Guo Peiyuan was moved by Hideo Kagawa's spirit, but he did not agree to lower the price for Hideo Kagawa because he was moved. He decided that Hideo Kagawa would not give up this news, as for saying that there was no money, is this a problem that Guo Peiyuan needs to consider?

Kagawa Hideo got the answer from Guo Peiyuan's face, he gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Yuan, I promised you the price you proposed, but I can't come up with the money at the moment, and I need a little time to raise this fund." ”

"I won't wait too long. Guo Peiyuan said coldly.

"One day, is that okay? This time tomorrow, I'll give you 100 million yen. Hideo Kagawa said.

Guo Peiyuan nodded: "This is the maximum period I can accept, if I don't see 100 million yen by this time tomorrow, I will have to hand over these materials to other reporters." ”

"You'll see. Hideo Kagawa said.

"Alright then, I'll get back in touch with you tomorrow, and I'll make an appointment with you to meet you somewhere else. Sorry, I can't trust anyone. Guo Peiyuan said.

"Thanks, please. Kagawa Hideo bowed to Guo Peiyuan, then stood up and ran away. He only had one day, and he had to race against time to raise 100 million yen.

After Kagawa Hideo left, Guo Peiyuan slowly settled the account and left the izakaya. He walked down the street to a secluded place, took out his mobile phone and dialed a number, and began to make an appointment with the next person: "Hey, is it Ms. Endo, a reporter from the Yomiuri Shimbun? I have some news clues about a large company that has supplied a large amount of substandard equipment to construction companies for the past 20 years......"

Not to mention how Guo Peiyuan fanned the flames everywhere, just said that after Hideo Kagawa said goodbye to Guo Peiyuan, he did not immediately go to raise money, but returned to his residence, turned on the computer, and began to search for information related to Xiando Steel. After searching for several hours with the destination, he was surprised to find that what Guo Peiyuan said was really well-founded. A lot of sporadic information doesn't say much when viewed separately, but when taken together, it looks suspicious.

Hideo Kagawa could even feel that it was not only Guo Peiyuan's group who discovered that Xiando Steel had faked, but also some other people. These people may be out of self-preservation, or they may have collected hush money from the immortals, in short, they have not made what they know public. On some social media, Hideo Kagawa found several old messages about someone questioning Sendo Steel's products based on his own work practices, but unfortunately this questioning was not taken seriously.

With these foundations, Kagawa Hideo no longer had any doubts about the value of the information in Guo Peiyuan's hands, and he called a few like-minded journalist friends on weekdays and revealed to them that he had found an extremely powerful news lead, but it would cost a lot of money to buy it. These journalist friends are also people who want to make a big news all day long, and when they heard about this, they expressed their willingness to join the gang. Everyone took out all their savings, and Hideo Kagawa even borrowed an emergency loan from the bank with his house as collateral, and finally scraped together 100 million yen.

The next day, Guo Peiyuan made an appointment with Hideo Kagawa to meet at another place, paid the money with one hand, delivered the goods with the other, and sold the big bag of materials to Hideo Kagawa.

When Hideo Kagawa got the information, he immediately studied it with a few friends who were partners, and then went to interview the relevant personnel separately, and found a pedestrian overpass that had been abandoned because of the accident, and extracted some steel samples from the waste products piled up next to it, and sent them to the testing agency for testing.

In order to avoid the leakage of the news during the long night, Kagawa Hideo and his entourage worked at full speed and completed all the evidence collection in only two days, forming an irrefutable chain of evidence. Then, a devastating report was handed to the editor-in-chief of the Asahi Shimbun.

"For 20 years, Sendo Steel has been deceiving users by tampering with steel inspection records!"

The editor-in-chief looked at the summary of the report and was so shocked that his glasses were about to fall off.

"We have ample evidence. Hideo Kagawa said solemnly.

"Where did you get the clue?"

"I bought it from an underground group and spent a full 100 million yen. ”

"Okay!" the editor-in-chief patted the table and said, "I'll let the newspaper finance reimburse you for this money." This manuscript will be published in the newspaper immediately. Also, now that you have been promoted to deputy director of the third editorial office, you should immediately select a few people to dig deep into this matter, and make sure that it is a big news event that shocks the whole of Japan. ”

"Hey!" Hideo Kagawa said as excitedly as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, and then rushed back to his editorial room to give orders. You know, just an hour ago, he was just a little reporter who was scolded by the team leader, and now, he is the team leader's immediate boss.

This bet, he can be regarded as a winner.

In fact, it's not just Hideo Kagawa who is gambling, but the editor-in-chief is also gambling. Hideo Kagawa's report is well-founded, and every sentence can be corroborated, and this is definitely not a fake news. And once the public admits that this news is true, the shockwaves it causes will upset the entire Japanese society.

Think about it, Xiando Steel, such a majestic company, whose reputation is unquestionable throughout Japan. Now the Asahi Shimbun has suddenly exposed its lies and let everyone know that it has continued to fake and sell counterfeits for 20 years, what a subversive big news.

As for the negative impact of this news on Sendo Steel and the entire Japanese industry, the editor-in-chief does not need to consider it. In the eyes of the media, no matter how big a company is, it is just a prop, think about their American counterpart, even Nixon has been brought down, and he just overturned a steel company, what is it?

"Xiando Steel has been counterfeiting for several years, and steel quality defects may cause the whole island of Japan to sink"!

It has to be said that the media is the best at sensationalism, and the report written by Hideo Kagawa was published on the front page of the Asahi Shimbun, and the headline alone stirred up a sensation in the whole society.

"What, Xiando Steel would do such a thing!"

"I remembered that our company also had product quality problems, but no one expected that it would be because the Xiando steel we used was not up to standard. ”

"Do you know, the steel bars used in the building we live in are produced by Xianhu. ”

"I heard that the Fukushima incident was caused by the use of Sendo steel......

The people are always gossipy. Hideo Kagawa's previous news failed to attract people's attention because the things he wrote were too small and too far from the lives of ordinary people. And this time, he pointed the finger at the Xiando Steelworks, and also claimed that because of the fraud of the Xiando Steelworks, it would lead to a number of major safety risks, and the people of Japan had nowhere to hide, which made the people calm.

Companies that use Sendo steel have taken the lead in testing the Sendo steel they procure. This test doesn't matter, all kinds of real hammers about the quality problems of Xianhu steel have been exposed. Some tabloids failed to be the first media to expose the news like the Asahi Shimbun, but they know how to rub hot spots and follow up in a timely manner. Some media outlets quickly contacted local companies to find out what they had suffered as a result of using Sendo steel, while others searched for bridges, tunnels and other public buildings to question whether Sendo steel was used and whether there would be any accidents caused by sudden steel breaks.

For a time, public opinion was like a flood, completely submerging the Xiando Steel Works.

"Baga! Who leaked this?"

At the board meeting of the Sendo Steel Works, the chairman, Shuo Hiraoka, roared angrily.

"Your Excellency, I don't think this matter was leaked out by our internal personnel. After all, we've been tampering with steel inspection records for 20 years, and customers aren't all fools, they're always going to find a problem. Director Tetsuro Noma reminded coldly.

Tetsuro Noma has always been negative about tampering with steel inspection records, but the majority of directors support it. After all, by reducing the proportion of alloys in alloy steel, more profits can be made, and those profits end up in the pockets of the directors.

"Noma-kun, don't say such cool things. The impact of this incident on Xiando is very large, and if it is not dealt with well, Xiando Steel may even go bankrupt. Another director named Yoshio Yasumi said.

Tetsuro Noma said, "If such a thing happens, then the chairman and the entire management must take all the responsibility. Sendo Steel has always been known for its reliable product quality, which is also the foundation of Xiando's business. It is precisely your desire for profit and the production and sale of fake and inferior steel that make Xiando Steel face such a danger. ”

"Isn't Noma-kun complaining about too little profit every time the company pays dividends?" asked Hiraoka Shuo in a sarcastic tone.

"I have the right to criticize the company's operations. Tetsuro Noma's voice weakened a little, "As a shareholder, I hope the company can pay us more dividends, but this should be the result of the company's improved management, not the result of fraud." ”

Hiraoka retorted: "Improving management, it's easy to say, do you know what Japan's economic situation is like now? Chinese and Koreans have robbed us of the steel market, and many Japanese builders are not willing to buy our steel, but prefer to buy Chinese steel." In this case, how is it possible that we want to maintain the dividends to shareholders and not take some special measures?"

"Is tampering with detection records your special method?" asked Tetsuro Noma.

"It's an open secret in the industry. "Even many of our customers know this, and they have a good understanding with us." And this time, the Asahi Shimbun broke that tacit understanding. ”

(End of chapter)