Chapter 5 — Coffee Pairing Queen

Phuong Di's boyfriend is a party with related interests to the customer. So you can't touch Phuong Di. "What you mean is, even if there is a problem with those particles, you have to pretend not to see it?" Luu Phuong's face was a bit unsightly. "Do you have proof? The hospital's diagnosis said it was gastroenteritis, not saying it was caused by coffee." "I have an inspection report." "What report?" "Issued by a third-party organization, the aflatoxin content exceeded the standard by four times." Liu Phuong's expression finally changed a bit. But only for a moment. "You voluntarily brought someone else's things for inspection?" "Did the other party agree?" "The legal effect of this report..." "Director Liu." I interrupted her. "I don't want to discuss the legal effect with you. I just ask you one question." "If they continue to drink and something really happens, who is responsible?" Luu Phuong was silent for five seconds. "I will... find Phuong Di to find out the situation." "For now, don't send that report out." "Give me two days." I stood up. "Okay, two days." When I walked out of the human resources office, I knew. She won't care. Two days later, she just told me that "I researched, no problem". Because relationships with customers are more important than the lives of employees. This road is also impassable. PART 09 After work, I met Co Nhien out for dinner. He printed out a full inspection report for me, a stack thick. "Khuong Ninh, to be honest, I've been working in this industry for eight years. There are usually only two possibilities for aflatoxin exceeding standards to this level." "First, the beans were improperly stored, got damp and moldy." "Second, they themselves are rejected waste beans, the type that cannot enter the market through the official channel." "With the number of beans in your office, I'm leaning towards the second possibility." "Someone did it on purpose." Buy waste beans, add flavorings to cover the smell, label them as premium, then give them away as specialty coffee." "Why?" "Because if it's just moldy beans, they won't handle it like that. Normally, if the merchant finds out that the beans are damp, he will directly report them and destroy them." "Intentionally adding flavorings, repackaging... shows that he clearly knows these beans have problems and still distributes them." I tightened the edges of the report. "Co Nhien, if I want to complain, which channel should I go to?" He said. Put down your chopsticks. "You can make a complaint via hotline 12315, but the processing time is quite long." "If you want to hurry, contact the food department of the District Market Management Department directly. I have acquaintances." "But you have to be mentally prepared." "If the other party really has formal import procedures, even if it is fake, the initial verification stage will still take time." "During that time, your colleagues may still continue to drink." I was silent for a while. at. “There is a third path.” Co Nhien said. "What is it?" "Your previous identity." I raised my head to look at him. "You are not an ordinary person. Khuong Ninh, you are a Q-Grader with a certificate. There are people in the industry who know your name." "Your anonymous blog... 'That Cup of Coffee'... how many followers does it have? One hundred fifty thousand? Two hundred thousand?" "One hundred eighty thousand." "If you use the identity 'That Cup of Coffee' to post a post. evaluation, with inspection report." "It doesn't take a day, this will have results." I shook my head. "No. That blog is anonymous. Once exposed, my independence in the industry will no longer exist." "Besides, this is too drastic. I still don't want to make it that big." "They are my colleagues now, but I don't want anything to really happen to them." "So what do you plan to do?" Please contact the market management agency." "At the same time..." I took out my phone from my pocket. "I will go to the company one more time, get more samples this time, not only do I need the seeds, I also need the packaging bags." "Paper

The fake quarantine and fake QR code on it are all evidence." Co Nhien nodded. "Do you need my help contacting the management?" "Help me. The faster the better." PART 10 I thought I had two days to leisurely arrange things. But the next morning when I went to the company, I discovered that the situation was more complicated than I imagined. Phuong Di was not present. She asked for leave. The reason was "family work". But before leaving, she did one thing... took all the unopened coffee bags from the tea room. On the table there was only one half-opened bag and a pile of used filter paper. My heart sank. Camera story. She didn't say it yesterday to scare me. She actually knew I had taken the sample, and could have guessed what I was doing. So she was erasing her tracks. Luckily... I took a few more seeds the other day, which are still in a sealed jar at home. Moreover, Co Nhien's side has a report, the black and white inspection data cannot be run away. At noon, I received a WeChat message from Phuong Di. "Miss Ninh, can we talk?" After work, I'll invite you to drink coffee." Accompanied by a smiling emoticon. I didn't answer. At three o'clock in the afternoon, Co Nhien called me. "I contacted the management. They said they can file an investigation, but they need you to provide a few things.”