Zhang Jiujang stared intensely at the changes in Minister Liu's face. Once he realized the man wasn't lying, he finally released him and threatened, "This matter must not be known by a third person, or else I will kill you."
Terrified by his words, Minister Liu quickly nodded his head. How could he dare let a third person know, especially when this Living Yama had a gun in his possession.
After being released, Minister Liu had become much more subdued. When everyone got off the train, he looked at Xu Ying, shrinking his neck and not daring to say an extra word.
On the other hand, Beijing Food Factory received the products from Yu County Food Factory and immediately rushed them to their factory, refrigerated and handled with extreme care to avoid any damage.
Once the products arrived at the factory, Factory Director Lin immediately contacted Sun Xuanhao and asked him to bring their best culinary master to the factory.
Thus, a group of people surrounded a box of delicacies, looking at each other, saying, "Open it."
"You go open it." Everyone was pushing it onto others, afraid to open the box and cause any accidents.
Finally, Factory Director Lin couldn't stand it anymore and walked over with a look of disgust, "It's just a box of food, what's there to be afraid of?"
As he spoke, he ripped open the covering film with a zzzt sound, and a burst of spicy aroma instantly spread throughout the room.
Zhang Jiujang had added drugs to each box, though in small quantities, but still enough to contaminate each piece of food.
Needless to say, the food box had traveled from such a long distance and the rugged journey had already caused the drugs to dissipate.
However, because it wasn't long enough, the box of ingredients still retained a bit of crispness and wasn't too mushy.
Sun Xuanhao and the chefs behind him took a deep breath upon examining the contents of the box. The dish inside had a bright red color, was rich in flavor, and was marvelously fragrant.
Taking a bite, the taste was spicy and sweet.
"This is rabbit meat, and it's actually quite good, not a trace of the gaminess you can get with rabbit, but instead, it's tender and very delicious." One of the middle-aged chefs couldn't help but praise.
An older gentleman nearby seemed skeptical, but observing the juicy rabbit meat mixed with sesame seeds and chili seeds, along with dried chili pieces that were deep red with a hint of burnt yellow, he couldn't help but salivate.
He pinched a piece of rabbit meat and took a bite. His taste buds were instantly awakened by this spicy and savory flavor. Taking another bite, his tongue immediately felt a burning sensation.
But the more spicy it was, the more addictive it became. The fresh flavor of the rabbit meat intertwined with the strong spice of the dried chili danced between the teeth and on the tip of the tongue, making it impossible to stop eating until one could no longer find any rabbit meat in the pile of bright red and glistening dried chilis.
In no time, a box of rabbit meat was quickly devoured by several people fighting over it.
Factory Director Lin had only tasted one bite and was left with none; he glared at them angrily, slightly upset, "How could you eat it so fast? How are we supposed to figure out how it was made?"
"I think the rabbit meat was definitely fried first because its exterior is particularly crispy."
"I believe it was definitely marinated first to enhance the flavor, and then fried."
"I feel like it was the second method too, but surely there were many spices involved. It's just that this box was too little; we didn't get enough flavor, and there are still some spices I can't even differentiate."
The chefs began arguing back and forth.
"Yes, I also tasted something medicinelike in the middle, quite familiar, but I just can't pin down what it is."
"I also think so, what exactly is that medicine used for?"
Factory Director Lin saw that a few people were discussing and felt embarrassed to disturb them, so he quickly made space for them and headed towards the workshop.
This time, at the trade fair, he must make the marinated products produced in his own factory famous.
Then, they would surpass the products of Yu County Food Factory.
"It's been tough for everyone working recently, as long as we all shine at the trade fair and achieve good sales performance, I will raise everyone's salary," Factory Director Lin said confidently standing there.
Last year, due to the influence of Yu County Food Factory's marinated products and the instant noodle production line from Magic City Food Factory, the performance of Beijing Food Factory had halved.
Thinking that he could turn things around this time made Factory Director Lin excited, just wait and see, this time Magic City Food Factory and Yu County Food Factory would be defeated by him.
After motivating the workers in the workshop, Factory Director Lin left the factory and took the old employees directly towards Shanghai.
The trade fair was well prepared in advance, and Director Yang had been waiting early to welcome Xu Ying and others.
They waited until the next afternoon, when a large number of factory leaders arrived one after another at the exhibition hall, each of them curiously stretching their necks in search of Minister Xu.
"Has Minister Xu arrived yet? This year, I still want to collaborate with Minister Xu on some activities.
That girl is full of clever ideas—last year, she helped us acquire quite a bit of business!"
"Yeah, where did Minister Xu go?" The factory directors looked around for Xu Ying.
Factory Director Lin arrived at the entrance of the exhibition hall, proudly raising his head as he entered, waiting for the personnel from these smaller factories to greet him.
But as these people looked around left and right, no one noticed Factory Director Lin.
Factory Director Lin suddenly felt somewhat displeased. He coughed, holding the newly developed marinated product in his hand.
Still, no one reacted and his face showed difficulty in maintaining composure, but in order to show off their marinated product, he had to speak up first, "Everyone arrived quite early."
"Factory Director Lin, you're here too," said one factory director from a shoe factory who noticed him and immediately greeted him.
Following that, the sharp-eyed shoe factory director noticed the product in Factory Director Lin's hand, which resembled the marinated product developed by Minister Xu.
He couldn't help but ask, "Factory Director Lin, is this a new product you developed?"
As soon as the shoe factory director had spoken, a mechanical factory director chimed in, "Factory Director Lin, could this be the marinated product you developed!
Indeed, as expected from the capital, your factory is really impressive. So many people have wanted to figure out how to marinate properly but couldn't figure it out.
It seems only your Beijing Food Factory can manage it," praised the mechanical factory director.
Factory Director Lin was quite pleased and with a face full of pride, he presented his factory's marinated product, "Everyone, come taste this, it's our improved marinated product, it tastes a bit different from the one Minister Xu developed."
Their marinated product had a much richer flavor, and it tasted better.
The people looked at the marinated product in Director Lin's hand, all showing great curiosity as they each took a piece, but when they bit into it, they all widened their eyes in astonishment.