"Gao Xiaolan, what kind of trash are you? How dare you smear Jiang Ning?"

An older woman stepped forward and slapped her across the face.

Gao Xiaolan's hands were handcuffed, so she couldn't move and could only be hit by her; she couldn't fight back.

Others also argued with her last time, calling her heartless.

"If it weren't for Jiang Ning back then, your brother would probably have died long ago. Would you still be living off her disability pension?"

Upon hearing this, the reporters' cameras didn't stop, snapping away frantically.

The county magistrate stood up and yelled at them.

"Where did you all come from, daring to cause trouble at my press conference? I'll call the police right now and take you all away."

Upon hearing that the police would be called, Gao Xiaolan panicked and told the county magistrate not to call the police, explaining that they were only speaking up for Jiang Ning because they had received benefits from her.

"Bullshit, you haven't benefited from Jiang Ning. For so many years, she has been donating money and supplies to her hometown and helping the village chief lead everyone to get rich. If it weren't for her, would you have the life you have now?"

Now Jiang Ning has invested another 100 million yuan to build a resort, ultimately enabling people to work near their homes and become wealthy through their labor.

You're shameless! You committed crimes and went to jail when you were young, and now you're over forty and still show no remorse, going against the entire village. You should be nailed to the locust tree at the village entrance and spat on by everyone!

The more they cursed, the fiercer they became, surrounding her and preventing her from having a chance to slander Jiang Ning.

Just when the situation was about to get out of control, the village chief arrived.

Upon seeing the village chief, the county magistrate immediately adopted an air of authority.

"I said, is this how you manage your villagers? They're a bunch of troublemakers! Get them all out of here!"

The village chief smiled obsequiously, his face full of flattery, but his tone remained unyielding.

"County Chief, you probably don't know this, but Gao Xiaolan is currently wanted for allegedly luring and killing her brother. How could you let her speak at such an important occasion!"

Upon hearing this, the county magistrate turned pale with fright. What was going on? Why hadn't anyone reported this to him?

They work in offices, and without anyone informing them, they're like deaf people. Someone is deliberately blocking information, so naturally, they know nothing.

But when the village chief removed the clothes from Gao Xiaolan's hands, he saw the gleaming handcuffs, which blinded him. Only then did he realize that he had been used by Gao Xiaolan.

"You wretched woman, you're wanted by the police and you still come to me to complain. I almost fell for your trick."

He stepped forward and slapped Gao Xiaolan.

Click! That slap of his was newsworthy; everyone's cameras captured it, enough to make tomorrow's front page headline.

At that moment, several police officers entered and took Gao Xiaolan away in front of everyone.

For a crime like intentional homicide, she should probably be sentenced to death.

Gao Xiaolan was arrested, and the villagers all left with her.

The journalists, seeing the show was over, also prepared to pack up their things.

After thanking the village chief, the county head stopped them.

"Friends, now that Gao Xiaolan, the murderer, has been arrested, I will now preside over the prosecution of Jiang Ning."

Everyone was stunned; this county magistrate was determined to ruin the resort project!

They realized the seriousness of the situation and hesitated about whether they should stay.

Some reporters, not wanting to get involved any more, simply packed their cameras and left.

However, many media outlets remained on site, waiting for the county head to reveal the inside story.

The village chief saw him holding a microphone, about to speak, and angrily rushed over, snatching the microphone away.

"County Chief, what did Jiang Ning do to offend you that makes you insist on smearing her?"

The county magistrate gave a wicked smile. "How could you say that? I was just bringing up what Jiang Ning did before to discuss it with everyone! Now that there is freedom of speech, let everyone judge whether it was slander or not!"

Why are you so angry? It's like someone stirred up a hornet's nest. Who is Jiang Ning to you that you're so protective of her?

The village chief was furious; he even tried to smear him.

"Fine, go ahead and say what you want in front of the media. If it's not true, you'll be charged with defamation, and you might not want to be the county head anymore!"

The village chief said domineeringly.

Everyone was worried for him.

He's just a small village head, how dare he challenge the county magistrate!

He doesn't want to be the village chief anymore!

However, after hearing about the practical things Jiang Ning did for the village, everyone felt that Jiang Ning shouldn't be a person with any blemishes, so why was he being held against him?

Just as everyone was waiting for the county head to drop a bombshell, some uniformed staff members walked into the meeting hall.

Their uniforms didn't look like those of police officers, but they were similar.

Under the curious gazes of the crowd, they walked up to the county magistrate, showed him their work IDs, and said:

"We are from the provincial discipline inspection commission's inspection team. You are suspected of committing a job-related crime. Please come with us to assist in the investigation."

The county magistrate, his face ashen with fear, asked tremblingly:

"Comrades, you must have made a mistake. I am a public servant of the people. How could I do something illegal or disorderly?"

The inspection team member took out a document, waved it in front of him, and solemnly said:

“Even among public servants, there are corrupt officials. Here is evidence of your crimes. Do you want me to read it aloud in front of everyone?”

The county magistrate quickly and obediently cooperated, saying, "No need, I'll go with you. I believe I'm innocent."

As he was being taken away, camera flashes went off incessantly.

At this moment, Jiang Ning, sitting in her office in the capital, smiled with satisfaction upon hearing the village chief's report.

The people she sends out never disappoint her.

Of course, no matter how skilled the legal team is, they still need to be biased to find evidence of wrongdoing.

Soon, the county magistrate's job-related crimes were confirmed, and he was sentenced to ten years in prison.

Under intense interrogation, Gao Xiaolan confessed to murdering her younger brother. The process was simple: she lured him into the construction site with delicious food, then pushed him into the water and watched him struggle until he finally sank to the bottom.

She just didn't understand why her brother, who was just an idiot, was sentenced to death.

Whether you understand or not doesn't matter, you're going to die anyway.

As for the resort project, the province directly dispatched an inspection team to re-evaluate the project and then proceeded with the approval process.

The village chief led everyone to gradually build the resort.

The resort received high praise and a surge in visitors in its first year of operation.

Over the course of a year, the company achieved operating revenue of 50 million.

Jiang Ning believes that the resort will be able to achieve net profit in the next few years.

The village chief, having led the villagers to prosperity, was promoted and eventually became the county magistrate.

He was quite capable, and after becoming the county head, he also invested a lot of manpower and resources in other townships to develop the rural economy.

The county seat became a well-known wealthy county.