Jiang Feifei was furious that she hadn't managed to embarrass Song Ning in public.
But what angered her even more was yet to come.
Her friend at the children's publishing house told her that the second volume of the comic book would be released soon.
She became even angrier upon hearing this news.
She made a bet with Song Ning that if the second book was published, she would leave the army.
this……
No, she had to stop the publication of the second volume of that comic book.
Even if we can't stop it, we should try to postpone the listing as much as possible.
Even if she waits until she wins before listing the company, by then Song Ning will have already left the military.
With that in mind, Jiang Feifei decided to make a phone call.
...
Meanwhile, Song Ning had been keeping track of the days. Since her last visit to the children's publishing house to discuss cooperation, she figured the second volume would be released soon.
She then considered making a call to inquire about the progress.
As it turned out, I was shocked to find out what I was getting by after making the call.
"I'm sorry, the second volume will not be published for the time being."
"Why?"
"Someone reported that this comic book doesn't conform to the struggle line and is suspected of being a sycophant to foreign things. The Ministry of Culture is currently investigating. If the allegations are substantiated, it won't just be out of print; it'll probably have to be pulled from shelves."
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Song Ning felt her mind go blank.
Who reported this? Are they so bored?
It's unlikely to be anyone else; it's highly probable that Jiang Feifei reported it.
She's also a Westernizer. Her drawing is clearly of the Calabash Brothers fighting Transformers, which is itself a struggle line, showing our unity and strength, and resisting foreign countries.
They were inherently both politically correct and professionally competent.
What doesn't fit?
Song Ning wasn't afraid of being investigated, since the entire theme was patriotic and fit the era and background.
What she feared was that being investigated would inevitably affect the listing timeline, and the one-month deadline for her bet with Jiang Feifei was also fast approaching.
Thinking of something, she continued, "So, are there any sample copies available now? Could you send me a copy? Mail it to me."
Okay. No problem.
After hanging up the phone, Song Ning felt that she could no longer hide the fact that she was the author.
After all, although they made a bet that the second volume would be released a month later, their purpose was to expose the fact that Jiang Feifei was not the real author.
Once Jiang Feifei's impersonation of the author is exposed, Song Ning is guaranteed to win the bet, even if the book's release is delayed.
Thinking of this, Song Ning's lips curled up, thinking that Jiang Feifei probably didn't know that she was the author.
So, when the bet expires, I'll definitely give her a surprise.
Don't think you can win by resorting to underhanded tactics.
...
The Ganjang Performing Arts Troupe, having won the competition, is about to embark on a tour of eight major cities across the country.
The rehearsal schedule has been very demanding these past few days.
One day, a dancer got injured.
Her position needs to be temporarily filled.
Jiang Feifei deliberately suggested, "Otherwise, how about Song Ning temporarily fills in?"
Her plan was to have Song Ning put on a dance costume and take her place.
Therefore, she would inevitably take off all her jewelry, including the jade thumb ring.
Jiang Feifei's goal was to steal the jade thumb ring when Song Ning wasn't paying attention.
"No, I can't jump."
Song Ning initially refused.
Although she is very talented in modern society, she is not very good at dancing.
However, the performing arts troupe couldn't find anyone to temporarily replace them.
Yuan Yan had no choice but to say, "Why don't you temporarily fill in for me, Song Ning? Our positioning is very important."
Song Ning had no choice but to agree.
Backstage, she changed into her performance outfit.
She had no choice but to put the jade thumb ring in the closet along with her clothes.
The moment Song Ning closed the cabinet, she seemed to feel something was amiss.
She then used her mind to retrieve a wireless, battery-powered, miniature camera from her spatial storage and attached it to a corner of the cabinet.
That way, if anything goes wrong, it can be recorded.
After doing all this, Song Ning left.
As soon as she left, Jiang Feifei walked in.
She started rummaging through Song Ning's wardrobe.
Sure enough, the jade thumb ring was found inside the clothes.
Jiang Feifei was overjoyed, thinking that she had finally gotten it.
So she quickly put it in her pocket.
After the rehearsal was over, Song Ning returned backstage to change into her own clothes.
It turned out that the jade ring in the wardrobe, the key to unlocking the space, had disappeared.
Who... took this?
There was no surveillance in those days, so it was very difficult to conduct an investigation.
Song Ning's first suspect was Jiang Feifei.
After all, the last time she had someone steal her jade thumb ring, she made a fake one for her.
It's possible that Jiang Feifei already knows that the one was fake, so she's making a comeback.
Fortunately, Song Ning had recorded everything beforehand using a miniature camera.
Song Ning immediately took the miniature camera to the changing room, and when no one was around, she went to her spatial storage and inserted the memory card from the camera into her computer.
Sure enough, the surveillance footage showed Jiang Feifei.
Song Ning immediately took a black and white photo with her Polaroid camera of Jiang Feifei stealing the jade thumb ring and put it in her pocket.
After exiting the space.
Without any hesitation, she went straight to Jiang Feifei.
"Jiang Feifei, give me back my jade thumb ring."
Jiang Feifei denied it to the death, saying, "What jade thumb ring? I've never seen it."
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