Chapter 240 The incident is completely escalated

Different public opinions emerged.

"It's been reported that the most eye-catching company in Luyang's October 6th Ogre Slaughter Storm mission is undoubtedly the Brothers Security Company. They play a crucial role in this large-scale drug bust. The boss behind this company is Lei Zhen, who was recently arrested for involvement in organized crime..."

"What kind of person is Lei Zhen, the Hui'an entrepreneur arrested for involvement in organized crime? Reporters have conducted in-depth interviews in Hui'an and discovered that local people have very different attitudes toward him..."

"Lei Zhen, is he a good man or a gangster?" "He may become a controversial legend!" "There is no gang in Hui'an, but Lei Zhen is a gangster boss"...

Various reports came flooding in, and following the reports from some media, news media of all sizes began to reprint the news crazily.

This incident even became a story at the fastest speed and was published in various magazines.

In less than a week, the whole country knew about this incident, and the evaluation of Lei Zhen was also controversial.

"This guy is definitely a gangster, he deserves to be shot!"

"The mafia? You're letting the mafia follow you on a drug bust?"

"You know what? There really is no underworld in Hui'an. It's said that it's all because of Lei Zhen."

"Hey, he's a gang leader. Who wouldn't do something superficial?"

“…”

This was an era when public opinion was very underdeveloped, but under the effect of crazy spending, it was no longer possible for a provincial TV station to determine that Lei Zhen was involved in organized crime and suspected of murder with just one news report.

First of all, there is indeed no underworld in Hui'an, which can be verified by anyone's on-site inspection; secondly, Lei Zhen's brothers cooperated with the security to crack down on drug trafficking, which was the largest drug manufacturing and trafficking case in the country.

Anyone with common sense would not associate Lei Zhen with the underworld just by looking at these two points.

Because the image of the underworld is solidified in this era, which underworld would go into drug enforcement?

Finally, there are the good deeds that Lei Zhen did and the good reviews he received from the people of Hui'an, including people from all walks of life.

Under such circumstances, more and more people are questioning the news reports of Hui'an Provincial TV Station, and then questioning whether the relevant departments of Hui'an are retaliating.

Therefore, Xu Yudong was scolded badly.

A good situation turned out like this. It started out as a bomb, but in the end, it turned out that you might be the one who got blown up.

I wanted to use public opinion, but I didn't expect that public opinion would use me.

Old Dog Chen had a dark face and kept banging the table and scolding the person in charge, but no one had any good solution.

"This is called coercing public opinion. This is lawless!"

"I don't care what the public opinion is like now. Lei Zhen must be dealt with within 48 hours!"

He was the one who pushed for this matter, wanting to get rid of Lei Zhen directly, but as a result, things went further and further off track.

Others might be able to tolerate it, but Chen Laogou couldn't.

In addition, Kang Min disappeared from the hotel and no one knew where she was. It was even more unclear what tricks his wife, who had fallen out with him, would use.

Therefore, Lei Zhen must be dealt with as soon as possible. If we delay any further, it will be difficult to say what will happen.

"Mr. Chen, Lei Zhen is on the news broadcast..."

"What?!"

Chen Laogou was horrified. He knew the status of the News Broadcast, which was watched by more than one billion people across the country.

Especially government departments at all levels, etc., will watch it.

"What did you say?"

"The report is about the mixed-ownership reform of state-owned enterprises in Hui'an. It mainly talks about Lei Zhen using his own money to help Hui'an reform more than a dozen companies on the verge of bankruptcy. He also helped Hui'an attract investment, securing hundreds of millions of dollars in investment..."

Hearing this, Chen Laogou's expression changed again and again.

"Who allowed this to be on the news? It's just nonsense!"

"Mr. Chen, there's a documentary following the news broadcast. It records Hui'an's past and present, focusing on its good security environment and our sister security companies..."

Chen Laogou fell silent. He knew better than anyone the weight of the two pieces of news, which might very well mean that Lei Zhen would be completely cleared of all charges.

"Who let him go? Mr. Hou doesn't have the ability, and neither does Lei Zhen. So who let him go?"

To be able to appear on the News Broadcast, one has to go through layers of screening and must meet all requirements.

You can question the incompetence of the people below, but you must respect the seriousness and harshness of this program.

Because it is facing more than one billion people across the country, there is no room for carelessness, and you can't get in just by having money!

"Hold Lei Zhen to trial immediately!"

"We have enough evidence to expose his true colors!"

“…”

That's right, they have enough evidence in their hands to prove Lei Zhen's crime.

This is the killer weapon, no one can use it!

Under the command of Chen Laogou, an open trial of Lei Zhen began and all the criminal evidence was submitted.

In addition, the media was specially arranged to exaggerate the reports.

Thus, the controversy surrounding Lei Zhen began to sweep across the country!

"Lei Zhen is truly a gangster. Not only did he kill people to silence them, he also wiped out their entire families. This is all evidence!"

"Come on, you're just trying to figure it out. It's easy to find a pretext to accuse someone. They've even been on the news. How could they possibly do something like that?"

"The evidence is here, along with the witnesses and testimonies..."

On the one hand, there is various evidence, and on the other hand, there is the support of the News Broadcast.

One is for and the other is against. Some people stand on the side of evidence, while others stand on the side of the News Broadcast. Except for remote areas, almost everyone in the country is discussing this matter.

The impact was too great and the incident escalated completely.

The higher authorities had to take this matter seriously and decided to send a working group from the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Supreme People's Court to investigate the matter.

…

Hui'an Detention Center, warden's office.

Peanuts, pig ears, smashed cucumbers, braised beef, and two bottles of Maotai. Lei Zhen and the warden sat inside drinking.

"Boss Lei, you look so happy today?" The warden said with a smile, "Although public opinion is on your side now, you still have to be cautious, haha."

This is a well-spoken statement. After all, the verdict was made public and all the evidence was unfavorable to Lei Zhen.

In other words, this matter was too big, otherwise he would definitely be convicted in court.

"Be careful, hahahaha."

"Old Ding, do you know how happy I am? I'm so happy you can't even imagine. This thing finally turned out the way I expected!"

Prison warden Lao Ding didn’t quite understand, but seeing Lei Zhen so happy, he had some idea in his mind.

He knew that Mr. Lei was not an ordinary person, and that the fact that he had been living in his detention center for some time was all fate.

"By the way, Mr. Lei, there's something you must be careful about," Old Ding whispered. "I heard the Supreme People's Court and the Procuratorate have sent a joint working group to thoroughly investigate your case. They're expected to arrive soon."

"drink!"

Upon hearing this news, Lei Zhen could no longer contain himself.

He picked up the bottle and blew into it with Lao Ding, like a happy child, his eyes full of joy, anticipation, and anxiety...

Two bottles are not enough, so I’ll give you two more.

Lei Zhen was drunk and uttered incoherent words while holding Lao Ding: Facing the sea, spring is in full bloom!

What the hell?

Lao Ding didn’t know, but he suddenly felt that Mr. Lei was very talented.

Confucian businessman, Mr. Lei is a Confucian businessman!