"Well, it's been a bad day."

Julie Ying, who was holding her arms down, was physically and mentally exhausted, and walked on the night road with Leo, complaining about bad luck from time to time, and Leo was a little impatient to hear it.

"We're tired too."

"Tired, why don't you hurry back to sleep."

Julie flicked her bag and slammed it into Leo's shoulder.

"Didn't the old man say that? I'm afraid you're in danger alone. ”

"Hmph, you're quite obedient."

"Not really, I actually ......"

"Actually, you know, Rolov didn't fully believe me, so he sent you to follow, didn't he?"

"No, it's not."

As he spoke, a convoy approached. The first few cars were police cars, with no police lights, followed by two vans, which were very fast. As the lead car approached Leo and Julie, it suddenly slowed down and stopped. The window rolled down, and the newly appointed captain of the fourth team of the criminal police, Rimian, stuck out his head.

"Yo, isn't this Leo?"

"Good evening, Rimian, will you come and help the old man wash the floor?"

"yes. Really, the boss is too outward, if you need a guard, just say hello to us. ”

"That's it," Leo said with some dissatisfaction, "and trouble me for a trip." ”

"Hey, thank you."

Rimien said jokingly, his eyes falling on Julie again.

"Who is this beauty? Fresh faces. ”

"An acquaintance of the old man." Leo said.

"Acquaintances?"

"Well, I came to the old man's house, I was going to stay for one night, but I didn't expect to encounter such an incident, and I said that I would go home for everything."

"Haha, it's no wonder, it must have been freaked out. But you said it was an acquaintance of the boss......"

Rimien nodded thoughtfully, revealing a "I understand" smile, and Julie glared at him in disgust, but he didn't care.

"Forget it, it's none of my business, let's go first."

"Go ahead, don't keep the old man in a hurry."

The convoy continued on its way, and it didn't go far before it reached the outside of the villa. Zhu Liying glanced at the policemen who got out of the car one after another, and raised her eyebrows.

"I see, you don't want me to be pestered by the police?"

She thought she was right, but Leo looked surprised and realized.

"Huh? Oh yes, that also means that. ”

"Why are you so surprised?"

"Because I just want to ride your car home......"

Zhu Liying instantly felt as if she was talking to a mentally retarded person, and she was not on the same channel at all.

"You're coming here just to rub the car? Really. Anyway, don't you live there? ”

"Who lives there? I stayed in the apartment. ”

"The mayor's grandson lives in an apartment?"

"Believe it or not, I can't sleep well in such a big house."

"I didn't expect that."

The two chatted and walked and found Zhu Liying's car. Leo got into the car first, sat in the passenger seat, and lowered the window a bit. The night breeze is at the right temperature and blows softly on the face.

"Comfortable. The apartment south of the intersection of Molclair Street and Hayley Street, thank you. ”

"You're welcome."

"Anyway, we saved your life, so let's take it as a thank you."

"Really?" Zhu Liying started the car and touched the back of her head, "How do I feel like I was knocked unconscious by someone." ”

"Don't worry about the details, let's go, get a good night's sleep and go to work tomorrow."

"I love my work, I can't see it."

As soon as the sedan slipped onto the road, Leo adjusted his seat and leaned in comfortably.

"If you're not enthusiastic, you're all stalkers. As for it? ”

"It's also about digging up the truth."

"I know that's what journalists do, but you're probably working too hard, aren't you? Always want to know the truth, what can you do if you know? ”

The car stopped at the intersection, even though there was no other car in sight in the middle of the night. Julie leaned on the steering wheel, looking at the red light that lit up.

"You don't know the importance of the truth or the horrors of the media."

*****

Julie's hometown is the town of Warnshaw in the city of Husk, which is a beautiful place crossed by two rivers. The river nourishes large areas of land, but it also brings with it the potential for flooding.

In the summer of her first year of junior high school, the rain continued to rain, and the water volume of the two rivers swelled, which soon turned into floods, and some villages had to be relocated, and as the disaster expanded, I am afraid that more villages would have to be abandoned. When the school was closed and converted into a temporary settlement, Julie and a few of her classmates volunteered to help in the settlement.

On the third day of the transfer, many media reporters came from the city, carrying long guns and short cannons, and surrounded the school. The deputy mayor of the city of Husk also came with people, he was the commander-in-chief of the flood fight, and led the media to this place just to show his ability.

Zhu Liying, who saw the media, was very happy. During her time at school, she not only heard about it, but also felt that the relief materials were coming slowly and not enough. Food and water were barely enough, tents and quilts were even more lacking. Everyone thinks that it is caused by the slow response from above, and if the media can know about this situation and report it, the supplies will be more complete and people will live better.

But the actual situation disappointed Julie Ying.

The reporters were on a routine basis, and their interview routes and content had already been arranged, and it was the mayor of the town who was interviewed, and he talked a lot about how the relief work went smoothly, and kept silent about any other bad news.

Although Julie is a child, she also knows that this is unreasonable and abnormal. The five villages closest to the river suffered heavy losses, with only people displaced and many livestock drowned in the floods. The dikes in the two villages downstream almost burst, and the villagers couldn't wait for the rescue from outside, so they spontaneously organized to rescue the dikes. There was another village upstream, and there was an accident on the way to transfer, a family of five fell into the water, and in the end, only the child and the father were rescued.

None of this would have happened if rescuers had arrived in a timely manner and the equipment to reinforce the embankment had been a little quicker. The mayor must have known it, but he felt like he had lost his memory.

After persisting for more than ten days, the flood finally receded. People were busy rebuilding their homes, and Julie returned to school to continue her classes. This disaster was buried in her heart.

Three years later, Julie went to high school, the family moved to Husk, and she was surrounded by a new wave of classmates. Everyone usually chats with each other and likes to talk about their previous experiences. When the students learned that Julie was from the town of Vanshaw, the conversation naturally shifted to the flood.

What follows is the scene that Zhu Liying will never forget in her life.

The disaster that was enough to become a shadow in her heart became a very ordinary thing in the mouths of her classmates. They felt that the rescue was timely, the supplies were sufficient, and the deputy mayor in charge of the command was well-led and organized, so that the harm of the flood was minimized, and no one died. Reconstruction was also carried out in an orderly manner, and people soon returned to living and working in peace and contentment.

Julie is about to explode, what are these words? She hurriedly explained, talking about what happened to her, and what she saw and heard in the resettlement site was not at all what her classmates had heard. Everyone looked at each other and somewhat accepted Zhu Liying's words, but they didn't completely believe it.

"That's not what the news said at the time."

"yes, I always watched it in those days. You say someone drowned? I haven't heard of it. ”

Listening to the words of your classmates, Zhu Liying only felt chills all over her body, and the cold was terrifying.

They didn't experience that flood, and the way they learned about the flood was news.

But what did the writers of the news, the journalists, do? What did the deputy mayor and mayor do?

Students will listen to her explanation because they are classmates. What if it was someone else? Will they believe the truth hidden in the news?

"In his junior year of high school, the deputy mayor used the media to conceal the disaster and failed to deal with it, which was exposed by the media. He was later found to have a series of problems such as dereliction of duty and bribery, and the end was miserable, but no matter what, the losses he caused us cannot be remedied. ”

There were more buildings on both sides of the car window, and the streets were colorful and bright at night, and Julie Ying glanced outside, where several pairs of young men and women were talking and laughing on the road.

"Nowadays, people are more and more obsessed with their own world, and they can listen to other people's affairs and the news as they want."

She sighed and pulled over in front of the stop line, looking at Leo with a side face illuminated by the streetlights.

"Any event has a certain sphere of influence, and the news is the main channel for people outside the scope to understand the event. As long as the media involved in the reporting of the event are controlled, the tone is the same, the black can become white, and the wrong can become right, and the people who watch it will not delve into it, but their emotions will be stirred up by the news. That's the terror of the media, understand? ”

"Oh......"

Leo agreed, as if he didn't understand, thinking about Trickoff.

That's really the case.

"So you became a journalist?"

"Originally, I wanted to listen to my parents and learn computer science, but then I changed my mind and entered the journalism department of the University of Ceylon, and I just wanted to be a media person who spread the truth."

"You're also a graduate of the University of Ceylon?"

"I graduated last year and got this job in my junior year," Julie smirked, "so when Ceylon University exploded, I quickly found out that there was something hidden there, wasn't it?" ”

"Don't laugh, green light, drive."

Leo took out his phone, looked at it and put it down, closed his eyes and rested.

"Got it."

*****

In order not to affect her work after following in the middle of the night, Julie Ying took away all her work on the first day, and she could rest in the morning, so she planned to sleep until 9 o'clock.

"Julie, wake up, wake up."

Zhu Liying's mother took her daughter's mobile phone and gently pushed open the door, Zhu Liying turned over, still lying on the bed sleepy-eyed.

"Didn't you say you had a morning break?"

"But...... There's a number that rings several times, do you want to take a look? ”

The mother said cautiously, for fear of affecting Zhu Liying's mood, and looked at the name in the call record of the mobile phone worriedly.

"It's Walch, who is it?"

A name that made Julie Ying sober up immediately, she carp jumped up, grabbed her mobile phone and began to look through it, startling her mother.

"Oops, noos, noos, noos!"

Zhu Liying muttered and dialed back, and the prompt tone was only halfway off before it was connected, but there was no sound inside. She swallowed and gently "fed".

This was followed by a heavy snort, followed by a calm, oppressive questioning from Editor-in-Chief Walch.

"Where are you?"

"I'm ...... at home"

"Ask you something, tell me the truth. Have you been carrying me behind my back again these days? ”

Zhu Liying suddenly felt a chill in the back of her head, calmed down and denied it, "No." ”

"Then why did the mayor come all of a sudden!? He also pointed out that he was looking for something with you!? ”

Wald's sudden explosive roar caused an earthquake in Julie's ears, and the aftershocks also spread to her brain, and all kinds of bad premonitions were stimulated and echoed in her brain.

What is he here for? Are you here to expose your true identity? Is it here for revenge? Is it a lie to say yesterday that you will not be held accountable?

A nervous Julie forgot to answer Walch's question, and Plenty continued.

"You come right now, go directly to the editor-in-chief's office to see the mayor. Listen, the mayor only said that there is a special task for you, and nothing else. No matter what happens, you have to keep it in my pocket, don't let the column team accompany you! ”

That's the end of the story. Zhu Liying was stunned for a while, but when she came back to her senses, she hurriedly got dressed, grabbed her satchel and rushed out of the room. When passing by the living room, her father asked her if she had breakfast, and she only said "something" and pushed the door out.

In less than twenty minutes, Zhu Liying rushed to the stage and went straight to the editor-in-chief's office. Woke was standing at the door looking at his watch, and Julie hurriedly walked over.

"Editor-in-chief."

Woke glared at her, the anger in his eyes as if he had seen an enemy with whom he had not shared the sky, and he pointed to the door of the editor's room, and left without saying a word. Zhu Liying's hand shook twice, clenched it tightly and slowly released, knocking on the door.

"Come in."

She pushed the door in, and sure enough, it was Rolov, who was sitting in Walch's usual place, smiling and beckoning Julie Ying to come over. Behind her, Akya, who was wearing a police uniform, stepped forward when she saw Zhu Liying.

"Take off your coat and raise your hands."

Julie obediently complied, and Akeya searched Juliole's entire body and checked her satchel.

"Safe, Lord Mayor."

"Well, you go and see the door, I'm going to talk to her alone."

"Yes."

Akeya walked outside the house, closed the door, and chased away a few people who wanted to eavesdrop. It was another body search and a door, this posture made Zhu Liying both nervous and a little relaxed. It seems that Rolov is not here to expose himself.

"You're welcome, this is your unit, just sit down."

Rolov spoke casually, smiling, and Julie found a chair to sit down.

"Why are you looking for me?"

"Didn't Vocch tell you?"

"He said there was a special mission."

"yes, that's it."

"But why me? It won't ......"

"Hehehe, don't worry."

The old mayor poured a glass of water with a smile and sent it to Juli Ying, who took it with both hands, she still didn't understand what medicine was sold in Rolov's gourd.

"Special tasks, naturally, need competent people to complete. After contacting you these few times, I think that although you are young, you have strong business ability, sensitivity to news, and high enthusiasm for work, especially your attitude of pursuing the truth, which I admire. ”

"Huh?"

"Leo called me when he came home in the evening, and by the way, he told me why you became a reporter, and to be honest, I was a little moved."

So that's what happened. Julie thought to herself that she felt that Leodor had done this, and she didn't want to take Rolov's job because of those few compliments—it would definitely not be good.

"It's all trivial things that are not worth mentioning, I haven't been here for long, the mayor's task must be very difficult, so let's leave it to the seniors."

"It's humble, but it's something you can only do. Of course I won't let you run for nothing, the pay is absolutely good. ”

"It's not the ...... of money"

"By the way, I can tell you a little bit about the truth you've been investigating."

Hearing this, Zhu Liying couldn't help but sit up straight.

"What...... The truth? ”

"To show my sincerity, I can tell you now. Of course, for the sake of secrecy, I can only say partially. ”

Rolov poured himself a glass of water, drank half of it in one gulp, and cleared his throat properly.

"You should have noticed that there is an organization centered on Leo in Akiyama City, and it is at my command."

The cup in Zhu Liying's hand almost fell to the ground, isn't this exactly what she has been investigating for almost half a month? But since it comes out of Rolov's mouth, it proves that he has mastered his movements, so there is no need to hide it and open it.

She relaxed her shoulders and said, "That's right, I noticed, and I went to ask yesterday morning." ”

"As you might think, you can call it the 'Special Squad,' Leo is the captain, and the group was formed after the incident at Langeta. Akeya just now, and your alumnus Andora, they are the first three members. ”

Sure enough, in this way, it was Akeya who secretly shot in Lantian Town. Julie verified her guess, she suddenly felt a little excited, but in front of Rolov, she couldn't show it.

"Oh, that's right."

Then something happened, and Dr. Luna joined in. And Dimmit, who, for his own purposes, joined temporarily. ”

"And what is this special detachment for?"

"One of the jobs is to assist the police, but the main job is to deal with matters that are inconvenient for the police to come forward. As for what they have done, you must have checked it and are interested, but you can't tell you for the time being. ”

This probably means that after completing that special mission, you can say it, right?

Zhu Liying was even more excited, and hurriedly raised the cup to her mouth to drink water, so as to hide the uncontrollable smile. No matter what Rolov's intentions were, he was a concession, and he had worked hard until now, and finally got results.

Holding back the smile, Julie put down the cup and asked expressionlessly.

"Is this necessary?"

"What do you mean?"

"I don't quite understand the meaning of the inconvenience of the police, no matter what happens in the city, the police have the right to intervene, right? Are you worried about secrecy? But even if you use plainclothes police, it's better than finding some laymen, right? ”

Rolov laughed again: "Sure enough, he has a unique vision. But like I said earlier, this part can't be revealed yet. The existence of the special detachment alone can satisfy your curiosity, right? ”

"If a journalist's curiosity is satisfied, he can't write good news." Julie Ying said-for-tat.

"Heh, that's tough enough. I have already expressed my sincerity, so let me see your sincerity. ”

"Special mission, huh? What to do? ”

"Well...... this"

Rolov grabbed the mouse on his desk and scanned the news articles saved on his computer.

"The general election for mayor of Kogani is going to be voted on in a few days, how did you report such news in previous years?"

Zhu Liying thought about what her colleagues had said before, and replied: "Use other people's materials to make a random one, or simply host oral broadcast, in short, it's very simple." ”

"Then let's do something different this year, I want you to go to the city of Kogani and do a series of reports around the election."

"Around the election? Do you report on the election results? That's not time-sensitive at all. ”

"The results are secondary, you have to pay attention to the mood of the citizens at this time, as well as the attitude and living conditions, etc., the focus is to observe their views on the election, just do it in this direction."

The election results are not reported, but they are aggressive to the citizens, and this is the first time that Julie has heard of this kind of interview.

"Does that make any sense?"

"Don't ask, just do it, just take it as my whim."

"That's not okay, even if it's the mayor's request, we have to be clear about the purpose and meaning of each interview."

Julie Ying said seriously, and Rolov was not angry, but asked more seriously.

"Are you sure? I know, but there's no turning back. ”

"I'm not afraid, you just say it."

"I'll just say two things, first, the special detachment will go with you and be responsible for protecting you."

The first one made Julie Ying have a bad premonition in her heart.

"Special detachment? Protect me? ”

"Second, the gang last night was sent by the mayor of Kogani, Cullom."

"Mayor of Kogani, assassinating you? Then you sent a special detachment, did you go to assassinate him? ”

"You think about this too much, like yesterday's situation, I never take it to heart, and the special detachment has other arrangements. I've said that, you should get the idea, right? ”

Zhu Liying followed Rolov's words to sort out her thoughts, and her eyes suddenly widened.

I see.

Rolov's arrangement shows that the interview is related to the mission of the special detachment, otherwise there is no need to make such an abrupt and unnatural interview. The special detachment also has to protect itself, explaining that the interview may encounter danger, and the content of the interview is the election, which is tantamount to saying that there is danger in contacting the election. The election went to Kulom again, and Kulom came to assassinate Rolov......

Connecting these elements, Julie Ying could only come up with one conclusion.

"What happened in the city of Kogani? No, it should be said, what does the city of Kogani have? ”

"Who knows?" Rolov asked with a smile on his chin.

"Behind this election, or around Cullom, there's something hidden in the shadows, and the special detachment is targeting it, and my mission is not to interview ......"

Julie simply stood up.

"It's the bait that lured this 'thing' out, right?"

Rolov nodded and laughed with satisfaction, this was the right time.

"It's easy to communicate with smart people, and I don't have to worry about it. Then you should also understand that you can't say no. ”

"I know."

Fools can see that Rolov sent a special detachment to prevent Akiyama City from appearing in this matter, perhaps this is the real meaning of the existence of the special detachment - to achieve Rolov's goal with an identity that no one knows.

And himself, from the moment he knew about the existence of the special detachment, had no choice. Thinking of this, Julie couldn't help but sweat.

"It's good to understand."

Rolov walked over and patted Julie on the shoulder and said.

"That's the truth you want to know, but what about after you know it? You can only sink yourself deeper. It's a good thing for young people to be aggressive, but they also need to know how to do what they can. ”

"Thank you for your advice," Julie Ying stared at Rolov unconvinced, "You obviously deliberately pulled me in so that I could stop later, right?" ”

"Say whatever you want. Remember, you can bring a few people who can listen to you, as well as interview cars, equipment, one o'clock in the afternoon, the city hall, don't be late. ”

*****

Rolov hoped he was right.

He didn't care about the assassination itself, since he became the mayor, he had encountered this kind of thing many times, but it was the first time he had encountered such suspicions. After listening to Akeya's report, Rolov didn't sleep much in the middle of the night and thought about it repeatedly.

When talking to Kulom about the loan, Rolov saw that Kulom was the kind of person who would carefully calculate between several options before doing things, and he could not have known that the success rate of the assassination was extremely low, and he actually chose to do it the same day after Gasliu's visit, as if telling himself "I'm going to kill you", it would be too stupid to say anything.

So, what about the other way around? If Kulom had done so knowing that the assassination was unlikely to succeed, perhaps he would have wanted to achieve something other than killing himself.

For example, to get one's own attention, to provoke, to provoke and so on.

In terms of the reaction of a normal person, he should have made the details of the assassination public and blamed Cullom in the media. So is that what Cullom is for? Is it possible to organize an assassination attempt with no chance of victory, to provoke a ruckus, and to draw public hatred at a critical juncture in the election? Even if it was Gasliu's discretion, it would not be justified that the man's loyalty to Cullom was so great that there was no reason to do so.

What's more worth paying attention to is that at this time period, there are only a few days left before the end of the election, why choose this time? The whole election lasted more than a month, so why not start at the beginning?

At the end of his reflections, Rolov finally came to a bold conclusion.

Pulling hatred, attracting attention, that may be the real purpose of Cullom.

Since the start of the general election in Kogany, Rolov has been paying attention to and analyzing information from all sides. Based on experience, he judged that Cullom's re-election was basically out of play, which is why he forcefully rejected Gasliu. And Cullom should also know that the failure of re-election will bring a series of evil consequences, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he will not escape death.

Normally, Cullom should have personally consulted with himself on how to avoid this outcome. But it was Gasliu, negotiations that could not be agreed, and assassination.

Perhaps, for some reason, Cullom can't come or explain the situation, he's being watched. But it is normal for him to be monitored by the Executive Directorate, and the Executive Directorate does not control his travel or communications. Maybe someone else was spying on him, one, or a group of people lurking in the city of Kogani.

If so, then everything makes sense. Cullom is trying to provoke himself with an assassination and get himself involved in this election!

In the morning, Rolov ate for half an hour, and his wife couldn't stand his grinding, and the two quarreled a few words. After the meal, Rolouf called Christie, canceled all trips and work, and finally organized a thought, and he made a two-handed arrangement.

On the bright side, use Julie Ying to move around in the city to attract attention. Secretly, he asked the special detachment to monitor Cullom as much as possible, protect him after the election, and then secretly bring him back to Akiyama City to ask for clarification.

"That's your mission this time."

In the office, Rolov finished his judgment and task with the three of them, and Leo, who had been patient, immediately exploded, slamming his fist on the desk with a loud sound.

"Give me about it! Forget about the last time in Mt. Rogar, why is it outside Akiyama City? You've got to give a reason! ”

Rolov spat out his eyes and pointed at Leo hard.

"You little rabbit cub, Cullom sent someone to kill Lao Tzu, asked you to bring him to ask the reason, and negotiate terms with Lao Tzu?"

"Just call, huh?"

"What I just said, when Lao Tzu farted?"

"That's just your guess, right?"

"You don't know the reason behind this at all, if this matter is a little worse, Akiyama City will be embarrassed!"

Then as soon as Rolov told the cause and effect of the loan, Leo was silent, and Christie was a little surprised, after all, she had not heard Rolov talk about the content of the secret conversation between the two mayors.

Only Dimmit's eyes lit up, as if he had won the prize.

"So, there is also a research institute in the city of Kogani now?"

"Then I don't know," Rolov said, "that the institutions that have done the research will be abolished immediately, also so as not to leave a trace." You wouldn't want to go looking for the shards, would you? ”

"At least it's worth trying your luck."

"Whatever you want, but don't forget about business."

"Don't worry."

"What's the concern," Leo interjected again, "and said that he had brought it secretly after the election." How do you get such a big living person? ”

"In your head, of course it doesn't seem possible, but Akeya is different, isn't it?"

Rolov said as he looked at Akeya, who nodded knowingly.

"There are many options, and we need to scout the scene later. Captain or I'll say a few ...... now."

"Okay, okay, okay, okay, you understand, just tell what to do."

Leo interrupted Akeya impatiently again, and turned to leave. When the door was opened, Rolov's voice came from behind him.

"Gather at one o'clock in the afternoon, prepare separately, don't be late!"

"Got it."