Chapter 147(1/2)
Tong Guofeng's words were like prophecy.
The next day, just as the public opinion was still arguing about the reform, a newspaper that opposed the reform was unstoppable and suddenly published a report related to Wang Xiaokun.
According to the editor, the content of the report came from an interview with Wang Xiaokun after he stepped down at the beginning of the year. However, at that time, due to various reasons, the newspaper finally gave up publishing. But now, due to the situation, it would rather risk being blocked than speak out.
The subject of this report is to argue for Wang Xiaokun, claiming that he was wronged in the previous charges of the East Asian Pharmaceutical Factory case.
According to reliable sources, the real backer behind the pharmaceutical factory should be a powerful family.
Although this vague and specious manuscript was not long, it immediately attracted great attention after being reported.
The report did not specify which family it was and it suddenly broke out. However, although the name was not specified, from the description between the lines, a discerning person could easily think of which family the so-called "Xuanhe Family" refers to.
This was like poking a hornet's nest.
Although the president's reputation has been unprecedentedly improved by the victory of the North-South Battle, all sectors of society have responded differently to his intention to serve for life. When the debate was fierce, such a scandal suddenly emerged.
This is not an ordinary scandal.
The nature of the East Asian Pharmaceutical Factory case is extraordinary, and the aftermath of the shock to the whole country has not yet been completely calmed down. If it is confirmed that the Cao family is really behind the scenes, the president bans smoking and uses drugs to seek personal gain, let alone lifelong system, even if he steps down now, he will probably not calm the surging anger of the whole country.
Public opinion fermented rapidly, and all sectors of society were paying strong attention. There were endless calls for the President’s questioning and demands for him to respond.
Fortunately, the false charge suffered by the Cao family was quickly washed away.
Within two days, a clan member of the Gu family, the former owner of the pharmaceutical factory, stood up and said that Lu Hongda, who died unexpectedly with the explosion of a Japanese warship, was the backstage of the pharmaceutical factory. Before, the reason why the Gu family was reluctant to point out under pressure was because they were worried about Lu's revenge.
To prove this statement, the Gu family provided some surviving correspondence letters with Lu.
Afterwards, the Lu family stood up due to public opinion and admitted that the matter was true. One of Lu Hongda's sons came forward and apologized to the society on behalf of his father who had died without seeing his bones, requested forgiveness, and promised to sell the property and donate it to the Orphan Hall to atone for the Lu family.
At this point, the truth of the East Asian Pharmaceutical Factory case was completely revealed. This storm of suspicion of the Cao family could barely disappear.
The west courtyard of the presidential palace.
Cao Zhaoli was frightened these days, and his face was swollen because he had been insomnia all night.
He had scrutinized the dozen or so newspapers of the day that the secretary had just sent him. Finally, he stared at the confession of the Lu son, and finally let go of his heart slowly.
Making profits from drug production in East Asian pharmaceutical factories is a secret business that Cao Zhaoli has used his identity in recent years. He did this very secretly, even his father was hiding it without any slightest expression.
A few days ago, facing the sudden report of Wang Xiaokun's injustice and alluding to the Cao family, the president immediately questioned him. He tried his best to complain, saying that Wang Xiaokun was unwilling to step down and now he wanted to throw dirty water on the Cao family to achieve the goal of disrupting the situation and taking advantage of the chaos.
After dealing with the President, he quickly started to deal with it, secretly arranged, and placed the charge on the dead Lu Hongda. Finally, he was in danger and passed the test. There was no movement for the President in the past two days.
He pushed open the newspaper in front of him, closed his eyes and sat in the chair for a while, recalling the feeling he felt when he saw the report in the newspaper a few days ago, the deep feeling of fear as if he had fallen into an ice cave, until now, it seemed that it had not completely dissipated.
He was still scared, and his anger suddenly emerged.
He opened his eyes suddenly, pointed to the thick stack of newspapers piled up in the corner of the case these days, gritted his teeth, and squeezed out a sentence from his teeth: "Last year, did I tell me to crush the matter to death? What's going on now? Who's the noise from the wind? You food buckets! Waste! What do I do for you to raise?"
The secretary defended: "Young Master, after the incident in the pharmaceutical factory last year, all the evidence was eliminated immediately. All the damn people were dead, and there would never be any trouble. It should be what we thought. Wang Xiaokun was staring behind his back, and now he is playing the trick of making money by making money. He just wants to bite the President and you, Mr.,."
This matter was manipulated by Wang Xiaokun, and there is no doubt about it.
That's what happened. Otherwise, if Wang Xiaokun had evidence in his hand, how could he just let it go? He would definitely release the evidence and directly beat the Cao family to death, not giving the Cao family, or in other words, any chance of turning back on his father.
The secretary took out his handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "There is no evidence on Wang Xiaokun. Now the Gu family and the Lu family have admitted it. The matter is certain and there is no possibility of overturning the case again. This trouble has been resolved. Please give me a hundred thoughts."
"Did the President say anything?"
"No. He has read all the newspapers in the morning and said nothing."
Cao Zhaoli slowly sighed.
Seeing that his expression improved, the secretary said carefully: "There are only three days left in the parliament. What should I do if the petition letter is? Should I give up, or do I have to wait for He Hanzhu again and just enter the newspaper directly?"
Cao Zhaoli's face was gloomy and he pondered without saying a word.
A few days ago, the incident in the pharmaceutical factory suddenly broke up and he was temporarily distracted and did not care about this matter for the time being.
The trouble was solved smoothly, and the most urgent task was naturally back to the original plan.
Now not only are there forces that rely on the Cao family promoting this matter, but even many foreign ministers have expressed their support for the reform. The arrow is on the string, and whoever dares to block the way will be destined to be crushed into powder.
Cao Zhaoli narrowed his eyes: "What have He Hanzhu been doing these two days?"
"After he left the general's mansion that day, I sent someone to watch. He went back to Ding's garden that day, and then went to the villa in the western suburbs. He has been there for the past few days and has never come out even though he has not come out."
Cao Zhaoli snorted: "I can't help but be shameless, then I can't do anything about it. Prepare the car and I'll go and meet him."
At this time, the door of the study was pushed open.
Cao Zhaoli was furious and turned around and was about to scold him, but he saw that the twelve sister Cao Zihua was breaking in.
He has always had a good relationship with this sister. He likes her cleverness and cleverness. The charity she is passionate about has won a lot of praise for the Cao family. His face slowed down and he frowned: "What's wrong? I won't knock on the door first when I come in."
Miss Twelve said, "Brother, I heard you at the door just now. Let me go. I will advise him to make sure to sign."
Cao Zhaoli stared at his sister, but didn't speak at first. Miss Twelve said again: "Brother, you have an extraordinary identity. At this critical moment, there are countless eyes staring at your actions. If you go to see him, if someone with ulterior motives find out, it will be detrimental to my uncle."
The Cao family has just experienced a turmoil, so it is indeed not appropriate to make any mistakes.
Cao Zhaoli finally nodded: "Then I will give you a face to the Twelve Sisters. Go to see him for me and tell him to know the situation."
A sneer appeared on his face.
"Tell him that if you don't know, you don't do it unless you do it yourself. It's okay if he really doesn't sign it, it's okay for the President to be fine, but he won't think of living a good life in his own life."
Late at night, the back garden of a villa in the western suburbs.
It was ten o'clock in the evening, and He Hanzhu had not yet rested and was still busy here.
It is summer in the past few days, and the rain is also heavy. When the sun is shining during the day, the plants and trees in the courtyard grow wildly.
When Lu Er was weeding during the day, his hand was accidentally cut by a sickle. He Hanzhu asked him to rest and do the rest of his life for him. But during the day, he felt hot and slept in the house. After the sun set, he changed into an old clothes and came out to weed under the moonlight.
He sent Lu Er to rest, and worked alone slowly, and finally removed the weeds in the courtyard. Finally, he put down his tools, walked to the faucet, put water, and washed his hands covered with mud.
The water comes from the mountain and it touches the skin.
After working all night, He Hanzhu felt a little hot. After washing his hands, he took a squeak of running water with his hands, lowered his head and washed his face.
Someone walked over behind him, his steps were light, accompanied by a slight rustling sound of silk clothes rubbing as he walked and rubbed.
He turned his head.
Lu Er led a girl in. Under the moonlight, the girl was wearing a hood and a long skirt, and the skirt was swaying. Lu Er ran over and whispered that Miss Cao was here.
Under the moonlight, the girl took off the hood from her head and showed a beautiful face.
"Yanqiao, it's been a long time since I saw you. Are you okay?"
He Hanzhu wiped the water from his face, stood up, and nodded: "I'm fine. Miss Cao, are you okay?"
Miss Twelve looked around and said with a smile: "It's really suitable for summer vacation, no wonder you come here often..."
He Hanzhu did not answer the conversation.
She stopped and changed her words. "Can I go in? I'm looking for you, there's something wrong."
He Hanzhu glanced at her and turned around and entered the living room with the lights on. Miss Twelve followed her into the room. He Hanzhu asked her to sit there casually.
"Sorry, Lu Er's hand is injured and he can't pour tea. I've neglected you. If you have any questions, please tell me."
He followed him to a sofa opposite her, with a plain and polite tone.
Miss Twelve was silent for a moment and quickly said, "I won't beat around the bush. You should understand the doubts my uncle was questioned a few days ago. Although the storm has passed, the purity will be clear, and both parties have also proved the innocence of my Cao family. To be honest, it is difficult to guarantee that some people use the hearts of villains to judge others by themselves and have endless rumors. The parliament is about to be convened. To be honest, if you can sign the name on that petition together, it will be of great help to my uncle's career."
"I'm here to find you now, hoping you can help."
He Hanzhu said: "Sorry. I can't help with this."
"Yanqiao, don't do this. Your uncooperative attitude will not be beneficial to you or to my Cao family. I might as well tell you the truth that the Japanese consul is investigating the explosion accident of the warship and asks my uncle to fully cooperate. Do you know what the result will be if you disobey my uncle at this juncture? And my elder brother. What he believes will not be changed, and he will mercilessly clear all obstacles and use any means. I am not terrorizing you. The person who came tonight was my elder brother. But I don't want you, my uncle and my elder brother to turn against you to such an extent. Really, that is not good for you."
Miss Twelve stared at the man in front of her, hesitated for a while, and spoke again: "Yanqiao, I still said the same thing. As long as you are willing to reconsider our previous agreement, there is no problem here. This is also the best situation for you."
He Hanzhu smiled: "It's a coincidence that, in this regard, your brother and I are a bit similar. What we believe will not be changed."
Cao Zihua suddenly stood up.
"Yanqiao, no matter whether you bombed the Japanese warship or not, as long as my uncle wants to sell you to the Japanese, he will have evidence and can point it to you at any time! And if my uncle speaks, even if you are fine now, you will never be able to get peace for the rest of your life!"
"You are now firmly held in my uncle's hand. Don't you know this fact? What qualifications do you have to go against my uncle and my Cao family?" Her tone was a little excited.
He Hanzhu said lightly: "I have written down your advice. Miss Cao, if there is nothing else, you can go back."
Cao Zihua's face gradually turned pale.
"He Hanzhu, I will show you my kindness to you again and again. Even if you offend me, the Cao family, to this point, I still can't bear to see a situation that is unfavorable to you, so I will come to you again tonight."
"And this is your only reward for me?"
Finally, she gritted her teeth and asked almost word by word.
He Hanzhu also stood up from the sofa.
"Miss Cao." His expression became solemn.
"I thank you for your kindness, but it's really unnecessary."
Cao Zihua stared at him tightly, suddenly started to speak, his voice sharply: "He Hanzhu, you had already agreed to marry me, but suddenly you changed your mind. You have someone else in your heart, right?"
He Hanzhu's eyebrows frowned slightly, and his expression returned to indifference.
To be continued...