Chapter 21 Section 19

At exactly four o'clock, Mikami pushed open the door of the press room.Suwa, Kuramae, and Meiyun also followed behind him. The reporters have all arrived, and the momentum is very large. At first glance, there are more than thirty people.Almost all the reporters who could be named on the club roster were present.There are seven or eight people sitting on the sofa in the middle of the public space, and some people pull the chairs from the special space of each newspaper office to sit, but because the space is not big enough to accommodate everyone, there are still many people. Reporters are standing.Meiyun is taking a pen to roll the names one by one.The murderous atmosphere of yesterday was no longer there, and every face was written with the expression of "listen to your answer before we speak".

Directly in front of Mikami was Yamashina of the Quanxian Times. Although he remained silent, his expression on his face was very flattering.Maybe I didn't want other newspapers to see my flattering face, so I chose to sit at the front! Toyo's Akikawa and his deputy Teshima stood behind the sofa with their arms folded.Still as usual, very calm.But what was going on in his heart?What did the editor-in-chief Azusa tell him?In what mood did he participate in this meeting? Daily team leader Utsuki looked calm.Did Suwa's Huairou work? Koiwa of NHK and Ryase of Jiji Newsletter stand side by side at the back.As reported by Zangqian, this is obviously a location chosen to wait and see what happens.

"Have all the clubs arrived?" Suwa made the first sound. "Uh... Then, in response to the request made by the Press Club yesterday, I hope that the police will release the names of the perpetrators of the major car accidents that occurred within the jurisdiction of Agency Y, and the representative of the broadcasting officer will answer." Mikami took a step forward, and a bright light flashed in front of his eyes in an instant. It was Madoka Takagi from Asahi who pressed the shutter. "Hey! Ms. Takagi, please don't do this? It's not a press conference."

Suwa protested in "club language", but Takagi immediately countered with an octave higher pitch. "This is for the media column! We're going to do a special report on anonymous issues." "Then please shoot from the back! Don't show our faces, we are not the only ones who have anonymity problems." After smoothing things over, Suwa turned his face to Mikami and signaled him with his eyes that "it's time to start". Sanshang cleared his throat and looked at the documents he had prepared in advance. "Then it's up to me to answer—about this matter, since the housewife who caused the accident is now pregnant, the police can't release her name."

Perhaps it was the expected answer, but the reporters didn't react at all. Mikami continued reading. "It's just that if the same problem happens again in the future, I will definitely discuss the above with your club openly and honestly at that time." The last segment is used for disinfection.This is an argument that Mikami came up with, and he only got permission from Secretary and Section Chief Ishii fifteen minutes ago. Akikawa nodded vigorously, and said: "We already know what the D county police think. Next, we will hold a club meeting to discuss countermeasures. Please leave."

After returning to the advertising room, time passed extremely slowly. A clock on the wall controls the mood of the entire office.Mikami sat on the sofa, facing Ishii who came down from the second floor because he was worried about the result.Suwa, Kuramae, Meiyun and the other three also looked restless. Although they were all sitting at their desks, typing on computers or writing, they looked up at the wall every few minutes. Four past fifteen... twenty... They also deliberately used rubber doorstops to leave a gap of about five centimeters on the office door, so that the reporter could hear footsteps as soon as they retreated to the corridor.

All that can be done has been done. Before the club general meeting was held, Suwa contacted four local newspapers in private, and revealed to them the sentence used for disinfection in advance.I hope that we can use the method of dredging in advance to turn the tide, and even say "this kindness will be returned in the future", and hope that they can jointly propose "hand over the protest document to the secretary and section chief for safekeeping".Finally, I got Shanshiko's promise from the County Times, and it is said that the other three companies also reluctantly agreed.If it is a joint proposal, the hardliners can't ignore it, and it has to be included in the formal agenda.

"So slow! Will everything be okay?" Ishii broke the silence with an expression that he couldn't stand the silence. Mikami nodded silently. It will definitely be noisy!Those wolves, tigers and leopards will not easily pass the joint proposal.The hardliners will definitely stick to the end, advocating that the protest text should be handed over directly to the minister.I am afraid that there will not be a result only by talking and discussing. It must be decided by voting.There are a total of thirteen newspapers among the members of the club, as long as seven of them raise their hands in favor of "handing over to the secretary and section chief for safekeeping".

There is still a chance.In addition to the iron tickets for the four local newspapers, there should be one daily ticket.Presumably, menstruation will not be messed up.In the end, based on sympathy and empathy, I am willing to take a step back from "handing over to the police minister for safekeeping" to "hand over to the secretary and section chief for safekeeping."So there are six votes.Perhaps Asahi and Kyodo will carry out their strong opinions to the end!Toyo will choose to acquiesce or abstain from major events and minor events.Then the tide changed. NHK, current affairs, Tokyo and other wait-and-see parties will also disarm because they will not get any benefits. As long as one of the three companies sighs and says, "Let's forget this time!", more than half of the seven-vote threshold will be reached.No, in that one-sided atmosphere, there is a relatively high chance that all three will defect.If it goes well, even Yomiuri will agree, and it will be a complete victory... This is the blueprint for victory drawn by Mikami.

But it's been too long anyway, and the conclusion should have come out long ago. Mikami's anxiety was no less than that of Ishii.Unsatisfactory results flashed in my mind, and as time passed, I became more and more suspicious and uneasy.Did Suwa really capture the daily Utsuki?Is it really possible to handle the four local newspapers?Did you really spread the bait of the bid rigging case before hiding?No, maybe it was my own mistake, maybe the strategy to defeat Akikawa was actually a waste of time... This is unlikely, Azusa had indeed swallowed the bait he had been fed with information on the highest-level bid rigging case in the western restaurant.

Qiu Chuan should not dare to disobey the orders of his superiors. Although he can be regarded as a respectable reporter outside, and even walks windy and speaks loudly, he is still a cog in the organization after all, and there is no reason to disobey the orders of his superiors.Maybe he can't actively agree to "hand over to the secretary and section chief for safekeeping" in front of other reporters, but he won't be able to clamor loudly to protest to the head of the department. Is the result still stuck in Asahi and Mutual?Or is it Yomiuri's Ushiyama who is not in line with Akikawa?When you find that Akikawa's attitude has changed to accept "hand over to the secretary and section chief for safekeeping", do you insist on singing the opposite tune and voting against it? It was half past four. The silence was unbearable. Four thirty-five... forty... The five looked towards the door together.There are footsteps.And not just one or two people. Mikami rushed out of the office first. More than a dozen reporters have already come to the corridor, and reporters are constantly pouring out, and a group of people are rushing towards the direction of the stairs like a tide.Akikawa's face was among them, and when he saw Mikami, he pushed aside the crowd and walked over.This action was like a signal, the other reporters all stopped chatting and looked at Mikami together. Mikami stared into Akikawa's eyes. ... What is the conclusion? Akikawa announced blankly: "We will submit the protest letter to the minister in person next time." Mikami froze in place.There was a gasp from behind. Failed…… He felt weak all over.It took a day and a half to build the sandcastle with great difficulty, but it was destroyed with a light kick, so that no trace of the original shape could be seen. Akikawa quickly moved his face closer, and whispered in Mikami's ear: "Azusa broke her liver, and will return to Tokyo next week. I heard that I received a farewell gift from you, and I specifically told you that I must say thank you." Qiu Chuan drifted away with a smile on his face. Mikami's eyes widened in astonishment. Was put together.Then I accepted it gratefully.Parting gift.Azusa decided to "eat and drink for free" from the very beginning. The reporters rushed towards the direction of the stairs, and Akikawa's back gradually disappeared into the crowd. Wait a moment! Mikami wanted to stop them, but couldn't even make a sound. His eyes darkened, his knees softened, and his whole body was on the verge of falling.Feeling a supporting force in the abdomen, the hands waving wildly in mid-air grabbed Meiyun's shoulder. "Broadcaster, are you alright?" "fine……" "Sit down and talk!" Meiyun's voice sounded so far away.My head is spinning.In order to drive away the darkness in front of him, Mikami rubbed his eyes with the palm of his hand. Hello!Hello!Hey, there's a call like a broken phonograph.It's Ishii.He's trying to catch up to those reporters. "Don't do this! Don't go with so many people!" Suwa cursed loudly, but was immediately scolded back. "What can be done! This is the unanimous opinion." San subconsciously pushed away Meiyun's hand. — Unanimous approval?how is this possible! Mikami staggered forward in a forward-bending posture.Eyes that finally caught the light widened, staggering footsteps, desperately chasing after the reporters.Mei Yun wanted to step forward to help her, but he repeatedly pushed her away. Go to the stairs, grab the clothes of the reporter in front of you, push them away, and grab the clothes of the next reporter.Looking up, there was a black wall of people, and the leading group of people had already walked to the corridor on the second floor. ——How can I let you pass! Mikami overtook Utsuki from the daily, and then Yamashina from the County Times. "Guangzhou, Guangbo reporter..." Mikami grabbed the face that wanted to explain, pushed him aside, then pushed away the next reporter, and the next one.Get away, get away, get away... Finally came to the corridor on the second floor, only to see that a few people in the lead had already broken into the secretarial class.Run faster, run faster... Mikami used all his strength to chase after those people, and fell into the secretarial class scrambling.At this time, five or six reporters had already entered the secretary's room, and the "in room" sign came into view at the same time, and the director was still inside. Several class members reacted immediately and stood in a human wall in front of the head office.At that moment, all the male class members in suits and leather shoes, with gentle attitudes and good looks, all turned back into police officers.There was a sound of something breaking, and Aiko Toda, who accidentally knocked the coffee cup off the table, stood still. Mikami squeezed between the classmate and the reporter, with Akikawa's face in front of him, and the backing of more than 20 reporters behind him. If you are intimidated by the opponent's aura, then everything will be over.Mikami spread his arms wide, extended them to the limit, and blocked the door.The dry saliva stuck to his throat, making him unable to speak for a while, and could only breathe through his mouth.But when he was trying to stand firm and stared straight ahead, he felt a foreign body sensation in the corner of his vision. Erdu was sitting on the sofa in the middle of the secretary's room, staring at this side with his pair of eyes that killed all emotions, like two black holes.But that was only for a moment.Er Du immediately looked away and stood up, turned his back to him, walked through the wall of reporters to the door, and disappeared into the corridor without a sound. Stay away from right and wrong... "Mr. Mikami." Mikami came back to his senses and turned to the front again. "Please get out of the way." Akikawa said calmly, holding a piece of paper folded in half in his hand.It's a protest letter. "You can go in alone." Mikami replied with a low voice. Akikawa glared at Mikami with provocative eyes. "Since it was unanimously approved, of course everyone went in together." "Whoever calls D County Police is completely untrustworthy!" Teshima beside Akikawa growled loudly. "If a representative of the club is sent to protest, God knows if that representative will be reprisald!" "Don't be so loud!" The door at the back seemed to be opened at any moment, and Mikami felt a chill run down his spine. "In short, we can only send representatives in, otherwise we will be pulled down." There was such a row of journalists that the roof was almost blown off. "What are you talking about! Such a big room, such a thick carpet, all bought with taxpayers' money, isn't it? There is no place we cannot enter!" "Shut up! This is an administrative area! No one is allowed to enter without permission!" Mikami choked back with a louder volume than the reporter. "Leave him alone, let's go in!" Not knowing who gave the order, the group of reporters began to move.Akikawa, who was caught in the middle, crashed into Mikami's arms while being pushed. "Stop!" Mikami stretched out his hands and pushed forward.The back was being pushed by several hands at the same time, Suwa and the secretary class were exerting pressure on his back.Akikawa is also in the same state.Mikami and Akikawa pushed each other almost involuntarily, cheek to cheek, and each other's faces were about to be crushed. "go back!" "Step aside!" Akikawa had a ferocious face, fierce eyes, and his bent elbow tightly locked Mikami's neck.Mikami wanted to grab his wrist and tear his hand away, but he was in vain, and he didn't know what to grab. Swish!There was an annoying sound in my ear. Mikami held a blank sheet of paper in his hand. The same goes for Akikawa's hands. The protest text was torn in half. All commotion in the house fell silent. The pressure behind him suddenly weakened and disappeared.The same goes for Akikawa. Mikami gestured with his eyes. I did not do it on purpose. But he couldn't say it.After all, this result can only be judged by Qiu Chuan and the more than 20 reporters present. "No." The very weak voice came from Ishii. "This is an irresistible force." Ishii's voice was still there. Akikawa stared blankly at the remaining half of the protest paper in his hand, then turned his gaze to Mikami, unhurriedly crumpled the protest paper into a ball, and threw it on the carpet. A threatening voice resounded throughout the office. "I will no longer cooperate with the D County Police from now on, and refuse to interview the chief inspector next week."