Chapter 10 — Coffee Pairing Queen

"You said this lot is Gesha from Esmeralda Farm, Panama?"Tran Bin instinctively puffed up his chest: "Yes, naturally processed Gesha from Esmeralda Farm.""That's interesting then."The man put the broken beans back on the table. "My name is Zhou Jianming. The exclusive agent rights of Esmeralda Farm in the Greater China region are in my hands.""In the past three years, Esmeralda Farm has never had any transactions with any company in China with the name 'Python Tuyen Trading'." "Not a single gram of grain." In two seconds, Tran Bin's face turned from white to red and then back to white. Chu Kien Minh took a business card from his pocket and gave it to him. "I advise you to delete the part related to Esmeralda farm in the slideshow. Otherwise, our legal department will contact you." Phuong Di's lips trembled. She suddenly turned to me. "I... I'm looking for someone to act..." "Let's continue watching this." Co Nhien spoke up. He held his phone and walked to the projector, connecting it to the wireless projection. A document appeared on the screen. “This is the lookup page of the National Commission for Certification and Accreditation. CMA code 2023180XXX.” “Scope of certification: construction materials, indoor environmental inspection.” “Related to food and agricultural products: none.” He turned to another page. “This is the inspection report issued by our organization. Aflatoxin B1: twenty micrograms per kilogram. Ochratoxin A: eight micrograms per kilogram.”“Sample source: code S-2024-0573, stored in a sealed, traceable bag.”“The scope of our CMA certification clearly states that there is food safety inspection.”He turned off the slideshow.“In addition, this morning I also analyzed the packaging of another batch of seeds that Phuong Di once posted on her personal page.”“The ink on the inside of the bag had residue of benzene compounds, does not comply with food packaging standards.” “Simply put…” “Not only are the seeds poisonous, the bags are also poisonous.” No one in the meeting room said anything. Mr. Trieu's phone fell on the table. Ms. Ly stood up, her voice trembling. "What... do you mean... the coffee we've been drinking for two weeks..." "Is it poisonous?" Tran Ban suddenly stood up. "What I told everyone has legal procedures... you have no evidence..." "I have reported it to the authorities." I spoke up. Everyone looked at me. "This morning I called 12315 to complain with my real name, and at the same time submitted written documents to the food safety department of the Market Management Department." "They have received it, and will come to check next week." "But considering the situation at the scene today..." I looked at the phone. "Just outside the door, I met an employee of the market management team who came to our company to handle other matters." "He agreed to come down and take a look." "Probably coming soon." Okay.” As soon as I finished speaking, the conference room door opened again. A young man in uniform poked his head in. "Excuse me, does this place reflect food safety issues? I'm from the Thanh Ha District Market Management Team..." Tran Ban pushed the chair out, pulling Phuong Di towards the door. The young man leaned away, looking a bit bewildered. But behind him there was another person. A middle-aged woman wearing glasses, her face was serious. "Don't rush to leave." She stopped Tran Ban and Phuong Di. "I am Deputy Head Truong of the food safety department. I received a complaint from the people so I came to investigate on the spot." "Are you Tran Ban? The legal representative of Tran Tuyen Trade?" "Please present your food business license." Tran Ban stood frozen at the door. Phuong Di started crying. And behind me... A series of chaotic sounds rang out. Mr. Trieu called 120. "My colleague fainted! Ms. Ly fainted!"I turned my head. Ms. Ly collapsed on the chair, her face yellow as wax, her lips purple. From her pocket fell a box of liver protection pills. There is one more

Test form from two days ago. "Abnormal liver function, elevated liver enzymes. Recommend further examination..."PART 16 The sound of the 120 ambulance is getting closer and closer. When Ms. Ly was carried on the stretcher, she was still half awake, half unconscious, muttering something. I followed her into the hallway and clearly heard what she said. "I also mixed it for my daughter... she's only six years old..." My steps stopped. I took out my phone. "Co Nhien, Ms. Ly said she made coffee from those beans for her six-year-old daughter to drink." "Underweight children, if they absorb the same amount..." "I know." Co Nhien's voice was very urgent. "I will contact the people at the children's hospital immediately. Tell the family to take the baby for a liver function test and urine test." I hung up and stopped Ms. Ly's husband from entering the elevator. "Dude, has your daughter recently drank the coffee made from Phuong Di beans?" He was stunned. "Yes. Ms. Ly said it was especially delicious, brought it home for the whole family to drink several times..." "Take her to the children's hospital for a checkup. Routine liver function and urine tests. I sent them Give me the information of an expert, just register directly." He received the name and phone number I wrote, his face filled with bewilderment, then followed the stretcher into the elevator. I returned to the meeting room. Inside was chaos like a pot of porridge.