Chapter 539

"We don't know the basis of Ms. Zoe's accusation. The fraternity Africa foundation is a pure charity. We buy old grains from the United States to support the famine victims in Africa. With the exception of a small portion of the food stored in transit centers in Italy, we have shipped all the food purchased to Somalia. It's stored in the storage and transportation center designated by the United Nations for us. As for why there are so many 7 million tons, because most of them are old grains, so many grains can only be used for feed production and can't be eaten any more. Therefore, we will treat most of the reserve grains purchased as raw materials for feed production at a low price to some enterprises that are willing to accept, and use this part of the income to buy some new grains Drugs and other supplies have been added, so there will be no more than 7 million tons of food aid to Africa. After all, the victims in Africa are just like us, and they can't eat moldy food in any case. We have now submitted a lawsuit to the New York District Court... "When the incident became more and more uncontrollable, the friendship Africa foundation finally made a response. They interpreted most of the 7 million tons of grain as inedible. Therefore, although the friendship Africa Foundation exported 7 million tons of grain, only a small part of it could be used by people. The words of the fraternity for Africa Foundation barely make sense, but now the American people obviously believe Zoe and the new york times more.

Just after the fraternity Africa foundation made a response and counterattack, the American farmers association also came forward, and they also denied the accusation of the New York Times. However, the position of the American farmers' Association is not on the side of the fraternity Africa Foundation. They claim that they are only property donors and are not aware of the specific operation of fraternity Africa. The statement of the American farmers association is nothing more than a stand aside. Although they have made a lot of money in the grain trade with Xie liaosha, they are not willing to take responsibility when something goes wrong.

For fear of being accused of shielding the Reagan administration, Congress made the investigation hearing completely public to the media. CNN even broadcast the hearing live. The congressional hearing is different from the court hearing. Their only purpose is to reveal the truth of the matter, and to investigate the role of USDA in this incident. Although Congress has a relatively large body, his hearing only calls the parties concerned to explain the situation, and does not involve trial matters.

The investigators commissioned by shagliaosha soon found out Zoe's family background. Zoe was born into an elite American family. His father was a diplomat and his mother was a freelance writer. Zoe has been wandering around the world with her parents since childhood. She can speak many languages. After graduating from University, Zoe worked for the New York Times for a period of time, and then left the United States to become a freelance journalist.

It can be seen from Zoe's family environment that Zoe doesn't know much about agriculture. So according to this characteristic, the lawyers of Xie liaosha's department decided to test Zoe's depth. So in the process of a court trial, the lawyer of Mediterranean Shipping took out two handfuls of grain and put them in front of Zoe. He asked Zoe, "Ms. Zoe, one of the two handfuls of grain in front of you is barley. Can you tell?"

"This one?" Zoe pointed to one of the larger ones without thinking.

"I'm sorry I lied to you. These two are actually different varieties of wheat?" The lawyer went on.

"Ha ha, I'm sorry you're wrong, but it's understandable. After all, you're not an American who grew up on a farm. In fact, it's normal that you don't know each other. If you don't know in advance, I can't tell these two kinds of grains! Miss Zoe, do you know what barley is for in Europe? I asked agricultural experts that barley is not used as the main food in Europe, but as feed! In view of Ms. Zoe's lack of sufficient knowledge about the identification of grain varieties, we have reason to suspect that Ms. Zoe does not know whether the grain in the photos he provided is really wheat, let alone whether the wheat is produced in the United States... "The lawyer hired by Mr. Xie liaosha seized Zoe's lack of agricultural knowledge in the court and began to fight fiercely, Zoe claims that mediterranean shipping is assisting friendly Africa in smuggling American wheat to the Soviet Union. First of all, she has to prove that the grain photographed in the photos provided in the article is indeed American wheat, which is almost impossible. So this case is not without a fight.

Zoe was involved in several successive lawsuits, and Zoe was unable to leave the United States for further investigation. So Zoe contacted Jimi, who was preparing to return from Turkey. Zoe told Jimmy about the situation on the phone, and then Zoe said to him, "Jimmy, these damned guys have held me up with lawsuits. Now we can only rely on you! Jimi, don't go back home. Go to Somalia to investigate the food storage and transportation center of the United Nations Relief Agency. The friendship Africa Foundation says that they have accumulated a lot of food there. I don't believe it. As long as you can prove that they are lying, they are finished! "

"All right, Zoe! Take care of yourself, I won't let you down! By the way, Zoe, I found new evidence in Turkey. Abdel ketley goes to Italy once a month. I think there must be some secret in it! " Answered Jimmy on the phone.