Chapter 8 (1/2)
The
co was the tallest skyscraper in County S and was the economic
hub of the county
The
place was norested However with the hubbub of a possible jumper, the
fil
“Mr
driver, you can put et the pictures I
need…”
Se
Cai opened the door and leaped into the crowd
“Goodness,
so
so, can’t you hear?”
“The
police’s up there but he won’t let theet close or he’ll jump!”
“Yes,
I hear the person’s only twenty so kids nowadays sure can’t
handle pressure…”
Chatters
of the crowd sifted into Se Cai’s ears as he cut through the busy street
“Excuse
me, excuse me…”
The
police had set up a peri The public was
not allowed beyond the yellow tape Se Cai took out his camera and started
snapping pictures
These
were some of the on-site pictures that Director Bai wanted
Then,
Se Cai set down his tripod and aimed his camera up at the sky Unfortunately,
he was too late to realize the view of the caiant advertisement
board He had to et a better view
Se
Cai lifted the tripod and nudged it further in He soon found hiht at
the yellow tape
“Stop
right there, can’t you see the yellow line?”
A
police officer yelled at Se Cai
“hello,
fellow officer, I’m a reporter from County S Tv Station Could you please let
h? I need to cover this news…”
Se Cai
tipped his camera equipment towards the policeman It was a piece of professional
fil equipment, normally only used by professional reporters It should be
enough to verify Se Cai’s identity
After
all, all the government departments and media knew of one another in the small
County S They nors difficult for the
county’s neorkers They had a symbiotic relationshi+p
“County
S Tv Station? I’m sorry but orders from the County Publicity Department said
that no h”
The
policeman scanned Se Cai and replied plainly
“Couldn’t
you make a kind exception? I promise to not stand in the way By the way, mr
policeman, what time did the person appeared at the rooftop?”
Se Cai
said sly but was furious inside
It was
the daain!
The
Publicity Department was by name the tv station’s superior but oftentimes for
the sake of ‘ood public conduct’ would suppress and limit the
station’s news reporting
Especially
when it ca cases like these, their policy was to do as little as possible
to avoid possible missteps, to wait for the fever of the event to pass and only
then record it with a simple report This was to decrease public awareness on
issues which would in turn lower the government’s workload Plus, it ensured
that these official’s nao awry
Unlike
these govern and
registering public opinion so Se Cai couldn’t just shrug it off
“I’m
sorry but I can’t give any comments If you need a public statement, please
refer to ement My only responsibility is to
guard this line”
The
police
Se Cai
glanced at the badge on the policeman’s shoulder It only had the 2 crooked
lines, obviously a new officer
“Well…
who is your superior? Let me talk to him”
Se Cai
knew this policeh so he had to try his luck
elsewhere
Time
was incredibly precious at events like these Every second was important
After
all, Se Cai had been at his post for almost a year Maybe he would happen to
know his superior