They had indeed never eaten sweet dumplings with sand in them like they did today. Some had even watched a Master Sweet Dumpling make the sweet dumplings, and the process complied with hygiene standards.
"Everything's a conspiracy! You think we're all fools?" someone in the crowd shouted again.
Julia cast a stern glance over, ignored the shouter, and simply said to everyone else, "Whether there is a conspiracy or not, we will be able to find out."
The crowd continued to whisper among themselves.
Julia spoke at length until police officers arrived.
Cameras were installed at both the front and back of the store. Since Julia had been there early, she accompanied the police officers in reviewing the surveillance footage after they arrived.
After reviewing the video footage once, the police officers temporarily found nothing suspicious.
Once police officers arrived, the customers stopped making a commotion and left with their compensation money.
The media, however, remained.
