Chapter 11 Section 1

Beijing. At noon on October 27th, Hanno Hotel. By the chocolate-tinted windows stood a row of crimson oak dining tables, mostly empty.There was only one beautiful girl with curly hair in a shawl, sitting at a dining table, eating iced red beans with a small stainless steel spoon, and sliding her fingers on the screen of the laptop.On the screen is a special webpage about "10.24 Extraordinary Secret Room Murder Case". The gurgling sound of the piano echoed in the "Cold Dessert Shop" on the first floor of the hotel, which seemed to be Maxim's "still water".

"It's a big deal!" Guo Xiaofen sighed inwardly, even the red bean ice, which she usually loves most, didn't even know how to taste it at this moment. The earliest report on this case was published on the "Northern Metropolis Daily" on October 25, and the reporter signed it as "Hao Wenwen" - this name is quite individual, so Guo Xiaofen immediately remembered it. "Northern Metropolis Daily" is an evening newspaper with a large circulation in the northern region, and the manuscript was published on the headline of the second page, so it aroused strong attention.

As a famous reporter of "Legal Times", Guo Xiaofen naturally reads the news with a more professional eye than ordinary readers, so she saw something strange from the very beginning. Generally speaking, in case reports—especially those involving homicide cases, in order to prevent criminals from grasping the police’s criminal investigation dynamics, the police will try to seal the information as tightly as possible before they are detected.Taking the "October 24 Major Case" as an example, after the preliminary investigation report ended at noon on October 25, facing a large number of reporters flocking to the Hulingzi Township Police Station, Chu Tianying only announced two points in written form:

1. The murder occurred in Hulingzi Township; 2. Six people died. In addition, no other details were mentioned, so the reports of other media naturally stopped here.However, what is surprising is that Hao Wenwen's report, in addition to the content provided by Chu Tianying, has two more crucial points—— "According to the insider's confirmation, the case took place in a room with locked doors and windows. It is an extremely rare massacre in a secret room!" "In the closed crime scene, the police found a five-element yin and yang mirror produced by Jianyi Health Products Company, a well-known domestic health care product manufacturer. As we all know, the company has always claimed that regular irradiation of the human body can treat various chronic and difficult diseases. So, whether the cause of death of the many victims in this tragedy is related to the radiation of the mirror is still unknown..."

After a detailed internal investigation by the police, no one admitted to revealing these two pieces of information to the media. As for the two insiders of this case, Chen Shaoling and Zhang Dashan, they are still under strict surveillance by the police, and there is absolutely no possibility of leaking information. Chu Tianying was furious after seeing the report, and immediately called the "Northern Metropolis Daily" and asked Hao Wenwen to explain from which channel he got the two pieces of news, but the newspaper rejected it politely but indifferently. This "good article" by Hao Wenwen has aroused crazy follow-up from major media across the country. Throughout the day on October 26, the landlines of the Hulingzi Township Police Station and the mobile phones of Li Kuohai and Chu Tianying were almost blown up by reporters. The reporters only wanted to confirm two things: whether the case really happened in a secret room or a secret room Is there really a five-element yin-yang mirror?To this, Chu Tianying and others could only answer "no comment".

For a while, public opinion was raging, but the "10.24 Extraordinary Murder Case" task force remained surprisingly calm and restrained, no longer published any news related to the case, and strictly prohibited outsiders from approaching the Lakeside Building.Therefore, although major mainstream websites have made special webpages related to this case, there is little real valuable information to show. Guo Xiaofen, who is 24 years old this year, has only been working for two years, but she is already well-known in the industry. This charming female reporter not only independently reported many major criminal cases, but also often added some of her own analysis and reasoning to the manuscripts with her keen observation skills. ", so that the case was successfully detected.It is conceivable that she is more interested in the "October 24 Extraordinary Murder Case" than other reporters.Therefore, the editor-in-chief of the life edition of "Legal Times" forwarded it directly to her after receiving the invitation text message from Jianyi Health Products Company to hold a press conference at noon today.

The location of the press conference was the conference hall on the third floor of the Hannuo Hotel. She came early and ordered red bean ice in the cold dessert shop on the first floor. Looking through the floor-to-ceiling windows, she suddenly found that there were many gray-haired elderly people gathered in front of the Jianyi Building across the street—the headquarters of Jianyi Health Products Company.They all looked excited, as if clamoring to rush into the building.A dozen security guards from the Jianyi Health Products Company in gray uniforms formed a line, blocking them like a flood bank.The two sides got entangled with each other for a long time, and finally stuck together.

What are those old people doing?Guo Xiaofen was puzzled. Checking the time on the phone, the press conference is about to start.She quickly put the laptop into her satchel and hurried to the elevator. Conference room on the third floor. Although the reception has not yet started, a large number of reporters have already gathered: some are browsing the web with their laptops on their laps; some are adjusting the voice recorder;There was no look of nervousness or expectation on their faces. On the contrary, they were very lazy. Two female reporters were whispering and laughing, as if they were here to attend a new winter fashion launch.Looking around, Guo Xiaofen felt that they were all unfamiliar, and she didn't find those journalists who ran legal news that she was familiar with.

After thinking about it carefully, she realized that Jianyi Health Products Company should invite reporters in the medical and health field today, and she might be the only legal reporter present. At this time, several people in black suits entered the meeting room one by one, sat down behind the front table, facing the press box.Flashing lights flickered in the conference room.One of the women stood up, lowered her eyes, and said in a hoarse and heavy voice: "Everyone, the press conference is starting now. I am Wang Hui, the director of the public relations department of Jianyi Health Care Products Company. First of all, please allow me to represent Jianyi Health Care. All employees of the product company express their deepest condolences to the six victims of the '10.24 Extraordinary Murder Case', including President Meng Jianyi!"

After finishing speaking, several people beside her stood up and bowed their heads in silence.Under such circumstances, the reporters didn't know whether to mourn with them or just take it easy, so some stood up, some half-slumped from their chairs, and the scene was a bit messy for a while. Almost no one noticed, at this moment, a man in a brown corduroy jacket quietly walked into the conference room and sat down in a remote corner in the last row of the press booth.The man was wearing a pair of color-changing mirrors and had two mustaches on his lips. After the silence was over, the meeting parties took their seats.Wang Hui took out a piece of paper and began to read rigidly into the microphone.

The content roughly said that on October 24, Meng Jianyi, the president of Jianyi Health Products Company, and seven employees of the company went to Hulingzi Township for investigation. Six of them were unfortunately killed. At present, the company is actively cooperating with the police to find out the truth of the case as soon as possible. .In addition, the board of directors has decided that the company's affairs will be handled by Vice President Meng Kangyi for the time being. At this point, Wang Hui paused and looked at a middle-aged man sitting in the center of the rostrum. The middle-aged man had a slim face, and his black and thin face looked like a Shiba Inu that had been starving for half a month. Under the thick eyebrows, a pair of small eyes shone with a sharp light like the tip of a knife.Hearing Wang Hui's introduction, he stood up suddenly, bowed to the press box like a wrench, and then sat down quickly.Guo Xiaofen noticed: there was a flash of yellow light between his collar, it should be a very thick gold chain, in addition, his wrists and fingers were also covered with all kinds of vulgar gold and jade jewelry. How does this person look like a company president?Saying he is the boss of a gangster is more or less the same.Guo Xiaofen thought. Even more intriguing is his expression. If the other people here, whether true or not, still had some sad expressions, there was no trace of sadness on this Meng Kangyi's face.He just frowned, unabashedly annoyed, as if complaining that the press conference wasn't over yet. At this time, Wang Hui suddenly raised her voice—— "For some irresponsible media, the malicious attack on our company's health care equipment led to this tragedy. The company hereby solemnly declares that any health food and medical equipment we produce have been certified by relevant state departments. It is safe, effective, and has no side effects, so consumers are advised to purchase and use it with confidence. The company will pursue legal responsibilities for the media and individuals who create rumors and cause damage to the company's economic interests and reputation!" Having said that, Wang Hui took a few breaths, as if she had lifted a heavy burden, "If you have any questions, friends from the media, you can start asking questions." Most of these reporters are long-term contacts of Jianyi Health Products Company. Every time they come to this kind of reception, they leave with a document bag in their left hand and a gift bag in their right hand. There is also a thick envelope in their backpack—— A lot of money—so at this moment, they naturally wouldn't ask any difficult questions, so they all remained silent. Just when Wang Hui was about to announce the end of the press conference, a voice as sweet as glutinous rice sounded, "I have a question!" All eyes were on the female reporter who stood up.I saw her wavy shawl-like curly hair, an A-shaped pink short coat, and a white turtleneck sweater exposed inside, which was playful and cute, reflecting her rosy and white face into a pink sunset glow . "It's so beautiful!" Some reporters couldn't help but admire. Wang Hui was a little flustered. Obviously, this female reporter felt very unfamiliar to her, "You... please tell me." The female reporter gracefully stretched out her right hand, and Wang Hui was a little dazed. It took a while to realize that she was asking for a microphone, and quickly asked the staff to pass it over. "Just now you mentioned that your company rushed to Hulingzi Township with seven people, but the death list provided by the police only announced six people. Who is that survivor? What is his identity?" Wang Hui shook her head, "I'm sorry, the police did not provide us with the identity of this person." "Didn't this survivor go to investigate with Mr. Meng Jianyi?" "Yes...but she should have participated halfway." Wang Hui was a little embarrassed. "According to the itinerary schedule provided by the president's office, she was not originally included in the delegation. So we don't know who she is." The female reporter nodded, and then asked: "There are rumors that the five-element yin-yang mirror produced by your company caused this secret room tragedy. You just refuted this claim. May I ask, on what basis do you confirm that the cause of death has nothing to do with the five-element yin-yang mirror?" Wang Hui raised her voice: "I just said that the five-element yin-yang mirror has passed the safety appraisal of the relevant state departments..." "Which department of the country did the safety appraisal?" the female reporter asked. "Chinese Academy of Health Sciences!" Wang Hui was a little annoyed. The female reporter smiled slightly, "As far as I know, the Chinese Academy of Health Sciences is actually a subsidiary of your company. Its office is in the Jianyi Building opposite. The experts are all employees of your company. The identification equipment and related funds are also provided by your company. ——Is it credible to make a safety appraisal for yourself like this?" Wang Hui was speechless. There was a commotion in the press box. Everyone came here today, not so much to participate in the press conference, as it is to participate in the memorial service of Jianyi Health Products Company, just to try to be kind, and at most go back to a manuscript to clarify the rumors and finish the matter.But this beautiful female reporter, who had never met before, asked questions like a machine gun, completely destroying the harmonious atmosphere at the venue... A hand reached out and took away the microphone in front of Wang Hui. It's Meng Kangyi. He sat up straight and said unhurriedly: "Let me answer this question. The five-element yin-yang mirror is the main health care device of our company. It is a high-tech product that combines traditional Chinese medicine health preservation with modern physical therapy. As an adjuvant treatment for various chronic diseases, hundreds of thousands of units have been sold so far, and no adverse reaction report has been received. Just imagine, how could it cause six deaths at once—and the person who died was precisely the president of the company? As for you The Chinese Academy of Health Sciences is indeed co-organized by our company, but it is a scientific research institution that not only appraises our company's health care equipment, but also appraises products of other health care product manufacturers. It has always adhered to science, rigor, meticulousness, Treat everyone equally. I can say responsibly that whether it is the Chinese Academy of Health Sciences or the Five Elements Yin and Yang Mirror, they all stand the test." At this point, his voice suddenly sank, "My brother passed away in a hurry, there is no He left his last words, but he put forward the concept of 'Jianyi products, health first', we will stick to it and make our products the number one health brand that will always benefit the Chinese people!" There was a burst of applause from the press seats. The staff of Jianyi Health Products Company, including Wang Hui, all looked at Meng Kangyi in surprise. The female reporter blushed.She had never expected that Meng Kangyi, who seemed to be the boss of the gang, had such clear thinking and eloquence.Just when she was at a loss, Meng Kangyi suddenly spoke again, staring at her, "It seems that this female reporter has never been seen before, can you provide your name and newspaper office?" The female reporter regained her composure, raised her face slightly, "Guo Xiaofen, a reporter from Legal Times." No one else responded, only the man with the mustache sitting in the last row couldn't help trembling slightly when he heard it.As soon as Wang Hui announced that the press conference was over, he immediately got up, glanced at Guo Xiaofen's back, and quickly exited the conference room. The reporters left in twos and threes, and people from the Jianyi Health Products Company also went downstairs one after another, returning to the Jianyi Building across the street.Guo Xiaofen stood in the conference room with a bunch of empty chairs, a little dazed.In all interviews, if you want to dig out valuable content, there are only two methods: if it is an acquaintance, pester him; if it is a stranger, provoke him.But today, the fire I lit was easily extinguished by Mengkang. In the end, I didn't get any news, so I had to return empty-handed. She picked up her bag, bypassed several cleaning women, and went to the bathroom. When he came out, the door of the conference room was wide open, but there was no one there, and the entire third floor was also quiet, with only his own footsteps echoing on the white marble floor. She was a little hairy.He walked quickly to the elevator room and pressed the down button.The elevator slowly opened the door, and the inside was empty. She walked in, pressed the door close button, and the elevator door closed silently—— Bang! At the moment when the elevator door closed, a person suddenly grabbed the elevator door, so scared that Guo Xiaofen almost screamed! Then he got in.The elevator door clicked shut behind him like the lid of a welded tin can. "Are you Guo Xiaofen?" asked the man wearing color-changing glasses and a mustache. Guo Xiaofen slowly moved the satchel in front of her, "Who are you?" Ba Zihu smiled, took out a light gray business card holder from his pocket, pulled out a business card, and handed it to her with both hands, Guo Xiaofen took a closer look, and there were three large characters on it——Hao Wenwen.