Chapter 164 Choice
◎Three people face the choice between conscience and survival◎
The results of the trace testing department showed that toxic and harmful ingredients were detected in the different milk powder samples provided by Zhu Feipeng.
This harmful ingredient can add fragrance, thickness and flavor, but it can cause great damage to the kidneys of infants and young children, causing kidney stones at the mildest and water accumulation in the kidneys at the worst. Long-term use will affect brain development and lead to cerebral palsy.
When the test results came out, all the leaders of the Provincial Public Security Department were shocked.
How did such toxic milk powder pass the inspection of the Food and Drug Administration, how did it obtain a food approval number, how did it pass the supervision of the industrial and commercial and health departments, and how did it enter major shopping malls, supermarkets, and convenience stores with impunity?
Liangerkang Food Group Co., Ltd. is a star enterprise in the province.
Chairman Feng Liangkang, born in a farming family, started his own business from a small roasted food stall, and gradually developed it into a group company, which has become one of the most famous enterprises in Hunan Province. The company's business products range from melon seeds, peanuts to various candies, preserved fruits, canned foods, etc. During festivals and visiting relatives and friends, who has not bought Liangerkang food?
At the beginning of this year, Leong Yee Kang entered the milk powder market and acquired a milk powder company. The infant milk powder it launched was well received by the people as soon as it was launched. As Gao Shengqiang said, it has a strong milk flavor, good taste, and is cheap. In addition, Leong Yee Kang’s advertising is good, so it has occupied half of the milk powder market in an instant.
Such a brand enterprise that has been developing for more than ten years openly produces and sells toxic milk powder that harms the bodies of infants and young children. This is completely self-destructive! It is a disaster for the country and the people! We will never tolerate it!
The Provincial Public Security Department promptly reported the incident to the Provincial Party Committee, which attached great importance to it and set up a special task force to conduct a rigorous investigation and crackdown in collaboration with various government departments including industry and commerce, health, medical care, and education.
Overnight, all the L&K brand milk powder was removed from the shelves.
All members of the Liang Er Kang Enterprise Board of Directors were taken away for internal investigation.
Taking milk powder as the starting point, Zhao Xiangwan's team investigated the work units of Huang Ju and Qi Wanjuan.
The truth gradually surfaced.
July this year.
Goldman Sachs gave him two cans of milk powder. After Peng Qianze gave his child some milk powder, he found that his son's urine was yellowish and he cried out in pain when he urinated. Peng Qianze found Huang Ju and sent the child to the Children's Hospital for examination, and found that he had kidney stones.
Huang Julian thought of the dozens of cases of kidney stones in infants he had treated recently, and he became suspicious. He carefully inquired about Peng Qianze's child's diet, and after ruling out the problem of the food in the kindergarten, Huang Ju turned his suspicious eyes to milk powder.
Peng Qianze happened to be a technician at the Food and Drug Administration, so he took the milk powder samples into the laboratory for testing. The test results shocked him: the milk powder actually contained poison!
Because Goldman Sachs forced him to buy the Liangerkang milk powder, Peng Qianze was worried that he would feel guilty, so he chose to keep it secret and did not even tell his wife.
Peng Qianze reported the matter to his superiors, but was criticized for using the laboratory for private testing without authorization. He was threatened that if he continued to investigate, his housing eligibility would be revoked.
Huang Ju also encountered obstacles.
He reported the incident to the department leader, requesting that the mass poisoning of infants and young children be reported to the health department and that a thorough investigation of the Levitra milk powder be conducted.
But the leader told him to shut up, saying that the matter had not been investigated and it was not necessarily the milk powder that was the problem. Huang Ju wanted to say something else, but was threatened by the leader: Do you still want to be promoted to associate professor?
Huang Ju is a doctor who graduated from a regular medical major. He has good medical ethics, is gentle and patient with sick children, and is very popular with parents. However, because he has not written any papers, has no academic achievements, and is honest and not good at flattering, he has never been awarded the title of associate senior professional.
Huang Ju and Peng Qianze were both in great pain and distress, so they approached Qi Wanjuan, hoping to use the power of journalists to investigate and expose the Berejiklian milk powder, so that the public would voluntarily stop using this brand of milk powder to protect the health of their children.
Qi Wanjuan began to investigate.
She came to Liangerkang Dairy Company with a press pass and asked to visit the production workshop, the inspection process of source dairy farmers, the inspection reports, etc., and directly questioned the quality of milk powder.
After being obstructed and threatened by the company's security guards, Qi Wanjuan copied the patient's medical report, took out the test results, and wrote a news release with a full heart of anger. The title was "Who is to blame for the toxic milk powder entering the market?"
However, this manuscript was blocked by the editor-in-chief.
The editor-in-chief said that there were no problems with the approval documents, batch numbers, and test reports of Liangerkang milk powder, and that the physical condition of infants and young children was just a special case. Now is a critical time to support local enterprises and develop the local economy. We cannot characterize milk powder as "toxic milk powder" just because of the words of one or two doctors or one or two report test sheets without the official seal of the unit. The matter has not been investigated yet, and reporting it rashly will cause an uproar in society, which will have a huge impact on the future and fate of Liangerkang, and may even cause the public to question the government's credibility.
Therefore, the editor-in-chief shot down the manuscript.
Qi Wanjuan felt as if her heart was being fried in oil, and a lot of her hair fell out. She looked at the manuscript that was locked in the drawer and could not see the light of day, and fell into deep thought.
Peng Qianze’s test report, Huang Ju’s clinic records, Qi Wanjuan’s press release—all were suppressed by certain people using their power.
They all have families to support, and work is the basis for their livelihood. They know what the consequences will be if they confront their leaders and go against power.
However, toxic milk powder is continuously flowing into the market. Seeing more and more children with kidney problems seeking medical treatment and hearing more and more questions and protests about the quality of milk powder, their conscience makes it impossible for them to remain silent.
Where should we go from here?
The three are faced with a choice between conscience and survival.
The three of them agreed that in order to protect Gao Shengqiang, they would keep this matter a secret from him for the time being.
The decision is difficult.
During this period of hesitation, Peng Qianze, Huang Ju, Qi Wanjuan and Gao Shengqiang encountered accidents one after another.
——Everything points to one fact: someone wants to shut them up.
After hearing Zhao Xiangwan's report, the Provincial Public Security Department immediately organized a special task force meeting and arrested all the people involved in the case.
Editor-in-chief of Star City Legal Weekly;
Chief of Internal Medicine, Children's Hospital;
Chief of the Testing Division of the Food and Drug Administration;
Chairman of Liang Er Kang Dairy Company, Feng Liang Kang.
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A large number of people were arrested. From the Provincial Public Security Department to the Municipal Public Security Bureau, all efforts were made to minimize the social impact of the toxic milk powder incident.
Children are the flowers of the motherland and the future of society. We must never allow unscrupulous businesses to extend their evil hands to children!
After inspection, it was found that the newly launched Liangerkang milk powder first added water to the milk in order to reduce costs, and then added a certain additive to meet the protein content, enhance the flavor and thicken the milk. After the milk powder was put on the market, it quickly occupied the low-end market due to its low price and made a lot of money.
Liangerkang's new brand of milk powder was launched at the beginning of this year. Although there have been continuous feedback from customers saying that their children's urine became yellow and turbid, and there were small particles in the urine after drinking the milk powder, Liangerkang Dairy Company not only did not reflect and rectify the situation, but instead took tough measures to shut them up, either by inducement or intimidation.
Ordinary people had no way to complain, so they could only admit that they were unlucky and give up the fight. Therefore, after nearly a year on the market, no negative news was revealed.
However, Qi Wanjuan almost exposed the truth.
If Qi Wanjuan were allowed to publish that article in "Xingshi Legal Weekly", Liangerkang Dairy Company would face a huge public opinion crisis.
In order to silence her, the people of Good & Conservation Dairy investigated her and found that there was a four-person gang behind her, including doctors and technicians from the Food and Drug Administration. Although Gao Shengqiang was kept in the dark, the people of Good & Conservation Dairy, in line with the principle of "better to kill three thousand by mistake than to let one go", regarded the four people as a gang and made sure to silence them collectively.
Only the dead will keep their mouths shut.
Hiring a killer, especially one who is so skilled at doing it by accident, is definitely not cheap.
As the head of Liang Er Kang Dairy Company, Feng Liang Kang must be the final decision maker.
However, Feng Liangkang was very stubborn.
After several interrogations, Feng Liangkang insisted that he was semi-retired and had no knowledge of the tainted milk powder incident, and that everything was the responsibility of the managers of the industrial, purchasing and quality departments.
As for murder, Feng Liangkang refused to admit it until his death.
If you want to make him confess, you must find a clue.
However, the police sent by Xu Songling to track down the clues returned empty-handed.
The police station went out and carried out a comprehensive search of bus stations, train stations, and airports with the paintings, but they did not find the family of three at all.
Otherwise, they have other vehicles to pick them up and leave Xing City via the provincial road.
Otherwise, they boarded a plane or a car as soon as possible and left by plane, train or car before the police from the police station arrived.
Zhao Xiangwan led the team members to the Yangguang Community, and then revisited the communities and hotels near Jiefang Road, and finally obtained the ID numbers for lead registration.
After logging into the public security system to search, I found that the other party’s ID card was fake.
Name, age, place of origin...all are fake.
Ji Zhao's portrait is very lifelike, but because it requires a nationwide search, it is like looking for a needle in a haystack and requires a lot of manpower and material resources.
The Xing City Public Security Bureau issued more than 3,000 cooperation warrants and sent them by registered mail to police stations across the country, requesting them to find the three men.
However, a month later, the feedback we received was very disappointing.
——No such person found.
It was mid-November.
The first time they encountered Ji Zhao's portrait, they couldn't find the person in it, and the five members of the special operations team felt frustrated.
Sitting at the conference table in the new office, Zhu Feipeng slammed the table and asked, "Who is the fuse?"
Zhu Feipeng slammed the table with a loud sound, and Ji Zhao glanced at him.
Zhu Feipeng glanced at Zhao Xiangwan and gently placed his palm on the table: "Boss, I have no idea at all, what should I do?"
Zhao Xiangwan is three months pregnant, and the morning sickness that tormented her has finally ended. However, she used to vomit every morning when she woke up, smelled fumes, perfume, or fish, and even when she was in a bumpy car. After all this torture, Zhao Xiangwan has become a little thin. She has an apple face that originally made her look small, but now it looks only the size of a palm, which makes people feel sorry for her.
Although Ji Jinmao, Zhao Dacui, and the professional team of chefs at the Four Seasons Hotel worked hard to make food that was both nutritious and delicious and that suited Zhao Xiangwan's taste, it took a while to make up for it.
Seeing that the team was becoming increasingly impatient, Zhao Xiangwan hung the three portraits on a whiteboard, observed them carefully, and shared his findings.
Judging from their close relationship, they may be a family of three.
The mother has a sad face and is dressed simply. Her role should be to take care of the child's daily life.
My father is arrogant, cold, has sharp eyes, and is not easy to get along with. He should be the one who directed the motorcyclist to cause traffic accidents on the walkie-talkie.
The girl's skin is extremely white, which means she seldom sees sunlight, stays indoors for a long time, does not go to school, has no friends, and may be in a state of imprisonment.
She is thin, and her eyebrows and hair are a little sparse, indicating that she has been malnourished for a long time.
She has poor body coordination, walks awkwardly, and never speaks, which suggests she may have been hurt or even abused.
Is it possible that they are not a family of three?
Mother is just a babysitter.
Children were imprisoned.
My father is the real mastermind who makes money by creating accidents.
After hearing Zhao Xiangwan's speculation, Zhu Feipeng said, "Yes! I also suspect that this girl was kidnapped, and the assassin is the man in the top hat and windbreaker."
Zhou Rulan sighed: "What should we do? If they are not a family of three, it will be even more difficult to find these people."
Zhu Kang thought for a moment and made a suggestion: "Boss, do you want to have a chat with Feng Liangkang? If he hired a killer, maybe we can get some clues."
Zhao Xiangwan also wanted to meet Feng Liangkang.
Because Zhao Xiangwan suffered from severe morning sickness some time ago, the investigation into the toxic milk powder was fully presided over by Xu Songling.
Now that Zhao Xiangwan feels that he has recovered, he decides to take over.
The bodies of Peng Qianze, Huang Ju and Qi Wanjuan are still warm, and we must redress their wrongs.
If they had not discovered it early, I'm afraid that Liangerkang milk powder would have been sold to more people and more children would have been harmed.
If they hadn't persisted to the end, the children who grew up drinking this toxic milk powder would probably continue to drink it, and the consequences would be unimaginable!
Thinking of this, Zhao Xiangwan called Xu Songling and said, "Director Xu, please make arrangements. I want to bring Feng Liangkang to trial."
Xu Songling inquired about her health with concern. He was relieved to hear that she had fully recovered. He smiled and said, "Okay, okay, we'll wait for you to judge him."
On the phone, Xu Songling paused for a moment, put away his smile, and said in a serious tone: "Xiang Wan, let him go and punish him severely! Such a black-hearted businessman deserves death!"
Zhao Xiangwan responded promptly: "Yes."