The conspiracy of the courtyard

Chapter 223 The scene is chaotic

Sure enough, when He Yushui handed the report to Principal Liang for review, his usually cold eyes suddenly became warm. He couldn't help but praise He Yushui for his sharp vision and quick thinking, and inadvertently taught him many efficient submission methods during the conversation.

So, Lu Zixuan assigned Fan Rong to lead He Yushui, and according to the instructions of Principal Liang, they took 20 kilograms of fine grain coupons and found the Sijiucheng Education Newspaper Office near the outskirts of the city.

The newspaper was not large, with only a dozen staff members. The deputy editor-in-chief in charge of publication review looked at the manuscript with a big headline under the food coupons with a fiery look in his eyes, and talked with He Yushui and Fan Rong for nearly two hours.

Half a month passed in a flash, during which time Fan Rong continuously provided the newspaper with a series of representative educational advanced deeds.

For example: a frail rural primary school teacher insisted on teaching despite being sick;

A group of teachers sacrificed their rest time and actively devoted themselves to literacy work;

The journalists from the Education Newspaper braved the difficulties and went deep into the disaster area with donations from caring people in the society to bring warmth and hope...

Therefore, the editor-in-chief personally handed the newly issued special correspondent card to Fan Rong, and earnestly advised him: "Dig deep into news events with revolutionary significance and enhance the status of education among the broad masses of the people."

The report on Principal Liang’s achievements was published as scheduled. The next day, Fan Rong, with the interview plan approved by the editor-in-chief, made a high-profile invitation to the leaders of the education department to participate in the interview with Principal Liang.

Although newspapers were not scarce during this period, having one's name appear in a newspaper was still a great honor. Even if it was just a supporting role, many people flocked to it.

Therefore, the leadership position of the dispatched person is still quite heavy.

In order to express his respect for the principal, He Yushui also vigorously promoted on campus that the principal would have the honor of being interviewed by a newspaper in two days.

People are curious about new things, so many teachers, students and parents came to the school early that day to see the spectacle.

Lu Zixuan reminded Director Zhou to arrange people to prevent safety issues, and at the same time followed the disciplinary inspection personnel arranged in advance by Lao Chen and squeezed into the front row of the crowd.

In accordance with the principal's instructions, the school's Academic Affairs Office placed two rows of tables and chairs in front of the principal's office to facilitate interviews and record-keeping by leaders and reporters.

When Fan Rong arrived with the leaders, he saw a scene that was comparable to a commendation meeting. He was so scared that his steps became a little stiff. His eyes unconsciously looked towards the crowd. When he saw Lu Zixuan's calm and confident eyes, he regained his composure.

After some polite greetings and routine questions and answers, before Fan Rong could get to the point, an abrupt voice came from behind the crowd.

"Then can Principal Liang tell us the price our school recommends for college students?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Principal Liang, who had been talking eloquently before, was stunned for a moment, then his eyes flashed coldly as he stared at the crowd.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and consciously made way.

Two young men in workwear jackets walked out from behind the crowd. They were both in their twenties.

The two of them stopped and looked at Principal Liang with teasing eyes, waiting for an answer.

Principal Liang's expression suddenly became solemn, and his words were sharp:

"Little comrade, please don't joke around. How can we select outstanding talents with high moral character, profound knowledge and hard work for the country just because of money?

This is a blasphemy against the policies of the Party and the government, and it also betrays the people’s trust in education.”

"Oh? Then please explain the big-character poster at the school gate two years ago.

It clearly states that you, Principal Liang, for your own selfish reasons, disregarded the opposition of all the teachers and students in the school, and forcibly withheld the recommendation letters of two students with excellent academic performance and instead recommended two children of cadres with mediocre academic performance to go to college.

Is this considered deceiving the organization? Is this an abuse of power?

Do you dare to…”

Before one of the young men could finish his words, Principal Liang flew into a rage and shouted:

"Shut up! Stop talking nonsense!

When did I ignore the opposition of others? All school decisions were implemented only after they were unanimously approved by the school committee.

This is pure slander!

The higher authorities have conducted a thorough investigation into the forced withholding of recommendation letters, which was found to be a complete misunderstanding. The two students also clearly stated that they would not pursue the matter any further.

What is your intention in bringing this up now? If you are dissatisfied, you can report it to your superiors. If you continue to speak out, don't blame me for being merciless."

Seeing this, another young man deliberately lengthened his voice and raised his volume to make a "tsk" sound to attract everyone's attention. He pointed at Principal Liang and said sarcastically:

"Pretend! Keep pretending!

What do you mean by no longer pursuing the matter? Didn't you just pay someone 200 yuan to report that their identities were questionable?

You are such a sanctimonious hypocrite. Stop speaking in such a pretentious tone and insulting traditional culture.

Reporter, I am reporting under my real name that Principal Liang and all the teachers in the school have privately traded university recommendation quotas. I demand that the government conduct a thorough investigation.

A single stone can cause a thousand ripples. A report from a young man, coupled with the fanning of the flames by a few people with ulterior motives, suddenly caused a huge commotion.

"Comrade reporter, I also report that Principal Liang is a fascist dictator, depriving people of democratic rights and establishing a one-man rule in the school!"

"I also reported that Principal Liang used fraudulent means to deceive students' trust and to help them take the exam on their behalf."

"I also…"

"..."

When this noisy situation occurred, even if the invited cadres wanted to calm things down, they didn't know where to start and could only stand there stupidly.

It was only after the police officers who were maintaining law and order shouted loudly that the chaotic scene was suppressed.

Regardless of whether the reports were true or false, the disciplinary inspection department could not sit idly by and had to immediately identify themselves and ask the police to cooperate in taking away Principal Liang, invited leaders, school leaders, idle teachers, and whistleblowers who were willing to cooperate for investigation.

Lu Zixuan and Fan Rong took advantage of the chaos and led the troublemakers away quickly.

"Little Boss, I haven't even started to show my skills yet, and you've already sent someone out to disrupt the situation. Can you please let me know in advance if you change your strategy next time?

If you hadn't stopped me, I would have thought they were the real victims and wanted to interview them."

As soon as he returned to the newly relocated base, Fan Rong began to talk incessantly.

Before Lu Zixuan could speak, Chen Qi, who was looking through the account book, shook his head and retorted:

"How stupid! Who would confront him head-on without even knowing his background?

This is just the beginning. Don’t be stupid and lose your identity as a special correspondent. It will be very useful in the future.

Besides, those things are all true, and we are not afraid of investigation. We have worked so hard to open up the loophole, so please don't take the initiative to plug it."

Fan Rong opened his eyes wide and asked:

"Huh? Principal Liang is just a small fish? Do you have other plans?

I thought you wanted to train me to be a real journalist and test me, but it turns out this is real combat.

Not bad, I spent 20 catties of food coupons and was able to get a reporter’s identity and go out and bluff people, it was worth it.”

Chen Qi rolled his eyes, and when he saw Lu Zixuan nod, he continued to retort:

"You really dare to think that the 20 kilograms of food coupons are just a stepping stone. We have to spend a lot of effort just to find this newspaper, and we have to induce Liang to take the initiative to submit an article to this newspaper. It's too difficult.

You have to find out the authenticity and specific details of each incident, investigate the current situation of the parties involved, and then find suitable people to act. Which one requires money to arrange?

There are also hard work fees for the public security and disciplinary inspection departments. Even the advanced reports you give to the newspaper are first purchased with money and then investigated in depth.

You are already old, why are you still so naive?

You don’t know how expensive firewood and rice are until you run the household. The things that come next will cost a lot of money.

well…"