Director Zhao's office.

Guan Feng looked at the head chef and reminded him, "Turn on speakerphone."

The head chef sighed and said, "Alright! But I really don't know anything about this. I get paid an annual salary; it's not my place to do this!"

Guan Feng pointed to the body camera on Huang Lili's shoulder and said, "Before the truth is investigated, anyone involved is a prime suspect. We are not targeting you, but treating everyone equally, including those outside! So please cooperate fully, as this is also to clear your name of suspicion."

The head chef felt a little better after hearing this and said, "Then I'll ask."

He then dialed a phone number.

Although the chefs on the other end weren't under control, they were still on edge. As soon as they heard the head chef's call, they immediately answered and asked, "Old Yang, what's going on? How did they suddenly get food poisoning? What happened?"

The head chef looked at Guan Feng, and seeing that the other nodded, he asked directly, "The situation is alright now! The police are investigating. I'm asking you, Lao Zhang, if there was a problem with the ingredients, people should have been poisoned at noon and in the evening. Why was it only at night?"

The chef across from him frowned upon hearing this and said, "Yeah? Why at night? That doesn't make sense. Could someone have poisoned the kitchen this afternoon?"

The head chef asked, "That's possible! But you were in charge of the side dishes. Do either of the two restaurants have any special dishes? Ideally, they should offer this dish in the evening if it's not available at lunchtime. That's more likely."

The chef opposite him thought about it carefully for a moment, then clicked his tongue and said, "It seems like there really is!"

The head chef immediately followed up, "What dish?"

The chef across the table said, "I remember Mao Xue Wang (a spicy Sichuan dish)!"

The head chef asked, "I don't recall this dish being a side dish in the 'Eight Meat and Eight Vegetable' menu for lunch?"

The chef across the table said, "Yes! But the host said they couldn't eat spicy food, so this Maoxuewang dish wasn't served. Instead, they served a different sweet dish, which was served in the evening."

The head chef asked, "What kind of meat is that?"

The chef across from me said, "The manager took some people to buy the beef yesterday," then paused, and said suspiciously, "Could it be a problem with the beef?"

The head chef's expression changed slightly, and he said, "It's hard to say right now. Where are you? Is anyone in the kitchen?"

The chef opposite shook his head and said, "No! We're all being held in a private room at the hotel, and the kitchen has been sealed off. The police seem to be conducting tests. Why don't you talk to the police and ask them to come and do the tests? That way, we can clear ourselves of suspicion, right?"

The head chef said, "Okay! I'll talk to the police. You all need to cooperate and answer whatever they ask. Don't let something that isn't our problem be blamed on us."

The chef across the table sighed and said, "Of course! What bad luck! Old Yang, let's find another shop to work at once this is over."

The head chef said, "We'll talk about this later, I'm hanging up now!"

After hanging up the phone, the head chef looked at Guan Feng and said, "Captain Guan, you heard it all, this dish is different."

Guan Feng asked, "What side dishes are included in this spicy blood curd?"

The head chef said, "It mainly consists of sliced ​​beef, bean sprouts, duck blood, and some other seasonings."

Guan Feng looked at Huang Lili and said, "Call the technical department and ask them if they have tested these ingredients on site."

Huang Lili immediately dialed the phone number of Lao Wang from the technical department.

When Lao Wang received Huang Lili's call, he immediately answered her questions and then said, "The test results will take a while. Are you primarily suspecting these three ingredients?"

Huang Lili said, "I just asked the chef, and he said he wasn't poisoned at noon, but was poisoned in the evening. The main problem with the side dishes was this one."

Old Wang said, "In that case, I'll arrange for the testing of these three ingredients first."

Huang Lili said, "Thank you, Wang Ke!"

Old Wang said, "What are you thanking me for? I was just doing this to serve you!"

After exchanging a few polite words, Huang Lili hung up the phone and said to Guan Feng, "Captain, I've already contacted them. They have leftovers of all three ingredients. Captain Wang said they're working on the tests as quickly as possible, but it will take some time."

Guan Feng nodded and said, "Everything needs to be tested, how can it be done so quickly? Let's wait."

Huang Lili said, "Captain Wang also meant the same thing, but he has already agreed to give priority to testing these three ingredients."

Guan Feng nodded, patiently waiting for the other party's result, while asking the head chef, "In your judgment, is it possible that the hotel manager would have acted under false pretenses and done such a thing?"

"You mean poisoning?"

The head chef asked, somewhat uncertainly.

Guan Feng nodded: "Yes."

The head chef immediately shook his head and said, "How could that be! The manager is the boss's brother-in-law. He's basically the one who manages this restaurant. It's possible that he's greedy and buys some low-quality ingredients, but to poison them himself? That would be like throwing away his own rice bowl!"

Guan Feng thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "You're right! How much do you think he earns a month from the restaurant?"

The head chef said, "Let me put it this way, the official income alone is 15,000 a month. If you include those under-the-table incomes, it's probably more than 20,000 or 30,000 a month. With so much money in hand, who would risk their job?"

Guan Feng asked, "You have that much income?"

The head chef quickly replied, "It's more than that! This is a big hotel, with dozens of tables of guests every day. The ingredients alone cost tens of thousands of yuan daily. Just adding a little oil and sauce would easily cost a thousand or so. Twenty or thirty thousand a month is still an understatement!"

Guan Feng nodded to himself.

If that's the case, then it's possible that the manager, being greedy for small gains, bought some inferior ingredients to pass off as high-quality ones.

The key now is to determine whether the food quality issues caused the accident or whether it was a serious incident caused by deliberate poisoning.

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