Chapter 42: Super Showdown

  Under Zhou Yu and Chen Fang's leadership, Rong Guang still decided to carefully visit each place of Xia Weiyi's Zhongyong Army.

  After a thorough visit, Rong Huang was shocked to find that the strength of the Zhongyong Army in just one place, the Hawaiian base, was more than a hundred times stronger than that of the Qing Dynasty. What's more, the Zhongyong Army had many other bases that he hadn't visited yet?

  In the arsenal, laboratory, naval vessels and main base of Pearl Harbor, Zong Yong left a deep impression on Rong Yu. Especially the iron-clad giant warships of nearly 10,000 tons, which he had never seen in America, brought him endless pressure with their dark and profound cannons. However, this was followed by a sense of pride in his inner development. These were the giant warships and cannons of our Chinese people! With these, what do we have to fear from foreign barbarians?

  What he found incredible was that the Chinese in Hawaii were polite and courteous to others, and got along well with other ethnic groups.

  What makes him even more speechless is that Zhou Yu's development from nothing to something, in just less than three years. What if they were given ten years to develop?

  It's unbearable to even imagine what kind of terrifying existence Zhou Yu's Zhongyong Army will become by then?

  Finally, Hong Huang suddenly woke up and happily agreed to Zhou Yu's request, joining the Zhongyong Army family, determined to work with Zhou Yu and others for the rise of Huaxia.

  Zhou Yu immediately sent someone to bring Rong Huang's family to Hawaii and also let Rong Huang be in charge of the Zhongyong Army's general affairs, which is equivalent to a senior assistant to Zhou Yu.

  Although Zhou Yu is a happy and handsome man, his mood has not improved because during the process of accompanying Rong Yun to visit Hawaii, he discovered a problem that made him extremely angry. After returning to the villa, in front of Rong Yun, he had a huge outburst of anger. What could have caused the normally easy-going Zhou Yu to lose his temper so badly?

  It turned out that in a rice shop in Hawaii, Zhou Yu discovered the same problem as in later generations. Some unscrupulous businessmen polished the rice with industrial wax. Zhou Yu was all too familiar with this situation.

  In later generations, there were numerous reports on this aspect. The main reason for Zhou Yu's extreme anger was that these businessmen had touched his moral bottom line in order to sell rice at a good price. Zhou Yu attached great importance to the morality of the people, and he even established a quality inspection department in several major bases for this purpose.

  Nowadays, it is still found that some people violate ethics and engage in illegal activities, but the quality inspection department did not discover them in time. Zhou Yuke does not want to turn this world's China into a society where everyone looks at money and has no moral bottom line.

  Industrial wax is extremely harmful to the human body, mainly because eating too much industrial wax will put a heavy burden on the body's detoxification and decomposition organs, such as the liver, and have an extreme impact on human health.

  Under Zhou Yu's intervention, this rice incident was publicly prosecuted in a high-profile lawsuit at the Hawaii Court for the first time.

  Present were: witnesses, defendants, prosecutors, representatives of the victims, white representatives, Hawaiian native representatives, Chinese representatives, and members of the court.

  For this public trial meeting, Hawaii's Grand Marshal Zhang Long still spent a lot of thought on it.

  Firstly, Zhang Long led the team to seal up the store named Wu's Rice Store and temporarily detained the owner of the rice store, Wu Liang, and his employees.

  The owner of the rice store, Wu Liang, is an immigrant Chinese who has been in the grain business in Hawaii for some years. Because he sells good rice, his business has always been doing well, and it can be said that he is a middle-class person.

  For Zhang Long, this Chinese Hawaiian general, he still knew him, but for fellow Chinese Zhang Long to suddenly seal his store, he felt extremely puzzled and angry, and even threatened to sue Zhang Long to the queen!

  Zhang Long smiled disdainfully and told him that he would give him a satisfactory answer.

  Then he visited a large number of people in Hawaii and registered them all, those who had bought polished rice from Wu's Rice Store.

  After checking, Zhang Long was shocked to find that the vast majority of people in Hawaii have bought polished rice.

  For this unprecedented public trial, Zhou Yu specially instructed Zhang Long on how to prove that the rice of Wu's Rice Store was toxic and harmful to people who ate it for a long time.

  After learning from Zhang Long, he directly called the teacher awesome, and the method was also quite extraordinary.

  What method is it that makes Zhang Long so surprised! The day of the trial will reveal everything, hehe, everyone please be patient!

  After a tense investigation and preparation, the day of the public trial finally arrived amidst widespread anticipation.

  Inside and outside the Hawaii Supreme Court, it was packed with people!

  People can't help it! Everyone has curiosity!

  Zhou Yu, in order to achieve the purpose of warning, after discovering the situation, immediately set about arranging many things.

  Mainly through posting posters and sending people to spread the word, the originally small Hawaii was made aware of this case.

  It's a personal matter, and they're all curious about it. Moreover, in an era with little entertainment, something like this happens?

  So, that's why there was a phenomenon of explosive popularity on the same day. Although Zhou Yu's publicity goal was achieved, it also brought trouble to Zhang Long's troops' law and order.

  Luckily, the current Hawaii is governed by Zhang Long and others, and the road is not picked up. Otherwise, it would be enough for Zhang Long to maintain order, let alone conduct experiments in court.

  It's harder for Zhang Long, a show-off and a big shot, to be unable to make a move in court than to take his life.

  On that day's trial, Zhang Long served as a temporary prosecutor and a specific object operator.

  So why is it called a court instead of a law court?

  This is also a trick suggested by Zhou Yu based on later methods.

  He just wants everyone to know that all people are equal before the law, and being a law-abiding citizen is beneficial to everyone.

  Apart from this, everyone should also see it with their hearts and mouths, automatically generating the idea and action of protecting the law, defending the law, and supervising the law.

  If it had been done according to the rules and regulations of the Hawaiian court at that time, nothing would have happened, which was not what Zhou Yu wanted to see.

  So Zhou Yu came up with this big show.

  Let's take another look at our great performer Zhang Long.

  When the chief justice of the court announced the opening of the trial; Zhang Long was the first to fire.

  Dressed in formal attire with a serious look on his face, Zhang Long pointed to the rice in his hand and asked Wu Liang, "Is this the rice that your rice shop has been selling all these years?"

  Wu Liang carefully checked and replied: Yes, all summer Hawaii only I have such rice for sale, what's up?

  I'm doing business normally and not doing anything deceitful or monopolistic, is that a crime?

  You indiscriminately arrested me and sealed off my store, you must take full responsibility for your actions!

  I'm going to the Queen to accuse you! Wu Liang loudly scolded Zhang Long with a complacent tone.

  Shh! Zhang Long made a silencing gesture to Wu Liang.

  Then Zhang Long asked representatives of Chinese, white and indigenous people present in court how long they had been buying this type of rice from Wu Liang's store.

  After everyone's different answers, the displayed answer is around 2 years, some even exceeded 4 years.

  After getting a positive answer, Zhang Long asked the staff to bring in the props for this court experiment.

  One large white rat, one large iron pot, also need two catties of Wushi rice, and heating utensils.

  At this time, Zhang Long began his super live performance show.

  He first had each of the representatives present check the authenticity, reliability and impartiality of the tools.

  Secondly, he fixed the pot on the rack, then poured an appropriate amount of water into the pot, put the rice in the pot with water, started heating, and when heated to about 40-50 degrees Celsius, he began the rice washing program.

  Everyone knows how to wash rice, but adding heat before washing is something I've never seen before. Everyone was very curious about what it's used for!

  After washing several times, Zhang Long put all the washed rice in a container on one side.

  Then he started heating up the rice water.

  Before long, a large amount of steam began to emanate from the uncovered pot.

  After a long time, the steam began to decrease, and Zhang Long checked the pot and found that it was almost done.

  Zhang Long put the remaining small amount of water into a sharp-mouthed container that had been prepared long ago to cool down.

  When it's almost cool, order the staff to forcibly pour a small part of the water into the mouse's mouth.

  Not long after drinking water, the big white mouse that was just chirping and jumping around suddenly died with its four limbs trembling.

  Everyone felt very strange! How did the big white mouse that was fine just now, and only had some water poured on it, suddenly die for no reason?

  Looking at everyone's ghost-like expression, Zhang Long proudly explained: Why does Wu Shi Rice Store have good-looking rice?

  That's because they use industrial wax and polishing treatment when processing rice, so their rice looks good and can be sold at a high price.

  Here is the translation:

  First of all, I would like to explain to everyone what industrial wax is?

  What harm does edible industrial wax have on the human body?

  Paraffin wax is a chemical material mainly used for the production of candles, leather agents, hot melt adhesives, cable insulation materials and other industrial products.

  Rice after wax polishing can improve glossiness, durability and aesthetics.

  However, industrial wax is extremely harmful to the internal organs of the human body. This is why the white mouse we saw earlier died suddenly after drinking the wax water.

  We all know that the boiling point of water is around 100°, and within this range, heating water further will turn it into steam. The melting point of industrial wax is between 50-60°C, with a boiling point range of 300-550°C.

  So I washed the rice with hot water, and in fact, at a later stage, what was left in the pot was basically industrial wax. There's no need for me to elaborate on this anymore, right? The matter is clear, and I think everyone knows what's going on!

  Zhang Long smiled and asked Wu Liang: Do you have anything else to say? Do you want to try drinking the industrial wax water in the pot to prove your innocence?

  Wu Liang's face turned pale and he sat down on the ground with a thud, shaking his head like a peddler's drum, it was unclear whether he was indicating that he didn't dare to eat or that he couldn't understand.

  The people in the court were indignant and loudly demanded severe punishment for the heinous behavior of the unscrupulous businessmen.