The NO.1 Food Stall in the Wasteland novel Chapter 279

Chapter 279: Chapter 279: Are You Guys Really a Proper Cooking System?

[DING! Detected that Host has completed the hidden quest—Investigate the Truth Behind the Expired Nutrient Liquid. Reward received—Unlocking the Mysterious Mall.]

Shen Lu: !

’Mysterious Mall?!’

’Is this the same Mysterious Mall I asked about before, the one the system shut me down on with a "permission denied" message?’

Shen Lu immediately wanted to end her possession and take a good look at this Mysterious Mall.

’I’ll see for myself just how mysterious it is.’

[Host, friendly reminder: items in the Mysterious Mall require reputation value to be redeemed!]

Generally speaking, whenever the system proactively gave a reminder, it was best to listen.

This was a lesson Shen Lu had learned from her long experience with the system.

Shen Lu asked, "What the heck is reputation value? And how do I get it?"

[Simply put, Host can think of reputation value as accumulating good karma. The more good deeds you do, the more reputation value you’ll obtain.]

The corner of Shen Lu’s mouth twitched. ’Isn’t this just asking me to be some great philanthropist?’

Shen Lu said, "Are you guys really a legitimate culinary system? Why do you need me to do good deeds and accumulate karma?"

[We are indeed a 100% legitimate culinary system, Host. The items in the Mysterious Mall are all extremely precious and an absolute steal for their price. You’ll understand once you take a look later.]

In that short amount of time, Gong Tianhua had already left Gao Weineng’s office and was striding purposefully toward his own.

’The secret research on the transformation agent wasn’t his project alone. Now that things were exposed, he had to get in touch with that person. Otherwise, what awaited him was life in prison!’

’That person had to protect him. If not, he would drag them down with him!’

Gong Tianhua pushed open the door to his office. With a sweep of his eyes, he noticed something was wrong.

"What happened?" Gong Tianhua asked.

"I don’t know. After the blood draw, your student suddenly fainted and crushed all the test tubes."

Fu Cheng wore an indifferent expression and his tone was cold, but the arm holding Shen Lu was incredibly stiff. "Little Deer is a bit hemophobic. I told her to close her eyes and rest, but I didn’t expect her to fall asleep."

’He didn’t know if this lie, so full of holes, would fool the man. If it didn’t, he had no idea what he would do.’

Normally, Gong Tianhua would have definitely questioned them in detail, but he didn’t have time right now. He needed these irrelevant people to get out quickly.

His office had no surveillance cameras, which made it convenient for phone calls.

"I’ll have Liao Guang arrange for your return." Gong Tianhua waved his hand dismissively and sent a message to Liao Guang, instructing him to take the three of them away.

The moment they left the office, Shen Lu opened her eyes.

"Fu Cheng," she said, feigning weakness. "How did I fall asleep?"

She had been possessing Gong Tianhua, so she knew what lie Fu Cheng had told. Acting her part now came as second nature.

Fu Cheng played along just as smoothly. "You were probably just a little tired."

"How could I be sitting on your lap? What if I was hurting you?" Shen Lu had Fu Cheng stop, then used the wheelchair for support as she stood up.

Liao Guang was struggling to carry Qi Zhixian by himself. He propped the student against the wall and said to the other two, "Wait here for a moment. I’ll go get someone to help, then I’ll escort you out."

Shen Lu and Fu Cheng nodded obediently. "Okay."

Liao Guang hurried away.

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