Chapter 1032: Tang Ye is Truly Energetic!

Zhao Zhangle reported with a mournful face, "A dispute occurred at the station today. Yang Ping, leading a few men, attempted to take Xu Fu'an of the Old Lock Factory away at the long-distance bus station, and a scuffle broke out during this process. Among the crowd, a person claiming to be a Reporter stood out. Yang Ping lost his head at the moment and prepared to destroy the camera the Reporter was carrying, but was then stopped by County Magistrate Tang."

"Where is Yang Ping?" Zheng Shaokang asked calmly.

"He has already been sent to the hospital for treatment. Yang Ping was quite heavily injured! The other two sustained minor injuries." Zhao Zhangle quickly glanced at Tang Ye, secretly thinking that the new County Magistrate was certainly no mere figurehead.

Although Yang Ping and his subordinates had now been incorporated by the Government, they were formerly well-known thugs in Yechuan County; while they had never received professional training, being brave and fierce in street fights was a common occurrence for them.

Tang Ye did not have a single injury on him.

That Yang Ping and his men were injured and in the hospital left Zhao Zhangle quite moved.

Zheng Shaokang asked Tang Ye for instructions, "County Magistrate Tang, how should this matter be handled? Do you have any opinions?"

Logically speaking, Tang Ye had not yet assumed his post, so he temporarily lacked the authority to issue orders.

However, this matter still had to be handled properly.

After all, it involved an undercover investigation by a Reporter from the City Television Station...

"My opinion is that we must communicate well with the Reporter and try our best to control the escalation of the situation. Although I have not yet assumed my new post, I have already come to see myself as a Yechuan person. Family scandals should not be aired in public; we must control public opinion and appease the Reporter."

Zheng Shaokang frowned and said, "How about I communicate with the Reporter and ask her not to report on this matter? We will actively handle it and satisfy all her demands."

Tang Ye said, "The Reporter has the power to interview and report the news. We must give her sufficient respect. She is currently in a fit of anger; direct communication might cause even greater conflict. I will make a phone call first."

Tang Ye took out his mobile phone and dialed Lu Tianming's number.

"County Magistrate Tang, hello, have you arrived in Yechuan County?"

"I have! There is a matter I would like to ask for your help with."

Lu Tianming said with a smile, "Please go ahead!"

"I have encountered a Reporter from the News Girl program group of the City Television Station here in Yechuan County. She is investigating the case of the embezzled relocation funds for the Old Lock Factory. This case is relatively sensitive, and I would like to ask for your help to put in a word with the City Television Station, asking them to temporarily not report this news and give us a few days to handle the matter well. If they are not satisfied, we are willing to accept the supervision of the television station."

Lu Tianming was stunned for a moment, secretly thinking that this Tang Ye was truly energetic!

Only the first day in Yechuan County, and before even assuming his new post, he had already started stirring things up.

"County Magistrate Tang, I will contact the Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department right away, and I will give you feedback on the results later."

Lu Tianming did not dare to be careless, because he knew that Tang Ye had called him because he felt he could handle it himself; if he did not take on this task, he would go directly to contact Jiang Jing.

Bypassing him would make Jiang Jing have an opinion of him.

Lu Tianming flipped through his address book and found the phone number of the Deputy Minister of the Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department, Lu Hang of the City Television Station.

"Station Head Lu, I am Mayor Jiang's Secretary, Little Lu."

"Secretary Lu, is there something you need?" Lu Hang had met Lu Tianming before.

The Mayor's Chief Secretary was no ordinary person.

"A Reporter from the television station's News Girl program group has come to Yechuan County for an undercover investigation into the Old Lock Factory relocation case. This matter requires your intervention; please do not report on it for the time being. The Yechuan County side has a very positive attitude and promises to resolve this conflict within a short period of time. The media has a duty to supervise the Government, but they must also give the Government room for compensation and adjustment."

Lu Hang nodded slightly, "I will look into this matter; please rest assured, Secretary Lu."

Lu Tianming breathed a sigh of relief and hinted tactfully, "This request was put forward by Comrade Tang Ye, the Acting County Magistrate of Yechuan County. County Magistrate Tang was requested by Mayor Jiang to the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department to support the work in Yechuan County, so it requires extra attention."

Lu Hang understood Lu Tianming's meaning, "Very well, I will give the order immediately; please rest assured, Secretary Lu."

Lu Hang hung up on Lu Tianming and dialed the number of the Producer of the news program group.

"There is a matter you need to handle immediately. One of the reporters in your program group went to Yechuan County for an undercover investigation and was discovered. Do not air this news for the time being; this is an instruction issued by the Municipal Government leadership."

"Very well, Station Head Lu, I will take note of it!" Hanging up the phone, the Producer frowned.

He knew that Tian Xiaomeng had gone to Yechuan County for an undercover investigation today.

It must have been that Tian Xiaomeng alerted the Government during the interview process.

Although the Producer was a person with a strong sense of justice, since the order had come from above, he still had to comply.

After all, the media is the mouthpiece of the Party!

What to promote and what to report must follow the command of the Organization!

In the adjacent Interrogation Room, Tian Xiaomeng had been concerned about Tang Ye's situation.

In her view, Tang Ye had only resorted to violence because he stood up for her and Xu Daye.

Tang Ye had struck quite heavily; while those blows were not fatal, they would certainly require several days of lying down to recover.

Yang Ping was a Government employee and certainly had connections with the Police; looking at that posture, he might even be involved with organized crime.

Tang Ye's act of righteous courage was very likely to be falsely accused as violent assault.

At best, he would be detained for public security; at worst, he would be criminally detained.

Tian Xiaomeng made up her mind to use all her connections and spare no cost to help Tang Ye out of this predicament.

The door to the Interrogation Room opened, and a young female Police officer walked in.

The female Police officer handed Tian Xiaomeng a glass of water, "Reporter Tian, you must be thirsty, have some water."

Tian Xiaomeng looked at the female Police officer in surprise, secretly wondering why the other party's attitude had changed so suddenly.

"I'm not thirsty," Tian Xiaomeng refused, "How is that male comrade from just now?"

The female Police officer said with a smile, "Station Chief Zhao is chatting with him right now, please rest assured, this is a Police Station, he will be fine."

Tian Xiaomeng looked at the female Police officer in surprise, feeling that something was not right.

"Reporter Tian, your performance today was especially brave. I really like watching the News Girl program. My mother is a loyal fan; there were a few times when there were conflicts at home, and she kept clamoring for you News Girls to come out and mediate."

The tone had suddenly changed.

This was an Interrogation Room; shouldn't they be asking about her situation and putting pressure on her!

Were they trying to persuade her not to publish what she had seen and heard today?

Why did it feel like they were just making small talk with her?

"Thank you for your recognition and support, but this report has encountered obstacles. The obstacles come from the Yechuan County Government departments," Tian Xiaomeng said with worry.

The female Police officer said, "Don't worry, the Government attaches great importance to media supervision. By the way, I'm going out for a moment to return your personal belongings to you."

The policewoman walked out, then immediately returned to the Interrogation Room with a bag in her hand.

"Please check it and see if anything is missing?"

Tian Xiaomeng picked up the bag, her first reaction being to check the video camera.

Tang Ye had put the video camera into the bag, intact and undamaged, and there were no issues with the content filmed during the undercover visit either.

Tian Xiaomeng had assumed the Police Station would deliberately obstruct her from conducting a normal interview.

However, the other party did not do so.

"Nothing is missing." Tian Xiaomeng had not expected the other party to be so cooperative.

At this moment, her mobile phone rang.

Tian Xiaomeng glanced at it and saw it was a call from the Producer; she looked toward the policewoman.

"May I answer the phone?"