Chapter 4084 (*^▽^*) A Familiar Face at the Restaurant
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Annie glanced in the direction the other person was pointing, at the ornately decorated ceiling. She seemed to understand something, but also not quite.
Then she tilted her head and thought it over. Still a little uneasy, she played dumb and pressed on:
"'Connected to the heavens'... What if, though? What if they put my name on record, didn't check while I was here, and then sent heavenly soldiers to investigate not long after I left?"
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"Wouldn't I still get dragged into trouble then? I might even get fined or detained!"
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Actually, Annie wasn't too worried. She was just teasing him on purpose.
For some reason, she felt the waiter looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she'd seen him.
So she was deliberately stalling for time, hoping she might figure it out.
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"Uh..."
The waiter was starting to sweat under the questioning. He had no idea how to answer, so he could only laugh awkwardly before gritting his teeth and giving her a more straightforward explanation.
"Your concerns are certainly thorough, honored guest!"
"But none of the things you mentioned could happen. Our restaurant follows all the rules. Even if heavenly soldiers came to inspect us, we'd have nothing to fear!"
As he spoke, he straightened his back a little, his tone growing more confident.
"You may not know this, but every one of the rare ingredients our restaurant uses comes with the proper paperwork and has a legitimate source!"
"For instance, there's the Azure-Eyed Phoenix-Tailed Chicken in the soup!"
"They all died unnatural deaths due to one 'accident' or another. Some died fighting over mates, some met with misfortune after wandering into dangerous places, some passed away naturally from old age and