Chapter 110 Calling for People: I thought you called me because you wanted to see me...

On October 20th, the weather was sunny, and the Fifth Representative Congress of Kapok Peach Garden was officially held.

The attendees were mainly farm owner Chen Mian and her family who have always supported her.

Meeting minutes were recorded by Chen Yongliang.

With a serious expression and holding an ear of corn, Chen Mian spoke: "Comrades, the problem is extremely serious. Our Taoyuan is almost at a critical juncture of life and death."

"The purpose of today's meeting is to gather everyone's wisdom and work together to overcome these difficult times. Let me start by saying a few words..."

The following is a short essay of 800 words, filled with heartfelt emotion.

This conference discussed two major issues concerning Taoyuan.

I. Regarding the problem of peach trees wilting and excessive peach gum.

Chen Mian took the lead in self-reflection: "It was my lack of work experience that prevented me from discovering the problem immediately. In addition, it was my insistence on choosing the new variety, which is also my responsibility."

Yan Yuhua (Old Yan) expressed his condolences: "It's common for farmers to rely on the weather for their livelihood. There's nothing we can do if God doesn't look out for us. Even if the peach harvest isn't good next year, we can still grow other things on the remaining land and survive."

Lin Shanhu (Old Lin) thought this was no big deal, saying, "Grandpa can cure you in no time."

Taking advantage of the chaos, Ji Yu confessed, "Mianmian, I'll hand over my salary card to you, and we can just buy a new batch of saplings and plant them."

Chen Muhe offered a constructive suggestion: "Move people in."

As for who was shaking the rocker, she refused to answer.

Second, the restaurant was reported and ordered to suspend operations for rectification.

In response to the incident, He Maimiao led the apology: "Respected organization, I am guilty. Such a heinous incident occurred so soon after I took office. I request to take unpaid leave."

Chen Mian reassured the new employee: "It's not your fault. Your salary will be paid as usual, and you'll have paid leave."

Lin Huijun stated, "There is absolutely no way there could be any problems with our vegetables and meat. This is a serious slander and defamation."

Ji Yu took credit: "I've already persuaded the people from the Municipal Health Bureau to go back and not make a fuss."

He also made a solemn pledge: "I will investigate the case as soon as possible and clear Taoyuan Restaurant's name."

Summary: 1. Immediately initiate self-rescue activities after calling for reinforcements.

Second, we visited the site to find out the truth. The restaurant was undergoing renovations while it was closed.

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Under the guidance of veteran farmer Lin Shanhu, Chen Mian and her family performed debridement surgery on the peach tree.

Everyone wore clean gloves and left no corner untouched, determined to remove all the peach gum.

Chen Mian found joy amidst the hardship: "Although the peach trees got sick from the excess peach gum, my mother and grandmother also enjoyed eating even more peach gum."

She had been wondering why peach gum, which is so nutritious, wasn't commonly seen before. It turns out that its nutrients are absorbed from peach trees.

Lin Huijun comforted her, "Mianmian, don't worry too much. Trust your grandfather."

After harvesting the peach gum, they applied a layer of organic fertilizer to the peach trees.

The sweet potato residue from a few days ago finally came in handy, along with soybean residue bought from a tofu vendor. By mixing the two together and fermenting them for several days, we created homemade organic fertilizer.

After this wave of trauma, the peach trees are lacking nutrients. Scientific fertilization can effectively improve the soil and make the root system stronger.

The trace elements such as nitrogen and calcium in fertilizers can also enhance the toughness of tree bark and its disease resistance.

While everyone in the peach orchard was working enthusiastically, Ji Yu was also busy at the other end.

He left his workplace, changed out of his police uniform in his car, and then drove to the Municipal Health Bureau.

Xiri Ahong was prepared and handed the transcript of Huo Jia's report to Ji Yu, reminding her, "You can only look at it, you can't take it away."

Ji Yu nodded: "I understand the rules, don't worry."

After saying that, he picked up the transcript and started looking through it.

The statement indicated that the person involved was Hoja's grandfather, Reheman, and that Reheman himself bought the food to eat with his grandson.

However, Hoga had just woken up and couldn't eat, which is why he escaped unharmed.

Not long after Reheman finished eating, he started vomiting and having diarrhea.

Strangely, Hoja did not take his grandfather to the hospital immediately. Instead, he went to the health bureau to report the incident the next morning, and only went to the hospital in the afternoon with He Maimiao's help.

Ji Yu looked at the transcript in her hand. "There's definitely something fishy about this. They even brought leftover food when they came to report it, so they were obviously prepared."

Xiri Ahong: "The test results are in, and there are indeed very high levels of pesticide residues in it."

How high is it? Even when ordinary people spray pesticides to prevent insect bites on vegetables in the field, they dilute them with water and then use a spray bottle to evenly sprinkle them around the leaves.

The food Hoga brought had pesticide residue on it, as if pesticides had been poured directly onto it and were almost undiluted, but fortunately the amount was not large.

"Sigh, it's just that the old man was lucky; otherwise, he might have died."

Xi Ri Hong raised an eyebrow at Ji Yu and said, "With such a high concentration, why don't you ask the police station to open a case first?"

"I don't think Hoga is a good person anyway. Just arrest him and lock him up for a few days, and he'll behave."

Ji Yu: "Do you know where he lives?"

“I know.” Xiri Ahong rummaged through the materials piled on the table. “The address is written on this. It’s in the tenement building at No. 95 Yuquan Street, room 302.”

"Okay, thanks bro. I'll treat you to dinner after I'm done with this."

Ji Yu copied the address into a small notebook he carried with him and hurried off to make the visit.

He decided to drop the matter of filing a case, not wanting to escalate the situation. If things went wrong, it wouldn't benefit anyone.

The most important thing in running a business is reputation, especially for restaurants. Once your reputation is tarnished, no matter how delicious your food is, no one will dare to come.

Chen Mian has already carefully checked the situation in the kitchen and confirmed that there are no problems with their ingredients.

Residential buildings on Yuquan Street.

No one was home at Hoga's house; he and his grandfather were probably still in the hospital and hadn't returned yet.

Ji Yu visited the neighbors, and everyone had the same impression of Reheman: a pitiful man with a miserable life.

His wife died when he was young, leaving behind a five-year-old son. He raised his son single-handedly, acting as both father and mother, and saved money to get him married.

After her grandson was born, when he was one year old, Reheman's son and daughter-in-law went south to work, and they never came back.

He was old and had difficulty walking, so he relied on odd jobs to earn money to raise Hoga.

Opinions on Hoga's character are divided. Some people think that the scar on his face makes him look like a bad person.

Some people also think that Hoga is quite kind-hearted, "When the neighbor's child went missing before, it was Hoga who found him."

A memory flashed through Ji Yu's mind, and she pressed, "Whose child went missing? When did this happen?"

"It was the kids from the Amira family up ahead. It happened several years ago. I don't know where Hoga found them, but they were pretty amazing."

Another neighbor added, "The child is quite pretty, but she doesn't look like Amy and the others; she has single eyelids."

"I remember she gave birth to a daughter, didn't she?"

"It's probably a son. Kids all look alike, so it's normal to mistake one for a girl."

Following the directions, Ji Yu went to Amyra's house and met the child, who was indeed very beautiful. In comparison, Amyra's appearance was rather ordinary.

Ji Yu stared at the child for a long time, and the more she looked, the less she felt that he was a child from Xinjiang.

He sent the children away and asked Amyra about the details, "Amyra, is your husband Han Chinese?"

"no."

Do you have any Han Chinese relatives?

Amyra continued to shake her head.

Ji Yu questioned, "Then where did you get this child from?"

"I...I gave birth to it myself."

"To be honest, I now suspect you of child trafficking."

Amyra panicked: "I didn't, it's... I found it."

Ji Yu pulled out her ID and dropped a bombshell without any preamble: "Some people say that you gave birth to a daughter back then, and that your current son was arranged for you by Huo Jia."

"How...how did you know?" Amira panicked completely, tears streaming down her face. "Was Hoga captured?"

Ji Yu: "Alright, come with me to the police station to make a statement." His mental fortitude is too poor; he hasn't even done anything yet, and he's already confessed everything.

With this incident, it would be perfectly logical for him to arrest Hoja.

Ji Yu drove Amy back to the police station to report the situation to his superiors.

"Boss, we've discovered another child abduction case. I request permission to apprehend the suspect first."

"When did this happen? Where was the child lost?" Yalikun quickly stood up and asked for details.

Child abduction cases have been frequent in Ume City in the past two years, but they have been unable to catch the big fish behind them.

He can't have peace of mind until the case is solved and the lost child is found.

Ji Yu shook her head: "This time, it wasn't that the child was lost, but that we bought the child from human traffickers."

"And this human trafficker is very well hidden; he's currently at the city hospital."

Yarkand: "So how did you find out?"

Ji Yu scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "Someone was causing trouble at my wife's shop. I went to visit the neighbors near her house, and that's what they told me."

"Alright, I don't know if you're lucky or not. Go ahead, I've approved it."

"yes!"

Ji Yu changed into her police uniform, took two colleagues with her, and set off.

…

"Ring ring—"

The phone rang in the living room, and Chen Muhe, who happened to be nearby, picked it up.

"Hello, who is this?"

"It's me, I'm already at the airport."

Upon hearing the man's voice on the other end of the phone, Chen Muhe's smile froze, and she stiffly replied with an "Oh."

"Could you please come and pick me up? I've forgotten how to get here." Shen Hetong's tone was gentle, as if the person he used to remember by photographic accuracy wasn't himself.

Chen Muhe wasn't buying it: "You wait there, I'll have my sister come pick you up."

"Okay." The man's voice sounded somewhat forlorn. "I thought you called me because you wanted to see me."

Chen Muhe was too lazy to pay attention and had already hung up.

Chen Mian didn't expect Professor Shen to arrive so quickly; she called yesterday, and he was already here today.

The man in front of me had a refined and scholarly air about him. He wore gold-rimmed glasses, a silver-gray suit, and a black woolen overcoat.

There were two huge suitcases behind him.

Shen Hetong explained, "These are some chemicals I brought specifically because I was worried they wouldn't be easy to buy here."

"Some of these are gifts for you and your uncles and aunts."

Chen Mian smiled knowingly, "Professor Shen, you're so kind. Muhe is at home with her grandparents and can't leave, so I came to pick you up by myself."

Shen Hetong instantly understood what she meant: "I was being presumptuous. Let's go straight to Peach Garden."