Chapter 247 Dangerous Supply Ship
"Someone will deliver the tetrodotoxin test kit slip later."
Xia Lili arranged the arrangements in an orderly manner: "Go and test whether the ingredients in the kitchen are contaminated by tetrodotoxin."
Xia Lili recalled the first scene of the hallucination, which was the chef processing octopus.
Every scene in the hallucination is closely related to the misfortune encountered by the unfortunate person.
The clues about the food contaminated by the blue-ringed octopus can definitely be found in the first scene of the hallucination.
For such a large cruise ship, the catering hygiene standards are very strict.
The chef wears gloves when handling octopus, so even if the food he handles has been contaminated by blue-ringed octopus, the chef will not be poisoned.
There should be no blue-ringed octopus among these octopuses.
If there is, the chef is so experienced that he will definitely be able to find it.
Then the processed octopus is likely to be contaminated with blue-ringed octopus toxin.
In the first scene of the illusion, behind the chef, in the corner of the stainless steel table on the east side, there is a pile of seafood foam boxes.
Xia Lili has already memorized the label numbers on these seafood foam boxes.
Now, Xia Lili looked at the corner of the stainless steel table on the east side of the kitchen, where there was also a pile of foam boxes.
Xia Lili put on a mask, gloves, and protective clothing and entered the kitchen.
She carefully examined the labels on the foam boxes of seafood.
But I found that the 5 foam boxes here were numbered differently from the foam boxes in the illusion picture.
The time is different, not the same batch.
In the hallucination, the chef was handling the contaminated seafood in the early morning.
Xia Lili found a pen and paper and wrote down the numbers of the six foam boxes she had seen in her hallucination. Then she called the warehouse manager and asked, "Where are these numbered foam boxes stored in the warehouse now?"
The warehouse supervisor read the note and looked puzzled: "This numbering format is indeed used in our warehouse."
"But the number 1209-0221 refers to the seafood that entered the warehouse at 2:21 a.m. on December 9th."
He scratched his head. "This batch of goods hasn't arrived yet. The latest one was delivered by the supply ship at 8 o'clock this evening."
"The cargo you mentioned won't arrive until 2 a.m., and there's nothing on the ship right now."
Xia Lili's eyes moved when she heard this, and then surprise flashed in her eyes!
That’s great, fortunately, this batch of poisonous seafood probably hasn’t been put into storage yet!
This means that the food in the warehouse is probably still uncontaminated and safe!
Xia Lili breathed a sigh of relief, but did not dare to completely let down her guard. After the testing reagents arrived, she asked the security team to inspect the ingredients in the kitchen first.
Only after confirming that the processed ingredients were safe did Xia Lili feel relieved.
During this time, she sent a message to Jiang Yun, saying that she had to work and might finish very late, and asked Jiang Yun not to wait for her.
Xia Lili instructed the warehouse manager, "Wait for the supply ship to arrive at 2 a.m., and don't let the crew on board bring the cargo up yet."
"As soon as the ship arrives, notify me immediately and I'll take people over to inspect it."
At 2 a.m., we must find the source of pollution——
That seafood foam box that hides the blue-ringed octopus!
The warehouse manager nodded respectfully: "Okay, Director Xia."
After arranging everything, Xia Lili looked at the time. Two and a half hours had passed!
It was almost twelve o'clock in the evening.
Xia Lili yawned and walked towards the restaurant. The restaurant was empty, but the bar next door was quite lively, with many people sitting at the bar drinking.
He glanced at the seats by the floor-to-ceiling window. The dining table where he and Jiang Yun had sat before was empty.
Jiang Yun was no longer there. He probably went back to his room after receiving his message.
Xia Lili felt a sour sense of guilt in her heart.
Many times, whenever I was doing something with Jiang Yun, we would be interrupted by unexpected events.
Xia Lili prepared to go back to her room to sleep for a while, after all, she still had to check the supply ship later.
As soon as I turned around, I was unexpectedly bumped into a warm embrace.
"Officer Xia, are you so busy that you're losing your mind?" A familiar, clear voice called from above. Xia Lili looked up and met Jiang Yun's smiling, almond-shaped eyes, which shone gently in the warm yellow light of the corridor.
"Didn't you say you were going back to your room to rest?" She widened her eyes in surprise.
Jiang Yun shook the paper bag in his hand. The packaging was printed with the gold-plated logo of a luxury brand. "A certain workaholic ran away without even having dinner."
His tone was relaxed, but he couldn't hide the pain in his eyes. "I wanted to bring you some food, but I saw our Director Xia commanding the security team majestically, so I didn't dare to disturb him."
"These are the souvenirs I got for my interview this afternoon: almond chocolate and macarons. Want some?"
Xia Lili felt warm in her heart: "Eat, eat, eat!"
Although she knew that the kitchen had eliminated the safety hazard, she still had lingering fears about seafood when she thought of the poisoned passengers.
"Thank you for feeding me!" she whispered, and the sweet fragrance wafting from the paper bag diluted her fatigue.
The two of them sat down again in the seats by the floor-to-ceiling windows.
Jiang Yun took out the desserts from the paper bag one by one with his slender fingers, carefully unpacked the tableware, and handed the fork to Xia Lili.
"Eat slowly." Jiang Yun couldn't help but chuckle as he watched the girl wolfing down her food.
He held his chin with one hand, and the loose hair on his forehead swayed gently in the night breeze.
Xia Lili devoured her dessert quickly and noticed the clock struck half past twelve. "I'll just take a nap here."
She patted the soft leather sofa beneath her, and it didn't feel uncomfortable to sleep on. "You have to attend an event tomorrow, go back and get some rest."
"You underestimate the energy of athletes."
Jiang Yun pulled out a document from his backpack and tapped his fingertips on the pages. "You go to sleep. I'll stay here with you for a while. I'll just prepare the speech for tomorrow."
Seeing Xia Lili raise her eyebrows, he smiled and added, "You're a highly-anticipated sports star now, so you can't make any mistakes."
Xia Lili chuckled, curled up on the sofa and gradually fell asleep.
Jiang Yun waved gently and asked the waiter for a blanket.
He covered her carefully.
"Lili." He called softly at 1:50. "The supply ship is almost here." Xia Lili jumped up suddenly, "I'm going to the deck!"
She hastily fixed her hair.
Jiang Yun stood there, watching her figure disappear around the corner of the corridor, and then he softly replied, "Yeah."
Xia Lili and four bodyguards changed into the same uniforms as the ship's stevedores and went to the deck.
A medium-sized supply ship was parked behind the cruise ship.
"Boss, it would be faster if we help you move the stuff up there."
A dark-skinned crew member on the supply ship was communicating with the burly man by the deck.
"No, we need to inspect the goods first." The strong man shook his head and refused. He heard the footsteps behind him and turned to look at Xia Lili who was coming over.
"Mr. Xia, this is the newly arrived seafood."
When the crew of the supply ship heard the strong man addressing Xia Lili, they smiled and said, "Don't worry, this batch of seafood was just caught tonight, so it's guaranteed to be absolutely fresh!"
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