Everything just happened so fast, and I had to protect Zhang Wei. I had no time to get out of the car and stop him. I could only watch the group of people act recklessly.
I originally thought that the incident at the pre-cooked restaurant would be over with the deletion of the video, and they would at best be competing online.
I didn’t expect that the other party would retaliate in this most despicable way.
"I'm not done with them." I have made up my mind to have a fight with the restaurant manager.
Zhang Wei looked at the almost destroyed car: "I'm really sorry, it's all because of the video I posted that your new car turned into this."
I interrupted her, "This has nothing to do with you, it's because those people are lawless. We didn't do anything wrong."
"Now is a legal society, whoever smashes the car will have to pay compensation. No one can escape."
My words seemed to be speaking to her, but also like emphasizing to myself, trying to use rational judgment to restore the sense of order that was briefly dispersed by violence.
I took out my mobile phone and chose to call the police. I have had many contacts with the police during this period and I can trust the police.
The police car arrived quickly, took pictures, collected evidence, towed the car, and then we went to the police station to make notes.
The process was cumbersome, but when the police handling the case saw the clear footage captured by the driving recorder and the other party's arrogant behavior, their attitude was very clear: "The nature is very bad. This is intentional destruction of property, and there is suspicion of provoking quarrels and provoking trouble. We will file a case for investigation."
After finishing everything, it was already late at night when we came out of the police station.
I turned my head and said to Zhang Wei, who was silent next to me: "Let's go, I'll take a taxi to take you back first."
I called Didi and arrived quickly. There was no words all the way, and not long after, the car stopped at the entrance of Zhang Wei's rented community.
She opened the door and stepped out with one foot, but then turned back hesitantly.
"You really don't want to go up and sit down? I'm alone, and I'm a little scared."
I found a decent excuse: "Let's do it another day. This matter is not over tonight."
This is not entirely an excuse, the car was smashed, and there was follow-up from the police, a lot of things were really hanging in my mind.
Zhang Wei was a little disappointed, but she quickly covered it up: "Then be careful when you go back. Send a message when you get there."
"Okay."
Watching her walk into the community gate and her figure disappear into the shadows of the corridor, I told the driver my home address.
The car rejoined the sparse traffic flow at night. The middle-aged driver glanced at me through the rearview mirror: "Brother, that girl just now is not your girlfriend, right?"
I shook my head: "No."
The driver seemed to feel a little pity, "The girls invited me so proactively. They are obviously interested in you, why did you refuse?"
Why did I refuse? Maybe it's because the dependence in her eyes is too heavy, maybe it's because tonight's chaos makes me just want to be alone, or maybe...
I responded half-seriously: "Maybe it's because I'm afraid that I have too many love debts that I can't afford to pay back."
The driver laughed twice, as if he thought I was joking.
I didn’t explain any more, but added silently in my heart: Now just dealing with one Su Yan is enough to give me a headache, so I don’t want to provoke more women.
When I returned to my residence, I walked directly into the bathroom. The hot water washed over his body, but it couldn't dispel the suppressed fire in his chest.
After taking a shower, I locked myself in my room. I needed to organize, think, and transform tonight’s anger into something useful.
The police have opened a case, but the waiting process is too passive. That restaurant, and the arrogant manager behind it, must pay a more direct price for this.
I clicked on a few commonly used groups among delivery riders, and dug out some chat records and pictures on my phone that I usually don’t bother to pay attention to.
In the past few years, I have been running for food delivery through wind and rain. It is not just as simple as knowing the route.
Hygiene in the kitchen, turnover of ingredients, tricks on the packaging...
those of us who travel between them have seen too much of those corners behind the glamorous restaurants that no one wants to know about.
"Since you want to play," I stared at the fragmentary information collected on the screen about the chain of prepared food restaurants.
His eyes turned cold, "I'm just going to play with you."
I originally thought that Zhang Wei deleted the video and the matter was over.
The other party chose to retaliate in the most extreme way.
At first I didn’t understand why they refused to settle the matter and instead wanted to intensify the conflict.
Until I clicked on Weibo and saw the topic #The Truth Behind the Prefabricated Dish Controversy, which was still in the middle of the hot search list.
Click in and the most popular one is a video clip of an exclusive interview with a catering analyst by a well-known financial column.
I recognized that the reporter with exquisite makeup was Yang Shuya.
Originally, I wanted to do an interview to clear my mind, but I took too many things in that restaurant that I shouldn’t have taken.
Where is this whitewashed report? This is simply a suicidal revelation!
Zhang Wei's complaint video is a small spark at best.
But Yang Shuya's widely influential professional reporting was the real wind that ignited the grassland fires.
They dare not, or are unable to, go to trouble Yang Shuya and the large media.
All the anger that had nowhere to vent was directed towards the person who lit the small fire in the first place.
Once this layer has been figured out, all the joints have been opened. The other party's madness exposed their weakness.
Next, I took some photos that I accidentally took during my solo runs.
I have rediscovered things that have been complained about and circulated among the riders, and even things that I deleted in the past because I thought it would be better to do less than to do more.
Edit, add text, and choose the most exciting entry point.
The first video: [Revealed! The takeout you spend dozens of yuan on may cost less than five yuan! 】
Focused on the piles of prepared vegetable packaging boxes at the back door of a well-known chain restaurant, the dates on the labels were unclear. The copy just says: Guess which one this is?
The second video: ["Freshly fried"? Maybe it’s the microwave! 】
The content of the video is a busy scene in which the kitchen staff of a restaurant are using nine microwave ovens to heat pre-made bagged vegetables at the same time.
The third video: [Invisible additives, ingested technology! 】
Focusing on several discarded bags of pre-made materials, I highlighted a long list of unpronounceable chemical terms on the ingredient list with a red circle.
I didn’t directly name the restaurant that smashed my car, but these appetizers were enough to cause quite a stir.
This is just the beginning.
I picked up my phone and found Yang Shuya’s WeChat account. The last conversation still stopped at the interview link she sent.
"Reporter Yang, I have some more solid black information about the prepared dishes of some well-known local chain restaurants. Do you dare to report it in depth?"
I thought Yang Shuya had fallen asleep, but unexpectedly, the screen turned on after a few seconds.
Yang Shuya's reply was simple and direct: "What is it? Send it for a look."