482 The Big News Is Here (1/2)

Edward Snow sat in a conference room. Three people sat across him. The men on the left and the right were the editor-in-chief and the deputy editor of a news network, and in the middle was the CEO of the network.

The thing that Snow brought was so shocking that the editor-in-chief and the deputy editor could not make a decision, so they invited the CEO.

The CEO stared at the investigation report provided by Snow. He looked stunned.

”Mr. Snow, can you guarantee the authenticity of this report?” the CEO asked first.

”Of course, I almost died for this report.” Snow pointed to the sutured wound on his face.

The CEO took a deep breath and said, ”Mr. Snow, the report you brought is really shocking. This may be the biggest scandal in the history of American sports. I hope to get the exclusive right to report this information.”

”No problem,” Snow promised.

”But I really don't know how much we should pay for it. Shocking news is our business, but this kind of big news on sports... Well, it is our first time reporting something of this scale. Not to mention that we will have the Olympics this year. The value of this investigation is hard for me to estimate,” the CEO said sincerely.

Snow smiled and said, ”Actually what I care about is not the money. I hope that the public can know the truth.”

The CEO nodded solemnly. ”I understand. I will use your report as the focus of our work. I will follow up on this myself. I will let the public know the truth!”

Investigative journalism wasn't a very profitable occupation. It could even be said that the income was meager. Most investigative journalists entered the industry because of their sense of justice.

The main source of income for many investigative journalists was from writing books. They would investigate a very important news topic, and when the news was trending, they would go on talk shows and write one or two books related to the investigation. To put it plainly, they took advantage of the heat of the news to make money.

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Los Angeles Police Department.

A short, pudgy man with glasses walked in front of Dai Li and said, ”Mr. Li, the procedure for bail has already been completed. After you sign here, you can go. A special reminder, before the trial, you need to report to the Los Angeles Police Department once a week, and you are not allowed to leave the country during this period.”

”Thank you very much, Mr. Wilfrid.” Dai Li signed the document and then walked out of the police station with the lawyer.

Wilfrid said as he was walking, ”The injured person you hit has already accepted our compensation. He said that he will not sue us again. But he also revealed to me that the prosecutor asked him to appear in court to testify.”

”So I can just wait for the court session. The only trouble is the prosecutor?” Dai Li asked.

Wilfrid nodded. ”The prosecutor is Nick Reese. He is indeed very talented. He is the only prosecutor in California who has been able to maintain a 100% conviction rate. I've been up against him three times, so I guess we're tied?”

Dai Li did not understand what the lawyer meant. In his mind, if it was four fights, it was possible to get a tie with two wins and two losses, but three showdowns would result in two wins and one loss. It was inevitable that one party would have two wins, so there should be no possibility of a tie.

”Mr. Wilfrid, what do you mean by a tie?” Li Dai could not help but ask.

”My client, although pleading guilty, was not sentenced severely. In truth, all three parties were guilty. All I could do to help them was to reduce the penalty. In this respect, the prosecutor and I each achieved what we wanted. I helped my client reduce the penalty, and the prosecutor was able to convict them.” Wilfrid's tone changed and said, ”But Mr. Li, you are different. I don't think you are guilty. You were trying to save yourself, and your intention was not to hurt people or assault the police. I think their charges of causing intentional injury and assaulting the police are unfounded. I am sure I can help you win this lawsuit.”

”Thank you for your trust,” Dai Li said quite sincerely.