Episode 5 recap: Zhang Jiayan and Liu Yan found new clues.
Liu Yan originally intended to investigate the clues but unexpectedly ended up causing a casualty. Liu Yan was so shocked that she grabbed a knife and approached herself, leaving Liu Yan in a highly agitated state. She quickly grabbed her phone and ran away. Soon, the entire news station became aware of this incident, and Zhang Jiayan also remembered that Liu Yan was there. She immediately rushed to the scene to find out what had truly happened.
At that moment, Liu Yan, covered in blood, was being escorted by the police. She hadn't recovered from the shock yet, but Zhang Jiayan had already prepared clean clothes and arrived. Liu Yan cried, saying she only wanted to do her job as a journalist. Liu Yan even managed to capture the scene with her camera. Zhang Jiayan helped Liu Yan change into the clean clothes without hesitation and planned to go together to cover the news.
Meanwhile, Uncle Sijue was already surrounded by the police, and the situation was very dangerous. Liang Jingren also started investigating Uncle Sijue's situation. Wen Huixin quickly uncovered information about Uncle Sijue's family, and then Xu Shiqing planned to attract public attention through entertainment news.
In reality, Liang Jingren was manipulating the three anchors and pitting them against each other, with the ultimate goal of benefiting himself. Xu Yingfei praised Liang Jingren, as now with the cooperation of the three anchors, explosive news was bound to emerge. While Liang Jingren was controlling the backstage, Wen Huixin unexpectedly returned and claimed she had come back early from her leave. At that time, Xu Xiaowei was broadcasting the news, and Zhang Jiayan was at the scene preparing for a live interview. At the scene, they discovered that Uncle Sijue had a gun at his waist. Xu Xiaowei became panicked, but Wen Huixin quickly instructed her on what to do next. Liang Jingren wanted Xu Xiaowei to directly mention the gun at Uncle Sijue's waist, but Wen Huixin felt that it hadn't been confirmed yet, so she could only describe the shape of the object. In the end, Xu Xiaowei chose to trust Wen Huixin.
Later, Uncle Sijue did reveal a handgun, but it turned out to be an air gun rather than a real one. This time, Wen Huixin was indeed correct, and Liang Jingren had to issue a statement to address the consequences of his misinformation. Wen Huixin found Xu Xiaowei and asked her to unlock her phone to prove that she hadn't betrayed her. Xu Xiaowei, still afraid, handed her phone over to Wen Huixin, but Wen Huixin didn't expose her immediately.
Next, they began a live special news broadcast focusing on mental illness-related issues. Zhang Jiayan and Liu Yan were editing a video in the car when they noticed that the injured police officer seemed to have no gunshot wounds and no visible injuries on his body. Upon careful examination of the footage, they suspected that the police officer had collided with the glass after hitting the wall, implying that Uncle Sijue hadn't harmed anyone.
The whole situation took a turn, as Zhang Jiayan had already sent the video to the station, but they were unwilling to broadcast it. Zhang Jiayan had no choice but to join forces with Wen Huixin and claimed to have exclusive information that would allow Wen Huixin to gain prominence. As a result, the police officers around Uncle Sijue were also withdrawn.
In fact, Xu Xiaowei had another phone specifically for communicating with Liang Jingren, but Wen Huixin did not discover it. Liang Jingren assured her that he would protect her and told her not to worry about what would happen next.
During the subsequent news coverage, Liang Jingren directly instructed the prepared Xu Xiaowei not to report. Instead, Xu Shiqing arrived at the scene and found Uncle Sijue's daughter, hoping to get an exclusive news story. When the daughter learned about the situation, she quickly drove to find her father. Xu Shiqing used the situation at the scene to attract attention and report on it.
Although Uncle Sijue's daughter was a singer, she had been involved in an affair. Xu Shiqing helped her to the scene and, as an exchange, she agreed to let Xu Shiqing enter the room with her. Xu Shiqing recorded the situation at the scene and live-streamed it while Uncle Sijue saw his daughter and became highly emotional. His emotional state was also due to his inability to accept his daughter being involved in an affair.
At this point, Xu Shiqing was still in a dangerous situation at the scene, as it was indeed risky to be there. Uncle Sijue noticed Xu Shiqing and frightened her away. Wen Huixin had prepared in advance and planned to collaborate with Zhang Jiayan. However, when she took the lead, Liang Jingren intentionally turned off the teleprompter. Nevertheless, Wen Huixin remained calm and broadcasted the current situation. After joining forces with Zhang Jiayan, Wen Huixin discovered that there were high-frequency electromagnetic waves near the village, which might have caused Uncle Sijue's headaches and hallucinations.
The police officer who had been knocked unconscious soon regained consciousness. Although Uncle Sijue's condition had been under control, he became agitated again upon seeing the police officer and even took his daughter hostage. In a critical moment, the electromagnetic waves were cut off at the scene, and Uncle Sijue's emotions stabilized. It can be said that thanks to Wen Huixin, the situation was able to be contained, preventing the public opinion from taking a wrong direction.
So exaggerated! They deliberately create unrealistic plotlines just to enhance the dramatic conflicts. It's a constant battle of wits and hidden schemes, with almost everyone getting involved. It's hard to believe they can still produce a decent news program.
And it's just a news anchor, yet they possess an incredible understanding of human nature, strategic planning, conspiracies, and even resorting to murder. It's amazing! They're truly wasted in the news department of a television station.
They should have become politicians instead! If even the news department is like this, what can we expect from the entire television station? Who would still want to become a journalist? Besides reporting the news, they have to engage in life-or-death battles every day.