Chapter 3 — Coupon Trap

I tilted my head and looked at him calmly, without any hesitation: "Improper hygiene is a fact. Business compliance with the law is the final limit. If there are problems, of course they must be inspected and punished. There is nothing that cannot be denounced." The law enforcement officer went straight to the back kitchen following my instructions. Garbage piled up at the back door of the back kitchen, scraps of ingredients scattered haphazardly. As for the dead rats I had just intentionally placed there, they were all exposed under the lens. Each place violates food safety regulations. The person in charge recorded in a low voice: "The kitchen cleaning environment in the back kitchen is seriously unsatisfactory, there are traces of rats, kitchen waste is not handled according to regulations, many violations. Seal the operation area on site, completely suspend business." Lam Than was originally waiting to see my house lose all its capital, his face turned blue and white, and the smug look completely disappeared. He used all his brain power to scan out more than five hundred flawed deduction slips, leading several thousand people from the school to come and extort all of my family's savings. Absolutely did not expect that I would pull out the firewood from the bottom of the pot, proactively denounce the business, and directly end the entire party. The classmates talked in low voices, the sound of discussion rang out one after another: "Jiang Du actually denounced his own restaurant? Who would have thought of this action." "We were waiting for a seafood feast, as a result the restaurant was directly sealed, we didn't make a trip." "Previously, Lam Than said to pay in full, as a result, the owner of the restaurant stopped doing business, it seems like this is not quite right." Many people looked at Lam Than with a bit more subtle eyes, vaguely recognizing the party. There are other hidden feelings inside. I didn't have time to pay attention to other people's gossip. I turned my head to support my father, who was trembling all over, and reassured in a low voice: "Don't be afraid, it's just a normal check. With proper coordination, there won't be a big problem." Father's eyes were red, his hands and feet were cold, and his heart was full of doubts. But in front of law enforcement officers and a large number of students, he did not dare to ask many questions. He could only hold my wrist tightly and coordinate the examination. The employee announced to the students in the lobby: "This store is temporarily closed for reorganization, all dishes cannot be prepared. Please leave those present in an orderly manner, no stay will be allowed." Ten minutes later, the restaurant, which was once crowded with noisy people, became empty and quiet. There were only law enforcement officers, myself, father, and Lam Than who refused to leave. Lam Than stared at me, his eyes filled with unwillingness and anger, but because he was afraid of law enforcement officers being present, he did not dare to explode in front of everyone. He could only bite his lower lip and follow the crowd to leave. Before leaving, he threw a cold, threatening look. After all the students left, the staff took out the interrogation minutes, and my father and I coordinated to register information. Throughout the process, my attitude was dignified, proactively admitting negligence in managing the kitchen's cleanliness, and voluntarily bearing all administrative sanctions. Law enforcement officers saw that I was actively cooperating and admitting mistakes, and did not intentionally make things difficult. They in turn listed the punishment terms, correction standards and re-inspection deadlines, left a sealed notice and then led the team to leave. Thick, heavy sealing paper was tightly stuck to the back kitchen door, leaving only my father and I left in the large restaurant. The smell of food still lingers in the air, leaving only oppression. Father sat on the chair at the cashier counter, the accumulated frustrations were completely uncontrollable, his voice choked up: "Tieu Du, what happened to you today? First, he risked his life to stop me from accepting the order, then turned around and personally denounced our restaurant. Direct business.

stagnation, our family's capital is already stressed, now we still have to pay fines, spend money to fix things, it's truly a one-sided disaster..." I squatted next to my father, gently patted his back, avoiding the truth of rebirth, choosing the key points to explain: "Dad, think carefully, Lam Than's party of more than a thousand people ended up only paying five yuan. If we really put all the seafood on the table, the raw materials alone would lose more than 300,000, and we would still owe huge amounts of money to the supplier. The restaurant went directly bankrupt, and father and son were left with a lifelong debt that they could not pay off. That's really the end of the road. Now temporarily suspending business is only a short-term loss, at least not to the point of wiping out all assets and accumulating debt." Father was stunned. In the panic, he was only worried about the heartache because the store was sealed, completely forgetting about that unreasonable revenue. At this moment, he regained his composure, remembering to record five yuan into the account in the system, his whole body trembled, his fingertips tightened the corner of his shirt: "That's right... Bill of millions only collected five yuan, done. With this application, our family's capital will be lost, and we will still owe a large amount of money..." "That's why I used this solution, proactively denounced the hygiene issue to end the party and promptly cut losses."