Urban Soldier Young Master

Chapter 812 - 811: Food Poisoning (Part 2)

Quickly pondering for a moment, Zhang Jin ultimately decided to leave with his team. When it comes to food safety matters, it's often a situation where "multiple jurisdictions are in play." It's not only their Food and Drug Administration and the police, many other departments can easily get involved as well.Since Lin Gaoze, the captain of the criminal police, had personally come, it seemed to Zhang Jin that, at least from the police's standpoint, they were siding with Tianjiao Group, or rather, with Qin Ruojing. Zhang Jin preferred to interpret Lin Gaoze's presence as addressing an issue at the restaurant that indeed warranted police intervention.

More importantly, given the police's determined stance, even if Zhang Jin had his doubts, staying behind would mean challenging Lin Gaoze, which was not wise.

Indeed, he had taken some money, but offending Lin Gaoze over this was just too costly.

While Lin Gaoze was negotiating with Zhang Jin, several pre-arranged fake customers in the restaurant's hall were stirring up trouble among the other diners, with faces full of righteous indignation, doing their utmost to defame.

"What the hell! What kind of world is this! Can't we just enjoy a meal in peace?"

"Exactly! Gutter oil, Sudan Red, melamine, clenbuterol, fake eggs, toxic rice, leather milk, poisonous rice noodles, fake tofu—I feel like we can hardly live anymore!"

"Ha! You think that's all? There are plenty more similar things these days!"

"Pickled dishes with citric acid, tripe and seafood soaked in hydrogen peroxide, crabs washed with oxalic acid, squid soaked in formaldehyde, sulfur-roasted chicken, sulfur-smoked goji berries, contraceptive-soaked eel and soft-shelled turtles, sulfur-smoked chili, sodium metabisulfite-washed ginger, carmine bacon, dichlorvos areca nut, bleaching powder on chives, fluorescent mushroom powder, honey made from sulfur-cooked sugar, and I've heard there's even 'zombie meat' lately, sigh..."

"Zombie meat? What's that?"

"You don't know? Zombie meat is meat that's older than we are, frozen for three to four decades, damn it! Those two South Koreans just now seemed to have food poisoning after eating meat. Could it be this restaurant is actually using zombie meat?"

"Oh, cut it out, will you? If you keep talking, I'm seriously about to throw up!"

These fake customers echoed each other's sentiments, and the other diners started sweating on their foreheads. Initially, they hadn't felt any different, but now their stomachs were churning, and they vaguely felt a sense of discomfort.

Watching the crowd's reactions, the fake customers felt an immense satisfaction. Since everyone was now both skeptical and curious, they awaited Zhang Jin and the inspection team to bring out the frozen meat, snap a few photos, and then fan the flames even more.

What surprised these fake customers was that the police had shown up, but it didn't hinder their plan. In their view, it only added more fuel to the fire, giving them even more leverage to exploit the situation.

"I'm not trying to scare you, but I think this is most likely what's happening. Otherwise, why would even the police be here? Surely, there must have been some issues in their restaurant all along, and the police have been watching them for a while!"

A fake customer was saying this with a serious demeanor when suddenly they noticed Zhang Jin and a few others exiting from the back, but contrary to what they expected, their hands were empty, without any so-called "evidence of zombie meat."

Hmm? What's going on here? This shouldn't be happening, should it?

The fake customers, who had planned to take photos and leak them to the media and online, were a bit flustered. They then saw the police officer who had entered earlier also coming out, his eyes scanning eagle-like over the faces of the crowd.

The fake customers, feeling guilty, kept silent and watched with some uncertainty.

"Tap tap tap..."

At this moment, footsteps were heard from the entrance, accompanied by a man's calm and steady voice.

"Officer, I heard there was a case of food poisoning here?"

The person was Chu Ge, who, learning that no other Shangjian Restaurant had similar cases, realized the target was clearly this specific one, and hence hurried over.

Upon hearing Chu Ge, Lin Gaoze immediately understood, pretending not to know Chu Ge, and nodded officially with a stern face.

"It's a suspected food poisoning case; who are you?"

"This restaurant is my wife's business. I can fully represent her as the person responsible for this incident. Officer, I have a suggestion I hope you can consider."

Lin Gaoze nodded, "What suggestion?"

"It's like this: in the spirit of being responsible to our customers, I think we at Shangjian should offer a health check for all the customers present."

Chu Ge swept his gaze across the hall, sincerely looking at every customer who had turned their attention towards him.

"If there's anything wrong due to the food from our Shangjian Restaurant, we will certainly give everyone an explanation and take responsibility for any liabilities. Of course, if there's nothing wrong, we hope everyone can clear our name."

Lin Gaoze was slightly taken aback. Was Chu Ge really this confident? In the restaurant business, even without sabotage, who can guarantee that their restaurant's offerings are completely flawless? Using this method to clarify the facts, while bold, seems a bit risky.

But since Chu Ge said so, as a police officer, Lin Gaoze couldn't object, so he nodded and agreed to Chu Ge's suggestion.

Chu Ge instructed a waiter to hang a "Closed for Business" sign at the restaurant's entrance. Lin Gaoze personally made an emergency call, dialing the emergency number in his capacity as a Criminal Police Captain.

Seeing Chu Ge make such arrangements, the expressions of the people in the restaurant finally eased. This way of handling things satisfied them greatly. These days, even a trip to the hospital is quite expensive, so getting a free check-up isn't a bad deal.

A few plants secretly smirked, thinking Chu Ge was digging his own grave.

You should know that for today's events, Bai had made very meticulous arrangements. The batch of replaced frozen meat was identical in packaging and weight to the original, except that all of this meat was problematic. As long as the restaurant used that meat for cooking, it would be as expected for issues to arise.

Moreover, to make the act more convincing and thoroughly discredit, Bai specifically arranged for An Brother and Che Brother to eat some of the spiked problematic meat in advance.

After all, in Hua Country, incidents involving foreigners often attract more attention than those involving locals.

To give a few examples, when an American loses a horse, the Beijing police would run twenty kilometers to find it. When a Japanese loses a bicycle, the city's police crack the case overnight. When a Russian loses a passport, the city's police sift through five tons of trash to retrieve it. When a German loses a bag, the city's police return it within an hour.

However... countless children from Hua Country went missing, yet nobody helped find them in their lifetime.

Because of such incidents, some foreigners even started a business of "proxy reporting," and the business was booming. Their case-solving efficiency was incredibly fast, haha...

When discussing this plan, An Youxu and Che Taihe, the two South Koreans, initially refused because they found the idea disgusting. Bai sweet-talked them, offered money, and arranged for girls, so they reluctantly agreed in the end.

Their discomfort wasn't feigned; they genuinely had stomach pains. Even without any dramatic effects, after eating the problem meat, they were in this condition. Soon, everyone else who had eaten the problematic meat would be the same.

Even if those present seemed fine for now, it was just a matter of time.

Not long after, several ambulances from Lidu City's First People's Hospital arrived, and all the guests in the Shangjian Restaurant got on board.

Chu Ge, meanwhile, got into Lin Gaoze's police car and went with everyone to Lidu City's First People's Hospital. Soon after their departure, five other Shangjian restaurants were simultaneously ordered to cease operations, with all dishes on the tables left untouched and all staff temporarily leaving.

Thereafter, the batch of frozen meat that was sneakily replaced and sent to the five Shangjian restaurants in the morning was secretly transported out through the backdoor by Lin Gaoze's most trusted subordinates.

When Chu Ge got out of the police car and entered Lidu City's First People's Hospital alongside Lin Gaoze, he couldn't help feeling a sense of familiarity, as he had stayed here for a few days before.

At that time, he had encountered a fool named Lin Bin, and the pretty boy Zhou Zhigao even sent him a clock as a gift. He had also secretly had an affair with Tong Yaqi in the ward, and during his free time, he chatted and joked with Chu Shiyao and He Junming in the hospital room.

Without realizing it, so much time had passed.

Meanwhile, after leaving the Shangjian Restaurant, Zhang Jin from the Food and Drug Administration was still pondering over the sudden police involvement. After all, he had accepted money from Bai, and with such unexpected developments, he naturally had to inform Bai.

The call connected quickly, and Bai's excited and smug voice instantly came through. He was in a great mood now. First, he had thrown a lot of dirt onto Tianjiao Group, and secondly, he usually acted like a dog around these foreign Koreans. Now, making those two cocky Koreans have stomach troubles gave him a sense of revenge.

If he weren't in a position that required him to stay away, he would love to see the scene in person. But since Zhang Jin was calling, the situation must have been going very smoothly, right?

"Hello, Director Zhang, how are you? How is the situation on your end now?"

"The police came and didn't let us touch those things."

On hearing Zhang Jin's words, Bai was momentarily stunned. How did this issue get entangled with the police?

He quickly asked a few questions, and Zhang Jin explained the situation at that time. Bai gradually started to enjoy it. Heh, this situation was getting more and more interesting, wasn't it?