Chapter 5: Chance Encounters
Grace Lim is in a wonderful mood right now.
If I had to describe it, it would be like a coffee drinker who suddenly drank the finest milk for free. Probably this strange mood. Although the milk is free and the best, it is not that the coffee is not always satisfied.
Grace Lin's place of work is the Clos Bell Times magazine. It's the official way for the Crossbellians to get information, right? Just as the Kingdom of Liber has the "Liber General Journal", the official publication of the Autonomous Region of Crossbell is the "Crossbell Time Magazine".
This is a magazine that integrates all aspects and brings all kinds of information to the people, from the military exercises of a certain country to the launch of a new menu by a certain restaurant.
Just a few days ago, in the editorial office of Crossbell Time magazine, Grace was leisurely drinking coffee, reviewing the two interview tasks she had suddenly received.
Of course, even if Grace is a sophisticated and responsible journalist, she can't interview two people at the same time. Next to Grace was a mild, purple-haired young man, dressed in a white shirt and trousers, dressed as a standard clerk.
The man's name was Reynz, and he was a new journalist...... No, it's not quite right to say it's a journalist. Because he is a newcomer, it has not been officially decided which part he will be responsible for, just a "temporary reporter".
As a senior journalist, Grace has the right to choose the location she wants to go to. The rest of the one can only be interviewed by Reynz.
Mission 1: The wolf-shaped monster incident that began to attack various places a month ago has finally come to an end, and I will interview the garrison and the relevant person in charge.
Grace just smiled faintly at the time, not too concerned.
The sensitivity peculiar to a journalist gave her a sense of conspiracy in it.
Under normal circumstances, if a monster attacks a certain place, a statement should be issued immediately to ask residents to pay attention to their safety when traveling. Then, when the garrison had just started its operation, it sent reporters to interview their peers, and it was one thing not to publish it before the case was revealed, but now that the matter was settled, the reporters were sent over, and it was too late.
It's like a fireworks display, you rush to the end of the time, you may be able to get a glimpse of the scale of the festival from the debris of a place, but after all, it is not interesting.
At a glance, you can see that there must be a big man above who blocked the information. Even if Grace had been there, she would have not been able to interview anything, at most it would be an innocuous report such as "the garrison is once again using their power to solve problems for the citizens".
This kind of task that is basically not wrong should be left to the newcomer. Don't look at Grace's popularity, as a senior, she is still fully qualified - of course, the main reason is that this task makes her unmotivated.
Grace immediately turned her attention to the next job. As long as the next job is not too boring, Grace will definitely not cover this Monster invasion.
Mission 2: The Karumon Chamber of Commerce is about to open, and Karuman Haas hopes to make the news official in the Crossbell Times.
It's more than "don't get bored", it's just exciting.
Thinking back to the last time she interviewed the Karuman Consortium, Grace felt as if she was about to burn. The soul of the journalist kept persuading her to make the most objective report.
Moreover, this task may have to be done only by Grace. I think back to the head-on stab in the first interview...... Grace shuddered all over her body. If you change to other reporters, you will either be frightened by this knife or you will be filled with righteous indignation by this sinister atmosphere.
One of the most important conditions of journalism is "truthfulness". You can understand this "truth" from multiple angles, but no matter how you misinterpret it, it can't be turned into "fiction". Changed Reynz......
Grace's brain made up:
Reynz knocked seriously on the door of the Karumon Arms Chamber of Commerce, and the door was open, and there was a knife in his face! Burst...... You'll be shocked.
Grace couldn't help but laugh at the thought of her companion's bleak expression. Reynz looked at her and smiled, although he was confused, but in order not to embarrass his seniors, he could only laugh with him inexplicably.
"I'll go interview the Karumon Arms Chamber of Commerce if it's decided." Grace pulled out the bag and handed the rest to Reynz. Reynz opened it and looked at his interview assignment......
"Huh? Is it okay to entrust me with such an important task? ”
Reynz asked with some concern.
It seems that he is still not very mature in terms of human sophistication. But Grace wasn't going to tell him. This kind of thing has to be learned slowly by yourself, and no one else can help you.
"It's okay, it's okay, just come on, don't mess up. It should be fine. ”
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The above is the birth story of the report "[Social Page] Postscript to the Wolf-shaped Warcraft Incident".
At that time, Grace was preparing for an interview with the Karumon Arms Chamber of Commerce, mainly to learn about the specifications of weapons and equipment used by the regular armies of various countries. Girls are always not interested in military affairs or weapons, even journalists. Except for war correspondents, most of the reporters are looking up the information on the spot.
Grace then read the detailed report written by Reynz. It is very uninteresting to write the detailed reasons. How could an editor of this kind of thing possibly let him pass? As a result, the editor was furious and asked Reynz to go back and blur all the keywords related to Rubacher, the mafia, the name of the interviewee, etc., and then "appropriately redact" the actions of the newcomers to the police department.
However, thanks to Reynz's "over-integrity" report, Grace realized that those newcomers to the police department had done such an amazing thing.
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Thinking of this, Grace Lin couldn't help but sigh.
Now she has mixed feelings.
The juniors wrote excellent reports, and she was happy. But such an interesting thing was not interviewed by her personally, she was lost. Lu Bacher suffered a rare big loss, and it is estimated that she will think twice before acting in the future, she is happy. But she didn't write such a happy report, she was lost......
Overall, it's a tangled mood of happiness and loss.
She casually pulled a biscuit from the paper bag in her arms and stuffed it into her mouth, chewing hard to make a rattling sound.
This sugar biscuit with a large 200-meter strap is Grace's favorite snack. It is very cheap, the proportion of sugar is also very high, the taste is very sweet, the amount is very large, it can make a young girl not feel hungry for a morning, and the high sugar content can also effectively relieve the slight dizziness caused by excessive use of the brain.
As for the weight issue? As long as you are running the news, you basically don't have to worry about your weight, you can run the news for a long time, and your physical fitness and body shape will not be too bad.
Anyway, it was Grace herself who didn't take the opportunity that time, and no one else was to blame.
So, at least do your own interviews well.
Today is the interview date agreed with the Karumon Arms Chamber of Commerce, and it is also the first day of their opening.
Grace stuffed two more biscuits and strode along.
Between the old town and the eastern district, there is only one reinforced passage. It has gradually begun to be covered with scarlet rust railings, with the exotic Oriental market at one end and the antiquated areas at the other, which are witnesses to the rapid changes of the times.
As if together with the steel bridge of the two worlds, underneath is the "culprit", the railway. The monster called the Guiding Train carried the crowds and wealth along the railroad tracks to Crossbell, and transported Crossbell's leisure and tradition to an unknown corner.
But Grace didn't bother to express any emotion. She just wanted to hurry to the Old Town and interview the Karumun Arms Chamber of Commerce. Then write a story that is to the point. The delicate balance of not being too biased with the weapons of the Carrumman consortium, not losing the "truthfulness" of the report, and not causing trouble for the autonomous state government is exactly what Grace is about to have a headache for.
Soon, though, she spotted an unexpected target.
A group of six of them, walking mightily on the stone pavement of the old city, the clean and bright colors of their bodies were particularly dazzling in a dark tone. Grace felt the biscuit in her mouth swallow and trotted towards them.
The high-heeled shoes collided with the steel platform, making a muffled crackling sound, and it was difficult for her to run in high heels.
If these six people didn't notice such a loud noise, it only means that they are really bad.
Together, they stopped and looked back at their pursuers. Grace trotted over to the man in the middle, grabbed his hand and raised it quickly.
"Special Mission Support Division Discovery~~"