Chapter 045 (Update 1)
Lin Shuyue looked at Huang Qiang motionlessly.
It has to be said that when Lin Shuyue first learned about what Zhao Bing had done, she was filled with disappointment towards everyone at Pengcheng Metropolis Daily.
Zhao Bing is the director of the News Department. Many people in Dingsheng Building know what he has done. Do Huang Qiang and Wang Mingzheng know about it? As media people, do they know that Zhao Bing is breaking the law? Did they know about it but were covering it up for him?
But after standing on the roadside for a while and being blown by the cold wind, Lin Shuyue finally calmed down, so she called Huang Qiang. She wanted to hear Huang Qiang's explanation in person.
Huang Qiang was very surprised when he heard Lin Shuyue's words, and then shook his head: "We only know that Zhao Bing likes to attend various parties. We also know that he would bring little girls to participate, but we don't know about the situation you mentioned."
"Zhao Bing has always been a playboy. Because of his playboyishness, his wife has been reporting to him for many years.
There had been many fights in the newspaper office, and no matter how fiercely they fought, Zhao Bing would not care afterwards. He would still bring women with him. We are all used to him changing women. We really didn't think of going in any other direction. "Huang Qiang saw the distrust in Lin Shuyue's eyes, and he explained with a wry smile.
Most of the reporters in Pengcheng News Department do not work in the office. They usually report to the company and then go out to do their work. They submit their manuscripts directly to Zhao Bing or Wang Mingzheng's email. It is normal for them not to see their superiors for ten days or half a month.
Huang Qiang said to Lin Shuyue, "Wait for me to call A Ming and ask him if he knows about this." Huang Qiang felt that Wang Mingzheng was unaware of this. If he knew about it, given his and President Xun's personalities, they would never allow Zhao Bing to do such a thing.
But Huang Qiang was also a little unsure.
Lin Shuyue stood there watching Huang Qiang make the phone call, unable to deny it. She took out her cell phone and clicked on the penguin icon on her phone.
Because she was used to using smart phones, she was not very addicted to mobile phones at that time. She rarely used it except for answering calls and sending text messages, and she even seldom listened to music.
The penguins never landed either. But today, she felt that this communication tool was very necessary.
As soon as I logged into Penguin, I was greeted with a series of message alerts, and my phone froze for a few seconds. Lin Shuyue waited for a while before turning off the message sound reminder.
Rong Lishui's chat box was still in the front row, and their chat messages only consisted of a few sentences. Li Mingfang is still working overtime and Penguin is always online.
Huang Qiang quickly finished the call and said to Lin Shuyue, "A Ming doesn't know about this either."
Afraid that Lin Shuyue wouldn't believe it, Huang Qiang told her about the initial scale of Pengcheng Metropolitan Daily.
"Our newspaper was originally founded by President Xun and President Qin. That was in 1984. After President Xun started the newspaper and it got on track, he turned to other industries, and President Qin was in charge of the company. Ah Ming and I came in together, and Zhao Bing came in two years later than us. He is President Qin's brother-in-law, and he has been the head of the news group since he came in."
"Later, President Xun shifted his focus to other projects and left the newspaper, so Zhao Bing became the director of the news department. In 1986, President Qin also left. After discussing with him, President Xun decided that A-Ming would become the editor-in-chief of the newspaper and Zhao Bing would become the director of the news department."
Huang Qiang is speaking lightly now, but back then, because of the dispute over the editor-in-chief, President Xun and President Qin had a lot of unpleasantness. Although they later put aside their grudges and laughed it off, their relationship was not as close as before.
Mr. Qin still hasn't withdrawn his investment from the newspaper, but his shares have dropped sharply from 30% to 15%. However, because the newspaper has few shareholders, he is the second largest shareholder.
Zhao Bing, as his brother-in-law, has been bullying the newspaper in recent years. Generally speaking, Wang Mingzheng tolerates him. He was also very sensible and did not block the articles written by his reporters too harshly. Therefore, privately, the relationship between the two is not very good.
In addition, those who come and go with Zhao Bing are all people who share similar interests with him. The friends around Wang Mingzheng are all decent people, and there are very few people who like to have such a chaotic private life.
Lin Shuyue understood the implication of Huang Qiang's words.
He and Wang Mingzheng are Mr. Xun's men. Zhao Bing and his few inconspicuous followers in the company are Mr. Qin's men. Due to historical reasons, the two sides are very distant and their private lives rarely overlap. They had heard about what Zhao Bing had done, but they had absolutely no idea of the inside story.
Just like Li Mingfang and others, no matter how well-informed she was, she knew that Zhao Bing often brought people to various parties, and some of the girls were not there voluntarily. But those girls were not aware of the fact that they were being controlled through videos and photos.
Maybe Yuan Shuzhen would know something. If she didn’t know, she wouldn’t have reminded her in the elevator. Recalling Yuan Shuzhen's expression at that time, Lin Shuyue felt that perhaps Yuan Shuzhen knew much more than she thought.
After all, she only found out that Zhao Bing was going to take her to the business party before getting off work. How did Yuan Shuzhen know this?
Just a simple question? Reminder reminder? Lin Shuyue felt that things would not be that simple.
Lin Shuyue decided to ask her tomorrow.
Huang Qiang said to Lin Shuyue, "Ah Ming has already asked Mr. Xun. If this is true, it is illegal! Ah Yue, we need to find evidence. Although Mr. Xun and Mr. Qin are just being polite now, they have been friends since childhood. If there is insufficient evidence, this matter will be difficult to handle."
Even if Huang Qiang didn't say anything, Lin Shuyue knew that these things required evidence: "Master, don't worry, I will find the evidence and show it to the public."
Huang Qiang looked at Lin Shuyue without saying anything. Lin Shuyue understood what he meant. He wanted Lin Shuyue to present the evidence in her hand to President Xun and let President Xun solve the matter.
Lin Shuyue’s answer was that she would publish the evidence directly in the newspaper so that everyone would know about it. Of course she knew that if this matter were reported, it would be a huge blow to the reputation of the newspaper, and might even cause the people of Pengcheng to lose confidence in the Pengcheng Metropolitan Daily, just like the current public distrust of domestic milk powder and rice noodles.
But does this mean we should stop reporting these things?
In other words, Lin Shuyue didn't trust them. Lin Shuyue thinks they are birds of a feather, just like Zhao Bing.
Huang Qiang sighed. As a reporter, he appreciated Lin Shuyue's action. But as a master, he was a little worried about Lin Shuyue.
She is too strong-willed and too courageous, which is neither good nor bad.
If it were fifteen years ago, Huang Qiang would be just like Lin Shuyue, fearless and daring enough to poke a hole in the sky.
Yang Baozong's suppression of him over the past fifteen years was effective. When faced with a lot of news, he would subconsciously look ahead and behind. His edges have been smoothed out and he has become a veteran in the journalistic world. But he always remembers what his master said on his first day as a reporter.
Journalists, seek truth from facts. He picked up some of his original intention, but not much. Huang Qiang is reflecting on himself.
"Okay, just go ahead and do it boldly." Huang Qiang was thinking, if Lin Shuyue was fired by the newspaper, would there be any other newspaper that could meet her ideas and dare to recruit her.
Lin Shuyue smiled for the first time since Huang Qiang came.
Huang Qiang's wife called and said that something happened at home, so Huang Qiang had to go back first. Before going back, he repeatedly told Lin Shuyue to be careful.
By the time Huang Qiang left, it was already dark. The streets were brightly lit all around. As the weather got hotter, many stores started selling frozen watermelon. Lin Shuyue bought one for fifty cents.
The rosy red watermelon was peeled and placed in a white transparent bag. Lin Shuyue bit it as she walked. It was icy and refreshing.
She sent a message to He Yuling on Penguin. He Yuling happened to be on duty at the Public Security Bureau, so she went straight to her. She also sent a message to Rong Lishui, but she did not receive a reply from Rong Lishui until she arrived at the Public Security Bureau.
I met Hang Jiabai who was going out at the door. After they greeted each other, Hang Jiabai left in a hurry.
At night, He Yuling was the only one on duty in the lobby, and Lin Shuyue asked her about the case that Rong Lishui mentioned.
He Yuling could tell what happened at that time without even looking through the files. Because she was the one who answered the call that day.
"That happened two years ago. I had just arrived at work that morning when a girl named Yan Youlian came to report that she had been raped. I followed the normal police response process, took her statement, and extracted DNA from her body. Then we let her go back to rest. But in the evening, she called us and said that she was joking that morning because she had a fight with her boyfriend and was so angry that she wanted to frame him."
"Her boyfriend apologized to her and she has forgiven him." He Yuling has been a police officer for many years and things like this have happened to her before.
He Yuling herself didn't care, but that night before she got off work, she accidentally pressed the call back button, and Yan Youlian's phone was turned off.
"Since then, I have never been able to call Yan Youlian again. I went to her place with Wu Dongyan from the criminal police team to look for her. The landlord who rented the house to her said that she had not been back for a long time. Her clothes and valuables are all still there." The fact that Lin Shuyue came so late to ask about the old things that happened two years ago meant that she knew something.
He Yuling and Wu Dongyan have been secretly investigating this case for a long time, but there has been no progress. To be honest, as time went by, He Yuling already had a bad feeling in her heart.
She felt that Lin Shuyue's appearance would be a breakthrough.
Lin Shuyue asked: "Did she tell me who raped her?"
"It's Qian Yuankang, the boss of Xinglongda Electronics. We investigated him privately. The only intersection between him and Yan Youlian was that they attended the same business party two days before the report was made. But there was no other private contact."
"Didn't they extract DNA from Yan Youlian's body and tissue? Has it been compared?" Two years ago was 2001, and DNA matching technology had already been used in criminal investigations. Yan Youlian reported the case as a carrier with DNA, so it is impossible not to find the evidence.
"After comparison, the DNA on Yan Youlian is not that of Qian Yuankang, the boss of Xinglongda Electronics." The clue ended here. Now, apart from regularly calling the phone number left by Yan Youlian and calling Yan Youlian's hometown, they have no other way.
"Ayue, do you know something?"
Lin Shuyue nodded and told He Yuling the whole story. =
After hearing this, He Yuling's expression became increasingly ugly.
"Wait a minute, Dongyan is on duty today. I'll call her." He Yuling dialed Wu Dongyan's number, and two minutes later, Wu Dongyan appeared in front of Lin Shuyue.
He Yuling told Wu Dongyan the whole story in the simplest terms.
Wu Dongyan's face looked very ugly.
After listening to this, she asked Lin Shuyue: "Ayue, can you ask your friend where the villa is and through what channels those girls were sent to those bosses?"
"I have asked, but my friend has not responded to me yet."
Wu Dongyan thought for a moment and said to He Yuling, "Sister Yuling, pack up and go out with Ah Yue to eat something and go shopping. Then you go home first tonight."
As a criminal police officer, Wu Dongyan knows much more than He Yuling did back then. After the investigation was stopped, she followed Qian Yuankang for a period of time, but Qian Yuankang was very normal during that period, living a normal life between home and company. It was normal for him to have occasional parties, and he never even brought a female companion.
After tracking for a while, Wu Dongyan had more and more things to do, so she dropped the case. But the investigation during that period still gave Wu Dongyan a strong sense of disharmony.
If things are really as Lin Shuyue said, then this is an illegal criminal activity with a complete business chain. The background of the people involved behind the scenes must be unusual. In Wu Dongyan's opinion, it is never too cautious in this matter.
Wu Dongyan's idea coincided with Lin Shuyue's. He Yuling knew what Wu Dongyan meant as soon as she heard it. She immediately packed her things and said, "Let's go, Ayue."
The two of them strolled around the night market next to the Public Security Bureau, ate something, and then went home.
On the way, they met Lou Fengqin and others who were taking a walk. The family chatted and laughed as they went home in a lively manner.
After washing up, Lin Shuyue was reluctant to fall asleep. One reason was that the mall would be refreshed at 0:00 tomorrow, the second was that Rong Lishui had not replied to her, and the third was that she felt that the good and evil discrimination system was somewhat abnormal. From morning till now, there had been no prompts for new tasks. Isn't this a big case?
Lin Shuyue wondered if the system was stuck.
This idea just flashed through Lin Shuyue's mind, but was quickly rejected by Lin Shuyue. According to previous experience, basically every task is triggered by a keyword.
So what are the key words of this case?
Lin Shuyue began to ponder.
The cell phone vibrated, Lin Shuyue took the phone and looked at it. At 23:20, the pink and purple little penguin on the screen was flashing and jumping.
Lin Shuyue clicked on it and saw that Rong Lishui had replied to her. She couldn't wait to click in and take a look.
Praying for the Dawn: There was a teacher named Yu in the art school. He had a roster that recorded all the pretty or talented girls. After the girls on the roster were picked by the boss, Zhao Bing would be responsible for contacting these girls and bringing them to the party.
Pray
Liming: Before going to bed, they would inspect the goods of these girls. If the goods were good, Zhao Bing and his men would get more money. If the goods were not good enough, they would not let these girls go. There will always be a second-rate boss who will want these girls. If all else fails, there are also villas in the suburbs.
Qi Pan Liming: It is not easy for women to live in this world, because they want or need something, so even if someone takes their L photos and threatens them to live a life worse than death, they still want to survive.
Praying for the Dawn: In the eyes of this group of people, women are never human beings, but pets, playthings and tools. Reporter Lin, please stop investigating. I am doing this for your own good. They have a deep background, and if you barge in rashly, you will only sink into it.
[Ding~ Complete keyword '□□ Flower roster inspection' detected, limited-time task 'The threatened young girl' is activated, task limit duration: 15 days. 】
[Host, please find out the truth within the specified time, bring the criminal to justice, and rescue the trapped girl. 】
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