159: Chapter 159 The Poisoned Milk Powder Incident

It seemed that it was still going to break out.

The company involved might have changed to Wuniu Group, and the outbreak time had been delayed to 2012. Yes, that must be it, Qin Chuan surmised to himself.

To verify this preliminarily, Qin Chuan walked into one of the hospital rooms.

Because he had just noticed that all three patients in this room were infants around one year old.

The infants' parents were all looking distressed; they hadn't noticed Qin Chuan walking in, as their eyes were only on their own children.

It wasn't until Qin Chuan spoke that he caught their attention.

"Brother, what happened? What illness does your child have?"

The young man glanced at Qin Chuan, his eyes full of sorrow. "My child is a month shy of being one year old. The doctor said he has multiple kidney stones."

Qin Chuan said, "Besides the stones, your child's head also looks a bit larger than that of an average infant."

The young woman beside him, presumably the infant's mother, suddenly burst into tears.

The man in another bed, thinking that Qin Chuan must be a reporter or a government official, couldn't help but say, "My daughter also has kidney stones. I've looked into it; there are seven infants in this ward, and their conditions are all about the same."

Qin Chuan nodded slightly.

This situation was a bit serious. There were eight in just this one ward, so what about the whole city? The whole province? The number was likely significant.

"What brand of milk powder do you feed your children? I suspect it has a lot to do with the milk powder."

"My family feeds ours Wuniu Infant Milk Powder!"

"My family uses that brand too!"

"My family too!"

It was basically certain that it was a problem with the milk powder. These three families all used Wuniu Infant Milk Powder, without exception.

Next, Qin Chuan asked a few other families. The situation was about the same: all were 'big-headed babies,' all suffered from kidney stones, and all consumed Wuniu Infant Milk Powder.

This basically confirmed it was a milk powder issue.

In his previous life, the Sanlu Toxic Milk Powder Incident broke out. What about this life? Could a Wuniu Toxic Milk Powder Incident be about to erupt?

After preliminarily understanding the situation, Qin Chuan prepared to go back to hold a meeting, conduct a more detailed investigation into the matter, and then report the situation up the chain of command.

The matter was big and very serious. It had to be taken seriously by those above, and he even needed to call his father personally.

Because Wuniu Group was the largest dairy enterprise in Handong Province and one of the top three dairy companies in the country, his father needed to know the situation in advance.

Just as he was preparing to leave the ward, Qin Chuan stopped in his tracks, a playful smirk appearing at the corner of his mouth. He hadn't expected to run into Liang Youyuan here.

The other party also saw Qin Chuan.

A look of undisguised malice appeared in his eyes, the kind one has when meeting an enemy.

This was interesting.

Last time, Liang Youyuan was still begging him with snot and tears, pleading for him to let him go and forgive him.

Now he was jumping around again, and dared to show such an expression in his eyes.

What was even more interesting was that Liang Youyuan actually took the initiative to question him, "Why are you here?"

Qin Chuan laughed coldly, "Why shouldn't I be here?"

"Hmph!"

Liang Youyuan snorted coldly, ignored him, and took two people into one of the rooms. There, all three beds had infants around one year old who had consumed Wuniu Infant Milk Powder.

Since the other party wasn't looking for trouble, Qin Chuan just glanced curiously and then left.

A month ago, Liang Youyuan had joined Wuniu Group.

He couldn't continue working at that international fast-food chain, so he found a new job, using his second uncle's name.

Seeing that this was Vice Mayor Liang's nephew, Wuniu Group gave Liang Youyuan a position as Deputy General Manager of the Marketing Department. Although it wasn't a million-yuan annual salary, it was still several hundred thousand.

Wuniu Group already knew that there was a problem with the milk powder, but they were thinking about how to cover it up and handle it quietly.

Liang Youyuan came over to check on the situation of these infants who had consumed the milk powder. If anyone made trouble, he could properly appease them, give them some hush money, and so on.

Qin Chuan returned to his office.

The first thing he did was to send out a notice to hold a meeting immediately.

At the meeting, Qin Chuan described what he had seen at the hospital and then demanded that everyone immediately go to further investigate the situation and test the milk powder on the market to see if it contained melamine.

The milk powder under Wuniu Group was naturally the focus of the inspection. Qin Chuan surmised that the melamine content must be seriously excessive.

After the meeting, everyone went their separate ways to take action.

Back in his office, Qin Chuan picked up the phone to call his father.

"Dad, there is a situation that I think it is necessary to report to you."

"Oh, what is it?"

Since his son called directly to report it, Provincial Party Secretary Qin Zhendong felt it shouldn't be a small matter and immediately took it seriously.

Qin Chuan briefly explained the matter and then said, "Dad, Wuniu Group is a company in the provincial capital. Rather than waiting for the problem to expose itself, it is better for us to take the initiative."

"Hmm, you are right."

Provincial Party Secretary Qin Zhendong strongly agreed with this point of view. As for how to do it, there was no need for Qin Chuan to say anything; Provincial Party Secretary Qin Zhendong knew what to do.

After making the call, Qin Chuan waited for the test results while going online to look up Wuniu Group.

After checking the relevant information, he was secretly shocked!

This group was very large; its annual sales volume ranked in the top five among similar companies nationwide. It was also one of the key enterprises in the city, enjoying various policy supports.

If his background weren't powerful, if he had rashly investigated this company, he wouldn't even know how he died.

Daring to investigate them, daring to expose their dark secrets, would inevitably trigger their fierce counterattack. Losing his official position would be the lightest outcome; if things went wrong, they might set him up and send him to prison.

Two or three hours later.

Director Huang and Section Chief Xia Ping of the Food Safety Division knocked and entered together, placing a freshly printed test report on Qin Chuan's desk.

"Director Qin, we have conducted melamine tests on multiple products sold by Wuniu Group on the market. They are all seriously excessive, especially their infant milk powder. Here is the detailed data!"

Picking up the test report, Qin Chuan began to read it carefully.

His expression became increasingly serious!

These figures were simply shocking!

After reading the report, Qin Chuan ordered, "Immediately seal and seize all of Wuniu Group's products citywide. Whether it's milk powder, liquid milk, or dairy products, everything must be taken off the shelves today. No further sales are allowed."

Section Chief Xia Ping was secretly shocked!

This move was a bit too big!

He carefully reminded, "Director Qin, Wuniu Group is a large enterprise. I heard that their senior management has a good relationship with some senior officials in the Municipal Government. If we do this, you will face tremendous pressure. Should we communicate with Wuniu Group first before..."

Qin Chuan waved his hand, interrupting him directly, "Seal them first, take everything off the shelves. If there is to be communication, they will have to be the ones to initiate it with us!"

Director Huang was much less worried, because he guessed that Qin Chuan likely had a powerful background in the provincial capital; otherwise, Yang Fuguo and his son wouldn't have ended up so miserably.

"Section Chief Xia, don't have any concerns. We just need to strictly follow Director Qin's instructions."

Section Chief Xia Ping nodded, "Alright!"