I was a rookie reporter in the 00s

A few days later, Zhang Wanqing and Fu Siyuan's report was finally published. The article detailed Zhao Ming's misconduct and included relevant evidence and witness testimony. The report immediately caused an uproar.

"Zhao Ming, take a look at this." Li Hua held up the newspaper, his expression grim. "Zhang Wanqing and the others have exposed your misconduct to the public."

"What?" Zhao Ming was slightly stunned, then frowned, "How is this possible?"

"They found your former colleague and attached relevant evidence." Li Hua smiled slightly, his eyes revealing a sense of gloating. "It seems that your so-called truth is untenable."

After reading the report, Zhao Ming was filled with anger and resentment. He decided to fight back and try to restore his reputation. He led his team to prepare a new report, trying to reveal more "secrets" of Zhang Wanqing's bun shop.

Zhao Ming led his team to sort out the new "evidence." They tried to find more problems with Zhang Wanqing's bun shop, but this time, they found that there was indeed nothing wrong with it.

"Zhao Ming, take a look at this." A team member held up a document, his expression grim. "We've been checking for a long time and haven't found any problems."

"What?" Zhao Ming was slightly stunned, then frowned, "How is this possible?"

"We checked all the records, and Zhang Wanqing's bun shop has always been very legitimate." The team member smiled slightly, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes. "They rely on real ingredients. Word of mouth doesn't build a reputation overnight."

"This..." Zhao Ming was slightly stunned, then shook his head, "I don't believe it."

Zhao Ming was no pushover, so he wrote a follow-up to his previous report overnight. Titled "The Shocking Secrets of a Century-Old Baozi Shop: The Shocking Secrets Behind the Renovation," the article detailed the massive renovation of Zhang Wanqing's Baozi Shop a decade prior, along with Zhao Ming's so-called "new discoveries" and even some fabricated "shocking secrets."

"During this renovation, workers unexpectedly discovered something disturbing," Zhao Ming wrote in the report. "According to people familiar with the matter, some strange objects were unearthed during the renovation. Although their identities have not been confirmed, they appear to be unidentified 'corpses.' This discovery has shrouded the entire renovation process in mystery."

The article did not directly identify the body, nor did it provide any definitive evidence, but it did hint that Zhang Wanqing's bun shop might be hiding some unknown secrets. The report immediately caused an uproar.

"Wanqing, take a look at this." Dad held up the newspaper, a trace of worry on his face and a heavy tone in his voice. "Zhao Ming mentioned a shocking piece of news in the newspaper—a body was unearthed during the large-scale renovation of our bun shop ten years ago."

"What?" Zhang Wanqing was slightly stunned, then frowned. "How is this possible? Our renovations are just about improving the environment and facilities. How could we possibly have dug up a body?"

"Zhao Ming's report this time was too harsh." Fu Siyuan sat in the corner of the bun shop, holding a newspaper in his hand, a trace of worry on his face. "Although he didn't say it directly, his writing was leading readers to associate it with something. Readers would think that a body was really dug up, and then they would make random guesses and associate it with a homicide. Then someone would deliberately write something to further lead readers to believe that this was the truth. And Zhao Ming himself is not responsible for this, because he didn't say that a body was dug up! He just said that some secrets were covered up."

"Covering up some secrets?" Zhang Wanqing frowned slightly, a hint of confusion in her eyes. "Our renovation was just to improve the store's environment and equipment. How could he say that and it become a cover-up? This 'shocking secret' is pure nonsense. It seems that the secret is not directly stated, but anyone with a little bit of common sense can guess that the body was dug up during the renovation. Oh my God... This is a frame-up..."

"This is Zhao Ming's method." Li Wei sat opposite him with a serious look on his face. "He always likes to make groundless accusations and create topics."

"Then what should we do?" Zhang Chen walked over, a hint of anxiety on his face. "This report may have a huge impact on our business."

"It's not an impact, it will just close down! The police will even invite my mom to the police station for tea! They might even invite us over... Oh... This Zhao Ming is simply a scum among journalists!" Zhang Wanqing's face was filled with worry.

"Scum? Humph, he doesn't even deserve the word scum! He's just an idiot!" Li Wei spoke without mercy.

That afternoon, Zhang Wanqing and her family were called to the police station. A solemn atmosphere permeated the lobby, and Zhang Wanqing and her family sat in the waiting room, feeling nervous and uneasy.

"Ms. Zhang Yuehan, Mr. Zhang Beichen, Ms. Zhang Wanqing, Mr. Zhang Chen." A police officer came over with a serious look on his face. "Please follow me. We need to ask you some questions."

In order to prevent the family from colluding, the police took the four of them to four different interrogation rooms at the same time.

Interrogation Room No. 1:

"Ms. Li Yuehan, your bun shop underwent a large-scale renovation ten years ago. I heard that a body was dug out during the renovation process. Is this true?" asked a policeman with a serious tone.

"This..." Li Yuehan was slightly stunned, then shook her head. "I don't know where you heard this rumor. Our renovation was just to improve the environment and facilities. How could we possibly have dug up a body?"

"Did you find anything unusual?" the police asked.

"No." Li Yuehan shook her head, her eyes revealing a firmness. "The renovation process of our house was normal, and no abnormalities were found."

"Then can you provide some records of the transformation at that time?" asked the police.

"Sure." Li Yuehan smiled slightly, her eyes revealing a calmness. "We have detailed transformation records that we can provide to you."

"Okay." The police nodded, a hint of satisfaction in his eyes. "We will investigate it thoroughly."

Interrogation Room No. 2:

"Mr. Zhang Beichen, your bun shop underwent a large-scale renovation ten years ago. I heard that a body was dug out during the renovation process. Is this true?" asked the police.

"Then Mr. Policeman, please tell me, from whom did you hear that? Can the person who told you that a body was dug out in our bun shop provide any evidence?" Zhang Beichen asked back.

"This...can't..." A policeman was unable to answer for a moment.

"Zhang Beichen, we are just investigating and questioning. Don't ask us questions." Another policeman replied.

"Mr. Policeman, I am neither a criminal nor a criminal suspect. You are just questioning us, so as a citizen, I also have the right to ask you questions." What Zhang Beichen said made a lot of sense, and the policeman was speechless.