Lost and Spy

Krista had never seen such an arrogant and arrogant man.

Regardless of whether Sarni's death had anything to do with him or not, just the fact that he told the story of beating Sarni in an understatement and indifferent manner made Krista unbearable.

"I will write a press release to expose this despicable officer!"

Krista said angrily as soon as she came out.

In her opinion, this is her most powerful weapon.

"Calm down, Miss Reporter." Meng Shaoyuan looked at it but didn't care much: "Now is a war period, and protective measures are taken for those officers on the front line. Don't forget the 'Espionage Act' and the press control system."

Krista fell silent for a moment.

This is the tragedy of American journalism!

Who said Europe and the United States are countries with free press?

Who said Europe and the United States are countries of free speech?

When it comes to defending the people, Europe and the United States are far more stringent than the National Government.

To control the news, Americans only need one trick:
Wartime Press Policy!

The so-called "wartime press policy" originated in the United Kingdom, was followed by the United States during the Revolutionary War, and gradually matured during the Civil War.

In response to the challenge from the Confederacy, the northern federal government quickly established a press censorship system under the supervision of the Army and required all war reporters to submit their stories to the Military Police Command for approval before publishing.

Under the protection of this system, Army General William Tecumseh Sherman led the Northern elite cavalry to raid Atlanta, triggering a series of humanitarian crises, but no one mentioned them for a long time.

Of course, there are also some thorns that need to be eliminated. For example, Wilbur Story, editor-in-chief of the Chicago Daily News, was banned by the U.S. military for speaking out about the Emancipation Proclamation.

If the U.S. “wartime press policy” only targeted leaks and certain “inappropriate” remarks during the Civil War, by World War I, this policy could be seen as the beginning of the U.S. government’s comprehensive control of news.

In June 1917, U.S. President Wilson signed the Espionage Act, which clearly stipulated: "Anyone who knowingly creates false reports or false statements in an attempt to interfere with military operations of the Army or Navy, or who attempts to incite disloyalty within the armed forces or obstruct recruitment, shall be punished. will be subject to heavy fines or imprisonment..."

The Espionage Act provides legal endorsement for the U.S. government to implement mandatory press censorship, but it has been abused by the U.S. Postal Service and has become a sharp knife for domestic left-wing political parties and anti-war groups.

On the grounds of violating the Espionage Act, the U.S. Postal Service has successively deprived major German-language newspapers and periodicals in the United States, the organs of American left-wing parties, and trade union publications of their mailing rights.

Many newspapers even ran a few anti-war cartoons before their mailing rights were revoked.

Within a short period of time after the Espionage Act was implemented, 44 newspapers in the United States lost their mailing rights.The U.S. government was not satisfied with this, and soon implemented mandatory inspections of all overseas communications letters and telegrams in accordance with the Trading with the Enemy Act.

After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, the United States officially entered the war.

However, in the early days of the war, the U.S. military was always in the unfavorable position of being passively beaten on the Pacific battlefield. In order not to dampen the morale that the U.S. military and civilians had finally gathered, Roosevelt began to adopt more stringent news control measures.

In other words, the US government only wants you to see what they want you to see!

The United States not only has the "Inspection Bureau" that is responsible for censoring the communications between American citizens and the outside world and erasing wartime news that is unfavorable to the United States, but it also has the "War Information Bureau" that is responsible for editing war news and excluding content that is unfavorable to the United States.

Meng Shaoyuan knows very well that this system has always existed in the United States.

From North Korea to Vietnam, from Vietnam to Iraq, the US government has always controlled public opinion.

In North Korea, General MacArthur, who was good at packaging himself, carried the power of victory in World War II and believed that the US military "will flee as soon as the heavenly troops arrive." He also boasted that he had many old friends in the press. Therefore, he was very concerned about those who followed the US military from Japan to North Korea. Big-name reporters gave the green light and posed to enjoy the halo given by the media.

MacArthur successfully launched the Incheon landing, and the news media that had a tacit relationship with it vigorously promoted it, which ultimately led to MacArthur becoming a god in the battle.

However, with the entry of volunteers into the war, the United Nations forces led by the US military were once again defeated across the board on the Korean battlefield.A large number of reports about the battles such as Changjin Lake made the American army lose face.

Facing criticism from the news media, MacArthur became furious. He changed his attitude of giving the media a green light and demanded that the U.S. government quickly implement a comprehensive, formal, and mandatory press censorship system.

In January 1951, in order to maintain a positive image of the U.S. military.The U.S. government requires that all reports on North Korea be free of any remarks that damage the morale of the United Nations forces or embarrass the United States, its allies and neutral countries.

According to the regulations issued by the Pentagon, if a reporter seriously violates relevant regulations, he may be sent to a military court.

In this regard, reporters complained that according to this standard, the word "retreat" should also be changed to "advance toward the rear."

In the later stages of the war, the U.S. military, which was good at creating a glorious image of itself in newspapers or movies, remained quiet, as if the war had not happened.

This is free speech in America.

Even in the Internet age, this is still the case in the United States.

In order to ensure that it takes the initiative in the global online public opinion war, the US military established the Defense Media Agency and controlled nine satellites to release favorable news to the world as soon as possible.

So what do those yellow-skinned and white-hearted people who always advocate that the United States is the land of free speech think?

Meng Shaoyuan's words left Krista speechless.

She knew that negative reports on a US military general who had made great achievements on the front line could not appear in newspapers!
What’s more, he “merely” assaulted an insignificant Filipina woman?
Krista was frustrated.

However, Meng Shaoyuan suddenly said: "Miss reporter, there is actually nothing to be sad about. I once heard a saying that good people may not be rewarded, but bad people must not be rewarded. Now, you have seen what Colonel Dillon is. Such a person, are you willing to help me and let this colonel get the punishment he deserves?"

Krista couldn't believe it.

Charles is just a lieutenant colonel, is he really capable of it?
Meng Shaoyuan just said lightly: "His ugly scene may never be known to the public because the US military is unwilling. What I can do is to let him get the punishment he deserves."

Krista didn't quite understand.

What does it mean?
But at this time, this reporter who had come to the Philippines with great ambitions had already deeply felt that this place was completely different from what she had imagined!
She believed that what she could see was the overwhelming power of the US military on the battlefield, and the cheers and worship of the US military and Americans in the Liberated Areas.

But what she saw was the darkness hidden under victory!
Krista asked tentatively: "Can you tell me what you are going to do?"

"No." Meng Shaoyuan flatly refused: "But I hope you can cooperate with me. The guarantee I can give you is that you will definitely be able to see the final outcome of Colonel Dillon."

Krista was silent for a while, and finally nodded silently.

Yes, there is nothing you can do.If the war was over, he might be able to use his family's power to punish Colonel Dillon.

But now, all I can do is watch the colonel continue to be at large.

Therefore, all hopes are pinned on Lieutenant Colonel Charles!
……

"elder brother!"

As soon as he saw Meng Shaoyuan, Meng Zhejun happily came up to him.

Meng Shaoyuan smiled: "Everything is settled."

"Well, brother, Sarni is safe now."

"It's good to be safe."

Meng Shaoyuan nodded: "I will arrange Sarni to a place where no one knows her. You will still be with her for the time being."

"elder brother."

Meng Zhejun suddenly started to hesitate.

"If you have something to say, just say it." Meng Shaoyuan saw this.

"Brother." Meng Zhejun mustered up his courage: "I want to be with Sarni forever."

Ok?
Meng Shaoyuan was a little surprised.

Sarni was just a pawn in the whole scheme.

Of course, this chess piece was truly saved from the devil's cave.

According to Meng Shaoyuan's plan, he would give Sarni a sum of money so that she could live anonymously from now on.

But, did Meng Zhejun, a silly boy, really fall in love with this Filipino woman?
Meng Zhejun blushed: "Brother, I originally carried out the mission according to the plan, but, I discovered that I like Sarni."

This is love?

Meng Shaoyuan smiled: "It's OK, the kid from before has grown up and it's time to start a family. Originally, I thought about waiting until I get to the United States to help you find a wife. Now, I don't have to worry about it. So, from the Philippines The situation has been stabilized, you take Sarni to the United States first, everything has been arranged there."

"Brother, I don't want to go to the United States." Meng Zhejun said unexpectedly again.

Meng Shaoyuan was stunned there.

"Brother." Meng Zhejun was not afraid of anything and spoke out all his thoughts: "The lives of us Young Avengers are all given by you. Everything is given by you.

You sent us to the Philippines, and we have no regrets. Even if we throw our lives here, I am willing!Both my parents died at the gunpoint of the Japanese, and I want to avenge them.

Now, the war is almost over and my mission is almost complete.I want to go home.My home is in Shaoyang, Hunan, where I still have relatives, my aunt, and my uncle.

I want to build a tomb for my parents in my hometown, so that I can pay homage to them every year and tell my parents that their son did not disgrace them and that I still have a descendant of the Meng family.

I want to take Sarni back and have many, many children with her. "

Speaking of this, Meng Zhejun showed a happy smile on his face: "Brother, I remember that there was a river at the entrance of my hometown. When I was a child, my father would take me to bathe in the river and throw me into the river. He would ignore me and let me do whatever he wanted. I struggled on my own and waited until I was almost drowning before they picked me up. But just like that, I learned to swim.

I also want to take my children, throw them into the river, and teach them to swim. I think my father will watch from the sky, and my father will also laugh. "

There were already glistening tears in his eyes.

After Meng Shaoyuan got over the initial shock, he didn't feel much surprised.

Before, he had told Tian Qi and Li Zhifeng that not everyone in his group was willing to go to the United States.

There will be people who miss their hometown, and there will be people who want to return home.

And now, the first person has appeared.

"Brother, don't worry, I won't tell anything about you." Meng Zhejun took a deep breath: "I will say that before my father died in the battle, he entrusted me to his good friend, and then, his My friend took me to Nanyang, where I met Sarni."

"Does Salni agree?"

"She agreed, she was helpless and she was willing to follow me wherever I went."

"You can go back." Meng Shaoyuan's expression became solemn: "But there are a few things you must remember. You can't tell anyone your previous stories, especially, you can't tell anyone what you have done for Served in the military. Be sure to remember this if you want to stay with Sarni.

To forget your past is to forget completely.Military Commander, Young Avengers, and me.All these things have never happened in your life! "

Meng Zhejun nodded vigorously: "Brother, I will. But in my heart, you will always exist, and you will always be my big brother!"

"The second thing is to never trust the currency of the National Government." Meng Shaoyuan continued: "The War of Resistance will soon be won, but I predict that what will follow will be a financial collapse, a substantial depreciation of the currency, and money will become Worthless.”

As he spoke, he frowned deeply: "I have a problem now. Logically speaking, I should give you a sum of gold, which is what you deserve. However, in the future, this gold may bring you Come disaster."

Meng Zhejun didn't understand what this meant, but he suddenly said: "Brother, can you give me three gold bars?"

"Of course, but you can get far more than three gold bars." Meng Shaoyuan was startled again.

Meng Zhejun smiled, showing his white teeth: "Brother, after I take Sarni back, I will use these three gold bars to build a house in my hometown and buy some daily necessities. Maybe, after the war is over, I will also Open a small shop. Three gold bars are enough. If I can't use it, I will bury it underground. I will never touch it unless I have to.

Brother, Sarni and I have hands and feet. We can’t starve to death without gold.I can feed Sarni and I can feed our kids, trust me! "

"I believe that I feel sorry for you." Meng Shaoyuan sighed: "Remember, if one day you really can't live anymore, come to the United States to find me. You will always be my brother!"

"Brother, I hope you can appear in front of me one day, but I know this hope is slim." Meng Zhejun's expression was a little gloomy, but then he cheered up and said:
"Brother, you are a great hero. Maybe others will forget you, but I will always remember you, forever!"