"Qin Wen and Yang Bairong will go to the pedestrian street where the incident occurred to investigate the cause of the poisoning. Ma Jie, Li Na, and I will go to the hospital to investigate the patients. Okay, let's move out!"
"All violations of the law will be investigated, and all murder cases will be solved!"
When Feng Lei woke up, it was already noon the next day. When he opened his eyes, he saw two men and a woman in his room.
No, this isn't his room.
White walls, simple decorations—is this a hospital?
"Didn't I just finish having barbecue with Zhong Fan and we were about to hit a home run? How did I end up in the hospital?"
As Feng Lei was thinking this, he saw three men and women walking towards him.
The man in the green uniform spoke first.
"Hello Feng Lei, this is Li Nan from the An Ding Destiny Department. These two are my colleagues. We would like to ask you what exactly happened last night?"
It turns out to be the An Ding Si, which is known for solving every murder case?
Feng Lei's heart jumped. What exactly happened last night?
Feng Lei was just an ordinary person, so when questioned by the An Ding Si, he naturally told Li Nan everything that had happened the night before.
Including having lunch with Zhong Fan in the afternoon, watching a movie, and having barbecue. Nothing particularly special seems to have happened, right?
Finally, Feng Lei asked, "Officer, what about my girlfriend? Her name is Zhong Fan. How is she now?"
Li Nan and the others exchanged glances. Qin Wen flipped through the notes in her notebook, shook her head at Li Nan, and Li Nan understood, gently patting Feng Lei's right hand. "Please accept my condolences! We have already notified her family!"
After Li Nan and the others left, heart-wrenching cries echoed from the ward.
After asking several of the awakened victims, the answers were all different. Although the accidents all happened on the pedestrian street, each person's experience was different.
However, there are similarities: when you come to the pedestrian street, you're basically just strolling around and eating.
The people who woke up had a few things to do: they not only shopped, but they also ate. They ate hot pot, stir-fries, barbecue, and local snacks…
"This is troublesome!"
"Captain Li, I've made a discovery!"
During the questioning, Li Na kept taking notes on her laptop. Once the questioning was over, she had basically finished compiling the statistics.
"Li Na, what have you discovered?"
"All the people who were poisoned had bought milk tea from this Rumeng Milk Tea shop on the pedestrian street, and coincidentally, they all bought the same one, Cherry Blossom Cloud Dream Tea."
"Yes, I remember that. The investigation here is basically over. Ma Jie, you and your colleagues handle the aftermath at the hospital and comfort the family. Li Na, you go back to the An Ding Division to organize the data. I'll go check on that milk tea shop!"
"good!"
On the bus, Li Nan had already notified Qin Wen's team to focus on and collect information about the Rumeng Milk Tea shop to see if they could find any key clues, paying particular attention to this new milk tea.
Half an hour later, Li Nan arrived at the pedestrian street.
The pedestrian street was still cordoned off, but there were far fewer onlookers.
After greeting his colleagues from the East China Sea Patrol Team, Li Nan parked his car and entered the pedestrian street.
Rumeng Milk Tea Shop is located in the middle of the pedestrian street, a great location with plenty of foot traffic, so business is naturally booming.
When Li Nan arrived, the shop owner was also late. He had just arrived and was surprised to find that it was an acquaintance.
"Captain Li, I'm innocent! This is just a small milk tea shop that's been open for over ten years. I've always obeyed the law and never had any problems."
The middle-aged man in front of me was obese and bloated, giving off a greasy vibe. He was Huo Houming, Gao Siming's former brother-in-law.
"Mr. Huo, we are currently investigating and collecting evidence. We did not say it was related to your store. What, are you in such a hurry? Are you planning to turn yourself in?" As Gao Siming's henchman, Li Nan was well aware of the absurd marriage between Gao Zimin and Huo Houming, and Huo Houming's treacherous behavior towards Gao Siming. He certainly wouldn't give Huo Houming a friendly look.
If it were 21 years ago, when Huo Houming was thriving in the building materials market, he might have had some confidence when facing Anding Company.
But things are different now. He has been betrayed by his mistress and is already heavily in debt, living in hiding. If it weren't for the problem with his only milk tea shop and the An Ding Si coming to his door today, he probably wouldn't have shown his face.
"Captain Li, you can't say that! I'm a law-abiding citizen, a very law-abiding citizen. I just arrived here and was scared by your attitude!"
"Heh, even Boss Huo has moments of fear?"
Li Nan was too lazy to argue with him any further and asked Qin Wen, "Have you checked the milk tea I mentioned? Is there anything wrong with it?"
Qin Wen held out her hands, wearing medical gloves, and showed them to Li Nan. "After questioning the staff at the milk tea shop, I learned that the main ingredients of Cherry Blossom Cloud Dream Tea are cherry blossoms and red oranges from Tanhua City, as well as the famous Cloud Dream Cloud Mist Tea, and powdered sugar, etc. After my simple on-site testing, I haven't found any suspicious ingredients yet. Further analysis will have to wait until we get back to the lab."
Upon hearing the name of the new milk tea, Huo Houming was puzzled. He pulled over a trembling shop assistant and asked fiercely, "What's this cherry blossom tea? I don't think it's on the company's sales list!"
Xiao Zhang pointed to the fat woman next to him, "Boss, it's not my fault. This recipe was created by Sister He. She said yesterday was National Day, so there should be a lot of young people and couples coming to buy it."
Huo Houming glared at the store manager, "Xiao Fang, what's going on here?"
The store manager, He Fang, was not afraid of Huo Houming and directly retorted, "Mr. Huo, to be honest, I did come up with this recipe. I wanted to call you the day before yesterday to report it, but was your phone accessible?"
Huo Houming was about to explode in anger when he remembered that the people from the An Ding Division were still there. He only dared to glare fiercely at He Fang, "Fine, you're right. Once this is over, get out of here!"
Li Nan and Qin Wen also overheard Huo Houming's conversation with the shop assistant, but they cannot draw any conclusions yet and can only wait for the laboratory results.
Qin Wen took the samples back to the laboratory for further investigation. Li Nan didn't want to deal with Huo Houming, so she ordered her subordinates to take them back to Anding Division first, while she and Yang Bairong continued to investigate other possible suspicious points.
But after walking only a few steps, an absurd idea popped into his mind...
Li Nan suddenly remembered that the store manager, He Fang, looked familiar. Wasn't this milk tea shop owned by Gao Siming 19 years ago? Back then, this chubby girl was a waitress at this milk tea shop, and now she's a store manager.
In order to raise funds to invest in his future metaverse, Gao Siming reluctantly sold the milk tea shop, which was only good for showing off.
But now, how could this milk tea shop belong to Huo Houming? No matter how confused Gao Siming is, he wouldn't transfer his small shop to someone who hurt his sister, would he?
Moreover, how is Gao Siming involved in this case again?
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