Chapter XII
As the party newspaper of Jianghai Province, Jianghai Daily's influence in Jianghai Province is beyond doubt, not only the ordinary people will see it, but more importantly, the leaders of Jianghai Provincial Party and government organs will also pay attention to it, and Jiangcheng Daily's 'Focus on Jianghai' column has been opened for many years, and has a well-known column with good influence, Jianghai Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Propaganda Minister Xia Bo has praised the column 'Focus on Jianghai' in public, which has greatly increased the fame of this column.
The provincial newspaper and Jiangcheng Daily reported at the same time that the accident of the Ferrari sports car hitting and killing people also caused huge repercussions in a small county such as Ximen County, although the people living in the shantytown have long known about the accident that occurred the day before yesterday, and some of them even witnessed the scene with their own eyes, but as soon as the newspaper report came out, there were still people talking about it, the person who was killed was called Tao Ying, the eldest in the family, there were several brothers and sisters in the family, and the wife and children have now become orphans and widowsMany villagers who live in the same shantytown came to talk about this incident.
"Lao Niu, now that the newspapers have reported it, many people are paying attention, maybe I can help your eldest brother get justice." The one who spoke was a strong man with five big and three thick, at a glance, he knew that he often did hard work, wearing gray cloth clothes and trousers, and the muscle lines on his body stretched out a beautiful shape on the clothes, called Zhang Sheng, at the moment he was at Tao Ying's house, and the object of the conversation was Tao Ying's second brother, working on the same construction site with him, the relationship between the two was good, he was one of the people who grabbed Li Mingbo that day, and he was arrested in the public security bureau the next day, This will not only be his home in Tao Ying, but also several brothers on the construction site next to him, everyone works in the same place, and they are very familiar with each other.
Tao Niu squatted on the stone next to the patio with a sad face, holding a dry tobacco pouch in his hand, sucking his head vigorously, and beside him was his third brother Tao Nong, known as Tao Laosan, who was also squatting silently, looking down at the ground, not knowing what he was thinking.
"I said don't be like this, you two brothers, the dead person is your eldest brother, why are you still silent one by one." Another person beside Zhang Sheng spoke.
Zhang Sheng could faintly guess the thoughts of the two brothers of the Tao family, and said, "Lao Niu, I know what you brothers think, the other party is rich and powerful, you are afraid that you can't fight others, but you will end up with a life that will not be able to live in peace, but you have to think about it, the current situation is different from before, no one helped us before, we can't fight others, and we will only harm ourselves if we die with each other, but now there are newspaper reports, and some people are paying attention, if you brothers don't stand up at this time, Others can't help even if they want to help next to them, the key is that you brothers also have to have an attitude, Tao Ying is just a few of your brothers and sisters, and now there are only two of you big men left to be in charge, you don't stand up, and you still expect a few women to stand up, even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your eldest brother, he was killed like this, leaving a wife and two children, think about it, it's easy for a woman to take care of two children alone, you will stand up, Fight for more interests for their mothers, and have a settlement in the second half of their lives, and they are worthy of your eldest brother under Jiuquan. ”
"That's a good point." As soon as Zhang Sheng's words fell, a cheer immediately came from the door, and he turned his head to look, who was not Jiang Feng and Wang Chen, and he was accompanied by Chen Xing's secretary He Qi.
Jiang Feng strode in, his hands still wrapped in gauze, "Didn't you two brothers think about your dead eldest brother, he died in a tragedy, leaving behind a few orphans and widows, and there was a lack of a man in the family, do you think it is easy for a lonely woman with two children, both of you brothers have become a family themselves, you still have to take care of your own family, do you think you will have the energy to help take care of your sister-in-law and nephews and nieces in the future, even if it is your heart, then it depends on whether you have the ability, How much do you earn in a month? Aside from your own home, how much is left? Even if you are willing to take out the remaining little money to take care of your sister-in-law and nephews and nieces, what will your wives and children think? No matter how generous a person is, there is a selfish side, you can take care of it for a while, you can't take care of it for a lifetime, for a long time, even if you don't feel anything, your wife and children will definitely have ideas, after all, it's your own hard-earned money, isn't it, you take it out for your sister-in-law and nephews and nieces, your wife will always have no opinion? Do you want to make a lot of noise in your home? ”
Jiang Feng stared straight at the two Tao brothers, every sentence pointed to the point, he had been kicked out of the door by the Tao brothers once yesterday, Jiang Feng and Wang Chen still did not give up today, and visited the door again, as soon as they arrived outside the door just now, they heard what Zhang Sheng said, Jiang Feng couldn't help but applaud loudly.
"Why are you guys again, go out and get out." As soon as Tao Niu saw that it was a few who came yesterday, he was still squatting on the stone, and without saying a word, he immediately jumped up, pushed Jiang Feng and the others out of the door, and then closed the old and somewhat broken wooden door.
"Old Niu, who are they?" Zhang Sheng looked at Tao Niu, who was a little excited, strangely.
"It's a journalist." Tao Niu shook his head, picked up the cigarette stick and took a hard breath.
"Then why are you kicking them out, they can help you." Zhang Sheng said urgently.
"I know they can help, but I don't want them to help, they're just going to help more and more." Tao Niu said bitterly, "They came once yesterday, and then someone came to warn them again, saying that if we dare to talk nonsense, we don't want to live in Ximen in the future." ”
"It's really lawless, isn't there a royal law in this world?" Zhang Sheng was furious, and suddenly got up, and the joints on his fingers crackled.
"Hey, Lao Zhang, you haven't seen it, the sky is daylight, they all dare to arrest us and torture us in the Public Security Bureau, what else they can't do, they are powerful and powerful, and the people from the Public Security Bureau are also on their side, do you say that a few of us ordinary people can fight with them, I don't ask for more compensation, I just hope that I can live a peaceful life in the future, Lao Zhang, and said that you are wrong for me to do this." Tao Niu was an iron-clad man, and his voice was already choked.
All the people were silent, Tao Laosan, who had been squatting silently, lowered his head even more, his clenched fists, and his green tendons were clearly visible, his nails were embedded in the flesh and blood, and the blood beads seeped out, and Tao Laosan was unaware.
"You two brothers are still not men, as long as you are willing to stand up, you will definitely let the murderer be punished by the law, and you can also fight for more compensation for your sister-in-law and children, and you will have a support for the rest of your life, are you so selfish, watching your eldest brother die without turning a blind eye, and watching your sister-in-law and children suffer for the rest of their lives." Jiang Feng slammed the wooden door vigorously and shouted loudly inside.
Jiang Feng is really unwilling, in addition to the little conscience in her heart, that little justice, Jiang Feng is also holding her breath, she can't get used to people like Li Mingbo running rampant in this world so arrogantly and unpunished by the law.
"Lao Niu, tell you the truth, how much did the eight lambs who hit people lose you?" Zhang Sheng listened to the words outside the door, his brows furrowed slightly.
"If you can have as much money as you can, you will give 30,000 yuan, and we will not be sued, nor can we say anything to the outside world." Tao Niu said in a low voice.
"Bah, I want to buy a human life for 30,000 yuan, and human life is really not worth anything these days." Zhang Sheng said indignantly.
Outside the door, Jiang Feng was still knocking on the door persistently, and Wang Chen on the side looked at the closed wooden door, also frowning.
"How many of them are reporters from the province?" From the alley, a few men came out.
"Who are you?" Jiang Feng looked at each other vigilantly, there was a lesson from yesterday, Wang Chen and He Qi made a vigilant posture, and at an angle that several men in front of him did not notice, He Qi's hand behind him waved gently......
"Don't be nervous, someone wants to see you, can you come with us." One of the men smiled politely.
Jiang Feng and Wang Chen glanced at each other, hesitated for a moment, Jiang Feng nodded, "Yes." ”
Jiang Feng, Wang Chen and He Qi got into the car with each other, several men drove the kind of big van, ** it was still more than enough for one person to sit down, just when Jiang Feng and the others got into the car, two men followed behind, the two looked at the departing car, while making a phone call, and got in the car to follow, these two people were the two police officers of the Public Security Bureau who Lu Ming sent to protect the safety of Jiang Feng and Wang Chen in accordance with Chen Xing's instructions.
The van stopped at the Chenggong Building in the center of the county, Jiang Feng and Wang Chen's eyes were a little puzzled, but they were completely relieved in their hearts, this is the downtown area, and the other party chose to meet in such a place, which means that there is no other intention.
"People are waiting for you in box 305 of the hotel on the third floor, and you will know when you go up." One of the men said to Jiang Feng and Wang Chen, and just as He Qi was about to follow, he was suddenly stopped by the person next to him, "You can't go up." ”
"Why can't I go up?" He Qi's face was stunned.
"Because you're not a reporter from a provincial town." The man laughed.
He Qi looked at a few men seriously, a few men didn't look like the kind of fierce hooligans, but more like the security guards of the factory, the other party obviously recognized him as a person from Ximen County, looked up, He Qi didn't insist on following, since the other party dared to meet in this place, even the box number was said, it means that there is no danger.
Standing in place and waiting, He Qi secretly glanced at the two policemen who followed behind, indicating that nothing was wrong. Upstairs, Li Mingbo was alone in the box waiting for Jiang Feng and Wang Chen to arrive.
"Welcome, welcome, welcome." The door was pushed open from the outside, Jiang Feng and Wang Chen walked in one after the other, and Li Mingbo stood up instantly and greeted him with a smile on his face.
"You are?" Jiang Feng looked at Li Mingbo suspiciously, neither she nor Wang Chen had really seen Li Mingbo, they only knew each other's names, and Li Mingbo stood in front of them, and neither of them recognized them.
"You two, please take a seat, please take a seat." Li Mingbo enthusiastically pulled the two to sit down, sat down opposite the two, looked at the two with a smile, and said, "I am the person you are looking for." ”
"Who are we looking for?" Wang Chen and Jiang Feng exchanged glances with each other, and both of them were a little surprised.
"Are you Li Mingbo?" Recruited, Jiang Feng suddenly woke up.
"Yes, I'm Li Mingbo."
"I don't think we were looking for you." Jiang Feng's face turned cold, and he pulled Wang Chen and walked out of the door.
"Two, two, why bother to be so angry, wouldn't it be nice for us to sit down and talk calmly?" Li Mingbo hurriedly walked to the door and stopped the two.
"Is there anything we can talk about between us?" Wang Chen glanced at the other party coldly, and a few ribs in front of his chest still hurt.
"If you don't sit down and talk, how will you know that you don't have to talk." Li Mingbo said with a smile, "Two, I want to talk to you very sincerely today, can you two show face?" ”
Jiang Feng and Wang Chen hesitated in place for a moment, then turned around and walked back to sit down, "Say whatever you want, let's listen." Jiang Feng said indifferently.
"Hehe, just sit down and listen to me." Seeing the two of them sitting back again, Li Mingbo's face was happy, and he said, "Both of them are big reporters from the provincial capital, our Ximen County is a small place, and there are no decent hotels, just such a family is passable, don't be polite to me, you can order whatever you want, I think both of you haven't had lunch yet." ”
"No need, just say what you have to say, there's no need to waste the time of both parties, if it's okay, we'll leave." Jiang Feng didn't appreciate it at all, but Wang Chen looked indifferent.
Li Mingbo's face changed slightly, staring at Jiang Feng and Wang Chen, and then changed to a smile again, "Since the two of them like to go straight to each other, then I won't hide it, since the two of you know my identity, you must be able to guess what I am looking for today." Li Mingbo observed the expressions of Jiang Feng and the others as he spoke, and said, "Yes, I came to you today for the car accident, presumably today's newspaper report is from the hands of the two of you, right?" ”
Li Mingbo picked up a copy of Jianghai Daily from his side, "It is undeniable that your goal has been achieved, as soon as the report of this newspaper came out, it did have a great impact on me, both of them are knowledgeable and elegant people, and laymen like me don't know how to go around the bend, I'll tell the truth, can you stop paying attention to this matter?" Don't keep following the story in the newspapers. ”
Li Mingbo glanced at the two of them when he said this, and seeing that Jiang Feng and the two still did not move, Li Mingbo smiled, "Of course, I won't let the two of you run for nothing, as long as the two of you promise not to care about this matter anymore, even if you make a price, as long as I can afford it, even if it is to smash the pot and sell iron, I will meet the requirements of the two." ”
"Are you finished?" Jiang Feng sneered, "If you haven't finished speaking, you can continue." If it's over, then I'll sue you now, we don't rarity with your stinky money, don't think that a few dollars are great, you can do whatever you want, I can tell you now, even if you have money and power, you don't want to be above the law. ”
Jiang Feng looked indignant, "Old Wang, let's go, sitting with this kind of scum is simply defiling ourselves." ”
"Both, what's in it for you to report on this? Yes, you are a big reporter in the provincial capital, and your identity is bright, but you live for a lifetime, either for fame or profit, if you don't report this matter, not only will you have no loss, but you can also get a huge benefit fee, why do you two have to get along with me like this? I promise here that as long as the two of you don't get entangled in this matter anymore, I am willing to pay each of you 100,000 yuan at once, and as long as you can promise to publish another report in the newspaper to explain that the previous report is wrong, then I am willing to pay another two of you 400,000 yuan. Li Mingbo said with a calm face.
"One hundred and fifty thousand?" Jiang Feng sneered, "What a big deal, spending a million just to gag our mouths and make us change our tone, I really didn't expect that the son of a dignified deputy secretary of the county party committee would be so rich, I don't know how much your father's salary is a year?" How many years does it take to make a million? ”
"Both, we're just talking about the car accident, so why bother with anything else." Li Mingbo's face changed.
"Since I only talked about the car accident, then I will sue you now, and my answer has not changed." Jiang Feng sneered and continued to walk out with Wang Chen.
"Are you really going to have trouble with me?" Li Mingbo stared at the backs of Jiang Feng and the others, and seeing that the two of them did not stop at all, Li Mingbo was furious, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he was a little hysterical, "You two, if I don't have a good life, I won't let you go, don't push me to rush, it won't be good for us." ”
"You're threatening us?" Jiang Fengzhao stopped and turned his head to stare at Li Mingbo.
"What about threatening you, if Lao Tzu goes in, you don't want to have a good life." Li Mingbo's face was hideous.
"Well, despite your threats, the last thing I'm afraid of is threats, and I'm looking forward to your threats, goodbye." Jiang Feng shrugged his shoulders with a smile, looking indifferent.
Seeing the figures of the two disappear, Li Mingbo's body trembled, especially Jiang Feng's disdainful expression, which made Li Mingbo feel a kind of red fruit disdain.
The next day, as if in response to Li Mingbo's threat, the second page of Jianghai Daily and the Jiangcheng Daily's 'Focus on Jianghai' column once again followed up and reported on the case of a Ferrari sports car crashing and killing a person in Ximen County. The family members of the victims were imprisoned in the public security bureau and tortured', and some of the headlines were party-oriented, but they also expounded the facts more objectively, and the content of the report even asked several questions one after another: Are the public security organs the law enforcement organs of the state, the protectors of the people, or the nest of hooligans and bandits? Complicit in the perpetrators?
In this report, Jiang Feng and Wang Chen finally pointed out the identity of the perpetrator mercilessly, and the owner of the car who drove the Ferrari sports car seemed to be the son of the deputy secretary of the Ximen County Party Committee.
Jiang Feng asked sharply in the column under the pseudonym of Master Leng: Can a deputy secretary of the county party committee be able to use public power for private purposes and be above the law? What do the three departments of the public procuratorate and law do to eat?
Today's report has thrown out even more bombshell news than yesterday, and the impact has been unprecedented, and the public's focus has finally gathered on the owner of the car that caused the accident, and even his father, who is the deputy secretary of the county party committee, how can the son of a deputy department-level official afford to drive an expensive Ferrari sports car, and after two successive collisions and deaths, he can still get away with it, and why did the public security organs do nothing? Even appallingly, he cooperated with the owner of the car to arrest the relatives and friends of the deceased into the public security bureau for physical torture.
Although the content of the news has yet to be verified by authoritative authorities, in any case, as soon as the provincial newspaper revealed that the car accident was like a hurricane, a huge storm blew in Jianghai Province, causing strong concern and indignation among the people.
Huang Kunming, secretary of the Haicheng City Party Committee, received a call from the relevant leaders of the province in the morning, expressing concern about this incident and instructing the relevant departments of Haicheng City to investigate the matter, issue an investigation report as much as possible, and give an explanation to the people.
In Ximen, Wang Dongchen, the secretary of the county party committee, who had been instructing the secretary to deliver the newspaper to the office as soon as possible, was a little stunned after seeing the report, and then there was a loud noise, which was Wang Dongchen's big palm angrily slapping the table, and the sound shook so clearly that Chen Jun, the secretary next door, heard it clearly, and even spread far away.
Wang Dongchen stared at the phone on the desk and was stunned, with some premonitions in his heart, no accident, I am afraid that the phone in the city will be called again, Wang Dongchen will be a little weak, I don't know how to explain to Huang Kunming, secretary of the municipal party committee, although the matter is not directly related to him, but he, the leader of the Ximen County leadership team, will always bear a certain responsibility.
The phone rang, Wang Dongchen secretly said in his heart, subconsciously sat up straight, and respectfully picked up the phone.
"Comrade Dongchen, I am Huang Ping, Secretary Kunming attaches great importance to the content of today's newspaper report, and has instructed the Municipal Legal Committee to dispatch personnel from relevant departments to form an investigation team to your county, hoping that your county can cooperate well with the actions of the investigation team."
Wang Dongchen's heart was relieved, it was not Huang Kunming, secretary of the municipal party committee, who called, but when Huang Ping's words came out, Wang Dongchen's heart immediately tensed, and the city's investigation team actually came down?
Wang Dongchen didn't think much about it, and hurriedly asked, "Secretary Huang, is this what Secretary Kunming meant?" ”
"Yes, this is what Secretary Kunming meant."
When Wang Dongchen hung up the phone, he stood straight in place for a long time, and finally greeted the secretary next door and asked him to notify Li Shaotong to come to his office.
At this moment, Li Shaotong, who was also paying attention to today's newspaper, picked up the phone with a blue face and angrily scolded his son Li Mingbo, until there was a knock at the door, and Li Shaotong hung up the phone angrily.
Knowing that it was Wang Dongcheng who called him over, Li Shaotong was not surprised at all, but his expression was even more gloomy and terrifying.
"Wang Dongchen will look for me, I'm afraid it's nothing good." Li Shaotong's face was gloomy, thinking that yesterday Wang Dongchen also told him that Huang Kunming, secretary of the municipal party committee, had paid attention to this matter, Li Shaotong's worries were even worse, today's report can be said to be to the point, and the words are not known to be several times sharper than yesterday, but also made him, the deputy secretary of the county party committee, instantly on the cusp, Li Shaotong knows in his heart that this will be a hurdle in his career, and it is the biggest hurdle he has encountered since he entered politics, and it is very likely that he will be planted on it.
After calming down and making his expression look calm, Li Shaotong turned around and walked towards Wang Dongchen's office.
"Secretary Shaotong, you must have read today's newspaper." In the office, Wang Dongchen said to Li Shaotong with a solemn expression.
"Secretary Wang, I've seen it." Li Shaotong's voice was low, "Secretary Wang, I know that this incident started because of the unsuccessful rabbit cub in my family, but this matter is so big now, it will even have a negative impact on the image of our Ximen, and it will also make the leaders above have an opinion on our cadres in Ximen. ”
"Secretary Shaotong has something to say directly." Wang Dongchen glanced at Li Shaotong quietly.
"Secretary Wang, I think my son is young and ignorant, and he has committed something that causes public anger, and the judicial organs may take into account my face and do not enforce the law impartially, but I didn't know about these things before, if anyone has any opinions on this, they can directly tell me in person, if I know that my brute son really did these things, I will not spare him first, but some comrades in the county just like to make things bigger, regardless of the overall situation, and invited the reporter of the provincial newspaper down, We have to make our Ximen chickens fly and dogs jump before we are willing, Secretary Wang, what do you say are the intentions of these people who are making small moves behind their backs? Li Shaotong looked angry, his expression was awe-inspiring, and he was secretly ruthless in his heart, Chen Xing, you can't get along with me, and don't want to have a good life.