After taking down the statement, Han Bin returned to the conference room.
Tian Li, Li Hui, and Sun Xiaopeng were comparing the dishes eaten by the poisoned customers and those who were not poisoned. They were also classifying and organizing the dishes.
Han Bin sat at the side and drank tea. This was the benefit of being a leader. When you want to do something, you can do it. When you don't want to do it, you can just talk and order others to do it.
After Han Bin finished his cup of hot tea, Tian Li and the other two also finished organizing.
Li Hui stretched. "Oh my god, there's so much delicious food. I'm hungry."
"Captain Zheng just called. There's a poisoned customer who couldn't be saved," Han Bin said.
Li Hui: "…"
"Ahem …" Zhao Ming coughed softly. "I've decided. I'll eat instant noodles for lunch today."
Han Bin was not in the mood to joke. He asked, "How's your investigation going?"
Tian Li passed the documents she had sorted to Han Bin, who was sitting in front of her, and said, "According to our arrangement, almost all of the poisoned people had eaten dishes with beef, and the people who were not poisoned just happened to not have eaten much beef."
"In other words, it's not the dishes that were poisoned. It's the beef that was cooked." Han Bin looked serious.
The problem was probably more serious than he had imagined.
If it was only the inside of the restaurant that was poisoned, then as long as Wales Restaurant was closed down, it would not cause harm to the people. But if the raw materials were poisoned, then the poisoned ingredients might enter the people's dining tables.
"We think so too," Tian Li said.
"This clue is very important. We must confirm it as soon as possible," Han Bin responded and called Zhou Yanjun. He wanted to interrogate Xu Weiming again.
…
Five minutes later, in the interrogation room.
Xu Weiming was brought to the interrogation chair. He looked at Han Bin and then at Zhao Ming. He asked, "Officer Han, why are you looking for me?"
"Xu Weiming, have you heard of the saying 'leniency for those who confess, severity for those who resist'?"
"Yes, Officer Han. I am willing to cooperate with the police investigation. I will absolutely not hide anything," Xu Weiming said.
"I've always heard that buffets use inferior and stale ingredients in order to recoup their costs. Is there such a situation?" Han Bin asked.
"No, absolutely not. I'm a dutiful person. I will never pass off shoddy goods as good ones. What we earn is clean money, practical money. As long as the ingredients are fresh and the taste is good, there will be more customers and we can still make money," Xu Weiming said.
"Then why would Wales Restaurant purchase poisoned beef?" Han Bin questioned.
"This is impossible."
"We've asked the poisoned people, and almost all of them have eaten dishes related to beef. As for the guests who are not poisoned, they have never eaten beef. How do you explain that?" Han Bin said.
"Could someone have poisoned the beef?" Xu Weiming broke out in a cold sweat.
Being poisoned and purchasing poisoned beef were two completely different things. He didn't want to go to jail.
"There are at least seven or eight dishes made with beef, and the beef parts used in each dish are different. Tell me, how could they be poisoned?" Han Bin asked.
If a dish was poisoned, it was very likely that the poison was directly put into the dish. But now, every dish made with beef was poisoned, so it could be said that there was a problem with the beef.
"Could it be that someone smeared poison on the surface of the beef?" Xu Weiming guessed.
"It's better to put it directly in the salt than to waste that effort."
Han Bin snorted. "I've already asked someone to send the beef stored in your restaurant for inspection. Don't take any chances, understand?"
"Officer Han, I treat the restaurant as my lifelong career. It's impossible for me to use inferior ingredients to deceive the customers. Isn't that equivalent to destroying my own reputation?" Xu Weiming scratched his head and continued.
"The price of beef in our restaurant has never been lower than 26 yuan per catty. Now that the price of meat has increased, the price of beef is at least 30 yuan per catty. Our family never buys inferior ingredients. It's all the best."
"When did the beef come in this time?" Han Bin asked.
"Seems to be yesterday morning."
"How much?"
"Half a head."
"Where did it come in?"
Xu Weiming scratched his head. "I can't remember the specific location at the moment."
"You didn't buy the beef yourself?"
"Our restaurant has a manager in charge of purchasing. He's responsible for purchasing the ingredients, and the head chef is responsible for the inspection. I'm in charge of a lot of things, so sometimes I can't manage it." Xu Weiming said.
"Tell me the names and contact information of the purchasing manager and the head chef." Han Bin said.
"The purchasing manager is called Wu Xiaohai and the head chef is called Wang Biao. I can't remember their phone numbers. They're saved in my phone."
"Where do they live?"
Xu Weiming thought for a moment. "I'm not sure about Wang Biao. Wu Xiaohai lives in Room 204, Unit 3, Building 6, Ziwei Garden."
Han Bin touched his nose and questioned, "How do you remember Wu Xiaohai's address so clearly?"
"He's my brother-in-law."
Han Bin asked a few more questions and then left the interrogation room.
Tian Li, Li Hui, and Sun Xiaopeng also walked out of the observation room on the side.
Han Bin glanced at everyone. "You heard the interrogation just now. According to my speculation, the cow should have eaten tetramine before it died, so the place of poisoning was not the restaurant, but the slaughterhouse or the farmer's home. We must find out the source of the poisoned beef as soon as possible. Otherwise, the remaining poisoned beef will circulate and be eaten in the market, and more people will get food poisoning."
"Damn, these people are too wicked. How dare they sell poisoned beef?" Li Hui cursed.
"These people don't dare to do anything for money." Tian Li snorted.
"The control of food in our country is relatively lax. If it was overseas, they would have been punished to death. Who would dare to do it?" Zhao Ming sighed.
"Alright, stop complaining. I'll arrange the tasks."
Han Bin interrupted everyone and ordered, "Tian Li, Zhao Ming, check the phone and address of the chef, Wang Biao, and summon him to the police station for interrogation."
"Brother Bin, do we need to apply for a warrant first?" Zhao Ming asked.
"I will call Captain Zheng to apply for a warrant, but this case is a little special. The poisoned beef may enter the market at any time. Once more people eat the poisoned beef, more people will be poisoned. So this is a special case. As long as you find Wang Biao's address, arrest him immediately. The procedures will be completed later." Han Bin instructed.
"Yes."
"Li Hui, Xiaopeng, follow me to arrest Wu Xiaohai. He's the person in charge of the purchasing department, so he must know the source of the poisoned beef."
"Yes."
Thereafter, Han Bin and the rest split up.
In the car to Ziwei Homestead, Han Bin called Zheng Kaixuan and reported the progress of the investigation. At the same time, he told Zheng Kaixuan his speculation.
Zheng Kaixuan and Han Bin had the same idea. Nothing was more important than the lives of the people. As long as they could figure out the source of the poisoned beef as soon as possible, they could seize more poisoned beef as soon as possible. All the procedures could be completed later.
No one knew how much poisoned beef there was, and this was the scariest part.
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