"Yes, Captain Li!"
"We need to coordinate with the technical and economic departments to verify the victims' spending records during this period, to see what else they bought besides the milk tea, and whether there are any other similarities!"
"Mission accomplished!"
Li Na stood up and gave a standard salute, her breasts still heaving. Li Nan, on the other hand, turned and walked away. Li Na thought to herself, "Captain Li is such a good man!"
...
The incident happened suddenly, and Xiong Sifu was indeed caught off guard. However, relying on his years of experience, he quickly managed to appease the higher-ups, calm the media, and initially reassure the public and the victims.
Only then did Xiong Sifu have a moment to catch his breath, lean back in his chair, have a good sip of tea, and rest for a while.
"I'm getting old, my body isn't what it used to be!"
Just as I was reflecting on this, Li Nan knocked on the door.
"Come in!"
"Master, I've come to report on my work!"
"..."
"Master, that's roughly the situation. Although we can't rule out the possibility of deliberate poisoning, based on the existing evidence, it's highly likely to be an isolated incident!"
“Indeed, based on the current situation, I also tend to believe this is a coincidence. However, you mentioned that the owner of the suspected milk tea shop is Gao Siming's ex-brother-in-law, which means there might be a change in the situation! We need to conduct a more in-depth investigation!”
Xiong Yingjun paused for a moment, then said, "Don't jump to conclusions yet. Let's investigate further. Maybe the culprit will come forward on their own?"
"Okay, I'll arrange for my team to continue the investigation!"
As Li Nan walked out of the office, she thought to herself:
Gao Siming, Gao Siming, does this case have anything to do with you?
...
A day passed quickly, and Huo Houming, who was not even a suspect but merely an interrogation subject, left Anding Division in less than 24 hours.
He was out, but his mind was still confused.
He still hasn't figured it out. All he has left is a bubble tea shop, so how did he end up like this?
It's just a cup of milk tea, how could it lead to someone's death?
How could that self-important fat man, He, have taken it upon himself to prepare this new tea without even contacting me?
The Anseiji only detained me for a dozen hours, which means they should have already investigated and figured out that this matter shouldn't have much to do with my shop. But, sigh...
I originally planned to make a fortune during this holiday to ease my debt repayment pressure, but now I've already fired Manager He Fang in a fit of anger during the day. What should I do now?
Where can I recruit people when I'm short of money?
Forget it, it's just a bubble tea shop. I can slaughter pigs and build houses myself, so why can't I mix a cup of lousy bubble tea?
The next day, Rumeng Milk Tea Shop opened for business as usual. However, due to the information on the internet yesterday, which more or less pointed to their milk tea shop, it was not explicitly stated that the incident was caused by drinking the milk tea from their shop!
We opened at 10 a.m. and it's 1:30 p.m. now—a full three and a half hours of prime sales time—and we haven't sold a single cup of milk tea!
The shop assistant, Xiao Zhang, was starving, but dared not go out for lunch.
When I used to partner with Sister He, it was always a one-on-one exchange: one of us would stay and the other would go to eat.
Now that he's the shop owner, even though business is unusually slow today, he can't bring himself to say he's hungry.
It was past one o'clock, and Huo Houming was certainly hungry, but given today's business performance, as the boss, did he have the face to go eat first?
While the two were preoccupied with their own thoughts and feeling uneasy in the shop, a somewhat familiar voice of Huo Houming came from the shop entrance.
"Boss, are you still running the milk tea promotion? Two Sakura Cloud Dream cups, please!"
Huo Houming was furious at the mere mention of this tea. When he arrived in the morning, he had already taken down the promotional banner at the entrance.
Logically, only someone who bought this milk tea would know, but didn't this incident just happen the day before yesterday? At this time, who would be stupid enough to drink this?
Xiao Zhang had the same thought. Just as he was wondering whether he should make milk tea, he heard the boss's surprised voice behind him.
"It's you!"
"My ex-brother-in-law, of course it's me. I thought you didn't remember me."
Huo Houming was about to say, "I'd still recognize you even if you turned to ashes," when a thought suddenly struck him: "Didn't they say this tea is poisonous? You want to die? Fine, I'll grant your wish!"
There were still a few oranges and tea leaves left in the shop. Huo Houming quickly ordered, "Xiao Zhang, what are you standing there for! Why aren't you getting started?"
Xiao Zhang skillfully squeezed orange juice for Gao Siming and added tea. "Hello, would you like some ice?"
"No need, my stomach hasn't been feeling well lately, I can't drink anything cold!"
"Hello, your two cups of Cherry Blossom Cloud Dream Tea will cost 40 yuan in total, thank you!"
"I remember you had a buy-one-get-one-free offer, didn't you?"
Xiao Zhang awkwardly explained, "Sorry, the event is over!"
Gao Siming said "Oh," took the milk tea, inserted a straw into one of the cups, and took a few sips. "Hmm? It doesn't seem as good as the orange juice on its own?"
After saying that, he turned and left. Xiao Zhang quickly followed and asked, "Hello, you haven't paid yet?"
Gao Siming turned around, pointed at Huo Houming, and laughed, "Hehe, this is my brother-in-law, you can ask him for it!"
Xiao Zhang wasn't stupid; he had a knack for reading people and could tell that the young customer and his boss didn't have a good relationship. But how could an outsider like him possibly understand the details of their relationship?
Xiao Zhang didn't know what to do and could only look to the boss.
Huo Houming said angrily, "Never mind him, just consider it feeding the dogs!"
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