Director Ma's question left me at a loss for an answer.
As someone who knew the truth, I was of course aware that none of this was a coincidence. But I couldn't say that, so I had to express my doubts like an ordinary person.
"There have been a few coincidences. No one can really figure out what happened, right? Maybe they were just coincidences." I said woodenly.
Jiang You knocked and came in just then, which gave me an out.
Director Ma also snapped out of his contemplative state and took the manuscript Jiang You handed him.
"You can head back for now. Make sure you're well prepared." Director Ma said without looking up, then returned my manuscript.
I breathed a sigh of relief, exchanged a look with Jiang You, and left.
By the afternoon, reporters had arrived.
Jiang You and I were called to the conference room. The senior leader and Director Ma were there too.
There were two reporters in all: one interviewer and one cameraman. They set up the camera with great solemnity and began the interview.
The female reporter had a gentle voice, but she spoke crisply and efficiently. Her questions were much the same as the ones Director Ma had gone over with us earlier.
Jiang You and I answered them one by one. We told the truth, so we had nothing to hide.
After we'd finished answering, the female reporter asked Director Ma and the senior leader about the demolition as a whole.
The interview went smoothly.
As it was drawing to a close, the female reporter abruptly changed tack and asked, "What do you think about the things that have been happening in society lately?"
"Reporter Yuan, are you referring to..." Director Ma was the first to speak.
"The haunting incidents that