Facing Mu Zhiheng's question, Xu Yilong explained with a serious expression, "Director Mu, this is completely a smear and rumor spread by my competitors. Secretary Wang, please rest assured that I will calm down the public opinion as soon as possible."
Mu Zhiheng didn't care whether it was true or slanderous, he only cared about how to reply to Wang Jin. After hearing Xu Yilong's explanation, he just said "I know" and hung up the phone.
He quickly came to Wang Jin's office and reported in a low voice, "Secretary, I have found out that someone deliberately spread rumors."
Hearing this, Wang Jin frowned slightly and said in a cold voice, "Check who is so bold!"
Mu Zhiheng nodded and agreed, "I will contact Minister Cheng right away and ask him to investigate thoroughly."
Cheng Wei had also long been paying attention to the news about Xu Yilong's tax evasion.
He was still wondering how Xu Yongchang, the director of the State Taxation Bureau, could allow his son to do such an illegal thing?
With his level, there are many ways to make money, so why would he do something that would harm the national interest?
He immediately realized that this matter was not simple. With Xu Yongchang's awareness, he would never condone his son to do such a thing. There must be a conspiracy behind it!
Immediately afterwards, another piece of news about Xu Yilong came out, and Cheng Wei immediately became alert.
He knew that Xu Yilong was now in Pingyang preparing to contract the Shannan County ancient city renovation project, and the news said that he was winning over local officials to engage in unfair competition... This might implicate Li Lin.
Cheng Wei doesn't care about the life or death of Xu Yilong and others, but he must do his best to ensure Li Lin's safety.
Even if my reputation is damaged!
He immediately called the head of the Public Opinion Information Division of the Propaganda Department and ordered, "From now on, all public opinions about Shannan County officials that appear online, especially those related to eLong, will be blocked without asking for permission!"
The head of the Information Department was stunned when he heard this instruction. The instruction given by Minister Cheng was too broad, with only one key word, which was that it was related to the cadres of Shannan County... Without any specific direction, it was too difficult to implement.
But he didn't dare to refute, and still agreed with gritted teeth, then turned to the cadres and employees in the room and said, "Everyone put aside the work at hand for now, and now pay attention to the negative public opinion related to Shannan County. Once you find it, report it immediately!"
Everyone was puzzled, but they immediately put down their work and began to monitor the news reports about Shannan County on the Internet.
Nowadays, there are too many media sources, they are too diverse and too chaotic... Often, when you just suppress the emergence of one platform, another one pops up, which poses a great obstacle to the government's public opinion management.
Just after giving the order, Mu Zhiheng called.
Cheng Wei knew that it was Wang Jin who was looking for him, so he quickly answered the call and asked, "Secretary Mu, hello, what instructions does Secretary Wang have?"
Mu Zhiheng said, "Hello, Minister Cheng, Secretary Wang ordered us to check the source of the public opinion about eLong."
After hanging up the phone, Cheng Wei began to feel uneasy.
Did Xu Yilong ask Wang Jin for help?
Or was it Wang Jin's idea for Xu Yilong to go to Shannan?
Otherwise, why would he care so much if something happened to eLong?
...
Shannan County, Zhaojia.
Several computer experts and self-media people were sitting in a large reception room, typing away on their keyboards.
Zhao Chengyi, Cao Ziming and Cen Mingyuan stood not far away with their arms folded, watching with smugness as this group of professionals published articles on the Internet to discredit Xu Yilong.
Cao Ziming snorted coldly and laughed, "Brother Han is the one who has the foresight to send these computer experts along. I thought it was unnecessary, but it turned out to be so useful! Now, I guess Xu Yilong is having a headache watching the news! Hahaha..."
Cen Mingyuan smiled and said, "Now the news about Xu Yilong's tax evasion is getting more and more popular, and there are also reports that he has bribed local officials... It won't be long before the Xu family and his son will become the target of public criticism and be denounced by the majority of netizens. Let's see how they can save themselves!"
Zhao Chengyi smiled and said, "I think the heat is almost right now. It's time to give Xu Yilong a fatal blow!"
Cao Ziming and Cen Mingyuan looked at Zhao Chengyi and asked in confusion, "Do you have any more killer moves?"
Zhao Chengyi sneered, "Tax evasion and winning over local officials are too vague and too general. The popularity on the Internet will soon fade. If it remains online, it may be reported as a false report... Now the purpose of cracking down on Xu Yilong has been achieved. If we don't take it down, we will burn our own hands."
Cao Ziming frowned and questioned, "Take it off the shelves now? Then how can we force Xu Yilong to beg for mercy from us? How can we use these means to force him to withdraw from the competition for the ancient city project?"
Cen Ziming also looked at Zhao Chengyi in confusion.
Zhao Chengyi smiled calmly and said, "So I said, it's time to use your trump card!"
As he spoke, he took out his cell phone and flipped through a few photos in the album.
When Cao Ziming and Cen Mingyuan saw these photos, they immediately showed surprised expressions.
Cao Ziming said in disbelief, "Is this... a photo of Qian Lingyun and Xu Yilong... taking a walk together?"
"Which one is...the photo of Qian Lingyun personally coming downstairs to greet Xu Yilong?"
"Where did you get these pictures? What do you need them for?"
Zhao Chengyi sent the photos to the professional who operated the computer.
After receiving the photos, the professionals immediately photoshopped them.
Soon, a photo of Qian Lingyun receiving Xu Yilong at the municipal party committee compound turned into a photo of the two walking side by side in the park...
In one of the photos, Xu Yilong and Li Lin were walking side by side in the backyard of the Municipal Party Committee, and the background was changed to a high-end club... The two of them were smiling, very close to each other, and chatting animatedly... When people who are not aware of the situation see these photos, they will inevitably think of the scene where Yilong Company used various means to corrupt cadres!
Zhao Chengyi smiled proudly, "Pictures speak louder than words. These pictures, with text, will immediately cause an uproar on the Internet once they are released... You also know that there are both true and false things on the Internet, and netizens are generally low-level people. They are full of hatred for black-hearted businessmen and corrupt officials. When they see the evidence of these rich businessmen and officials colluding with each other, they can't help but curse them fiercely!"
Cao Ziming and Cen Mingyuan nodded, not quite understanding, because they were not from the lower class, and it was hard to imagine how much they hated black businessmen and corrupt officials. However, they were very impressed by Zhao Chengyi's method of fabricating evidence.
Cao Ziming pointed at the picture with the modified background and laughed, "Look at Xu Yilong's dog-like expression. He smiled so brightly at Li Lin. With the background of this club, it looks like the two of them are discussing which lady to find to accompany them... Hahaha, it's so fucking funny!"
Cen Mingyuan couldn't help but applaud and praise, "When these pictures are released, the Hanjiang team will probably be shocked! Qian Lingyun and this little county magistrate will probably have to step down! No matter how awesome Xu Yilong is, he will have to cry and beg us for mercy this time! Otherwise, he and his father will be in trouble!"
As the fake photos were produced one after another, Zhao Chengyi sneered and instructed the group of professionals, "Prepare the copy and publish it on all platforms!"
"Humph! I must make sure Xu Yilong, that dog-eyed Qian Lingyun, and the dog-like county magistrate who harmed my brother see how powerful I am!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
