Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots-Chapter 2203: Lin Shuang Arc 08 New Story, Please Add to Your Library

Zhao Hongyan and Lin Shuang spent some time whispering sweet nothings in the alley before returning hand in hand to the Frost Pavilion.

It wasn’t until an hour later that Xiao Luozi, who had gone out to follow the old woman, finally came back.

As expected, as soon as the old woman left the alley, someone made contact with her. The contact was very cautious; after taking the silver, he immediately gave the old woman a small bundle, and she went straight out of the city.

The whole process was incredibly fast, not even taking more than fifteen minutes—it was truly swift.

Afraid this might be a dazzling method set by the opponent, Xiao Luozi cautiously decided to continue following that contact himself, while sending others to track the old woman.

The old woman didn’t show any suspicious behavior and went straight to the countryside after leaving the city.

To avoid alerting the enemy, the subordinates didn’t bring her back immediately but quietly followed at a distance, remembering the name of the village she headed to.

As for Xiao Luozi’s side, there was a major discovery.

"That contact wandered around the capital city in a large circle; I initially thought he had discovered my following him and was doing this on purpose. But later, I found out it wasn’t that at all—he passed things around three times within the capital city before finally entering a store."

Entered a store?

Zhao Hongyan and Lin Shuang were both a bit puzzled. They thought these traffickers of counterfeit goods operated outside the city, never expecting them to be right inside the capital.

It truly confirmed that saying—the most dangerous place is the safest place.

"Which store did he go to?"

What concerned Lin Shuang the most was naturally this question. Since they went into a store, it was clear that this counterfeiter was among the rouge sellers in the capital city.

It was disgusting to think that the counterfeiter she had searched for so long was operating right under her nose.

Xiao Luozi’s eyes flickered as he said, "He entered a rouge store, and the store’s name is Ling Frost Pavilion."

Ling, Ling Frost Pavilion?

Lin Shuang blinked and asked again: "Where did you say? Say it again."

"Ling Frost Pavilion."

Xiao Luozi pursed his lips tightly; when he first found out that the boss behind this was Ling Frost Pavilion, he was equally shocked.

This very boss of Ling Frost Pavilion had previously accompanied Lin Shuang on outings, even claiming all along to help her search for counterfeit traffickers!

All this was indeed a deception!

Not just Xiao Luozi, but Lin Shuang was also furious. She slammed her palm on the table and furiously shouted: "Well, well, well, Ling Frost Pavilion, oh Han Ling! Selling counterfeit goods yourself and still putting on a show to find traffickers with me? Does he think I’m a complete fool, a total idiot?"

From a young age, Lin Shuang despised being deceived. Just the thought of having once had a liking for Han Ling made her feel utterly disgusted.

Luckily, Zhao Hongyan showed up in time and prevented her from sinking deeper—otherwise, being deceived and mocked by Han Ling was the least of it; she’d feel too ashamed to even dig a hole to hide in herself.

In contrast to Lin Shuang’s irritation, Zhao Hongyan was somewhat more composed. He tapped his long fingers on the table, his brows furrowing: "If Han Ling truly is the ringleader of counterfeit goods, then why would he stay so close to you, Shuanger? Doesn’t he know you’re searching for traffickers? Or is it that he’s just too confident, so he’s not afraid of being discovered by you?"

"What else could it be? He’s obviously taking me for a fool to play with!"

Lin Shuang plopped down into a chair; she was so angry that she had no thoughts of her own at the moment.

Zhao Hongyan playfully flicked her on the head and laughed: "Perhaps this Young Master Han is also deceived? Perhaps it’s not he who’s selling fake goods but someone else in his Ling Frost Pavilion?"

Lin Shuang was taken aback, realizing Zhao Hongyan also made sense. Throughout history, servants who did misdeeds behind their master’s back were countless; even an emperor couldn’t fully restrain his officials, let alone Han Ling?

Thinking this way, Lin Shuang felt there indeed might be something tricky about this matter.

However, more than that, she admired Zhao Hongyan—not taking the chance to belittle Han Ling, who had been pursuing her relentlessly before, and even speaking up for him.

She definitely hadn’t misjudged this man!

"Then I’ll go to Ling Frost Pavilion right now and ask Han Ling..."

Lin Shuang, who was always quick to act on hearsay, immediately stood up to head out to find Han Ling upon learning that the Ling Frost Pavilion might host harmful worms.