"If I recall correctly, this woman was the first to sell grilled sausages, and many people have eaten her sausages, so this matter can't be unrelated to her, can it?"
"Definitely. Merchants nowadays don't have any conscience, just to make money! Look at her cold expression, you can tell she's a ruthless person who only cares about profit and has no conscience."
"No, we believe we cannot allow such a harmful person to be around children. Who knows which child will fall victim next?"
"..."
Li Na sensed the anger of the crowd and a gloating smile appeared on her face. It seemed heaven itself was helping her, so she didn't mind fanning the flames.
Thus, she started to speak emotionally and normally, pointing in Chen Lishu's direction with one finger, and said, "Dear parents, the culprit is her! This matter has nothing to do with me. The method of frying the sausages and the sauce were all learned from her.
To be honest, we are relatives. I used to be an unemployed housewife staying at home. How could I have come into contact with poisoned food? It was all taught to me by Chen Lishu! If you want to blame someone, blame this unscrupulous merchant. It has nothing to do with us."
As soon as she said this, several burly men turned their heads, staring at Chen Lishu with angry expressions. They flicked their wrists and slowly approached Chen Lishu step by step.
"You invented this fried sausage, right? You're the one who made my son vomit and have diarrhea, and now he's lying in the hospital unconscious?"
"And my old mother, the hospital almost issued a critical illness notice. It's all because of the poisoned food you invented. Today, you must take responsibility!"
"Yes, not only must you hand over the money earned from selling grilled sausages these days, but you must also compensate the victim families for their medical expenses. If you don't come up with this money today, don't blame us for driving your company to bankruptcy and making you infamous!"
Li Na was so scared that she almost wet her pants by the few burly men. She had expected Chen Lishu to be as embarrassed as her when facing danger, which would have at least brought her some psychological comfort.
But who knew that Chen Lishu, instead of being scared to the point of soiling herself, calmly pushed the man aside and even said dismissively, "This matter has nothing much to do with me."
As soon as she said this, the burly men glared at Chen Lishu, and one of them even clenched the beer bottle in his hand, almost unable to suppress his anger and lay hands on her.
Chen Lishu calmly looked at them and asked, "You said you have family members hospitalized after eating grilled sausages. Could you please tell us what the doctor specifically said? What was the reason for the hospitalization?"
"Are you suspecting us brothers of deceiving you? You want to know the reason for hospitalization? Fine, I'll make it clear today, so you can completely give up! My old mother had indigestion."
"The situation with my son is even more outrageous. He was actually poisoned by lead. You merchants are heartless. You'll do anything to make money. Such a young child almost lost his life because of a grilled sausage. I don't want any compensation today, I want you to pay with your life!"
With that, a burly man with a ferocious expression approached Chen Lishu, and just as he was about to grab her by the neck, a figure ran out from the crowd. With swift movements, the person kicked the burly man's hand.
"Hiss!" The burly man was kicked to the ground, gasping in pain.
"Madam." Su Nian glanced up and down Chen Lishu with a worried expression. After confirming she was unharmed, he breathed a sigh of relief.
That's right, Su Nian was also specifically called by Chen Lishu to prevent such a situation from occurring.
Su Nian was more than capable of dealing with one person, but if the crowd grew, the situation wouldn't be ideal.
Chen Lishu saw that the situation had already incurred public anger. She quickly put away her casual expression and looked at each victim with a serious face, saying, "Everyone, if you say you had gastrointestinal problems, I would accept it, but this lead poisoning is too outrageous.
Hots dogs are quite common in everyone's lives. I think everyone present understands a principle: even if the hot dogs are rotten or spoiled, they wouldn't cause such a strong reaction. This means that the lead poisoning might not have originated from the grilled sausages themselves, but rather from the ingredients used."
A parent, upon hearing her analysis, frowned and asked, "So are you admitting that your products have problems?"
Chen Lishu shook her head and said, "No, the ingredients for the grilled sausages were carefully selected by me because I know how important hygiene is for food.
To be honest, I am the boss of Shu Se Group, and I have a larger enterprise under my control. Do you think I would ruin my own reputation for such petty gains, and consequently affect my apparel company?"
In fact, what she said wasn't unreasonable, but this poisoning incident needed a reasonable explanation. They couldn't just accept Chen Lishu's few words and bear all the responsibility themselves!
One reasonable parent said, "Actually, we didn't mean to make things difficult for you. It's just that I investigated and found that everyone who was hospitalized this time ate the grilled sausages fried by your stall.
If you want us not to pursue your responsibility, it's possible, unless you can give us a more reasonable explanation. Otherwise, we will take forceful measures!"
"This parent, I highly agree with your statement. Seeing children suffer, I am a parent myself, and I understand your feelings very well.
You want to know the truth of the matter, right? Then I will tell you, your family members were hospitalized because they ate grilled sausages fried with swill oil!"
Swill oil?! Upon hearing this, everyone's expression turned awkward.
Swill oil is also known as gutter oil. The extraction technology in this era was not as good as it would be decades later. Gutter oil contained all sorts of things.
Thinking about the places where swill oil was usually collected, those who had eaten the grilled sausages couldn't help but cover their mouths and gag.
Chen Lishu tilted her head, glanced at Li Na, who was hiding in the crowd, and curled her lips, saying, "Cousin, do you remember what I told you yesterday morning? This stuff is not to be used. You just wouldn't listen. Doing business is fine, but you can't do business with a guilty conscience. This is no different from bringing suffering upon yourself."
Seeing Chen Lishu shift the blame to Li Na, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then many people exclaimed:
"I remember, when I ate the grilled sausages from Li Na's stall, there was always a slightly foul smell. However, because of the sauce sprinkled on it, the smell wasn't very obvious."
"That's right, and the grilled sausages fried by Li Na's stall were clearly not as crispy as this woman's, which means these grilled sausages were likely repeatedly fried for us to eat, and the ingredients were not fresh."