Deputy Director Chen had gone somewhat pale, and he could barely hide the panic in his eyes.
Wang Haidong abruptly stood up and said gravely, "That concludes today's press conference. Thank you all for attending!"
Fail to act when the moment demanded it, and chaos would follow.
In the current situation, they had to cut things short decisively. Otherwise, the more they said, the more mistakes they would make, until the situation became impossible to salvage.
The reporters voiced their dissatisfaction with the press conference's abrupt ending and refused to leave.
Zhou Yi's two fellow Northeasterners, Chai Hua and Sun Daqing, squeezed their way over to Deputy Director Chen Bin and thrust their microphones in his face. "Director Chen, was the video evidence falsified or not?"
"Director Chen, what do you think of Secretary Zhou's answer?"
"Director Chen..."
Chen Bin headed out, repeating, "No comment," with a grim expression.
I can't curse at them, and I can't shove them away. Fuck, this is annoying!
Wang Haidong remained relatively composed as he addressed the reporters. "If you have further questions, please contact the Public Relations Section of the Public Security Bureau. The press conference is over. Please cooperate and leave the venue. Thank you!"
Meanwhile, reporters from Xinhua News Agency and People's Daily approached Zhou Yi again.
"Secretary Zhou, how do you feel about your promotion from deputy director of the Public Security Bureau to deputy secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission? Do you feel you deserve it, or that you haven't earned it?"
The question came from Wang Fan, a reporter for People's Daily.
After asking, he had already braced himself for a refusal to answer. After all, the question could be construed as insinuating that Zhou Yi had benefited from a backroom political deal.
"As a Party