429: Chapter 429 Public Opinion Explosion 429: Chapter 429 Public Opinion Explosion “Breaking News: Three senior officials from Linwu County were taken away in a high-profile operation by the Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission today, causing chaos in Linwu County like a shocking tsunami.”
“Latest update, three senior officials of Linwu County have been secretly reported for corruption and bribery, leading to their downfall.
The political arena of Linwu County is set to undergo a major upheaval.
Who will replace them?”
“The County Magistrate of Linwu maintains two mistresses in his luxurious mansion, each serving him alternately.”
“During his tenure as head of the Public Security Bureau, Fu Bochuan exploited his position for personal gain, abusing his authority.
Moreover, he acted under the orders of Cai Long, the CEO of Cai Corporation, helping him oppress the common people and fabricating numerous wrongful cases.”
“The County Magistrate has conspired with Cai Long, CEO of Cai Corporation, multiple times to sell national land illegally and forcibly evict occupants, facilitating real estate developments for Cai Corporation and consequently driving up property prices in Linwu County.”
“The affair of the County Chief’s mistress, who is his sister-in-law, involved using his position for the benefit of his family…”
News related to the three high-ranking officials of Linwu and Cai Long surged forth like a hurricane from various sources.
As soon as they emerged, they were frenziedly reposted by netizens, with countless users launching into direct critiques.
Major websites and forums prominently marked these news items in red, and swiftly moved them to the front page highlights.
These news pieces exploded online in less than half an hour, stirring up a media frenzy.”
Each news item received click rates in the tens of millions and reposts ranged from hundreds of thousands to millions.
Linwu County suddenly gained notoriety.
The focus shifted towards Lin Kai County and the leaders of Donglin City also turned their attention to Linwu County.
Even some bigwigs in the Capital City were phoning Donglin City’s officials, inquiring about the unfolding events.
Attention converged from all directions, turning the situation uproarious.”
National media outlets rushed to Linwu County to report the latest developments.
Chang Baosheng was acting in charge at the county government.
Naturally, he needed to perform well during this time.
Donglin City also sent several officials to Linwu for evidence collection and other tasks.
Chang Zhaohui’s laughter was incessant today, holding a tablet in his hand, his desk piled with newspapers, occasionally checking his phone to receive the latest news updates.
“Haha, who would have thought that in less than half a day, Linwu County would be turned upside down.
With such a big issue blowing up, Secretary Liang and the others are definitely doomed this time.
And Cai Corporation will also be seriously implicated.
Look at how the netizens online are berating Cai Corporation.
There’s also a chain reaction with many anonymous users ranting about being oppressed by Cai Corporation.
Look here, many are complaining about how Cai Long has increased Linwu’s property prices fivefold in five years.
Some are even starting a campaign to march and protest at Cai Corporation,” said Chang Zhaohui, joyfully reading the news on his tablet.
Chang Baosheng was also delighted, “Cai Corporation is surely going to be severely weakened by this.” After saying this, his gaze couldn’t help but turn towards Tangyu, wondering if she had orchestrated this whole affair.
Tangyu wore a mysterious and light smile.
After Secretary Liang and the others were taken away, she had initiated the second phase of her plan.
Xiao Yu had already made arrangements with major media in Donglin City and some key websites.
He had also provided plenty of confidential material.
Meanwhile, Li Chali utilized his professional relationships and employed paid commentators, along with photographs he had taken over the past few days, to coordinate this massive reaction.
Within just an hour, the matter had escalated into a national hot topic, dominating headlines on major social media and news websites.
With such commotion, it was no surprise that it went viral.
The pressure of public opinion weighed like a massive mountain on Linwu County.
With these actions, and the evidence in Xiao Yu’s hands, plus his established connections, the downfall of Secretary Liang and his two colleagues was a foregone conclusion.
Moreover, their unsavory connections with Cai Long had been exposed due to these events.
Thus, at this moment, all media arriving in Linwu County focused their attention on Cai Corporation.
The gates of Cai Corporation were tightly shut, with only about fifty security guards maintaining basic order to prevent any vandalism.
At such times, the police would not intervene, leaving only the guards to handle the situation.
By now, there were already thousands gathered at the gates of Cai Corporation.
A large portion was comprised of people oppressed by Cai Corporation, while others were mere onlookers.
Another group consisted of media journalists from various places.
Despite the closed gates of Cai Corporation, people were inside.
Cai Long was in his office, having nearly smashed everything inside.
He had never been this furious in his life.
Several of Cai’s trusted aides stood silently, their heads bowed, not daring to provoke him further.
“Hmph, this is outrageous, utterly unacceptable.
My Cai Corporation surrounded by a mob.
Don’t think that without Secretary Liang and others, anyone can bully me,” said Cai Long, his face turning the color of eggplant, indescribably unattractive.
Suddenly, Cai Long glared at a man and said, “Didn’t I tell you to contact the Public Security Bureau?
Why hasn’t anyone come to handle this yet?
These troublemakers have been here for over two hours.”
The man immediately responded submissively, “Mr.
Cai, I’ve already made the call.
Director Luo has agreed to send officers to maintain order, and I don’t know why they haven’t arrived yet.”
“Hmph, useless trash, you can’t even handle this small matter properly.
That Director Luo has ties to the Chang family, and we’ve never seen eye to eye.
Asking him to handle this is bound to fail.
Call someone else,” Cai Long snapped furiously.
The man quickly nodded, stepped aside to make some calls, and soon returned with a troubled expression, saying, “Mr.
Cai, I couldn’t get through to the other two deputy directors, but I managed to reach a unit captain.
He said he’s currently unavailable—”
“Bang!”
Cai Long slammed his palm down on the desk, “No time, how come he didn’t say he was dead?
Ma De, these flip-floppers.
Hmph, I’ve noted this.
Once things settle down, I will definitely settle today’s score.
The Earth will still spin without anyone.
To think they can topple me, Cai Long, with just this bit of public opinion?
No chance.
I want to see who dares to run wild over my head.”
“Boss Cai, there’s something I’m not sure if I should say,” a man cautiously spoke up.
Cai Long swept him with a fierce gaze, “Just spit it out if you have something to say.”
“Yes, Boss Cai, I feel like this matter seems to be manipulated by someone behind the scenes.
Take these news decisions and those secret—images, it all seems like someone deliberately arranged it.
Although I’m not very familiar with the internet, I do know about a profession called the internet navy, which is specifically for topping and forwarding posts to spread them at the fastest rate.
Moreover, I noticed that these news pieces have even made it to practically all famous portals and community news front pages in Huaxia Country and are even specially marked in red.
Such news, if not manipulated by someone behind, would not have made it to the front page marked in red,” the man explained.
After listening, Cai Long’s expression turned grim, and his eyes flickered with complex emotions.
“Hearing you say that, it indeed seems very likely that someone is messing with me behind the scenes,” Cai Long said.
“Exactly, Boss Cai, that’s what I think too.
And—in my opinion, it shouldn’t be the forces from Linwu County; there should be no one in Linwu County bold enough to confront you, Boss Cai, and even if they wanted to, they wouldn’t have the capability,” the man continued.
Cai Long raised his eyebrows, “You mean, it’s someone from Donglin City?”
“Very likely,” the man nodded.
Cai Long instantly grew somber; the first person who came to mind was naturally Tangyu.
Last time, he had suffered a big loss at this guy’s hands, and this time when he had had those two kids abducted over, he knew the man named Tangyu would definitely do it harshly.
With the lessons learned from last time, he had hidden the people more securely.
So, even if Tang Yu came to ask for people again, he could simply deny it.
With precautions in place, this time Cai Long did not believe that Tangyu could make him suffer a loss again.
However, this series of events had made him think along those lines.
The more he thought about it, the colder his heart became.
If this matter really had something to do with him, then he was afraid this time he would really stumble where he had stood firm before and capsize in the gutter.
If this was really orchestrated by him, then it’s clear that the three, including Secretary Liang, had also been brought down by him, removing his three protectors before coming after him.
Thinking further, Cai Long’s expression turned eerily grim.
It seemed that he had vastly underestimated that fellow.
But what was done was done, regretting was of no use; he could only fully respond now.
At this moment, Cai Long’s phone suddenly rang.
He had several phones, but only kept one active, the others were all turned off.
This phone was his private line, known only to very few, very close associates.
Yet, the caller ID displayed a strange number, with its area code from Donglin City.
Although a strange number, Cai Long’s eyes narrowed, and his brow slightly furrowed; this number wasn’t simple, a serial number of six continuous similar digits, highlighting its not inconsiderable value.
Cai Long hesitated for a moment, waved his few close aides to step aside, and then answered the call.
“Hello, who is this?” Cai Long asked directly.
“Is this Boss Cai Long?” On the other end of the line, a voice unfamiliar to Cai Jing came through—not the one named Tangyu.
He had thought it would be Tangyu calling.
“Yes, I’m Cai Long, who are you?” Cai Long asked.
“My name is He Ming from the He family of Donglin City, I believe you might have heard of us,” the voice on the phone said.
Cai Long was visibly moved, a hint of sharpness flashing in his eyes, “He Ming, the eldest young master of the He family in Donglin City?” Although the He family could not be considered the absolute power in Donglin City, they were undoubtedly a major force, at least something that the Cai Corporation couldn’t compare to.
It was just that in Donglin City, they weren’t very conspicuous.
Naturally, Cai Long was aware of some of the powers in Donglin City.
“Yes, it’s me.”
“May I know what this is about?” after pondering for a while, Cai Long asked directly.