Chapter 61: Ambition
"Xu, a butcher in Shijiangji, asked his family to secretly buy more than 10 sick and dead pigs at a low price on April 25, and then sold their meat to the market, leaving everyone ......"
"Zhang'an County made Hao Chun incompetent and incompetent, and did not investigate political affairs; Cao Haoyan, the county magistrate, said that he had bent the law for nearly 1,000 taels, and colluded with profiteers to open the door for his convenience, causing the resentment of the people in the county to boil......"
"On the tenth day of the first month of March, Luo, a widow in Chuanhui Town, died at home, pretending to say that she died of a violent illness. www.biquge.info However, the neighbors all said that they heard fighting, cursing and crying that night, and suspected that his father-in-law Fan was not successful, and killed in anger. Fan has a bad character, is known as a notoriety, and often hangs company with local ruffians; The villagers were afraid of it and did not want to complain. In addition, more than a month after the incident, he purchased a property in Linzhen......"
"Sun, a wealthy man in Wuhai County, wanted to buy a field from the same county at a low price, but was refused. Afterwards, Yu was restless at the door of a certain house: black dog blood was splashed in front of the door, crops were trampled at night, water was inexplicably walked outside the wall, and the three-year-old grandson went home on his own after two days of disappearance, covered in bruises. Yu had no choice but to sell the land to Sun, and then moved out with his family......"
One by one, they are either shocking or indignant. Where the evidence is conclusive, the names and addresses of the witnesses are indicated below, and some of them even have physical evidence attached; If there are doubts, they list the problems in detail, and many of the details are described very clearly.
Qin Ziqian read each one carefully. There are signatures on the bottom of the paper, and nearly half of the paper is signed with Xiao Jing's name. For the rest, some are written with Shao Ning, and some are written with Pan Feiyu.
"Are you spies? If you're so mysterious, you should be put in charge of the prison. Qin Ziqian put the paper back into the box according to its original appearance, and when she spoke, her eyes were very fluttering, as if she was visiting the furnishings in the house; Anyway, she didn't look directly at Xiao Jing.
Xiao Jing shook his head and said: "We are reporters, editors, and media people, not secret agents. ”
He locked the box and moved it to the cupboard, sat back in his seat, and said calmly, "What if we wrote all these things into manuscripts and published them in the newspaper?" ”
After a slight pause, he added: "As the media, our responsibility is to use reports to publicize these injustices, so that the wicked can be punished, and the good people will be given justice." As for the trial and conviction, that is a matter for the government, and it is not appropriate for the media to get involved. At most, it's just to provide clues. ”
"Then, has the Mirror done what Xiao Gongzi said?" Qin Ziqian smiled and said, "So far, I haven't seen this kind of article in the newspaper. ”
Xiao Jing got up and paced to the window, and said, "The mirror newspaper has only been born for a long time, and now is not the time. The girl had just seen that the stack covered with the red cloth was a matter of urgency. If he could, Xiao would be eager to publish them all in the next issue. In this way, many people will no longer be victimized, and how much justice will be served......"
As he spoke, his voice choked.
Qin Ziqian's eyes softened a lot. The ice in her eyes finally turned into two pools of spring water.
Xiao Jing, who was facing away from her, looked up and sighed. After a long time, he said: "If you publish these now, do you think there will be a mirror newspaper in this world?" ”
Qin Ziqian was silent.
The Mirror is very influential. It has won praise from ordinary people for its high sense of responsibility and spirit of serving the public, and some die-hard fans of Ruidu have even reached the point where they feel that life has lost its joy when they can't see the newspaper.
But, so what?
The newspaper office was founded by a group of ordinary people. Some wealthy Shao Yuanwai can certainly provide some shelter for the newspaper, but can he stop those with bad intentions? This courtyard is the seat of the newspaper office and a big family. Even for Dong Huaiyuan, who is still underage, Xiao Jing doesn't want it to become a place coveted by countless people with hateful eyes.
The regular newspaper was a new thing in the feudal society of the Great Rui Dynasty, and it was as young as a seedling that had never experienced the wind and rain. If they wished, many people could make it disappear altogether with violence or other means. Another example is the corrupt Zhang'an County Cheng, even if the newspaper is not within his purview, he has many ways to completely destroy the mirror newspaper. For him, making a newspaper disappear altogether is as simple as pinching an ant to death.
Anyone with journalistic ideals is not afraid of things, and Xiao Jing is no different. However, the value of a surviving mirror newspaper is far greater than that of a mirror newspaper that has disappeared inexplicably in the long river of history and has not even made a splash. Only then will more people benefit from it in the future.
When society as a whole has adapted to the existence of newspapers, understood their value, and learned how to protect them, the time has really come for the Mirror to make a big difference.
"I've said everything I have to say. I've shown you what I should see. I've never shown this stuff to anyone outside of the editorial office. Miss Qin Bingxue is smart, what I didn't say, you should also understand. Xiao Jing smiled faintly and said, "I'm bothering you to come all the way today, and I, the landlord, haven't expressed it yet." If you don't give up, how about going to have a meal together? ”
Qin Ziqian chuckled and said, "Xiao Gongzi can be eloquent, but he can't talk about you below." You can fellowship with sincerity, and you have come up with such an important thing, and many things can't be believed by Qin. ”
With that, she turned sideways and gently rolled up her sleeves, as if looking at something.
The other party deliberately blocked Xiao Jing's gaze, but he still barely saw a little bit. On Miss Qin's Ning Xuehao's wrist, there seemed to be some different colors. Is that...... Cyan-purple?
Xiao Jing suddenly lowered his head with black lines on his face.
Since I met Miss Qin, she has always shown herself in men's clothes, and her voice and demeanor are also imitating men. Except for the alluring smile when she was in the tavern that day, Xiao Jing didn't treat her as a woman at any time.
When Xiao Jing dragged her in, she was furious again, and her start was naturally a little light.
It's just that it is unforgivable for a man to give such a heavy hand to a girl for whatever reason.
Thinking of this, Xiao Jing walked up to Qin Ziqian's side and apologized: "Miss Qin, I was a little anxious just now, I was offended, and I ask for forgiveness." ”
It's wrong for me to forcibly pull you, but if you say that I have bad intentions, then it's wrong to blame me, right? Well, speaking of which, if I really have bad intentions, you're a good object......
"Don't dare to forgive sins or anything. I'll go back to the next place, and forget about eating. Qin Ziqian snorted: "Xiao Gongzi doesn't have to be cowardly, Qin promised you that you won't mention it to anyone when you go home." ”
Xiao Jing couldn't help but laugh dryly.
Qin Ziqian opened the door and walked out on her own. When she was about to walk to the courtyard gate, she suddenly turned around and said in a proud voice: "What Xiao Gongzi said, Qin will reply to you another day!" ”
Xiao Jing froze for a moment, and suddenly jumped three feet high, and his head almost hit the door frame......