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Faced with Liu Ming's icy and piercing question, Wang Dafa's chubby face, flushed red from drinking, showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, he revealed an extremely arrogant and disdainful sneer.

"Who do we have here? It's Liu, the new deputy secretary of the Municipal Youth League Committee!"

He sauntered forward, a strong smell of alcohol mixed with cheap perfume that made people wrinkle their noses. He didn't take Liu Ming, this so-called "city leader," seriously at all.

"Secretary Liu, you're young and promising. But young people shouldn't be so hot-tempered."

Wang Dafa patted his beer belly, which was about to burst out of his suit, and said slowly, "This is just a matter of the cafeteria, it's just some stale rice and rotten vegetables, what's the big deal? Why make such a big deal out of it, sealing it up and calling people?"

"Do you know where these ingredients came from?"

He didn't wait for Liu Ming's reply, but instead answered his own question, his tone filled with arrogant confidence.

"This is the only supplier designated by our district's education bureau through a unified bidding process!"

"Supplier?" Liu Ming's eyes narrowed slightly.

"That's right!" Wang Dafa puffed out his chest, his voice suddenly rising, as if he were showing off, but also as if he were threatening. "Secretary Liu is from out of town, so he may not be familiar with the 'rules' of Ningzhou."

"The owner of this supplier is surnamed Zhao."

"Who is he? He's the brother-in-law of Director Zhao Desheng of our district's Education Bureau!"

He deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of the words "Director Zhao" and "brother-in-law".

The implication is self-evident.

—The person behind this deal is the top official of the Education Bureau!

You're just a deputy secretary of the municipal Youth League Committee. Even though you're a higher-ranking official than me, you're overstepping your bounds.

Want to touch this cake?

You need to first consider whether you are worthy enough!

The faces of the young cadres from the Youth League Committee who were following behind Liu Ming changed when they heard this.

Although they don't have much real power, they've been in government offices for a long time and they understand these basic social skills.

The Education Bureau is a powerful department! Its director is a key leader in the district! It would be incredibly unwise to offend a powerful director over something so trivial!

"Secretary Liu... how about... how about we talk to Director Zhao first?" A timid staff member whispered in Liu Ming's ear.

However, Liu Ming acted as if she hadn't heard him.

He looked at the local tyrant in front of him, who wore his "connections" and "backing" on his face as if they were his talismans, and laughed.

That smile was cold.

It's also...dangerous.

"Director Zhao's brother-in-law?"

Liu Ming nodded, as if confirming something.

"very good."

He took out his phone and, in front of Wang Dafa's astonished gaze, dialed a number directly.

"Hello, is this Director Wang from the Municipal Food and Drug Administration?"

"I am Liu Ming from the Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League."

The smile on Wang Dafa's face froze instantly.

Food and Drug Administration?

What...what does he want to do?

"Director Wang, I'm currently at Changling Town Middle School. The school cafeteria here has extremely serious food safety problems! I suspect this is a microcosm of the city's overall school food safety issues!"

"I don't care where you are or what you're doing!"

"Within half an hour! I require you to personally lead the team, bringing your bureau's most professional testing equipment and law enforcement personnel, and get here immediately!"

"If I don't see you in half an hour, then tomorrow I will personally take this evidence to the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and have a good talk with the comrades there about the 'food safety' issue in Ningzhou City!"

"Snapped!"

Liu Ming hung up the phone decisively.

Wang Dafa was completely dumbfounded.

He... he actually called the head of the Municipal Food and Drug Administration directly?

And he even used a commanding tone?

Is this kid crazy?

Before he could react...

Liu Ming dialed a second number.

"Hello, is this the city television station's news center?"

"I am Liu Ming from the Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League."

"I have a breaking news story here about 'campus food safety,' are you interested?"

Location: Changling Town Middle School

"Remember to bring your best cameras, the kind for live streaming."

……

hang up the phone.

The entire cafeteria was deathly silent.

Everyone stared at the young man, who looked calm and composed, as if he had just made two ordinary phone calls, as if he were a monster.

Wang Dafa was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

He finally realized that he seemed to have messed with a... madman who didn't play by the rules!

A madman who dares to poke a hole in the sky!

"You...you..." He pointed at Liu Ming, his lips trembling, unable to utter a single complete word.

"What's wrong with me?"

Liu Ming looked at him with icy eyes, as if she were looking at a pile of garbage.

"I don't care if you're a supplier or someone's brother-in-law."

"I don't care, he has Director Zhao standing behind him, or even some big shot."

"All I know is that this isn't over yet!"

"No one is allowed to suppress it!"

……

Twenty minutes later.

More than a dozen law enforcement vehicles painted with the words "Market Supervision" and "Health Supervision" arrived with flashing police lights.

Following closely behind were several news reporting vehicles bearing the "Ningzhou TV" logo!

The two directors of the Municipal Food and Drug Administration and the Municipal Health Commission personally led the team!

When they saw the mountains of moldy and spoiled food piled up in the kitchen warehouse.

The two bureau chiefs' faces turned green!

They know that if they don't handle this situation well, they'll be on the front page tomorrow too!

"Seal it up! Seal it up completely!"

"Investigate! Investigate thoroughly! From procurement to warehousing to delivery, every step must be investigated!"

"And that so-called 'supplier'! Take him under control immediately!"

……

Under the thunderous wrath of the two bureau chiefs.

The entire Changling Town Middle School instantly descended into chaos.

Liu Ming stood before the group of reporters who had rushed to the scene, armed with cameras and microphones.

He didn't use any official jargon or platitudes.

He simply grabbed a handful of moldy rice from the warehouse, rice that was covered in green mold and smelled foul.

He held the handful of rice high in front of the camera.

For the first time, a raging fire, powerful enough to incinerate the entire world, ignited in those usually calm eyes!

He stared at the dark lens as if he were looking at all the people of Ningzhou City.

His voice was hoarse and filled with boundless anger and...questioning!

"Everyone!"

"This is what the children at Changling Town Middle School eat every day!"

"I just want to ask!"

"Ask those heartless businessmen who put this pig feed on our children's tables!"

"Ask those so-called 'leaders' who took bribes and turned a blind eye to this!"

"You made our children eat this..."

He paused, each word seeming to be squeezed out from between his teeth!

"...Don't your consciences hurt?"