Ran brother

Two years ago, an in-depth press release titled "Let's kill one old man" hit the Internet.

At that time, a tertiary hospital in X province was deeply troubled by doctors and patients. An online celebrity flower shop owner was admitted to the hospital for treatment due to a cold. A day later, he turned into a cold corpse in the morgue.The owner's family asked the hospital for an explanation many times to no avail, so they relied on their fans to launch a noisy online war of words.The media from all over the world rushed to report, and experts had different opinions. Some people believed that the hospital was indeed responsible, while others believed that this was another medical disturbance caused by the family members of the patients.

For half a month, the family members of the deceased and many fans held up banners outside the hospital, asking for explanations and compensation, but the hospital decided that the medical staff involved were not responsible.A few days later, the armed police entered the hospital and clashed with the so-called "medical trouble" crowd.

According to gossip, armed police opened fire and wounded at least four people.

The national media seemed to avoid mentioning the matter with a unified caliber. Even the day before the armed police stationed, the reporters who got the inside information had already evacuated the scene.

But the next day, a 4500-word report was published on both the newspaper of "Yucheng Business Daily" and the official Weibo. From the perspective of unannounced visits, it revealed some doctors' inaction with sharp strokes, alluding to the death of the Internet celebrity shopkeeper. It was caused by the hospital.At the end of this report, the author mentioned that he witnessed an armed policeman pointing a pistol at the people and shouting, "Come and kill me."

This report comes from the pen of Luo Shan.

Once the news was published, it was immediately forwarded quickly.At a time when the conflict between doctors and patients was already very serious, this report was tantamount to a blockbuster.

All of a sudden, the media that had already evacuated hurried back because of the precedent set by the "Yucheng Business Daily". In less than three days, the hospital's long-standing kickbacks and corruption problems were uncovered to the bottom.The local police quickly intervened, and several important officials including the dean were detained for interrogation.The hospital publicly apologized to the society, and the family of the deceased received a huge amount of compensation.

At that time, Luo Shan was greatly sought after on the Internet, and some representatives even suggested that he be awarded the best news award of the year.

"Yucheng Business Daily" has also gained an extremely considerable reputation.

When the national media backed down because of a single order from the Central Propaganda Department, they were the ones who resolutely refused to withdraw the reporters and made the truth known to the public.Later, although countless media followed suit and reported, they were the only ones who, at the risk of being suspended from publication, made an "outstanding bird".

In the second half of this year, the advertising revenue of "Yucheng Business Daily" hit a record high.

However, there will always be a day when the storm subsides.

When the new hot topic replaced the death of the Internet celebrity shopkeeper, and when the public's eager eyes no longer stared at the "uncrowned king" Luo Shan, the expected punishment came.

At the end of the year, the top ten fake news of the year selected by the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was released. A few months ago, the famous "Let's Kill One" topped the list.

The spokesman said that the report's description of the armed police was seriously inaccurate. At that time, none of the armed police shot at the people, and no one shouted such words as "let me kill one." It has greatly tarnished the image of the People's Army.

The top ten fake news each year are selected as internal documents, which are rarely disclosed to the public, and the heat of the incident has passed, and the netizens who supported the deceased and Luoshan hardly knew about this follow-up.

But in the media world, this is a sharp stick.

Luo Shan produced the recording evidence at that time, and "Yucheng Business Daily" also argued hard, but under some kind of high pressure, the recording evidence was judged as "deliberate perjury".

At the same time, the Ministry of Homeland Security issued a 26-page investigation document, identifying Luo Shan as having close ties with the US government. This report is not only intended to smear the People's Army, but also to incite the masses to hate the government.

The Central Propaganda Department gave Yucheng Business Daily a week to "solve" the problem of fake news.

A week later, "Yucheng Business Daily" published an apology article on the front page, saying that after investigation, reporter Luo Shan fabricated facts in the manuscript of "Let's Kill One Lao Tzu", which had an extremely negative impact on the People's Army and violated the journalist's principles. professional conduct.The responsible editor, director, on-duty editorial board member, and proofreader who failed to fulfill their responsibilities of review and identification of authenticity will be punished together.

After this incident, Luo Shan was dismissed, Jiang Hong, director of the news center, was suspended for half a year, and the editorial board members on duty were also punished to a considerable degree.

But the only one whose life was completely destroyed was Luo Shan, who was forever banned from the mainstream media world.

His eyes were bloodshot, he looked at Shen Xun tearfully, and his voice was so hoarse that he could vomit thick blood, "Every detail in the report is what I saw and heard with my own eyes, I didn't deceive anyone, I just I have done my job as a journalist to seek justice for a family that lost their daughter!"

"Whether the news is true or not, you have your own opinion, and the Central Propaganda Department also has their investigation conclusions. It has been so long, and you may not be as good as you were in the self-media." Shen Xun's tone was calm, and his expression did not fluctuate. , "Now what I want to know is, what exactly was the pressure that the Central Propaganda Department put on the "Yucheng Business Daily" at that time?"

Luo Shan smiled contemptuously, "Either fire me, deal with the relevant personnel, apologize publicly, or close down."

Shen Xun nodded, "How did you spend that week?"

Luo Shan paused, with a hint of sarcasm on the corner of his mouth, "They kept having meetings to discuss how to deal with me and how to let the Central Propaganda Department see their 'sincerity'. I used to be the chief reporter of a newspaper, and there were people everywhere I went. Call me 'teacher'. After the incident, hehe, except for a few interns who haven't seen the darkness of the workplace, everyone will detour when they see me, like avoiding the plague of mad dogs."

"Jiang Hong will be punished with you." Shen Xun said in a timely manner, "You guys are in the same boat."

"Fart!" Luo Shan suddenly became irritable again, "What right does a scumbag like him have to be put with my name?"

"He didn't write the manuscript, but he was suspended for half a year because of you. This..."

"Yes, he didn't write the manuscript, but this manuscript was edited and published by him!"

"Wait." Shen Xun said, "Slow down, I'm a vulgar person, I don't quite understand the process of handling manuscripts, can you explain in more detail?"

"Tch!" Luo Shan looked sideways, and said impatiently: "I'm a reporter, and the manuscript you see is not the first draft I submitted to the editorial department. The first draft will have many marginal notes, and the sentences cannot be very refined. The editor in charge will make a large number of revisions to the manuscript before editing and editing the manuscript, deleting the problematic parts and supplementing the parts that are not detailed enough. Can you understand me when I say that?"

Shen Xun nodded.

Luo Shan added: "But because this manuscript is extremely special and important, it was Jiang Hong who was in charge of revising and integrating that day. He personally revised, refined the title, and wrote the abstract himself. Because of the title and abstract, I called him before publication. Let's have a big fight, if he listened to me, how could such a big incident happen?"

"Arguing? Is there something wrong with the title and abstract?"

"The problem lies in the fucking title and abstract!" Luo Shan slapped the table heavily, "My original manuscript was 6000 words, but due to space constraints, I cut it down to more than 4000 words. Of the 4000 words, most of the Part of the description is the inaction of the hospital, and only less than 100 words mention the suppression of the people by the armed police. We who work in the media are more or less politically sensitive. I have the recording in my hand, but I am still afraid of problems. , the submitted manuscript has already indicated 'please consider this paragraph, if it is not appropriate, please delete it', and also called Jiang Hong to explain his interests. But he directly wrote the 100-word content in order to attract people's attention , and even made a sensational title!"

"You mean, he killed you?"

"Who else is it?" Luo Shan's eyes were wide open, and clusters of red blood had already appeared on the whites of his eyes, "And the editor, the proofreader, the editorial committee... which one of them is innocent? Do you think they see No risk? No, no, they are very clear in their hearts, but they just want to do it. Why? Because it is eye-catching! And they also know that if this matter is not pursued, everyone will be safe, and if it is , then it must be me who was pushed up, they are just hanging a nominal punishment, they should receive wages as they should, and go to work as they should. Only me, only me left in a fucking embarrassment!"

"Jiang Hong...or the other leaders, never thought of keeping you?" Shen Xun spread his hands and considered his words, "After all, you are also the most famous reporter of "Yucheng Business Daily."

"Protect me? Are you kidding me?" Luo Shan showed a ferocious face, "After the incident happened, they pushed me out immediately. Guess what Jiang Hong said? He said that I forced me to make a fuss about 'shooting' !Okay, get the hell out of yourself."

Le Ran memorized silently, but the writing became more and more ugly.

Shen Xun glanced at it calmly, looked away and smiled at Luo Shan, "Okay, let's ask here first, you take a break, my colleagues should be back soon, they may have some questions, I feel wronged you to stay longer moment."

Luo Shan waved his hand and said nothing.

Shen Xun patted Le Ran on the shoulder, and said in a low voice, "Let's go."

Coming out of the inquiry room, Le Ran lowered her head and sighed several times.Shen Xun took him to the stairwell, put one hand on his ear, and pressed him between himself and the wall.

Le Ran was a little taken aback, feeling that this posture was too intimate, but she didn't know whether she should break away.

So he raised his eyelids and looked at Shen Xun tentatively, there were doubts and anger like a small animal in his shallow eyes.

Shen Xun grabbed one of his cheeks with his free hand, tugged gently, and said softly, "Aren't you happy?"

"No."

"You still say no? Depressed, the dog named Lele from the special police team was robbed of the soft ball, just like you are now, with drooping eyes, drooping ears, and no tail wagging."

Le Ran froze for a moment, frowned and retorted: "I'm not a police dog!"

"I didn't say you were, so I just used an analogy." Shen Xun patted his head, "I told you earlier, don't bring personal emotions when handling a case. You just listen to what others say, why do you always substitute yourself?" Woolen cloth?"

"I didn't put it in..." Le Ran lowered her eyelashes, speaking insincerely.

"It's not the best. This case will probably be solved soon, cheer me up."

Le Ran stared at him for a few seconds, and the bright, spotless eyes made the captain of the criminal investigation, who took the opportunity to play a hooligan, a heart twitch.

The two just looked at each other at such a close distance, and after a few seconds, Le Ran glanced out of the corner of his eye, and changed the subject: "If Luo Shan is indeed the murderer, then those newspaper employees who recognized him but did not identify him, are they all accomplices? "

Shen Xun let go of his hand, took two steps back, and leaned against the wall on the other side, "The word accomplice is over."

Le Ran finally got rid of Shen Xun's ambiguous oppression, and moved her body, "According to Fang Xiaoan, many people in the newspaper agree with Luo Shan's approach? She said it is to protect conscience."

"Fang Xiaoan mentioned the conscience of media people, I think it's just an excuse to comfort myself." Shen Xun raised his eyebrows, "Didn't Luo Shan say that after the accident, the employees in the newspaper office feared him like a tiger. If something like that happened, he would definitely have to leave the job, and the newspaper office would not close down because of protecting him, but Fang Xiaoan and his like chose to detour when they saw him."

"They knew the truth, but they watched Luo Shan pack his bags and leave indifferently two years ago, and watched him return to the newspaper office to kill Jiang Hong two years later. Literati like to add high-sounding reasons to their actions, and they found The reason for this is—conscience.”

Le Ran pursed her lips tightly, and said in silence for a moment: "This world is so fucking dark!"

"Hey, you are so young, what swear words are you talking about?" Shen Xun smiled and flicked him on the forehead, "This world is quite dark, but there is no black to the end."

He rubbed his forehead in pain and asked in confusion, "Why?"

Shen Xun raised his head shamelessly and grabbed his cheek again, "Because there are heroes like me who work hard to protect small wild animals!"

The moment Shen Xun saw his own shadow, a warm current flowed through Le Ran's heart for no reason.He lowered his head with some difficulty, his drooping eyelashes trembled slightly, his lips moved, and he uttered a vague "I" with difficulty.

Shen Xun waited for him to tell what happened in the barracks.

Just at this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside the stairwell, and Qiao Yi shouted: "Fuck, where is Shen Xun? The substance suspected to be Jiang Hong's eyeball has been found!"