The thought startled her; if that were true, things would be in serious trouble.
"Uncle, where do you get your food?"
"The grain department, what's wrong?"
Seeing that his niece's expression wasn't good, Gu Zhengkai had a bad feeling. For his niece to ask such a question, she must have sensed something was wrong.
Jiang Qiao didn't waste any more words. "Uncle, don't go see the people yet. Hurry up and check the grain. Check every single bag. I'm afraid there might be a problem. If there is a problem, you'll probably suffer too. Go to the grain depot first. I'll go home and pack up. I'll come find you later."
Gu Zhengkai dared not delay any longer. His niece's words reminded him of a problem. Last night, Song Zhike had told him the reason for Lao Yang's accident. If it was really related to their prison, then he would be held responsible.
Jiang Qiao wasn't too worried. As long as the grain wasn't taken back to the prison, everything could still be investigated.
She hasn't washed her face, combed her hair, or eaten yet; she needs to go back and take care of herself first.
As Ma Liu walked, he sighed, "What kind of mess is this? I feel like this county town is anything but peaceful. It's never been like this before."
Jiang Qiao gave a bitter smile. "I don't know if they're targeting our family or if they have other motives. I'm even less clear why they're going to all this trouble. I hope my judgment is wrong."
Once Jiang Qiao had finished packing, she quickly rode her bicycle to find Gu Zhengkai, who was leading his men and the grain department staff on an inspection.
"Couldn't find anything—"
Upon seeing his niece, Gu Zhengkai's first words were this. He was also anxious. Whether the matter was true or false, they needed to investigate, but the problem was that they couldn't tell.
Jiang Qiao waved her hand and said, "Ask Song Zhi what kind of chemicals they are. Also, take everything we're bringing back to a specialized testing agency for testing. It'll be a bit of a hassle for us, but if something really goes wrong, no one will be able to explain it."
She wasn't unaware of the grim expressions on the faces of the people at the supply department, but putting herself in their shoes, she could understand their feelings. Imagine, perfectly good grain, and they claim there's something in it without any evidence; anyone would be unhappy in that situation. If there's a problem with the grain, then the staff members naturally can't escape responsibility.
However, she understood, she still had to do what needed to be done, since it involved her uncle's affairs. If something was really found out, then her uncle would have done a good deed.
If they just take him back in this muddled way and something goes wrong, then Gu Zhengkai will naturally be held responsible, and when it comes to shifting blame, his uncle won't be able to explain himself.
After Gu Zhengkai went inside and made a phone call, Song Zhi immediately sent people over. The grain was to be escorted over for inspection by the public security personnel. Of course, people from the grain department and Gu Zhengkai's side also had to go over to accompany them so that responsibilities could be clearly defined.
Jiang Qiao glanced at the oil on the ground. "Take this too. The oil might be problematic as well."
A female colleague from the grain department clearly didn't take Jiang Qiao seriously.
"What do you know, you little girl? If there's something wrong with the oil, it's bound to smell."
Jiang Qiao glanced at the other person sideways. "It's precisely because I don't know that I'm worried. If nothing goes wrong, fine, but if someone dies, can you take responsibility?"
Faced with Jiang Qiao's aggressive demeanor, the woman dared not utter a sound. If the police had come, there must be trouble ahead. It was best to keep quiet, otherwise, if she were taken away again, things would get complicated.
"Anyone who has come into contact with this food cannot leave here for the time being, until the test results are available."
The woman immediately became agitated: "Why should I? Nothing's even happened yet, and you dare to act like this? Who gave you that right?"
Jiang Qiao snorted. "If you can take responsibility, then I'll tell you. If you can't, then let your boss come out and say something. Who's the boss?"
The leader who had just hung up the phone inside came out. He didn't pay much attention to Jiang Qiao at first, thinking she was just a young girl. However, when he introduced himself, Jiang Qiao handed him a notebook.
"Send them to inspect the grain now. I'll stay here. You're in charge of personnel allocation here, but you can't leave. We'll talk about anything else when they get back."
"Okay, okay, I know, comrade. Don't worry, if there's a real problem, we'll definitely investigate it thoroughly."
The woman didn't know what Jiang Qiao had shown their boss, but their boss's attitude was clearly off. Why was he being so nice to a young girl?
Although she had her doubts, she didn't dare say anything since her boss had acted that way.
Just as Gu Zhengkai and his group left, Song Shutian's people arrived. It was mainly because Song Zhi had called them, worried that something might happen to Jiang Qiao here, so he quickly asked them to come and help. After all, it involved highly toxic substances, and no one dared to be careless.
Jiang Qiao had met Comrade Chen a few times, and the two chatted for a while.
"Jiang Qiao, you need to go to the prison with our people. Just in case, we can check if there's anything unusual inside."
At first, Jiang Qiao didn't know what the other party meant. Since they had already come, she didn't need to go, right?
However, upon hearing the identities of the people imprisoned inside, even she felt like cursing.
"What are they trying to do? Create chaos, is that the result they want to see?"
Comrade Chen sighed, "We don't know if there's anything wrong with this batch of grain; we can only speculate at the moment."
So, once you're there, please keep your eyes wide open and take a good look. See if anything seems amiss with the people inside. Our people will accompany you.
Around noon, the test results came back, revealing highly toxic chemicals not only in the flour but also in the oil. If those special prisoners had eaten these substances, it would have been enough to kill them.
Those who had previously held reservations about Jiang Qiao and his group were now stunned; this outcome was completely unexpected.
Previously, we thought Jiang Qiao was here to cause trouble, but now, we've been proven wrong. This thing has somehow gotten mixed into their food. How exactly it got in there is something that Comrade Chen and the police need to investigate.
Jiang Qiao and his men left with Gu Zhengkai, and they took the grain directly from the grain bureau.
When Song Zhi heard the news, he didn't know how to express his feelings.
Fortunately, Gu Zhengkai remembered his friendship with Lao Yang and came to take a look. Otherwise, how would the girl have known that he came to pick up grain? If it weren't for that, he, as the bureau chief, would probably have been implicated as well.
Now he felt that Jiang Qiao was his lucky star. He thought it would take a long time to get things going after arriving here, but unexpectedly, this girl kicked things off for him, and it was unstoppable. In fact, he was the luckiest one, all thanks to this girl.
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