Chapter 313 Tank Truck Loading Oil
As time went by, the investigation and evidence collection work progressed smoothly, and many people involved in the case have been transferred to the procuratorate, awaiting prosecution.
On that day, Qi Tongwei convened all members of the task force to summarize the case and prepare to report to their superiors.
Just as the discussion was about to end, a cadre from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection made a suggestion.
“Team Leader Qi, when we were interrogating a deputy director of the Jiang Province Grain Reserve Department for the second time, he provided an important clue.
He said that there are many companies in the market that use tanker trucks to load cooking oil. Should we check it out?
Hearing this, the participants expressed doubts.
"A tanker truck is loading oil? How is that possible? The smell of a tanker truck is so strong, can't people smell it?" Zhong Xiaoai questioned first.
Qi Tongwei thought for a moment and said, "That's not necessarily true. Capitalists will use any means to gain profits."
At this time, Du Jing stood up and refuted Zhong Xiaoai: "In fact, there is a kind of kerosene that is a colorless and odorless liquid, also known as food-grade white oil, suitable for grain and oil processing."
Qi Tongwei asked: "So, it is normal to use tank trucks to transport cooking oil?"
Du Jing shook her head and said, "That's not necessarily true. Maybe it's to deceive consumers?"
Most of the people here were liberal arts students, and they had almost forgotten physics and chemistry after graduation for many years. They all looked at Du Jing, waiting for his explanation.
Du Jing smiled embarrassedly, and then said: "I don't know if this is the reason. I just considered it from a physical point of view."
She then explained in detail: "This colorless and odorless liquid white oil is a food additive extracted from minerals and has an extremely low density.
I thought of a possibility, which is to add white oil to peanut oil, and then mix it with corn oil and sunflower oil.
Since peanut oil has the lightest density among edible oils, if it is directly blended with corn oil and sunflower oil, the density difference will be obvious and easily detected.
But if you add white oil to it, you can adjust the density to that of peanut oil, so merchants can sell it as peanut oil."
Zhong Xiaoai asked in confusion: "Why don't they sell peanut oil, corn oil, and sunflower oil separately, but mix them together? Isn't that troublesome?"
Du Jing turned her gaze to Qi Tongwei, her eyes seemed to be questioning whether this deputy team leader came from another world and was so ignorant of worldly affairs!
Qi Tongwei could only sigh that after all, she was a princess from a wealthy family and did not understand economics. It was obvious that these businesses were just for the money.
However, Du Jing did not need to explain herself at this time. A lady from the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Supreme People's Procuratorate took over and explained: "Because peanut oil is expensive, while corn oil and sunflower oil are relatively cheap, you can make more money by doing this."
Du Jing said solemnly: "If I guessed wrong, it would be fine. If it is true, it will be troublesome. White oil is a first-class carcinogen and cannot be consumed too much, especially after high-temperature baking, the negative effects are even greater."
"Class 1 carcinogen?" Qi Tongwei raised his voice unconsciously.
Du Jing nodded heavily and said, "Yes, a first-class carcinogen may not be seen in a year or two, but if consumed for a long time, the chance of developing cancer will rise sharply.
Especially when blending peanut oil, more white oil is needed, which is more likely to cause cancer.”
"How dare they? Aren't they afraid of feeling guilty?" someone cursed.
"Conscience, talk to the capitalists, and look at the Jews in Germany back then. A loaf of bread cost 500,000 marks, and they would rather throw away the food than sell it cheaply to the poor.
Almost most capitalists are the same. They can do anything for money. There is a very vivid sentence in Das Kapital.
For 100% profit, capital dares to trample on all human laws; with 300% profit, capital dares to commit any crime, even at the risk of being hanged.
I fully believe that Comrade Du Jing's guess is the correct answer.
Leader, I think we should conduct a thorough investigation." One of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, who has been a director-level researcher for more than 50 years, said indignantly.
Qi Tongwei sighed heavily, his brows furrowed and his expression serious.
He never expected that he would encounter such a serious food safety issue.
These unscrupulous businessmen are simply insane. They will stop at nothing to pursue profits and really think that everyone is immune to all poisons.
"Investigate! We must investigate thoroughly!" Qi Tongwei said loudly, his tone firm and decisive.
"Comrade Du Jing, you lead your team to take immediate action to buy all the edible oils of various brands on the market and send them to professional institutions for testing, analyzing the ingredients of each edible oil in detail.
Comrade Zhu Wei, please continue to contact the deputy director of the grain reserve department who provided the clue to see if he has any other valuable information. "Qi Tongwei solemnly instructed everyone.
"Yes, Team Leader Qi!" Everyone responded in unison, their eyes revealing firm determination.
Obviously everyone was angry about this news. These bastards were so evil.
After they finished speaking, Zhong Xiaoai asked, "Team Leader Qi, what about me?"
Qi Tongwei thought for a moment, then replied: "Junior Sister Zhong, you are responsible for leading the team to summarize the results of the work on grain corruption in Zhongjiang Province, and closely connect with the procuratorate to ensure that the work of transferring the case for prosecution is completed as soon as possible."
"I understand, Team Leader Qi." Zhong Xiaoai nodded in response, indicating that she would do her best to complete the task.
Qi Tongwei was about to adjourn the meeting when he suddenly stopped and said to Li Chengyang, "Go check the white oil refining companies and see which grain and oil companies have the most cooperation with them and use the most."
He has decided to handle this case seriously and bring those responsible to justice.
To a certain extent, food safety is the most important people's livelihood project, because everyone needs to eat, but these people are actually playing with the lives and health of the people.
Of course, he also knew that this case was not easy to investigate, but that was not to say that the case itself was difficult.
In fact, this case is very easy to investigate. It can be determined which company's cooking oil has problems by analyzing it with professional instruments.
However, these companies have complicated backgrounds and there are many obstacles in investigating them. Even though Qi Tongwei is a senior official at the ministerial level and is also the head of the inspection team and the special task force, there will be many people who will stop him from handling the case.
The most important point is that Qi Tongwei has no authority to handle cases. Even if these problems are discovered, they can only be handed over to the food safety department or the local public security department for disposal.
However, he is not a timid person. Having just exposed the corruption case in the grain system, he does not mind touching upon the issues in the edible oil sector.
Anyway, I have the support of the "leader". At worst, I can report directly to the "leader". Given his temper, he will have to deal with these people.
The task force had just been quiet for less than a day when they started taking action again, which made Sha Ruijin curse in his heart, thinking that this was a rhythm that seemed to be trying to stop him from living.
Looking at Sha Ruijin, whose eyes were covered with frost, Gao Keming, secretary of the Zhongjiang Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, whispered, "Governor Sha, I heard that it seems to be due to food safety issues. I don't know the details. I think you can call Qi Tongwei directly to ask about the situation."
Sha Ruijin glared at Gao Keming. Is this something he can find out?