flstandardbreds Chapter 164 Poisoning
Chapter 164 Poisoning
Tian Xiaohu ran off to find Tao Qingshan, while Li Mu was handcuffed and put into a police car.
"Behave yourself! Stop struggling and come back with us to cooperate with the investigation!"
Jiang Xuefen clung to the police car door, crying and shouting that she couldn't let them take Li Mu away. Li Guozhang was also wiping away tears, but he didn't dare to step forward to stop the police.
The villagers who were watching also started to discuss it, saying that Li Mu was an honest and upright boy and it was impossible for him to do such a thing. He must have been framed.
"A clear conscience fears no accusation." Although Li Mu was somewhat bewildered by the sudden turn of events, he knew in his heart that he absolutely could not admit to something he had not done, so he turned to comfort his parents.
"You all go back and wait! I'm perfectly fine! Someone must be trying to frame me! Don't worry, I'll definitely find out what happened! Then we'll settle the score with them!"
The police car sped away with its siren blaring, leaving the villagers of Lijia Village still buzzing with discussion.
"How could they just arrest such a perfectly healthy child like that?"
"That's right, I watched Li Mu grow up. He's honest and upright, how could he do something like this?"
"Someone must be jealous of his successful business and deliberately framed him!"
The villagers all spoke up, expressing their indignation on Li Mu's behalf.
At this moment, Tao Qingshan was also summoned by Tian Xiaohu.
He squeezed through the crowd and asked, "What happened? Why were they suddenly arresting Mu Zi?"
Li Jianjun recounted the whole story to Tao Qingshan, who was also puzzled after listening.
"What does this municipal canteen rectification have to do with Mu Zi's arrest? How come they suddenly say he provided substandard agricultural products, causing food poisoning?"
Tian Xiaohu said from the side, "Village chief, something's definitely not right. Brother Mu wouldn't even dare to kill a chicken normally, how could he possibly harm someone? Someone must be framing him! We have to find a way to save him!"
"You two take a few men and follow them! Find out what the police have to say, and call them if anything happens! I'm going to find Brother Gao!"
Li Jianjun and Tian Xiaohu, along with several villagers, drove and followed the police car all the way to the Municipal Public Security Bureau.
Li Mu had been taken into the interrogation room, his hands cuffed behind a chair. He tried to calm himself down and recall what had happened during this time.
The police began questioning him about the specifics of supplying agricultural products to the municipal canteen, and Li Mu answered truthfully one by one.
He said he has always strictly controlled the quality of agricultural products, and he conducts self-inspection before each delivery. Only if there are no problems will the products be delivered.
As the police officer took notes, he would occasionally glance up at him, observing his expression to determine if he was lying.
At this moment, you absolutely cannot panic.
After asking about the basic situation, the police began to inquire about the municipal canteen.
Li Mu recounted in detail his dealings with the municipal canteen, without mentioning the matter of Manager Liu and Chef Sun accepting bribes. He only said that he had always done business honestly and had not made any mistakes.
"Someone reported that your wood ear mushrooms had excessive pesticide residues, causing food poisoning in the cafeteria. Do you have anything to say about that?"
Upon hearing this, Li Mu became even more certain that he had been framed.
"Officer, this is absolutely slander! My wood ear mushrooms are all homegrown, and I never use pesticides. How could there be pesticide residue? Someone is definitely trying to frame me!"
The police officer looked at him seriously: "Whether it's slander or not, we will investigate and find out. What you need to do now is answer our questions truthfully and not hide anything."
Where did you get your wood ear mushrooms?
"The back mountain of Lijia Village is full of wild wood ear mushrooms. I've been picking wood ear mushrooms there since I was a child. Later, when I started growing them myself, I used wood from that area. They're all natural and pollution-free. If you don't believe me, you can check it out."
Have you ever seen wood ear mushrooms like these before?
As the police officer spoke, he took out a bag of dried fungus from the side and placed it in front of Li Mu.
Li Mu glanced at it and confirmed that it was indeed his own, but he still examined it carefully and nodded after confirming that it was correct.
"I've seen it before; these are wood ear mushrooms from my home."
"This is a hospital test report. Pesticide residues were detected in the vomit of the poisoned person, and the same pesticide residues were detected in the wood ear mushrooms in your house. How do you explain this?"
The police threw a report in front of Li Mu.
Li Mu picked it up and looked at it, his heart skipped a beat. How could this be? How could there be pesticide residue on his own wood ear mushrooms?
"I don't know what happened, the dried mushrooms I sent out couldn't possibly be..."
There are pesticide residues! Someone must have tampered with it! Officers, you really need to investigate this thoroughly!
Fine beads of sweat had formed on Li Mu's forehead; for the first time, he felt utterly speechless.
Who wants to kill him?
"The goods came from your products, and the people were poisoned after eating them. You say it's not your problem? Then tell me, whose problem is it?"
“Officer, my wood ear mushrooms underwent rigorous testing before being sent out, and there is absolutely no possibility of pesticide residue. Moreover, I have always used this method to grow wood ear mushrooms, and everyone in the village knows this; there has never been a problem before. This sudden claim that they are poisonous must mean that someone tampered with them.”
"Then tell me, who would have done this to you? Do you have any enemies?"
Li Mu frowned. An enemy? He usually had no grudges against anyone and always dealt honestly with everyone in business. How could someone want to harm him?
unless……
He suddenly remembered Manager Liu and Head Chef Sun; they had accepted his bribes and promised to patronize his business. But after a period of calm, nothing happened...
"Who was poisoned? Was it someone from the municipal canteen?"
The police officer nodded: "It's a relative of one of the cafeteria's chefs. After eating the wood ear mushrooms you gave him, he suffered from vomiting and diarrhea and was taken to the hospital. The examination revealed that it was food poisoning caused by excessive pesticide residues."
Li Mu inwardly cursed, realizing that Chef Sun must be deliberately framing him to distance himself from the situation.
But at this point, words are not enough; how can one prove their innocence?
No, if that batch of wood ear mushrooms was all poisonous, how come only one person was poisoned? Why were the others fine?
Li Mu suddenly thought of this problem and felt a little more confident.
He quickly said to the police officer, "Officer, I have a question. If my wood ear mushrooms were really poisonous, then why was only one person poisoned when so many people ate them at the municipal canteen? That doesn't make sense!"
The police officers listened and agreed that Li Mu's words made sense.
They began to re-examine the case.
"Keep him inside for now, and we'll talk to you after we've investigated."
At this time, Li Jianjun and Tian Xiaohu also arrived at the Municipal Public Security Bureau with several villagers. They waited anxiously outside, wondering what was going on inside.