Chapter 47: The Truth is Hard to Get

  "You're a pig-headed fool! How can you not be sensitive? If it's not sensational, how can it be called major news?! Fine, write well, very well... Who's looking for trouble? Celebrities are meant to be controversial, the more controversy the better, now this female celebrity I'm telling you, if there weren't media and newspapers stirring up her scandals every day, that would mean she's washed up! At most 2 months, people will forget there's such a person. So they'd love it if all the media would dump all the dirty stuff on their heads! That's called hype! Besides, our newspaper is now clearly standing in support of and sympathizing with the police, the Public Security Bureau can't wait... Publish! Immediately publish, extra edition! Don't let other papers scoop us, must be on sale this afternoon!"

  Special edition, one million copies!

  As the newspapers across Shanxi Province sprang into action, the entire province's enthusiasm was thoroughly ignited. After 10 hours of intense pressure, the authorities finally took action:

  Wan Heng International held a press conference, where the general manager of Wan Heng Linfen, together with Qingchuan's lawyer and representatives from the film company, attended. They specifically stated that the earlier conflict was solely due to the irresponsible behavior of the agent and bodyguards, which Qingchuan had repeatedly tried to stop but to no avail. All parties involved, including the agent, have been dismissed.

  Miss Qingchuan said she would actively cooperate with the public security organs' investigation and evidence collection, and expressed her sincerest apologies to the public security comrades who had suffered humiliation.

  After that, the spokesperson of the Public Security Bureau finally appeared. A deputy director hosted a press conference and described the course of events. According to reports, the incident has been basically investigated and it was found that the dispute started between the star's driver and the security personnel at the Wan Heng Hotel, which later escalated into a fight. The police officers on duty were mistaken for security guards by the bodyguards because they were not wearing their badges as they had not yet registered, and thus suffered injuries. Relevant personnel involved in the case have been punished according to the Public Security Administration Punishments Regulations. As for the video of the police officer's public speech circulating online, it was a personal behavior. Although it came from righteous indignation, it also has some emotional tone, hoping that this video will not mislead the public and media...

  When one hair is pulled, the whole body moves. Everything has started moving, whether it's active or passive, and all aspects have quickly reached a tacit understanding and compromise. However, it's clear to everyone that no one is telling the truth! A young policeman learned this after reading the public security bureau's statement and realized how big the world was, yet he was so naive.

  The incident actually ignited the enthusiasm of the crowd, and the evening performance was particularly successful. When the lights were first turned on, Linfen City was crowded with people, and the stadium was packed to capacity. As the opening act, Qingchuan took the stage and sang two songs, which triggered a wave of screams...

  The scene not only shocked the people on the spot, but also in the Public Security Bureau's reception room, five small figures who were forgotten at this moment sat in front of the TV and saw Qingchuan appear. Jia Junpeng, who had met him once before, was completely stunned: "Wow, so beautiful! I love you too, Qingchuan..."

  Zhu Weitao, who was half-reclining, stuffed snacks into his mouth while sarcastically teasing him: "Look at your country bumpkin appearance, can Qingchuan really take a liking to you? And as for Jia Junpeng, don't be fooled by her beauty on stage, what if she scares people to death with her bare face?"

  Jia Junpeng refuted angrily, saying that Zhu Weitao was talking nonsense. Zhu Weitao calmly said, "You don't believe it? Let me tell you, brother; a big star is not just one person, but a whole team. What's a team? It's professional makeup artists, stylists, fashion designers, and even people who carry bags and serve tea. With such a large team, even a 40- or 50-year-old woman can be transformed into a pure and beautiful young girl. Do you believe it?"

  Seeing the two of them fighting again, Chen Gang asked anxiously to Gao Xiang who just came out after taking a bath: "Hey, Brother Xiang, what will happen to us?"

  The five of them, including Gao Xiang, were taken to the Linfen Bureau early the next morning after spending a night at the reception house. It was against discipline to ask questions, and even if they did, they wouldn't get any answers; the longer one worked in the public security sector, the more indifferent they became towards strangers, from leaders to janitors, everyone was like that. The five of them were thrown into the comprehensive department, and the person who brought them just dropped two icy words: Wait!

  Just wait and see. Gao Xiang also put his mind at ease, the inspection team didn't do anything to us, what's there to worry about when we arrive at Linfen Bureau? When we arrived, it happened to be when the police were on duty, looking at them coming and going, all wearing bright and majestic police uniforms. Looking at several people who were still wearing training uniforms, their eyes were envious. They sized each other up, their clothes were dirty, and they all had injuries; Jia Junpeng's nose was stuffed with toilet paper because of his nosebleed, Zhu Weitao's eyes were swollen, Wen Qi's head was bandaged like Ah San, Gao Xiang's arm was still in a sling... no matter how you looked at it, they all looked like a group of defeated soldiers.

  In the empty and frightening office, Gao Xiang couldn't help but let his imagination run wild. Looking at this, today is indeed the day of reckoning. The five people nodded their heads, with an uncertain future and a worried look, making the atmosphere in the office even more solemn.

  After waiting for more than an hour, a young policewoman finally arrived. She had a melon-seed-shaped face and was not very tall, looking quite cute. Several cheap men couldn't help but whisper to each other that the treatment of leaders is indeed good. The policewoman saw them and was still uncertain, carefully asking: "Are you the ones from the training team who have come to receive instructions?"

  Gao Xiang responded with a sentence, and the female police officer looked at him, rubbed her eyes, and carefully looked at him for a while before pointing at him and laughing: "So you're that policeman who was in the newspaper!"

  Gao Xiang was taken aback by her question, "How come there's a new regulation now? After entering the inspection office, you still need to register and expose yourself?" He asked awkwardly. The female police officer slapped her forehead, pulled out a newspaper from the desk in the office, pointed at the photo on it and said: "Is this you?"

  It turned out to be Wan Heng's photo, Gao Xiang took the newspaper with a hum and looked at it, then passed it around for several others to take a look, politely asking in a soft voice: "Is this me? Is there anything wrong with this now?"

  The policewoman, Hua, saw his guilty look and smiled secretly for a while before saying: "No, you're more handsome than in the photo; I heard that you're quite capable, daring to fight with Qingchuan's bodyguard? Do you know that you're now famous, TV stations' law channels want to come and interview you, but we stopped them!"

  Gao Xiang looked gloomy and pointed at Zhu Weitao and the others, saying: "I'm not that capable, it's not a fight, but being beaten. Look at our current miserable state..."

  The female police officer, possibly seeing the injuries on them, couldn't help but add another sentence: "Follow me, you're wanted by Wang Zhengwei of the Daoyuan City Bureau. Be careful, that commissioner looks fierce."

  On the 7th floor above them, in a building with a sign that read "Director's Office", several big shots were discussing the fate of these five little people!

  The office is dominated by a deep brown tone, giving it a solemn and majestic atmosphere. The bookshelves along the walls are filled with books related to public security and law. On the side wall, a couplet reads "Uphold Justice" in four large characters. Alongside the national flag and party flag on the desk, the atmosphere is even more **.

  This is the office of the head of the party and government, and it's naturally not on the same level as those peasant entrepreneurs who pursue clever tricks and extravagant outbursts. On the sofa for receiving guests sat Zhang, the director of the municipal bureau of Daxian City, who was wearing reading glasses and watching the video of the fight that day. On the table were several other investigation and evidence collection materials, as well as inspection and inquiry materials, for the reference of the big bosses.

  The head of the Linfen Bureau, who was accompanying them, smiled and said: "Director Zhang, that's basically what happened. The reason for the incident was that Qingchuan and his entourage didn't bring an invitation letter, and the five student police officers on duty refused to let them pass, which led to a conflict. However, it was our student police who took action first."

  It's this fat guy, named Zhu Weitao, from Yun City, his family is in the public security equipment business, he participated in several biddings and somehow got connections to get into the special recruitment class.

  After the fight, the four of them were no match for the other three bodyguards. Only that guy called Gao Xiang could still put up a bit of a fight. The remaining one, who was with the female student police officer, tried to go back and get reinforcements but was chased by the remaining bodyguard to the hotel lobby, where he was knocked to the ground by the security guard who happened to be passing by, leading to the subsequent melee... You know this female student police officer, right? She's Ye Zhuo Biao's daughter." Upon hearing his words, several big shots couldn't help but laugh. This bodyguard is really something else. Who did you think you were chasing? You dared to chase and beat up the young lady of the Ye family in front of Wan Heng's face. It's lucky for you that she didn't kill you, you little scamp.

  Wang Zhengwei was also reviewing the materials, and after listening to Director Zhao of Linfen Bureau's introduction, he said: "At that time, the on-site disposal was very good. Not only did it timely control the parties involved in the accident, but it also let Qingchuan leave the scene at the first time. In the end, it didn't forget to take away all the surveillance videos, which is why it didn't cause a bigger mess. Finally, that student police officer named Gao Xiang and the journalist's grandiose nonsense still stood up for justice. Now all these media are inclined towards us..."

  Director Zhang laughed like Maitreya Buddha and said: "Director Zhao, this matter is interesting. I've read the newspaper, nowadays media likes celebrities to do something newsworthy, the more they mess up, the happier they are... Ah, who was in charge of directing on site? Very foresighted! Some old comrades may not be able to handle it so neatly!"

  "She's someone you might know, Secretary Gong of the Provincial Politics and Law Committee's daughter, also our special training team's class leader."

  Next to him, Wang Zhengwei interrupted Zhao's words with a smile: "You old Zhao, you have a belly full of evil water. It seems that the recording is indeed from Gong Secretary's house, and it's true that the on-site command was led by our Daxian City Xingze District Happiness Road Police Station's rookie police officer Tian Miao Miao! How could you hide such an important situation? Are you trying to steal the show?"

  Director Zhao pointed at Wang's government and couldn't help but laugh, another accompanying Linfen Bureau's political commissar handed over a cigarette and half-jokingly said: "Old Wang, you're right, not only did we take a liking to this one, but also the one who fought against three strong enemies with one, we also took a liking to him. If it weren't for the other three student police being too incompetent and dragging their feet, he might not have been at a disadvantage; what he said to the reporter in the end was also nice, however this kid is no good, loves to stir up trouble, this won't do. In the future when he gets to the municipal bureau, he'll cause trouble, just like that, you guys should expel him!"