LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 4
Chapter 4: A Thief
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EndlessFantasy Translation
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A chef, who stood opposite her, glanced up. “Are you sure you’re not mistaken? I don’t think so! It looks like the same number of chicken legs that were taken out of the pot.”
The chef who raised the question scratched his head and said, “No, I still think there are fewer now.”
“It’s not. Hurry up and do your work. Don’t just stand there. It is almost noon and the masters of each palace are waiting to eat. ”
“Oh!”
Although the chef responded to that, his actions betrayed his true concerns.
He put down the knife and walked around the kitchen to look for the thief who had stolen the food. However, he could not find anyone suspicious after a long time.
After a moment, he began to search the area under the chopping boards again.
Under the counter of chopping boards where the chicken legs had been placed, he found the thief.
He had not been wrong. There was a thief.
However, this thief was two and a half years old and was very young. If the child stayed hidden like this, he probably would not get caught.
The chef took a step closer and looked at the small child who had his back turned. The child had his head in a bag of noodles. He said with a polite smile, “Little one, you have a good hiding place, don’t you? Did you think you wouldn’t be found out?”
“How naïve.”
The chef wanted to crawl into that small space to pull him out, but he was too big to fit. He lay squirming on the ground for a long time, but he could not fit.
He had to change his approach. He reached out his hand and tried to grab the kid’s collar so he could pull him out. However, his arm was too short. He tried to slide it further in but he still could not reach the kid.
Everyone in the imperial kitchen was paying attention to him now.
“Chef Liu, a thief really stole the food?”
“This thief is really bold. He actually dared to come to the imperial kitchen to steal food. Does he fear nothing?”
“This kid is coming and eating as he pleases? This ignorant thing thinks that the imperial kitchen belongs to his family!”
“Everyone, hurry up and help Chef Liu. Help him get this thief out and give him a good beating. Let’s see if he still dares to steal food.”
Jun Ning heard them say that they wanted to kill her. Her head was still stuffed into a bag of noodles but she started to panic.
What should she do? What should she do now? She had been discovered.
With so many people watching her, it would not be easy to make an escape.
“Little thief, tell me, are you going to come out on your own or are you waiting for me to drag you out?” The chef threatened her. “If you come out on your own, I’ll let you off for stealing food on account of your small stature. However, if you wait for me to have you dragged out, I don’t know what might happen to you.”
“I don’t believe you,” Jun Ning mumbled.
Whether she emerged now or waited to be dragged out, the result would be the same.
These people wanted to claim the credit and prove that they were on high alert. If they discovered a thief, they would definitely hand him over to their superior for punishment to be doled out.
If that happened…
“My life is over!” the kid shouted.
“What are you talking about? Where is the fire? Stop talking nonsense and come out!” The chef said without even turning his head.
“You fools. You’re not focusing on the real fire here but you’re paying attention to a little kid like me. Let me ask you, is stealing food of greater importance than a fire? Aren’t you afraid that the fire will grow so big that it will burn down the entire imperial kitchen? If the masters don’t have any food, will you answer to them?” Jun Ning said, sounding like an alarmist.
It did sound serious and scary.
However, no one believed him…