Suming refused to ept media interviews that day, and he had his reasons. Because the struggle toe was more covert, it was better for him to not show his face. When Wang Jian She told him about the city''s decision to investigate online rumors, he secretly informed the bald man.


    Surrender yourself!


    "Leader, since I''m surrendering voluntarily, can I be given a lenient treatment?" Continue your adventure with empire


    In the interview office of thework management department, the bald man sat nervously on one side of therge table, while a row of government officials sat on the other. Wang Jian She sat at the center, nked by seven or eight colleagues from thework office and the city bureau.


    This morning, thework office received an anonymous tip-off letter, using Zhou Jin, the general manager of Huating Reservoir, of using the inte to spread rumors about hormone-treated fish to undermine hispetitors.


    The whistleblower, Xu Aiguo, oh, that is, the bald man, was fully involved in Zhou Jin''s rumor-mongering and now, driven by his guilty conscience and the immense pressure from the people''s government, is willing toe forward and expose Zhou Jin.


    Todays'' governance demands openness and transparency, particrly in matters involving the inte. Any slight mishandling may raise suspicions of a cover-up. Therefore, while Wang Jian She conducted the interview with the bald man, he specifically invited the television station''s special team to be present, recording the entire process and conducting interviews as well.


    Wang Jian Sheughed and said, "Rest assured on that front. You are just an employee of Zhou Jin, acting on his orders. At most, you would be considered an aplice. Moreover, since you''re turning yourself in voluntarily, if the evidence you provide significantly aids our investigation, we could exempt you from punishment. Of course, the colleagues from thework office will conduct ideological education with you afterward—you must never again spread or start rumors."


    "I understand, I appreciate your generosity, leader."


    After a series of intense spiritual and physical blows, the bald man no longer wanted to oppose Suming. After that night when he was reduced to tears by a dog, he hadpletely given up on confronting Suming. Thinking back on Zhou Jin''s despicable attitude toward him, the bald man outright defected and switched sides to join Suming, exposing all of Zhou Jin''s ns to Suming before Suming sent him back to Zhou Jin''s side as a top-level mole.


    The fish he brought back were indeed fished out of Shuijun Lake, but Suming had injected each fish with arge amount of hormones, aiming for Zhou Jin to be caught in wrongdoing and then inciting Zhou Jin to escte the issue step by step, eventually leading him to fall into his own trap.


    The bald man quickly confessed everything, omitting only one detail—he didn''t mention that Suming had caught him stealing fish from Shuijun Lake. Instead, he imed he had beenzy and randomly bought a few fish, injected them with hormones to hand over to Zhou Jin, not expecting Zhou Jin to make such a fuss over it.


    "What a lesson, Comrade Xu! Although you are not directly responsible, if it weren''t for your negligence, Zhou Jin wouldn''t have taken this criminal step," Wang Jian She said earnestly.


    "Yes, yes, I will certainly work diligently and live an honest life from now on!" the bald man said hastily.


    "Besides your testimony, do you have any other evidence?" a police officer from the city bureau asked.


    "Yes, yes, Zhu Chenggui is also willing to testify, and several other employees can too. Oh, theputers used for the postings are still in thepany''s vi..."


    That very afternoon, the investigation team split into two groups. One went to the hospital to interview Zhou Jin, who was there for treatment, and the other searched the small vi of Huating Fisheries Company. Inside, they found seven or eightputers used for the crime. They controlled the employees of Huating Fisheries and discovered extensive evidence of rumor-mongering on their phones.


    Additionally, thepany''sputers contained more than one terabyte of pirated and pornographic videos, which were turned over to the office for the elimination of pornography and illegal publications...


    A person may take ten or twenty years to rise from nothing, facing countless trials and tribtions; but to destroy someone, often only one thing is needed.


    Almost overnight, Huating Fisheries Company, which once had unrivaled prominence in the Yangchuan City fisheries market, found itself on the brink of copse.


    Faced with overwhelming concrete evidence, Zhou Jin had no room for sophistry and could only honestly admit to his crimes.


    "Dear viewers, remember not long ago, Zhou Jin sat in this very studio, dering that he would investigate the hormone fish incident thoroughly. At the time, none of us could have imagined that the very instigator was him. For personal gain and through unfairpetition, he caused enormous panic in society and incalcble economic losses.


    ording to the relevant legal provisions, the cyber affairs department and the Public Security Bureau filed the case, and the Procuratorate initiated the prosecution. Based on thetest news we''ve received, Zhou Jin was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for spreading rumors and endangering public security, organizing and disseminating illegal obscene materials, among other charges. Considering he is currently hospitalized and immobile, the sentence is suspended for one year until he recovers, after which he will be taken to prison to serve his sentence.


    Dear viewers, I hope we can all learn from this event to keep our eyes open and arm ourselves with scientific knowledge, so we aren''t easily deceived by rumors. Also, trust that our government, our party, has the capability to create a peaceful, stable, and safe living environment for us. That''s all for today''s program; I am Nangong Yan, thank you everyone for watching."


    "Suspended for a year?" Suming turned off the television and chuckled as he stroked his chin.


    Zhou Jin was a capable fellow after all. Like a tough worm that wouldn''t die, how had he managed to secure a suspended sentence under such adverse circumstances?


    Baldy has already been exposed and couldn''t find any news about Zhou Jin. But this kind of thing didn''t need any probing; anyone could guess that Zhou Jin must have spent a hefty sum to grease palms, and given his genuine poor health, that''s why he got the suspension.


    Although it''s only suspended for a year, his total sentence is three and a half years. If he earns some merits during the suspension and behaves well, he might get a reduced sentence. Perhaps in the end, Zhou Jin won''t need to serve time at all and could continue being the boss of his fisheriespany.n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om


    "Wishful thinking! Now that our mask has been fully torn off, if I don''tpletely ruin you and devastate your reputation and family, how will I ever sleep peacefully?"


    Suming dialed Zhao Yun''s number: "Mr. Zhao, do you know any formidablewyers? I want to file awsuit."


    Spread out on the table in front of Suming were a pile of business cards from the aquaculturists who had been inspected during the hormone incident. Due to the incident, these farmers, including Suming, had all lost a lot of money recently.


    "Really formidable ones? Whether awyer is formidable or not depends on how solid their rtionship is with the court. I do know a few who were judges before they went into private practice aswyers," Zhao Yun said from the other end of the phone.


    "That would be the best."


    "What are you up to now, kid? The hormone fish business has caused quite a stirtely. It''s not you behind it, is it?" Zhao Yun said with an I-knew-you-were-up-to-no-good tone.


    "Hehehe, knowing but not telling is what good friends do. Mr. Zhao, I''m a fish farmer. I''ve invested so much, and now it''s time to bring in thes," Suming said with a sly smile.