Chapter 66: The Lin Family's Revenge (Part 2)

  The next day, Old Horse went to the municipal government, but unexpectedly was refused and not a single leader met with him.

  After consulting with Tang Feng, Lao Ma immediately invited reporters from the municipal TV station, provincial TV station and major newspapers to hold a press conference at the Huangchao Hotel the next day.

  Such news would naturally be unsuitable for Tang Feng and his team, who were currently in the presidential suite on the top floor of the Huangchao Hotel, observing the scene through pre-set cameras.

  Xu Qiang asked with some concern: "Boss, will this work? Won't the government ban it?"

  "Banned? Ha ha, even if it's banned, the news will still spread through other means. The Chinese people are not lacking in gossip spirit. If they really ban it, that's even better, the masses will be more suspicious that they have a guilty conscience." Guan Zhiyong smiled and replied.

  Xu Qiang nodded, although he was stupid, but such a simple truth still made sense.

  "Alright, the press conference is about to begin." Wang Sheng said suddenly, staring at the screen. The room fell silent as everyone watched this unprecedented press conference that dared to confront the government directly.

  At the scene, Old Ma and Glasses, along with several high-priced lawyers hired by Huaxing Group, sat on stage. When almost everyone had arrived, Old Ma adjusted his microphone and cleared his throat to say: "Thank you to all the journalist friends for attending the first press conference of Huaxing Group since its establishment. I never thought that the first press conference of Huaxing Group would be about this topic. I think everyone has also heard about the incident involving Huaxing Group over the past two days. Yes, just last night, nearly 30 entertainment venues under Huaxing Group were sealed off by the municipal public security bureau without reason! I am very indignant about this. The government claims that they sealed off the entertainment venues of Huaxing Group because there are safety hazards in these places. So, I would like to ask, among the thousands of entertainment venues in XA City, why did they single out Huaxing Group? I also want to ask, if the government says that the reason for sealing them off is due to safety hazards, then why hasn't anyone come to inspect whether there are indeed safety problems within these two days? Just yesterday, I went to find the relevant leaders multiple times but was refused entry. Why is this? Is this going to drag on like this? Who will take responsibility for Huaxing Group's losses? That's all I have to say. Now it's time for questions." Old Ma was very clever and avoided the main issue, making anyone who listened think that the government was at fault.

  Below, the reporter heard Lao Ma's words and also whispered to each other. A female reporter with a provincial TV station work permit stood up and asked: "Director Ma, I would like to ask you, many people say that Huaxing Group is actually an underworld organization, what do you have to say about this?"

  Lao Ma had anticipated that the reporters would ask this question and smiled, saying: "Before I answer, I'd like to ask you, what's your impression of the underworld?"

  The female journalist did not expect Lao Ma to ask her back, she thought for a moment and then said: "Murder, arson, oppression of the people."

  The old horse nodded and said, "So have you ever heard of the Hua Xing Group doing such things? What is a black society? It's just a name, in my opinion. If someone's heart is not kind, then he is a bad person. On the other hand, if an organization has never harmed anyone's interests, never oppressed the people, but instead made contributions to the people, can it be called a black society? Alright, you can think about this question later. Next one, please."

  The female journalist had just sat down when a reporter from the Economic Daily stood up and said, "Chairman Ma, hello. As far as I know, Hua Xing Group was established less than a month ago, but its assets have already reached tens of billions. You used to be just a laid-back boss, and most of the industries under Hua Xing's umbrella were independent before. Can you explain why Hua Xing Group was established? And how did you integrate these independent assets together?"

  Smiling, Old Horse said: "This question is not within the scope of today's press conference. If you're interested in this topic, I don't mind discussing it with you privately."

  After the uninteresting journalist sat down, a reporter from a municipal TV station stood up and looked at Old Ma. The reporter directly asked: "Director Ma, I am a reporter from the Municipal TV Station. It is said that the son of a certain leader in this city was killed by the Huaxing Group. Is this true?"

  As soon as the question was asked, the reporters in the scene were in an uproar. Unexpectedly, Lao Ma seemed to be well-prepared and calmly said: "Your question is very good, I can also tell you straightforwardly that we have taught a certain leader's son a lesson. He brought it upon himself. I think everyone is very clear about this young man's reputation and character. As for saying that he was killed by the Huaxing Group, I find it absurd and even ridiculous. Where is the evidence?"

  The reporter then asked Old Ma: "According to eyewitnesses, Huaxing Group colluded with the underworld and kidnapped this young master from a certain hotel. Since then, he has never appeared again. What explanation do you have for this?"

  "Kidnapping? Everyone here is a sensible person, and we all know the identity of this young master and his character. I can tell you clearly that it was this despicable young master who attempted to rape a sister of a high-ranking official in the Huaxing Group and took her hostage to a hotel. Are we supposed to let these spoiled sons of officials do whatever they want? Giving him a lesson would lead to government suppression, so who is breaking the law? As for the issue of this young master's disappearance, we don't know anything about it. At that time, we just taught him a lesson and then let him go. Where he went afterwards has nothing to do with us, we are not his babysitters." Old Ma's voice gradually rose, staring at the reporter.

  "Are you saying that the government's crackdown on Hua Xin Group is related to this young master's disappearance?" The reporter asked sharply.

  The old horse put on an angry look on his face, knocked on the table and said: "Yes!"

  Lao Ma's words were no less powerful than a heavy bomb, and the reporters below were shocked. Lao Ma continued: "If the government is just pretending to serve the public, then I'd like to ask one last question - is the government serving the people or serving certain individuals? Can't anyone see this young man's various crimes? Alright, today's press conference has come to an end. Thank you again to all the reporters for coming, please go to the third floor banquet hall for a meal." After finishing speaking, Lao Ma stood up and left his glasses behind to deal with the reporters, while he himself went directly to the top floor.

  "Old Horse, you're so eloquent! Mom didn't realize you were such a smooth talker before?" Wang Sheng said, going up to him like a little hoodlum and putting his arm around Old Horse's neck.

  "Old horse, you're doing a great job." Tang Feng saw that Old Horse had been looking at him all along. He knew that Old Horse was hoping to get his approval, and he wouldn't be stingy with a compliment.

  Tang Feng paused for a moment and then said, "That reporter did a good job too. I'll call him in to see me later. I think we really need a reporter friend who can bring us some positive influence."