Cracking Down on Villagers

Looking at the adorable Ayame, Qingcheng laughed heartily, then added, "If there's no garlic, could you add a scallion? I love scallions."

Ayame shook her head again, and said with a smile, "I'm so sorry, sir! Our ramen shop doesn't have any green onions, but we can add some extra scallions for you. How does that sound?"

Qingcheng watched as Ayame kept awkwardly laughing to cover her embarrassment, then nodded again and said with a smile, "I love beef, add two catties of Alpine Black Ox for me, and remember, I don't eat cilantro."

Ayame looked at Qingcheng, who was wearing a black mask, and felt that Qingcheng's face was very familiar, but she couldn't quite place where she had seen him before. Qingcheng's facial features were very handsome! It was obvious at a glance that beneath the mask was a very dashing face.

The owner of Ichiraku Master was incredibly quick; in just a few moments, he had prepared a bowl of the "Supreme Version" ramen. Then, with a warm smile, he said, "Sir, your ramen is ready. We don't have the Alpine Black Ox you ordered. Would you like regular beef?"

Upon hearing what the Ichiraku Master said, Qingcheng nodded slightly and said with a smile, "It's alright, two catties of regular beef will do too, I love beef."

The Ichiraku Master placed the ramen in front of Qingcheng and said, "Sir, I'll prepare the beef for you right away." Then he went to the stove to prepare to cut the cooked beef.

Ayame watched as Qingcheng accepted the ramen, then smiled and said, "Guest, is this your first time at Ichiraku Ramen? But you look so familiar, like I've seen you somewhere before, hehehe."

Having said that, Ayame winked at Qingcheng again, a gentle smile still on her face.

Qingcheng looked at the steaming ramen, then reached for a pair of chopsticks and smiled at Ayame, saying, "This is my first time here, but I've heard about it before! Ichiraku Ramen is very delicious, and I was planning to try it today, but your shop is surrounded by tall buildings, and I almost couldn't find it."

After Qingcheng finished speaking, he took off his mask, picked up the large bowl, took a sip of the steaming noodle soup, and then used his chopsticks to pick up a piece of pork bone, beginning to savor it carefully.

Upon hearing Qingcheng's words, Ayame then said with a helpless expression, "At first, this was a remote area, with only our ramen shop here. Suddenly one day, it became a development zone. I don't know who it was! They bought up all the land here, and a lot of ninjas from the Ministry of Agriculture came and started building those high-rise buildings. It was even Minister Yamato of the Ministry of Agriculture who personally led the team."

Immediately afterward, Ayame's face darkened, and she said with a resentful expression, "It was fine at first, but then things went wrong. Those tall buildings surrounded Ichiraku Ramen and even blocked our signboard, so we couldn't do anything about it."

Qingcheng nodded upon hearing Ayame's words, giving a simple "hmm" to signal Ayame to continue.

Seeing that Qingcheng still wanted to listen, Ayame said with a serious expression, "These ninjas from the Ministry of Ministry of Agriculture are probably building high-rise buildings for the head of the Police Force. In our Konoha, only Minister Zhang has that much power. We don't know where else we can do business."

After saying that, Ayame let out a long sigh, her face still puffed up with anger.

Looking at his sighing daughter, the Ichiraku Master smiled gently and said, "It's alright. Businesses are bound to have these kinds of problems. After these tall buildings surrounded our ramen shop, those Police Force rarely come here to freeload, and more importantly, they don't come here to collect property management fees."

Upon hearing this, Qingcheng hummed in agreement and continued eating his noodles. "Ichiraku Ramen is indeed delicious, especially the miso broth; it's perfectly cooked, and the noodles are incredibly chewy," he said.

Qingcheng took the slices of beef handed to him by the Ichiraku Master and started eating them by himself. He discovered that the boiled beef was also very delicious when soaked in ramen.

Just then, three more Police Force walked into Ichiraku Ramen. The leader of the Police Force immediately shouted, "Ichiraku Master! Prepare fifty servings of Ichiraku Ramen for us, all of them Super Emperor's Ramen. Also, pack up some of them; we're sending them to Minister Zhang."

Hearing this, Qingcheng glanced at the Police Force and thought to himself, "They packed so much stuff and gave it to Shouhon Yihan. Shouhon Yihan and the others at the Lightning Gorge training ground get food delivered to them. This brat is getting richer and richer. Next time, I can squeeze some more out of him."

Qingcheng thought to himself, "Anyway Shouhon Yihan has already given up on herself. Her reputation in Konoha is ruined. Even if she participates in the great battles against other ninja villages, she won't be able to clear her name in Konoha."

However, the villagers were terrified of Shouhon Yihan, and privately they called him "the Minister of the Konoha Bandit Department, whose ancestors for Third Hokage had been bandits." Upon seeing Shouhon Yihan, these Konoha would eagerly flock to him, all wanting to join the Konoha Police Force and become an arrogant and domineering Police Force.

Looking at the Police Force, Ayame asked for fifty bowls of Supreme Ramen and said with a surprised expression, "Gentlemen of the Police Force, could you please pay for us first? This is a century-old establishment. If you keep taking and eating like this, we won't be able to continue operating."

The leading Police Force nodded and said seriously, "What fifty bowls of Supreme Ramen? Are the three of us not human?! Give us three bowls of Supreme Ramen first, and remember, I don't eat beef."

The villagers who were still eating ramen paid and left the ramen shop, leaving only one person eating ramen in the shop – Uchiha Qingcheng.

The three Police Force, looking at Qingcheng who was still eating his noodles, said with a nonchalant air, "Kid, is the noodle here really that good? I'll give you a chance, you pay our bill, or I'll treat you to ramen at the Police Force, haha."

Upon hearing this, Qingcheng immediately stood up, looked at the leading member of the Police Force, and cursed, "Are you all blind? Do you all have a death wish? You bastards, trying to take advantage of me with your shady dealings, do you all want to die?"

Qingcheng was also very angry. He didn't expect that these members of the Police Force would not even spare such a small ramen shop, and even rob the villagers who were eating ramen. It seems that the Police Force must be reorganized.