The Last Wish of a One-Star Cracker

The falsified report he had exposed two years earlier belonged to an OmniTaste subsidiary. Its supposedly sugar-free drink caused dangerous glucose spikes in some customers. He lost the lawsuit and his career. A company executive had sent him one sentence: Consumers don't need truth. They need to like things. “I won't forget,” he said. “You can have the crackers if I join your investigation.” “No.” “Xiaoman, save the wrapper. Tomorrow's stream is ‘Half a Million Witnesses: OmniTaste Product Makes Reviewer Chase Chicken for Three Kilometers.’” “Add ‘Shocking,’” Xiaoman said. Su stared at him. “Are you always this irritating?” “I was worse when I was famous.” Their partnership began.