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former taipei mayor ko wen-je was detained and denied access to visitors on the 5th for his involvement in the jinghua city scandal. when the court issued its verdict, democratic party legislator huang kuo-chang, who was on a radio program, was pointed out by netizens to have smiled after looking at his phone. in response, host qian yijun reconstructed the situation at the time. she knew that many people hated huang kuo-chang, but there was no need to spread rumors that huang kuo-chang was happy, at least she did not feel that way at the scene.

huang kuo-chang was interviewed on a radio program on the afternoon of the 5th. at the beginning, he was criticizing the taiwan authorities' prosecutors for blatant lies and satirizing the taipei district prosecutors' office for being at risk of collusion. but then he kept checking his mobile phone messages. when the news that ko wen-je was detained and denied access to visitors by the court came out, qian yijun was a little surprised and asked huang kuo-chang if he wanted to leave first. huang nodded and said that he had to go to a meeting, and then left the scene.

liu yu, a pro-green influencer known as "four-pointed cat", said on facebook that huang kuo-chang "looked very solemn" when he received the news of ke wen-je's detention, but posted a photo of huang kuo-chang with a smile on his face. some netizens on social media platforms also discussed that huang kuo-chang couldn't help but make sarcastic remarks.

qian yijun posted a message saying, "i saw someone deliberately took a photo of huang kuo-chang accepting my interview on the internet, saying that he was laughing when ko wen-je was detained. it was during a commercial break, and i said that i thought there was a possibility that he would be released without bail. but before i finished speaking, huang kuo-chang had obviously seen the information about ko's detention on his phone, and his face darkened. i immediately knew that something was wrong. after confirming that he was detained and not allowed to see anyone, huang kuo-chang seemed uneasy and anxiously looked down at his phone. i reminded him, 'are you going to a meeting now?' he apologized and left."

qian yijun restored the story by saying that huang kuo-chang's assistant had called and asked, "because the judge may decide at any time whether to detain someone, mr. kuo-chang has to be on call for meetings at any time. if we cancel the interview now, will it cause trouble to sister qian?" she replied "yes" immediately, and finally agreed to let huang kuo-chang come for half an hour and let him leave at 5:30. unexpectedly, the decision was made in less than 15 minutes, and it was the detention that huang was most reluctant to see.

qian yijun emphasized, "i know there are many people who hate huang kuo-chang, but this is the fact. there is no need to spread rumors that he is very happy or secretly happy. at least i was at the scene and did not feel that way."

lin jingxian, taiwan correspondent of strait herald