The speaker was immediately silenced by his colleagues. The colleague lowered his voice and yelled: "You are crazy! So by talking about the Secret Service, are you trying to cause trouble for the entire publishing house?"
The person who spoke paused for a moment, then lowered his voice and said with fear in his heart, "I'm sorry."
This shows the deterrent power of the Secret Service.
After Yin Lian entered, everyone fell silent for the time being. But when Yin Lian asked, they didn't hide anything and gave her a rough overview of the current situation.
It turns out that several newspapers reported on the Secret Service's actions last night this morning, and one of them directly reported what happened in Jingzhai yesterday, down to the last detail. In the report, the reporter fiercely condemned the actions of the Secret Service and described in detail how they ignored the life and death of the elderly and even children.
Their descriptions were extremely detailed and full of grief for the victims and concern for the country and the people. If Yin Lian hadn't personally experienced the scene and played the cold-blooded role, he might have believed their lies.
But since she was present, for such a detailed report, it was inevitable to begin to doubt its source and purpose.
While she was thinking, she heard someone ask: "Ms. Zeng, what do you think?"
Yin Lian raised his head and said, "Sorry, I was just thinking about the possible impact of this news, and I was a little distracted. What are you talking about?"
After hearing this, the other party repeated the question: "I'm asking, should we publish some articles on this matter and condemn the actions of the Secret Service?"
Yin Lian: "...We are a women's journal and literary journal, not a political journal."
The young editor said: "But everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of a country. Even women's literary journals cannot show indifference when facing such issues related to national affairs..."
Yin Lian thought for a while and said, "I understand your thoughts. But, what should we write in our article? To condemn the Secret Service for not caring for the elderly?"
The editor suddenly choked.
Yin Lian said: "For a good publication, what it reports must have its basis. Otherwise we are just making up random things. So tell me now, do you know anything about what happened last night?"
Everyone in the office was silent for a moment.
Yin Lian added: "If you want to report on this, you must inquire and understand the reality. Has anyone volunteered to interview the parties or related personnel in this matter?"
Still no one spoke.
Yin Lian waited for a long while, and then said: "We are a newspaper now, and we must follow the principles of a newspaper. It is not appropriate to talk nonsense about current affairs without conducting interviews or investigating."
One editor retorted: "But even if they are not frontline reporters, can't ordinary literati express their opinions on current affairs?"
Yin Lian replied: "Insights and insights can only be interpreted after seeing and hearing. Seeing and hearing is not just a side story, but a real deep understanding and some kind of feeling from the heart. What do you personally think of Lord Jing Laijing?" Do you understand? His life story, the cause of the conflict in this incident, or what you know about his old lady, and what feelings you have for his children? "
Everyone was still unconvinced at first, but after hearing Yin Lian's question, she took the lead and started racking their brains to think about Jing Lai.
But even in this era, Jinglai's reputation is not very good. Many people only know that Mr. Jing is in charge of the Ministry of War and lives a luxurious life. In other words, he is clearly suspected of corruption and bribery. However, this is considered common sense in this era. After all, this is the behavior of the entire court.
Normally, if there is no report about Mrs. Jing and the youngest son of the Jing family, and if their pity and the cruelty of the Secret Service are described in extremely personal terms, then this matter is ultimately an internal struggle within the court. , in fact, it won’t cause any trouble.
Yin Lian said: "In the final analysis, you just think that the Secret Service's approach is too cruel. Even if there is a struggle between North Korea and China, the elderly and children should be spared. However, the method of sitting together has been around since ancient times. It was originally intended to deter prisoners and make people supervise each other. Formed. It is indeed inappropriate from the perspective of modern human rights thinking, but what's the use of scolding a secret service? Don't say that the old man and the child are gone, but they are still there. You scolded the secret service to show mercy, but the next one, the next one What about next time? What if it’s a warlord who does this next time? What if it’s the emperor?”
There was silence in the editorial department. After a while, someone reluctantly said: "Then we just don't do anything?"
Yin Lian paused and said: "Discussing this kind of topic is not suitable for our magazine. Our magazine itself is a literary and entertainment magazine. I am not saying that this kind of magazine should not worry about the country and the people, but just because Our focus is on literature and entertainment, so we cannot always worry about the country and the people. If there is a massacre, a large-scale warlord war, or a disaster involving an entire place, we will naturally write articles to express condolences, but if It’s just a certain political struggle, or a certain murder case, are we still trying to guide readers to speak out for information that is half-understood or even completely wrong?”
What she said was a bit heart-wrenching. After hearing this, everyone in the editorial department felt a lump in their chests. They wanted to refute but were unable to do so for the moment.
But I heard Yin Lian continue to say: "Our readers are mainly ladies and ladies. Although I don't want to say this judgment, most of them, like me, are relatively weak compared to the society as a whole. But even if they are weak, human life There will be power in the world, and there will be the ability and courage to speak out. Maybe one day we can use them, but I hope you will not abuse this influence rashly, at least before using it, you must do detailed investigation and Rational judgment.”
The employees hired by Yin Lian are young and energetic students who have just emerged from society, so they are inevitably impulsive. But they were all well-educated and actually had brains, so after thinking about her words carefully, they were finally convinced. Lin Jiale even took the initiative to make a self-examination, saying that he had not thought carefully about this matter, was too impulsive, and did not fully understand the representative significance of the magazine itself.
Yin Lian didn't blame him. In fact, she used some tricks during this conversation, just to prevent the newspaper from getting involved in this seemingly complicated public opinion storm. However, for a group of young people, it was not appropriate to rely on direct force, so after giving them a stick, she still gave them a little sweetness.
Yin Lian softened her voice and said, "However, although I don't agree with getting involved in Jinglai's house raiding case, I appreciate your compassion for the elderly and children. If we can find one or two people who are suitable for this matter, From a magazine’s perspective, it’s not like you can’t express your opinions.”
Chi Hui thought thoughtfully and asked: "The so-called angle that suits us is to avoid the possibility of a head-on conflict with the Secret Service. We start the discussion from the unhuman rights of 'criminal association' and promote public opinion to let people oppose this kind of conspiracy." Guilty?"
Yin Lian said: "Chi Hui, you are indeed very perceptive... Yes, that's probably what I meant."
Chi Hui said: "This is very difficult... more difficult than forcing the Secret Service to release the women and children of the Jing family..."
Yin Lian said: "But the two things have completely different meanings. Letting go of the Jing family will offend the Secret Service, and only the Jing family will benefit. And if it can promote the development of public opinion, although it cannot change the laws of the court in a short time, it will It can sow seeds in everyone's minds. Instead of accusing the Secret Service of not treating the family members of a house-searching officer well, it is better to expand the focus to all the families of prisoners who have been implicated, and discuss the significance of the existence of the punishment of continuous imprisonment."
This undoubtedly improves the level of the article, and caring for the elderly and children is more likely to resonate with female readers. A group of editors were persuaded at that time and immediately began to discuss the feasibility of this type of article. Lin Jiale has always been in close contact with readers and understands their mentality and concerns very well. At that time, he proposed several very thoughtful entry points.
Interviews in this area are relatively easy to conduct and arrange. The interviews that Yin Lian proposed before were all aimed at the Secret Service and criminal officials. Although everyone in the editorial department acted fearlessly, they would inevitably have various concerns and struggles in many aspects if they wanted to actually conduct the interview - after all, the Secret Service They have heard a lot about the bad reputation.
After leaving the Secret Service, Yin Lian became curious about Li Laixi's actions. As someone who had been directly present at the scene of the crime before, she naturally knew that the old man of the Jing family simply ran out with the child in his arms and suffered a stroke. Because it was the Lantern Festival and it was a wealthy area, the lights were quite bright at that time. Yin Lian could be sure through the robot's sight lens that there were no wounds on the old man's body. He even had a child's swaddling clothes as a buffer when he fell to the ground. Neither really hit my head.
The child was sent directly to the future by Yin Lian. For this reason, the proportion of time passing between the future Xia Kingdom and the Xia Kingdom in this time and space may be slightly reduced. Although the amount of one child may be very insignificant, over time, it will also affect Yin Lian. cause certain losses.
In this case, the Secret Service was also accused of abusing the elderly and children, and the newspaper's imagination was so vivid that Yin Lian had an unusual feeling.
There are two possibilities for this. One is that the opponents or enemies of the Secret Service fabricated the facts and deliberately used them to attack the Secret Service. Yin Lian analyzed it and felt that the most likely person to do this was not the warlord - as for the warlord, there was no need to only attack the Secret Service. Wouldn't it be better to attack the court as a corrupt whole? So to rule out this option, it is more likely to be people from the prince's side, or other official parties that have conflicts with the Secret Service.
Li Laixi has a strong style, and Yin Lian hangs out in official circles and business circles. Although he is heard everywhere, he has conflicts with the Secret Service, and Li Laixi is disliked by others. But after all, these are news from outside the previous court, and they may not be accurate... But at this time, she has no way to break into the court. Even if she wanted to bribe an official, it would be difficult to bribe them to the extent that they could be completely honest with her.
Therefore, Yin Lian could only find a way to find out about this matter on his own.
It would be easiest to start directly with the personnel of the Secret Service, but Yin Lian may not be able to take the initiative to meet Li Laixi, and she would only go directly to an overly keen and mysterious spy leader if her brain is damaged. However, in June, the Secret Service ordered five cars from her, which allowed the workshop stewards to interact with the Secret Service's logistics officers and make inquiries.
Yin Lian took the initiative to arrange a dinner.
