Chapter 21 - S H M (1/2)
Xiong Zhi stared at the USB in her hands.
”Gu Zhen, can I borrow your laptop for a minute. I will just check one file.”
Gu Zhen wanted to complain first since he did not want anyone to touch his precious laptop but remembering Xiong Zhi would gift him the treasure later, Gu Zhen let her.
Xiong Zhi opened a file, reached out her phone and took a picture of the file in the laptop. Then she put way the USB.
”Thanks, I will just make a call.”
She went outside and made her way towards an open space.
She dialed a number and waited for someone to answer.
”Hello, this is Shi Hua Media (SHM) Company. How can we help you?” A lazy voice said.
”Good morning, I'm just an anonymous person who have a big evidence in my hands towards CJ's corruption. Since I trust your company, I chose to give this evidence to you. I'll send you a picture of a certain file I have to erase your doubt. Call me back if you are interested.” Xiong Zhi ended the call.
She was confident they would call back.
In SHM, three guys was sitting in the sofa with different positions. The chubby guy was munching happily while watching anime in his laptop. He was leaning back and his feet was on top of a nearby table. The thin guy beside him was leaning in his shoulder, bubble gum in his mouth, scrolling on the phone and feet was in top of the folded legs of the muscled guy in the corner of the sofa. The muscled guy had his game controller in his hands and was extremely focused on the screen not far away from him.
Suddenly the door opened and a lean man with eye glasses entered.
”Guys!! We have work to do!” The lean man said excitingly.
”...”
Silence met him. The three guy did not even bother to look at him. Then the thin man with the phone managed to split his attention.
”Whose affair?” He asked.
Their company was very low rated and poor. They were only four employees. So these three guys expected that the job the lean was talking about was about their usual work, confirming gossip.
These four guys were the creators of SHM. The chubby guy the writer, the thin man was the camera guy, the muscled guy was the editor. And the lean man was their PR.
They were all colleagues and friends. After they graduate, they worked to different media. However, they did not like the rules their which were bribery and sometimes fake news. In other words, money was running their media. Being fed up, the four guys wanted to be a justice hero. So they created this company. As what their company name said, Shi Hua (truth), they only release truth news.
However, after they create their own company, finding the truth in a certain issue was very hard and very expensive. Even they want to they could not dig up the matter more because of the lack of money.
That's why until now these four guys did not have a decent work. They were all releasing minor news such as trashes of the celebrities,politicians or respected businessman. Still, they were ignored and was suppressed by money.
However, these four guys became a famous group after they help Xiao Mei to spread the truth of the CJ's corruption.
That's why Xiong Zhi chose them. They were actually reliable and talented if they were given a chance to grow with proper equipments and financial support.
And that's what Xiong Zhi planned. Instead of waiting for six years to let them be acknowledge by the world, why not now?
She would not change their fate, she would just make it fast to happen.
”I'm not going to be the cameraman today. I'm too lazy.” The thin guy said.
”I'm busy, Mu Fian, you're free, it's your turn to tail someone.” The chubby guy said.
Mu Fian, the muscled guy, did not take ways his eyes from the screen.
”Can't you see I'm playing? Besides, it was my turn last week. It is Lin Ruo's turn now.”
Lin Ruo, the lean man, got angry to these bunch of lazy guys.
”You three! I'm talking about decent work! We have to meet someone!”
”.....” The three continued their lazy countenance.
”It's the matter of CJ's corruption. ”
The three guys stopped. Ears perked up.
Sensing he got the attention of these three, Lin Ruo continued.
”I got a picture of the evidence. It was only a part. But it tells truth.”
TRUTH
Hearing this one word, the three guys on the sofa left what they were doing.
Xian Tao, the chubby guy, closed his laptop and take off his legs on the table.
Gi Pieng, the thin man, tuck his phone in his pocket and sit properly.
Mu Fian, the muscled guy, unfolded his legs and put away the controller.
”The evidence?!” The three of them asked seriously.
Witnessing the scene, Lin Ruo was satisfied. He pulled out his phone, connect it to the screen and select a picture.
An image of the doc.u.ment could be seen. The three guys read the doc.u.ment and was instantly startled.
”Oh my!” The three of the exclaimed.
”Who called?”
”How did you get this?
”There is more evidence from that person right?”
”Did you ask them to meet?”
The three of them bombarded Lin Ruo with questions.
'This....this is a bomb!'
Just one picture was enough to cause uproar in the media.
The picture contained the accounting of diamonds of how much CJ's bought. It was not complete, since it was a picture. But from that part, once could see the amount of diamonds and anyone who can do math would know that those diamonds were imitations. What shocked them most was the bottom part of the paper. It was signed by the president himself and the auditor! They had already heard that the CEO's assistant was the culprit, mixing the true diamonds with fake. But this doc.u.ment told different things. It tells people that the president himself knew this transaction and have been doing this for long !
The three guy felt the burning passion in their hearts. They were heroes of justice! They must absolutely told the truth to the people !
”We must meet them!”
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Less than ten minutes Xiong Zhi's phone rang.
With a small smile on her lips she pressed the answer button.
”Hello, we want to meet you. Please bring more evidence. We will surely make the truth known to all citizens. We, Shi Hua Media will expose CJ's corruption and crimes. Justice will prevail.” The voice said dreamingly.
”En, 6pm, at XX coffee shop. I'll be wearing a uniform.” Xiong Zhi did not intended to hide her identity anyway. She had plans for them.
”OK, let's see each other later. Thank you,”
Lian Ruo ended the call. He was excited. Finally!
'En ...uniform.?'
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Xiong Zhi put her phone away when she saw Gu Zhen running over to her .
'How about class?'