It was as if Secretary Du's face had gone from a wrinkled grapefruit peel to a wrinkled chrysanthemum.
Guan Yuxi couldn't bear to see him continue to be in a difficult position.
She took out a piece of paper that she had already written on and handed it to him.
"Please take this up for me."
Of course, it's okay if you don't send it; I sent one to Reporter Lin myself.
"Are you crazy?"
The more Secretary Du looked, the more alarmed he became.
What Guan Yuxi handed over was less a "letter of appeal" to reporter Lin, and more an unprecedented bombshell.
In the letter, she described in great detail the impact of the report on her after it was published in the newspaper.
The lines such as "So scared that I couldn't sleep all night, and even milk and bread didn't taste good anymore," "I couldn't eat meat anymore and could only survive on vegetables, even wild vegetables that were hard to swallow," "The money invested in the garment factory might go down the drain, not only losing my savings of several thousand yuan, but also incurring huge debts," and "I beg Reporter Lin to be merciful and stop making false reports" are particularly infuriating.
Secretary Du could almost imagine how he would maximize the effectiveness of this letter once it reached reporter Lin.
"You don't care about your reputation anymore!"
Guan Yuxi gave a cool laugh, "What does reputation matter?"
"And what about Leng Lie? Doesn't he care either? Have you considered what might happen if things don't turn out the way you expect...?"
Secretary Du earnestly advised him.
Judging from the city bureau's attitude, the matter is still under control. But if it escalates into a serious case that affects the whole country, who can suppress it?
At that time, Guan Yuxi and Leng Lie will be infamous!
If Guan Yuxi is content with just farming in the village, then it doesn't matter.
But judging from her hard work, she clearly wants to achieve something great, so how could she disregard her reputation?
And coldness...
He didn't join the army through proper channels, and if he were to be stigmatized like this, even if his superiors knew he was being framed, it would be used by those with ulterior motives as an excuse to attack him, and he would never be able to advance in his career!
Guan Yuxi held the teacup, lost in thought.
After listening to him finish speaking, he said calmly, "Do you think he won't be affected if I don't make a scene?"
You know his family background...
In the military, where a noble lineage is highly valued, a cold and unfortunate family background is considered a cardinal sin.
Even though he changed his surname to "Guan", he could not escape the influence of his family of origin.
Sometimes, the "new" and the "old" are just that contradictory!
Seeing that he couldn't persuade her, Secretary Du turned to Minister Zhao for help.
Minister Zhao took a deep drag on his cigarette and stubbed it out.
"I think Xiaoxi is right, let's bet on that!"
"you......"
Secretary Du was so angry that he glared and slumped back into his chair.
Minister Zhao lit another cigarette. "Old Du, do you remember that incident with the antique dealers we caught last time?"
Seeing Secretary Du nod, he smiled and said, "It's just that only we ourselves remember it!"
"What do you mean?"
Secretary Du asked in surprise, "You weren't given any commendations?"
He thought the matter wasn't over, and the praise was just not public.
Guan Yuxi chuckled, "What merits are there? Even the ringleader escaped after being caught!"
At that time, in order to make Leng Lie achieve a great merit and further offset the influence of her original family, she risked her life and had Leng Lie capture the scarred man Zhao Kuangying.
Unexpectedly, they came to her house to retaliate.
No, perhaps he only wanted those three pages of notebook paper!
Minister Zhao frowned as he looked at her.
At the time, he specifically asked his comrades to verify, and they said that Zhao Kuangying was still serving his sentence in prison.
Guan Yuxi smiled coldly, but said only, "Uncle Zhao, why don't you try to find another way to find out the truth?"
Leng Lie went on official business and was gone for more than a month.
After countless sleepless nights, she replayed the kidnapping incident over and over again, finally confirming her suspicions.
The person who broke into her house and was shot by her was definitely that scarred man, Zhao Kuangying!
While Leng Lie and his men charged into battle, the evil forces had already penetrated deep into the rear.
How can she feel at ease?
The thought that his closest comrade might stab him in the back made Leng Lie realize that he might be in danger and never be able to come back.
Guan Yuxi's heart felt like it was being burned on a raging fire.
"Okay, I'll go right now!"
Whatever decision you make, Xiaoxi, I will support you.
The old man's reputation must not be insulted! Otherwise, we might as well go back to farming; it would be more profitable for us."
Minister Zhao succinctly stated his position and left in a hurry.
Guan Yuxi also stood up to say goodbye, "Uncle Du, we must eradicate evil completely! Don't let heroes shed blood and tears again."
"Well said! Call me anytime if you need anything. I'd rather give up this uniform than let those guys go!"
Minister Zhao turned around and gave her a military salute.
Guan Yuxi returned his greeting respectfully.
***
The "letter of appeal" was indeed quoted by reporter Lin and prominently featured on the front page of major newspapers.
Furthermore, reporter Lin wrote a lengthy critique, several thousand words long.
During those years when the people of the whole country were suffering terribly, how could the Guan family still have milk and bread to eat?
And they eat fish and meat at every meal?
When the vast majority of people were barely surviving on wild vegetables and were emaciated, the Guan family discarded them like worn-out shoes. How is this any different from "Why don't they eat meat porridge?"
"This is just pure luck, there's no stopping it!"
Reporter Lin seemed to have already seen the road to heaven, and he rubbed his hands together excitedly.
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