Rebirth 76: Industrial Internet Empire

"Speak slowly, the sky won't fall! What happened?" Yang Mo said disapprovingly.

"I couldn't say a word or two on the phone clearly. Where are you? Kishida Mie and I are looking for you?" Li Heping said with a hint of panic in his tone.

An hour and a half later, a Saab drove into the parking lot in the yard at lightning speed.

Li Heping and Kishida Mie walked in with solemn expressions...

"What happened? You're so panicked!" Yang Mo asked with a frown.

"Mieko, you should tell Mr. Yang!" Li Heping said with a wry smile.

Kishida Mie nodded and said: "Mr. Yang, do you still remember Gary Webb?"

"Of course I remember! I personally appointed the editor-in-chief of the social news department of the San Siro Mercury!"

"Last month, Gary Webber published a 2000-word investigative report "Dark Alliance: The Story Behind the Drug Explosion" in the San Siro Mercury. It was this manuscript that got into big trouble..." Kishida After Meihui finished speaking, she handed a newspaper to Yang Mo.

After Yang Mo took the newspaper and read it carefully, he gave a thumbs up and praised: "Gary Webber is a good guy. I didn't make a mistake at the beginning! How dare you take on the world's largest gang of gangsters..."

"Strengthen the world's largest gang of gangsters?" Li Heping asked puzzledly.

"Haha! Isn't the CIA the largest gangster gang in the world?"

"You still have the guts to make a joke! The San Francisco Police Department is preparing to close down the San Siro Mercury. I have received news that it may also implicate the entire Qianhai Media Group, saying that Qianhai Media has anti-American tendencies..." Li Heping said anxiously. .

"Mieko, do you know Western-style freedom of speech now? They only give freedom to speech that is in their own interests!"

Kishida Mie nodded and said: "I have read this article carefully. Gary Weber revealed in the article that Nicaraguan drug traffickers living in Los Angeles use the proceeds from drug trafficking to provide funds for the Nicaraguan rebels supported by the United States. They are under the protection of the CIA. , opened the first channel for Colombian cartels and the Los Angeles drug market, which not only caused the proliferation of drugs in California, but also indirectly led to war in Nicaragua..."

Yang Mo smiled bitterly and said: "Gary Webber can't provide a complete chain of evidence to prove that the largest gangster gang in the world has manipulated all this. If Gary Webber could provide evidence, he would probably be a dead man now..."

"Nicaragua has been mired in civil war for 12 years. Gary Webb has risked his life many times to go to Nicaragua for interviews. The anti-government armed forces, the Democratic Forces of Nicaragua, were indeed supported by the US government. They have been provided with weapons and funds by the CIA and contracted and hired. Soldiers, contractors, providing strategic and tactical support..." Kishida Mie continued.

Yang Mo laughed and said: "But the "Boland Amendment" passed by the House of Representatives prevents Congress from appropriating funds to support the Nicaraguan rebels. It can only find another way to obtain funds by sheltering drug gangs in Los Angeles!"

"Isn't this just deceiving oneself and others?" Li Heping said angrily.

Yang Mo continued with disdain: "How can such policy obstacles prevent these politicians who have no bottom line? In 85, Congress specially established the Nicaraguan Humanitarian Aid Office, and it could legitimately deliver weapons and war supplies to the anti-government armed forces. …”

Kishida Mie nodded: "Yes, it was also during this period that the crack cocaine plague broke out in many places in New York State and California. According to Gary Webb, because of the outbreak of the plague, the cartel's transportation to Los Angeles had to be temporarily interrupted. Drug trafficking channel, and the support of the Nicaraguan rebels cannot stop for a moment, so we can only temporarily establish this humanitarian aid office!”

Kishida paused and then continued: "I talked with Gary Webb, and he personally promised that all sources of information were obtained under the Freedom of Information Act using reasonable and legal means, and the investigation objects and conclusions all came from public sources. Documents, even large portions, come from congressional hearings on drugs and law enforcement, including undercover officer tapes, eyewitness testimony, and extensive court and hearing transcripts..."

"Regarding the investigative report of the Dark Alliance, what is the reaction of other media?" Yang Mo asked.

"Forget it, after Dark Alliance was published in the San Siro Mercury, although it caused a sensation among readers, mainstream media such as the China Post and the New York Times almost unanimously chose to turn a blind eye and not mention it at all!" Kishida Mie said angrily.

Yang Mo chuckled and said: "Haha, they just hope to quell public anger through cold treatment. After all, there were many victims of the crack cocaine plague. When things turn around, they will swarm in like hyenas, stand on the high ground of morality, and condemn Gary Webber…”

Kishida Mie sighed and said: "You really said it. Just a few days before the San Siro Mercury was interviewed by the San Francisco Police Department, these mainstream media began to collectively build momentum, taking turns, confusing right and wrong, criticizing the San Siro Mercury, and even Rising to the character and work ethic of Gary Webb…”

"What did the San Francisco Police Department say? After the interview, did they provide specific rectification measures?" Yang Mo asked.

"There are no clear rectification measures, but the meaning behind their words can be heard. I hope the San Siro Mercury News will fire Gary Webber and publicly apologize at the San Siro Mercury. Otherwise, the federal government will be angry with Qianhai Media Group..." Kishida Mie said a little frustrated.

"Have you two thought about how to deal with this matter?" Yang Mo asked calmly.

Li Heping pondered for a while and then said: "Mr. Yang, I think we should put pressure on the San Francisco city government through other channels, such as moving Cisco out of Silicon Valley or even out of California..."

Yang Mo shook his head: "The pressure on the San Francisco Police Department comes from the CIA. Putting pressure on the city government will not be of much use. Unless we can move all companies out of the United States, we will have to let others control us!"

Li Heping said angrily: "Did we really succumb to their power and fire Gary Webb? Who will be willing to work for Qianhai Media Group in the future?"

Yang Mo looked up at Kishida Mie and said, "You are the president of Qianhai Media Group. How are you going to solve this crisis?"

Mie Kishida thought for a while and then said: "I think what Peace said makes sense. We can try to put pressure on the San Francisco Police Department through various channels, such as contacting other media to support Gary Webb, guiding public opinion, and adding what Peace said Pressuring us to move out of Silicon Valley should deter the San Francisco Police Department from suppressing us unscrupulously!"

Yang Mo sighed and said: "If you really do this, Gary Webber may die a tragic death soon..."