"..."
Similar statements originated from the victim group and quickly spread online.
At that time, people began to gather at the food safety department in charge of handling the matter and at the entrance of Andingsi.
Banners, slogans, and sit-in protests arrived in droves.
Under pressure, Caiyun County reacted quickly, with the Anding Division taking the lead, classifying last year's pedestrian street poisoning case as a criminal case and naming it "Case 1001 Major Poisoning".
Privately, the staff of the Anti-Corruption Bureau used a term from the victim group to refer to this case:
The 1001 Crimson Rose Banquet Incident!
Under pressure from higher-level leaders, the An Ding Division acted swiftly.
The old case was brought up again, and the parties involved and participants were all invited to the Anding Division for tea.
The original "crime scene," the Rumeng Milk Tea Shop, has long since been replaced by a Jiujiu Duck Neck Shop.
However, for Anseiji, finding the parties involved at the time was not a difficult task.
The store manager and staff at the time were still working near the pedestrian street, and Anseiji found them very easily.
However, the results of the inquiry were not satisfactory.
After all, it had been almost a year since the incident, and at the time, they were just working as shop assistants.
Store manager He Fang did provide a seemingly useful clue.
"Actually, I wasn't telling the truth at the time. I did come up with the Cherry Blossom Cloud Dream Tea, but the inspiration came from a customer!"
"I didn't think much of it at the time, but now that you've asked me, I realize that this customer seems a bit strange!"
“He must be a regular customer of our shop, the kind of person we know very well, otherwise I wouldn’t have listened to his advice and created this new tea.”
"But now I can't remember what this guest looked like at all."
"I've been in sales for many years, and I remember every customer who has bought something from me just a few times. Even if I don't know their names, I definitely remember what they look like!"
"But I can't remember who gave me that information at all!"
Listening to He Fang's narration, Li Nan, almost as a conditioned reflex, immediately connected the familiar guest He Fang mentioned with the mysterious man in the Meiluo Academy case.
As if possessed, he pulled out a photo from his phone and handed it to He Fang.
"Look, is that him?"
He Fang glanced at him and then laughed, "Officer Li, are you kidding? This is my former, former, former boss, Gao Siming! How could he possibly be that customer!"
Li Nan chuckled, and her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.
[I knew it! How could it possibly be Brother Gao!]
"I just wanted to test whether your memory is really that good!"
The two employees of the milk tea shop were easy to find, but a small incident occurred when they were looking for the owner at the time, Huo Houming.
Because of a mistress usurping his position, his business failed, and Huo Houming tried to make up for his losses through gambling, but ended up getting deeper and deeper into trouble.
He has been chased by loan sharks and debt collectors and is now forced to wander around.
It took Xiao Wang from the technical department a lot of effort to find clues about him in the mountain city. Li Nan entrusted the Mountain City Stability Division to help send him over.
Although he knew that Huo Houming had little to do with the Bloody Banquet, he was Gao Siming's former brother-in-law and had done something to wrong Gao Siming and Gao Zimin.
During his 24 hours at the An Ding Division, Huo Houming was repeatedly asked the same questions, and he repeated what he had said last year over and over again.
On the afternoon of the 14th, when Huo Houming walked out of Andingsi cursing, he naturally did not notice a hidden figure tightly wrapped in clothes on a street corner in the distance, who was giving him a strange smile as he looked away.
A flash of red light crossed the man's eyes. "Heh heh, Huo Houming, you're finally back. Now, prepare for your trial!"
The mysterious man was Gao Siming, who had been lingering in Andingsi for several days.
In his plan, the An Ding Si was the best helper to find Huo Houming, who was hiding in the shadows.
Relying on the octopus to expose the truth about last year's pedestrian street was also part of the plan long ago.
As Huo Houming walked away, Gao Siming was about to leave when his phone rang in his bag.
On the screen was an unfamiliar number from a mountain town.
Gao Siming grinned, "Hehe, you're choosing the path to hell over heaven, why do you insist on walking this way?"
Upon answering the phone, Huo Houming's familiar yet urgent voice came through the receiver.
"Brother-in-law, it's me! Don't hang up yet!"
"Hey, Mr. Huo, you've moved to Chongqing for business development?"
"Oh dear, brother-in-law, I'm in a bit of trouble right now, you see..."
"Mr. Huo, your family is so wealthy and powerful, you probably don't need any help from a disabled person like me!"
"Brother-in-law, could you lend me some money? Ten or twenty thousand would be fine!"
"Mr. Huo, you seem to have forgotten how you kicked me out of the game back then!"
"Ten thousand, or five thousand, is fine too!"
"Two thousand, that's all! Send me your bank card number!"
"Brother-in-law, you should know that your brother-in-law's cards have been frozen by the bank. Shall we meet and talk about it?"
"Mr. Huo, is it really worth coming all the way from Chongqing to Tanhua City for just two thousand yuan?"
"Well, it's a long story. I'm in Tanhua City right now!"
"oh!"
"See you at the Normal University later, right at the university gate!"
"oh!"
After hanging up the phone, Gao Siming was overjoyed. He had been thinking about what excuse to use to meet Huo Houming, but now that Huo Houming had taken the initiative, things would be much easier!
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