Chapter 293 Haibei Storm (4)

Taking advantage of the chaos in Haibei City, Jiang Ningyue, Tian Jun and Luo Yuan set out again and headed for Haibei City.

This time, the car he was driving was Luo Yuan's. So far, Luo Yuan had not been targeted, so her car was still safe.

At the first stop, the three of them came to the resettlement house that Jiang Ningyue and Tian Jun had previously photographed. Three years later, how has the renovation of this resettlement house been?

I arrived at Xianghe Home Community and found Mr. Wu, who had communicated with Jiang Ningyue before.

Mr. Wu wasn't home, but his wife, Ms. Zhang, was. Upon seeing the reporters, she grumbled, "Oh, you're finally here. I called you before, but no one answered. I heard Jiang Ningyue isn't on your show anymore. No one's taking care of us ordinary people's affairs anymore."

Jiang Ningyue wore glasses, hiding her identity, and stood quietly by the side without saying a word.

This time, the three did not come under the name of "Questioning Haizhou" for a simple reason: it wasn't just government workers who would be exposed; the residents were obviously more likely to be exposed.

The second time, when filming the Xisui City issue, a group of reporters revealed their identities as reporters from the "Questioning Haizhou" column. Citizens posted on their WeChat Moments, and some even called the district government.

"'Questioning Haizhou' is here! If you don't solve the problem, you'll end up in jail!"

Of course, the citizens' original intention was not to tip off the government, but to use "Questioning Haizhou" to threaten the local government and demand more benefits.

Out of fear of "Questioning Haizhou", local governments often compromise.

This is not a good phenomenon. Just like the nail households that were demolished years ago, many people made huge profits from it, which brought about a bad atmosphere.

However, the program team currently does not have any good solutions for the people.

Of course, this wasn't the first time this had happened. Jiang Ningyue had often encountered this situation while working in the People's Livelihood Reporting Department. Sometimes, even just a glance at the report logs revealed that the reporter was being used as a pawn.

At this time, journalists must make their own judgments and not be exploited by others.

Therefore, this time Jiang Ningyue specifically emphasized during the meeting that they should not reveal themselves as reporters for the "Questioning Haizhou" program. They should only say that they were reporters for "30 Minutes on People's Livelihood."

Although "30 Minutes on People's Livelihood" and "Questioning Haizhou" are both programs on Haizhou Provincial Television, their importance to the public is vastly different. Especially since Jiang Ningyue's departure, the 30-minute program, 20 minutes of which are devoted to "glorifying" the government, has long lost its original purpose in the eyes of the public. Furthermore, the 10 minutes of reporters' investigations are mostly minor and insignificant, completely different from when Jiang Ningyue was there.

But "Questioning Haizhou" is different. Although this program has only been broadcast live for two episodes, it has been widely circulated within the province, and many ordinary people know the power of this program.

Therefore, many people specifically asked for reporters from "Questioning Haizhou" to interview them.

Facing Ms. Zhang's complaints, Luo Yuan smiled and said, "Aren't we here now? Are there any other problems with Xianghe Home Community?"

"Oh, it was indeed useful after Jiang Ningyue came last time."

Ms. Zhang said, "It was a busy job. The entire roof of the complex was waterproofed again, the entrance was repaired, and the elevator was repaired. It was good, but there was no further work. Many things were only half-finished."

Following Ms. Zhang, the three of them entered the corridor. Ms. Zhang pointed to another out-of-service elevator and said, "Although it was always broken before, at least there were two elevators. But after he repaired it, now there's only one elevator. It's been two years, and it's still just one elevator."

"Why?" Jiang Ningyue asked casually, "Didn't the neighborhood committee, street office, or district government respond?"

“There was a reply, and a notice was posted.”

Ms. Zhang took out her phone and said, "This is the original announcement. I even took a picture of it."

Jiang Ningyue took the phone and took a quick look at it.

The general meaning is that because the elevators in the entire Xianghe Home Community do not meet the requirements for operational safety, a comprehensive renovation is being carried out. "Comprehensive renovation, isn't that a good thing?"

"Yes, we think it's a good thing too."

Ms. Zhang said, "But the problem is, they only replaced the parts of one elevator! The other elevator was not replaced! We have hundreds of households in our building, and every morning we have to wait for an elevator for ten minutes. This is really inconvenient."

“So, the government still hasn’t responded as to why the other unit hasn’t been repaired.”

"It didn't say why it wasn't repaired, it just said why it was stopped," Ms. Zhang replied.

"good."

Jiang Ningyue nodded. "Apart from this question, are there any other questions?"

"There is also the problem of leaking roofs. All the roof leaks were repaired at once that year. This is very good. There are very few residents in the entire community whose roofs leak now, probably only one or two households. However, this community has too many problems, and the problem of leaking exterior walls has not been solved! We also asked the neighborhood committee about this issue, and the neighborhood committee's answer was that no one is willing to pay for it now." Ms. Zhang replied.

Jiang Ningyue nodded.

"besides."

Ms. Zhang was incessant when discussing the problems in her community. "And our underground garage is still closed. My partner brought this up with us, and it's still closed. The neighborhood committee replied that it failed fire inspection and can't be used. If it doesn't pass, you can renovate it! We're having a hard time finding a parking space in our community now. Think about it, we're all high-rise buildings, 28 stories high, and each building only has half a circle of parking spaces. How can that be possible? At night, it's so packed that it's hard to even walk."

Ms. Zhang grew increasingly angry as she spoke. "And those people in the neighborhood committee are so bad at talking. They get impatient after a few questions. They say, 'Ah, we can't solve it. Don't bother looking for me! If you can, just move out!' The person next to her even chimed in, 'You're living in a free house and yet you're still looking for trouble? Pay the property management fee and everything will be solved.' Oh, and our property management fees are ridiculously expensive. This owners' committee and the property management company are one family..."

Listening to Ms. Zhang's endless complaints, Jiang Ningyue smiled and nodded, interrupting her at the right moment, "Ms. Zhang, do you know whose house is leaking? Can you take us to their house?"

“We have one in our owners’ group.”

As she spoke, Ms. Zhang sent a WeChat message to the owners’ group, and soon many owners responded.

Many of the people living in the resettlement housing were elderly men and women who were also at home on weekdays. After seeing the three people, these elderly people chattered non-stop.

To put it simply, it's 'complaining about the government', 'questioning the TV station', 'thanking the TV station', 'thanking Jiang Ningyue', 'questioning Jiang Ningyue'...

Even though Luo Yuan has worked in journalism for several years, she still feels a little intimidated when facing these old men and women.

"Don't be anxious, uncles and aunties. Talk to them one by one."