Food: Randomly set up stalls, even the little guy is drooling.

Song Liao believed that he was right and had a valid reason for handling the matter.

In the old days, law enforcement was brutal. There was no point in trying to explain politely; they would just confiscate your stall and everything. How could they possibly just ask you to stop operating for the day?

However, this time it was a tip-off from an informant using their real name. Firstly, not taking action would discourage informants. Secondly, poppy shells are not a trivial matter; ignoring such a report would invite criticism and might even lead to accusations of inaction.

Song Liao glanced at the stall and realized that there were probably nearly a hundred unsold chicken cutlets, resulting in a loss of at least four hundred yuan.

Even in a first-tier city like Changsha, this is equivalent to two days' wages for many people, no wonder the young stall owner looked rather grim.

A one-day suspension of business may seem like a minor punishment, but for Lufeng, it carries immense weight.

5000 yuan was the amount of money he could save over four years of college.

If he fails to complete the task, he will lose the bonus from the system—20,000 yuan! That's 20,000 yuan!

But these things are beyond the comprehension of the law enforcement officer and the onlookers.

Lu Feng knew, of course, that with the system around, even if he lost 20,000 yuan, he could earn it back later.

But he could wait, while his grandmother couldn't.

Just two days ago, when he visited his grandmother, the doctor pulled him outside the ward and said, "You must have your first surgery within two weeks, otherwise your condition could worsen at any time."

He devoted all his free time to practicing making fried chicken cutlets.

Why? To improve efficiency, to have confidence, and to ensure the successful completion of weekly tasks.

But at this moment, the reality before him seemed to mock all his efforts.

Seeing Lu Feng standing there in a daze, Song Liao was thinking of going forward to try and persuade the young man who had suddenly stopped talking.

"Hey young man, I'm just following the law. We'll have the results by tomorrow, it'll only take a day..." But as he was still trying to persuade him, Lu Feng had already reached his limit of anger.

From childhood to adulthood, Lu Feng had suffered countless grievances. Even when his grandmother was seriously ill and hospitalized, and he felt desperate, he would only choke back tears when no one was around, and then go out to earn money.

From a young age, he understood one thing: this world has no sympathy for tears.

So when he encounters difficulties, he will try every means to solve them, because crying and wailing won't solve anything! He wants to make a change with his own two hands.

However, the malice of some people in this world came too suddenly, catching him off guard.

The system is flashing.

Side Quest: Escape the Frame. Every path has its obstacles. Competition is never fair; false accusations and framing are just overused human tactics. Find a way to escape this predicament and prove yourself.

[Task Reward: 5,000 yuan, +1 Mysterious Recipe for this week's task.]

Lu Feng calmed down, but his eyes gradually hardened. He stepped aside to let the female law enforcement officer come forward to take samples. Obstructing law enforcement was completely unnecessary and would only lead to more serious consequences.

"Captain Song, I have a question."

Song Liao was surprised that the other party had calmed down. He breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that being able to communicate normally was the best outcome. He replied, "Ask away."

"If I have a registration card, can I continue operating?" Lu Feng asked Song Liao.

Song Liao didn't know why he suddenly asked that question, but then he heard a rash voice behind him.

"Hey, Feng, I'm here!" A young man in a suit ran over, and was stunned when he saw the scene in front of him. "Holy crap, what's going on?"

"Is it done?" Lu Feng walked over and asked his friend, Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan waved the file bag in his hand. "It's done. Sorry, my idiot boss made me work overtime for an hour. I'm late."

Fang Yuan glanced at the scene and asked, "What's going on here?"

"Brother Yuan, I'll explain later." Lu Feng took the file bag and handed it to Song Liao. "Captain Song, with the registration card, can I continue setting up my stall?"

After inspecting the premises, Song Liao answered truthfully, "With this, we can let bygones be bygones regarding the stall incident a few days ago. However, this only resolves the issue of operating without a license. As for whether any additional ingredients were added, we still need to wait for the test results."

"If it's proven that I didn't add anything extra, then who should compensate me for my losses?" Lu Feng became increasingly calm as he spoke. "Does this mean that as long as someone reports me, I can never conduct business normally?"

"This..." Song Liao thought to himself, who would report something without evidence? If the informant hadn't made it sound so convincing, he wouldn't have come over during his mealtime.

"How can I know who reported it? Actually, I've only been setting up my stall here for four days. I have reason to suspect that someone made the report maliciously."

Song Liao replied, "I have no comment on that."

"Should I be able to find out where the other party accused me of adding the so-called poppy shell ingredient?"

Song Liao glanced at the items on the stall, then looked at the chili sauce. "Your seasoning."

Seeing Lu Feng's appearance, he also began to waver. Years of experience told him that his informant was not necessarily trustworthy.

Lu Feng watched as the female law enforcement officer took samples of the fried chicken cutlet and each type of seasoning sauce.

He asked, "What's the fastest way to test it?"

Song Liao understood what he meant. "There are two methods: the glue-based method and the TCL method. The former has a larger margin of error. Generally speaking, the latter is used. A regular rapid test to detect whether seasonings contain poppy shells or other ingredients takes 1.5 to 2 hours. This is generally not carried with you."

Lu Feng then asked, "Does that mean it can be even faster?"

"With the latest rapid testing equipment, a single test can be completed in as little as 20 minutes." Song Liao felt that the other party's question was meaningless and added, "We don't currently have this kind of new equipment here."

Lu Feng looked directly into the other person's eyes. "If it's available, can you use this to test me?"

Song Liao realized at that moment that he had been used as a pawn by others.

Although he couldn't understand why the vendor was so insistent, he patiently replied, "If there is, of course, it is."

Lu Feng had been waiting for this answer. He turned to face the crowd and said loudly, "Everyone, thank you for your support these past few days. Just now, someone reported that my sauce contains poppy shells."

He paused, then continued, "I, Lu Feng, guarantee with my own integrity that I would never add anything harmful like this. I just obtained Captain Song's permission to conduct the test on the spot. If you all have the patience, you can witness it with me!"

"I, Lu Feng, have nothing to fear if I am upright!"

Song Liao said helplessly from the side, "What I mean is, if it existed, it's just that we don't have that kind of equipment."

"Yes, there is." Lu Feng pulled Fang Yuan over and said, "He works for a food testing company; you can rent equipment from him."

Zhang Zixuan quickly gave a brief explanation to Boss Lu's friend.

Fang Yuan had just figured out the situation and quickly said, "Lu Feng, your cost is only 500 yuan. We charge more than that for a single rental back home. Don't act impulsively..."

Lu Feng looked at Fang Yuan and said, "Just tell me it's a 1000 yuan urgent order, are you willing?"