The live-streamed object exploration made me release that bird.

Chapter 22 This giant softshell turtle is mine

Jiang Ran, who had just come out of the parking lot, finally came to her senses and asked, "Xiao Xun, do we need to drive to find the turtle? Can a turtle travel that far? Xiao Xun, you're not mistaken, are you?"

"Mr. Jiang, based on the smell, I can sense that the turtle is quite far from here. Walking is too far; it's better to drive."

Yang Xun mumbled a suggestion: "Mr. Jiang, do you have an electric scooter? Why don't you ride on mine?"

"I'll drive one myself."

Jiang Ran glanced at Yang Xun's electric scooter, then went back into the restaurant to get the keys and followed on an electric scooter.

However, as she continued to follow, she began to doubt whether Yang Xun was truly taking her to find the turtle.

But just as she was about to call out, Yang Xun, who was leading the way, slowly stopped his electric scooter in front of a rather upscale restaurant.

Even more curious and puzzled, Jiang Ran sped up and parked the car. He asked urgently, "Xiao Xun, why did you bring me to Haojiang Restaurant? Can a turtle really fly here? Xiao Xun, tell me honestly, are you genuinely trying to find the turtle for me, or are you just taking me out for a drive and maybe doing your livestream?"

"Mr. Jiang, my assessment is that the turtle that went missing from your restaurant really did fly here. As for how it got here, I don't know yet. Please don't worry, Mr. Jiang, just come in with me and we'll find out."

Not only was Jiang Ran puzzled, but Yang Xun was also confused as to why the red dot on the turtle's map was inside the Haojiang Restaurant. After explaining, he took the pole and went into the restaurant.

Jiang Ran frowned. Since she was already there, she had no choice but to follow him inside.

"Sir, how many people are in your party? Do you have an appointment?"

As soon as Yang Xun entered the restaurant, a waiter approached him with a smile and asked him questions.

"I have something to do, I'll eat later."

Yang Xun ignored the waiter and walked straight inside.

Jiang Ran, who followed behind, did the same, refusing the waiter's offer to lead the way.

But as she quickly followed him inside, she became even more puzzled. Why was Yang Xun leading her into the kitchen of Haojiang Restaurant?

"Sir, this is the kitchen. You can order your dishes outside; you don't need to come in."

Manager Cheng of Haojiang Restaurant was in the kitchen when she was surprised to see a man in his mid-twenties carrying a pole and live-streaming into the kitchen. She was displeased, but still remained polite.

"Excuse me, I'm looking for something, I'll be right out."

Yang Xun apologized, and regardless of whether Manager Cheng was willing or not, he quickly walked a few steps to a water tank covered by a fishing net, bent down slightly, and pulled the net open with one hand.

"Xiao Xun, let's stop fooling around, okay? Let's go back quickly. It's so embarrassing to be here. My missing turtle is definitely not here. You must be mistaken, Xiao Xun."

Jiang Ran, who had reluctantly entered, said something to Yang Xun, but when Yang Xun pulled open the fishing net and looked into the water tank, she couldn't help but widen her beautiful eyes and exclaim in surprise, "Oh my god, it looks like my missing turtle!"

At the same time, she quickly squatted down and examined the turtle inside closely. As she examined it, she exclaimed, "Holy crap, it really is my turtle! How is this possible? How did my turtle end up here?"

At this moment, Jiang Ran was completely dumbfounded.

Not only was Jiang Ran a little confused, but Yang Xun, who found the turtle, was also puzzled.

Jiang's Restaurant is nearly two kilometers away from Haojiang Restaurant. How could the turtle possibly escape and even run directly into the water tank?

The only possibility is that someone found the turtle beforehand and then sold it to Haojiang Restaurant.

"What are you two doing?"

Manager Cheng walked up quickly, his face cold: "This turtle was brought by a client for us to process, so you can't order it. If you'd like to order anything, please go outside and sit down. Someone will bring you a menu."

"Mr. Jiang, just make sure this turtle is the one that went missing."

Yang Xun said to Jiang Ran, then looked at Manager Cheng, "We won't order any food for now. May I ask if the person who brought this turtle is outside? Could you please call him over? We have something we'd like to ask him."

Manager Cheng frowned slightly, but still said politely, "Don't even think about it. This giant turtle is priceless. Even if it were worth tens of thousands of yuan, no one would give it to you. Please leave and don't disturb our work in the kitchen."

Before Yang Xun could reply, Jiang Ran stood up and said coldly, "Do you know that this turtle is mine? I don't know how it got here, but I have to find out the truth. I have to take this turtle with me. You'd better contact someone to negotiate with us right now."

Manager Cheng was taken aback and asked in surprise, "No way, this big turtle is yours? That can't be right. Could you have made a mistake? This turtle was brought by a distinguished guest of our restaurant. It couldn't possibly be yours, could it?"

"How could it be impossible? I can't mistake this turtle for someone else."

Jiang Ran coldly replied, "You can notify others. I must take this turtle back. It's no use who comes. If they do, they can at least clarify how my turtle ended up here."

"OK."

Manager Cheng noticed that Jiang Ran's clothes and demeanor didn't seem like those of an ordinary person, so she didn't dare to make a decision on her own. Instead, she first notified the boss and then told the person who brought the turtle about it.

As for how they will handle it, a decision will be made when they arrive.

Within minutes, two portly middle-aged men quickly entered the kitchen.

One of the men, who was slightly balding, arrogantly declared, "Manager Cheng, who said the turtle I bought for 30,000 yuan was his?"

Manager Cheng pointed at Jiang Ran: "President Yan, it was this lady who said it."

Just as Yan Hai was about to unleash a torrent of angry words, Qi Tao, the CEO standing beside him, exclaimed in surprise, "CEO Jiang, what are you doing here?"

Jiang Ran looked at Qi Tao coldly and said, "Mr. Qi, I also want to ask you this. How did my turtle end up in your kitchen? It was almost ready to be cooked. This turtle was meant for Old Master Chu's birthday celebration. Mr. Qi, you should understand that I have to take this turtle back no matter what."

"Used by Old Master Chu for his birthday celebration."

Qi Tao's expression changed, and he quickly turned to Yan Hai: "Mr. Yan, where did you get this turtle?"

Yan Hai immediately realized that this turtle was no ordinary turtle, so he lowered his stance and explained in detail that he had bought it from a man named He San for 30,000 yuan.

Jiang Ran suddenly realized, "So it was He San. He stole the turtles and sold them to you, President Yan. I had been wondering why he resigned so readily. Turns out he made tens of thousands of yuan from you, President Yan."

Yan Hai asked curiously, "President Jiang, do you know He San? Is he an employee of your company?"

Qi Tao, who was standing to the side, introduced first: "President Yan, President Jiang is the owner of Jiang's Restaurant. I guess this He San is an employee of the restaurant or something."

Yan Hai exclaimed in surprise, "Jiang's Restaurant, Mr. Jiang, it's an honor to meet you! You can take this turtle back, Mr. Jiang. As for how I get the 30,000 yuan back from He San, that's my business."

Jiang Ran said coldly, "No, this is my business. I'm going to send He San in."

Yan Hai was taken aback, then chimed in, "Yes, He San must be sent in. Mr. Jiang, if you need me to testify or vouch for anything, just come to me."

"Um."

Jiang Ran nodded slightly, then looked at Yang Xun and said, "Xiao Xun, take the turtle with you, let's go back first."

"it is good."

Even though he hadn't received his payment, Yang Xun didn't mind acting as a porter, putting the turtle in a fishing net, carrying it out, putting it on his electric scooter, and following Jiang Ran back to Jiang's Restaurant.