The entire ocean is my fishing ground.

Chapter 116 The Poisonous Fish Revealed

"You're talking nonsense!"

Lei Wanshan lost his temper, and the pretense of refined elegance on his face crumbled.

He pointed at Lin Chen's nose and roared:

"You're spouting nonsense!"

"My fish, I bought them from a fishing boat in international waters for 30 million, and I have certificates and records!"

"What right do you have to slander me, you country bumpkin?"

He suddenly turned his head and roared at the Huo family's head butler and the surrounding guests.

"Everyone, please be the judge!"

"That kid's just jealous. He's resentful because I gave Old Master Huo such a generous gift, and he's trying to smear me!"

Several bosses who were close to Jiang Hai immediately chimed in.

"That's right. With Chairman Lei's status, how could he possibly try to fool Elder Huo with counterfeit goods?"

"This kid is desperate for attention. I think we should just break his legs and throw him out."

"The Huo family's birthday banquet will not tolerate such a person causing trouble."

The courtyard became noisy again, and everyone looked at Lin Chen.

Lin Chen didn't even lift his eyelids, nor did he look at the crazed Lei Wanshan. He simply turned his head and nodded to Sun Peide beside him.

"Mr. Sun, thank you for your trouble."

"No trouble at all, it's my duty."

Sun Peide suddenly waved his hand.

Several assistants in white coats pushed a silver precision instrument covered with probes and tubing forward.

Mr. Sun introduced in a loud and clear voice:

"A portable gas chromatography-mass spectrometry instrument, specifically designed for detecting organic compound residues."

"Whether it's been soaked in medicine or not, a test will tell."

When Lei Wanshan saw the instrument, his heart skipped a beat, but he still stubbornly held on.

"Let them test me; I have done nothing wrong and I sit upright."

"If the test results are negative, you have to crawl out of here in front of everyone today."

Old Master Sun ignored him, put on white gloves, and personally walked to the crystal ice coffin, instructing his assistant:

"Take one sample each from the gills, the abdomen, and below the dorsal fin."

The assistant opened the toolbox and, with a slender scalpel, precisely cut three small pieces of tissue from the yellow croaker, carefully placing them into three sealed glass dishes.

The entire process focused on those three pieces of fish.

The sample is fed into the instrument and connected to the computer.

The assistant typed on the keyboard, the instrument emitted a slight hum, and dense data began to scroll on the screen.

Lei Wanshan stared intently at the screen, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

He has been selling fish for many years and knows that some people use shady methods to keep fresh fish.

But this time the supplier repeatedly assured that it was a completely natural wild product, so there shouldn't be any problem, right?

"Beep—beep—beep—"

Suddenly, the instrument sounded an urgent alarm, the data stream on the screen stopped, and a blood-red exclamation mark kept flashing.

At the same time, a test report was projected onto the large screen connected to the instrument.

[Sample: Yellow croaker tissue]

[Test Results: Formaldehyde (the main component of formalin) residue, exceeding the standard by 412 times!]

[Mercury, lead, and other heavy metals are present in dangerously high levels!]

[Unknown chemical preservative component C12H22O11N2S detected...]

[Comprehensive assessment: The specimen has been soaked in highly toxic chemical reagents and is strictly prohibited from consumption!]

The hall erupted in chaos.

Everyone stared at the glaring red text on the screen, completely dumbfounded.

Fish that died after being soaked in highly toxic chemicals?

The wealthy men who had just spoken up for Lei Wanshan were so frightened that they dropped their wine glasses with a clatter, their faces turning deathly pale.

They remembered that they had just been praising the fish and even wanted to persuade Old Huo to try it. Their legs went weak and they almost lost their balance.

boom!

With a muffled thud, Huo Zhenxiong's dragon-headed cane slammed heavily onto the ground.

The old man's face betrayed no emotion.

Lei Wanshan.

Old Huo's voice was calm, but those two words made Lei Wanshan tremble.

"Mr. Huo, I don't know, I really don't know! I've been deceived, I'm a victim too!"

Lei Wanshan's legs went weak, and he knelt down beside the crystal ice coffin with a thud. Pointing at the dead, highly poisonous fish, he tearfully pleaded his case.

"I spent thirty million! That damned supplier cheated me! Mr. Huo, please investigate! Even if you gave me a hundred lives, I wouldn't dare use poisoned fish to harm you!"

The wealthy people who had previously relied on him now avoided him like the plague and immediately turned their guns on him.

"You scoundrel Lei Wanshan, with your wolfish ambitions, actually dared to do such a thing at Old Master Huo's birthday banquet!"

"I knew something was off about this fish; turns out it's been soaked in formaldehyde!"

"To murder Elder Huo is an unforgivable crime!"

"Pah, you scum!"

Hearing the shouts and curses around him, Lei Wanshan completely broke down.

He lay on the ground, repeating the same thing over and over:

"I've been scammed... I've been scammed..."

Just then, Lin Chen's voice rang out again.

"You've been scammed?"

Lin Chen took out his phone and tapped the screen twice.

The large screen in the banquet hall switched to a mobile phone projection.

An audio clip was played, featuring a hoarse male voice with a heavy foreign accent:

"Boss Lei, don't worry, this batch of goods is top-notch. We use the latest Life No. 1 preservation solution. Soak it for seven days and seven nights, and it will still look alive when you take it out. Not to mention eating it, it can even be kept as a specimen for a hundred years."

Immediately following was Lei Wanshan's lowered voice:

"Enough with the nonsense. The Huo family's birthday banquet cannot afford any mishaps. The money has already been transferred to your Swiss account. Clean things up thoroughly and leave no loose ends."

After the audio finished playing, several clear screenshots of the transfers appeared on the screen, showing that the receiving account was opened by UBS.

unambiguous evidence.

Lei Wanshan listened to his own voice coming from the speakers, then collapsed to the ground, his eyes glazed over, making strange "hoarse" noises. He was dumbfounded.

He couldn't understand how Lin Chen knew about his highly secretive transactions with overseas illegal workshops.

"Well done, Lei Wanshan."

Huo Zhenxiong laughed in anger, slowly raising his cane and pointing it at Lei Wanshan, who was lying on the ground.

"They are malicious, plotting to kill me and trying to frame someone else."

The smile on the old man's face vanished, replaced by a chilling expression.

"Drag it down."

As soon as he finished speaking, several bodyguards in black, who had been standing in the shadows in the corner, moved.

They stepped forward, one on each side, and lifted the limp Lei Wanshan, dragging him outside.

Lei Wanshan struggled violently, letting out a bloodcurdling scream like a pig being slaughtered.

"Mr. Huo, please spare me! Mr. Huo, I was wrong! Mr. Lin Chen! Please, have mercy! I'll never dare to do it again!"

But his mouth was quickly covered by a large hand, leaving only whimpers, and he was swiftly dragged out of everyone's sight.

All the guests dared not utter a sound.

After dealing with Lei Wanshan, Huo Zhenxiong's frostiness gradually faded. He turned around and looked at Lin Chen with admiration and gratitude.

He raised the longevity bowl in his hand high in front of Lin Chen.

"Young friend Lin, thank you so much for today. This old man toasts you with a bowl!"

Everyone present was astonished.

The head of the Huo family actually offered a toast himself!

Tang Zhen and the others from the provincial capital were trembling with excitement.

Lin Chen smiled slightly, picked up a glass of wine, clinked it against Old Master Huo's glass from a distance, and drank it all in one gulp.

Lei Wanshan has fallen, but the living Yellow-lipped Fish King is still alive.

"Mr. Lin, I'll offer 80 million! Just give me a piece of the belly from your king fish!"

"Get out of my way! Mr. Lin, I'll offer a hundred million, just for the fattest piece of meat below the gills!"

"I'll offer two hundred million! To buy out the fish head!"

The guests, who had been impeccably dressed just moments before, were now waving checkbooks and bank cards, rushing towards Lin Chen like madmen.

They pushed and shoved each other, cursing, and some even fought each other to get to the front.

Li Jiande, the head of the Li Family Cuisine who had previously pressured Lin Chen, was also in the crowd, trying to squeeze forward and say a few nice words. However, his obese body was swept away by the crowd, and he stumbled and fell to the ground.

Before he could even get up, countless leather shoes trampled over him, accompanied by a few painful groans, and he soon fell silent.

Amidst the chaos of the crowd, Lin Chen stood quietly in place.

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