The article details how Deputy District Head Liu abused his power to allow his brother-in-law, Ma Sanbao, to illegally use a coal-carrying train to transport private vegetables, thereby monopolizing the market and driving up prices.
Each text passage corresponds to a photographic piece of evidence, forming a complete chain of evidence.
"While ordinary people are still worrying about getting a fresh vegetable in winter, some people are turning public trains into their own backyard transport fleets!..."
"These so-called 'specially supplied from the South' vegetables are actually smuggled goods transported by freight vehicles. Every cucumber and every tomato is stained with the blood and sweat of laborers!..."
"What's even more infuriating is that these vegetables were ultimately sold to government agencies and state-run restaurants at prices several times higher than the market price, while ordinary people still ended up paying the bill..."
After Su Jianguo finished writing, he carefully checked it three times to ensure there were no typos, the logic was clear, and the evidence was sufficient.
He wrote five copies of the article and put them into five large envelopes along with the photos.
As evening fell, Su Jianguo rode his bicycle through the streets and alleys of Beijing.
He visited five of the most influential newspapers: Sijiu City Daily, Northern Evening News, Voice of the Masses, Workers' Daily, and Xinhua News Agency.
At the entrance of each newspaper office, he carefully observed the surroundings, and only after confirming that there were no suspicious persons did he quickly walk into the lobby and put the envelope into the submission box.
Each envelope was marked in bright red pen.
"If any of the submissions are found to be cover-ups, the newspaper's actions will be made public."
The last stop was the Xinhua News Agency office. Standing in front of the magnificent newspaper building, Su Jianguo took a deep breath and stuffed the envelope into the submission slot, his eyes filled with excitement.
"Deputy District Chief Liu, let's see how you get out of this."
Su Jianguo muttered to himself, then turned and walked into the night.
On his way home, Su Jianguo felt an unprecedented sense of relief.
He knew he might have ignited a storm.
...
Every night, newspapers check their submission boxes.
This evidence was also presented to the editors-in-chief of each newspaper.
Editorial Department of the Sijiu City Daily.
The conference room was brightly lit and filled with smoke.
Five senior editors sat around a long table, with photos spread out on it for all to see.
"Old Li, this report can't be published!"
Deputy editor-in-chief Wang Zhiqiang took photos, his fingers trembling slightly.
"You know about Deputy District Chief Liu's background; he's about to be promoted. Aren't we just walking into a trap?"
The young editor, Zhang Dayong, suddenly stood up.
"Editor Wang, if we don't report such irrefutable evidence, what kind of newspaper are we running? The coal train smuggling vegetables, the bribery and corruption—it's all been filmed!"
Editor-in-Chief Li Guodong took off his glasses and slowly wiped the lenses with the corner of his shirt.
Everyone in the editorial department is familiar with this action.
He always does this before making important decisions.
"Are the photos real?"
Li Guodong finally spoke, his voice hoarse.
"I had Old Zhao in the darkroom take a look."
Zhou Ming, director of the social news department, said.
"There's no trace of compositing; it's all real footage. Ma Sanbao's face is crystal clear; they even caught him slipping money to the train conductor."
The meeting room suddenly fell silent.
Li Guodong's gaze swept over each photo.
Inside the coal wagon, the vibrant green cucumbers and bright red tomatoes create a stark contrast with the black coal ash.
Ma Sanbao was stuffing his bulging brown paper package into the train conductor's pocket.
The words "Coal Dedicated Transport" on the freight bill are shocking.
"Let's do the layout."
Li Guodong suddenly said.
"What?"
Wang Zhiqiang's eyes widened.
"Front-page headline, plus a commentator's article."
Li Guodong put on his glasses.
The title is: "Who is stealing the nation's wheels?"
at the same time.
A heated argument broke out in the conference room of the Northern Evening News.
The young female editor, Lin Xiaohong, slammed the photo on the table.
"If we don't expose these parasites, how can we face the people who subscribe to the newspaper?"
"What do you know!"
Deputy Editor-in-Chief Zhao Daqing slammed his fist on the table and stood up.
"What's so special about Deputy District Chief Liu's brother-in-law? The key is that he's connected to the railway system! Do you know how many officials' children have made a fortune through this kind of 'special transportation'?"
Veteran editor Zhou Weimin slowly took a sip of tea.
"Xiao Zhao, I remember Deputy Director Wang of the Transportation Bureau, wasn't he your brother-in-law's classmate at the Party School?"
Zhao Dezhu's face turned deathly pale.
Editor-in-Chief Chen Guangming suddenly laughed.
"Old Zhou is right. Deputy Director Wang just got Director Zhang's brother-in-law from the railway bureau arrested last year, and this time..."
He looked around at everyone meaningfully.
"Make twenty copies of the photo and send one set to each of the Discipline Inspection Commission and the various offices of the Municipal Party Committee."
At the "Voice of the Masses" newspaper, the young editor-in-chief, Zhao Mengduo, has already signed off on the layout.
He pointed to the photo and said to the typesetting workers.
"Enlarge the comparison photos of the coal trucks and the vegetables, making them take up half the page!"
...
Meanwhile, in the cadre family compound in the west of the city, Deputy District Chief Liu was walking towards the bedroom with his arm around his wife, Ma Chunmei's, waist.
He was remarried.
He married a woman twenty years his junior.
Ma Chunmei was wearing perfume she had just bought in Shanghai, and she was tracing circles on her husband's chest with her fingers.
"You rascal, I haven't even eaten the turtle Sanbao brought today..."
Deputy District Chief Liu smiled and said...
"Eat what? Of course, I'll eat you first!"
They were talking and laughing.
The phone suddenly rang loudly.
Deputy District Chief Liu frowned and looked at the wall clock.
8:30 PM.
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