Chapter 9: Late Return 9
Xu Muzhou's serious words made several people in the group laugh, and then someone stood up and said that he wanted to go with Fu Yin.
After several arguments, Fu Yin brought along cameraman Xu Muzhou and new intern Xia Xiaoman.
When the group arrived at the airport, Xia Xiaoman went to check in first, while Xu Muzhou took the luggage to check in.
Fu Yin sat on the lounge chair, took out her cell phone from her bag, and opened the chat box with Lin Xu. It was full of his apology messages, but she had never replied.
When he proposed to run away with her yesterday, she was secretly delighted for a moment.
Just because of this, she thought that Lin Xu might have had feelings for her.
But she was still naive.
Lin Xu did not respond to her feelings for him. After saying that, he hurriedly added that he was drunk and asked her not to take it to heart.
She hung up the phone angrily and struggled to close the curtains, feeling ridiculous.
He was just a coward, and she didn't believe that he had no feelings for her at all.
She waited all night, but he didn't give her any explanation. All she got was his endless apologies.
If it were just this, she would rather have nothing.
"Sister Fu Yin, everything has been registered. We will be boarding the plane soon. Do you want to buy something?" Xia Xiaoman handed her ID card to Fu Yin and put the backpack on her shoulder on the seat.
She came back to her senses, shook her head and smiled, "No need."
After registering, Fu Yin turned his phone to airplane mode and slowly closed his eyes.
A few hours later, the plane streaked across the sky and finally landed.
There was someone to meet us outside the airport, and it was raining heavily outside when we got in the car.
The weather in Linshi has been bad recently. It is either sunny or extremely rainy or haily. She even checked the weather forecast before coming, but the forecast was inaccurate. It has already started to rain heavily at this point.
After returning to the hotel, Fu Yin took a hot shower, changed his clothes and took out his notebook from his bag.
I thought I would finish the interview script tonight so that I could save a lot of trouble when I go for the interview early tomorrow morning.
Fu Yin sat at the table, his fingertips tapping quickly on the keyboard, and looked up a lot of information. He found that there were not many interviews on this subject in the past two years. Most of them revolved around the superficial topic of financial fraud, but did not go deep into the industrial chain.
This type of financial fraud actually takes advantage of the herd mentality. If there is an elderly person around you who does this, then several elderly people around him will follow suit.
Who would complain about having too little money?
Fu Yin looked up the relevant information and filed the picture. When he finished, he looked at the time and found that it was already eleven o'clock in the evening.
She couldn't help but yawn and turned off the computer before climbing into bed.
She hasn't picked up her phone since she got off the plane. When she picked up the phone on the table and turned off the flight mode, a lot of messages popped up.
But among so many messages, none of them was sent by Lin Xu.
Fu Yin laughed at himself.
I thought Lin Xu would notice that I had disappeared, but it turned out he didn't care. Maybe he was already busy discussing the wedding with Wen Shuyan.
Fu Yin was scrolling through his phone, and after a moment he saw a message pop up on it, which was the latest news.
She narrowed her eyes slightly and clicked on it before seeing a few familiar words. It was the news that Xushi Venture Capital had invested in a branch of Wen's Bank.
Some media outlets broke the latest news about the Lin and Wen families' marriage, as well as photos of Lin Xu and Wen Shuyan intimately entering and leaving a wedding photo studio.
Her heart trembled, and her fingertips remained on the screen for a long time without sliding. She didn't look down and turned off the screen directly.
Fu Yin lay in bed, his mood becoming more and more complicated. His eyes became sore and he felt that the night in Lin City was particularly cold.
Perhaps it was because it was still raining outside the window, the sound of rain drowned out her choked sobs, and it seemed particularly heavy in the silent night.
When she woke up the next day, Fu Yin's eyes were swollen. No amount of makeup could cover up the puffy eyes, which made her feel inexplicably irritated.
Xu Muzhou knocked on the door and said in a full voice: "Sister Fu Yin! It's time to get up and go out to pick things."
Fu Yin rubbed his temples, put on a woolen coat, packed his things and opened the door.
The moment she opened the door, she saw the fully armed livestock farmer raised his eyebrows at her: "Sister Fu Yin, am I up early this time?"
The last time he went out for an interview, he was half an hour late. If she hadn't been quick-witted and delayed him, the interview would have been ruined.
Since then, Xu Muzhou has admired her very much and vowed to finish his homework earlier than her in the future. She was amused by his diligence.
"Not bad, you've made some progress today. Where's Xiaoman?"
"Oh, Xiaoman said he was waiting for the bus outside and asked me to come up and call you."
Xu Muzhou took the bag for Fu Yin and was startled when he looked down at her: "What's wrong with your eyes? It feels like you've been hit."
Fu Yin suddenly raised his hand to cover it, frowning: "Is it obvious?"
"It's obvious. How can this be photographed?" Xu Muzhou raised the corners of his lips and couldn't help but joke.
Fu Yin was about to take action, but when he saw that he was still laughing, he couldn't help but gasp: "If it were really obvious, you wouldn't react like this."
"It's not a problem if you look at it from a distance, but if someone zooms in, they'll definitely see it. Did you not sleep well?"
Fu Yin's mind flashed back to the news he saw last night, and his eyes darkened.
She didn't answer. She looked down at her watch and saw that it was too late, so she hurried Xu Muzhou downstairs.
We followed the car to the procurement site, which was a senior activity center.
According to the information, those criminals are mixed in this area, and often play various roles to approach the elderly, and then start selling products after becoming the most trusted person of the elderly.
They also specifically target elderly people who have no children or are completely left alone by their children, making them more likely to be deceived.
Some elderly people are more vigilant and they will lie dormant for a longer time.
"You guys need to observe more for a while. Let's interview the old man first. Don't zoom in too closely."
Fu Yin put on his work badge, gave a few instructions and started looking for the elderly person nearby.
Seeing an old lady sitting and resting under a tree, Fu Yin glanced at Xu Muzhou and signaled him to follow her with his eyes before slowly walking forward.
"Hello, grandma. I'm a reporter from the financial channel of Beijing TV. I'd like to ask you a few questions. Is that okay?"
"Scammers! They're all scammers. They took all my money away last week!"
Just as she finished speaking, the old lady suddenly became emotional, shouted loudly, and then suddenly burst into tears.
After roaring madly for a few times, the old lady covered her chest, her face turned pale instantly and she fell down.
Seeing this, Fu Yin quickly supported the old lady, a panic flashing in his eyes: "Grandma! Grandma, are you okay?"
This sound quickly attracted the attention of others around, and everyone's eyes fell on the few outsiders.
The person in charge of the senior activity center ran out of the center, and a group of elderly people gathered around him one after another.
Before Fu Yin could explain, someone pointed and said, "It's you guys who are causing this trouble. If anyone dies, none of you will be able to escape!"
When Xu Muzhou heard this, he immediately became angry and stood in front of Fu Yin to argue with the group of old people, but was quickly stopped by Fu Yin.
"Don't get into a fight with them. This isn't the right thing to do. Let's see what the situation is."
Fu Yin's face was heavy as he glanced at everyone. He could see something strange in their eyes.
Then she turned around and asked Xia Xiaoman to call the emergency number. When the ambulance arrived, they got in together.
The old lady was sent to the emergency room and died a few hours later due to acute cerebral hemorrhage.
Fu Yin stood outside the emergency room with a dazed look on his face. He had never expected such an outcome.
She stared blankly at the old lady being pushed out and covered with a white cloth. She even took two steps back and couldn't stand firmly.
Xu Muzhou stood behind her and subconsciously reached out to hold her shoulders.
"Sister Fu Yin, are you okay?"
Fu Yin subconsciously shook his head and clenched his fingers, just wanting to figure out what was going on.
The incident quickly spread on the Internet. The outsourcing that had not yet started turned into a bloody incident. It was hard for Fu Yin not to suspect that she was being tricked.
Because the old man died of an emergency, Fu Yin was summoned to the police station to find out the details. Xu Muzhou also recorded the entire process, and he was released from the police station soon after taking the statement.
"Sister Fu Yin, what should we do now? Should we still do this interview?"
Xia Xiaoman frowned. She had just graduated from college and had never seen much of the world. This kind of thing made her extremely panicked.
Fu Yin's eyes darkened. The carefully prepared press release could not be wasted.
It started to drizzle again, so Fu Yin and his group returned to the hotel first.
As soon as the car arrived at the hotel, we saw a group of people from the senior center blocking the door.
Xu Muzhou rolled down the window and took a look. Seeing that it was that group of people, he couldn't help but frown: "What should we do? They are blocking the door and we can't get in."
"The hotel should have a back door. Let's go in from the back. It's not easy to explain to them now."
Nowadays, people believe that seeing is believing, and the more they talk, the more mistakes they make.
Several people went in through the back door of the hotel. Fu Yin went back to the room, turned on the computer and organized the files.
Public opinion online was fermenting, and many netizens went to the Beijing TV station to directly tag the manager and ask for an explanation.
As expected, the phone vibrated the next second.
Fu Yin took a deep breath and saw that the caller ID showed that it was from the TV station, so he pressed the answer button.
"What's wrong with you? I asked you to be extra careful, but you ended up killing someone?"
"I didn't do anything." Fu Yin said calmly. She and the old lady spoke no more than two sentences in total and there was no argument at all. How could it be her problem?
Lan Tian was too lazy to listen to Fu Yin's explanation. His tone was filled with impatience: "The point is not whether you have anything to do with this matter. It's seriously affecting the reputation of the TV station."
"Hurry up and release a clarification video. Don't let one person ruin the reputation of the entire TV station!"
"And please don't do that interview anymore. The TV station has decided to temporarily suspend all your work while you're under investigation."
Lan Tian spoke in a cold tone and used his computer to send a document to Fu Yin via email.
"This is the TV station's execution of you. Now the video of your interview has been edited and posted online, with over 10 million shares. You really are capable of getting into trouble."
"Those were all malicious editings. The original video is with Xu Muzhou. I can come forward to clarify." Fu Yin's heart sank, and he was stunned the moment he saw the document.
I didn't expect the TV station to make such a hasty decision about her. Doesn't that just mean they don't trust her?
"You're just a small-time reporter. Who would really care? If you don't accept interviews for a while, they'll be forgotten. To put it bluntly, if you didn't have the title of Beijing City Television Station, who do you think would know you, Fu Yin?"
Lan Tian spoke sarcastically and hung up the phone.
There was no concern at all in the phone call, only conflicts of interest.
Sometimes she doesn’t understand, is this still the job she likes?
Journalism is about seeking truth from facts. If the truth cannot be presented to the public, what is the point of journalists?
Fu Yin's hand holding the phone trembled slightly, and the words Lan Tian had just said kept echoing in her ears. Every word was like a knife stabbing into her heart.
Everyone can disbelieve her, but if even the TV station doesn't support her, everything is meaningless.
Her heart sank little by little, and she felt even more depressed when thinking about those things.
When she picked up her phone, she saw several messages from Lin Xu, asking about her work situation.
Fu Yin stared at the message on the screen for a long time, reading it again and again but without replying.
Now he knows to care about her. It was him who said he wanted to escape but then went back on his word yesterday.
She was almost driven crazy by him.
I know I can’t fall, but I still fall while I’m sober.
Fu Yin couldn't control herself. When she saw the message from him, she suddenly wanted to act coquettishly with him.
She dropped her phone, grabbed a change of clothes and went to the bathroom.
The bathroom door opened, hot mist swirled out, and Fu Yin walked straight out of the bathroom.
She was still wiping her wet hair with her hands. She raised her hand to tie her hair up and sat on the sofa.
WeChat's phone rang, and Fu Yin picked up the phone to answer it.
Jiang Qian's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Whoever dares to accuse you of harming others, I will tear that person's mouth apart."
She spoke angrily, and Fu Yin couldn't help but laugh: "Those people on the Internet are talking nonsense."
"What on earth is going on? I couldn't believe it when I saw the news. How could you do such a thing?"
"I feel like I'm being set up." Fu Yin said jokingly.
Jiang Qian thought this matter was strange. How could the person disappear after just a few words? She was afraid that the person's parents would come and cause trouble for Fu Yin.
By then, it will be impossible to explain it even if I talk my mouth off.
"I'm fine, you don't have to worry about me."
"Actually, I called to ask something."
Jiang Qian has always known that Fu Yin is a very capable person and is serious and cautious in his work, otherwise he would not have been reused by the TV station in just two years.
She has always shown through her actions that she is better than anyone else.
But when it comes to feelings, Fu Yin has always been stubborn.
If you like someone, there must be a result.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t have taken five years to get over it.
Fu Yin seemed to have guessed what Jiang Qian wanted to ask, and his expression turned a little bad.
"I know what you want to ask." Fu Yin's tone was calm, but his eyes were a little colder.
Jiang Qian: "You know everything?"
"I went back to the Lin family yesterday, and they were planning to let me be the bridesmaid." Fu Yin smiled bitterly.
"You can actually still laugh. I heard that your love rival is also very outstanding, beautiful and kind, and most importantly, she comes from a good family. She is the only daughter of the Wen family. Won't such a large consortium belong to her in the future?"
Jiang Qian clicked her tongue twice, and was so envious when she said this.
It's hard to believe that she is just a university teacher, yet she controls the entire Wen family.
When Fu Yin listened to Jiang Qian's mumbling, he could imagine Lin Xu standing with her.
That photo at night definitely looks like a couple in love.
She didn't hear much, but while she was distracted she heard the doorbell ringing outside.
She paused for a few seconds, put down her phone, and walked out the door, asking cautiously, "Who is it?"
Fu Yin was worried that the same people who came today would come to cause trouble, so she couldn't act rashly before collecting the evidence.
"Yin Yin."
Even though the voice was deep and hoarse, she recognized it immediately even though it was separated by a door.
Fu Yin slowly placed her hand on the door handle, feeling a little nervous. She swallowed and hesitated whether to open the door.
"You don't have to open the door. I just came to make sure you were okay."
Lin Xu's voice was low and hoarse. Seeing that the people inside were silent, he spoke immediately.
Being able to hear her voice made him feel at ease even if he didn't see her.
Fu Yin stood at the door and dropped his hand from the door handle.
She leaned gently against the door, wanting to hear what Lin Xu wanted to say.
"I saw the news online and was a little worried about you. I sent you a message but you didn't reply, and you didn't answer my call, so I came here."
"Sorry, I checked your whereabouts again. I get so nervous when you leave my sight."
Fu Yin's eyes were sore, and he felt touched listening to his words.
Her fingers tightened involuntarily, and she resisted the urge to open the door to see him, and stood by the door in a daze.
"Actually, I have contacted you in the past five years, but you blocked me, and everything I wanted to say was drowned in those exclamation marks." Lin Xu's voice was dry, and raindrops were still falling on his head.
His suit was soaked, the white shirt underneath stuck to his skin, and his hair was stuck together, making him look disheveled.
"I have." Lin Xu's eyes were dark and his expression was complicated and unpredictable.
He had been attracted to her and felt sympathy for her.
Even crazier than her.
"But forget what happened that day. You shouldn't be stuck in the past because of me."
"You shouldn't be trapped in the Lin family because of me."
"I know what you like and what you want to do. I will support you to the best of my ability. I want you to be the happy Yin Yin you used to be."
"So, forget about me."
For a long time, no sound came from outside.
Lin Xu turned his back and leaned limply against the door, holding a black suit jacket in his hand. He couldn't help but clench it tighter, and the veins on the back of his hand bulged.
He lowered his eyes to glance at the watch on his left wrist, twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, and quickly took it off.
Behind the door, Fu Yin bit her lips, holding the door with one hand and covering her mouth with the other, not wanting him to hear her sobs.
There seemed to be no movement outside. Fu Yin waited for a long time, thinking that he would continue to speak, but he didn't wait.
Fu Yin panicked and looked out through the peephole, but found that Lin Xu was no longer in the corridor.
She froze in place, her fingertips tightening and digging into her palms. The tingling sensation paralyzed her whole body, and she felt a little panicked.
After a while, Fu Yin's eyes turned red, but he still opened the door and chased out.
When I arrived at the elevator, I saw the elevator going down, so he must have just left.
Fu Yin didn't have time to wait for the elevator, so he climbed down the stairs barefoot.
Finally she ran out of the hotel lobby. It was still raining heavily outside. She was wearing thin pajamas and the cold wind blew in, making her whole body shiver.
"Lin Xu! Lin Xu! I know you didn't go far, so why should you make the decision for me?"
She stepped on the rain and looked around outside the hotel, shouting in the rain, her heart broken.
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