This trip to the United States took longer than Zhang Zian had expected, but for an unemployed person like him, it did not have much of an impact. On the bright side, when he returned to Binhai City, the summer heat had basically subsided. In the morning and at night, there was a cool breeze, and there was a faint taste of autumn.
After uploading the video in the seaside town, he took a bus back to San Francisco on the same day and booked the earliest flight back home. Why was he in such a hurry? He didn't even want to rest because he didn't know if Peter Lee would mention his name during the interrogation. He didn't want to stay and cooperate with the investigation. Such a big case would take forever to investigate.
As for the car he drove, it was handed over to the car rental company to handle.
During this period, he learned about what happened in the outside world while he was isolated from the world, while waiting for the video to ferment.
Snowy did call the police. Without her help and supervision, the rescue might not have come so quickly. Under the pressure of the China Consulate, the local police had to pay more attention to the case.
Megan was saved. There was a touching scene of her crying with her mother on the television screen. She was accused of illegal detention, kidnapping, and murder, and the district attorney announced the launch of the relevant investigation. As more details were revealed by the media, the impact of the incident became greater and greater. It even attracted the attention of the mainstream media, and the focus of the investigation shifted from suspected criminal acts to the suspicious organization established by Peter Lee.
Peter Lee might be able to bribe the local police department, but the district attorney was difficult to bribe. He and the other leaders of the suspicious organization tried to sneak out of the country and were quickly intercepted by the Coast Guard. There were rumors that their ship was blocked by a group of whales, but obviously no one took this kind of news from the tabloids seriously.
At present, Peter Lee and his men had been arrested. What awaited them was a long case investigation and trial. Peter Lee was rich and could afford a good lawyer, and then he kept appealing. It could be imagined that these lawsuits could take years to come to a conclusion.
Several American animal protection and environmental protection organizations received anonymous emails on the same day, including the Deer Hunters Association. They all got a video of Peter Lee's slaughterhouse using sick deer for venison processing, as well as a list of farms that sent sick deer to the slaughterhouse.
The internal relationship between the slaughterhouse, the Leshi dog food manufacturer, and Peter Lee needed to be further explored. However, Western reporters had finally gotten a piece of big news. Obviously, they would get to the bottom of it, and they believed that they would soon find clues.
Compared to a series of felony charges such as multiple murder and kidnapping that Peter Lee faced, the Leshi dog food in the middle of the maelstrom was not the focus of the investigation, nor was it the focus of people's attention. However, it was inevitable that the police and the food safety department would come to the door and take away the relevant responsible persons. As a new brand, the sales of Leshi Dog Food in the United States, which was not high to begin with, plummeted. It was also subject to a large number of returns from distributors, and closing down was just around the corner.
The influence of the Peter Lee incident quickly went beyond the scope of one county, one county, and one state. Even the FBI was involved in the matter. The series of events was still in the early stages of fermentation. The current scandal was only the tip of the iceberg. It was believed that as the investigation progressed, a huge criminal gang would be brought to justice.
On the other side of the ocean in China, the news media's reaction speed was a few beats slower. Relevant news basically only appeared in online media, and the slightly larger print media only briefly mentioned it in the corner. After all, the destruction of such a suspicious organization was not suitable for publicity, especially when the leader was suspected to be Chinese.
However, the problem of the Leshi dog food caused a lot of shock in the pet industry in China. Whether it was for the purpose of attracting attention or to attack competitors, many Internet celebrities, either spontaneously or under instructions, had published relevant articles on Weibo and WeChat. They began to expose the Leshi dog food. Some of them were insightful, while others were fanning the flames. However, in the eyes of a discerning person, wasn't this only hindsight? What were they doing earlier?
There were more and more people raising cats, dogs, and fish, but it was undeniable that pets were still a minority in China because most people raised them blindly. Feeding leftovers to cats, feeding chocolate to dogs, buying blue-ringed octopus out of curiosity, and sleeping with mosquito-repellent incense in the summer with cats were commonplace. When pets got sick, they were left to fend for themselves. They were reluctant to take them to the pet hospital. The source of pet knowledge came from the articles forwarded by friends, and the pets that were truly well taken care of were a minority.
The proportion of owners who would take time to learn about pets, were willing to take their pets to the hospital, and were willing to spend money on high-end pet food was not high. However, the degree to which they cherished their pets could not be underestimated, and they were often highly educated. When they heard that the imported dog food that they had spent a lot of money to buy had such a big scandal, even if their dogs were not sick at the moment, there was still a possibility that they would get sick in the next few years. How could they bear this?
In order to protect their own legitimate rights and interests, returns and claims were the minimum, but the problem was that the United States headquarters of Leshi Dog Food had closed down, and the general manager of China had run away. Customs had also announced a ban on the import of Leshi Dog Food. Who could they claim compensation from? They could only go to the seller of Leshi Dog Food for compensation based on the principle that the seller was responsible for the sale.
Some dogs died for various reasons after eating Leshi Dog Food. To be honest, most of them had nothing to do with Leshi Dog Food. Some died of natural old age, and some had other diseases. However, as long as it was not an accidental death, it was inevitable that the owner would suspect the Leshi Dog Food. Of course, there must be a lot of scams, but it was also a fact that flies don't bite seamless eggs.
The same was true in the United States. Owners whose dogs had eaten Leshi Dog Food had united together to launch a class-action lawsuit and claim compensation against the manufacturer of Leshi Dog Food. China couldn't catch the manufacturer, so they could only find trouble with the seller.
In short, although the Mahogany Forest incident was over, in a sense, it was only the beginning.
After a long flight and a domestic transfer, the flight finally arrived at Binhai Airport.
Zhang Zian dragged his suitcase out of the airport, looked at the long line of taxis, and took a deep breath of the familiar exhaust.
He didn't feel it when he was in the primeval forest, but in fact, his lungs had been nourished by the abundant oxygen and negative ions in the forest. He was simply not used to the smog package in the city.
In any case, life had to go on. At the very least, he had to earn back the expenses of this self-funded trip.
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