Material Empire

Qin Hai wanted to meet Ling Shijie mainly because he wanted to see what kind of face this man looked like. In professional terms, he wanted to study what materials his face and mouth were made of. Being able to make polymer materials as strong as alloy steel is enough to make Qin Hai worship.

Using the phone number Guo Qiushi gave, Qin Hai easily contacted Ling Shijie. After the first report was released, Ling Shijie planned to make persistent efforts to conduct a systematic report, so he lived in Xingchuan County for a while, and his mobile phone was kept switched on 24 hours a day, ready to report breaking news at any time.

Qin Hai brought Heizi alone, and arrived at the hotel where Ling Shijie was staying in a light car. As soon as he entered the gate, he saw two people standing up from the chair beside them, walking towards them, and asked sternly, "What do you do?"

"Staying in the hotel, can't you?" Qin Hai replied angrily. He didn't deliberately hide the purpose of meeting Ling Shijie, but felt that these two people were very worthless. The hotel is not a private place. Isn't it normal for guests to come in and out? How can there be such an aggressive questioning as soon as they come up.

"Stay in the hotel? Where did you come from... Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it turned out to be Team Leader Qin, I didn't recognize him."

The man in the lead of the other party made a 180-degree turn in his tone.

Qin Hai looked intently and couldn't help laughing. It turned out that this person was Zhang Peng, the captain of the Xingchuan County Criminal Police Team. When Qin Hai was doing research in Xingchuan, Gao Xuejian had arranged for Zhang Peng and several criminal police officers to be their bodyguards. Of course, whether Zhang Peng's task at that time was to protect Qin Hai or monitor Qin Hai, there was no need to go into it.

"It's Zhang Peng, are you planning to arrest fugitives?" Qin Hai asked with a smile.

"No, no, it's just a general security task." Zhang Peng said respectfully, he knew that Qin Hai's status was higher than Gao Xuejian's, so naturally he couldn't get tough in front of Qin Hai.

Qin Hai was about to ask which big leader came to Xingchuan, so that the police needed to be sent to protect him, when the words came to his lips, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and asked, "Why, you are not protecting Reporter Ling, are you?"

"Uh..." Zhang Peng was taken aback for a moment, "Team Leader Qin, you are here to see Reporter Ling, right?"

"Yes, is there a problem?" Qin Hai asked.

Zhang Peng didn't answer right away, he looked up at the gate, pointed with his finger, and said to his companion: "Xiao Liu, go over and ask what those two people are here for, and check their IDs."

Xiao Liu greeted the two guests who had just walked into the hotel. Zhang Peng took the opportunity to pull Qin Hai aside, and said in a low voice, "Group leader Qin, to tell you the truth, we are the ones arranged by the county to protect Ling Reporter. The county has explained that no one can casually contact Reporter Ling."

"Why, your county wants to block the news?" Qin Hai asked.

Zhang Peng shook his head: "No... Let me tell you the truth, the county means that if people who want to see Reporter Ling report a situation that is conducive to the economic development of the county, they are allowed to go in; if it is hindering economic development If they do, we must find a way to dissuade them, and even if we cannot stop them, we must record their identities so that we can take measures in the future.”

"Whether this is beneficial or harmful, is there any standard?" Qin Hai asked curiously.

Zhang Peng winked at Qin Hai, which meant "you understand", but it was inconvenient to say it clearly, he just said vaguely: "Economic development... Our county is a big steel county, so it promotes the steel industry Development is to promote economic development..."

"I understand." Qin Hai nodded. Zhang Peng's hint was actually very clear. The Xingchuan county government wanted to protect the small iron and steel industry. Ling Shijie's long newsletter just published was just to call for injustice for the small iron and steel industry, so it was in the interests of Xingchuan county.

Those who came to report the situation to Ling Shijie were divided into those who opposed the management of small iron and steel, and those who supported the management of small iron and steel. The former is beneficial to Xingchuan's economic development, while the latter is not conducive to Xingchuan's economic development. If someone comes to provide some materials that are unfavorable to Xiaogang, then Zhang Peng is obliged to stop them, or threaten them by means of registering their names and units.

Zhang Peng, like Guo Qiushi, had already seen Qin Hai's energy during the days when he accompanied Qin Hai and the others in their research, so he had already had a heart of refuge. Guo Qiushi was injured for saving Qin Hai, others couldn't see through it, but Zhang Peng knew in his heart that this was just a double reed sung by Qin Hai and Guo Qiushi. It has long been rumored in the county that after Guo Qiushi recovers from his injury, at least he can be promoted two levels and solve a deputy department. Zhang Peng is also a person who pursues progress, how can he not know how to stand in line?

Gao Xuejian is currently the head of Xingchuan County, and there seems to be no sign of his status being shaken. But Zhang Peng knew that Qin Hai had already grasped the evidence of Gao Xuejian's participation in the small iron and steel business, and he might push Gao Xuejian down at any time. This time Qin Hai led a team to seize low-quality steel outside Xingchuan County, which showed Qin Hai's determination to do things, and also reflected that Qin Hai had no trust in Xingchuan County cadres, and Gao Xuejian's resignation was only a matter of time.

With such an understanding, Zhang Peng must of course show his loyalty on this occasion. He revealed the county's intentions to Qin Hai exactly, just to show his position.

After Qin Hai heard this, he patted Zhang Peng's shoulder with a smile, and said, "Old Zhang is not bad. Last time I asked you guys to provide us with full protection. I haven't had a chance to thank you. When I'm done with this matter, Let's make an appointment with Lao Guo and have a few drinks."

"No problem, if it's in our Xingchuan County, I, Lao Zhang, will be the host." Zhang Peng said with a big grin.

"Then can we go up to see Reporter Ling?" Qin Hai pointed to the upstairs and asked.

Zhang Peng said: "Group leader Qin is going to meet reporter Ling, of course it's okay... However, we may report this situation to the county, there is no way, this is a system, group leader Qin can understand it?"

"Of course I understand, long live I understand." Qin Hai said.

After passing Zhang Peng's test, Qin Hai brought Heizi to the door of Ling Shijie's room, and knocked gently on the door.

"Here we come!" A man in his thirties with glasses on the bridge of his nose opened the door. He looked at Qin Hai and Heizi and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

"Excuse me, is this reporter Ling from South Director?" Qin Hai asked.

"I'm Ling Shijie." The other party replied.

"I'm Qin Hai, the deputy leader of the Central Action Working Group for Rectifying Small Steel, and I've contacted you before." Qin Hai said.

"Oh, it's Team Leader Qin." Ling Shijie was not surprised. After all, Qin Hai had already called him before this. He let the door open and gestured: "You two, please come in."

Qin Hai and Heizi entered and sat down on the sofa. Ling Shijie poured a glass of water for the two of them respectively, then sat on the chair opposite them, and asked indifferently: "The two of you said that you want to talk to me, what exactly do you want to talk about?"

"We don't need to go around any more detours. I'm here to discuss with Reporter Ling because of the manuscript that Director Nan just published. This manuscript should be written by Reporter Ling, right?" Qin Hai took out the article and published it. The long newsletter newspaper asked Ling Shijie.

Ling Shijie said: "Yes, I wrote it, and every word has a factual basis."

"Really?" Qin Hai showed a mocking smile, "You said that a peasant woman committed suicide by taking poison in front of the checkpoint, is that also true?"

"There are photos to prove it." Ling Shijie said.

"We have a video of the scene, which can prove that the peasant woman was only a fake suicide. Our soldier shouted that there was a snake, and she immediately got up and ran away. If Reporter Ling was at the scene at that time, he should have been able to see this scene." Qin Qin Hai said.

Ling Shijie shook his head: "It's not important, the important thing is that she did commit suicide because of your rough administrative behavior."

"Do you think our administrative actions are wrong?" Qin Hai asked.

Ling Shijie said: "Of course, this is a rude behavior, which completely violates the spirit of humanity."

"Reporter Ling, I want to inquire, how many reporters named Ling Shijie are there in your journal?" Qin Hai asked.

"How many?" Ling Shijie was a little confused, "Of course there is only one."

Qin Haidao: "Then a year ago, your magazine published a newsletter also signed by our reporter Ling Shijie, exposing the fact that Xingchuan County was flooded with small iron and steel. Take tough measures to completely crack down on these illegal steel companies and prevent the outflow of low-quality steel products. Isn’t everything we are doing now what that Ling reporter suggested?”

Of course, Ling Shijie could have imagined that Qin Hai would attack from this place. He smiled slightly and said, "Yes, that was indeed written by me. But what I said was that the government should crack down on illegal small iron and steel enterprises. I didn't say that you should You are attacking all small iron and steel enterprises without distinction. Your attack this time has clearly affected many legally operated small enterprises, and has had a serious impact on the lives of farmers."

"Reporter Ling, can you tell me which company has been wronged?" Qin Hai said.

Ling Shijie said: "Sorry, I have to protect the privacy of my informant."

Qin Haidao: "If our actions violate the legal interests of any company, they can file an administrative lawsuit, and your media can also report it. This does not involve any privacy issues. On the contrary, you did not provide any evidence. , Accusing our administrative actions has been suspected of spreading rumors, and you will bear legal responsibility."

Ling Shijie held up a tape recorder with a sneer, and said, "Is Team Leader Qin threatening our media? I have a complete recording here."

"Reporter Ling, we also have a complete recording here, which can be provided to your competent department at any time." Heizi also held up a small device beside him, which is an electronic recording pen that is very rare on the market.

"Please go." Ling Shijie said righteously, "From the day I became a reporter, I have made an oath that no force can make me betray justice, love and conscience."