The Capital District Daily's investigation report on the terrorist attack on the concert in the four states around the mountain has entered the follow-up stage. In a series of reports, obviously candid pictures, clear organizational structure, and relevant witness testimony are all over the page. In particular, the daily website also uploaded relevant audio recordings and simple video materials. The conclusion of the investigation will be The spear points directly at the Medellin MP.
The shock caused by this continuous report is still fermenting, but the follow-up report on the fourth day has turned to an accident that happened in the Linhaizhou Stadium on January 1, the sixty-seventh year of the constitutional calendar. The Capital Daily bravely pointed out that the accident was an armed conflict deliberately concealed by the federal government.
In the report, the reporter pointed out that as many as seven officers of the Second Military Region who participated in the spring offensive in the capital at that time committed suicide during the relevant investigation after the incident. Yang Jinsong, the then deputy minister of defense, was passed away due to illness. Fear of committing suicide during an internal investigation.
As soon as this report came out, the entire federation was shocked again. What kind of incident actually involved the military, and also led to the suicide of the Deputy Secretary of Defense? In the report of the Capital Daily, the incident was directly pointed to the Medellin Congressman again, but in this report, several key witnesses were obviously missing.
The Federal Election Commission asked the daily newspaper to terminate the report on the grounds of fair elections, but Bob, the editor-in-chief, strongly stated that even if the Supreme Court was hit, the report would continue. The general election has a tendency to be seriously unfair.
The Supreme Court's lawsuits often last for several years, so the entire federation can only watch the Capital Daily and report frantically. As for what the readers are thinking, no one knows.
Because of the reputation and authority of the Capital Daily over the years, plus its own color of George Carlinism, it is accusing Medellin, the recognized spokesman of George Carlinism, plus those secret but abundant evidence. , a reasonable logical inference, the credibility suddenly increased, and many people began to doubt it.
But the vast majority of people still think that this report is purely based on pictures, and it is a kind of hysteria of conspiracy theorists. Those evidence chains are very far-fetched and absurd. There are also many voices of criticism in the political and press circles, who believe that under such circumstances, the daily report is obviously not rigorous enough.
Those young people who believe in George Carlinism express their attitudes in a much more direct way. They angrily believe that this is the old stubborn force of the Federation, and they do not want to see people from the four states around the mountains who represent the people at the bottom of the society. The Medellin Congressman has become the vice president of the federation. The Capital Daily is the mouthpiece tool of these forces and a shameless political lackey!
"Many reporters are waiting for us in the conference room." Wood glanced downstairs with a solemn expression, and his eyes fell on the dozens of Capital University students on Carbin Street through the sign of the eclipse. These students came to the newspaper today to express The protests also attracted more journalists.
"The Medellin Congressman has created an extremely rare image in the past few decades. In the entire federal political arena, only Pabble can compete with him. However, in the hearts of young students, this disciple of St. George can really represent their yearning. Iconic figure of the concept of fairness."
Editor-in-chief Bob packed up the documents on the table and walked towards the conference room with Wood. In the past few days since the report was released, the two of them have been under enormous pressure that they have never experienced in their lives. These pressures come not only from the upper echelons of the Federation, but also from the anger of ordinary people, and even the incomprehension of their families.
In just a few days, they looked a little haggard.
The reporters in the conference room looked at the two who walked in the door, exchanged glances, and then began to ask questions. In name, they came to interview the protesting students, but in fact they were more concerned about the accusations against the Medellin Congressman.
Editor-in-chief Bob sat on the chair, smiled and glanced at his colleagues around him, and said, "If you have any questions, please ask. I was also a journalist back then, and I know how hard it is to find answers."
The reporters smiled, and then someone asked directly: "Are the pictures and audio recordings in the continuous report legitimate? Where is the source? If this question is not clarified, I believe the credibility of the report will be greatly reduced. ."
The reporters will not try to find the information, the daily newspaper will certainly not leak it, and even if they get it, the newspaper may not dare to publish it. The young students downstairs who are demonstrating and scolding are proof of the risk of doing so.
"We must protect the source of information, and in fact... it was sent." Wood replied first: "Everyone is familiar with the law of journalism, and there is no question of legality for such sent materials. As for the S2 area I spent 70,000 federal dollars and hired more than a dozen paparazzi before I dug them back.”
"Paparazzi running the entertainment line?" The reporter shook his head in disbelief.
"Don't underestimate the paparazzi. As long as they are willing to pay, they are more efficient than the Department of Justice and the FBI combined." Reporter Wood shrugged.
After the next few questions, a middle-aged man who had been silent suddenly said, "Bob, I'm not interviewing you, I just have some questions about this report, and I want to ask."
Editor-in-chief Bob and the reporters in the conference room all know this middle-aged man named Wu Qima, even very familiar with him, because he is a well-known desperate reporter in the federation. A disgraceful article by the federal government.
Since it was not an interview, the reporters in the conference room tacitly turned off the recording equipment in their hands and listened quietly.
After thinking for a long time, Wu Qima said: "You know what kind of person I am, but I still think it is inappropriate for you to throw out this report before the election. In the end, I still believe in the Medellin Congressman, let alone those of you. Inference-based chains of evidence have some credibility, but…”
"What is based on inference? Isn't the blonde in those pictures Medellin's secretary? Could it be that the guy in the foundation didn't explain what he did?" Wood waved the newspaper in his hand angrily.
"But these people are all dead." Wu Chima frowned and said, "and I don't want to argue about this. I'm just thinking, if the Medellin Congressman is behind the scenes, why would he do this? Whether it is reported today Assassination in Linhai Prefecture, or the terrorist attack in four prefectures around the mountains, for him who still retains a strong anti-government color, what good can it do?"
"Destroying the reconciliation agreement and atmosphere of the Federation, using those deaths to divide the people of the Federation into two political groups... The Medellin MP must be a mature politician, it will not be clear, it will not do him any good for the road to the election, And when the terrorist attack occurred, he was on the scene and nearly died. The more confrontational the federal ethnic groups are, the more anti-government he has on him, the more a burden, not a layer of glory."
Editor-in-chief Bob listened quietly, and the reporters in the entire conference room were also very quiet. They were all journalists running the political line. They were naturally keen on this aspect, and naturally knew that Wu Qima's analysis was very reasonable. After all, I can't find any motives for Medellin MPs to do these things.
As for the question of motivation, Xu Le thought about it a long time ago, Mrs. Tai also thought about it, and even Lin Banshan once thought about it in the grass next to the high-speed railway. However, these parties, or people with great wisdom, could not Guessing what Medellin was thinking, couldn't find a reason for him to do so.
After Wu Qima finished speaking, Bob was silent for a moment and then said: "I also wanted to find out his motive for doing this, but I didn't find it. But I am more aware that as journalists, we only need to find the facts, Telling the facts, the motives behind the facts, is something for the prosecutor to consider.”
He raised his head, looked directly at the reporters in the conference room, and said calmly: "The newspaper will not convict a person, it will only tell the citizens of the Commonwealth what the people around that person have done. As for the guilt and innocence, readers They have their own judgments in their hearts.”
Wu Qima didn't give up, she shook her head and said, "But your inferences, your style of writing the so-called facts, have already shown your inclination, you are already making a moral judgment, and this is wrong. !"
"The news is really the opinion of the people who write the news. I admit, Wood and I have our own judgments. We have been using it carefully, including this report," Bob said.
After the reporters left, Wu Qima stayed behind and drank a cup of coffee in the editor-in-chief's office. He looked at Bob and said seriously: "We have known each other for decades, and your words earlier could convince those young people, but they couldn't. Convince me. The newspaper's tendency is too serious, you convicted Medellin in advance, and then came to the evidence. Rigorous? I think the rigor you said earlier was a joke."
"It's really not rigorous enough, but you have to be clear about the current time period." Bob stared at him and said, "Such a person will soon be elected as the vice president of the federation. If he is really behind the scenes, the entire federation will It will pay dearly for my rigor, and until then, it will be a real joke."
"So you have the right to use the public opinion in your hand to pull him down?" Wu Qima put down the coffee cup and asked angrily.
"You have read our report, you should have your own judgment, do you think Medellin is guilty or innocent?" Bob looked at him coldly.
After being silent for a long time, Wu Qima shook his head and said, "I don't know, maybe I just really don't want two positive figures to appear in the political world, but they deceived most people, including me."
"Guilty and innocence, after all, is something that the Department of Justice is going to investigate." Bob frowned and said, "And I don't think that just these few reports will make Medellin lose the election. Governor Ross When Jingzhou was in power, the economy of the Hong Kong capital dazzled the entire federation, and with Medellin in the context of the Great Reconciliation, their odds of winning are really great."
"You support Pabble? I didn't plan to vote this year." Wu Qima asked.
"I support this." Bob patted his left chest.