novelraw Chapter 343 - 319: The Painful Price of Gluttony
Chapter 343 - 319: The Painful Price of Gluttony
Sometimes...
A series of misunderstandings can, like the butterfly effect, push events into unpredictable depths.
To ensure the success of this anti-riot drill and to provide valuable promotional material for the TV station, Guan Shiming specifically asked the teachers in the kindergarten to set their phones to silent mode.
Considering that the entire drill was expected to last only about an hour, the teachers gladly accepted this arrangement and went ahead to set their phones to silent.
Little did they know...
In the tense atmosphere of the drill, Qingqing, Weiwei, and Liu Ruihan, the three little ones, displayed an extraordinary calmness and wit.
In times of crisis, they thought of filming a video to seek rescue from their parents.
Later.
The parents anxiously tried to contact the teachers and their children, only to find the calls continuously unreachable.
The kids in the senior class also sent messages to their parents via their smart watches, claiming that a bad guy had appeared in the kindergarten, which undoubtedly heightened parents’ panic.
This situation gradually escalated into a huge misunderstanding.
As for the call Liu Shiwei made to the police station, the operator was initially very nervous upon receiving it. However, upon investigation, they found that the so-called kindergarten terrorist hostage event was actually just an anti-riot drill, and thus the matter ended without a conclusion.
No follow-up came.
And when parents saw the video of Director Liang being held at gunpoint by masked men, coupled with videos of police cars parked outside the kindergarten, they had to believe it was true, thinking a real danger had occurred at the kindergarten.
Consequently.
A large number of parents quickly rushed to the kindergarten, hoping to confirm their children’s safety.
...
As for the "criminal" who strayed from the group, there was actually a little anecdote behind why he fell behind.
This matter started with them being intercepted by Uncle Li, who was later "shot dead" as they forcefully broke into the kindergarten...
Initially!
He was also following closely behind the other two colleagues and the cameraman, racing toward the direction of the teaching building.
But.
Just as he took a few steps...
A rich, mouth-watering aroma suddenly wafted in, piercing his nostrils and involuntarily stopping him in his tracks.
Huh?
It smells so good...
Where is this aroma coming from?
He couldn’t help but take a deep breath, attracted by this aroma, slowly following the trail of the scent.
By the time he snapped back to reality...
He found himself standing at the entrance of the kindergarten’s kitchen.
A look of astonishment instantly appeared on his face as he murmured to himself, "Ah? This aroma is actually coming from the kindergarten kitchen?"
To be honest.
He genuinely never expected that in such an ordinary-looking kindergarten, he could smell such tempting braised fragrance.
If he hadn’t smelled it himself, he really would find it hard to believe!
Even the Hu Jin Kindergarten next door, which used hiring hotel chefs as a promotional gimmick, never had meals that smelled so good...
Speaking of.
This Dorami Kindergarten is really a hidden gem!
First, there’s the skilled gatekeeper adept in Tai Chi, and then a chef with superb cooking skills, highly praised...
"Gulu~"
This enticing aroma made his throat involuntarily start to ripple.
But upon realizing he’s in the middle of a drill, he had to temporarily set aside this craving for cuisine, preparing to return to the original route to regroup with his colleagues and continue with the unfinished task.
However.
Smelling the aroma wafting through the air, he couldn’t bear to leave just like that...
After all, this kind of slow-cooked scent is the most torturous, penetrating his nose in every nook and cranny, continuously teasing his taste buds.
This enticing aroma...
Probably even dogs would find it hard to resist, let alone someone like Fan Guangjian, known for being a "foodie"!
He mentally reminded himself, "But Fan Guangjian, Fan Guangjian, you are now holding a significant duty, in the key moment of accomplishing a task."
"You can’t forget your responsibilities and mission because of temporary cravings."
"You must stand your ground and not be lured by this tempting aroma."
"Remember, you are a trained special forces officer, always stay vigilant and focused."
"But..."
Finally, with the increasingly rich aroma, he couldn’t move his legs.
He couldn’t help but mentally murmur, "Fan Guangjian, oh Fan Guangjian, think of the painful consequences you once paid for indulging in food, don’t let the same mistakes happen again..."
At this moment.
His thoughts drifted back to childhood times...
Back then, when he saw his friends by the river savoring cassava with delight, he couldn’t resist trying.
But that attempt cost him dearly—food poisoning.
His legs went weak, eyes started turning white, luckily, the neighbor uncle came to his aid in time, with a bowl of brown sugar water down, he vomited out the cassava, barely escaping danger.
Plus those days of struggle with sweets...
His mother hid all the candy at home for the sake of his dental health.
However, he turned the medicine box at home upside down and sucked on the sugar-coated pills, even drank three or four bottles of cough syrup, along with a heap of Banlangen and Amrick antipyretic.
An hour later, lightheadedness, nausea, headache, stomachache, all manner of discomfort flooded in like tides.
During the college years, he also almost paid the price for his love for food...
That time dining at a restaurant because the food was particularly aromatic, he couldn’t resist eating a few more bowls, causing him to be late for class, and the teacher marked attendance which nearly led to him failing that course.