Chapter 61 Reporter's Home Visit
"Come, come, Xiao Jiang, let me introduce you."
"This is Minister Niu of the division's propaganda department, this is Officer Zhang of the military region in charge of grassroots propaganda, and this is Reporter Luo from the PLA Daily."
After introducing the visitors, Director Cao smiled and introduced Jiang Si to them.
"This is Comrade Jiang, whom I've told you about before."
Jiang Si had already known a few days ago that the military region wanted to create a propaganda column based on her.
She was genuinely unaware that the PLA Daily had sent a reporter to interview her about the matter.
However, since all visitors are guests, Jiang Si was not intimidated and gracefully welcomed them into the room.
"Please have some tea, everyone."
"Xiao Jiang, stop busying yourself and sit down."
Jiang Si smiled and nodded.
She didn't react for a moment when she saw the bright red certificate and the thick envelope that Director Cao handed her.
"Director Cao, what's this?"
"This is a reward from the military region for you."
Director Cao didn't keep anyone in suspense and said with a proud expression.
"We have already investigated in detail the matter of you helping the Ministry of State Security catch the spy."
It is said that this enemy agent has been lying low on the mainland for ten years and has committed countless crimes.
The key point is that after this person was arrested, the Ministry of State Security followed this lead and investigated thoroughly.
We have already destroyed several enemy intelligence strongholds and also cut off their underground intelligence network, which is a great success!
"Comrade Jiang Si, your actions are worthy of emulation by all revolutionary families."
"This is the honor and reward you deserve, you can't refuse it!"
Since it was a reward, Jiang Si naturally wouldn't refuse, but she still had to say some nice words.
"Director Cao, please don't praise me like that."
"This is all thanks to the guidance of the 'leader.' Without the guidance of the 'leader's' ideology, I would never have had such awareness!"
"Besides, soldiers and their families are one family."
“My husband is defending the country on the front lines, and I should also do my part in the rear. These are things we should do.”
Everyone laughed heartily upon hearing this, and it must be said that Comrade Xiao Jiang's ideological awareness is truly high.
Director Cao was initially worried that Jiang Si would be nervous in front of the reporters, but seeing how much they were having a good chat, he was very happy.
Seeing the atmosphere getting heated, reporter Luo seized the opportunity and immediately took out a pen and notebook.
"Comrade Jiang, could you tell us in detail how you discovered the enemy agent on the train that day? And what thrilling stories happened in between?"
Seeing that Jiang Si did not answer immediately, Reporter Luo scratched his head and quickly offered an explanation.
"Comrade Jiang, don't worry. We will take special measures to handle your unit's number and name to ensure that no information about you is leaked."
Director Cao nodded in agreement: "Don't worry, Xiao Jiang, this is just a preliminary interview."
"After they finish writing the draft, the staff in the publicity department will help to check it, so there won't be any problems."
Jiang Si wasn't worried about that; she was just afraid that if she said it later, the publicity department would have other ideas.
Sure enough, when Minister Niu heard that Jiang Si had identified the enemy agent through her own drawing, his eyes lit up.
It should be noted that people who have studied painting are extremely rare these days.
Someone like Jiang Si can draw a portrait of someone after only meeting them once.
What does this tell us?
This only proves that her talent far surpasses that of ordinary people!
Minister Niu wished he could immediately recruit such a rare talent back to the art department of the propaganda department.
However, since reporter Luo kept asking one question after another, Minister Niu couldn't interrupt him and could only suppress his thoughts for the time being.
Before they knew it, reporter Luo's interview was coming to an end. As usual, he asked Jiang Si a few more questions about the main theme of the story.
"Comrade Jiang, when you faced the insidious, vicious, and cunning enemy agents, were you afraid?"
"What kind of strength supported you to stand up bravely? Can you tell us about it?"
Jiang Si thought to herself, "This is not a good question to answer. If I'm not careful, I might fall into a trap."
After careful consideration, Jiang Si gave her answer.
"In that situation, I didn't have time to think about whether I was afraid or not."
"I just did what I was supposed to do."
"If you ask me what kind of strength sustains me?"
"What I want to say is that, under such circumstances, I believe every Chinese son and daughter would choose to step forward."
"Because this is where faith resides, where our roots lie!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone showed a satisfied smile.
Next, Minister Niu and Secretary Zhang explained their slogans and the general content of their posters to Jiang Si.
Jiang Si listened attentively throughout, and didn't forget to express her opinion at the end.
"You are all professionals when it comes to publicity. If you say it's good, then it must be the best."
"It's because of my situation that everyone has had to work so hard."
"Thank you so much, everyone!"
That final thank you was what Jiang Si truly wanted to say from the bottom of her heart.
Hearing this, everyone felt extremely comforted.
After the interview, Director Cao called Jiang Si aside.
He wanted to talk about Su Wanwan's problem.
Actually, under normal circumstances, the outcome of her case should have been decided the day before yesterday.
However, Huo Tingzhou's kick kept her in the hospital for almost two days, which delayed things a bit.
Director Cao succinctly stated that Su Wanwan's act of altering the physical examination reports of active-duty military personnel was directly characterized as a counter-revolutionary act that disrupted military order.
In addition to her false accusations against military family members and dereliction of duty, she was ultimately sentenced to 18 years in prison for multiple crimes.
Tomorrow morning, she will be sent to a farm in Northwest China to serve her sentence.
Upon hearing the result, Jiang Si was surprisingly calm.
In fact, Su Wanwan is already very lucky to have been given a second chance at life.
If she hadn't been so stubborn and hadn't placed her hopes on someone who didn't love her, she could have lived a very fulfilling life.
Unfortunately, one wrong step leads to another.
He ended up like this, and he can't blame anyone else.
It's all her fault for being too greedy.
With the matter settled, Jiang Si rarely left her house in the following days.
The main reason is that ever since the propaganda department of the military region put up its bulletin board, she now attracts a lot of scrutinizing glances wherever she goes.
Every now and then, unfamiliar military wives would come over to try and get close to her, their enthusiasm almost overwhelming Jiang Si.
Fortunately, new gossip emerged in the family compound within two days, and Jiang Si dared to go out.
Early on a weekend morning, Jiang Si took the fabric to Hu Meili's house.
She bought this piece of material a while ago, and she couldn't quite remember why she bought this color.
However, the color of this material is quite suitable for Huo Tingzhou.
"Sister-in-law, is there anyone in our compound who knows how to sew? I want to use this fabric to make a set of pajamas."
"You want to make pajamas? That's easy. If you trust me, just leave it to me."
Hu Meili is quite confident in her sewing skills.
“I made all the clothes that my two rascals and my husband Xiao wore, from the inside out.”
Jiang Si smiled and said, "What's there to worry about? But I don't have his size. Can I use his old clothes?"
Hu Meili readily agreed, "Don't worry, I'll take care of it. By the way, don't cook lunch, come and eat with us, so I'll have some company."
Jiang Si saw through it but didn't say anything, and nodded: "Okay, I still have a piece of ham, I'll bring it over later to add to the dishes."
Jiang Si stayed at the Xiao family's house for the entire morning and didn't go anywhere else.
Around noon, He Ping suddenly rushed to the door in a great hurry.
Because he was in such a hurry, he couldn't stop in time and crashed headfirst into Hu Meili's front door.
Jiang Si looked at him in pain: "Are you alright? Should we go to the hospital to get checked out?"
He Ping quickly waved his hand: "Sister-in-law, I'm fine, I'm fine. You should go back and check who's here—"
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