart was finally being removed. How could he not be in a good mood?
As for the old man who had the courage to solve his problem, Chang Lin naturally treated him with courtesy and called him "old gentleman".

The old man was very respectful in front of Chang Lin, but as soon as Chang Lin left, he didn't even look at Chen Hu and the other two. He looked down on them and treated them as air, and walked away on his own.

These minions following Chang Lin were not worth his attention.

He only needs to please Chang Lin. By then, when Wen Shizhang is under control, Chang Lin will become the de facto governor of Sichuan, and he will also be able to get a lucrative job.

Although the old man is over sixty years old and his neck is almost buried in the dirt, his desire for pleasure is getting stronger and stronger. After all, time waits for no one.

The faces of two of the three minions suddenly turned black, and anger surged in their hearts.

Chen Hu's face was even gloomier, and his heart was in turmoil.

However, he was not angry because he was ignored by the newcomer, but was thinking about something else.

His heart was filled with the awakened original intention and the fear of the dark culinary world. These two emotions had been arguing endlessly in his heart, one growing while the other declining, and neither giving in.

However, at this moment, the winner was gradually determined.

Chen Hu realized that he had made so many wrong things and he couldn't make the same mistake again!

We must stop that old man!

But, how to do it...

The other two saw that Chen Hu had a gloomy face and thought that he was dissatisfied with the newcomer. Coincidentally, they had the same idea in their minds and couldn't help complaining.

"Who does that little old man think he is? He wants to push us aside as soon as he arrives? When we were following Mr. Chang, he didn't even know where he was!"

"That's right. A new guy is about to bully us! We have to find a way to teach him a lesson and set some rules for him."

"Chen Hu, what do you think we should do?"

Chen Hu replied in a daze: "Yes, what should I do..."

One person said, "How about we beat him up?"

The other man shook his head and said, "He will tell Chang Lin right away, and then we will be the ones who will suffer. It is best to trip him up and make him feel uncomfortable, but it will be difficult for him to complain to Chang Lin. After this, he will naturally come to us to ask for mercy."

The man's eyes lit up: "Good idea! But where should we start to make him feel the most uncomfortable?"

Chen Hu was listening to the conversation between the two. An idea suddenly occurred to his mind and his chaotic thoughts gradually became clear. He said, "Let's start with what he is about to do now."

The two men looked at him.

Chen Hu continued, "He has just arrived and has no roots here. In order to gain Chang Lin's trust and support, and to consolidate his position, he must do the first thing Chang Lin gives him. If he does it well, it's fine. If he messes up, then his position in Chang Lin's heart will naturally plummet. Let's see if he still has the face to act in front of us!"

"You're right!"

"Okay, just do it!"

The two's eyes lit up and they thought this was a great idea!

It can both pick them out and disgust the old man.

The old man couldn't get things done because he was incompetent, and it had nothing to do with them.

When Chang Lin wants to find someone to cause trouble, the first person he will find is this old man. Maybe after this incident, Chang Lin will trust them more.

Although they lack the ability and cannot accomplish anything big, they have never messed up anything.

Chang Lin always felt that they were incompetent, but that was only because no one more incompetent had appeared yet.

The goodness or badness of people can be determined by comparison.

The negative example of the old man really highlights their good qualities.

Seeing that the two of them agreed unanimously and were beaming with joy, Chen Hu felt relieved.

Now he had sufficient reasons to stop the old man, and he didn't have to worry about being too obvious and arousing other people's suspicion. On the contrary, the more obvious he was, the better at this moment.

The three of them whispered to each other and assigned the tasks. One person was responsible for keeping an eye on the old man, one was responsible for keeping an eye on the young man named Xu, and the other was responsible for disrupting the show.

Chen Hu volunteered to take on the important task of dismantling the stage, patting his chest and saying, "If Chang Lin blames me in the future, I will put it on me and say it was all my fault."

When the other two heard what Chen Hu said, they were deeply moved.

The cruel methods of the dark cuisine world are no joke. If you really want to blame someone, it will be hard to die peacefully.

Chen Hu is so upright, how can they treat him as a villain?
The two of them said anxiously.

"How can this be done!"

"How can we let you shoulder the responsibility alone when the three of us discussed this? You don't consider us brothers, do you?"

"That's right, if we die, we die together, if we live, we live together!"

The two men were filled with heroic spirit and wished they could imitate the Peach Garden Oath and become sworn brothers with Chen Hu right on the spot.

Chen Hu was quite touched, but at the same time he felt very sorry for them.

It was originally his own decision, but he ended up dragging two unrelated people into it.

Oh, I'm sorry buddy.

If nothing goes wrong, that would be best.

If something really went wrong, he would rescue these two people even at the risk of his own life.

The three pairs of hands were tightly clasped together. The three people were excited and ready to do something big.

……

The next morning, Chang Lin followed the plan he had discussed with the old man before. The old man first fed the horses in the Governor's Mansion with hallucinogenic herbs. Chang Lin then found a reason to let Xu Qing ride out of the city on horseback, and calculated the time for the drug to take effect on the horse. The horse would go crazy and throw Xu Qing off the horse, creating the illusion of accidental death.

Chang Lin called Xu Qing over and said, "Xu Qing, you may not know since you just arrived, but Lao Zhou outside the city is a good vegetable grower. Most of the ingredients used in the Governor's Mansion come from him. But Lao Zhou has a strange temper, and the chef of the Governor's Mansion needs to go there in person to buy ingredients for the first time every month. Since you are the chef, this job is handed over to you."

There really was a person named Lao Zhou, but Chang Lin made up the story that the chef had to go. He didn't even know what Lao Zhou looked like.

Xu Qing didn't think much about it, agreed, and went to the stable.

Before I even reached the stable I heard a group of people arguing.

When they got closer, they saw that several famous horses in the Governor's Mansion were exhausted and could not even stand.

The groom was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick. He scolded the people in charge of feeding the horses and his spit was enough to wash his face.

Xu Qing shook his head and had to go back and tell Chang Lin about this.

Chang Lin was so angry that he gritted his teeth secretly.

(End of this chapter)