There are three newspaper articles in total. The third one is about Louis' feeding addiction. According to James's explanation, his blog was also made public. According to the reporter's incomplete statistics, over the years, most of the people who had the feeding addiction since he was a child, except for his younger brother, either suffered from various high-broth, high-pressure and high-fat foods, or died directly.
He didn't care about the people who died abroad, but all the people who died in China were pushed into the crematorium and scattered on the grassland of the farm. Among these people, there were ordinary people and some celebrities who had once been famous.
After careful counting, there were more than 80 obese people who died at the hands of Louis, and forty to fifty people who suffered from various diseases.
Lin Shuyue estimated the time and estimated that most of the people Louis was raising were dead. Especially Ma Xinghui and Liu Mengqi, whose weight had exceeded 600. If they were not treated, they would not live long.
Lin Shuyue sighed and put the newspaper down. The newspaper turned into starlight and disappeared just like before.
Lin Shuyue got out of bed, washed and prepared to go to work. Lou Fengqin and Lin Shuxing also went out with her. They were going to the flower market to buy some flower seeds for Lin Shuyue's balcony.
Lin Shuyue let them do what they wanted. She probably didn't have much time to take care of the flowers. If Lin Shuxing and the others were willing, she would let them do it. She just had to wait and enjoy the flowers.
After sending them to the flower market, Lin Shuyue bought a newspaper at a roadside newsstand. When she returned to the newspaper office, Li Mingfang asked her to go to the forum to read something.
Lin Shuyue turned on the computer and clicked on it. The discussion in the local forum of Pengcheng was all about the report posted by Lin Shuyue this morning. The rare disease that people had never heard of at that time, combined with Louis's abnormal and psychotic behavior, immediately ignited public opinion.
The post that Lin Shuyue posted on the Haijiao Forum last night was also moved here, and the Weibo account she registered last night also received unprecedented attention.
Lin Shuyue logged into Penguin, and a message alert sound flashed by. Lin Shuyue's message panel was filled with messages from many people.
Some were sent by the spectator group within Dingsheng Group, and some were sent by people in the reporter group.
Most of the people in the group of reporters were discussing Yu Xiangwan's bad luck and Louis' shamelessness, but there were a few people who always took a different path. One of them was called Pang Hui, who looked down on Lin Shuyue.
He and reporter Zhang both belong to Pengcheng Entertainment News. When Lin Shuyue published several articles about Internet addiction schools to condemn parents who sent their children to such schools, Pang Hui was the first one to publish an advertisement in the entertainment newspaper to condemn her.
Of course he lost that time, and after that he would find faults in every article Lin Shuyue posted.
In the past six months, Lin Shuyue has been doing better and better, and even won an apartment in a lottery at Dingsheng Group. This really hit Pang Hui in the face.
He also followed Yu Xiangwan's news, but his relationship with reporter Zhang was not very good, and he also did not like the woman named Shi from the city TV station. The information he got was just what the public knew. There was no exclusive news at all, and the reports he sent out were just mediocre.
When he woke up early this morning and saw Lin Shuyue was in the spotlight again, he was so jealous that he was going crazy. After seeing everyone in the group bragging about Lin Shuyue, he couldn't help it.
"Xiao Lin, in our journalist circle, we share all the news. Louis' feeding habit and catching celebrities to feed and using body doubles are all headlines. You ate all the news by yourself and didn't share it with everyone. Isn't that bad?"
All members of the group are real names. Lin Shuyue was added to the group by reporter Shi after the last Sutra Wheel case. Usually, if there is any news, everyone will talk about it in the group. At this moment, everyone is discussing this matter with great interest. Pang Hui's words are like a rat shit, which directly ruined everyone's interest.
After Pang Hui said this, the scrolling speed of the message that was scrolling on the screen stopped for a moment.
Lin Shuyue laughed when she saw what Pang Hui posted. It is true that a lot of news is shared among journalists, and that people usually exchange news in the group, but this information sharing does not mean that it must be shared exclusively.
The information that can be shared cannot be concealed. Who would tell others about the real exclusive information? Is it because they feel that their jobs are too good and they are too full?
Lin Shuyue put her hands on the keyboard and typed out a line of words: "Reporter Pang, what you said is very selfless. Just last week, you published an exclusive report about a Hong Kong celebrity being kept by a big shot. When you found out, why didn't you think of sharing it with everyone?"
Lin Shuyue didn't like Pang Hui. He was a big fan of male chauvinism. Looking at all the articles he had published in the past, most of them looked down on women. Especially since he was from the entertainment newspaper and specialized in shooting the entertainment industry, his double standards were clearly used.
For example, when a male star cheats on his wife, he often uses the word "romantic", which is a mistake that most men make. If a woman is too concerned about it, it means she is not generous and has no tolerance.
If it was a female star, he would still stir up three waves even if there was no wind. Two years ago, he took a photo of a Taiwanese female star partying with her friends, and without thinking twice, he posted the photo directly, and added captions such as "So-and-so secretly meets with young hunk". Even after the Taiwanese woman released the photo of herself partying with her friends that day, the situation did not calm down, and her reputation continued to decline in the hearts of many people.
If a female star complained on him, it would be even worse. He would use any offensive words he could think of. Some female stars even held press conferences to criticize him. Even so, he still did not restrain himself at all.
That's not all. If a male star wants to buy the photos he took, he would set a very low price. If it's a female star, he would ask for a high price. It's particularly disgusting. Reporter Shi had publicly torn him apart because he looked down on women and treated women with double standards. It was also for this reason that Pang Hui particularly hated Reporter Shi. Before Lin Shuyue became famous, Reporter Shi was the woman he hated the most. After Lin Shuyue became famous, Reporter Shi retreated a step and temporarily ranked second.
In the circle of journalists in Pengcheng, if Huang Qiang has sufficient connections and both the circle and the journalist circle are willing to give him a little more face, then Pang Hui is a notorious existence.
Except for a few people who share his ideas, no one likes him.
Pang Hui was in the office. When he saw what Lin Shuyue sent, he was so angry that his breathing became heavier. He was typing on the keyboard and was about to press the enter key to send it, but reporter Zhang next to him held his hand. Reporter Zhang was a veteran reporter for the entertainment newspaper, and his say in the company was much higher than Pang Hui's.
He was just reading a post in the forum, and just for a moment he stopped reading, and Pang Hui caused such a mess.
"Old Pang, that's enough. If you send it out again, it will cause public outrage." Reporter Zhang didn't think there was anything wrong with Lin Shuyue's approach. In this era of information development, it is becoming increasingly difficult to have an exclusive. With an exclusive, there will be sales.
If everything is as Pang Hui said, then the entire newspaper industry should just merge into one company!
Pang Hui turned to look at reporter Zhang. He was also angry at him. He started to spread rumors: "Old Zhang, I saw you were with that woman Lin Shuyue the day before yesterday. You two didn't have any secret communication, did you? Otherwise, why did you help her so much? I said something to her, and you were not happy?"
Reporter Zhang knew that Pang Hui was a jerk, but he was unique in being this jerk. He looked at Pang Hui, sneered twice, and let go of his hand: "Send it, send it, if you are good, send it, send it quickly..."
Reporter Zhang did not stop him. Pang Hui looked at the line of words he had typed out, but he did not send it out after all. He did not get to where he is today by playing dirty. He still knows a little bit about the ways of the world. Looking at the new messages in the group, no one spoke to him, so he gave up.
Reporter Zhang snorted, despised him even more, and simply took his things and left.
Lin Shuyue had been watching the group chat. Seeing that Pang Hui had stopped sending messages, and receiving an apology message from reporter Zhang, she felt relieved. She chatted with reporter Zhang for a while and revealed some information to him. Reporter Zhang sat up from his workstation with a smile on his face and went to Kailin Hotel to wait for Li Songyi.
Lin Shuyue also packed up and went to the hospital.
The hospital entrance was still crowded today. Among them were fans of Ma Xinghui, Liu Mengqi, and others. They all came to see their former idols after reading the newspaper. Some people had never seen a person weighing 500 to 600 kilograms, so they came to watch the fun.
Lin Shuyue squeezed in through the back door and headed for the inpatient department. Wu Dongyan also came over to take notes. Seeing Lin Shuyue, she couldn't help but complain: "I thought these people had been away from the entertainment industry for so long that they probably didn't have many fans. I didn't expect so many people to come and see them."
Wu Dongyan is not a fan of any stars, nor does she understand the thoughts of those who do. She just thinks that these fans are too crazy.
Lin Shuyue stood at the windowsill and looked outside. She had seen even crazier fans in her previous life, so she didn't find the attacks of these fans outside the hospital crazy at all.
Lin Shuyue came today mainly to interview those people imprisoned by Louis, and after these people learned that the reason they were rescued so quickly was because of the video that Lin Shuyue took the risk to follow Louis, they were very grateful to Lin Shuyue, and they all agreed to her request for an interview.
Lin Shuyue finally learned from them the whole process of their kidnapping.
They are all similar. The income of celebrities is not low. After they have money, most of them like to go shopping. Jirui Supermarket is very famous, and most of the things they buy are foreign products. They are either brought by friends or want to go shopping on their own. After a while, they become members of Jirui Supermarket.
The members of Jirui Supermarket are on a real-name basis, and their service is also very good. On their birthdays, people from Jirui Supermarket will come to their homes to give them small gifts, and there will also be gifts during the Chinese New Year and other festivals.
Because the people around them were generally like this, when Louis and his friends came to the door, Liu Mengqi and others had no defense at all. They could not have imagined that the moment they opened the door, a black bag would cover them, and then they were taken to the farm. After they arrived at the farm, they did not live in Warehouse No. 15 at the beginning. They had to stay in the basement in the northwest corner of Warehouse No. 10 for at least half a year, and they ate some high-oil, high-salt, and high-fat food every day.
In order to achieve the goal of rapid weight gain, Louis even feeds them some hormones.
Talking about the experience of being kept in captivity, Liu Mengqi felt that it was a nightmare. She covered her face and said to Lin Shuyue: "That Louis is simply sick. Sometimes when he is in high spirits, he will bathe us himself."
Liu Mengqi is a conservative person. From childhood to adulthood, she has to wear the most conservative clothes even when going to the beach. Even in summer, she rarely wears revealing clothes. In Liu Mengqi's eyes, being bathed by a strange man is so shameful that she wants to die.
Lin Shuyue didn't know how to describe Louis, the pervert, so she organized her words: "Does that man also help men take a bath?"
Liu Mengqi nodded: "Yes, among our group of people, he has helped us bathe and take care of our bodies."
The warehouse of the farm is also equipped with air conditioning, but even if it is turned to the lowest 16 degrees, they will still sweat a lot when they move. The flesh on their bodies is piled up layer by layer, making it inconvenient for them to move and difficult to take a bath. The most common things they get are various talcum powders and ointments for treating sweat-stained skin.
It was always difficult for them to apply the ointment because they couldn't reach many places. Louis would come over when he had nothing to do, and then choose one person to apply the ointment and talcum powder little by little between their flesh layers.
Lin Shuyue hesitated for a moment and asked, "Has he ever violated you?"
Liu Mengqi took her hand away and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "This is the only thing we are thankful for, that devil didn't violate us."
The entire farm was filled with strong men holding weapons. These fat guys were out of breath after taking a few steps. Every time Louis came to them, there were people around to protect them all the time. Even if they wanted to resist, they couldn't.
Facing Lin Shuyue's various questions, Ma Xinghui and other male comrades gave similar answers. When talking about how Louis took care of them personally, Ma Xinghui couldn't help but curse.
"I have never seen such a disgusting person. He actually wiped our butts after we went to the toilet." Ma Xinghui cursed.
The expression on Lin Shuyue's face was hard to describe. When she came out with her notebook, she couldn't help but say to Wu Dongyan who was waiting for her outside, "This Louis is really in the wrong industry. You think he should be the president of a supermarket? Can't he just apply for a job as a nurse in the hospital?"
As soon as the words came out, Lin Shuyue felt that something was wrong. If Louis, a man, had no money, the person he imprisoned would probably have to change his identity and age again: "Dead pervert."
Wu Dongyan patted Lin Shuyue on the shoulder: "Let's go, there is still a long way to go."
Wu Dongyan arrested Louis. When he woke up this morning, the shares of Jirui Supermarket fell all the way. It was said that it had fallen below the daily limit yesterday and was still falling today. This matter has been reported to the United States, and people from the United States have come to negotiate with the Chinese side.
"You can do it." Lin Shuyue clenched her fist towards Wu Dongyan, and then she smiled.
Wu Dongyan also smiled, and the two parted in the parking lot. Lin Shuyue returned to the newspaper office, and Wu Dongyan returned to the Public Security Bureau.
Lin Shuyue organized the interview transcripts, wrote them into a report, and sent them to Huang Qiang. Wang Mingzheng looked at the interview transcripts and felt relaxed all over.
The next day, Lin Shuyue's interview transcript was sent out and received a lot of discussion.
Huang Mingming and her classmates from Pengcheng University have been following this news for several days. After seeing Lin Shuyue's interview transcript, she started cursing. At the same time, she called the Jirui Supermarket China headquarters and asked for a refund.
This supermarket is too dangerous. They kidnapped people while giving membership gifts to customers. Now, no matter how good the products in Jirui Supermarket are, they won't go there.
Lin Shuyue's report was also reprinted immediately, and those who did not have time to reprint it also had a quick broadcast on the 30-minute news at noon.
After seeing Lin Shuyue's report, local supermarket brands in China beat the downed dog and added fuel to the fire, and even sponsored radio stations to spread the news better and faster. They did it without any pressure at all, because Louis is from M country and Jirui Supermarket is a foreign brand.
Chinese supermarkets started late, and before they could come to their senses, this big piece of cake was taken away by Jirui Supermarket. Over the years, they have seen Jirui Supermarket attract more and more customers, get better publicity, and open branches in one city after another. Who wouldn't be jealous?
With the breakthrough of Louis using the membership day to send gifts to kidnap people, they must publicize it. This matter was even on the international news station. All of a sudden, all the countries that broadcast the Chinese news station knew what the president of Jirui Supermarket in China did in China.
Jirui Supermarket has supermarkets in many developed countries. Once this incident happened, it instantly triggered a series of turmoil, and the shares fell to the lowest level. All of a sudden, the headquarters had to come out to explain and cut off its relationship with Louis.
Once the headquarters changed their tune, the people who came to China to negotiate with the Chinese authorities were no longer so aggressive. Wu Dongyan and the others got a lot of respite during the trial.
A week later, the discussion about Louis's incident has subsided a bit, but its influence on Jirui Supermarket continues.
The richer people are, the more they cherish their lives. In the past, when they went to Jirui Supermarket to shop, they were attracted by its good security, complete products, high prices, and foreign products. But after this incident was exposed, the president directly became the most dangerous person. Now, even if the products in Jirui Supermarket are too good, they are unwilling to go there.
At this time, many local supermarkets began to rise. They continued the service and business model of Jirui Supermarket, imported foreign brands, and poached many people from Jirui Supermarket. The GDP of the domestic supermarket industry grew rapidly.
Dingsheng Group also began to enter the supermarket market this year, and this time it took advantage of this favorable wind to soar straight into the sky. Therefore, the boss's wife Luo Qian directly rewarded Lin Shuyue with a motorcycle through Wang Mingzheng.
Lin Shuyue rode home that day. She had a car and had no use for the motorcycle. Bai Wenhua also had a car, but the younger ones were not yet adults, so she were worried about them riding the bikes, so she simply gave it to Luo Zhengjun.
Now Lin Shuxing's reaction is getting worse and worse. Luo Zhengjun has to take the bus to go home and store every day, which is really hard. It would be different with a motorcycle. Luo Zhengjun has a motorcycle license, which makes it much more convenient to go back and forth. He can also take Lin Shuxing out for a ride. Her morning sickness has now reached the point where she vomits whenever she rides in a car.
Luo Zhengjun shamelessly accepted Lin Shuyue's motorcycle and made a note of Lin Shuyue's money in his little notebook. When Lin Shuyue needed money, he would return it three or five times the amount. He would definitely not let his sister-in-law down for helping his family!
Lin Shuyue had no idea about all this. After delivering the motorcycle, she lay dead at home.
It's already November. Next week, Zeng Xiaoyi will go to Guangzhou to participate in the program "Singing With You". Lin Shuyue promised to go with her, and she asked for leave from Wang Mingzheng in advance.
On the day of departure, Lin Shuyue felt that she didn't need to go at all, because except for Lin Shuyang who had to go to school and Luo Zhengjun who had to open a shop, everyone in her family, including Bai Pingping, had to go, under the pretext of going to cheer Zeng Xiaoyi up. Bai Wenhua was the most amazing, he borrowed a minibus from somewhere and loaded the bus with things like a tourist trip, including food and daily necessities.
On November 22, they set off. Accompanying them was Zeng Xiaoyi's music teacher Wang Xiaowan. As soon as they got on the car, she started praising Zeng Xiaoyi and Bai Pingping to Lin Shuyue and the others.
During those years of suffering, Bai Pingping learned piano and violin and reached a very high level. She even accompanied Zeng Xiaoyi when she practiced singing. Wang Xiaowan even thought of forming a group for the two of them, but Bai Pingping refused. Wang Xiaowan still feels regretful even now.
It was nearly two hours' drive from Pengcheng to Yangcheng, but the atmosphere in the car was never dull. Everyone was talking and laughing and eating. Except for Lin Shuxing who had morning sickness, everyone felt good.
As the initiator of this event, Wang Xiaowan had already booked a room in a hotel near the provincial TV station, so Lin Shuyue and the others simply checked into the hotel as well.
Lin Shuyue and Lin Shuxing lived in the same room. When they arrived, everyone prepared to take a rest. However, Lin Shuyue had a lot of things to do, so she took her ID, went downstairs and took a taxi to Yangcheng University.
Yangcheng University is very large and has a long history. Since it is not the holiday yet, the learning atmosphere in the school is very strong. Students can be seen everywhere reading in the pavilions, on the grass under the shade of trees, and students walking back and forth on the sidewalks are full of vigor.
Lin Shuyue walked through the school corridor lined with kapok flowers, passed by the pond lined with lotus flowers, passed by the school's plastic running track, football field, and basketball court, and finally arrived at the staff office.
Bai Fuan was Lin Shuyue's teacher. When he saw Lin Shuyue, his face was not very good. Lin Shuyue's internship report had been sent back a long time ago, and the graduation ceremony had been held a long time ago. Everyone else came to receive their diplomas, but Lin Shuyue was the only one who had not come yet.
It would have been fine if she didn't come, but she published news reports one after another and also submitted an application to be one of the top ten young journalists in China. Bai Fuan had a love-hate relationship with Lin Shuyue as a student.
Now, when the Yangcheng media mentions Lin Shuyue, who doesn't also mention the Journalism Department of Yangcheng University?
"I thought you didn't want this diploma anymore!" Bai Fuan pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and looked at Lin Shuyue in a sarcastic tone.
Lin Shuyue was not afraid of him at all. She presented Bai Fuan with a fruit basket made of fruits that she bought from the system mall, with mint candies in it. The fruit basket was made by a fruit shop outside. It was exquisite and beautiful, and had a rich fruity aroma.
"Teacher, eat fruit, eat fruit."
Bai Fuan smelled the fragrance of the fruit and felt that the air was much fresher. Then he saw the flattering smile on Lin Shuyue's face. After all, she was his favorite student. He took out the graduation certificate from the drawer and gave it to Lin Shuyue.
"I told you before that if you don't come, I will wait until New Year's Day to send you your diploma." Bai Fuan was going to Pengcheng on New Year's Day.
Now that Lin Shuyue was here, it actually saved him a lot of trouble. He asked Lin Shuyue about her work and gave her some pointers from time to time. Just when the two were talking excitedly, two students came.
They were two girls, one with short hair pulled the other with long hair and said, "Teacher, we want to report a situation. These past few days, whether we were outside or inside the school, we felt someone was following us."