Chapter 1237

Su Xinghui said happily, "Has the matter of reporter Jiang been cleared up?"

Wan Yimin nodded and said, "Last night, we interrogated Wang Xu, the captain of the Public Security Bureau's Public Order Brigade in Qingxi County who led the people to detain Jiang Chaoyang. He has already confessed that the matter of Jiang Chaoyang soliciting a prostitute was indeed baseless; it was they who brought a woman to frame Jiang Chaoyang."

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "That's great!"

Wan Yimin said, "They should be back soon. Let's go to the restaurant and wait for them."

Su Xinghui nodded. He let Wan Yimin go downstairs first, then went to Zhang Bin's door and knocked, calling Zhang Bin up. He told Zhang Bin that Jiang Chaoyang would be released immediately and asked him to wash up quickly and go downstairs to the restaurant to wait for Jiang Chaoyang. Zhang Bin was overjoyed; he spent only three minutes washing up, put on his clothes, and went downstairs with Su Xinghui.

In the restaurant downstairs, Wan Yimin and Jiang's father were sitting there. Su Xinghui and Zhang Bin greeted Jiang's father, and Jiang's father thanked them repeatedly. He knew that if it weren't for Su Xinghui and Zhang Bin this time, it would have been difficult for him to seek justice for Jiang Chaoyang on his own.

Less than ten minutes after they went downstairs, a car drove up outside. A member of the inspection team got out of the car, and two more people stepped out from the back seat—one was Weng Guoying, and the other was Jiang Chaoyang. Su Xinghui and Zhang Bin stood up to greet them.

Jiang Chaoyang's clothes were a bit wrinkled, he was thinner than before, and his hair was a bit long, but he looked in good spirits, and there were no visible injuries on his face. This appearance made Su Xinghui and Zhang Bin feel slightly relieved. Su Xinghui stepped forward and held Jiang Chaoyang's hand, saying, "Senior Brother Jiang, you have suffered!"

Although Jiang Chaoyang had been picked up by Weng Guoying, he hadn't said a few words to Weng Guoying on the way, and he didn't know what had happened. He said in surprise, "Xinghui, why are you here?"

Zhang Bin said, "Senior Brother Jiang, you were able to be rescued this time thanks to Xinghui!"

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Senior Brother Jiang, let's go inside and sit. We can talk about everything once we're sitting down. Your father is also here; he's waiting for you in the restaurant."

Jiang Chaoyang was taken aback. He hurried a few steps and entered the guesthouse. Sure enough, he saw his father in the restaurant. His father stood up, his eyes brimming with tears as he looked at him.

Jiang Chaoyang stopped in his tracks. He realized that he hadn't seen his father for only twenty days, yet his father looked as if he had aged several years all at once.

Jiang Chaoyang walked up and fell to his knees in front of his father, saying, "Dad, your child is unfilial! I've made you worry!"

Jiang's father's tears streamed down his face. He took Jiang Chaoyang's hand and pulled him up, saying, "Son, you have suffered! You are a good man!"

Father and son hugged and wept bitterly. The others watched them silently. Weng Guoying's eyes welled up with tears again; it seemed he felt the same way!

Jiang Chaoyang and his father cried for a while before their emotions calmed down. They sat down, and Zhang Bin told Jiang Chaoyang what had happened after he was detained. Only then did Jiang Chaoyang understand that it was Su Xinghui who had saved him, and he hurriedly thanked Zhang Bin and Su Xinghui.

Su Xinghui said, "Senior Brother Jiang, the person you should thank the most is Team Leader Wan. It was their provincial inspection team coming to Qingxi County that turned the situation around and rescued you."

Jiang Chaoyang then thanked Wan Yimin. Wan Yimin smiled and said, "Xinghui, you are too modest. If it weren't for you going deep into the tiger's den in Qingxi County, I'm afraid there wouldn't have been this inspection team of ours."

Su Xinghui said, "Alright, Senior Brother Jiang, don't thank each other anymore. Eat breakfast. After breakfast, get a haircut, take a bath, and have a good sleep."

Jiang Chaoyang nodded. He had suffered quite a bit in the detention center these past few days and hadn't been able to eat well, so he was indeed very hungry. He ate a lot, then went to get a haircut, took a bath in a room arranged by Wan Yimin, changed into a full set of new clothes his father had bought for him, and went to sleep. He slept very soundly.

That day, the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection sent several working groups to various counties and districts in Qingyang City, signaling that a storm would sweep through the political scene of Qingyang City. Who knows how many officials would fall in this storm? The start of this storm was the detention of a reporter.

And the promoter of this storm, many of the people involved in the storm did not know, was Su Xinghui.

The area hit hardest by this storm was, of course, Qingxi County. That day, more than twenty officials, including County Party Secretary Duan Mantang and County Magistrate Liu Suozhu, were taken away by the Commission for Discipline Inspection for "tea." The entire officialdom of Qingxi County was in a state of panic, while the ordinary common people were overjoyed, and many even set off firecrackers.

That day, all the firecrackers in the entire Qingxi County were bought out. The sound of firecrackers in Qingxi County town rang for a whole day.

Master Dai, who liked to play chess, also bought several strings of firecrackers and set them off at his own door. He never expected that this day in Qingxi County was brought about by the young chess friend he had played five games with a few days ago.

The thunderous sound of firecrackers in Qingxi County town couldn't wake Jiang Chaoyang. He slept until after five o'clock in the afternoon. After waking up, he ate in the restaurant and then had a heart-to-heart talk with Su Xinghui in Su Xinghui's room.

Su Xinghui said, "Senior Brother Jiang, you came to Qingxi County alone for an interview and investigation; weren't you afraid at all?"

Jiang Chaoyang smiled bitterly and said, "How could I have expected them to be so insane? That time they wanted to bribe me with 100,000 yuan to get me to give up this interview and investigation, but I refused. Who knew that the next night they would find a woman to frame me and detain me?"

Su Xinghui said, "Did you suffer in the detention center?"

Jiang Chaoyang said, "When they were detaining me, I resisted, and they gave me a few hard blows, hitting me so hard my ribs almost broke."

Speaking of this, Jiang Chaoyang lifted his clothes, and sure enough, there was a patch of blue and purple on his left rib.

Jiang Chaoyang continued, "During the interrogation, I refused to sign the transcript, so they forcibly pulled my hand and pressed my fingerprint on it. I resisted with all my might, and they almost broke my hand."

Jiang Chaoyang rolled up his sleeves, and there was still a dark mark on his right wrist. Even after several days, the mark was still there; one can imagine how deep the mark was at the time.

Jiang Chaoyang said, "In the detention center, they found people to provoke me and get into conflicts with me. At night, I was covered and beaten by people. My back is still burning with pain now."

Just like that, Jiang Chaoyang pointed out the injuries he had suffered to Su Xinghui one by one. Su Xinghui was furious and said, "These people are too lawless!"

Jiang Chaoyang smiled indifferently and said, "Sigh, I've been a reporter for so long, I don't know how many times I've been injured and beaten; I'm used to it."

Su Xinghui was silent. After a long while, he said, "Senior Brother Jiang, you have suffered!"

Jiang Chaoyang said, "It can't be called suffering or not suffering. Being a reporter has been my dream since I was a child. I once thought about being a war reporter; wouldn't that be even more dangerous? So I was psychologically prepared for what I suffered today. I originally thought I wouldn't be able to get out this time; thanks to you, if it weren't for you, I really might not have been able to get out."

Su Xinghui comforted him, "How could that be? Senior Brother Jiang, no matter how lawless they are, they wouldn't dare to do that."

Jiang Chaoyang shook his head and smiled, "What wouldn't they dare to do? That night I was covered and beaten, the people who beat me openly told me to be honest and accept their conditions, and if I didn't accept their conditions, they would take my life. If you had come a few days later, I might really not have been able to get out."

Su Xinghui, of course, knew that what Jiang Chaoyang said was true. Duan Mantang, Cui Minda, and these people were truly reckless and capable of doing anything.

Jiang Chaoyang said, "The person I am most sorry to is my family. These past few years, I haven't let them enjoy any happiness, and I've let them live in fear with me. Today, seeing my father come, my heart is truly aching. He is over sixty years old, and for my sake, he rushed here from as far away as Jiangcheng..."

Speaking of this, Jiang Chaoyang really couldn't go on, and he also wiped his tears. After he wiped his tears and his emotions calmed down a little, Su Xinghui said, "Senior Brother Jiang, how about this, I'll help you change jobs. You can do whatever you want—be an editor or do administrative work. You should also take good care of your family."

Su Xinghui's words were not empty talk. With his current connections, he could manage to help Jiang Chaoyang transfer jobs. No matter what kind of job Jiang Chaoyang wanted, he was willing to try his best to help Jiang Chaoyang get it. Jiang Chaoyang's dedication over the past few years was indeed too much. ===== CHAPTER 1239 =====