Chapter 285 Facts Speak Louder Than Words
Jiang Si shook her hand, which had been slapped and hurt. "Comrade Shen's skin is thicker than the outer wall of the hotel for foreign guests!"
"You stole my design, scraped it off, altered it, and then repainted it! And you shamelessly claim it's your own design! Have you no shame?"
After saying that, Jiang Si turned her gaze to He Lin.
She took the registration receipt out of her bag.
"This is proof of mailing the design draft. It has the date and number on it, and the post office can check the detailed mailing and receipt records."
Upon hearing this, He Lin visibly trembled.
Jiang Si took in her reaction before speaking slowly and deliberately.
"Coincidentally, Comrade Shen's wife worked at this post office, and then my design drafts disappeared."
"Then, Comrade Shen submitted a design proposal that was 90 percent similar to mine."
"Is there really such a coincidence in the world?"
He Lin's face turned pale. "What do you mean... The post office handles so many letters and parcels every day, isn't it normal for one or two to get lost?"
"Why are you blaming me for this?!"
"Whether it's your fault or not, you know the answer in your heart."
Jiang Si was too lazy to argue with her, so she took the design draft from her master.
He pointed to the rows of windows on the northwest side of floors 14 to 16.
"Comrade Shen Dong, can you explain why the windows on these floors were changed to floor-to-ceiling windows?"
Shen Dong was still reeling from the slap and took a moment to process what he had just experienced.
"I'm considering factors like natural light, ventilation, open views, and living comfort. Is there a problem?"
"Oh, I see."
Jiang Si repeated his answer, her tone sarcastic: "In the original manuscript, these rooms on these floors did not have windows, and even if they did, the windows did not face this way."
"In addition, all of these walls are solid walls, and in terms of functional design, there are no guest rooms on these floors."
"But you changed all of these for the sake of so-called lighting and ventilation."
After listening, Shen Dong frowned, looking at him with an expression that said, "I don't know what you're talking about."
Jiang Si chuckled twice. "Do you know why I left windows on all the other floors, but not on these few?"
"Even if there are windows, are they facing a different direction?"
Upon hearing this, Professor Li and the others all looked over with puzzled expressions.
In fact, upon receiving the original design photos, the group immediately began discussing it on the spot.
Most people feel that this place is not designed very reasonably.
Some people speculate that Jiang Si may not have had enough time, so the original manuscript was not completed.
But Professor Li had a different opinion.
He firmly believed that if the child could draw such high-level designs, she would not be careless about such matters.
Before I could even ask, Shen Dong and his wife arrived.
However, even with such a simple question, Shen Dong hesitated for a long time and couldn't give a clear answer.
When he first received the design draft, his immediate reaction was that this part wasn't handled well enough.
So he took it upon himself to change it.
Jiang Si didn't expect him to answer her questions.
After calming herself down, she looked at everyone present.
"Because of this height and orientation, if you open the window, you can have a clear view of the important buildings in the city center."
"What... what's wrong with this?" Everyone was stunned for a moment before they realized what was going on.
After all, once the hotel catering to foreign guests is completed, it will be the tallest building in Beijing.
Shouldn't a wide field of vision be the most basic requirement?
"It's a good thing for ordinary buildings, but not here."
As she spoke, Jiang Si's finger moved northwest along the blueprint, finally landing on a particular spot.
"If enemy agents are lurking in the rooms on these floors, then this location will be completely visible."
Huo Tingzhou added in a deep voice at this moment, "This position is also an excellent shooting spot."
It's no exaggeration to say that these words sent a chill down everyone's spine.
Especially the members of the proposal review team.
Everyone present knew what that position represented.
During the initial review, they completely overlooked this safety hazard.
Shen Dong was completely dumbfounded at this point.
Little did he know that there would be such profound considerations behind just a few windows.
However, Jiang Si continued speaking.
"Comrade Shen Dong, do you know what these numbers represent?"
To facilitate management, most designers will number key areas or floors in their design drawings.
Jiang Si was no exception.
But Shen Dong clearly couldn't answer that.
Finally, Professor Li asked, "Comrade Jiang, what do these represent?"
Facing the puzzled looks of the crowd, Jiang Si slowly said, "AL-01 represents Algeria, RU-01 represents the Soviet Union, PK-01 represents Pakistan, and FR-01 represents Gaul..."
Some people realized, "These all seem to be countries that have formally established diplomatic relations with us."
"That's right."
Jiang Si nodded. "This hotel, which caters to foreign guests, will play an important role in hosting state banquets and foreign affairs activities in the future."
"The reason for naming it in this way is not only to make it easier to distinguish, but also to make every foreign guest who stays here feel at ease."
"You can feel our hospitality as a nation of etiquette in every detail."
"And how much we cherish this international friendship!"
"As for those blank numbers, I reserved them specifically."
At this point, Jiang Si's tone suddenly became more serious.
"I believe that as China continues to develop, more and more countries will establish friendships with us in the future."
"And these empty spaces are prepared for them."
After he finished speaking, the conference room fell silent.
Suddenly, crisp and firm applause rang in my ears.
Jiang Si looked up.
Huo Tingzhou was staring intently at her, his eyes filled with undisguised pride and admiration.
Jiang Si was about to say, "Stop messing around."
Before he could finish speaking, Yu Baien and Professor Li raised their hands with expressions of satisfaction.
Soon, the applause quickly grew from a few scattered bursts into a continuous, enthusiastic, and sustained ovation.
Thank you everyone.
Jiang Si sincerely thanked everyone.
Facts speak louder than words; there's really no need to say anything more.
But Jiang Si immediately expressed her stance.
“You two are state public officials, one of you knowingly broke the law and used your position to steal my design drawings.”
"The other one has taken my design drawings for his own use. You should really think about how you're going to explain this to the police!"
Finally, Jiang Si gave them a piece of advice: "What is stolen is always stolen. You can fool people for a while, but you can't fool them forever!"
Both of them turned ashen-faced after hearing this.
He Lin couldn't withstand the blow and collapsed to the ground.
She never imagined that the package she casually took back would lead to such a huge disaster.
As luck would have it, He Lin saw the package by chance when she got off work that day.
Hearing from her colleague that the other party had not only expedited the process but also made an appointment, she took another look out of curiosity.
What amazed her at first glance was the words on it.
The second thing to look at is the delivery address.
Because of Shen Dong, He Lin immediately recognized that the address belonged to the Construction Department.
Therefore, she guessed that this must be a design draft.
During that period, Shen Dong was very anxious about the design plan. The deadline was fast approaching, but he was still not satisfied with his plan.
He Lin thought she would take it back and let him see it.
Unexpectedly, Shen Dong took a liking to it at first sight.
He was confident that this plan would be successful.
The couple discussed it and immediately agreed.
Of course they dared to do this because, firstly, the drawings of the selected design scheme would not be made public.
Secondly, it's just a lost package at the post office, not a big deal.
So the two of them went all in and simply withheld the design proposal.
Even now, He Lin still can't believe that the design proposal she has is actually drawn by Jiang Si!
She knew Jiang Si could paint.
Especially the mural she painted last year, which was absolutely the most talked-about.
But being able to draw and being able to design are two different things.
Seemingly unwilling to give up, He Lin said shrilly, "Who knows if you drew this design yourself? Maybe you had someone else do it!"
Jiang Si simply smiled at this.
However, to He Lin and the Shen family's despair, the handwriting analysis report came out that very afternoon.
After joint authentication by handwriting experts in Beijing, Shen Dong's selected design drawings were deemed authentic.
There are two similar brushstroke styles within it.
In comparison, there are also Jiang Si's and Shen Dong's usual writing habits and other types of design drawings.
It was ultimately determined that this design belonged to Comrade Jiang Si!
To Jiang Si's surprise, the next morning, major newspapers in Beijing published the news.
Among them, the wording of the National Daily was the most severe.
In an instant, the name Jiang Si once again caused a sensation throughout the entire compound of Beijing—
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