Right path to power

Fengshan Elementary School cafeteria.

At this moment, Lin Xiao is leading people from the Municipal Market Supervision Bureau and the Industry and Commerce Bureau on an inspection.

Obviously, after cleaning and tidying up, there was no problem with the cafeteria at all.

Lin Xiao instructed the market supervision bureau to take samples of all ingredients and seasonings, and to register relevant information such as suppliers, production dates, and production batches.

"When was the meat in this freezer purchased?" Lin Xiao asked, seemingly a normal question.

"Yes...it was just bought the day before yesterday," replied an employee who identified himself as a purchasing staff member.

"What about the purchase list?" Lin Xiao continued to ask.

The purchasing staff member subconsciously wiped the sweat from his forehead, and after a moment stammered, "I...I'll go look for it."

"Go quickly, we'll wait." Lin Xiao snorted coldly.

Cai Maowei, standing to the side, explained, "Director Lin, our management isn't strict enough, and some of our data isn't organized in a standardized way. We will definitely strengthen our efforts in this area. However, I assure you, and please rest assured, that all our ingredients are within their expiration dates. After all, it concerns the physical and mental health of so many students, so we dare not be careless at all."

Lin Xiao remained noncommittal, then asked, "Approximately how many students do you provide lunch and dinner for each day?"

Cai Maowei thought for a moment and said, "There are about 400 people for lunch, but fewer for dinner. There are still about 100 people eating at school, while most students go home for dinner."

Lin Xiao gestured to You Zhengbo to record this information, which was roughly the same number of students in one grade at Fengshan Elementary School.

"There are quite a few people, and with that many, the daily food consumption is considerable. And over the entire summer vacation, it's even more substantial. So how do you effectively and systematically control the safety and hygiene of these ingredients?"

Cai Maowei thought that everything was fine as long as he had someone prepare it in advance, and he did not pay attention to the deeper meaning behind Lin Xiao's words. So he explained with certainty and confidence: "Director Lin, we have long-term cooperative suppliers for these ingredients, which can guarantee that all ingredients meet hygiene standards and ensure that students can eat safe and reliable food."

We've also signed guarantee contracts with our suppliers. This allows us to randomly inspect the quality of ingredients and also reserves a portion of the payment as a quality deposit, which is only redeemed after one quarter. If any quality issues arise, double the amount will be deducted from the payment. This measure deters suppliers from engaging in unethical practices.

Cai Maowei became increasingly smug as he spoke, clearly believing his methods were brilliant and his explanations to be very persuasive. In his view, Lin Xiao's expression seemed to have softened considerably.

Seeing this, Ran Musheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed that things were taking a turn for the better.

Just then, Hu Qingqing called: "Director, thankfully the phone's memory card wasn't damaged, otherwise today's work would have been a waste. All the photos I took are still there. I even took a walk around the school and photographed the students attending classes attentively; it's clear the school is very well organized. However…"

Lin Xiao smiled knowingly. Now there was even evidence of summer tutoring, which made things interesting. After a brief moment of joy, he came to his senses and asked, "So, what is it?"

"It's just..." Hu Qingqing deliberately pretended to stammer.

"What is it?"

"You have to reimburse me for a phone, otherwise do you think the photos of students in class came from? I bought a second-hand one from that phone repair shop."

"Haha, I see. Okay, okay."

"It's settled then, I'll be right there."

"Okay, come directly to the cafeteria, we are taking samples."

Half a moment later, Hu Qingqing walked into the cafeteria with a triumphant look on her face, while Cai Maowei's face immediately showed an ominous premonition.

Immediately afterwards, with Lin Xiao's tacit approval, Hu Qingqing publicly displayed the videos and photos on her phone, which she had secretly taken while sneaking into the cafeteria.

In the video, a lot of meat was piled up messily on the cutting board in the kitchen. Some of the meat still had pig hair on it, and some of the meat was even black. There were even a few cockroaches swimming freely on it.

On the floor, several kinds of vegetables were piled together, some still covered in soil, some already rotten, and some mixed with weeds. The staff put the vegetables into a large plastic basin, stirred them slightly, and then scooped them out and put them into a pot.

In addition, one of the staff members in the video appeared to have a cold, with a runny nose. After pinching his nose, he shook his hand towards the pot.

Seeing this, even Lin Xiao felt utterly disgusted, thinking: Have these people lost their conscience? Feeding children this kind of food, do they have no conscience at all? Don't they have children of their own? Shouldn't they at least accumulate some good karma for their descendants...?

These people are utterly depraved!

Cai Maowei's face turned red, and he stammered, "Director Lin, we will rectify this immediately. We will definitely fine and dismiss any personnel who do not operate according to the regulations."

Faced with this explanation, Lin Xiao's eyes flashed with a cold light, but she didn't take it to heart. Instead, she turned to Ran Musheng beside her and asked, "Principal Ran, have the teachers eaten in the cafeteria with the students?"

"this……"

Ran Musheng's face immediately darkened, and he remained silent for a long time.

"I bet you can't even bear to watch this! You probably have special meals prepared for you and don't care what the students are eating! As the vice principal in charge, can you really sleep after seeing these videos? People say teachers are the hardworking gardeners, but is this how you care for your students?"

Lin Xiao's face was gloomy as she fired off a series of questions, giving no chance to answer and showing no intention of listening to any explanation.

Immediately afterward, Lin Xiao turned sharply to the personnel from the Municipal Market Supervision Bureau and the Industry and Commerce Bureau standing nearby, and asked them the same question: "Comrades from the Municipal Market Supervision Bureau and the Industry and Commerce Bureau, what are your thoughts on this?"

At this moment, they all wisely lowered their heads, and their faces showed shame.

"This is just a primary school cafeteria. How many primary and secondary schools are there in the whole county, and what are their cafeterias like?"

Lin Xiao, her face flushed with anger, turned to You Zhengbo: "Director You, the Supervision Office should prepare a special report on the Fengshan Elementary School cafeteria issue as soon as possible and submit it to the County Party Committee. Those involved must be held strictly accountable, not only for direct responsibility but also for management and supervisory responsibility. We cannot allow grassroots employees to be used as scapegoats whenever a problem arises. If anyone at any stage had taken responsibility, the situation wouldn't have deteriorated to this point."

Lin Xiao made arrangements in one go, and then immediately instructed the staff of the Municipal Market Supervision Bureau and the Industry and Commerce Bureau to seal off the canteen of Fengshan Primary School.

At this moment, Ran Musheng blurted out, "Director Lin, how do we solve the students' meal problem?"

"Don't you understand the situation yet?" Lin Xiao glared at him.

Subsequently, the Market Supervision Bureau and the Industry and Commerce Bureau began to seal the doors.