Reborn in the Great Northern Wilderness in 1982, I farmed and hunted to support my whole family.

Chapter 168 Calling in Foreign Aid and Using Cheating Tech

He looked at the test results and said to Brother Gao, "Brother Gao, the results are in. The poison this young man was ingested is bongkrekic acid. This toxin is usually produced during the soaking process of wood ear mushrooms due to high ambient temperature, long soaking time, and bacterial contamination."

"That's just from drinking the fungus water! Our fungus is perfectly fine!"

Just then, Chef Sun returned. Hearing that there was a chance for a breakthrough, fearing that things might not work out, he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Then tell me! What's going on with the pesticide on the wood ear mushrooms?!"

"The wood ear mushrooms were all picked from the back mountain! How could they have been contaminated with pesticides?! How could wood ear mushrooms picked from the back mountain have pesticides?!"

Upon hearing this, Brother Gao immediately became furious.

He grabbed Chef Sun by the collar, glaring at him angrily: "Stop changing the subject! We're talking about the wood ear mushroom water, what are you bringing up about pesticides?!"

Chef Sun was being pulled so hard by Brother Gao that he could hardly breathe, his face turning bright red: "I...I...I was just saying it offhand."

Brother Gao released him: "Just something you said offhand? I think you're just feeling guilty! You're afraid the investigation will come back to you, so you're deliberately changing the subject!"

Chef Sun was rendered speechless by Brother Gao's words and dared not utter another sound.

At this moment, Old Zhao said from the side, "Brother Gao, don't be angry. The matter has been investigated and it was just a problem with the water used to soak the wood ear mushrooms. As for the pesticides on the mushrooms, they were probably contaminated during harvesting or transportation, and have nothing to do with this food poisoning."

The dean was sweating profusely with anxiety: "Then... Master Zhao is right! It's about the wood ear fungus water!"

Brother Gao asked Li Jianjun to take the test results to the detention center to release the person.

But the prison guard said with difficulty, "It's not that I don't want to release him, it's just that it's an order from above, and I can't do anything about it."

Upon hearing this, Li Jianjun flew into a rage: "What the hell is this order! This is blatant disregard for human life! Call your leader here, I want to see if he dares to refuse to release the man!"

"What are you yelling about! These are the rules! No one can release anyone without orders from above!" The prison guard was also getting anxious, and his voice rose a few decibels.

The scene reached a deadlock for a while.

At this moment, Manager Liu drove into the detention center. He recognized Li Jianjun; he seemed to be one of Li Mu's buddies.

He called out, "Li Jianjun!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jianjun turned around and saw Manager Liu getting out of the car. He quickly went to greet him: "Manager Liu, what brings you here?"

"I heard that Li Mu had an accident, so I came to check on him."

"What are you doing here? Taking advantage of my misfortune?" Li Jianjun remembered that this man was in cahoots with Chef Sun, so he didn't give him a friendly look.

Manager Liu said awkwardly, "What are you saying? I only came to see if there's anything I can do to help since I heard Li Mu was in trouble."

Li Jianjun looked at him suspiciously: "What help can you be? This whole thing was done by people from your municipal canteen!"

Upon hearing this, Manager Liu quickly waved his hand: "You can't say things like that! How could the people in our cafeteria do such a thing?"

"How is it impossible? That wood ear fungus water was disposed of by your cafeteria staff. Isn't that destroying evidence?"

Manager Liu frowned: "It's true that we cleaned up the wood ear fungus water, but that's because we didn't know it was evidence. We thought it was just trash, so we cleaned it up."

"Stop making excuses! You're just guilty!"

Manager Liu was annoyed by Li Jianjun's words: "You're being unreasonable! The food in our canteen has always been prepared in strict accordance with hygiene standards. How could we possibly poison someone for no reason? Besides, we have no grudge against Li Mu, so why would we want to harm him?"

"Heh, you dare say you don't know about Chef Sun's shady dealings? He takes bribes and uses inferior ingredients; do you think your cafeteria doesn't know? Maybe you're even in cahoots with him!"

Upon hearing this, Manager Liu's face immediately turned ugly: "You're making baseless accusations! Our cafeteria has always adhered to the principle of honest operation, how could we possibly do such a thing? If you keep saying this, I'll sue you for defamation!"

Li Jianjun was about to argue again when he remembered the important matter and spat in Li Jianjun's face: "Go back to where you came from!"

Manager Liu was so angry that his muscles trembled. He wasn't going to argue with a brat and said to the policeman, "I want to visit Li Mu."

The policeman glanced at Manager Liu, then at Li Jianjun, looking somewhat hesitant. Seeing this, Li Jianjun quickly said, "He can't visit! He's definitely here to kick us when we're down!"

The policeman frowned: "Visits are a prisoner's right, and we cannot deprive them of that."

Li Jianjun was about to argue again, but Brother Gao stopped him: "Let him visit, let's see what he's up to."

Manager Liu walked into the visiting room, where Li Mu was sitting. Apart from a bit of stubble on his chin, there was nothing unusual about him.

When he saw Manager Liu come in, he was taken aback for a moment: "What brings you here?"

Manager Liu forced a smile: "I heard you had an accident, so I came to check on you."

Li Mu glanced at him: "Are you laughing at me?"

Manager Liu sighed: "What are you saying? I'm just concerned about you."

Li Mu scoffed dismissively: "Concerned about me? You'd be that kind? You're probably just trying to take advantage of my misfortune, aren't you?"

Manager Liu was a little embarrassed by Li Mu's words. He coughed twice and said, "What are you talking about? Do you think I'm that kind of person? I'm here to help you."

Li Mu didn't want to waste words with him and said, "You'll help me? What can you do for me? Can you let me out?"

"I can't do that, but I can sell you something about Chef Sun."

Upon hearing this, Li Mu perked up: "Oh? What is it?"

Manager Liu looked at him and said, "This..." He hesitated, but his meaning was clear.

When Li Mu saw his expression, he immediately understood what was going on. This guy was trying to curry favor with him, and if he wanted him to talk, he would have to show some sincerity.

Li Mu said, "As long as you can help me get out, you can name your terms."

Upon hearing this, Manager Liu smiled and said, "Okay, that's great! I'll get straight to the point: as long as you promise me one thing, I'll help you get out of here."

Li Mu frowned: "What is it?"

Manager Liu leaned closer to him and whispered, "I need you to remove Chef Sun from his position."

Upon hearing this, Li Mu was stunned. This was something he hadn't expected. Weren't Manager Liu and Chef Sun in cahoots? How could they ask him to bring Chef Sun down?

He looked at Manager Liu with suspicion: "What do you mean by this? Aren't you two good brothers?"

Manager Liu shook his head: "What good brother? He's just a dog under my command. I tell him to go east, and he won't dare to go west. But lately, this guy has become increasingly disobedient. He even dares to accept bribes behind my back and pass off inferior goods as superior ones. If I don't get rid of him, he'll take my position sooner or later."