In the morning at the police station, Tan Rongguo and his wife demanded that Phoenix Pavilion pay them 50,000 yuan in compensation!
Good heavens, they staged this whole thing and still dare to demand an exorbitant compensation!
Tan Ya has no problems, yet she dares to ask for an exorbitant amount.
Xu Songyuan immediately said it was impossible. The police had found nothing wrong with Phoenix Pavilion, and the food was fine. He felt he had overpaid for the medical expenses he had paid yesterday and wanted to ask Tan Rongguo and his wife for it back.
Tan Rongguo and his wife refused to give it to them and even had a big argument at the police station. After Officer Zhao stopped them, he continued to question Xu Guiying and the others.
Xu Guiying asked Song Anmin to go to the police station first and talk to Officer Zhao about Rongguo's matter.
Chen Zhou had to attend classes in the afternoon, so he went back to Heping Lane to get his bag before heading to school.
The lobby was unusually quiet, the first time this had happened since Phoenix Pavilion opened.
Xu Guiying glanced at Xu Songyuan and Song Xinfu, who were sighing at the bottom of the stairs. Mao Cheng walked over, unsure of what to say, scratched the back of his head, and tried to comfort her, saying, "It's probably just because we were affected yesterday. Business will pick up in a couple of days."
Xu Guiying said with a stern face, "Until the case is solved, it will be difficult for old customers to come back."
Song Xinfu sighed: "Anyway, it has nothing to do with our store. We'll put up a notice at the door later."
Xu Songyuan glanced at Guo Tong, who was washing dishes behind him, seemingly unintentionally, but remained silent with a somber expression.
Half an hour later, all the customers in the restaurant had finished eating and left. There was hardly anyone talking in the lobby. Xu Guiying casually went to the kitchen and asked Geng Zhuang to cook a few dishes first, since they hadn't eaten lunch yet.
"Okay."
Just then, Song Anmin quickly appeared at the gate.
Song Anmin, his face beaming with joy, shouted inside, "Mom and Dad, we have news about Uncle! The police station has found out!!!"
Xu Guiying smiled slowly.
Xu Songyuan: "Third brother, hurry up."
Mao Cheng and the others also looked at Song Anmin nervously.
Song Anmin strode over in a few steps and said angrily, "Something's not right with Tan Rongguo!"
As soon as Song Anmin finished speaking, Guo Tong, who was standing behind the group, changed his expression instantly.
Song Xinfu saw it all clearly. He casually looked away and drank another glass of water.
Xu Guiying: "What happened?"
Song Anmin squinted slightly and said mysteriously, "Do you guys know that Hunan restaurant? Tan Rongguo is the owner!"
"What? What?"
"Damn, that's easy! It's definitely Tan Rongguo and his gang crying wolf! Get lost, they're shameless to do something like this!"
Song Anmin quickly glanced at everyone's expressions, noticing the anxiety on Guo Tong's face, and secretly nodded to Xu Guiying.
"Anyway, I heard that the police have already taken Tan Rongguo back for questioning."
Song Xinfu was furious. "Tan Ya is outrageous too, helping her father do bad things! Like father, like son!"
Geng Zhuangxian, who was still cooking in the kitchen, brought out a plate of food.
Geng Zhuang was also furious, "The hygiene of our kitchen is obvious to all, it's shameless of them to slander us!"
Xu Guiying smiled and told everyone to go and rest first, as they would be busy later that evening.
Geng Zhuang quickly finished cooking the dishes, and they found a table close to the kitchen to eat.
Xu Songyuan's position provided a good view of Guo Tong.
Xu Guiying kicked Lao Wu under the table.
The fifth brother stood up. "Oh dear, I need to take care of my physiological needs first."
Song Jianmin quickly got up and headed towards the restroom. He didn't go in, but instead stood guard at the back door, casually smoking.
Even if Guo Tong comes out later, Song Jianmin will have an excuse to have a cigarette after using the toilet.
A cold wind was blowing, and Song Jianmin shivered.
Officer Zhao and Wang Ya arrived after only ten minutes or so.
A commotion arose in the lobby. Song Jianmin extinguished his cigarette and stared at the back door.
A minute later, Guo Tong's hurried figure rushed out.
Song Jianmin scoffed, took a few steps forward, shouted to stop, and pounced on Guo Tong to subdue him. At the same time, Song Jianmin yelled forward, "Come and arrest him!"
Guo Tong panicked: "Third Brother, what are you doing? Let me go! Let me go!"
Song Jianmin gritted his teeth, "Why are you running away? Where on earth are you going? My uncle has been so good to you, giving you a job, and you're a complete ingrate!"
"Third Brother, I don't understand what you're saying! I really don't understand what you mean! Let me go! Let me go!"
Song Jianmin: "I'd be a fool to actually let you go! Stand still!"
Guo Tong was thinner than Song Jianmin, so Song Jianmin simply picked him up.
The spot where they were standing wasn't far from the street.
Guo Tong's howling attracted the attention of passersby outside, and Officer Zhao and Wang Ya also rushed over from the lobby.
It only took two or three minutes for the police to arrive.
Guo Tong was arrested.
"What right do you have to come looking for me? What right do you have?!"
Officer Zhao: "Guo Tong, we reasonably suspect that you were involved in the poisoning case in the Phoenix Pavilion kitchen. We have contacted your girlfriend, and she said that you got drunk a couple of days ago, said some intoxicated things, and did something for someone for 200 yuan."
"I did something for someone else, what does that have to do with poisoning? This is slander, I don't believe it!"
Passersby came specifically to look at it from the back, and even the staff from the front lobby came.
Everyone's expressions were very complicated; they hadn't expected Guo Tong to be involved in this matter.
After Song Anmin went to the police station, he told Officer Zhao about talking to Rong Guo and the Hunan restaurant, and also revealed Guo Tong's unusual behavior of taking the key that night.
As soon as Song Anmin called the police, Wang Ya went to ask Guo Tong's girlfriend about the situation. Guo Tong's girlfriend was an honest girl, and when Wang Ya asked her, she told her everything she knew.
After returning to the police station, Wang Ya went to Phoenix Pavilion with Officer Zhao.
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