Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle-Chapter 1127 - 544: Anti-Fraud Awareness Campaign

Qin Huai made a special trip to the hospital, not only bringing Zhao Cheng'an a change of clothes but also holding up a video call with Master Zhou to help Zhao Cheng'an prove that his morning false sick leave was not an exaggeration; in fact, the fabricated excuse was less severe than the actual condition.

Zhou Hu from the next bed weakly waved at Master Zhou to prove that he wasn't just an extra.

The overly realistic scene left Master Zhou at a loss.

As Zhao Cheng'an's mentor, Master Zhou knew his little apprentice very well. Any excuse involving a stomachache requiring a hospital visit was likely fabricated, possibly with Qin Huai covering for him, and then creating a fake medical report by photoshopping another person's name with his own.

Master Zhou was originally pondering whether to turn a blind eye to Zhao Cheng'an's deceptive behavior or to investigate thoroughly. Then Qin Huai called with a video confirming it was real.

Moreover, according to the doctor's diagnosis, on the 20th of September, Zhao Cheng'an probably wouldn't be able to return to Zhiwei Restaurant, and if nothing unexpected happens, he wouldn't be discharged by that date either.

Master Zhou could only reluctantly express some concern for his apprentice before hanging up the phone, pondering whether he had unfairly suspected Zhao Cheng'an. Despite knowing the apprentice well, it was wrong to maliciously assume the worst, almost unjustly blaming him. What to do? When Zhao Cheng'an is discharged and returns to Zhiwei Restaurant, should he make something delicious to console him?

Two minutes after hanging up, Tan Wei'an's video call came in. Zhao Cheng'an, taking advantage of being in a double room with Zhou Hu next to him, played it out loud, filling the ward with Tan Wei'an's exclamations.

"What? You rode the roller coaster 15 times and just got gastritis, and it's not even caused by the roller coaster? That's amazing! How come I didn't know you were so awesome before? Oh right, you didn't seem to visit amusement parks much before."

"Are you okay now? Dizzy? Seeing stars? Hearing things? Double vision?"

"None of those? None of them? That's great. Quickly tell me what Qin Huai realized. Qin Huai doesn't know who he was learning from, showing off and disappearing like that. I sent him so many messages that day, and he didn't reply to a single one."

"What? He had another realization in the amusement park, not the same as last time?!"

"He's incorporating everything?!"

"He's mastered it?!"

Tan Wei'an hung up the phone.

He was left speechless.

Qin Huai, who witnessed the whole thing: ...

You two didn't need to make this call. Qin Huai is afraid that if Tan Wei'an gets stimulated, he'll also head to the amusement park tomorrow, take a roller coaster ride, and end up hospitalized too.

For some reason, Qin Huai feels Tan Wei'an could actually do this.

Thus, Qin Huai's hospital visit to Zhao Cheng'an came to an end. With the relationship between Qin Huai and Zhao Cheng'an, there wasn't much to say in the ward.

Qin Huai only needed to bring Zhao Cheng'an a change of clothes to check his mental state on behalf of everyone. As long as he's fine and hasn't suddenly developed a death wish due to some strange spirit nature acting up, it's okay. Now that Zhao Cheng'an is in his awakened state, not to mention anything else, his physical condition is certainly much better than an ordinary human's.

Zhou Hu in the next bed had been hospitalized for a day already, still looking pale and weak. Zhao Cheng'an, who just got admitted today, if not for the IV drip, one would think he was accompanying Zhou Hu instead, as his complexion was rosy and full of energy. He gobbled down five bowls of the six fresh meat wontons Qin Huai brought.

In his words, Qin Huai's wontons were quite thoughtful since he had thrown up all the shaved ice, fried chicken, and rice balls he ate at the amusement park, leaving his stomach empty. He wanted to binge eat, but the doctor wouldn't allow it. Thankfully, Qin Huai gave him this opportunity.

When Qin Huai heard Zhao Cheng'an say this, he was already on his fifth bowl of wontons, and it was too late to stop him.

Qin Huai's hospital visit for Zhao Cheng'an had ended, whereas Zhou Hu's had just begun.

Qin Huai put away the concern if the nurse discovered he brought six bowls of wontons, yet five of them ended up in Zhao Cheng'an's stomach, and if he'd be scolded on the spot, and if Zhao Cheng'an's reckless behavior worsened and met a misfortunate end, whether he'd become the prime suspect, and instead began to show concern for Zhou Hu.

Last night, Qin Huai checked the illustrated book and had unlocked Zhou Hu's page, which showed that Zhou Hu's status was a bit special.

Surname: Zhou Hu

Species: Nine-tailed Fox

Status: Awaiting Awakening

Dream: 0/?

Recipe: None

Gift: None

Gong Liang and the others told Qin Huai that on their end, there's no such traditional Nine-tailed Fox; Zhou Hu is actually just a fox. But the illustrated book identifies Zhou Hu as a Nine-tailed Fox, indicating that Zhou Hu's original species has inherently greater abilities than a regular fox; he's definitely some kind of auspicious beast.

The status indicating "awaiting awakening" warrants further investigation.

From Luo Jun and others' first encounter with Zhou Hu, not being able to tell he was a spirit suggests Zhou Hu is not in his final life, definitely a transitional stage. Spirits in their transitional stage, like Gong Liang and Wang Gen Sheng, as observed by Qin Huai, generally have decent statuses — either awakening or accelerating the awakening.

Only spirits in their final life have poorer statuses, like Qu Jing. At that time, Qu Jing's status was one of total amnesia. Qin Huai, Chen Huihong, and Luo Jun all agreed then that if Qu Jing was left alone, she'd likely be reincarnated sooner than Luo Jun.

No, it couldn't even be called reincarnation. In the final life, death is just death, without even the chance to reincarnate.