139: Chapter 139 Dare to Investigate

At this moment, Director Yang Sheng felt extremely panicked!

Why was Director Qin here!

It clearly wasn't a good sign. Based on his years of experience, Director Qin must have been dragged here by that blind fool, Wu Neng.

Thinking of this, the cold sweat on his forehead increased even more.

Wu Neng (the man in uniform) was completely stunned; his brain couldn't keep up, and for a moment, he didn't react. "Director Yang, th-this, what is going on!"

Damn it, you're asking me? I want to ask you!

Glaring fiercely at Wu Neng, with the urge to kill him, Director Yang Sheng said sharply, "Wu Neng, I am asking you, what exactly is going on!"

Wu Neng finally reacted, jumped in fright, and said in disbelief, "Director Yang, he is Director Qin? That's impossible, he's so young!"

Director Yang Sheng was furious.

He kicked him directly, "This is our newly appointed Qin Chuan! You blind piece of trash, you don't even recognize Director Qin when he's standing right in front of you."

Wu Neng was so scared he collapsed to the ground, pleading, "Director Qin, I didn't know it was you. Please spare me, I won't dare to do this again."

The beef stall owner's mouth was wide open; he was likely also terrified.

The two market management staff wearing red armbands were also scared, their faces turning pale. Only one thought ran through their minds: It's over. This cushy job was probably gone.

Only the auntie reacted differently, a look of pleasant surprise appearing on her face. "Young man, you are their leader? That's wonderful!"

Qin Chuan didn't say anything because he already heard movement; it seemed quite a few people were coming over. Indeed, Director Huang arrived with several bureau leaders.

Seeing the scene, Director Huang knew someone had walked straight into the line of fire of Director Qin.

"Director Qin, what's the matter?"

Qin Chuan said, "You're all here. Take a look and see how this matter should be handled..."

In front of everyone, he briefly explained what happened.

Regarding how to handle it, Qin Chuan could have made the decision directly, but he wanted to see everyone's opinion, especially the opinions of the deputy directors.

What was slightly surprising was that the deputy directors almost all stood on Qin Chuan's side, each giving suggestions for handling it that were more severe than the last.

Wu Neng was so scared he almost fainted.

Under such handling, he wouldn't just lose his job; he might even end up in jail. As for Director Yang Sheng, he would suffer along with him. He had originally hoped to advance further and reach the deputy section level, but now he might be dismissed directly.

After listening to everyone's opinions, Qin Chuan nodded slightly and instructed, "Director Huang, have your office issue a formal decision. I will sign it. It must be handled seriously!"

Everyone crowded around Qin Chuan as they left and returned to the Market Supervision Bureau.

Director Yang Sheng came to his senses and started punching and kicking the collapsed Wu Neng. "Damn it, you got me dismissed! Watch me beat the crap out of you!"

Soon, a formal decision was issued and distributed to all departments and the Market Supervision Bureaus in the districts and counties below.

The rectification of this agricultural market was also done for real. Some merchants who severely shortchanged customers were directly cleared out of the market. Some merchants who had shortchanging behaviors, but not very serious ones, had yellow cards hung on their stalls with the words: "Merchant Warned for Shortchanging."

This sign had to hang for a full month, and the stall could not close; it had to operate normally every day, otherwise, they would be cleared out of the market.

Now, many citizens buying vegetables cheered.

"Which leader is this? They did a great job! This is how we should deal with these unscrupulous merchants!"

"The broken public scales are finally fixed, and there are even several more public scales in the market!"

"Boss Liu, how come you also have a yellow card hung up? Hahaha..."

Inside the office.

Director Huang was reporting to Qin Chuan cautiously.

Qin Chuan was young and had just taken office, but the methods and courage he displayed made Director Huang feel very awestruck.

"Director Qin, the rectification of the Nanhua Agricultural Market is fully in place. If you have time, you can go and take a look. If there is anything you are dissatisfied with, we will urge them to continue rectifying it."

"Director Yang Sheng has been dismissed and is now an ordinary staff member. Many issues were found with Wu Neng, and his arrest has been approved..."

After listening to the report, Qin Chuan nodded with satisfaction. "Mm, you all did a good job. This matter can temporarily come to an end."

Seeing the leader say this, Director Huang felt slightly relieved.

Then, he took out a letter. "Director Qin, we received a letter for you in our mailbox. Would you like to take a look?"

"Me? There's a letter for me?"

Qin Chuan was slightly surprised. In this day and age, people were still writing letters, and it was addressed to him.

He took it, opened it right in front of Director Huang, and read it carefully. After spending a few minutes reading it, Qin Chuan said, "You should take a look too. It's written by a professor named Professor Li Liguo from Jianning Industrial University."

The content of the letter was mainly to suggest that the Market Supervision Bureau take the lead and have relevant government departments step up the regulation of waste oil collection.

Their research found that the aflatoxin in gutter oil is highly carcinogenic, 100 times more toxic than arsenic.

Besides that, it also mentioned the problem of gutter oil in the market, stating that many restaurants were using gutter oil, such as the famous local restaurant chain, Fat Mama Kitchen.

After Director Huang finished reading, Qin Chuan said, "Go arrange it. Quietly investigate 'Fat Mama Kitchen' to see if the situation described in the letter exists."

Director Huang hurriedly warned, "Director Qin, you just arrived, so you might not know, but one of the major shareholders behind Fat Mama Kitchen is Mayor Yang's son. We must be cautious about investigating this enterprise."

Oh, there's such a situation.

Mayor Yang's son was actually in the restaurant business? If it were any other official, they might just stop here, not daring to investigate further.

Qin Chuan said with a stern face, "Everyone is equal before the law. So what if it's Mayor Yang's son? As long as there is illegal behavior, they must be sanctioned."

Director Huang felt admiration. He hadn't expected Director Qin's attitude to be so tough; even knowing it might offend Mayor Yang, he still dared to investigate.

"Okay, I will arrange to investigate this matter immediately."

Qin Chuan instructed, "Don't alert the enemy first. Focus on a covert investigation. As soon as there are results, report to me immediately."

"Understood."

Director Huang left to handle it according to Qin Chuan's instructions.

Qin Chuan picked up the letter and looked at it again. He guessed that since Professor Li Liguo wrote this letter, he should know many of the inside stories about gutter oil, so he would go visit him and have a chat.

After making this plan, Qin Chuan went out, had Chen Haisheng drive, and in a short while, they arrived at Jianning Industrial University.

Jianning Industrial University, currently called Jianning Industrial College, although not yet ranked among the 211 universities, was still a first-tier institution, the largest in Jianning City and the fifth-ranked university in Handong Province.

After inquiring, Qin Chuan found out the department where Professor Li Liguo worked. He turned out to be an elderly professor in his sixties in the Food Safety Department of the School of Food Science.

"Haisheng, no need to wait for me. You go back."

Standing in front of the School of Food Science office building, Qin Chuan told the driver to go back first, and then he stepped into the building.