Chapter 1567 Implicated

Xu Zhengye arrived in Sanya in the second year of Chongzhen's reign. He has stayed here for almost seven years. He has long followed the local customs, cut his hair and changed his clothes. He has changed his daily conversation and living habits. He no longer retains many traces of Ming Dynasty, and even has many traces.

New immigrants will mistake him for a noble chief. Because of his media career, he has a deeper and clearer understanding of the situation in Haihan than most citizens. What kind of government is this Ministry of Security?

, of course he also knew a little bit about it. In the Ming Dynasty, this was like the Dongchang and Jinyiwei. Folks like him simply couldn't afford to offend such a privileged agency. Obedience and cooperation were Xu Zhengye's only options.

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"Sir, our newspaper has always abided by laws and regulations and is loyal to the executive committee. I'm afraid there may be some misunderstanding..." Xu Zhengye explained to Xu Shiqi with a low eyebrow, but he had a bad feeling in his heart. This has always been the case.

It was the security department who had never seen the dragon come to visit. I am afraid it was related to the content published in today's issue of the newspaper.

As expected, Xu Shiqi immediately talked about the issue he wanted to investigate: "Who wrote the article about the Matalan Kingdom on the front page of the Express published today?"

Xu Zhengye's heart skipped a beat and he quickly responded: "This article was edited by our reporter Xun Pengcheng... Sir, is there anything wrong with it?"

Xu Shiqi did not comment and continued to ask: "Then where is this Xun Pengcheng?"

"He came home from get off work..." Xu Zhengye felt more and more seriously that the matter was serious, and this article was probably going to offend some big shots.

"His home address?" Xu Shiqi didn't leave the other party any time to slowly calculate. His boss was still waiting for him to finish checking the report. Every minute and second was very important to him.

Xu Zhengye didn't dare to hide anything, so he quickly informed Xun Pengcheng's residence. Xu Shiqi made a gesture, and the two people standing behind him immediately turned and left to find Xun Pengcheng who wrote the article. Xu Qiyi himself

He stayed because the author of the article was not the only participant in the matter he wanted to investigate. The editor-in-chief in front of him was also one of the insiders. Xu Zhengye naturally wanted to dig out all the information about him first.

The order Xu Shiqi received was to investigate whether there was any hidden secret behind this report. What happened in the morning was printed and distributed on the front page in the afternoon. This was obviously not the case for a reporter who wrote the article.

Things that can be decided. In Xu Shiqi's view, Xu Zhengye's intelligence value is much greater than that of that reporter, and he needs to be cross-examined carefully.

Xun Pengcheng, who had no idea what was going on, was drinking alone at home. He currently lives in the first batch of dormitories built by the Ministry of Construction for naturalized residents in the early years. Each household has a single room. Although the space is small, it is

After all, it’s a nest.

Ordinary people like Xun Pengcheng, who does not have a public position, do not have welfare housing allocated by the government, so they can only rent or buy. However, with his wealth, he cannot afford to buy a house with better conditions. Two months ago, he spent all his money and came to

Haihan spent all his savings to buy this dormitory. Although the house is smaller, the location is pretty good, and it is also very close to Victory Square in the city center. I will definitely not lose money by selling it when I upgrade to a bigger house in the future.

of.

Of course, it is not easy to change to a bigger house. Sanya is becoming more and more prosperous year by year, and housing prices are also rising. They are no longer what they were in previous years. People like Xun Pengcheng who want to change to a bigger house are too

There are many, but the number of people with real financial strength is very limited. Xun Pengcheng has calculated that according to his current income level, he will have to save for several years without eating or drinking. But to what extent will local housing prices rise in a few years?

, that was not something he could predict.

Xun Pengcheng knows that life is difficult, so he simply doesn’t think about things that far away. Anyway, now he is single and living in Sanya. He has enough to eat and the whole family is not hungry, so he has no worries. After making money, it is better to find ways to improve the quality of life so that Live a happier life. For example, after get off work today, Xun Pengcheng went to buy two bottles of Sanya special wine, cut a few braised vegetables, and returned to his den to celebrate that he had made the front page again today.

However, Xun Pengcheng himself was too drunk. He didn't even finish the first bottle of wine, so he fell on the bed and fell asleep. When he woke up, it was because he heard a knock on the door from outside the house.

Xun Pengcheng had no doubt that he was there. Most of the apartment buildings converted from collective dormitories were inhabited by singles like him. When he was bored at night, it was common for him to visit someone to drink and chat with him. So he got up and fumbled with a match to light an oil lamp and went to open the door.

Unexpectedly, after opening the door, there were two unfamiliar faces standing outside. Xun Pengcheng was stunned for a moment and said, "Brother, did you knock on the wrong door?"

One of the people on the other side asked: "Are you Xun Pengcheng from Kuaibao?"

"Yes, it's you. Who is your Excellency?" Xun Pengcheng suddenly felt a little panicked. The other party first reported his unit and then his name. Obviously, his purpose of coming was related to his work.

The two people outside the door showed him their work ID cards in unison: "Security Department, please cooperate with our work."

After saying that, the two of them took a step forward and blocked the door tightly. Xun Pengcheng felt guilty and took two steps back. The two people outside the door immediately stepped into the room and closed the door with their backhands.

One of them took out the "Sanya Express" that was just released this afternoon from behind, pointed to the front page article above and said: "Did you write this article?"

Xun Pengcheng opened his mouth, not knowing whether to recognize it or not at this time. Of course he had heard of the name of the Ministry of Security, and knew that it was a special department that was superior to the military and police and other violent agencies. It was said that its function was to deal with

Foreign spies. And the other party targeted him because he wrote this article today. Xun Pengcheng quickly recalled what he had written in his mind to see if there was anything prohibited. But he just woke up because of drinking, and then he was attacked

I was so frightened that I couldn’t even remember the specific content of the article I wrote today.

"I'm asking you something!" Seeing Xun Pengcheng's dull expression and not answering him, the man asked again.

Xun Pengcheng came back to his senses and knew that since these two people had come to the door, they had probably already gone to the newspaper office. If he didn't admit it, he might not be able to pass this test. On the contrary, he might misunderstand him, so he could only bite the bullet at the moment.

He responded: "It's exactly what I wrote..."

"Then tell me what's going on with this article."

Xun Pengcheng saw that the two people didn't seem to want to take him away, so he quickly told how he was assigned by the editor to cover the news while he was dozing off in the morning, what he saw and heard outside the Victory Fort, and what happened afterwards.

Returning to the process of writing and publishing articles in the newspaper. Of course, as for why this article appeared on the front page, Xun Pengcheng naturally passed the blame completely. He could no longer think about the situation of editor-in-chief Xu Zhengye now.

The top priority is to get yourself out of this trouble first.

The two people who were sent to investigate Xun Pengcheng were not rookies. One sat down and was responsible for taking notes, while the other began to interrogate some details. They had to confirm whether there was someone behind Xun Pengcheng's writing of this news, especially someone outside the newspaper.

opinions.

"When Xu Zhengye handed over the task to you, did he explicitly or implicitly indicate in which direction you should report this matter?"

"When Xu Zhengye reviewed the manuscript, did he make any changes to your manuscript? Or did he give you instructions to make changes to some of its contents?"

"What are Xu Zhengye's social relationships like? Have you ever heard of him having contacts with foreigners?"

The more Xun Pengcheng listened, the more panicked he became. Although the focus of the other party's questions was obviously on Xu Zhengye, the more detailed the questions, the more serious the matter became. In the end, he even asked about Xu Zhengye's social relationships. Xun Pengcheng was not a fool. After listening,

These questions have made it clear what the Ministry of Security is suspecting. Obviously, the press release I wrote today offended some big shots. Some people suspect that the express newspaper was instructed by someone to speak for a certain country, so they sent the Ministry of Security.

to investigate.

When Xun Pengcheng wrote this article, he did not consider whether his position should be in favor of the Ma Dalan Kingdom, but the final effect was such that after reading it, most readers will feel that Haihan should indeed consider passing the

The Matalan country sells weapons to obtain huge profits and further win over this seemingly wealthy South China Sea country. But whether this argument is consistent with the thoughts of Haihan senior officials, Xun Pengcheng did not consider it at all when he wrote the article

, because his original intention was just to write a news release worth discussing to drive newspaper sales, and he never thought that his article would be noticed by big shots, let alone that it would get into trouble.

With the conscience of heaven and earth, Xun Pengcheng swore that he had only seen the live Ma Dalan people for the first time this morning, how could he be ordered by them. But if it was the editor-in-chief Xu Zhengye, Xun Pengcheng did not dare to vouch for it. He knew that Xu Zhengye was in society

He has a wide range of contacts, from various religions to people in the government. It would not be surprising if he has really dealt with the Matalan people. He witnessed the upstart deeds of the Matalan people outside the Victory Fort today.

, if this group of people bribed Xu Zhengye with two gold bricks and asked the Express to speak out and build momentum for them, that would seem to make perfect sense.

But Xun Pengcheng didn't have any evidence at hand, and he didn't dare to attack Xu Zhengye randomly. He could only make an honest explanation based on what he knew about the situation, hoping that the Ministry of Security would not include him in the list of "suspects"

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When the Ministry of Security was investigating this matter, Su Keyi and Luo Hong had also seen this topical newspaper respectively. However, the two parties, who were originally tit for tat, had the same view on the matter. Whether it was Su Keyi or Luo Hong,

Hong, both believe that after this news is published in the newspaper, it will play a certain role in promoting Haihan's relaxation of arms sales restrictions. Of course, who can seize the initiative during this period and be the first to order the equipment they want from Haihan people?

, then everyone can only rely on their own abilities.

The investigation surrounding "Sanya Express" did not take too long, because there was nothing hidden in the matter itself, and the Madalan people did not have any form of contact with the newspaper or the editor-in-chief. Even Luo Hong

It was only after reading the newspaper that he realized that among the people watching at the scene today were reporters specializing in news reporting - this was a very novel profession for him.

After Xu Zhengye's careful cross-examination, Xu Shiqi basically confirmed that no foreign forces were involved in this matter, and that it was just a saucy operation by the newspaper that went too far. Of course, will the big shots above forgive the Express for intruding?

This minor disaster was something that Xu Qiqi could not influence. All he could do was to feed back the investigation results to his boss He Xi as soon as possible, and then he would make a report to the executive committee.

That night, the investigation results were fed back to Fort Victory through the Ministry of Security. This made Yan Chujie, who originally held conspiracy theories about the matter, dumbfounded: "I think this newspaper should be reorganized! National affairs are such gossip.

Should newspapers talk about it? I think the work of public opinion guidance needs to be strengthened immediately, especially the interpretation of national policies. Private media cannot be left with too much room to play, so that these media people know what can be said and what cannot be said!"

Ning Qi was somewhat dissatisfied: "This newspaper reported social events, and it didn't break the law. At most, the pace was a bit radical. This needs to be dealt with. In the future, won't private newspapers have to be in trouble? This article is actually not bad, but it's not

Just understand the true intention of the executive committee."

Schneider also agreed with Ning Qi's point of view: "In fact, we originally planned to try to slowly relax some of the banned items. If this report can be used well, it can also create an opportunity for our plan. In response to public opinion,

Isn’t it good to gradually open up foreign military sales so that the attitude change will not appear too rigid?”

"But this newspaper has taken the tempo astray!" Yan Chujie complained: "This report actually said that we did not agree to sell arms to Matalan because there was a problem with the coordination between various departments. This is simply slandering the government!

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"Lao Yan, don't be so excited!" Tao Donglai advised: "The initiative in which direction this matter will develop next is still in our hands. The rhythm of this express report can be brought back again!

You just said that we need to strengthen the guidance of public opinion. Who will guide public opinion? We also have propaganda agencies and official media! If you don’t want the tabloids to set the pace, then you can do it yourself.”

When it comes to the operational capabilities of propaganda agencies, if Haihan considers himself second, then there will probably be no first place in the world. The staffing scale of the Haihan Propaganda Department is much larger than even a privileged agency like the Ministry of Security.

, even in overseas controlled areas thousands of miles away from Sanya, on the front line of confrontation with enemy armed forces, there will be propagandists performing their duties at all times. As long as such a powerful propaganda agency is activated, how can a private

The influence of the newspaper is in the eyes.
Chapter completed!