Chapter 171 Headlines
early morning.
Chen Ling opened the door, and a burst of plum blossom fragrance hit her face. Several magpies on the eaves were frightened and flew into the sky one after another.
At this moment, Chen Ling was still in a daze. Perhaps because he had stayed in District 3 for a long time, he subconsciously thought that after opening the door, he would find a street full of wind and snow... But now he suddenly realized that the familiar and leaky room There is no way back to this small shabby house.
Chen Ling had a good sleep, and the fatigue of the past few days was swept away. After waking up at the door for a while, as soon as he walked through the archway of the other courtyard, he saw a figure sitting in front of the courtyard, holding a hand. Holding a stack of newspapers and reading them carefully.
Chu Muyun is still wearing the same shirt, waistcoat, and silver-rimmed glasses, and he reads just like he did in District 3. This seems to be his habit every morning.
"I thought you would sleep a little longer." Chu Muyun glanced at him.
"That's enough, I still have things to do." Chen Ling sat down on the stone chair opposite him and asked bluntly, "Aurora City, is there a messy place like that?"
Hearing this, Chu Muyun's expression was a little strange. He closed the book and asked, "What else do you want to do?"
"What do you mean? I rarely cause trouble."
Chu Muyun did not speak, but silently spread the newspaper in his hand on the table. On the most conspicuous and largest page of the newspaper, several large black fonts instantly caught Chen Ling's eye——
"Heresy or Justice?" The first outsider to smash the Aurora City Gate in a century—Chen Ling"
""I question Aurora City" - Han Meng, the law enforcement officer of the third district, challenged the law enforcement system! 》
"Twilight Club Members Reappear in Aurora City!" Disaster or redemption? 》
"Interview Record with Survivors of District 3 - Deciphering the Darkness and Distortion of Human Nature of Low-Level Law Enforcers"
"Eighty percent of the pages of Aurora Daily today belong to you. The whole city is arguing over your behavior yesterday... In the past hundred years, no one has ever been able to do this." Chu Muyunshen She looked at him deeply and said, "You are now a famous person in Aurora City...and you said you rarely get into trouble?"
Chen Ling:......
Chen Ling picked up the newspaper and flipped through the pages.
Chu Muyun was right. This newspaper is almost full of his photos from yesterday. The train rushed out of the wave of disaster, crashed through the Aurora City Gate, his calm face when talking in the city, and the elegant ending in the final flames... ...The written content is almost entirely related to him.
The only content in this newspaper that had nothing to do with him was that the Stars Chamber of Commerce suddenly sounded an alarm last night. It seemed that something was missing. However, this page was also squeezed into the corner, and you couldn't turn it without looking carefully.
"What does what Chen Ling did have to do with me?" Chen Ling pushed up her half-rimmed glasses and answered nonchalantly.
The corners of Chu Muyun's mouth twitched slightly.
At this moment, Chen Ling glanced at the article at the top, and a name suddenly caught his eye.
"Who is this Wen Shilin?" Chen Ling asked, pointing to the small characters next to the title.
"Isn't it written on it? Reporter." Chu Muyun paused for a moment and spoke again, "This reporter seems to be somewhat famous. He has exposed several dark transactions behind the scenes of law enforcement officers and has caused a sensation... These days, if you have the courage, Not many journalists are using their freedom of the press.”
"Free press rights? What is that?"
"At the beginning of Aurora City's establishment, that generation of senior officials established the bill while creating the law enforcement system. The purpose was to use the freedom of the media to check and balance the absolute law enforcement power of law enforcement officers. It can be regarded as a kind of supervision and inspection. It does not Let the rights of law enforcers or law enforcement officers be too expanded..." Chu Muyun chuckled, "But facts have proven that under the absolute power gap, the freedom of private media is limited. Over the past few hundred years, there are still a few Do journalists dare to use this right?
Let's not talk about the benefits that using this right can bring to them. If they offend some law enforcement officers or groups of law enforcement officers, they don't even know how they died... People are all creatures who seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Who would want to do this? A thankless job. "
"The right to media freedom..."
Chen Ling nodded thoughtfully, "Let's get down to business first. Which part of Aurora City is more chaotic?"
After going around in circles, Chen Ling asked the question again. After Chu Muyun was speechless for a while, he still had no choice but to answer:
"Aurora City is, after all, the core of the Aurora Realm. There are not many places that are too chaotic on the surface. You can go to the outer ring in the west of the city and have a look... there may be what you want there."
Chen Ling got the news she wanted and was about to set off. After Chu Muyun hesitated for a moment, he added:
"By the way... you people from District 3 will also be placed there."
Chen Ling's steps paused slightly.
…
"What's your name...?"
"Zhao Yi."
"Okay, Mr. Zhao Yi." In the cramped room, a reporter sat next to the window with a pen and paper. "Let me introduce myself. I am Zhuo Shuqing, a reporter from Aurora Daily. Next I will ask You have a few questions, I hope you can cooperate with them to answer them.”
Zhao Yi was wrapped in bandages and his face was full of exhaustion. He frowned and asked, "Didn't you have a reporter come to interview you yesterday? Why are you asking again?"
"My colleague may have made some mistakes in his understanding yesterday, so I'm here to confirm with you." Zhuo Shuqing's voice was as gentle as jade, and it sounded very comfortable.
"You mentioned in the interview yesterday that law enforcers in the third district collected large amounts of protection fees from residents, right?"
"yes."
"How much does this cost approximately?"
"At least three to five silver coins, every month."
"This amount doesn't sound like a lot." Hearing this, Zhao Yi subconsciously frowned. Before he could speak, Zhuo Shuqing continued, "So, after collecting this fee, have there been large-scale criminal cases or man-made terrorist attacks in the neighborhood?" "...No, but..." "Can it be understood that after law enforcement officers collect a small amount of subsidies from the public, they can promptly expand manpower, update equipment, and strengthen patrols, thereby avoiding a series of vicious incidents?" Zhao Yi was stunned. He immediately stood up and shook his head and said, "No, it's not like that...That's protection money! Not a subsidy..." Zhuo Shuqing was shocked by Zhao Yi's voice. As if he hadn't heard anything, he just lowered his head and wrote quickly on the paper, "You also mentioned that when the third district was hit by the disaster, some law enforcement officers not only failed to perform their duties, but took the lead in running away, and even rushed into people's houses to force people to hide... But in the end, the disaster in the neighborhood was cleared, wasn't it?"
"It was indeed cleared, but it had nothing to do with them, that was..."
"Is it possible that the escape and hiding in your eyes were just traps set by law enforcement officers to fight back against the disaster, and as for the accidental injuries to the people during this period, it was unintentional in the process of fighting the disaster."
When Zhao Yi heard this, he could no longer contain his anger, and his fists slowly clenched!