freenovelworld Chapter 1990 Holy crap! A chance to appear on TV?
Chapter 1990 Holy crap! A chance to appear on TV?
"Comrade Li Xiangnan, we meet again!" Xu Jiaxin had already walked up to Li Xiangnan, extending her hand and greeting him with a smile.
"Reporter Xu, you've come at the perfect time!" Li Xiangnan shook hands with her and smiled freely.
Xu Jiaxin could tell there was something fishy about that smile at first glance. She immediately turned to look around and ordered, "Turn on the camera and record everything that happened today! Look at these people's faces. I can tell at a glance that they are pretending to be residents of the neighborhood to incite trouble and disrupt social order. They have such a sense of righteousness. This is great material for today's news!"
Upon hearing this, the cameraman immediately set up his equipment and pointed the lens at Xu Er and the others.
The flashes started to twinkle.
Xu Er's expression changed, and he subconsciously reached out to block, but it was already too late.
Almost simultaneously, a commotion was heard from the other end of the alley.
Director Liu from the neighborhood office walked over with several staff members. Seeing the scene, he frowned and asked, "What's going on? Why are so many people gathered here? What are you doing here?"
Meanwhile, Guo Qian, along with several police officers from the bureau, rushed to the scene.
He stepped forward, flashed his badge, and said in an extremely serious voice, "I am Guo Qian, the captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. We received a report from the public that there are people here causing trouble and disrupting public order. Everyone, stand still!"
A public disturbance is different from a regular security incident. More than fifteen people are considered a major incident, not to mention that there were eighty or ninety people gathered here just now. If things get out of control, it could be disastrous.
After receiving Defa's call, he immediately led his team over from the bureau.
Three groups of people arrived at the scene simultaneously: CCTV reporter Xu, street director Liu, and the police captain.
The men Xu Er brought were all dumbfounded!
Their mission was to block the road and cause trouble, using public opinion and the identities of the masses to prevent Li Xiangnan's wedding banquet from taking place.
They had certainly considered that things might escalate, but they only expected the police to come. They planned to smooth things over and let the police handle it. They envisioned a situation where everyone would have different opinions and demand that Li Xiangnan cancel the wedding banquet and restore peace to the neighborhood. They would use this as an excuse to make a fuss.
With so many people surrounding them, the police station naturally wouldn't take it lightly and would focus on the "masses," agreeing to their conditions.
Even if they disagree, this matter will drag on until very late. As long as Li Xiangnan's preparations for the banquet are delayed, the matter will be half successful!
By evening, the obstruction had basically succeeded!
Of course, if Li Xiangnan had backed down and canceled the wedding banquet from the start, he would have succeeded immediately!
If they don't do it that way, as long as they keep delaying and employ a time-based strategy, they'll all profit no matter what!
And then, to everyone's surprise, a CCTV reporter showed up! The neighborhood director, Director Liu, even came to make an example of someone, and to everyone's astonishment, he directly attracted the attention of the city's Public Security Bureau's Criminal Investigation Division Captain!
"It's a misunderstanding...it's all a misunderstanding..." someone immediately started trying to come up with an explanation.
"Misunderstanding?" Director Liu sneered, "You eighty or ninety people blocking the alley, shoving the elderly, obstructing traffic, and affecting the normal preparations for the banquet, and you call that a misunderstanding?"
He pointed to the old lady who had just been shoved and was now complaining to the street officials, "Aunt Hong, tell me, what happened just now?"
With Director Liu backing her up, Aunt Hong's tone became much more assertive. Pointing at Xu Er's nose, she started cursing: "It was this guy! He pushed me! I'm old and frail, and he almost pushed me to the ground! I said I was going to buy groceries, but he wouldn't let me go and just pushed me through the door! Look at this, my arm is all bruised!"
She rolled up her sleeve to show everyone, and sure enough, there was a fresh bruise.
As soon as he said that, all the neighbors in the neighborhood objected.
"This is outrageous! How can they treat an old man like this!"
"Who do you people think you are? I think your Shangguan family is just bored and has nothing better to do than meddle in other people's business!"
"Exactly, I really don't know what you're trying to do? Which Shangguan family are you from?"
"I think they have ulterior motives. Captain Guo, arrest all these bad guys!"
The crowd immediately became indignant.
Guo Qian waved to Liu Yiming and Wei Jingfei: "Arrest these ringleaders, and register the identity information of everyone else!"
"Yes, sir!" The police officers immediately began their operation.
Aunt Xu Ergao, Xiao Ma, and several others who instigated the disturbance were immediately taken into custody.
Seeing this, the others knew they couldn't escape, so they had no choice but to line up and register.
Xu Jiaxin had the cameraman record the whole process.
"Dr. Li, Comrade Wang Defa called the station and clearly stated that someone is impersonating a member of the public and causing trouble. He asked us to come and record the truth! We really didn't expect the situation to be so complicated! This footage can be used for tonight's news!"
Li Xiangnan said gratefully, "Thank you, Reporter Xu. I'm sorry to have troubled you again! Did you get any footage of the gathering?"
"We already took a lot of pictures in the car on our way here! It's okay, we can edit them when we get back!"
Xu Jiaxin smiled and waved her hand: "Don't thank me, these people are obviously up to no good! To be honest, I've worked in the station for so many years, and I've never seen anyone as calm as you! This is a serious mass incident!"
Li Xiangnan smiled.
Xu Jiaxin said thoughtfully, "Once this news is broadcast, some people's true colors will be exposed!"
Upon hearing this, the "people" who were still registering turned pale.
Appearing on CCTV News?
Or in this way and in this image?
It's over, it's over, it's over!
As Xu Er was being held down by Wei Jingfei, he suddenly struggled to turn around and glared at Li Xiangnan as they passed by: "Li Xiangnan, you wait, someone won't let you get away with this!"
Li Xiangnan looked at him calmly and said indifferently, "Fine, I'll be waiting!"
In less than half an hour, the alley was completely cleared out.
The troublemakers were taken away, and the onlookers dispersed.
After Xu Jiaxin finished filming the footage, she said goodbye to Li Xiangnan and left.
Director Liu accepted the cigarette from Li Xiangnan and exclaimed, "Dr. Li, you handled this matter brilliantly! If you hadn't been decisive, knew them, and reasoned with them, they might have really succeeded! If so many people had started causing trouble, the consequences would have been unimaginable!"
Guo Qian also said, "Xiang Nan, don't worry. I'll interrogate those ringleaders properly when I get back! I'm sure I'll find out who's behind this. The Shangguan family has gone too far this time!"
Li Xiangnan thanked them one by one and then saw them off.
Wang Defa and Song Ziming gathered around, both of them looking excited.
"Holy crap, Xiao Li," Wang Defa rubbed his hands excitedly, "You're amazing! You even know that the cook and the old woman in the Shangguan family are having an affair?"
Song Ziming was also full of admiration: "Yes, there are some things I don't even know! I only know the people behind them, but I don't know anything about them!"
Li Xiangnan smiled and said, "Of course, there are some things you can't find out yourself; someone told me!"
He didn't say who it was, but Song Ziming and Wang Defa both guessed it.
Who else could it be but Shangguan Wanqing?
And not long after.
Xishan Farm, Shangguan Family Study.
Upon hearing the servant's report, Shangguan Wuji sat in his mahogany armchair, his face so gloomy it could drip water.
Bang!
"What?!" Shangguan Wuji slammed his hand on the table. "Eighty or ninety people, and you can't even block one alley? And you got filmed by reporters? You're going to be on TV?"