Detective Files II

Chapter 380 False Report
Leaving Ren's house, Tian Mi still needs to go to the next stop, which is Da Liu's house in the Political Department.

Liu’s home is a little more than 10 minutes’ walk away from the Public Security Bureau. After discussing with Lu Xiangdong, Tian Mi and Lu Xiangdong decided to go back to the police station. Although it’s past the off-duty time, it’s not yet high school. During self-study, secondly, Tian Yang and Mo Dou probably haven't returned home yet, Tian Mi and the others are also very worried about the news from the media.

As a result, when she returned to the Serious Crime Unit, as soon as she entered the door, Tian Mi realized that there was no need to ask anyone for the answer to this question. Not only Tian Yang and Mo Dou, but even Cheng Feng sat with them. There was a local evening newspaper in City C on the desk. From the expressions of the three people, it could be seen that the last thing they expected to happen had happened.

Lu Xiangdong walked over, reached for the newspaper on the table, glanced at the eye-catching headline, and silently handed it to Tian Mi.Tian Mi took it nervously in her heart, and when she saw the headline of the news, she couldn't help but get a little angry.

"Excellent female teachers were tortured and killed, and the police didn't act when they knew about it?!" Tian Mi finished reading this not-so-large report as quickly as possible, feeling that her lungs were about to explode.

In the whole report, the content of the video was embellished, and then lashed out at the police, saying that after they learned about the situation, the police did not pay enough attention and did not take any action, which resulted in the tragic death of an excellent young female teacher in the Under the gangster's butcher knife, this vicious gangster is still at large.

"What does it mean that we know in advance but do nothing?! We have no clues except for a CD and a short video that cannot even judge the environmental background! We have been busy these two days investigating the identity of the kidnapped person. , when trying to collect clues, those reporters knew nothing, didn’t understand anything, even before this news was published, no one came to interview or ask us about anything! Why can they be so ignorant? Responsible nonsense, erase all the efforts we made before, and convict us with false accusations?!" Tian Mi panted heavily, her anger hard to calm down.

"Even though no one came to talk to us before, we'll have to wait for a large group of reporters to chase after us and question us tomorrow morning!" Mo Dou rubbed his temples and lamented bitterly.

Tian Yang looked at him, looking helpless, and shook his head: "Don't be in a hurry to get a headache, our boss hasn't bothered to take care of his own headache! Tomorrow morning, he will probably be called by his superiors to talk, we have Brother Feng Blocked, the 'wind and rain' has been much smaller."

"Brother Feng, I'm sorry for you!" Mo Dou said pitifully to Cheng Feng.

Cheng Feng smiled bitterly and waved his hands. He was more open to this matter than a few younger police officers: "We know the truth of this matter, and we are worthy of our conscience and our hat. The police badge on it is enough! Standing upright is not afraid of the shadow, and the superiors will investigate clearly. The reporter’s report is for the profit of the newspaper he works for, and of course they will not put our reputation and interests first.”
"No one needs them to think about our reputation, but when we do things, we must at least speak with conscience, right? We must respect the facts, right?! How can we fabricate it out of thin air without even the most basic investigation! What are they called? The uncrowned king!" Tian Mi still found it hard to accept.

"Even if there is a crowned king, there is a difference between enlightened and stupid, and the uncrowned one is even more the same." Lu Xiangdong did not show any emotions of surprise or annoyance because of this from the beginning to the end, "The incidence rate of crime types is high or low. It is inversely proportional to its own news value. The incidence of this kind of massacre is extremely low. If the police do not act as a gimmick, the sensationalism and social influence of the news will be brought to the extreme. There are With such a huge temptation of interests in front of us, the truth will naturally be ignored."

"Didn't you ask your acquaintances? Why did the report still get sent out?" Tian Mi asked Tian Yang puzzled.

Tian Yang punched the table angrily: "Don't mention it! I did find an acquaintance in the newspaper office, but after he asked me from the side, he told me that they hadn't received anything similar, so I was still worried. I deliberately asked him to go through the relationship, and implicitly inquired from other media, and the answers were almost the same. No one mentioned any particularly explosive news recently. The most annoying thing is that the newspaper that published this news, I That friend also inquired about it, and the other party pretended to be fine and complained to him about not having any good topics recently, but now that I think about it, they had already finished this press release at that time!"

"I'll never fully believe the superficial stuff in the newspaper again!" Tian Mi gritted her teeth and complained.

Lu Xiangdong smiled at the side: "Congratulations on finally growing up."

"Stop making sarcastic remarks, do you have any more constructive points of view?" Because Tian Mi was in a bad mood, she felt a little angry at Lu Xiangdong's attitude as if it had nothing to do with her.

"Really," Cheng Feng heard her question, and thought, "Now we are more or less affected by the bias of this report. Only Xiangdong, although he is also investigating the case together, is an outsider after all. You What do you think?"

Of course, Lu Xiangdong would not take Tian Mi's childish emotions seriously. Regarding Cheng Feng's question, he seemed to have already answered: "It's not constructive, but there is indeed a point of view. Putting aside your disregard for your work , and the tarnishing of reputation are not counted. Just judging from the wording of this report, the time when the murderer sent the video CD to the media was obviously out of sync with the one sent to you. He did it through a secret channel after confirming that you received the video. Sent to the newspaper."

"What is the murderer's purpose for creating this time difference?" Tian Yang didn't understand the reason.

"There are two possibilities. One is provocation. As for the murderer's intention to challenge the authority, as I have said before, if this reason is true, the murderer deliberately delayed sending the video CD to the newspaper. When you have just started and you have no clue or just found a clue, use the media to exert public opinion pressure on you, and further achieve his goal of challenging the police." Lu Xiangdong raised a finger.

"It seems that the murderer we are facing, apart from being cunning, is also a person who often reads books and newspapers, maybe he has dealt with the media!" Mo Dou smiled wryly, "This man uses reports as a weapon to throw a dagger at the media." The lethality is quite familiar!"

"What about the second possibility?" Tian Mi asked eagerly.

"The second possibility," Lu Xiangdong raised a finger again, "Your investigation range has touched or approached the murderer, and let him use external pressure to disrupt your judgment and direction, so as to achieve the goal of escape. Regardless of these two Which of these possibilities will be confirmed, one thing is very clear, that is, not only did the murderer not rush to flee after committing the crime, but instead he was in City C, secretly watching your actions."

"Dr. Lu, I'm a little nervous after hearing what you said! It seems that the criminals we are going to deal with this time are some difficult characters with ulterior motives!" Mo Dou sighed deeply.

Lu Xiangdong did not deny his words: "Being good at using difficult news media means that this person is more difficult than the media."

"Has this person suffered from the loss of the media, or has the benefit of using the media, or is he a member of the media?" Tian Yang boldly guessed.

"Anyway, my idea now is to find Xiong Qi as soon as possible. Either he is in great danger, or he himself is a danger!" Tian Mi strengthened her previous thoughts.

"I tried it just now. His phone is turned off and he can't be contacted. It really doesn't work. You should go to his new unit tomorrow morning. No matter what, at this juncture, you can't let him make any trouble!" Tian Yang replied. .

Cheng Feng looked at the time and stood up: "Maybe everyone will have to go home late today! Since the matter of the case was exposed by the Evening News with embellishments, and the higher-ups will inquire tomorrow, even if our progress has been done step by step, it may not be enough. "

"Then let's go to Da Liu's house. She called me before and said that her son was indeed in the same class as Ren Xuyang. If a class teacher can suppress a little girl until she can't survive, it must not be once or twice a day. God's result!" Tian Mi picked up the newspaper on the table, folded it fiercely and threw it into the trash can at her feet.

Tian Yang and Mo Dou looked at her impulsive behavior and wanted to laugh, but they understood.

"You don't need to come back after Da Liu's family understands the situation, just go home and rest." Cheng Feng estimated the time, and nodded to Lu Xiangdong, "Xiangdong, Tian Mi will be counting on you."

"It's my duty." Lu Xiangdong replied.

The two walked down the stairs side by side. Tian Mi looked at the twilight outside the building that had already been dyed red by the setting sun. Thinking about the case at hand and the overwhelming pressure of public opinion coming back tomorrow, she couldn't help feeling sad.

"You said, when other people fall in love, we also fall in love. They talk sweet words every day, and the two of us deal with the living and the dead every day, talking about the case! I thought that after the bombing case was over, I could breathe a sigh of relief and enjoy it. After some spare time, now a more difficult one comes!" Tian Mi pitifully tugged on Lu Xiangdong's sleeve, "Our private date is really far away!"

Lu Xiangdong took her hand over and held it in his hand: "Didn't you keep complaining that I'm not romantic or interesting? I thought you would feel no different from going on a date with me to investigating a case with me."

Of course Tian Mi could hear that he was teasing herself, so she pursed her lips: "Talking is better than nothing! Forget it! The future will be long! If the relationship between two people lasts for a long time, how can they be porky!"

She wanted to liven up the atmosphere, but when she turned around, she realized that Lu Xiangdong's face had become cloudy at some point.

(End of this chapter)