Cooking System: Street Food Rules
Chapter 59 The Lively Night!

Chapter 59: 59 The Lively Night!

Juxing Shopping Mall food stalls.

Jiang Feng’s business was getting better and better.

The Zhajiang noodles were selling especially well. Occasionally, someone looking at the sign would ask, "Boss, what are these Wonton noodles? Never heard of them."

Hearing the customer’s question, Jiang Feng explained, "They are from Guangdong. They have a fresher taste, and the wontons are similar to dumplings, but there are also some differences."

"Dumplings and noodles in the same bowl? Give me a bowl of Zhajiang noodles instead."

"Sure."

Jiang Feng got busy again.

「At this moment, the sound of police sirens suddenly erupted outside the mall.」

Then, five SUVs flashing red and blue lights drove out of the police station courtyard and sped away.

Flashing lights and a wailing siren meant there was an emergency.

Passersby stopped to watch.

"What happened?"

"Who knows?"

"With such a big scene, the person they’re after has probably already run away!"

"Don’t worry, the police aren’t fools. They wouldn’t try to catch people like this; this indicates an emergency."

Everyone was discussing the matter.

The sound of the police siren was also faintly heard inside the Juxing Shopping Mall.

Jiang Feng heard the sound of the siren. But he didn’t pay too much attention. After all, the police headquarters was just across the street, and it was normal for them to dispatch officers.

Everyone was busy with their own affairs.

The Second Criminal Investigation Team had just cracked a major murder case in the past two days. The culprit was caught, and he confessed to the crime. He also admitted that he had killed the girl he had abducted these past few days. But he would not divulge where he had hidden the body.

However, tonight’s interrogation yielded a major breakthrough.

「Soon, the criminal investigation team’s officers arrived at the dilapidated community.」

The officers called the community’s property management and rushed to the sixth floor. Property management told the officers that nobody lived on the fifth and sixth floors of that building.

Upon reaching the sixth floor, the officers saw one of the doors showed signs of being opened. They broke it down with force.

In the apartment, they found the girl, who had fainted from hunger.

Then, the ambulance arrived immediately. Although the girl was very weak, her bodily functions were normal, and her life was not in danger.

At this moment, all the officers breathed a sigh of relief. The heavy feeling in their hearts finally dissipated somewhat.

For the past few days, the girl’s parents had been crying daily at the police station. The officers couldn’t bear it either. A positive turn of events was always welcome.

"Everyone’s worked hard!" Yang Hao, the captain of the Second Criminal Investigation Team, said to the officers.

"We finally found her!"

"Our efforts weren’t wasted!"

"We can get a good night’s sleep tonight!"

"Captain, when’s the celebration?"

Looking at the officers’ smiling faces, Yang Hao promised, "It’s too late tonight. Everyone should rest well first. Friday night, I’ll organize and hold a celebratory feast. This time our Second Team did a great job!"

Saying this, Yang Hao remembered something and added, "Damn, I just remembered those Zhajiang noodles. I didn’t even get to finish them. Those noodles really tasted good. Ma Ran, where did you buy them?"

Hearing this, Ma Ran immediately replied, "It’s from a stall at the Juxing Shopping Mall; a new Zhajiang noodle shop just opened there. A colleague from the bureau went to eat there and called me over."

At this time, an officer asked, "Can we still make it if we go now?"

Ma Ran glanced at his watch. "It’s nearly eight o’clock. We should make it."

Yang Hao gave the command, "Let’s go, change into casual clothes, and let’s go have some noodles."

Everyone laughed. The atmosphere in the team had been heavy for the past few days. But at this moment, everyone felt relaxed.

The follow-up matters would be taken over by someone from the station.

On the way back, Yang Hao reported the matter to the station’s leaders over the phone.

The culprit was taken back into custody.

The Second Team had completed its tasks.

「At this moment, Jiang Feng was just getting ready to close up his stall.」

Today’s task had been more than completed, with 123 out of 100 customers served.

He received an extra reward: [Chongqing Small Noodle Recipe].

With another new recipe in hand, Jiang Feng was quite content.

Just then, a group of six people arrived at the food stall. Under Ma Ran’s lead, they came straight to Jiang Feng’s stand.

"Boss, six bowls of Zhajiang noodles, make them large," Ma Ran said to Jiang Feng.

Jiang Feng remembered Ma Ran, who had taken five takeout orders from him earlier. He hadn’t expected them to return for noodles again in less than two hours.

Quite the appetite.

Jiang Feng had no idea what had happened.

He nodded. "Alright, just a moment."

Jiang Feng opened the fridge; inside was the last piece of pork belly. He had planned to take the meat home to cook with it. But since customers had arrived, he would make noodles first. The kitchen at home was well-stocked, so he wouldn’t miss this one piece.

It was as if this piece of pork belly had been waiting specifically for this group of customers.

Jiang Feng skillfully heated the pan and began stir-frying the sauce. He made a pot of the sauce and boiled a large pot of noodles.

The officers from the Second Team bought a few cold dishes from other food stalls and took out a dozen beers. It seemed they planned to drink until they dropped. However, having noodles with beer was quite unusual.

Jiang Feng didn’t give it much thought. He quickly prepared the steaming Zhajiang noodles.

Two young officers immediately came over and took the noodles to their table.

Afterward, Jiang Feng started cleaning the stove, preparing to go home.

As one of the officers took his noodles, he looked at Jiang Feng and said with a smile, "Boss, your noodles were a great help to us today."

Hearing this, Jiang Feng was somewhat taken aback.

"Is that so? Glad I could help," Jiang Feng replied courteously.

The group enjoyed their noodles and the assortment of cold vegetarian dishes. They ate happily and laughed merrily.

Jiang Feng cleaned up the kitchen, took off his apron, locked the cabinet, put up the "Closed" sign, and then left the food stall area directly.

He was off work.

「Jiang Feng drove along the brightly lit night roads.」

Street lamps and car headlights were bright. Some windows in the large building of the city’s Public Security Bureau were still lit. Jiang Feng looked at the building. He thought it was a good place for those who liked to work within the system. But he preferred freedom.

「Jiang Feng eventually arrived back at Longxi Elegant Garden.」

The security guard at the community gate saw him coming, opened the gate, and saluted him as usual.

Jiang Feng parked the car in his garage and then walked from there back to his home.

Little Black was at the door, wagging his tail to greet him.

"Little Black, let’s go for a run," Jiang Feng called out to Little Black.

The clever little fellow heard Jiang Feng’s voice, immediately turned and ran off, and soon came back with a leash in his mouth.

"Wait for me to change into some sportswear and sneakers," Jiang Feng told him, then went to his room to change clothes.

Then, leash in hand, he took Little Black for a jog on the community track.

The city lights were bright at night. Looking up, he couldn’t see any stars, only a round moon.

Some people were jogging in the community with their dogs.

Some people were having drinks and talking big at the snack street.

Others were outside the intensive care unit, tears in their eyes, yet their faces were filled with hope.

All sorts of people made up this world.

Each one unaware of how they might affect someone else.

Tomorrow, I could try making those Chongqing Small Noodles. There should be plenty of people who’d like to eat them. Jiang Feng thought to himself after finishing his run.