Shao Liangsheng was speechless, his face pale as paper.
But what he cared about wasn’t the fact that he’d drugged Zhuang Jing, but the fact that he and Bai Rou had been caught having sex in the university dormitory!
Didn’t Lin Fang promise him not to tell anyone about this?
Why were there rumors like this now?!
But Shao Liangsheng didn’t know that this was just the first step in Lin Fang’s revenge.
At this moment, Lin Fang, in his uniform, walked up to the Governor with a newspaper in hand, his face furious.
“Governor, I shouldn’t have brought up these matters while you were recuperating, but these days, those intellectuals are becoming more and more outrageous! Look at what nonsense they’re spouting! They’re imitating the Western system of free elections, and they’re even saying that if things continue like this, the country will eventually be torn apart!” Lin Fang said angrily.
Hearing this, the Governor, lying in bed, frowned slightly and said, “What newspaper? Let me see it.”
Lin Fang immediately presented the newspaper he was holding with both hands.
The Governor took it and began to read quickly. His expression grew increasingly grim as he read.
“Just empty talk, ignorant people!”
After reading it, the Governor threw the newspaper to the ground.
If reform is really as simple as they say in the newspapers, then his position as governor is meaningless!
Then, the Governor said to Lin Fang with a grim expression, “Lin Fang, go call Zhang Qiong over here.”
Zhang Qiong was the Governor’s right-hand man, and the Governor generally wouldn’t call him unless it was a major matter.
Hearing the Governor’s words, Lin Fang nodded immediately and went to call Zhang Qiong in.
When Zhang Qiong learned the Governor’s intention in calling him in, he immediately said, “I was also very angry when I read this newspaper, but considering your health, I didn’t dare to speak out. Now that you know, I will definitely handle this matter properly.”
The Governor nodded in satisfaction: “Not a single writer can be overlooked! Stirring up public sentiment at this critical juncture—their true intentions are crystal clear!”
He wasn’t even dead yet, and they were already saying this and that about him!
Lin Fang, seeing the Governor’s angry expression, quickly stepped forward to comfort him and told him a few funny stories, which soon made the Governor burst into laughter.
That afternoon, Shao Liangsheng and his companions were still inside the newspaper office, discussing the theme for the next issue, when they heard the sound of orderly footsteps at the door.
Then, Zhang Qiong rushed in with dozens of police officers. He glanced coldly at everyone present and shouted, “Take everyone away! And these newspapers, take them all!”
Seeing this, Shao Liangsheng and his companions panicked.
“Sir, what have we done wrong that you want to arrest us?”
Hearing this, Zhang Qian sneered, “What have you done? Do you think you’re so capable and patriotic? You even dared to openly report and criticize the Governor, and you still ask what you’ve done?! Take them all away!”
Soon, Shao Liangsheng and his companions were handcuffed and taken away.
Upon hearing the news, Mrs. Shao’s vision blurred, and she nearly fainted.
“What did you say? Liangsheng has been arrested by the police?! How can they arrest people randomly?! Quick, find the second branch of the family! We must get Liangsheng out!”
However, Mrs. Shao soon needed treatment. Shao Liangsheng had published numerous articles in the newspaper that were unfavorable to the Governor, so the police refused to release him.
Hearing this, Mrs. Shao fainted from anger.
Bai Rou never expected that Shao Liangsheng would be arrested. Ignoring the fact that she was still in postpartum confinement, she immediately rushed out of the Shao family residence and went to the police station.
As a result, she was kicked out.
Over the next month, everyone else from the newspaper office was released, but Shao Liangsheng and several chief editors remained in custody.
Among them, Shao Liangsheng’s writing was the most incisive, so after the interrogation, he was naturally convicted of the most serious crime.
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The author has something to say:
Shao Liangsheng: Let me out! I’m innocent!
Lin Fang: Keep squatting there!
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