Chapter 557 The Collapse of Century-old Cake Shop (6)_1
The way they stored the treats was to prevent customers from coming into contact with the pastries, making it truly difficult for Shunzi to slip the drug in.
Moreover, when Doctor Hu and Officer Wei went to inspect the kitchen, they found Five Stones Powder in both the flour and the fillings. According to Shunzi, he put it in the fillings, but what about the flour?
Could it be that the pastries from Century-old Cake Shop had always contained Five Stones Powder?
Lin Yuan was shocked by her own thoughts. In her previous life, indeed, she had heard of many businesses adding special substances to ingredients to retain customers, such as poppy shells. Little did she expect that here, someone would actually add Five Stones Powder.
It’s no wonder Doctor Hu said that each pastry contained a small amount of Five Stones Powder; it seems it was in the flour. Shopkeeper Chen was really stopping at nothing to make money and keep customers.
"Hmph, I always had a feeling something was off about that Shopkeeper Chen," Xia Zheng snorted coldly, "As soon as he heard that Five Stones Powder was found, instead of immediately having it checked to clear the suspicion, he protected it and wouldn’t let anyone touch it. Initially, I thought he was just afraid the counter would be damaged, but now it seems he was covering up."
Lin Yuan nodded; Shopkeeper Chen really could think of every trick. At first, when he spread rumors deliberately using Five Stones Powder, she thought it was a coincidence, but now it seems he had already started down the wrong path. It’s just the customers who suffered.
"Fortunately, I just asked Doctor Hu, and he said that because the amount is small, they probably won’t get addicted in a short time," Lin Yuan sighed.
Xia Zheng raised an eyebrow, "Are you feeling sorry for the customers or for that old man?"