Ma Ruoxi said, "I don't have anything against you personally, but I have something against the Qingyang government that you represent. You have wasted our precious time and disrupted our schedule. We might not be able to make it back today." Li Rui was slightly surprised and said, "You still want to rush back to Beijing today?" Ma Ruoxi glanced at him and said, "That was our plan, but it seems that we can't do it now."
Li Rui thought to himself that the reason why they rushed back to Beijing today was probably because they were thinking about the May Day holiday starting tomorrow. If they had waited until tomorrow to leave, they would have missed half a day of holiday. Although half a day wasn't too long, it was still very precious compared to the three-day holiday. He said, "I'm also very sorry about this, but please don't worry, I will arrange for your food and lodging. You can stay here for a night and rest well before returning to Beijing tomorrow. There's no need to rush for one night, right? "Ma Ruoxi didn't say anything and asked," Where are the villagers that you found for us to interview? "
Li Rui said, "I've already arranged for them. They will be here soon. Please wait for a moment." Ma Ruoxi said, "I hope the people you found are not officials disguised as villagers." Li Rui couldn't help but laugh and said, "How is that possible?! Reporter Ma, I realize that you don't trust me at all. I don't know what I said or did wrong to cause you to have such thoughts. "
Ma Ruoxi acted as if she didn't hear him and turned her face to look at the villagers who were doing the physical examination.
Two minutes later, Zhang Yong returned at the same time as the village secretary brought three or four villagers over.
Ma Ruoxi pointed to the southwest corner of the courtyard and said, "It's more secluded there. Let's go there for the interview."
Li Rui naturally didn't have any objections and the few of them passed through the crowd and rushed to the southwest corner. They began the interview under a huge Chinese parasol tree.
The first villager to be interviewed was the village secretary. The interview process was very simple. Ma Ruoxi only asked him three questions and asked him about the series of events in Dongshui Village. She especially asked him about the police force surrounding the village and Liu Erkui's death in detail. According to Li Rui's previous reminder, the village party secretary answered all the questions truthfully without adding any personal opinions or emotions, as if an outsider was describing something completely unrelated to himself.
After Ma Ruoxi understood the whole situation, she asked, "What do you think of these two incidents?"
The village secretary looked at the recording pen in her hand nervously, then looked up at Li Rui for help. Obviously, he did not know what to say. Of course, it wasn't that he didn't know what to say, but he was afraid of saying the wrong thing and taking responsibility for it.
Li Rui gave him an encouraging look, indicating that he could say whatever he wanted.
The village secretary could only say with a bitter face, "My opinion is …"
Ma Ruoxi suddenly interrupted, "Just say whatever you want. It's fine. What you say won't be included in the interview or the press release. I'm just asking to understand what you guys think about the whole thing."
When the village secretary heard this, he instantly relaxed and said with an embarrassed smile, "My opinion is that the district has indeed gone overboard by sending a large number of police officers into the village. What are the police supposed to do? They are supposed to protect the people. However, the district used the police against us, oppressed us, and forbade us from expressing our opinions. No matter how I put it, it's not right. As for the old village chief's death, it's definitely unjust. I didn't see clearly whether he tried to grab the gun or not. Even if he did, he was shot dead by the deputy chief before he could get his hands on the gun. It's really too much. I heard that before the police open fire, they have to fire a warning shot first. If he didn't fire a warning shot and directly shot someone, it must be a violation of police discipline … "
He rambled on for a long time. Ma Ruoxi kept nodding as she listened. Her expression was calm, and it was hard to tell if she was satisfied or dissatisfied. Li Rui looked at her from the side and thought to himself that this woman was very serious when she was working. She had an intellectual and elegant temperament that made people involuntarily interested in her. From this, it could be seen that women didn't always attract men with their beautiful appearance.
After Ma Ruoxi understood the situation from the village secretary, she continued interviewing the next villager. The questions she asked were similar, and when she interviewed the last two villagers, she only asked one question. This indirectly increased the efficiency of the interview.
After an hour, the interview was completed and it was time for lunch.
Li Rui asked for Ma Ruoxi's opinion, "Reporter Ma, should we go back to the city for lunch or make do with some restaurants nearby?"
Donghe Street was located in the suburbs of the northern district of the city. It was considered an urban-rural area, and its prosperity was naturally far from the city. The small restaurants near the hospital were all low-class, cheap, and convenient restaurants like Hangzhou xiaolongbao, Chengdu snacks, ramen, and Huojiao. Whether it was the environment, the hygiene, the taste, or the quality, it was hard to compliment them. Therefore, Li Rui specifically emphasized that they would make do with some restaurants.
Ma Ruoxi glanced at him and said in a tone that was neither servile nor overbearing, "Why? Director Li, are you saying that you want to treat us to lunch?" Li Rui smiled, "That's what I'm saying. I wonder if the two reporters can do me the honor?"
Zhang Yong smiled and said, "Director Li, you're too polite. We …"
Before he could finish, Ma Ruoxi coldly interrupted, "Director Li, you might not know that we're going out for an interview, so you don't have to worry about how we're going to settle our lunch, and you don't have to treat us. We don't want to be blinded by benefits. "
Zhang Yong frowned and looked at her. He wanted to say something, but he closed his mouth.
Li Rui couldn't help but secretly criticize her when he saw that she was always prejudiced against him and took every opportunity to go against him. However, he was also aroused by her desire to conquer her. He pretended to smile freely and said, "It seems that Reporter Ma has the experience of being blinded by benefits. However, Qingyang doesn't care to do that. The reason why I want to treat the two of you to lunch is mainly to entertain guests who come from afar. Reporter Ma may have put the leaders of Qingyang on the opposite side because of the previous misunderstanding, or even as an enemy, and always has doubts and disgust. However, we always treat the two of you as guests, and we sincerely want to entertain the two of you. At least, that's what I personally think. How about this? I'll treat the two of you to lunch in my name and spend my own money. Moreover, I won't affect the two of you because of the personal relationship of this meal, okay? Of course, if Reporter Ma is not confident and can't control yourself, then just pretend that I didn't say anything. "
After hearing this, Ma Ruoxi was angry and amused. Her face turned red and she said angrily, "Don't try to provoke me. It doesn't work on me."
Li Rui laughed and looked at Zhang Yong. He said, "Since Reporter Ma doesn't dare to attend the banquet, then I'll treat Reporter Zhang alone. Brother Zhang, can you give me face?"
Ma Ruoxi didn't wait for Zhang Yong to speak. She said angrily, "What do you mean by I don't dare to attend the banquet? I just don't want to be treated by you." Li Rui looked at her face and found her angry look quite interesting. Although it was not bright and moving, it was pretty and lively. He couldn't help laughing in his heart. He said, "If you don't want to be treated by me, then why don't you treat me? Anyway, you have to eat. It doesn't matter if I join you. How about it? "
Ma Ruoxi didn't expect that a dignified department head like him would act so shamelessly with a woman like her. She sneered and said, "As long as you don't feel embarrassed. I don't mind." Li Rui smiled and said, "What's there to be embarrassed about? At most, you treat me at noon and I'll treat you back at night. " Ma Ruoxi looked at him contemptuously. She thought for a while and said, "I'll treat you. But I don't want to waste too much time eating. I still want to rush back to Beijing at night. Let's eat somewhere nearby and then go back to Dongshui Village to interview the victim's family." Li Rui said, "Okay, we'll do as you say."
After this matter was decided, the three of them turned around and walked out of the hospital. They found a Chengdu snack shop nearby and went in to pick a clean table. They each ordered a bowl of rice and a bowl of soup and began to eat.
Li Rui sat across from Ma Ruoxi. It was fine if he kept his head down and ate, but once he raised his head, even if he only slightly raised his eyelids, he would see the cleavage and snowy mounds of the other party's chest. This made him feel very awkward. He was in a dilemma. It was uncomfortable to keep his head down, but it wasn't good to keep looking up. Even if he didn't want to profane the other party, he was still passively looking at the other party's chest. He complained in his heart. Why was this female reporter wearing such revealing clothes? Those who knew would think that she was a legal reporter. Those who didn't know would think that she was a public relations lady from some company.
Zhang Yong ate very quickly. After he finished eating, he smiled at the two of them. He stood up and said, "You two eat slowly. I'm going out for a smoke! I really can't take it anymore. "
Ma Ruoxi looked at him with disgust and said, "You can only smoke one. Don't get the smell of smoke all over your body."
Zhang Yong smiled and didn't say anything. He hurriedly ran out. It seemed that he couldn't hold back his addiction to smoking.
Li Rui smiled and asked, "Reporter Ma, why do you hate smoking so much?" Ma Ruoxi said, "Nonsense, I still want to live for a few more years." Li Rui laughed and asked again, "Can I ask you a question, a personal question?" Ma Ruoxi ate and drank as she said, "Ask away, up to you." Li Rui said, "Why does your name sound so familiar to me?" Ma Ruoxi pursed her lips and rolled her eyes. She looked at him and said, "Isn't it like the name of one of your friends? Or even the name of your ex-girlfriend? Then you use this to attract my attention and curiosity, and finally achieve your unspeakable evil goal? Director Li, as an official, do you also play the boring tricks that those young men in bars play to pick up girls? Can you please be more mature? I don't buy it. "
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