This reply allowed Li Lechen to grasp Lin Sen's thoughts, so he continued to bargain, and this time he offered a fixed price:

Ten kilograms, that's all. As for rice, we'll have to figure something out; there's no way we can find it for you in a short time.

Alright, we'll deliver the goods and the antidote in one transaction.

No, give me the antidote first. I can't carry rice with me all the time; you need to apply for it even in the exclusive zone.

[Really? So rice is very precious, right?]

[Isn't that obvious? Besides, it's not something you can just get with money.]

"Alright, I'll give you the antidote first. You need to gather all the rice and paddy grains for me by today."

The rice is available today, but I can't guarantee the paddy rice; it might be a few days later.

Okay, then let's pay with rice today.

Lin Sen and Li Lechen made their deal back and forth right under the noses of three million viewers, which was also observed by Ouyang Feng in its entirety.

He almost roared as he posted a special comment: "@GreenPrince @WindChaserBoy, can you please consider my existence?"

The two people who were tagged suddenly found it funny: Why should we care about your existence?

I've already put the antidote in my personal shop, streamer, go get it quickly!

Lin Sen kept his word and handed over the antidote first.

【I'll go and collect the rice now, and I'll contact you as soon as I've collected it, within today】

Li Lechen said this from the bottom of his heart. It's just ten kilograms of rice; you can just buy a bag at the supermarket.

Meanwhile, streamer Huang Dou hurriedly forced himself to go to Lin Sen's personal shop and bought the antidote for only 10 coins. Without thinking twice, he ate it in front of more than three million viewers.

Ten minutes later, the streamer recovered and his first words were: "Remember, never buy anything from 'Mint Syrup'. That's what ruined me."

Therefore, "Xiao Ming's Jam" is still the most reliable.

Actually, "Xia Nu Xi Xi" is also reliable.

In short, don't be greedy for cheap deals. Those cucumbers that cost 10 coins each—you never know if they're poisonous.

[It was a false alarm; thankfully, there was an antidote.]

What does 10 kilograms of rice mean? How many grains are in that?

Isn't rice low in calories? Why would a wealthy person trade precious antidotes for rice?

Is the antidote really that precious? Logically, there should be plenty of antidote available.

[Speaking of which, the culprit should be @欧阳疯子, who took down the antidote like a madman.]

Exactly! They deserve to lose their permanent residency in the safe zone.

[Have they already come out? The mass population screening hasn't even started yet, has it?]

He's long since fallen out of the top 10,000 on the list of the wealthiest people in the world; losing his permanent residency is only a matter of time.

Ouyang Feng realized something was wrong. Although the streamer named "Xiudou Kecan" survived after taking the antidote, it didn't seem to have made people realize the dangers of buying food from private shops. Everyone was still discussing which store was more suitable to buy from.

Buying from any store isn't suitable! Buying directly from their own store through the online mall is the safest option!

Haven't people realized the seriousness of the situation after seeing such a poisoning scene?

So, before everyone left, I quickly sent another comment:

Please believe that, apart from virus-free preserved fruits purchased through official channels, all other preserved fruits and fresh fruits pose safety risks. Once poisoned, it will be too late to regret it.

By the way, I actually have a lot of antidote left, all of which are in my personal shop. Anyone who needs it can apply for it.

Following closely on Ouyang Feng's comment, Lin Sen casually posted one.

Ouyang Feng was completely enraged: [@GreenPrince, what do you mean by that?]

[It means exactly what it says, is there anyone who didn't understand?]

[@GreenPrince, you didn't have this attitude before; you were the one who came up with the idea!]

Ouyang Feng was furious and prepared to reveal some of their previous conversations. He had vaguely sensed Lin Sen's malice, or at least that he wasn't friendly towards him.

Lin Sen didn't care and retorted directly, "I only came up with this idea because of your antidote. You only fell for it because you're stupid."

[@GreenPrince, what did I do to offend you? Why are you treating me like this?]

Stop tagging me all the time. Who else can chime in besides you and me talking right now?

Indeed, the permanent residents of the two safe zones were sending private messages, talking about what seemed to be secret matters. Even if someone wanted to or could interrupt, they wouldn't.

[@GreenPrince, it's fine if you undermine me today, but don't regret it when you get back at me.]

[I told you not to tag me, are you really that stubborn? I, Lin Sen, would never associate with someone like you who deliberately poisons food.]

In short, although it was just an argument, it made everyone gasp in surprise.

What was just speculation before is now a done deal.

It turns out that the food sellers themselves were adding poison to the food, which is why they came up with all this talk about detoxification, poisoning, and antidotes.

Ouyang Feng was caught off guard. He hadn't expected Lin Sen to say something like that so blatantly, so he quickly denied it, saying, "What are you saying? What poison? Are you crazy?!"

【I'm not sick, I'm perfectly fine. It's the people who eat your adulterated and then detoxified food who are sick. Once you lose your permanent residency in the safe zone, your 7D printing technology will probably be gone too. A simple analysis will reveal whether you've done those dirty deeds.】

Lin Senyi reminded him, and Ouyang Feng realized that without permanent residency in the safe zone, his 7D printing technology was no longer protected by patent law. Disassembling or studying it was everyone's freedom.

Ouyang Feng, who had always been under special protection, was completely unlike Lai Haoren in this regard. He hadn't even used patent protection methods like the self-destructing "Fullness Pills." Besides, the products he sold weren't suitable for patent protection in this way.

For a moment, Ouyang Feng felt as if the whole world had abandoned him.

Indeed, the subsequent barrage of comments were all criticizing him. Even through the screen, Li Lechen could smell the ocean's spittle from three million people.

Although a large-scale population screening has not yet been conducted, based on the current situation and future trends, Ouyang Feng has no chance of turning things around.

What we need to pay attention to is who will be able to replace Ouyang Feng and obtain permanent residency in the safe zone.

Huo Jiujian is also looking forward to this.

......

Although he promised to give Lin Sen ten kilograms of rice today, Li Lechen found it quite difficult in practice.

There was no reason why he couldn't even leave the school gate.

That's right. Ever since I mysteriously left school and disappeared, only to be found at the scrap yard in the west of the city and almost died, and with Jia Chenggong becoming the new vice principal in charge of logistics and security, the security measures at No. 2 Middle School have been strengthened many times over.