Chapter Forty-Four: The Troublesome Media

  Cleared his throat, Tian Miao Miao held a loudspeaker and stared at these reporters:

  "Everyone, quiet down. I'll pretend I didn't hear the various irresponsible questions you asked earlier, after all, there are non-journalists mixed in here too. However, from now on, please mind your words."

  Tian Miao's threatening tone naturally made the reporters unhappy, and if it weren't for her rather unpleasant expression, some reporter might have already raised a sharp question to attack her. Seeing that these reporters were willing to cooperate, Tian Miao continued:

  "Miss Qingchuan entrusted me with posting two messages:"

  Miss Qingchuan expressed her deepest apologies for this incident.

  Secondly, Ms. Qingchuan has learned that the incident has already attracted media attention and has authorized our side to make a full explanation on her behalf. Moreover, two days later, Ms. Qingchuan will personally hold a press conference at this location.

  Finally, this broker has already fired Miss Qingchuan. For specific details, please let our team members give you a detailed explanation."

  After finishing speaking, he turned a deaf ear and accurately handed the loudspeaker to Gao Xiang who had just rushed over. Tian Miao Miao hastily walked towards the inside, it was unknown what she was going to do.

  The scene was in an uproar, and the reporters' cameras were instantly trained on Gao Xiang.

  Something's gone wrong, shocking the Party Central Committee... no, I mean, shocking the higher-ups!

  The provincial party committee and government were shocked; the organizers also followed suit and were shaken...

  The Provincial Public Security Department and the Municipal Bureau were shocked; The 110 Command Center received a strong order to rush out quickly; Old Hei, the instructor, was reporting on the training and learning situation of the special recruitment class to the leaders from Dayuan City Bureau, and was about to discuss the direction of personnel allocation for the special recruitment class, when he was kicked open by Linfen Deputy Director, who grabbed his collar and dragged him out...

  The so-called star effect is nothing more than this. Mr. Ye Zuo Biao, the head of the Ye Group, was so scared by Du Zi Teng's phone call that he sat down on the ground, and rushed to Wan Heng with a group of people...

  The nineteenth floor of Wan Heng's internal working area, a sudden burst of rapid footsteps rang out.

  The door of the monitoring room was suddenly pushed open, and the four security guards on duty were shocked. What's going on? Seeing that it was seven or eight police officers rushing in, they didn't jump up. The police and security guards crowded the room, led by two female police officers. Upon closer inspection, weren't these the ones who were on internal duty? The security guards' hearts returned to their stomachs.

  Gong Qian's face turned serious, and she said in a stern tone:

  "You all saw the dispute that happened at the side door, right? According to the superior's notice, all the video recordings of the dispute at the side door, from the time of the incident Beijing time XX:XX to now Beijing time XX:XX, are sealed and kept for investigation! Please cooperate!" He even bowed after saying this.

  "A few security guards were stunned, this has never happened before since they started working. They looked at each other and pushed the responsibility away, saying: "Sorry officer, our director didn't instruct us..."

  "Your director didn't say it, I did! Hurry up!" Ye couldn't wait any longer, his body leaned forward, pushing Gong Qian aside, almost pointing at the security guard's nose and shouting impatiently.

  The security guard who was pointed at was about to get angry, when someone next to him seemed to recognize Ye's identity and hastily stepped forward, asking suspiciously: "Miss Ye?"

  She was recognized, and Ye Xiaojie's domineering attitude couldn't be maintained anymore. With a dark face, she nodded in acknowledgement. The four security guards' legs turned soft, fortunately there was still one who was sharp-eyed and didn't commit any "treason". Alright then, let's cooperate actively... after all, it's the young lady herself who is ruining her own family business.

  "Miss Ye, please take a look, the storage of these videos is dynamic, it's German technology, we don't even know which hard drive it is?" The leading security guard led Gong Qian and Ye to the glass door of the inner room, pointing at the rows and rows of cabinets inside and explaining nervously.

  Ye Dui stared at the exaggerated equipment and opened her mouth several times, unable to speak. Gong Qian pulled her and gave her a reassuring look, then turned to Su Susu and said: "So easy, we have plenty of professional staff, Susu start!"

  Ye Dui was also slapping his forehead, having forgotten about this master. Su Su had already sat down excitedly at the security operations console after hearing Gong Qian's command, clacking away on the keyboard and clicking the mouse as she entered work mode. Before long, she issued a command: "A7, B5, S11; routes C1F01, C3T01, C3T03!"

  A male student police followed the command, accurately found the cabinet, stretched out his hand, took out a screwdriver from his pocket, and with a few quick turns, pulled out the hard drive box with a "click". The three girls simultaneously raised their V-shaped hands.

  Several security guards were sweating profusely, usually the police who came to eat and drink here have started to study high-tech, what can be done in the following days?"

  Gong Qian pretended to seal the hard drive box, just about to lead the team to shout slogans when Su Su suddenly exclaimed: "Wow, Captain, come and see what Gao Xiang is doing! Is he holding a press conference?"

  Gong Qian and several others were shocked, and they all rushed up to take a look. Due to the broken hard disk box, the three cameras facing Gao Xiang had already gone black. The image they were seeing now was captured by a full-angle camera that looked like a street lamp from a distance. Gong Qian saw clearly that this guy was holding a loudspeaker in his hand, and a group of reporters surrounded him, making him look like a big shot!

  "It's over, let's go quickly, this idiot!" Gong Qian couldn't stay any longer and shouted, as a group of student police rushed to leave in a hurry. "Su Su, you stay behind and dismantle the hard drive of that camera from just now..." Gong Qian hastily threw out a sentence before leading the team to rush out first.

  Gao Xiang is playing with fire, and Gong Qian knows this better than anyone. It's all well and good to speak clearly, even if you're speaking nonsense; but once you say something wrong, the consequences are a million times more severe than a fight. This could be classified as a mass incident!

  At the side door, Gao Xiang, who was driven up by the ducks, did open his mouth after a brief daze, but what he said was thought-provoking:

  "The truth? I've never heard of a reporter having the right to investigate a case?"

  What's the truth of the news? Don't give me these fancy terms, why don't you go ask Qingchuan? You can't even see him, he doesn't even bother with you guys, right? So what are you trying to impress me with by talking about the truth?

  "Listen up, the truth is that the agent of the film and television star Qingchuan interfered with normal police duties, didn't have a warrant but tried to force his way in, and after being stopped by our police officers in time, he became enraged and ordered his followers to assault and attack us! Our police were beaten and humiliated while on duty... Journalist comrades, elderly people who are watching, this is the so-called 'truth' they're talking about!"

  The loudspeaker clearly sent Gao Xiang's voice to every reporter's ears, and his arrogant attitude actually made the reporters believe him.

  What a scoop! It's a big deal! The reporters, as if they had been injected with chicken blood, surrounded Gao Xiang tightly, fearing that he would run away at the slightest movement, and then what would they write in tomorrow's newspaper?

  Gao Xiang saw that today was not going well and feared a bad outcome, so he let it all out. He shouted at the top of his lungs:

  "My unit is a group of police trainees from the Linfen Police Training Base who are about to graduate. We were ordered by our superiors to be on duty at Wan Heng, with the purpose of ensuring the safety of the artists who came to our city for the cultural performance. The organizers and the Public Security Bureau jointly required that all stars staying here must have an invitation letter issued jointly by both parties. However, that woman, who is Miss Qingchuan's agent, not only did not have an invitation letter but also tried to force her way in. After being stopped by our colleagues on duty, she became furious and started scolding us loudly. Then, she instructed her subordinates to beat up several of our police officers. My left arm still can't be lifted now. And here are the evidence!"

  Gao Xiang finished speaking, and with a wave of his hand, he pointed to Jia Junpeng and the other three. The four student police officers, with their noses blue and faces swollen, covered in dust and still bleeding from their noses, were the most powerful evidence. The reporters cheered and rushed up to take photos of them, clicking away.

  Gao Xiang became even more agitated, taking the opportunity to walk over and grab Zhu Weitao, bitterly saying: "This is what they've done, beating a loyal and dedicated police officer into this state! This comrade's name is Zhu Weitao, he's the model student of our training class. Everyone can see how arrogant and domineering he is, completely disregarding law enforcement personnel and the judiciary!"

  He pulled over Jia Junpeng, who was small and thin, with a big bruise around his eye, and footprints all over his body. It's hard to tell if he's in pain or just pretending to be, as he's shivering all over.

  "This comrade is from the county town police station, has just been on the job for two years. For the safety of the performing artist, we were on duty all night in the heavy rain yesterday and didn't get the respect we deserved. Instead, we were beaten up by the agent's subordinates. Is this not a barbaric act under broad daylight? Is there still justice?! It was because of this that Miss Qingchuan, who is kind-hearted, couldn't bear it anymore and repeatedly tried to stop them but to no avail. She then fired her on the spot and made a sincere apology. In order to restore traffic and prevent congestion, she returned to the hotel to rest under the accompaniment of our comrades."

  It's completely out of control now, the camera shutter sound hasn't stopped, and reporters heard that Qingchuan has fired her agent, this is even more sensational, what a ruthless and ungrateful Qingchuan, abandoning her manager...what a great story of Qingchuan sacrificing her family for fame...anyway, this material can be milked for at least a month! As for the onlookers who don't know the truth, they are listening with relish, and these young police officers, who are still wet behind the ears, are also very convincing.

  In the police team, almost everyone bit their lips tightly, Tian Miao Miao even supported Wen Qi, pinching his arm, for fear of laughing out loud... The four big cheap men were said by Gao Xiang, and they became the wronged little daughters-in-law, one by one pitifully...

  Gao Xiang, without batting an eyelid or getting out of breath, actually started summarizing: "Throughout the entire incident from start to finish, there were a considerable number of eyewitnesses; I can say with great responsibility that the 'don't fight back when hit, don't retort when scolded' emphasized in the People's Police Code of Conduct, we upheld it. Otherwise, relying on our large numbers, we wouldn't have let them bully us. Why didn't we take action? It wasn't because we were afraid, but because we're wearing these uniforms, we are police officers on duty!"

  I don't know which reporter was excited, but someone suddenly shouted: "Good job, police!" Then the reporters and onlookers burst into applause. I'm not sure if they were really supporting these young student police or just teasing them to see the excitement, anyway this scene became even more lively.