Chapter 56 Thousand Layer Cake (2)

Today's breakfast served by the public chef is mushroom and pork porridge with pancakes.

Liu Yuan sat in the public kitchen lobby, picked up a spoon and took a spoonful of pork porridge into his mouth. The glutinous rice is cooked so soft and glutinous that it melts in one sip. The pork meat is somehow processed and is extremely smooth and tender. It is mixed with the umami flavor of the mushrooms and is full of flavor.

After Liu Yuan scooped two spoons of meat porridge, he picked up the cake on the side. I heard Master Wen say that the name of this thing is Thousand Layer Cake. The cake was cut into fan-shaped pieces. Liu Yuan looked at the cut surface of the cake and could clearly see that there were layers in it. If you count them roughly, there were at least seven or eight layers. The pancake is yellow on the outside and juicy on the inside, and the brown sauce and chopped green onion can be faintly seen between the layers.

He paused and took a bite. The outermost layer is crispy and delicious, so crispy that crumbs pop out when you bite it, but the inside is soft, oily and full of toughness. The most peculiar thing was the sauce mixed between the layers of cakes. He had never tasted such a peculiar sauce in all the years he had eaten in Chang'an City. Spicy but not pungent, salty yet sweet, the flavor is unique but particularly tantalizing.

Liu Yuan only took one bite and couldn't stop. When he came to his senses, there was only a small corner of the mille-feuille cake left in the bowl in front of him. After stuffing the small corner of the thousand-layer pancake into his mouth, Liu Yuan stood up and left the kitchen without finishing.

Returning to his seat, he concentrated on sorting out the files on the water ghost case. By the time the files were almost sorted, it was already approaching noon.

Liu Yuan moved his shoulders, stood up, and sent the compiled files to Lin Fei.

After Lin Fei checked it and found no doubt, he sent it to Zhao Mengzhuo, the minister of Dali Temple.

After running back and forth for a while, it was already noon when I came out of Zhao Mengzhuo's place. Liu Yuan looked at the sun that had risen above his head and thought about the water ghost case. He didn't have any cases at hand. When he had a few days to spare, he was going to find Bai Zhu and the others to go out for lunch.

This Master Sun’s lunch really doesn’t have much to look forward to.

When we walked to the office lobby under the sun, before we even had time to enter the room, we bumped into Bai Zhutong's gang of servants who were hurriedly approaching.

Watching this battle, Liu Yuan's heart skipped a beat, thinking that there might be another case!

Sure enough, as soon as he saw him, Bai Zhu said: "Liu Yuan, you came just in time. Lin Shaoqing was also looking for you. There is a case!"

Now, before he had finished his lunch, Bai Zhu dragged him away directly to the scene.

When he entered the scene and saw the mess underneath, and listened to the guards and Bai Zhu behind him covering their lips with retching, Liu Yuan felt a little lucky that he had not eaten lunch: otherwise he would have had to retching.

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard a familiar voice coming from outside.

"The Changshou Troupe?"

Zhao You outside said excitedly: "Yes! Lin Shaoqing!"

Liu Yuan: "..." I don't know why Zhao You was so excited. Didn't you see that everyone was about to vomit?

Lin Fei said "hmm" and walked in.

He was not wearing the usual Fei Yi official robe, but his own regular clothes. Today is Lin Fei's holiday. The case came suddenly. Lin Fei obviously came directly from Jingyun Hou Mansion.

The moment he stepped into the longevity troupe, Lin Fei stopped.

The strong smell of blood assaulted the nostrils, and blood splashed everywhere in the lobby like rain. The tables and chairs where the theatergoers were sitting were tilted here and there, with messy footprints rushing out of the hall.

Lin Fei lowered his head, looking at the messy and mixed bloody footprints, and frowned.

The footprints were in such a mess, which showed the panic and fright of the onlookers below. At the same time, they had no verifiable value.

The source of the panic among the spectators below came from the stage.

The actor's head and limbs are separated from the body in theatrical makeup. The body was still suspended in mid-air with wires, and the actor's limbs fell on the stage. The heavily made-up head landed in the middle of the table, facing everyone. Probably it happened so suddenly that he didn't even have time to close his eyes, and he looked at everyone with calm eyes on his face painted with evil ghost makeup.

The sections of the limbs and head are extremely neat, falling there like a wooden figure in the hands of a carpenter. The difference is that the wooden figure in the hands of the carpenter can have its limbs attached at any time and be moved again by the lead, while the actor hanging in mid-air in front of him is a living person.

The situation at that time can be guessed from the actors on the stage and the mess off the stage.

The actor who was singing on the stage was suspended in the air by a wire. One moment he was humming "Yiya", and the next moment, his limbs and head were suddenly separated. This scene was like water splashing into a hot oil pan. The spectators in the audience screamed in panic and hurriedly ran outside.

"Where are those guests?" Lin Fei asked.

"Everyone is staying. Everyone is in the side courtyard." The first officer who came over said, "Many people were frightened and fainted. There are two people with heart disease who are in very critical condition. The doctor is helping them."

People with heart problems should avoid emotional outbursts. Therefore, things like polo, horse riding, and galloping are generally not done. In this way, there are not many things to do to pass the time and have fun in leisure time. Going to the theater can be regarded as one of the few entertainments for the mentally ill.

I just didn't expect that the fright of a scene would be far more exciting than something as thrilling as polo.

The leader of the theater troupe was also brought over. He had a sad look on his face and muttered: "I have been in a long-standing company for many years. The death of a singer does not count. I might even scare two spectators to death. This How can I keep this theater company going in the future?"

The officer who came early couldn't help but glance at him when he heard this, and said sarcastically: "Don't you always hope that your longevity troupe will become famous in Chang'an City? Isn't this... just what you want?"

Hearing such obvious ridicule, Lin Fei, Liu Yuan and Bai Zhu who came over, all looked at the guard in unison.

The officer who knew he had made a mistake quickly admitted his mistake to several people, and then explained: "This Team Leader Huang has always liked to make troubles. In the past, there were many people who did evil things. My mother likes to go to the theater, so she should have known about this person." .”

Leader Huang, whose name was called, was embarrassed. He met the looks of Lin Fei and others and said hurriedly: "I... I can't help it! This troupe has been passed down in my family for many years. Recently, The business is getting worse and worse every year, and the troupe is really ruined in my hands. How will I deal with my ancestors in my family a hundred years from now?"

"So, now that a person has died and two sick spectators are rescuing the theater, what you are worried about is that your theater troupe cannot continue to operate?" Liu Yuan rolled his eyes.

Team leader Huang laughed, looked at everyone with a stern look, and quickly admitted his mistake: "I... I know I was wrong! I won't dare to do it next time."

Whoever believes this is a fool!

Lin Fei pointed to the actor hanging there on the stage, looked at Team Leader Huang, and asked, "Who is he?"