Chapter 328: Things Happen for a Reason
At this time, Colonel Jack realized that he had been the editor-in-chief of the media for a long time, and many times, he had forgotten some of the most basic things in the army.
However, soon Colonel Jack thought of another question, what does it mean that he published the report himself, although it was not approved by the commander of the military district, but after the draft was completed, it was still reviewed by the propaganda department of the military district?
"Is there a military secret involved?" When Colonel Jack asked this question, he knew that what he was asking was really redundant, and it involved the appointment and dismissal of a military commander by the Supreme Command, and it was strange if there were no military secrets in it.
Sure enough, the interrogator didn't respond to this question, just sneered. The editor-in-chief of a military newspaper with the rank of colonel doesn't understand what is going on here, it's strange!
"My report was reviewed by the Propaganda Department of the Military Region." Colonel Jack finally realized from the words military secret that he might have hit a big iron plate this time. People want to clean up a military newspaper editor-in-chief, not to mention just a colonel, even if it is a general, it is estimated that no one will be able to escape. At this time, I can only work hard to get myself out, and as for the idea of becoming famous, I don't know where to throw it away.
"Vetted?" The interrogator immediately realized the meaning behind this, and seemed to begin to speak a little hurriedly. It was originally just a simple incident to solve the problem for others, but it seems that it suddenly became another surname because of this sentence. A small editor-in-chief of a military newspaper is at most ordered to review and restore his reputation in the military newspaper or something, but when it comes to the review of the Propaganda Department of the Military Region, that is another matter.
"Is there any conclusive evidence to prove it?" Again, as long as there is evidence, then it is to investigate the responsibility of the Propaganda Department, not a editor-in-chief.
"Yes!" Hearing this question, Colonel Jack suddenly understood that this was a turning point for himself, and immediately admitted it hurriedly. As long as this matter can be clearly explained, then the responsibility is not on me, so when I speak, I am unusually cooperative: "There should be records in the electronic system of content review, and I still have printouts and videos at that time." ”
It's a good move in a desperate situation, and this kind of thing will leave a name for the ages, and of course Colonel Jack wants to leave something memorable. Therefore, of course, he had to keep the censorship opinions of the Propaganda Department, not only printed them out, but also filmed a video to keep them.
"Where are prints and videos stored?" The interrogator's first instinct was to print and video, and in his experience, if there was a real problem, the records in the censored electronic system would have been tampered with or deleted immediately.
"The prints are in my office, the videos are in my home!" The interrogator's hurried questioning voice also made Colonel Jack realize the seriousness of the situation, and immediately replied quickly, attaching the address and storage location of his home.
Colonel Jack then found that no one was interrogating him anymore, and he was quickly transferred to a single room with at least four gendarmes standing guard at the door. The gendarmes told him it was to protect him.
The gendarmes quickly searched Colonel Jack's office and checked the contents of the electronic censorship system. As expected, all records in the electronic system had been deleted, and the printouts in Colonel Jack's office had disappeared. Whether it has been printed or not can be found in the electronic system, so it is not surprising that the printed copy is missing.
To the delight of the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the video kept in Colonel Jack's house was intact. It may be that no one thought that someone would record these things on video, so there was no search of Colonel Jack's home. The video is clear, and there are several photos taken by Colonel Jack with a high-definition camera.
The same situation has happened to several other editors-in-chief of military newspapers, but they do not have the good fortune of Colonel Jack, although they all claim that they have been vetted by the Propaganda Department, but no one can come up with obvious evidence and cannot prove it.
Theoretically, there is no doubt that all articles published in military newspapers should be examined and examined by the Propaganda Department of the local military district before they can be published in the newspaper. However, there is a special case in which the editor-in-chief is allowed to make his own claims and then declare certain major news events, such as sudden war, first-class combat readiness, etc.
The editors-in-chief were unlucky not to be able to leave evidence, and in fact, everyone, including Colonel Jack, had their records changed to apply wartime exceptions and then report after the fact, and the electronic system showed that their declarations had not yet been approved.
Without Colonel Jack's video and a few photographs, the tone of the whole affair could have been defined as a few editors-in-chief dismissing the military's secrecy and media control regulations and disseminating unfavorable information about the military, and on that basis alone, several editors-in-chief could have been court-martialed.
Thankfully, Colonel Jack took this video and photograph at the time, in order to preserve the traces of his own success at the time, and changed the tone of the whole definition of the case.
This kind of large-scale case of tampering with the direction of media reports in the military is not big, but it is definitely not small. Today someone can tamper with the audit records at will, and tomorrow someone may immediately publish the news of the collective resignation of the current Supreme Command. In wartime, if some inaccurate news comes in, it is enough to make the soldiers in the rear lose their morale and even have serious consequences, and they may choose to surrender under a false public report.
After discovering this, the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not dare to be proficient, and directly sent the preliminary collected information and possible judgments to the Supreme High Command. After receiving this information, the entire military top brass was furious, and the high command directly anxious about all the commanders of military districts and held a high-level meeting. Zhao Li's current identity also allowed him to participate in this meeting.
The content of the meeting is to report on this matter. And General Cleveland, who directly investigated the case, was also praised for discovering this major hidden danger in a timely manner. Of course, if you want to make further contributions, it is not enough to just discover, you also need to find out the mastermind behind the whole incident.
Such a result was not expected by Zhao Li and General Lucas, but General Cleveland also became the biggest hero because of General Lucas's indirect reminder, and his attitude towards General Lucas and Zhao Li was also much softened, and even after the meeting, he immediately contacted General Lucas and thanked him.
"Damn, I didn't expect to let this old guy hit me by mistake, and a bad thing turned into a good thing." The more General Lucas thought about it, the more angry he became, this matter should have fallen on his head, if it wasn't for Zhao Li's suggestion, maybe he would have been informed.
"General, if it is said to be a good thing, it is not necessarily so easy to do." Zhao Li knew the general's depression, and this matter was closely related to Zhao Li, and Zhao Li was responsible for persuading the general: "Sai Weng knows whether it is a blessing or a blessing if he loses his horse, and many things are unpredictable!" ”
"That's what I said, it's just that I don't want to give him a credit for nothing." General Lucas is in a high position and power, how can he be really disappointed for a small credit, it's just a pity. When Zhao Li said this, he also got off the donkey: "It seems that we should also thoroughly investigate the personnel inside the military region." On the contrary, it is your White Bird Military Region, which has nothing, so there is no need to be so troublesome. ”
There have been cases in the past where generals asked their subordinates to do things, but their subordinates betrayed the generals. Zhao Li's card, which was supposed to be an anonymous account but became a secret account, is proof of this. Although a few people were found to handle it at that time, it was difficult to guarantee that others did not have such intentions.
Although the accident occurred in several other military regions, there is no guarantee that there will be no problem at all. A thorough investigation is definitely necessary, such a force hidden inside the military is simply a time bomb, who knows when the military will be detonated by these bombs?
There may be two reasons for such a big flaw in the media's electronic moderation system. One is that the electronic system itself is problematic, and security is no longer sufficient to support the internal review process of the military media. The other is that there is a problem with the working personnel. Whatever the problem is, it is not a good thing for the military.
If it's an electronic system, are there other chain of command systems other than this media moderation system that can be exploited? This is a big deal, and the entire military's technical data, including top-secret archives and so on, is supported by various electronic systems, and if something goes wrong, it will be a disaster.
Relatively speaking, it is fortunate that a few personnel have problems. However, the ultimate authority to review the content published by the media is in the hands of the ministers in charge of propaganda in each military region, and almost all of these ministers have the rank of lieutenant general. A few disobedient media, but a few middle-aged people are involved, and this matter is extremely abnormal.
And, as the editor-in-chief, it is clear that it is impossible for so many editors-in-chief to find the same problem at the same time, and with an unusual point of view. Under detailed questioning, the instigators around them will definitely show their feet, which is also a clue to the investigation.
The investigation will continue, and it is impossible to directly detain several lieutenant generals with one review authority, and they can only secretly cooperate with the investigation, which will take a long time. However, there is one thing that is more anxious, that is, to quickly erase the doubts about Zhao Li's appointment from the military media.
This is quite simple to do. Several editors-in-chief who were taken away by internal affairs, after receiving some education and seeing the records of the falsification of the audit materials they had reported, also understood that there must be a deeper reason behind this matter, except for a certain stubborn guy who did not repent, all the others followed the instructions, changed their previous tone, and frankly admitted that they had a wrong understanding of this matter. As for the stubborn guys, they were sent to the Minister of Internal Affairs.
"I don't think the media is at fault for this." Richard's editor-in-chief is also a colonel, but he doesn't seem to care at all whether his actions should be done within the military, and insists on his own opinion: "There must be something wrong here, a young major general acting commander of the military district, there must be something shady in this." Don't press me with military secrets! ”
"It's clear that someone is behind this, Colonel Richard, you don't even realize this, do you?" The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs frowned, very puzzled that such a nerd who reads dead books can be in such a position.
"I only want to see the truth!" Colonel Richard insisted: "Even if someone instigates it, there must be something wrong with it for such a thing to happen." The military cannot be influenced by this kind of power that covers the sky with one hand, and I demand to see the truth! ”
"I'm sorry, but you're not level high enough to view the relevant confidential files." The prefect of the Ministry of Internal Affairs directly rejected Colonel Richard's request: "If you still want to insist on your point of view, we can only give you two options." First, remove you from the post of editor-in-chief and expel you from the military; Second, you will be allowed to see classified files, but you will be arrested and tried for espionage and leaking military secrets. The choice is yours! ”
"I'll choose the second option." Colonel Richard is also a donkey temper, and when he didn't see the Yellow River, he made a choice without thinking about it.
After some inquiry, Colonel Richard was taken to a closed room in which the commander of his military district was to be in charge, who would be responsible for explaining to Colonel Richard.
"The appointment of General Zhao Li to the post of acting commander of the military region by the High Command has been carefully considered." The general also knew his choice, and shook his head regretfully: "I'm sorry, I can't help you in this matter." ”
"I just need to know the truth!" Colonel Richard still has this attitude towards his immediate boss, and Wang Ba eats the scales and is iron-hearted.
"As for whether this appointment is reasonable, you can judge for yourself after reading General Zhao Li's resume." After the general finished speaking, he began to open a file for Richard to look at.
The military's highest-ranking prison warden.
The first person to find and retain a virus sample on the battlefield of a disabled virus.
An intelligence provider whose rebel transport fleet was annihilated.
Two hundred soldiers on the edge planet blocked more than 5,000 enemies and annihilated more than 4,000 enemy commanders.
Commander and plan implementer of the rescue airborne regiment.
Commander of the Rim Planet Reconquest.
Prison robbery case solved.
Elven Planet Discoverer.
Discoverer of the rebellion in the White Bird Military Region.
Discoverer of genetically modified criminal syndicates.
The commander of the beheading operation and the implementer of the plan at the headquarters of the rebel group of the White Bird Military Region.
Recipient of two Red Star Medals of the 1st degree.
A series of files show that all of Zhao Li's exploits were actually obtained on the battlefield and other jobs, and there was nothing false in them.
Colonel Richard looked at Zhao Li's resume and couldn't help but tremble. He finally knew why the Supreme Command would appoint Zhao Li as the acting commander of the military region, and why Zhao Li's resume was a high-level military secret.
He still has a concept of the highest-level prison mentioned in his resume, the incapacitating virus, and the edge planet, but he doesn't know what's going on at all, what genetic modification, the elf planet, and the rebellion of the White Bird Military Region. This is obviously a reason for secrecy.
"This, this is a hero!" Colonel Richard finally lowered his stubborn head: "I actually suspect that such a hero is innocent of death!" ”
(To be continued)