The next day.
"Brother Liu, have you dealt with our diarrhea issue?" Liu Yifeng was looking at the good reviews written by those people, trying to contact those who left bad reviews and then good ones, to see if he could get any information.
Zhang Jin arrived at this moment, seemingly concerned about the barbecue problem.
"I'm handling it. I thought it would be a simple matter, but the more I investigate, the more I feel something is wrong." His eyes were filled with doubt.
Zhang Jin also noticed his anxiety. "Alas, if you ask me, just let them compensate a little money. This will only waste our own time. Forget about our hotel's progress for now. Are you satisfied with this approach?"
He wasn't here today because of the food poisoning issue, but to discuss hotel matters with him.
"That's fine. It's not bad. Brother Zhang, you can handle this kind of thing as you see fit. You know I'm just a vegetable farmer and don't know much about these matters."
Zhang Jin knew that Liu Yifeng was being humble. If he didn't understand these things, he wouldn't have been invited to appear on television by the show.
"Alright, since you have no objections, I'll proceed with this plan. But if I may say, it's much faster to just accept some money."
Seeing Liu Yifeng constantly looking at his phone, Zhang Jin felt that he was taking this matter too seriously.
"Brother Zhang, it's not as simple as you think. Take a look at this." Upon hearing Zhang Jin's words, Liu Yifeng handed him his phone.
Zhang Jin flipped through it. "This barbecue restaurant... I think I know the owner."
Why did it feel so familiar? Their hotel had used this meat once, and they hadn't found any problems.
"Brother Zhang, you know this barbecue restaurant?" Liu Yifeng was completely shocked. He should have asked him earlier.
"Our hotel has indeed used their meat before. We probably chose them because of the high reviews. It was our supplier who had a problem that day and couldn't deliver on time, so we only used them once. We didn't experience any poisoning symptoms like we did."
Hearing Zhang Jin's words, Liu Yifeng also found it puzzling. Then why did their food cause problems?
"I wonder if Brother Zhang could help me contact the owner of this restaurant and arrange a meeting." Liu Yifeng felt that since Zhang Jin knew him, this matter would be easier to resolve.
Zhang Jin nodded immediately. "Of course, this is a small matter. I know you're doing this for us. I have to say, that was the worst diarrhea I've ever had in my life."
After saying that, the two of them burst into laughter.
With Zhang Jin's introduction, it became relatively easier for Liu Yifeng to meet the owner of the meat stall.
"Manager Zhang mentioned you wanted to see me. Are you here to discuss cooperation?" The other party was a greasy bald man who didn't seem to recognize him.
Liu Yifeng smiled. "It's about this: we previously purchased a large batch of barbecue meat from your establishment, but after eating it, we all had diarrhea, and even Manager Zhang got sick."
"What? Impossible! We only use premium pork. How could anyone get sick from eating it? You must have misunderstood."
The other party was directly surprised and refuted him, clearly not lying.
"Look, isn't this your store's order? And this is our medical report. The report clearly states that this meat is definitely toxic."
Liu Yifeng knew he wouldn't admit it, so he had to present all the evidence.
"The store name is indeed ours, but this address is not our address. You can ask Manager Zhang. We would never do something like that; it would be shooting ourselves in the foot. Besides, Manager Zhang has cooperated with us once; he knows our quality."
Looking at the evidence on the table, the other party was also troubled. Someone was actually using the same name as theirs.
"You mean this isn't your store?" Liu Yifeng frowned, utterly confused about the situation.
"That's right. Manager Liu, look. Although the name is the same as ours, the decoration and the address in the back are completely different. We would never sell such low-quality pork. We only use meat from the best black pig legs, so there's absolutely no way it could cause problems."
Despite the greasy appearance of the bald man, his words sounded very sincere.
"Okay, thank you. It seems there was a big misunderstanding, but this store used your name and deliberately sold us spoiled meat that was close to expiring. It must have been intentional. I think you should investigate this further."
Liu Yifeng understood. This store not only sold poisonous meat but also used the name of a high-selling store. This needed to be investigated thoroughly.
"Alas, Manager Liu, you may not know this, but even though our names are the same, our store's location and quality are different. There's nothing we can do about it."
The other party also seemed helpless in this situation, with no immediate solution.
After bidding farewell to the other party, Liu Yifeng went directly to the pork stall. There weren't many people there at the moment.
"We're sold out. Come back tomorrow." The other party was not very friendly.
"I'm a customer who bought meat from you and got sick. Someone contacted me, but I was not satisfied with the outcome. I hope you can be a responsible person. You won't gain anything by doing this."
He directly placed the report in front of the man, ready to reveal everything. This matter had to be stopped to prevent more victims or businesses with the same name from appearing.
The man panicked immediately, looking at the report in his hand. "This isn't our store; you've got the wrong one. We only sell top-quality pork."
He tried to argue, but his tone was clearly lacking confidence.
"The person who said those words should be a five-star barbecue restaurant with the same name as yours. It's precisely because of its popularity that you've been using this name to do evil, just to sell spoiled meat. Perhaps if you had changed locations or people, you wouldn't be so unlucky. But since you sold this meat to me, I will see it through to the end."
Liu Yifeng looked at the panicked expression opposite him and believed he had found the root of the problem this time.
"I must say, you hired professional reviewers. It seems you spent a lot of money. And after selling it, you didn't make much profit, did you? I still think you would have earned much more if you had operated honestly."
The other party was truly panicked, sweating profusely. It seemed they had been living in fear while doing this.