Mr. Xiao, can I borrow your wedding invitation?

Chapter 445 Taken away

“Just last night, my son had dinner with his friends here. After he went home, he got an upset stomach and is now in the hospital on an IV drip. The doctor said it was acute gastroenteritis caused by eating something unclean. Who else but you could be so heartless? Let me tell you, if anything happens to my son, I, this old lady, will fight you to the death!”

As she spoke, she urged her daughter-in-law, "Xiaolan, smash it! Smash all their things and see if they'll still harm people in the future!"

"I know, Mom!"

"Stop! If you keep doing this, we'll call the police!" Zhao Min rushed forward to stop them.

"Call the police, go ahead, arrest all of you bad guys! This damn black-hearted restaurant will go bankrupt sooner or later!" The old lady cursed and swore, and she was quite strong. Zhao Min couldn't stop her.

With opening time fast approaching, Su Ying tried to reassure them, "How about this, Auntie, you take me to the hospital to check on your son's condition first. It's our restaurant's responsibility, and we'll definitely take responsibility!"

"Okay, but don't try to back out later!"

Su Ying immediately went to the hospital with the mother and daughter. Sure enough, the old lady's son was lying on the hospital bed, clutching his stomach and groaning.

"Now you see? Would we lie to you? My poor son must be blind to like eating at your restaurant. Tell me, what exactly did you feed him?" The old lady grabbed Su Ying's sleeve and wouldn't let go.

Su Ying had a headache; she didn't know what the problem was.

Just as I was about to explain to the old lady, my phone suddenly rang urgently.

"Hey?"

"Su Ying, something terrible has happened! Several customers' family members have come to the restaurant and are causing trouble, saying that their family members suffered from severe diarrhea after eating at our restaurant. We can barely stop them!"

"almost there!"

Before she could finish dealing with things here, Su Ying immediately returned to the restaurant. As soon as she got out of the car, she saw that the restaurant entrance was completely surrounded by a crowd of people, making a ruckus, and some of them were carrying weapons.

"We've been eating at your Ruyi Restaurant for a whole year, and this is how you repay your loyal customers?"

"Exactly! My daughter is only in high school. What will I do if she develops any long-term health problems?"

"My wife is pregnant. It's one thing for the mother, but if the fetus is affected, I'll fight you to the death!"

"You will be punished by heaven..."

"I'm in charge here, you can talk to me if you need anything!" Su Ying pushed through the crowd and squeezed in.

Upon seeing the person in charge, the troublemaking customers became even more agitated, and some even tried to physically assault her.

"Everyone, I understand your feelings, but I assure you with my life that I personally oversee the quality of the ingredients at our Ruyi Restaurant, ensuring they are fresh every day and there will absolutely be no problems. Please rest assured!"

So you mean we're just making trouble for no reason?

"Exactly, if one of us has an upset stomach, it's not like everyone can have one, is it? Isn't this too much of a coincidence?"

"I think you're just trying to shift the focus; you're a dishonest businessman who can't be trusted!"

"In my opinion, let's go check out the kitchen, expose it, and let everyone see the disgusting side of Ruyi Restaurant!"

"That's right, expose them..."

"You can't come in..."

"Mr. Su..."

The kitchen is a restricted area, and non-staff members are not allowed to enter. Seeing that she couldn't stop them, Su Ying signaled Zhao Min to let them go.

Su Ying had a lot of confidence in the kitchen under her supervision, and she thought it would be good for them to see for themselves. "Everyone, come and see! What is this?"

Soon someone found several plastic bottles with the words "antidiarrheal medicine" clearly written on them.

Then, they made another discovery: "Ugh... what is this? It stinks!"

"It looks like rotten beef!"

"My God! How long must it have been sitting there to smell this bad?!"

"If someone were eaten, it would be lucky if they survived!"

The family members angrily threw these things in front of Su Ying, "Rotten beef, antidiarrheal medicine, everyone was watching the whole thing, what do you have to say now?"

"This is utterly outrageous and intolerable!"

"What are you waiting for? Call the police!"

Su Ying looked completely bewildered.

Zhao Min hurriedly explained, "Impossible! Our beef is from a ranch we work with, and we use only fresh beef made that day. How could it be rotten? And what about the antidiarrheal medicine? We would never ruin our own reputation. Someone must be framing us!"

The family members were emotional and rushed forward to argue with Su Ying and her group, leading to a verbal altercation between the two sides.

The lobby of Ruyi Restaurant was smashed into a mess, and Su Ying was surrounded by them demanding an explanation, but no matter how she explained, they remained unmoved.

Someone in the crowd threw a cup at her, hitting her squarely on the head. Blood immediately started flowing down Su Ying's forehead.

The family members calmed down upon seeing the blood.

At this moment, a group of uniformed police officers entered, showing their badges. "We are from the police station. We received a report that Ruyi Restaurant is suspected of drugging customers and using rotten food as ingredients. Several customers have been hospitalized with acute abdominal pain. According to instructions from our superiors, Ruyi Restaurant will be closed for rectification. May I ask, who is in charge?"

Su Ying stepped forward with composure and confidence, "It's me!"

"Please come with us to assist with the investigation!"

"No, officers, this is clearly a frame-up against our Ruyi Restaurant. We've been running our business honestly for two years. Please don't wrong us!" Zhao Min tried her best to explain.

The officer said sternly, "We will investigate whether there has been any wrongdoing!"

"That's right, the police officer told us that you absolutely must uphold justice for us!"

"Ruyi Restaurant is heartless; they don't value the lives of us regular customers!"

"This kind of person should never be released in this lifetime, otherwise they will become a threat to society!"

"Zhao Min..."

Before Su Ying could speak, Zhao Min already knew what she was going to say. "Don't worry, President Su, I'll have people clean up the restaurant and wait for you to come back!"

"Okay, don't worry. I'm fine, and Ruyi Restaurant will be fine too!" Su Ying calmly followed the police officer into the car, showing no sign of panic from beginning to end.

Zhao Min immediately called Shen Qingfeng, who was in surgery at the time. When he called back, he learned that Su Ying had been taken away by the police and had driven to the police station without even changing her clothes.

Upon arrival, they were informed that Su Ying had committed a criminal offense and was currently in detention, during which time she was not allowed to see her family.

No matter how much Shen Qingfeng pleaded, it was no use. Helpless, he could only go back and wait for news, but he hadn't even seen Su Ying and didn't know how she was doing.

He went to Xiao Ruonan for help. In Ningcheng, the Xiao family had great prestige and connections, and she was sure she could help.