Chen Hongjiang looked at An Jingzhi for a long time without saying a word, then suddenly burst into laughter, raised his hand and slapped An Jingzhi's shoulder hard, making him grimace.
"I knew it, I wasn't wrong. How could the soldiers I lead be deserters?"
An Jingzhi covered his shoulder, grimaced, and said, "Do you believe me now?"
"You've shown me the blueprints, how can I not believe it? I didn't expect you to have such talent. You should have told me earlier. If I had known you had this ability, I wouldn't have sent you abroad to learn flying. You should have played a more important role in other places." Chen Hongjiang said cheerfully.
His tone was full of joy, sweeping away the gloom of the past two years.
"I didn't think too much about it at the time," An Jingzhi explained. "It was only after I went abroad that I became more determined."
"You've suffered a lot." Looking at the young man in front of him, Chen Hongjiang suddenly said.
He didn't need to ask to know how much the other person had suffered during the past two years of studying alone in a foreign country and being misunderstood by the entire country.
How much face can Chinese people have abroad? It all depends on the country's support. But now the country is weak, and Chinese people are lucky if they are not bullied when they go abroad. This is why they have to tighten their belts to fight and develop.
Only with a gun in hand can you stand straight.
An Jingzhi smiled heartlessly, "It's not hard. This country is our country. Building our motherland is everyone's responsibility."
"Alright, I've brought you here today and we've been talking for quite some time now. It's almost dark. I already reported your situation to the higher-ups when I got here. It's all right now, so go home first. Come back to me tomorrow. Your parents must be waiting anxiously at home, so go and explain everything to them."
Chen Hongjiang had also heard about what happened to An Jingzhi's parents. "They haven't had a good time these past two years. Your father and mother are both outstanding Party members, but in just these two years, they've aged ten years. I heard your mother's health isn't very good either."
"Go back and keep them company."
An Jingzhi nodded, "Okay, then I'll come back to report to you tomorrow."
Thinking back to when I saw the original owner's parents today, they were indeed different from what the original owner remembered. They looked ten years older.
It’s all the fault of the original owner.
"Go ahead," Chen Hongjiang patted An Jingzhi's shoulder and waved to a police officer. He pointed at the officer and said, "You go back with An Jingzhi and help explain it to him."
"Yes, Chief."
Chen Hongjiang turned to An Jingzhi and said, "It would be more convenient for him to help you explain. Don't go anywhere these few days. Wait for an audience at any time."
An Jingzhi nodded and said, "Thank you, old leader." He understood that arranging for the police officer to follow him was meant to help him explain and also to supervise him.
Although the drawings have been verified, there are still many things that need to be verified. It is impossible for him to get rid of this matter with just a drawing and a few words.
The country will definitely send people to the United States to verify each one.
He just needs to wait quietly.
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After An Jingzhi was taken away, Li Hongjuan went back home absent-mindedly. She finished her class and immediately ran to the vegetable market to buy pork belly and pickled vegetables after work.
When she came back, she made the pork with preserved mustard greens that the original owner loved for dinner. Although she felt resentment and hatred towards her son, she still wanted to believe that her son was not that kind of person.
After cooking, the couple sat by the dining table and waited in silence from dawn to dusk.
An Guosheng kept smoking his pipe, and the whole house was filled with smoke.
His mood was not as calm as it appeared.
The room was no longer visible in the dark. Li Hongjuan found a candle in the dark, lit it and placed it on the dining table. The couple looked at each other in silence.
There was silence for a while, and then An Guosheng said, "Let's eat."
Tears suddenly fell from the corners of Li Hongjuan's eyes. She shook her head firmly and said, "I won't eat. My son said he will come back to eat and explain to me. I will wait for him to come back."
An Guosheng bit the muscle at the corner of his mouth and said, "Do you dare to believe what he said?"
Li Hongjuan looked at the other person quietly. "If I don't even trust my own son, who else can I trust? No matter what, Jingzhi is back. I want to hear his explanation."
That was the son she had carried for ten months with great difficulty, and he was her pride.
An Guosheng couldn't eat either. People these days go to bed early, and most of the people in the family building had already gone to bed.
At 9 o'clock in the evening, the couple was still sitting at the dining table waiting.
Finally, An Guosheng sighed and said, "Rest. It's so late and you have to go to work tomorrow."
Li Hongjuan's throat moved, her voice a little dry, "Okay." It was so late, if she could come back, she would have come back earlier.
Just as she was about to stand up her stiff body, there was a knock on the door.
"Knock, knock, knock."
"Who is it?" An Guosheng asked.
"Dad? Mom, open the door, I'm back."
Li Hongjuan suddenly stood up, rushed to the door, opened it, and saw An Jingzhi with a smile on his face. Before she could speak, she saw the police officer standing next to An Jingzhi.
An Jingzhi explained, "Mom, I have already explained everything clearly to my old leader. This is my old leader's police officer. He can prove that what I said is true. My son has not done anything to let the country down."
Li Hongjuan didn't bother to talk to her son. She looked at the police officer earnestly, "Is what my son said true? Did he really not commit treason?"
At least that's the case for now. The police officer nodded and said, "Comrade An is right. The old leader has already talked to Comrade An."
"Ah, wuwuwu!" Li Hongjuan could no longer hold back her tears. While crying, she hugged An Jingzhi and patted his back.
"Mom knew it, Mom knew it, my son would never do such a thing. Mom knows you are a good boy, they all misunderstood you."
"Mom, don't cry. Isn't your son back?" An Jingzhi looked towards the room and happened to see An Guosheng looking at him with trembling lips and eyes full of longing.
He smiled at An Guosheng, "Dad."
An Guosheng opened his mouth and took a long time to find his voice. He said with a sob, "Oh, it's good that you're back, it's good that you're back." His son was not a deserter, not a traitor.
"Have you eaten yet?"
An Jingzhi shook his head. After being interrogated for an entire afternoon, he just drank water.
Li Hongjuan also came to her senses, quickly let go of An Jingzhi, and pulled him towards the room, "Sit here first while I heat up the food. I'll make your favorite braised pork with preserved mustard greens."
An Jingzhi looked at the dishes on the table. It seemed that no one had touched them. The old couple probably had no appetite for dinner tonight.
Li Hongjuan took the dishes to the kitchen to heat them up, and An Guosheng was in charge of entertaining the police officer. After taking a sip of water, the police officer said, "You're welcome."
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