Every Time I Wake Up, I Become A Suspect
Chapter 176

“Good morning, editor-in-chief!”

“Editor-in-chief Zhou!”

As soon as she stepped into the office building where Kuaisou Tianxia was located, Zhou Manting received batch after batch of greetings, and she responded to them one by one with a smile.

After taking the position of editor-in-chief, there are suddenly a lot of flatterers around her. To be honest, even after so long, she still can’t adapt to it.

Indeed, at the very beginning, she also briefly drifted away because she had some power in her hands.

The taste of power is so wonderful that it can easily erode a person’s willpower and turn a person into a puppet at will.

If she wants, she can even use a news report to destroy a person, or even a company.

Until the police came to the door again, when she faced the police officer Jiang who had saved her, she suddenly saw a familiar but unfamiliar face from the other’s clear eyes.

That face was full of ambition and calculation, which made Zhou Manting feel extremely guilty and flustered.

Then, Mr. Wang of the company was taken away by the police on suspicion of being involved in human trafficking. After witnessing all this with her own eyes, she lost her ability to think as if struck by lightning.

Zhou Manting began to reflect, what was the original intention of choosing the news industry?

Is it just to climb higher and higher, be sought after by thousands of people, hold enough power to influence many people, and finally become a monster like Mr. Wang?

Not so.

The reason why Zhou Manting applied for the university’s journalism major without hesitation was because a sister next door committed suicide suddenly. In the afternoon of a certain day, she fell directly from the rooftop and fell on the concrete floor in front of her.

The memory of that day is full of red b***d and the smell of rust in the air.

The sister next door was forced to death by gossip. Because she was sexually assaulted, the people around her gave her the title of “disorderly” and even humiliated her as a daughter-in-law.

Later, students from the same school edited the incident into a post and posted it on the campus forum.

The Internet will further magnify the maliciousness in people’s hearts. It is hard for Zhou Manting to believe that the obscenities in the comments are actually from the mouths of high school students.

That was the first time she experienced the power of language in a living way.

It can kill, but it can also save people.

After Zhou Manting graduated, Sister Next Door was the first official report she wrote. Unfortunately, it happened too long ago, and her own column was not very popular at that time, so it didn’t get much response.

But she felt that she was not ashamed of her heart. For many years since then, she has also maintained her original intention and actively spoke out for all unfair and vulnerable groups in today’s society.

It wasn’t until after she was framed and murdered that she became the editor-in-chief of Kuaisou Tianxia.

Zhou Manting can’t remember exactly what it was like to wear high heels last time and walk alone in the streets and alleys of the city for news.

Ding~

With a crisp sound, the elevator door slid open. Zhou Manting regained her senses, tidied up her small suit a little, shook off the long waves behind her, lifted her chin, and walked out confidently.

As soon as he entered the company’s gate, Xu Shu, the secretary who had been waiting at the gate for a long time, greeted him immediately: “Sister Man Ting, Mr. Li told you to go to his office.” “Okay.” She nodded, One turns and faces the other.

Go to the manager’s office at the end of the corridor.

Mr. Li is a new leader who just took office not long after Mr. Wang’s accident. He is young and promising, and the most important thing is that he is less bureaucratic. He is a qualified journalist, and the employees have a good impression of him. All good.

“Sister Man Ting, the Jiangcheng Police’s investigation of human trafficking and illegal organ transplantation, which you worked on before, has gained a good reputation on the Internet recently.” Xu Shu said, and handed her a report.

“This is the latest traffic data calculated this morning. Do you know how much money you have made for Kuaisou Tianxia? Now that the company is full, who would dare not be convinced by you, the editor-in-chief?” “I guess Mr. Li must have called you

over Speaking of this matter, it is not impossible to get promoted, no matter how bad it is, I have to give you a salary increase!”

Obviously, now Zhou Manting’s reputation in Kuaisou Tianxia has reached a peak.

“It would be great if you were the leader. Since I work so hard, you will definitely be promoted.” Zhou Manting joked with a smile, and returned the report to Xu Shu, without letting him notice what was on her mind. Heavy.

Boom boom boom.

She raised her hand and knocked on the door of the office. After hearing the “please come in” from inside, she winked with Xu Shu, opened the door and walked in. This office is not small in size and has a spacious layout

. With large floor-to-ceiling windows on three sides, you can almost have a panoramic view of the central location of Jiangcheng City.

At that time, Mr. Li was standing in front of the window, drinking the coffee in his hand, and greeted her enthusiastically when he saw her come in: “Editor Zhou, I think Xu Shu told you the good news about the explosive growth of our special police data. Right?”

“The success of the project is inseparable from the joint efforts of everyone in the company, so I have decided that this month’s performance will increase by 8% for everyone.” “

As for you, editor-in-chief Zhou…you can ask for anything, I will Satisfy what can be satisfied. As for the request without authority… I can also ask the board of directors…”

Zhou Manting first expressed her thanks, then walked to the coffee pot silently, poured herself a cup of black coffee from an idle coffee cup, and after taking two sips, she said lightly: “Mr. Li, I heard that the company recently Want to start a special topic on Africa?”

“Oh, yes.” Although Mr. Li didn’t understand why she changed the topic there, he obediently followed up the discussion: “Who should the company’s reporters who are still researching this topic send? I found two young reporters to talk to, and they both resisted.”

The conditions there were visibly difficult, and not only could they not return to China for a long time, but they also couldn’t guarantee the popularity of the topic.

In case the response is not good enough and the topic is cut off, wouldn’t the people who go out have nothing to do with it? What are they trying to do?

“But, I think the flexibility of this topic is quite large.” The man started talking about his work: “It’s all about human effort, and now our competitors have opened overseas topics, and Kuaishoutianxia can’t lag behind! “

“Editor Zhou, it’s up to you to make up your mind in the end. You are an old man in the company and know the employees well. Who do you think is suitable…” “I’ll go.”

Zhou Manting interrupted his thoughts, He raised his eyes to look at the long river winding among the high-rise buildings outside the window, and said with a normal expression: “I will complete the team that should be allocated. As for the follow-up funds, we need to discuss.” “You…you?” President Li glared

. It would be a lie to say that you are not surprised: “You are the editor-in-chief, of course not!” The

daily operation of the company needs to be coordinated by the editor-in-chief. How can you handle these affairs of the company when you go to Africa? For a moment, he even felt that the woman was joking.

“I can give up the position of editor-in-chief.” Zhou Manting said lightly.

“Editor Zhou, you are so humorous. Don’t talk nonsense when you say this out of the office, or the employees below will be able to kill the company… You are a great contributor to the company, how could we let you go to Africa?” Mr. Li frowned and waved his hands, as if he didn’t want to continue this topic.

“Mr. Li doesn’t agree? Then I’ll resign. There should be many companies out there who like my resume. It doesn’t seem difficult to start a new topic elsewhere?” Zhou Manting shrugged indifferently and put down her glass Turn around and leave.

It may be true that the platform makes an individual, but what she wants now is not power, on the contrary, it doesn’t matter.   ”Zhou Manting!” Mr.

Li became a little anxious, and raised his voice a little: “I offended you? Otherwise, what are you doing here today?”

Isn’t this looking for trouble for him?

“Mr. Li, you are also a smart person. Do you have to say something so obvious?” Zhou Manting stopped, and simply sat down on the leather sofa, with a somewhat mocking expression: “I will automatically give up the editor-in-chief. position, you also save a lot of time in training Xi Yang as a reporter.”

“Xi Yang is also a well-known reporter in the industry, come to search the world to be a team leader, isn’t it a waste of talent?”

She said directly There has always been a dark tide in the company. A new leader is bound to cultivate his own power, and she has already been stamped with Mr. Wang’s mark.

Right now, Zhou Manting’s high reputation in the company is inseparable from Mr. Li. It is nothing more than flattery, pushing you to the cliff, and then replaceing a chance to smash you to pieces.

Still the same sentence, her heart is news, not these intrigues.

Moreover, after going through this period of time, she has thought through a lot of things, and it is inevitable that she feels that the current life is a bit boring.

Quitting voluntarily is not a sign of weakness, she wants to live another, more meaningful life.

“You don’t need to bother, I will retire from the meeting, and you will be responsible for the funding of the African project. I will help Xi Yang revitalize his first overseas project after taking office. In any case, you are taking advantage of it?” Zhou Manting spread her hands: ” Mr. Li, do you still need to hesitate?”

It’s not hesitation, it’s suspicion.

Mr. Li looked up and down the person on the sofa, and always felt that this woman had other plans.

He didn’t believe it, didn’t he believe that someone would voluntarily give up the position of editor-in-chief of a leading news company for the sake of a disappearing African topic?

“I’ll give you a day to think about it.” After Zhou Manting dropped these words, she got up and left the office very gracefully, with a faintly confident expression on her face.

I am confident that Li will never refuse such a tempting proposal.

Sure enough, the other party confirmed his thoughts with her again the next day.

In less than a month, the Kuaisou head office changed the editor-in-chief, announced the official launch of the long-prepared Africa topic, and announced the list of teams going overseas.

A young photographer, an assistant reporter, and Zhou Manting.

As soon as the news came out, the whole company was in an uproar.

But no matter what the big guy thinks about this matter, and what is discussed behind it, it will not have any impact on Zhou Manting, the person involved.

After leaving an earthquake-like quick search world, she led the team to pat their buttocks and showed up at the airport. Come to Xu Shu’s eyes were red when he saw her off, and before Zhou Manting was ready to go through the security check, he hugged her tightly and refused to let go, yelling in a crying voice: “Li Xiu, that bastard, it’s a good thing my mother thought of him as a good person before! He has only been in the company for less than three months, and he sent you to Africa!”

“Wow——” the little girl was out of breath from crying.

Zhou Manting was helpless: “I told you, I did apply to go to Africa myself.” “

Besides, it’s not like I won’t see you anymore. I’ll return to China when the topic is over. You must bring your boyfriend to pick me up when the time comes.” !”

Xu Shu pursed her lips, a little dumbfounded, but no matter how reluctant she was, she waved goodbye to Zhou Manting and her party.

The plane took off and landed.

After several twists and turns, Zhou Manting and others finally arrived at the destination of the first stop, which is located in country b in East Africa.

After a short rest, the three members of the team started the non-stop shooting work. What they saw in front of them was a completely different scenery from China, and what they heard in their ears was an unfamiliar language. At the beginning, their shooting was not very smooth .

Encountered many dangers and obstacles, and even narrowly escaped several times.

I have visited many local ancient tribes, and bought a lot of medicine and food for the local aborigines out of my own pocket.

I have seen the power of nature, and I have a deeper understanding of some parts of Africa, where the inhuman destruction of girls is still continuing.

Zhou Manting’s camera has captured the faces of those girls crying in despair. Powerlessness and anger swept her mind and filled her heart.

For the first time, she felt that her strength was too small.

I used to think that the pen in her hand was enough to influence many people, but now it seems that it is not.

Soon, Kuaisou Tianxia’s Africa topic released the first travel notes, followed by the second and third.

The page views of the topic did not suddenly become popular, but showed a step-by-step growth pattern.

Zhou Manting’s lens has warmth and words have power, so that readers can not only appreciate the charming charm of the African land, but also see a wider world through these travel notes.

Success is both expected and unexpected.

Before this, Kuaisou Tianxia was not very optimistic about this topic from top to bottom, even if it was Zhou Manting.

While the domestic company was celebrating with joy, Zhou Manting was in the capital of country b, a place where various infrastructures were still backward. She was struggling to connect to the Internet and made a video call with WeChat.

The other side was quickly connected, and after the camera shook for a while, it was Jiang Tianyu’s face that was revealed.

“Wow, Police Officer Jiang is so free, didn’t he go out today?” Zhou Manting asked jokingly.

“The day after tomorrow is the wedding. I’ll come here today to confirm the venue and rehearse.” Jiang Tianyu put on a little makeup, her hair was shoulder-length, and she looked softer.

Zhou Manting smiled and narrowed her eyes: “Congratulations, it

‘s a pity that I can’t go back to the wedding.” “Of course, work is important. I read your travel notes, and I think what you are doing now is very meaningful.” Jiang Tianyu’s tone was firm, very It is able to calm people’s hearts.

Looking at Zhou Manting on the phone screen, she slowly smiled.

That glamorous face is no longer as delicate as before, and without the blessing of makeup, the woman looks less aggressive.

The other party is darker and thinner than when he was in China, but the depth of those beautiful eyes is much clearer A light called ‘faith’.

Blinking, and trying to squeeze back the tears that were about to spill, Zhou Manting changed the subject: “I sent you a wedding gift~ I should receive it after a while.” They are all local specialties here,

no Expensive, but very distinctive.

Speaking of this, she moved forward mysteriously: “You should have received another gift, right?”

Mentioning this, Jiang Tianyu couldn’t help laughing: “I have received it, I have read it, and I am very satisfied.”

Then It was a video to congratulate her on her happy wedding. Zhou Manting had an idea to imitate a merchant on a domestic shopping network, and found several African hunks. They danced hotly while holding Jiang Tianyu’s headshot, sexy and hot.

“It’s just that Police Officer Qi’s complexion is a bit darker than the macho’s abs.”

Zhou Manting couldn’t help laughing out loud when she heard this.

Laughing and laughing, suddenly a figure broke into the camera and plunged into her arms.

It was a little girl, because she was terribly thin, so it was difficult to judge her actual age. She looked about four or five years old, but it was very likely that she was six or seven years old, or even older.

Years of malnutrition, coupled with eating some food mixed with soil to satisfy her hunger, made her belly abnormally large, and her thin face and oversized eyes made her look even more terrifying.

Jiang Tianyu just looked at Zhou Manting who was on the other side of the phone quietly, holding the little girl into her arms without hesitation, speaking the local African language, her tone and expression were so gentle that she could pinch water.

In less than two minutes, the little girl who was a little disturbed fell asleep in her arms after being carefully comforted.

“Where are you now?” Jiang Tianyu asked softly.

“In a hospital in the capital of country b.” Zhou Manting responded: “I found this child in a tribe yesterday. She fell ill because of indigestion, and her whole body was so hot that she convulsed. Infected by improper care.”

As she said that, she turned her face to the side and curled her lips to cover up something: “Fortunately, I have made some friends here after such a long time, and then I obtained the consent of the child’s parents and took her to the hospital “

It’s not too late to send to the doctor, and there should be no life-threatening.”

When she described the incident, her tone didn’t fluctuate much, but Jiang Tianyu could imagine the danger of the situation at that time.

It is the nature of human beings to be xenophobic and fear the unknown. I don’t know how much wronged Zhou Manting, a yellow-skinned woman, has suffered when traveling all over Africa.

“You must pay attention to safety.” A stomach full of words finally converged into this sentence.

Jiang Tianyu knew that Zhou Manting had a wider world in her heart.

“Okay, happy wedding, Officer Jiang.”

After that day, Zhou Manting and the other two members of the team continued to roam the land of Africa, until two years later, Kuaisou Tianxia’s Africa topic officially ended.

After the cameraman in the team returned to China, because of his outstanding work experience, he was poached by another company to have a better development.

The assistant reporter also opened up his own column, which was quite popular.

As for Jiang Zhoumanting, she chose to officially resign from Kuaisou Tianxia, and continued to move abroad, dedicated to protecting the rights and interests of girls in various countries.

Because when she was working in Africa, she had already opened domestic and foreign Private news column, very popular.

Although the influence is limited, it is better than nothing.

Two years later, Zhou Manting returned to China and began to focus on the protection of the rights and interests of girls in remote areas of the country.

She spends half of the year writing news, organizing public lectures, and on the way to raise funds for public welfare.

In the other half of the time, Zhou Manting would carry a backpack and a camera and shuttle from one mountain primary school to another, bringing books, daily necessities and knowledge to the girls there.

Outside the dilapidated classroom.

Zhou Manting stood there through the window, watching the short-term support teacher who came with her this time was explaining basic physiological knowledge to a dozen children.

After regaining her senses, she raised the camera, and pressed the shutter on those immature faces.

Soon, the bell rang for the end of get out of class, and the clear and crisp children’s voices came to mind in the mountains.

This is an elementary school located in the col. The school is small and dilapidated. Including the principal, there are only four teaching staff.

This year is the third consecutive year that Zhou Manting has been here. With the efforts of her and the public welfare team, the environment of the campus and classrooms has been slightly improved, and some things have been added, but that’s all.

When I came back this time, I really heard good news.

A girl in the sixth grade was successfully admitted to a junior high school in the county. In order for her to continue her studies, the principal and three other staff subsidized the girl’s living expenses and tuition and miscellaneous expenses for the first school year out of their own pockets.

After learning about this, Zhou Manting actively contacted the public welfare organization, and finally helped the girl replace a one-on-one kind sponsor.

The school has a so-called ‘playground’, which is actually a flat land on the top of a mountain. There are many sharp stones on the ground, and it is still dusty when you run.

After playing wildly with a group of children for a while, Zhou Manting panted slightly and walked to a big rock and sat down. She lowered her head and wiped the lens of the camera, then raised the camera, wanting to take a picture of the beauty of the setting sun in the mountains.

Not long after, there was a sound of small footsteps behind him.

She turned her head curiously, and it was a little girl with an apple face and braids.

The other party’s cheeks were still tinged with plateau red, and the clothes he was wearing had been washed to white, but the style was not common in the mountains, and the trousers were a little short, revealing a section of his ankle.

If I remember correctly, this set of clothes should have been handed out to the children when Zhou Manting first came here two years ago.

“Lingling, what’s the matter?” She raised her eyebrows and asked.

Lingling walked up to her carefully, and sat on the big rock with her: “Sister Manting, how long can you stay with us this time?” After careful

consideration, Zhou Manting seriously replied: “About two weeks. “

There are still many places to go, and she can’t wait to divide herself into eight pieces.

“You study hard, just like sister Xiaoyu, go to the county to study!” She touched the back of the little girl’s head and smiled.

“Well.” Lingling nodded heavily: “After reading a good book, I will be a reporter when I grow up!”

Zhou Manting was stunned: “Why do you also want to be a reporter?” “

Because I also want more mountain people to be able to Go out and see the world in your camera!” Lingling bared her teeth, speaking innocently.

Her throat seemed to be choked by something, she could only raise her hand to touch the back of the other’s head.

For the photos of the sunset in the mountains that she took just now, she hadn’t thought about the accompanying text yet, but now she suddenly had an inspiration.

The next day, Zhou Manting’s column at home and abroad simultaneously updated a set of blockbuster landscape films.

The accompanying text is only two simple words.

hope.