diskusbooks Chapter 15 The Female Reporter at the Television Station
Chapter 15 The Female Reporter at the Television Station
Both of them have good looks and are quite tough-guy, so the publicity department produced a very good result.
"Thank you both for your hard work today."
"Of course, boss."
"Then I won't see you off."
Goodbye, Boss
As he left the propaganda department, Zhao Donglai quickly loosened the buttons on his collar.
"I was so nervous! How come you're so calm?"
Qi Tongwei handed him a tissue, "Wipe your sweat. If someone didn't know better, they'd think you went to the women's restroom."
"You're the one who went to the women's restroom!"
Zhao Donglai immediately panicked. He knew he couldn't say such things carelessly; it would damage a man's image.
"What's wrong with me running into the women's restroom? Even if I did go, it was for the needs of the investigation."
Qi Tongwei has a shameless face.
Zhao Donglai was impressed; this kid was a complete scoundrel.
"You got criticized by your boss yesterday, didn't you?"
"How can you say that criticism from the leader stems from deep love and high expectations?"
Qi Tongwei was once again acting like a shameless lackey.
Zhao Donglai raised his hands in surrender, "Brother, I utterly admit defeat and admire you to the core."
"That's the effect I want. Captain Zhang wants you to cooperate with me, so you have to listen to me."
Qi Tongwei took the opportunity to climb upwards.
"Brother, I promise you, I will obey completely."
Zhao Donglai didn't want to struggle anymore. This kid was sharp-tongued and a good fighter; what could he say?
"Wait, wait!"
Qi Tongwei and Zhao Donglai turned around at the same time and saw a woman running, panting heavily.
The woman was dressed very fashionably; her fitted suit was probably custom-made, and she wore light makeup, giving her a Hong Kong style vibe.
"We've finally caught up. Let me rest for a bit."
"Miss, are you planning to pursue me, or my friend?" Qi Tongwei teased.
Zhao Donglai blushed with embarrassment.
The woman took a few deep breaths. "My name is Ye Xuan, and I'm a reporter from the provincial television station. I'd like to interview you both."
"Reporter Ye, let's do it another day. We need to investigate a case today," Qi Tongwei refused directly.
Ye Xuan didn't seem to mind. "Would it be convenient for me to come with you?"
Qi Tongwei laughed and said, "If Reporter Ye doesn't mind that my secondhand motorcycle shakes a lot, you can come along."
You can ride in my car.
Ye Xuan was poised and confident.
"This is great! This awful weather is so hot, I'm practically a raisin!"
Qi Tongwei didn't care. He could just bump into the car. The provincial TV reporter might be able to help with the case. In the future, everyone would be reporting on video platforms using their ID cards.
Public opinion is a very sharp tool for oversight.
Zhao Donglai wanted to refuse, but he swallowed the words back down.
"Gentlemen, you should at least introduce yourselves."
"My name is Qi Tongwei, and his name is Zhao Donglai. One is from the procuratorate, and the other is from the police station; both are serving the people."
Qi Tongwei gave a simple and direct introduction.
Ye Xuan's car was a Santana, and it looked to be about 80-90% new, so it probably hadn't been driven for very long.
"Reporter Ye, let me drive. It's not right to let a lady drive," Qi Tongwei said with a smile.
Are you sure?
Ye Xuan was a little puzzled. There were few cars and not many people driving these days. She had investigated and found that Qi Tongwei and Zhao Donglai were both recent graduates.
Qi Tongwei snatched the car keys. "Reporter Ye, you're underestimating me. Don't think it's just a beat-up little car; if you brought a plane, I could fly it too."
Ye Xuan got into the passenger seat. "I don't have the ability to get you a plane to fly. Wait a minute, you said my car is a beat-up old car."
Qi Tongwei pulled the brakes and started the car; he was clearly an experienced driver.
"Reporter Ye, don't mind it, it's just a casual remark. These days, owning a car is a status symbol. I'd definitely get angry if someone said I had a beat-up secondhand motorcycle. But if I ever own a car, I'll be happy no matter what people say."
Ye Xuan covered her mouth and laughed, "You're really funny. As far as I know, you're a millionaire now, you can afford a car, right?"
Qi Tongwei stepped on the gas and sped onto the main road. "If I use this first pot of gold well, I'll be a millionaire or even a billionaire for life, so I can't just use it carelessly."
The car was driven very smoothly, and Ye Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. This car was her precious possession.
That also means you're stingy.
I think so too.
After holding back for so long, Zhao Donglai finally got a word in.
"Donglai, I thought you hadn't gotten on the bus yet."
Qi Tongwei's words are so hurtful they're almost deadly.
Ye Xuan couldn't help but laugh, "Your friend is probably getting the short end of the stick every day being with you."
"It's okay, we just became friends today."
Ye Xuan burst out laughing; this person was so witty.
"Reporter Ye, you must know his background, right? He's very impulsive. I suggest you wait for us outside later."
Zhao Donglai was going all out; he couldn't let Qi Tongwei keep beating him down.
Ye Xuan knew about Qi Tongwei's disturbance in court, as it was the first time such an incident had occurred in the procuratorate.
"Don't worry, I'll play it by ear."
"Donglai, you underestimate Reporter Ye. Reporters are warriors in peacetime. They have to use their pens to expose the ugliness in society. Calling them unsung heroes is not an exaggeration."
Qi Tongwei's words were filled with admiration.
Ye Xuan wasn't buying it. "I can't accept such high praise from the prosecutor. We're just sitting in the office wielding pens; we can't compare to you."
"Reporter Ye, you're being too modest. Just a few days ago, I read in the newspaper about a reporter who went undercover in a black coal mine for three months and almost lost his life trying to expose how these mines were profiting at the expense of people's lives."
After short videos became popular in later generations, news about them was everywhere, and Qi Tongwei could easily pick them up.
Ye Xuan seemed to understand Qi Tongwei's intentions. The reason he agreed to take her along was that he wanted to use her to expose something.
"Prosecutor Qi, you have ulterior motives! You can't sell me out, you little woman!"
As expected of a smart man, Qi Tongwei didn't bother to point it out.
"Reporter Ye, we're comrades-in-arms on the same front now. You can call me Qi Tongwei, or Tongwei, whichever you prefer."
Ye Xuan was certainly not the kind of pretentious woman. "Great, Qi Tongwei, I heard your story in college was quite exciting, and it even involved a high-ranking official in the province."
"It seems even a reporter like you can't escape the woman's love of gossip."
Ye Xuan immediately retorted, "As my interviewee, of course I have to do my homework. This isn't gossip."
"That's right, Comrade Xiao Ye, keep up the good work."
"I checked the information, I'm a month older than you, call me 'older sister'."
Ye Xuan was furious; this was clearly taking advantage of her.
"Donglai, hurry up and call me 'sister,' and you'll never have to worry about finding a girlfriend again. There are beautiful women everywhere at the TV station."
Qi Tongwei immediately pulled Zhao Donglai out to take the bullet for him.
Zhao Donglai was hurt, but unfortunately he was too bad with words, especially when there were women around.
"Qi Tongwei, how about I introduce you to a beautiful woman from a TV station? She's a star performer."
Ye Xuan felt that being friends with someone like Qi Tongwei was quite easy; they could say whatever they wanted.
"You underestimate me. As the former school heartthrob and student council president, the number of girls who have a crush on me could circle the entire playground if they held hands."
"I have absolutely no doubt about your charm, Qi Tongwei, after all, your love triangle was quite a spectacle."
Ye Xuan teased him deliberately:
"This constitutes defamation. As a prosecutor, I am issuing you a verbal warning."
"You have quite the airs of an official!"
"That sounds familiar; I'm the kind of person who usually says that to others. It actually sounds pretty good to me today."
Ye Xuan raised her fist, then stopped mid-air. "Has anyone ever told you that you're incredibly shameless?"
"I can attest that his skin is thicker than a city wall."
Zhao Donglai had another chance to stab him in the back.
Qi Tongwei slammed on the brakes and stopped at the entrance of the state-owned factory.
"Donglai, get out of here. Let security open the door. The police officers look more intimidating than the prosecutors."