In the past few years, Li Rui and his godmother, Ma Ruoxi's mother, Hua Jing, who was a professor at the National School of Administration, would occasionally interact with each other. Although they didn't see each other often, they would call and greet each other during festivals. Sometimes, they would send some local specialties to each other. Whenever they were in Beijing, they would visit each other in person. Therefore, even though they didn't interact much, the relationship between the mother and son was getting deeper and deeper. Li Rui and Ma Ruoxi maintained their current awkward relationship as brother and sister. They didn't have any intimate contact with each other anymore. When they met, they would only mock each other in private. However, no matter what, their friendship was much deeper than before.
This year, Ma Ruoxi was also thirty years old. However, she was born beautiful and lived in an international metropolis that was at the forefront of fashion. Her mentality and body were always young. Furthermore, she was good at using cosmetics. Therefore, she still had a youthful and beautiful appearance. In fact, for a woman who lived and worked in a metropolis, thirty years old was still a very young age. This was unlike the women who lived in fifth or sixth tier small cities. Basically, they would get married in their early twenties. By the time they reached thirty, their children wouldn't be young anymore. They didn't take good care of themselves and were constantly rushing to make a living. Many of them were also responsible for the kitchen and housework.
It was worth mentioning that Ma Ruoxi still wasn't married. She didn't even have a boyfriend that she liked. She wasn't in a hurry. Her mother, Hua Jing, wasn't in a hurry either. This was because there were a lot of unmarried men and women in their thirties in Beijing. They were practically everywhere.
Ma Ruoxi waited for Li Rui to walk in front of her. She pretended to be fierce and said, "Stop talking nonsense. I asked you first. What are you doing here?"
Li Rui smiled and teased her, "What's the use of asking me first? I'm your brother. You have to answer me first!" As he spoke, he looked at his adopted sister's clothes. He didn't know when she had changed her long hair to a short haircut that reached her ears. It made her look fashionable and neat. She had a bit of a strong woman's aura. Her slightly square oval face was covered with light makeup. Her facial features were beautiful, especially her pair of beautiful eyes, which were a rosy red color that made her look very charming. She wore a low-cut grayish-brown tube top that revealed a large area of her snow-white chest. The cleavage in the middle was faintly discernible, and the two peaks on both sides were towering. She wore a small gray suit with only two buttons on the bottom. The top was half open. She wore a pair of dark brown straight cut jeans that wrapped around her slender legs. On her feet was a pair of grayish-white NB sneakers. Her overall attire could be said to be dignified and casual, but to say it was casual and sporty at the same time. It looked neither fish nor fowl. However, when worn by a beauty like her, it didn't look messy because all the eyes would only be attracted by her slim figure.
When Ma Ruoxi heard this, she was both angry and amused. She lifted her leg and kicked his calf. She scolded, "Brother your head. I don't have a brother like you."
Long Baoyu, who had been the protagonist at the beginning, had now become a non-existent person. She was very depressed and stared at the two's conversation from the side.
Li Rui sighed, "Sigh, you're so violent the moment you meet. No wonder you can't get married. Alright, I'll say it first. I'm no longer working at the Municipal Party Committee. I'm now the deputy county head of Shuanghe County. Something happened in this village two days ago, and I'm here to solve it. "
Ma Ruoxi sneered, "Something happened? I'm afraid it's not just a little, right? If it was just a little, the chief editor wouldn't have sent me to write a draft. "
Li Rui was slightly surprised. He said, "He sent you to write a draft? What do you mean? Could it be … Could it be that the Xinguang Village collapse incident is the same as the Dongshui Village incident when we first met? Has it already spread to your news agency? "
Ma Ruoxi said in all seriousness, "What do you think? I don't know how the chief editor found out about this incident, but he asked me to write an article with the title of 'Shannan Village Collapses, Villagers Not Moved After Three Days'. The material was already sent to me. There were detailed descriptions, pictures, and videos. After I received them, I said I couldn't write. I had to confirm the situation before I could write. Otherwise, I would have to bear the responsibility if there were any problems. I said I had to go to the incident site to interview and confirm that it was true before I could write. The chief editor saw that my attitude was firm, so he didn't force me. He allowed me to come over and investigate, but he also gave me a request. He said I had to write a draft today and publish it tomorrow. That's why I rushed over to Qingyang County. Because of the urgency of the mission, I didn't contact you for the time being. I planned to wait until the official business was over before I let you treat me to a meal. Who knew that you would actually run to Shuanghe County to become the deputy county head? Tsk tsk, we're really fated. "
Li Rui's heart trembled when he heard that. He exclaimed, "Did this really alarm your news agency? How did it alarm you? Does your news agency have people who keep an eye on the hot posts on the Internet every day? Do they investigate and follow up when they see something that has the significance of spreading the law? "
Ma Ruoxi shook her head. "No, I don't know how it got to our news agency. Anyway, I just did what the chief editor told me to do."
Li Rui was shocked, angry, anxious, and scared. He shouted, "No, you can't write this article. If you publish this article, not to mention other things, just the title alone will kill a lot of people. This title is too vicious. What do you mean by 'Villagers Not Moved After Three Days'? It's completely slandering and framing! In fact, on the second day of the incident, which was yesterday, the leaders of our county and township had already organized the evacuation of the villagers. However, the villagers in other places were lucky. They thought that their houses were far from the collapsed area, so they didn't move. As a result, a second collapse occurred in the early morning. After our county government learned of the situation, they gave me full authority to take charge of this matter. I rushed to the village as soon as possible to evacuate the villagers. Now, more than 60% of the villagers have been evacuated to temporary shelters. "
Ma Ruoxi looked confused and said, "Is that so? Why don't I say that I have to come to the site of the incident to investigate and confirm whether the situation is true. Otherwise, it will be regarded as fabricated news, and I will be held responsible. "Then she said," Now you're in charge of this matter? Then all the more I can't write nonsense. I only have you as an official as a friend and as an inexplicable godbrother. I can't personally take off the official hat on your head! "
Long Baoyu stared at Ma Ruoxi's pretty face with interest and suddenly interrupted, "I can vouch for this. My brother came to the village yesterday morning to deal with the collapse. I accompanied him for half a day. Last night, all the villagers at the west end of the collapsed village had been moved to a temporary shelter. This morning, he came here again without doing anything. This time, he was evacuating the entire village and today is the third day since the collapse. How can you say that the villagers were not moved for three days? Isn't this nonsense? Where did your chief editor get this information from?"
Ma Ruoxi looked at him blankly and asked, "You're from the capital?"
Long Baoyu nodded and smiled as he handed his hand to her. "Beauty, let's get to know each other. My surname is Long, and my name is … no … my name is Baoyu. I live on Wanshou Road and am your godbrother's good friend. In a few days, I will become sworn brothers with him, haha."
Ma Ruoxi didn't even look at his hand and said to Li Rui with a serious face, "Business is more important. Let's talk later. Take me around the village first, and then take me to the temporary shelter. I want to interview a few villagers. If the situation you reported is true, I want to ask the chief editor where the fake news came from and why such a sensational and fake topic was created."
Li Rui suddenly realized something. First, someone posted on the Internet and wrote a complaint letter to the provincial leader's public email address. Then, the national legal newspaper that Ma Ruoxi worked for also found out about the news. What's more, the news was all fake and untrue. They were all maliciously targeting the Shuanghe County government. The familiar methods and formula seemed to be the work of the same person. Was there really someone behind the scenes who was planning a shocking conspiracy? He didn't have time to think about it for the time being, so he agreed. "Okay, I'll take you to the collapsed area first and explain the basic situation to you. Let's go." As he spoke, he turned and walked towards the gate.
Ma Ruoxi took off her backpack and took out a DSLR camera. Then she handed the backpack to Long Baoyu and said, "You're not leaving the courtyard, right? Please help me look after my backpack. Thank you." Then she quickly chased after Li Rui.
Long Baoyu wanted to accompany the two of them on this trip so that he could strike up a conversation with Ma Ruoxi. Who knew that Ma Ruoxi would suddenly play such a trick? He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but there was nothing he could do. He could only curse inwardly and sit back on the stool with the backpack.
Li Rui took Ma Ruoxi and Ma Yuming to the collapsed area at the west end of the village first. He explained the incident to Ma Ruoxi and the data of the villagers' deaths and injuries. He also talked about the county's treatment plan. Finally, he briefly explained the survey results given by the provincial geological environment monitoring station's technicians.
During the process, Ma Ruoxi turned on the recording pen and recorded everything he said. After recording, she took a few photos.
"In other words, the villagers at the west end of the village were all moved to a temporary settlement in the village the day after the incident. Now, there's not a single villager left in this area, right?"
After Ma Ruoxi took the photos, she used her right hand to draw an arc in the air. From left to right, it covered the approximate area of the west end of the village.
Li Rui nodded and said, "Not a single villager, not even a dog was left behind. If you don't believe me, you can look around! Tell me, how can this be called not moving the villagers for three days? "
Ma Ruoxi looked at him deeply and said, "Right now, it's all your side of the story. I haven't interviewed the villagers who were moved out, so your words are meaningless for now."
Li Rui didn't understand and said, "Based on our relationship, don't you trust me?"
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