482: Chapter 482 Dealing with Meng Qingqiu

Qin Chuan knew that Police Chief Yan Jiandong's early arrival was definitely to report on last night's events.

As expected, Police Chief Yan Jiandong didn't beat around the bush and reported directly, "Secretary, we strongly suspect that this matter was orchestrated by General Manager Meng Qingqiu. However, she adamantly denies it, claiming she knows nothing and is unaware of anything, shifting all the blame onto her subordinates..."

He provided a detailed report.

This included the information they had gathered and the woman's statement.

"They gave that woman one million yuan and asked her to smear your reputation. Everything was meticulously planned. They even spent several million to hire internet trolls to sway public opinion online. However, they never expected that we would nip everything in the bud before it could even be implemented."

After finishing his report, Police Chief Yan Jiandong asked for instructions, "Secretary, should we place General Manager Meng Qingqiu under covert surveillance?"

Qin Chuan waved his hand and said, "There's no need. She's definitely the one behind this. I'll deal with her myself. Just wait for my instructions."

This person was courting death; she had to be dealt with severely.

Moreover, Qin Chuan had a premonition that this was only the beginning. Since she hadn't achieved her goal, General Manager Meng Qingqiu likely wouldn't let it go. There would be a second time, a third time, until she got what she wanted.

After seeing Police Chief Yan Jiandong off, Qin Chuan sat in his office, opened the system in his mind, and looked through General Manager Meng Qingqiu's information again.

This woman had some looks, but she was no good—especially when it came to her messy personal life.

On the surface, she had a husband and a family, but in reality, she was involved with a Japanese man named Takahashi Taro.

The public owner of this pre-prepared meal company was General Manager Meng Qingqiu, but the actual major shareholder was this Takahashi Taro.

Checking Takahashi Taro with the system revealed that he was actually a veteran spy who had been undercover in China for many years.

It was absolutely necessary to arrest Takahashi Taro as well.

But first, he would deal with General Manager Meng Qingqiu.

To think she actually hired someone to spread rumors and smear me, trying to ruin me forever. Heh, well, just wait and see how I handle you.

With that, Qin Chuan picked up the phone on his desk and made several calls in a row.

...

General Manager Meng Qingqiu was very irritable.

She had been summoned to the Public Security Bureau yesterday and interrogated for several hours, not getting out until after eleven at night.

She had spent millions and gone to great lengths, only for it to fail to make even the slightest splash. She had almost ended up behind bars herself.

It was already afternoon, but even after all this time, her mood hadn't improved much. She was still thinking about how to get revenge on Qin Chuan.

Suddenly, her assistant rushed in and knocked on the door, reporting, "General Manager Meng, many people have arrived at the company and are conducting a surprise inspection."

What!

A surprise inspection!

Her first reaction was to wonder if this was related to Qin Chuan, if it had been ordered by that man named Qin.

"Let's go take a look."

Who had the audacity to inspect her company? When General Manager Meng Qingqiu arrived at the scene, she saw many people in uniforms, mostly from the Market Supervision Bureau, as well as the tax and fire departments.

"Your fire safety is severely non-compliant. There are no fire doors or escape routes!"

"We need to check your financial statements and tax records."

"You've been abusing food additives, and your hygiene standards are severely below par."

"The qualifications of your food production staff are invalid, and many don't have health certificates!"

“...”

In less than an hour of inspection, dozens of non-compliant items were found, several of which were quite serious, such as those regarding fire and food safety.

The leader was Director Wu from the Market Supervision Bureau, who asked with a stern face, "Are you the person in charge and the legal representative of this enterprise?"

General Manager Meng Qingqiu had a bad feeling and quickly brought up her father. "My father is Vice Minister Meng Zhengguo of the Ministry of Education. Besides, I'm very well-acquainted with your Vice Governor Huang."

Director Wu didn't care for anyone's connections. "Everyone is equal before the law. No matter who it is, those who break the law must be punished. We are now issuing you a notice of administrative penalty."

"Imperial Feast is to suspend production for rectification immediately. Furthermore, there is a fine of 6 million yuan, and you are sentenced to 7 days of administrative detention."

What!

You're going to detain me too!

General Manager Meng Qingqiu grew anxious. "I'll call Vice Governor Huang and have him speak to you. This is simply lawless, daring to treat me like this."

She picked up the phone and dialed the number for Vice Governor Huang Lize. She explained the situation, but to her surprise, Vice Governor Huang Lize's response was lukewarm.

"Little Meng, for the sake of my friendship with your father, I'll give you a piece of advice: just accept the punishment honestly."

Suddenly, Vice Governor Huang hung up.

What was going on?

General Manager Meng Qingqiu was completely dazed, unable to understand why Vice Governor Huang Lize wouldn't help her at such a critical moment.

Subsequently, the company was ordered to suspend production for rectification. As for when they would be deemed compliant, that was hard to say.

Since they were in food production, they had a large stock of raw materials in their warehouse. If left for too long, most would likely rot and stink, resulting in significant losses.

The pre-prepared meal products already manufactured were seized due to the abuse of additives and non-compliance with food safety standards. They couldn't be sold on the market, and over time, they would likely spoil as well.

Even worse, General Manager Meng Qingqiu herself was taken away for detention. This was the first time in her life she had ever been detained.

Beijing.

Upon learning that his daughter's company had been ordered to suspend production, fined, and that his daughter herself had been detained, Vice Minister Meng Zhengguo smashed his cup in a fit of rage.

He had some history with Vice Governor Huang Lize, but not much.

When he called to inquire, Vice Governor Huang Lize only gave a few vague responses and then hung up, unwilling to say more.

After making inquiries through various channels, Vice Minister Meng Zhengguo gradually realized that it was likely because of Qin Chuan. His daughter had just framed him, and then this series of events occurred; it was eighty percent likely that Qin Chuan was behind it.

Good, good, very good!

Qin Chuan, is it? Jiangnan University, is it? Just you wait. The annual approval for education funding is coming up soon. Let's see how I deal with you then.

Vice Minister Meng Zhengguo was the Vice Minister in charge of higher education, wielding immense power in that sector. No university dared to offend him, and Jiangnan University was the first.

In his exasperation, his first thought was to exercise his power over education funding, as the national education budget approvals were imminent.

With this plan in mind, he immediately looked over the special education funding for various universities from the previous year. Jiangnan University's funding last year was 8.67 billion yuan, ranking eighth among all directly affiliated universities nationwide.

Heh, believe it or not, this year I'm going to cut that in half and send your ranking plummeting past twentieth or thirtieth place.

There's also the annual budget that needs to be submitted for approval. I'd like to see how much Jiangnan University applies for. Last year's budget was 16.72 billion yuan; this year, I won't let you exceed 10 billion.