In an office in Shu Fei in Rongcheng, Ye Zhou frowned and looked at the news on his phone, with a slightly serious expression.

The sensation caused by the video has spread across the country in a short period of time, but the official has not responded to it for a long time.

He looked at Chen Hao opposite him and asked:

"What are your plans? Let this matter continue to ferment like this?"

Chen Hao shook his head and replied:

"Of course not. You haven't experienced a public opinion war. Do you still don't know the current situation? What we need is to wait, wait for the public opinion to ferment to the peak, and then launch a thorough counterattack to capture them all in one go."

"The problem is that this matter cannot be solved by arresting people alone. If you arrest people now, you will confirm your guilty guesses on this matter, making those who are already being brought up the rhythm even more angry---what we need is evidence."

Hearing Ye Zhou’s doubts, Chen Hao smiled slightly and replied:

"First of all, there are two problems here."

"First, public opinion is indeed very surging now, but in fact, after our previous education, there are not many people who have actually been brought up the rhythm. Most people just hold a rational and skeptical attitude, and all they want is the answer and solution."

"Secondly, our evidence for this matter is very sufficient. It can even be said that if we provide evidence now, we can directly kill the rumor-producing person."

"But we don't want to do this. We don't want to break the rumor every time there is a rumor. What we want to do is to let them expose their true intentions completely, and then after attracting the power behind them, we will use iron evidence to completely reverse the situation and fundamentally solve the problem."

Looking at Chen Hao's confident look, Ye Zhou's expression finally relaxed a little. He nodded and asked curiously:

"So, what exactly is your evidence?"

Chen Hao gently tapped the table and replied:

"Life."

"Life?"

"Yes. In that village, everything related to the lives of the villagers is evidence."

......

Three days later, when public opinion almost reached its peak, the official finally released news that it would hold a press conference to respond to all issues of concern to the public.

This press conference will adopt a simultaneous online and offline mode, and will be broadcast live throughout the entire process. Whether it is on-site participation or online participation, you can ask your own questions through barrage interaction and raise your hand to ask questions.

As long as any questions related to the incident are concerned, the official will respond truthfully.

After receiving this news, Shao Ji contacted the team behind her as soon as possible and quickly received instructions to attend the press conference.

She carefully prepared a series of sharp questions and planned to challenge the official directly at the press conference.

In fact, she knew very well that the official would definitely deny the authenticity of the video at this press conference, but this was not important at all, because the evidence they could produce was nothing more than proof of identity, but these things were not convincing to the onlookers, because they had already prepared a new rhythm.

As long as the official puts forward the view that "the woman on the video is not the real family of the victim", the party will immediately question the official fake identity.

If this question is also resolved, then our side will raise new questions, that is:

Putting aside the facts, is it that the person in China who does not appear in the video?

This view can completely make her side invincible, and she is full of confidence in it.

......

After waiting for a day, Shao Ji arrived at the press conference on time. She did not know the few spokespersons attending the press conference, which surprised her a little.

But this is just a harmless detail. For her, no matter who is sitting on the stage today, it is just her target.

After the situation was introduced, the press conference entered a question-and-answer session. Shao Ji immediately snatched the microphone as a media representative and asked:

"Minister Liu, you just said that the operation that took place on the border of Yunnan Province was an operation against illegal forces---drug is right? Do you have any evidence?"

Sitting on the stage was Liu Qi from the Yunnan Provincial Detachment. He nodded and replied:

"Our soldiers brought recording equipment, which recorded the entire process of the battle. Since it involved confidentiality, most of the images could not be disclosed."

"But, even based on just a few images we have released, we can see that our enemies are carrying a large number of heavy weapons, including large caliber machine guns."

"I would like to ask, will anyone use such weapons to protect the so-called flour smuggling? The cost cannot be paid?"

Hearing his answer, Shao Ji nodded slightly and replied:

"I agree with your point of view, but today's press conference is not the focus. What we want to ask is, during the operation, have you shot dead some innocent villagers who only smuggled flour?"

The spokesperson frowned slightly and replied:

"First of all, all we shot were dangerous criminals. Secondly, why do you think that people who appeared in that kind of occasion would be innocent?"

A smile appeared on Shao Ji's face, and she thought she needed more preparation to lead the topic in the direction she wanted, but she didn't expect that the other party would be easier to get caught than she thought.

"Based on our interview records, you also know that we interviewed the family of one of the victims in the early stage, and the results of the interview showed that he just wanted to earn a medical expense for his mother by smuggling flour."

"What I want to ask you is, is it wrong for a desperate son to break the law to extend his life for his mother?"

"The law is serious, of course I know this, but can't the law really be a little human?"

"Today we can sit and watch a filial son die tragically for such reasons. Tomorrow we can watch more innocent people die without any psychological burden on other more absurd reasons?"

"We have always emphasized that we are a responsible big country, but if we don't even bear this responsibility, how can we be considered responsible?"

"If the smuggling continues, I would like to ask Minister Liu, do you know that due to the impact of global food production cuts, people around the world are struggling to survive, but the domestic food supply is sufficient to almost be wasted at will?"

"Is that innocent victim who not only wants to save his mother, but in a sense there are more people he wants to save. Is this also wrong?"

"We not only sit idly by and watch the victims of other countries, but also stand by and watch. Is this the so-called attitude of a great power?"

Shao Ji raised a series of questions like a cannon, which incited the emotions inside and outside the venue to the extreme. Many people looked at the spokesperson on the stage with an indignation, as if as long as his answer was inappropriate, they would immediately rush up and tear him apart.

However, the spokesperson who faced this situation always maintained a calm expression.

He picked up the tea at hand and took a sip, then said in a plain tone:

"Ms. Shao Ji----You are Shao Ji, are you? A good name."

"Before this press conference, we had a comprehensive analysis of the videos you posted, and finally, we came to a conclusion."

"The conclusion is that your videos are fake."

As he said that, he raised his hand and signaled Shao Ji who was eager to try it, and then continued:

"I think when I say this, you must be thinking in your heart, 'This person falls into my trap', because no matter what I say, you have reasons to question me that I am lying, and you have reasons to question that the evidence I will provide next is forged."

"This is a perfect strategy -- if it is in other countries, it is indeed perfect."

"But, have you ever thought that today, I might come up with evidence that you absolutely cannot question?"

Hearing this, Shao Ji was stunned, but before she could come back to her senses, the spokesperson on the stage continued:

"Yes, from your perspective, it's almost a dead end, because even if we publish the proof of identity information, you can question that the proof of identity is fake."

"But what I said, what I was going to publish is not a proof of identity?"

While speaking, the spokesperson nodded to the operator beside him, and then pictures appeared on the large screen behind him.

"Dian Province has border villages, border villages, because their geographical location is too remote, have been blocked by water and electricity for a long time, the network is blocked, and the traffic is blocked."

“To resolve this situation, our country has made great efforts.”

"In 2003, the National Power Grid's village-to-village project was launched. In 2006, the whole village was connected to the border village. During the power supply, we filed the electricity usage information for 86 households in the village, involving a total of 312 people."

"In 2009, the first fixed network line was opened, and in the next six months, the first wireless base station was established. As of this year, the total number of local online users we have collected is 369, of which 322 permanent online users."

"In 2014, tap water was entered into households, with a total of 78 water users, with a total of 348 people."

"In 2017, the village road No. 1709, Ai Bian Village was completed. During the construction of this village road, all local residents of appropriate age participated in the construction and registered with the project team to enjoy the treatment of ordinary workers. China Construction First Bureau paid a total of 169 people."

"In 1986, Huaxia Post delivered the first email to the Bian Village. As of this year, Huaxia Post delivered a total of 6,789 postal parcels to the Bian Village, of which nearly 4,000 were delivered after 2013, that is, after the full rise of online shopping."

"Since 2005, a total of 560 local poor people have been involved in the local archives, and more than 3.4 million yuan of subsidies have been issued."

"The total sales of goats from the local specialty black tea, totaling more than 6.9 million yuan, and more than 40 registered people in the county market."

"We have photos, documents, and video data to support all the above information. There is no missing time since the time it happened."

"We found a problem after careful comparison."

"No one who has appeared in your videos has appeared in our files."

"What kind of person is he? He has lived in this village for decades, but he has never used the water and electricity network that we have worked so hard to deliver, has never enjoyed our poverty alleviation subsidies, has never received emails, has never participated in the construction of his hometown, and has not even participated in basic labor and commodity trading?"

"What kind of people are they? They clearly speak the extremely standard 'dialect', but they don't know that this place is not on the smuggling channel at all, nor do they know that there is a safe rural system we set up on the telephone poles in their village. The whole process from makeup to acting will be recorded?"

"With this doubt, we compared your actors' face recognition, and then we suddenly realized."

"Oh, it turns out that these people are not from Yunnan Province at all."

"I won't announce your specific identity information here. But I can boldly speculate on what you want to do."

"You actually don't care what the facts are. What you want to do is just to find a remote mountain village far away from modern society to weave your lies more conveniently, right?"

"But have you ever thought that the so-called "remote no one will look at them" in your eyes is also my territory of China, and the people there are also my people of China?!"

"As long as we are within my Chinese territory, we will never give up on them. Do you think our policy cannot convey to that mountain village hundreds of kilometers away from the nearest county? Why haven't you ever thought about how the 4G signal there came?"

"Why haven't you ever thought that wherever the postal service can go, is where our policies can go?"

"So, Ms. Shao Ji, and the people behind you."

"Here, as the commander-in-chief of the Public Security Department of Yunnan Province, I solemnly inform you that you have been investigated for suspected malicious rumor and have met the sentencing standards."
To be continued...