Yu Yao didn't expect the reward to be so effective. In such a short time, the police had already obtained important clues about the mastermind behind the murder.
This time, Wang Chuntao was doomed.
4:59 PM, 57 seconds.
Tao Xueying stared at the large wall clock in the room, silently counting down to three, and immediately began packing her things.
Seeing Yu Yao still organizing documents, he asked curiously, "Yu Yao, aren't you leaving after get off work?"
While tallying the data in her hand, Yu Yao replied, "The sugar water is almost ready. You can go now. Qiaoqiao is back from her hometown. I'm going to see her after get off work, so we won't be going home together."
"Okay, I'll be going now. See you Monday."
"Okay, see you Monday."
Before she knew it, most of the people in the syrup workshop had left. Yu Yao stood in front of the stove, stirring with a spoon and occasionally making notes in her notebook.
This pot of sweet soup is from her Coconut Grove brand canned goods. Because of the reward, the sales of Coconut Grove brand canned goods have soared, and the sales of longan and mangosteen canned goods have also risen accordingly.
The recipe for this sweet soup is currently known only to her, and she is the one who makes it.
The sugar water was already bubbling away. Seeing that it was almost ready, Yu Yao picked up the bucket next to her and slowly and evenly poured spring water mixed with honey into the pot.
Pour the mixture in while stirring constantly, then let the sugar syrup cool naturally.
Despite the limited amount of spring water, the sugar water in the pot remained at a high temperature of 100 degrees Celsius, and the billowing steam created a layer of mist in front of my eyes.
As Yu Yao was lying down, she suddenly felt a chill down her back.
Suddenly, a dark figure appeared in the sugar water, silently standing behind her.
Yu Yao suddenly turned around and looked behind her.
It was him.
Wu Dayong, that strange guy in the sugar water workshop.
His eyes were dark, revealing no emotion, yet radiating a strange light.
Yu Yao's gaze fell on the person's raised hand. She silently moved away from the stove, her voice cold and hard: "What do you want to do?"
Wu Dayong seemed surprised when she suddenly turned around. He was startled and scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "I saw you hadn't left yet, so I thought I'd come and see if there was anything I could help with. I was just about to call you when you turned around."
Yu Yao glanced at him suspiciously. "Thank you, but no need. I'm already done."
"Oh, is that so?" Wu Dayong seemed a little embarrassed. "Well, then I'll head off work now. Remember to turn off the lights when you leave."
"Okay, you can go now."
Yu Yao didn't move, and only looked away after watching him leave.
This person is so strange, and the way he looked at me just now was also very odd, like the look of nervous excitement before doing something bad.
Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced suspiciously at the places where he and the other person had just been standing, and broke out in a cold sweat.
Based on the previous positioning, if the person behind pushes hard, the person in front will easily lose their balance and fall.
If she falls, she will be met with scalding hot sugar water, and the consequences will be unimaginable.
Yu Yao wasn't sure if Wu Dayong genuinely wanted to help or if he had ulterior motives.
In short, this incident served as a wake-up call for Yu Yao. She realized that there were quite a few hidden dangers in the sugar water workshop. They just hadn't caused any problems before, but once an accident occurred, it would be quite serious.
When we get back, we'll compile a list of these potential hazards and hand it over to Squad Leader Zhao on Monday.
After the sugar syrup was cooked, Yu Yao covered it with a lid, checked everything in the workshop to make sure there were no problems, and then packed her things to go find Fang Qiaoqiao.
It was Grandma Qiaoqiao's birthday, so she and Aunt Lei went back to their hometown and took a week's leave to visit relatives. They only came back to work today.
The place the two had reserved was at the main entrance. When Yu Yao arrived, Wu Huaiqing had already arrived and was talking to Fang Qiaoqiao.
The two of them were talking about something, and they were laughing very happily.
Fang Qiaoqiao saw Yu Yao and waved excitedly at her, with a pile of things at her feet.
These are all local specialties from Fang Qiaoqiao's maternal grandmother's hometown, brought for her and Wu Wanying.
After Fang Qiaoqiao distributed the items to them, she left with her sister.
Before leaving, her sister glanced at Wu Huaiqing and said something to Fang Qiaoqiao with a smile. Fang Qiaoqiao blushed, glanced at Wu Huaiqing shyly, and pulled her sister away as if fleeing.
Lu Ze had training today, so Wu Huaiqing took her home.
On the way, Yu Yao remembered that she was out of soap at home, so she went to the supply and marketing cooperative.
Just as I came out of the supply and marketing cooperative, I suddenly heard a noisy commotion not far away, with occasional screams from women.
The sound was so abrupt that it attracted the attention of many people nearby.
An elderly woman was cooking in the corridor on the first floor of the tenement building when she heard the noise. Wearing an apron and holding a spatula, she came out to see what was going on. "What's wrong? What's wrong?"
Someone next door said, "The police are arresting people. Didn't Haixing Food Factory and the police put up a reward notice in the newspaper? Someone provided an important clue, and the culprit behind it has been found."
"This murderer is truly heartless. I heard that several people who bought the problematic canned food suffered from severe diarrhea. If they hadn't been taken to the clinic in time, they probably would have died."
"This kind of person is a speculator who harms others; the police did a good job catching him."
"Who can argue with that?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Yao and Wu Huaiqing stopped and stood at a distance to observe.
Just then, I saw two women running towards me, one after the other.
As luck would have it, it was exactly the direction Yu Yao and the others were heading.
The two men had messy hair and mud on their faces, making them unrecognizable. They ran frantically into a secluded alley.
Four or five policemen followed behind, trailing behind, shouting as they chased.
The woman behind him was limping and was quickly caught by the police.
The remaining person ran very fast.
"Brother, you stand over there and watch the car." Yu Yao handed the bicycle to Wu Huaiqing and rushed towards the remaining woman.
After seeing her, the woman turned and ran into the alley next to her.
Yu Yao quickly caught up with the woman and tackled her to the ground with a leap.
"Let me go! Let me go! I don't want to go to jail, I don't want to be shot!" The woman struggled frantically, but was pinned to the ground by her shoulders and unable to move.
That sound...
Before she could even process what was happening, the police and Wu Huaiqing quickly caught up with her.
The police officer said, "These two women managed to escape by climbing over the wall while we were using the public restroom. Luckily, you caught them for us. Thank you, comrade!"
After saying that, he took out handcuffs and cuffed the woman, saying, "Behave yourself."
The woman screamed and struggled incessantly, trying to escape, but her resistance was futile. "Let me go! Let me go!"
The more I listen to this voice, the more familiar it seems.
Thinking of something, Yu Yao looked at the disheveled woman in front of her with some surprise and said, "Wang Chuntao?"
The handcuffed woman tossed her hair aside, revealing her face; at such close range, her features were still vaguely discernible.
It was Wang Chuntao!
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