Pokémon Padea Adventure: The Journey Continues

Xiaozhi asked curiously.

"Haidai Club? What kind of place is that?"

Paipa spoke eloquently, and continued speaking with familiarity.

"That's the restaurant run by Chef Haidai. It's one of the few three-star restaurants in the Padia region. At the same time, Afeng, the gym leader of Yuanmo Town, is his apprentice in cooking..."

Xiaozhi and the others also recalled Afeng's face during Pipa's explanation.

"I see, they still have such a relationship!"

Piper nodded and continued.

"That's right, the two of them and Pavarro, the home economics teacher in the college, are collectively known as the three top cooks in Padea."

Xiaozhi and Xiaoqing, who have gained knowledge, have no time to think about it. After all, they still have to return the wallet...

Xiaoqing said with an embarrassed look.

"What's wrong, the front desk staff of the Bottle Gym just asked us to help return the wallet to Mr. Haidai when he left here, but he never told us where to find him..."

Piper thought for a moment and said.

"I think we can go to the Haidai Club first. I hope Mr. Haidai can go back and not go far."

After everyone reached an agreement, Xiaozhi and the others climbed up the city-circling slopes on both sides of the city that lead to the middle of the city... Walking on the slopes, Xiaozhi saw from a distance that in addition to the slopes on the left and right, they could walk Go up.

At the same time, in the middle of the middle wall, there is a huge elevator that can go back and forth between the two places. It is very enjoyable to see many people riding that elevator.

Xiaozhi curled his lips and said.

"Okay! I also want to sit and watch..."

Xiao Qing, who followed behind and climbed up the slope until he was out of breath, said.

"Xiao Zhi, don't be picky. Let's go to this location. If we don't pass there, we won't be on the way. Let's wait until next time..."

Xiaozhi could only remain silent and silently led the team, and soon they arrived at the Haidai Club.

It is a large and clean building, with these big characters printed on the restaurant signboard. There is an endless stream of diners coming and going, no less crowded than the Baoshi Restaurant in Jinhui Town.

Pushing the door open and walking in, I saw the gorgeous interior design. I could tell at first glance that it was a restaurant that caters to exquisite single-item cuisine. I glanced at the tables next to each other and saw that the food the diners were eating was just as Xiaozhi and the others thought. It is extremely luxurious and deserves the title of a three-star restaurant.

The waiter who was waiting for guests at the door was dressed gorgeously and behaved elegantly. When he saw Xiaozhi and the others coming in, he walked up with a smile and said to them.

"Trainers who have traveled a long way, can I serve you?"

Seeing such a battle, Xiaozhi felt a little uncomfortable and quickly waved his hand and said.

"No..., no..., we are not here to eat, in fact, it is for this..."

With that said, Xiaozhi took out a wallet...

At this moment, I saw the waiter talking to Xiaozhi and his party at the entrance of the restaurant, blocking the way for the guests to come and go. A man who looked like a sous chef came over and said.

"What's wrong? Did you encounter something difficult to solve?"

"This is Sous Chef Joel. These teenagers said they picked up the chef's wallet. I haven't seen it either... I don't know if it's true!"

When Xiaozhi and his friends met Joel's eyes, they all recognized each other.

"Oh it's you……"

"What! It's you..."

What Xiaozhi and the others didn't expect was that Joel, who had previously competed with Pipa in a cooking competition with the theme of "Salty" in Anza Town, and Pipa lost to the opponent, was actually a member of the Haidai Club. sous chef.

At this time, after experiencing the last lesson, Joel knew that he could not judge people by their appearance, so he introduced Xiaozhi and the others respectfully.

"What a coincidence. Pipa and everyone, welcome to Bottle City. I didn't expect to see you all so soon."

Piper took a step forward and said.

"So... you are Chef Haidai's assistant! No wonder your cooking skills are so superb."

Joel rubbed the back of his head sheepishly and said.

"No, compared with Chef Haidai, I'm still far behind. In addition, I have participated in various cooking competitions, large and small, so I know what it means that there is a world outside the world, and there are people outside the world..."

"Oh, by the way! Pipa, are you here to participate in the cooking competition with the theme of "Bitter Taste" that will be held in Bottle City recently?"

"What! Will there be a competition here? How did I hear..."

Faced with Pipa's doubts, Joel smiled and said.

"Oh, that's because it is planned to be held now, and the time has not been confirmed yet. After all, Chef Haidai, a resident of Bottle City, will also be invited to be one of the judges of this competition. The time has yet to be determined..."

After a brief reunion with Joel, Xiaozhi and his party seemed to have forgotten the purpose of coming here. After hearing the name "Haidai", Xiaozhi suddenly woke up, took out Haidai's wallet and said.

"We are here to return the wallet to Mr. Haidai. Is he back today?"

After Joel took the wallet handed out by Xiaozhi...

"That's right, such a tasteless, old furball wallet does belong to Mr. Haidai..."

As more and more diners came and went at the door, Joel called Xiaozhi and the others to move to the booths further inside...

After arriving at the booth, everyone sat down. Joel took out Haidai's wallet and looked at it carefully before continuing.

"However, after Chef Haidai explained to me about the restaurant this morning, he said that he would go to the Bottle Gym to ask for leave from the front desk staff. Where did you find this wallet?"

Xiaozhi and the others told what happened when they met Haidai in a hurry to leave in front of the Bottle Gym, and how the front desk staff of the gym entrusted us to return his wallet to Haidai for him. Let Joel know.

After Joel crossed his chest and pondered, he finally figured out the matter and spoke slowly.

"I think Chef Haidai must have left the restaurant, then turned around and went to the Bottle Gym. After explaining the matters, he left there in a hurry. How could he accidentally leave his wallet behind? There, the front desk staff will be entrusted to you who came in on the back foot..."

"But..., I think Chef Haidai must be on his way to Zhiqin Town now. After all, it's time for the auction at the Zhiqin market there recently. He has been talking about perfecting his kelp dishes before. , I think it should be like this, you are a step too late."

After hearing this, Xiaozhi and his group looked helpless and said.

"Then what should we do? We originally planned to just pass through here and go to Jinhui Town, and we also thought about finishing the Gym Challenge at the Bottle Gym before leaving. Now not only have we failed in the battle, we also have to go to Banghai Mr. Dai’s gift of a wallet is really not worth the gain…”

Joel smiled, stood up and said.

"It doesn't matter, just leave this wallet to us. This is our internal matter. We can't trouble you. Just go and have a good time here!"

At this moment, two or three waiters from the kitchen ran out of the lobby, and after seeing Joel's figure, they came forward and said.

"Sous Chef Joel, our kitchen is almost full... What are you doing here in the absence of Chef Haidai?"

Joel then said belatedly.

"Why are you so busy today? Chef Haidai just left, we won't mess up the restaurant!"

"Sous Chef Joel, you have the nerve to joke here. Due to the recent cooking competition held in Bottle City, the number of tourists has increased sharply, and we are almost overwhelmed..."

Joel was shocked after hearing this, and looked around the restaurant, only to find that it was already full, and there were even tourists waiting outside. Xiaozhi and the others had no choice but to show up at the booth where they were sitting.

Joel gradually apologized.

"I'm sorry, everyone, I originally wanted to treat you to a meal, but now I have to go and get busy, but the wallet thing is... I'm afraid that Chef Haidai is waiting in a hurry. What should I do?"

Just when Xiaozhi and the others were about to leave here and go to Jinhui City..., an episode happened at the next table. There was a diner on that seat, feasting with dozens of empty bowls piled up in front of him. He was overwhelmed and said while eating.

"It's so delicious. I don't know how they made it..."

Xiaozhi was also attracted by the delicious food on this table and couldn't take his eyes away from it. He listened directly to the exquisite food on the table that had not yet been finished.

The waiter on the side came to the diner and said.

"I'm sorry, guest. Since there are too many diners here now and there is already a long queue, I hope you can make room for other diners to share the table. Do you mind?"

Hearing his voice before hearing it, the familiar voice of the other party first attracted Xiaozhi and the others' attention. Although his voice became a bit thicker as he chewed food and spoke, Xiaozhi and the others confirmed that it was something they had seen before. people.

"Of course I don't mind, let's share the table together..."

As he said that, the man moved the empty bowl piled up in front of him from the middle of the seat to his face. The moment he moved it, he happened to be eye-to-eye with Xiaozhi and the others... It can be seen from their exclamation expressions. , both sides recognized each other.

Xiaozhi immediately greeted loudly.

"Aren't you the one..."

Although the person tried his best to make Xiaozhi lower his voice, put a finger on his lips with one hand and made a "shh" expression..., he still couldn't stop Xiaozhi and continued to speak loudly.

"Aren't you the waiter at Bao's Cafeteria in Jinhui Town?"

"Shhhh..., I think you made a mistake! I'm not the one who remembers the restaurant..."

Xiaozhi hesitated for a moment and continued.

"How could you admit your mistake? Didn't you serve as the referee for the battle between me and Mr. Aoki before? Although it was not a very even battle..."

Listening to the noisy noise coming from Xiaozhi's side, the troubled Joel moved over and asked.

"What's wrong, what happened?"

After Joel approached, Xiaozhi introduced him to Joel in a warm and hospitable manner and said.

"It's nothing, I just met a friend here. What a coincidence..."

The other party covered his face and lowered his head in helplessness.

"...He is the waiter we met at Jinhui Zhenbao Canteen, his name is..., by the way! What is your name..."

Xiaozhi, who enthusiastically introduced the two people, actually didn't know the name of the visitor, so he lowered his head and asked.

At this time, realizing that his whereabouts were exposed, the other party could only stand up and introduce himself generously.

"I didn't expect that for the needs of the plot, I deserve to have a name..., ahem, my name is Kenji, and I am a nobody. Don't pay too much attention to me. Please give me some advice."

Before Joel could talk in detail, Kenji started to submit his resignation and wanted to leave here, but was stopped by Xiaozhi.

"Wait a minute...it's such a waste to have so much uneaten food on your table!"

It is not unusual for people in the same industry to spy on trade secrets. Xiaoqing and Pipa immediately knew the clues inside, and only Xiaozhi still asked stupidly.

But the other party didn't have this level either. Instead, he thought too much and said.

"No, I'm not here to spy on the enemy. I'm just on vacation. I came here to have fun and try the three-star restaurant Haidai Club. That's all."

Seeing that Kenji was so unpretentious, and was afraid that he would be misunderstood, he was secretive and yet fully confessed. He was obviously not the kind of person who knew how to spy. After all, people who can do such things should be smarter...

Joel smiled and said very generously.

"It doesn't matter, whether you are here for the delicious food or a fellow traveler, we are all welcome..."

At this, Kenci breathed a sigh of relief... Xiaozhi and his team, who still had important things to do, ignored the reminiscing with Kenci and Joel's troubles, and submitted their resignation.

"I'm sorry, you two. We have to go to Jinhui Town to find Mr. Aoki. I'm sorry that I can't deliver Mr. Haidai's wallet... Goodbye."

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, Kenji spoke to persuade him to stay.

"Wait a minute, Xiaozhi, you don't have to go. Mr. Aoki had already left when you guys left..."

Xiaozhi asked doubtfully.

"Leaving? How long will it take for him to come back?"

"I don't know, maybe the matter is quite urgent. I just heard him say plausibly, something like [there are two intruders...], [in the baking desert...] and so on."

Xiaozhi and the others were confused, and then Pipa came forward and said.

"So, if we go to Jinhui Town now, we won't be able to find Mr. Aoki?"

Kenji nodded, and then Pipa continued.

"Then I have an idea..."

With that said, he called Joel to come forward to discuss together.

"Since Mr. Aoki is not in Jinhui Town now, and Chef Haidai is eager to return the wallet, and Joel and his restaurant are too busy to handle the task of sending the wallet. I suggest that we send the wallet to Zimei for Joel now. Qin Town is for Chef Haidai, and the Hebei Desert is between these two cities. After completing the task, we will return through the Hebei Desert and try to meet Mr. Aoki again..."

"Xiao Zhi, Xiao Qing, what do you think?"