140: Chapter 140 Swift as Lightning

Things went smoothly; Qin Chuan found Professor Li Liguo's office on the third floor.

Seeing the office door slightly ajar and sensing someone inside, Qin Chuan knocked. Hearing a voice say "Please come in," he pushed the door open and entered.

Inside was an elderly man wearing black-rimmed glasses, with slightly graying hair, looking to be about sixty years old.

"You must be Professor Li Liguo."

Professor Li Liguo nodded. "Yes, that's me. Student, which class are you from, and what can I do for you?"

Because Qin Chuan looked so young, he assumed he was a graduate student, which is why he asked.

Qin Chuan smiled and introduced himself. "Hello, Professor Li. I am Qin Chuan from the Market Supervision Bureau. I received the letter you wrote to me, so I came over to have a chat."

What!

You are Director Qin!

Professor Li Liguo was stunned for a moment, then quickly stood up to welcome him warmly. "Director Qin, I didn't expect you to be so young, and I certainly didn't expect you to come in person. Please, have a seat."

He politely poured tea for Qin Chuan, and then they began to talk, focusing on the issue of gutter oil.

First, he talked about the dangers of gutter oil, then explained that according to his investigations, there were many gutter oil dens in Jianning City. Among them, a company called Jianwei Chemical in the Hexi Industrial Park was suspected of collecting, processing, and selling gutter oil on a large scale.

Finally, he offered some suggestions, such as establishing relevant standards, regulating the collection and processing of gutter oil, strictly preventing it from appearing on the public's dining tables, and ensuring it is only used for industrial purposes.

They talked for over an hour, and Qin Chuan left satisfied.

It was clear that Professor Li Liguo's thinking was very sharp, not at all like an old man in his sixties. Furthermore, he strongly agreed with many of his methods.

Gutter oil was not a new concept, but it had always been difficult to eradicate. If it could be standardized and regulated, it would be a major service to the public.

Additionally, he had obtained important information: Jianwei Chemical, which looked very legitimate on the surface, was actually collecting and processing gutter oil. This could not be allowed; it had to be shut down.

Upon returning to his office and sitting down, Director Huang knocked and entered shortly after.

"Director Qin, we sent people to conduct a covert investigation of Fat Mama Kitchen. We checked three locations, and all of them were using gutter oil. Every store's kitchen had a large amount of gutter oil, along with devices for collecting it..."

From the time Qin Chuan ordered the covert investigation until now, only two or three hours had passed. To have preliminary results so quickly showed good efficiency.

"You've worked hard. Send out a notice for a meeting in half an hour. We'll carry out a major operation tonight to confiscate all their gutter oil, issue fines, and order them to suspend business for rectification."

"Understood, I will notify everyone immediately."

Now, Director Huang admired Qin Chuan more and more. He was bold in his actions; even knowing that the shareholder behind the scenes was Mayor Yang's son, he still dared to investigate. It was impressive.

Of course, he didn't think Qin Chuan was just a reckless novice. Instead, he suspected that for Director Qin to act this way, he likely had a background even more powerful than Mayor Yang's.

He firmly thought to himself that meeting someone with such a powerful background was an opportunity. He couldn't let it slip by; he had to latch onto this person.

Half an hour later, Qin Chuan personally presided over the meeting and made a series of arrangements and deployments, with all the deputy directors in attendance.

He asked everyone to work a little overtime and to split up immediately to investigate Fat Mama Kitchen. Speed was of the essence.

In matters like this, one must act with lightning speed.

If they delayed even a little, news would leak out, especially since the person behind it was Young Master Yang Wenhao, the son of Mayor Yang.

Once word got out, if the other party was prepared and they didn't find anything, the opponent might strike back.

As soon as the meeting ended, the operation began.

Over a dozen vehicles left the Market Supervision Bureau compound one after another, splitting up. Each team was led by a bureau leader, while Qin Chuan remained at the Market Supervision Bureau to wait for good news.

It was now past five in the afternoon, the peak time for the restaurant industry. Every Fat Mama Kitchen location was bustling; customers were ordering, and the kitchens were frantic.

It was precisely at this moment that a team of uniformed officers walked into each store and began various inspections.

Soon, reports were fed back to Qin Chuan one after another.

They uncovered numerous issues, the most serious being the widespread use of gutter oil. At each store, staff confiscated anywhere from several hundred to over a thousand jin of gutter oil, as well as collection devices and gutter oil that had been collected but not yet sent for processing.

With ironclad evidence, Qin Chuan was relieved.

Young Master Yang Wenhao was the only son of Jianning City's Mayor Yang Fuguo. In his twenties, he was very well-known in Jianning City's circles, essentially existing as the top dog.

Many people feared him because he was ruthless, narrow-minded, and highly vengeful. Anyone who offended him was either destroyed, crippled, or ended up in prison.

This evening, Young Master Yang Wenhao was hosting a banquet for several friends from the provincial capital at a high-end club, and everyone was flushed with wine.

After three rounds of drinks, Young Master Yang Wenhao's phone rang.

"Brothers, let me take a call."

He walked outside to take the call and returned after about two or three minutes. Everyone noticed that his expression was somewhat ugly and sullen.

"Brother Wenhao, what's wrong?"

Young Master Yang Wenhao changed his expression and smiled. "It's nothing, nothing at all, just a small matter. Everyone, please drink to your heart's content. I've arranged some exciting activities for later."

Seeing this, the atmosphere became lively again.

In reality, Young Master Yang Wenhao was suppressing the anger in his heart. Damn it, there really are people who don't know their place, daring to make a move against me, Young Master Yang Wenhao.

It seems it's been a while since I've dealt with anyone, and they've forgotten about me. Good, very good. Let's see how I play you to death. The Director of the Market Supervision Bureau? What does he amount to?

The next morning.

After waking up, Qin Chuan habitually checked the information refreshed by the system. There were two items.

1. At 9:00 this morning, Young Master Yang Wenhao will send his subordinates to demand that you go over there.

2. At 3:30 this afternoon, Jianwei Chemical will be conducting a transaction for a batch of processed gutter oil at their factory. In their finished goods warehouse, there are several hundred tons of processed gutter oil being passed off as peanut oil.

After reading these two pieces of information, Qin Chuan smiled, feeling particularly disdainful about the first one.

Young Master Yang Wenhao really considered himself a big shot. He couldn't even be bothered to come himself, sending a subordinate to summon him. He was overthinking it. He really didn't treat a state official like an official. Did he think that because he had a father who was the mayor, he could really do whatever he wanted?

Looking at the second piece of information, Qin Chuan also smiled. This information was highly valuable. As long as the organization and command were appropriate, they could wipe out this large-scale gutter oil processing and sales den in one fell swoop.