Looking at the mountain of envelopes piled up on his desk, he knew without even looking at their contents that they were from all over the country, accusing their newspaper of writing.
With a silent sigh, Editor-in-Chief Zhao left the office and arranged for a meeting.
"Xiao Song, you should draft a statement saying that Professor Jiang's article 'Facing the Sea, with Spring Blossoms' is currently under investigation. I believe we can give everyone an answer soon."
Song Huaping nodded and quickly wrote it down in his notebook.
As for Editor-in-Chief Zhao, after arranging some other follow-up work, he then announced the end of the meeting.
What he didn't know was that after returning to his workstation, Song Huaping's desire to see Jiang Yuesheng grew even stronger.
However, he was still in his internship and couldn't take leave at will. Otherwise, he really wanted to go to the Shengde Canned Food Factory to meet this clever poet.
...
As for Zhou Changgui, after waiting for two days and confirming that the matter had spread like wildfire, he left the alley where he had been hiding and went to the Sijiu Newspaper Office in person.
Inside the Sijiu Newspaper Office at this time.
"Oh, it's Teacher Zhou! Please have a seat!"
As the editor-in-chief of the 49 Newspaper, Zhang Mingfeng hadn't felt this triumphant in a long time.
Unexpectedly, he seized a business opportunity and published the news in the newspaper.
The 49 Evening News, where they work, has managed to boost sales to such a high level!
Letters from readers all over the country poured in, piling up on his desk like snowflakes.
The contents were all praising the 49 Newspaper for its insightful observation and for exposing the morally corrupt plagiarist.
This is the first time since the April 9th Newspaper was founded that they have had the newspaper reprinted so many times!
All of this is thanks to Zhou Changgui's poem!
Looking at Zhou Changgui in front of him, Zhang Mingfeng's smile became even brighter, as radiant as a flower in bloom.
"Editor-in-Chief Zhang, you're too kind."
Zhou Changgui smiled and took the initiative to sit opposite Zhang Mingfeng, his smile as gentle and refined as ever.
"Teacher Zhou, what brings you to our newspaper office all of a sudden? We really don't know where you came from!"
"Editor-in-Chief Zhang, you don't need to praise me like that. You flatter me."
Zhou Changgui spoke very modestly, then hesitated for a moment with a conflicted expression, ultimately unsure of what to say.
"Actually, the main reason I came to see Editor-in-Chief Zhang today is about one thing."
Zhou Changgui didn't continue speaking, but even without saying anything, Zhang Mingfeng had already guessed what the other party was going to say.
"Professor Zhou, you came here mainly because of the news published in our evening paper, right?"
Zhang Mingfeng took the initiative to get straight to the point, and Zhou Changgui nodded in agreement, his face showing a hint of apology.
"To be honest, I didn't expect my poem to have this problem. I think there must be some misunderstanding."
After a pause, seeing the unclear expression on Zhang Mingfeng's face, Zhou Changgui felt even more smug, but he sighed again.
"I heard that Jiang Yuesheng, who wrote this poem, is supposedly just a college student at Yenching University. He's so young, like the rising sun, with a long life and future ahead of him. But after your newspaper's report on him like this, his future path might become much more difficult..."
Once Zhou Changgui had said all that, Zhang Mingfeng already understood what he meant.
"Teacher Zhou, you called me here today and said all these things, what do you mean...?"
“My point is simple,” Zhou Changgui smiled shyly at Zhang Mingfeng, then sighed and said, “There must be some misunderstanding here. He’s just a child. I hope Editor-in-Chief Zhang will stop reporting on this matter and save the child some face.”
Seeing that Zhou Changgui had put his mind to this, Zhang Mingfeng was full of admiration and gave Zhou Changgui a thumbs up.
"Teacher Zhou, you are so considerate of others!"
Zhang Mingfeng's face was full of admiration and respect: "That child even plagiarized your poems, yet you are still so generous and kind. I have truly never met such a tolerant person as you!"
Zhou Changgui quickly waved his hand and smiled sheepishly.
"Editor-in-Chief Zhang, you are too kind. I would rather believe that the child did not plagiarize me. If there is any misunderstanding, I hope that one day we can clarify it."
The more Zhou Changgui said this, the more Zhang Mingfeng felt that this matter could not possibly be a misunderstanding.
After all, how could there possibly be a chance of repeating the eight characters "Facing the sea, with spring flowers in bloom"?
After seeing Zhou Changgui off, Zhang Mingfeng quickly convened a meeting of the newspaper office.
After the meeting, he called his assistant over.
"Make the arrangements. Go and invite Professor Zhou right away. Ask him when he'll be free. Our newspaper is going to do an exclusive interview with Professor Zhou this time. We must try to increase Professor Zhou's profile and let everyone know how despicable plagiarists are!"
The assistant nodded and quickly went to take care of it.
Upon learning that he had been invited for an exclusive interview, Zhou Changgui declined with a humble smile.
When the people from the 49 Newspaper invited him again, Zhou Changgui pretended to be hesitant, but actually nodded in agreement.
...
As soon as Jiang Sheng and Zhao Defu returned home, they saw that their two older sisters had just finished cooking dinner.
"You two are back! Come and eat!"
After inviting the two to sit at the dining table, Zhao Xuehui couldn't wait to speak.
"By the way, Defu, how's the search going?"
Zhao Defu served himself a bowl of soup before replying, "Don't worry, Second Sister, my Uncle and Brother Zhang have already sent people to look for him. We should have results by tomorrow."
Zhao Xuehui was finally relieved after hearing Zhao Defu's words.
However, the thought of the slanderous articles about her younger brother in the newspapers still made her so angry that she couldn't eat.
Despite her anger, she eventually finished the meal after being comforted by her family.
"Oh, right, eldest sister, and younger brother," Zhao Xuehui said quickly after finishing her meal, as if she had just remembered something. "I heard that Director Sun from the TV station is going on a business trip, so the get-together between our two organizations might have to be postponed."
The three siblings had made preparations for the get-together well in advance, and Zhao Defu, who was invited, had already bought the clothes he would wear that day.
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