The masked man didn't know whether he should say he knew her or not.

But the atmosphere on the scene was so tense that it was suffocating.

And the results are already here.

He considered it carefully, opened his mouth and said truthfully: "He knows him. He told our people that it was Mr. Dai who was behind it, and told us to work with confidence. Nothing will go wrong."

Xu Jingyao smiled at Lin Qingqing: "Marshal Lin, do you have any questions about this matter?"

Lin Qingqing raised her eyes and glanced at Xu Jingyao.

The answers were right in front of her, so why was she still asking?

So he shook his head slightly.

"That's it."

Xu Jingyao looked at Mr. Xu, Mr. Zhang and Mr. Xu again.

Seeing that the three representatives did not say anything, he waved his hand and asked the guards to take Dai Gong, whose face was as pale as a chaff, away.

"Marshal Lin, you should deal with these people as needed. I will take care of this matter tonight and will not delay your work."

Xu Jingyao sat down with a smile.

Lin Qingqing looked at the trembling masked man and several plainclothes officers.

"They slandered important state officials, causing widespread reputational damage. The perpetrators were executed, and the others were sent to farms for forty years of forced labor, reclaiming wasteland for China."

It would be better to make them work on the farm than to shoot them all.

These people have no direct interests with him and are being ordered around by others. Even if they are kept, it will not affect the future.

Upon hearing that he was going to be shot, the masked man fell to the ground and fainted.

"Bring the people to where they should go, and assign them to the northwest farms to open up wasteland."

Xu Jingyao said to several guards.

The guard responded and immediately took away the unconscious masked man and six plainclothes officers.

Suddenly, only Aunt Lin and her group were left in the lounge.

Lin Qingqing turned and looked at the others: "Thank you for coming to support me. Now that things have been sorted out, I won't delay your rest time."

She has to deal with her family and she doesn't want to make a fool of herself.

"Then we'll go first. Come to me if you have any problems." Zhang Gong whispered.

After Mr. Zhang and Mr. Xu left, Mr. Xu slowly stood up.

He walked up to Lin Qingqing and said apologetically, "Marshal Lin, it was indeed my fault today. I will make amends later."

If he wanted to be on good terms with Lin Qingqing in the future, he could only put the blame on Dai Gong.

It is not uncommon for subordinates to do things to seek credit without telling their superiors.

Xu Gong is good at strategizing and has an arrogant personality. It is very humble of him to say such words.

Xu Jingyao looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, treating himself as air.

Lin Qingqing's frown deepened.

She still hasn't figured out why Xu Qiangjun's attitude suddenly changed.

Is it just a false pretense, or is it a cover-up of true affection?

Just as Lin Qingqing was lost in thought, Xu Jingyao approached her and whispered, "The higher-ups showed your confidential answer to Mr. Xu. He must have figured it out. He's keeping you in the dark about the gold and information you obtained from several countries, the equipment you're manufacturing, and the A Research Institute."

Lin Qingqing's eyes suddenly brightened.

That's how it is.

The trust that the superiors had in Mr. Xu exceeded her expectations.

She nodded and Xu Jingyao left.

Now, Lin Qingqing was the only one sitting in the empty lounge. Not far in front of her were people with expressions of trembling and gnashing of teeth alternating on their faces.

She took off her hat and slowly placed it on the table.

I am not the real Lin Qingqing, and I have no psychological ties with these people, but to reach this position, I have to consider a lot.

She couldn't let herself be branded as heartless for hurting her relatives because of these rotten people.

Lin Qingqing raised her eyes calmly and looked at Aunt Lin and the others.

At this time, Jiang Haixia, Dong Hui, and Meng Yang walked into the lounge and stood next to Lin Qingqing.

Secretary Xu asked them to come in to replace the guards to prevent Lin Qingqing's relatives and villagers from saying anything they shouldn't say and damaging Lin Qingqing's reputation.

"You guys go out. I'll let you know when this is over."

Dong Hui looked at the guards coldly.

As soon as the guards left, Jiang Haixia asked, "Marshal, who are you going to sentence to death? I'll beat him up first to vent your anger."

She went out to arrest someone the other day, and when she heard those slanderous words, she was so angry that she wanted to hit someone.

If those words were to reach the ears of the common people and spread out, how would the Qing Dynasty be able to continue serving as officials?

If the matter gets out of hand, the country will certainly not be able to withstand the pressure and will have to force Qingqing to retire.

Nowadays, people value reputation the most. The conspiracy behind this is too insidious.