Chapter 980 - 944: Military Tribunal
Chapter 980 - 944: Military Tribunal
Binhai Xiangtai Apartments, Thursday morning!Wearing an apron embroidered with cartoon patterns and with her hair simply tied up in a bun, An Kexin, exuding the image of a homely and virtuous wife, stormed over from the direction of the kitchen.
She came into the living room, reaching out to grab the small ears of An Kemeng and Lin Miao, admonishing them, "Still watching TV? Didn't you hear me calling you several times for breakfast?"
"Sis, sis!"
An Kemeng turned her head to free herself from An Kexin's grasp, pointing at the TV, "It's a special news program about the terrorist attack in Heidelberg, Germany. We really want to watch it."
An Kexin snorted, saying, "Since when did you start getting interested in world political events?"
"You all know, Ajie and them have already moved into the Chinese Consulate, no matter how chaotic outside, it won't affect them."
Lin Miao also freed herself from An Kexin's hand, smiling mischievously, "Kexin Sis, by watching this, we can roughly understand what brother went through that night!"
"The news said that the death toll in Heidelberg has exceeded three hundred."
An Kexin glanced at the TV screen, where it was showing residents lining up to evacuate, with the city behind them shrouded in smoke and flames.
She patted their heads, persuading them, "Today is Nannan's father's trial day."
"This might be the final trial, we need to accompany Nannan to attend, we can't be late."
Lin Miao responded with an 'oh' and reluctantly stood up from the sofa with An Kemeng, following An Kexin to the dining room.
Their eyes, however, stayed glued to the TV screen.
"Hey, Brother Jie appeared on TV."
An Kemeng shouted and quickly dashed to the front of the TV.
Lin Miao and An Kexin quickly followed suit.
At the moment, the screen showed the German Iron Lady shaking hands with Lin Jie, Cheng Xingguang, and others.
The voiceover explained that a medical team from China Binhai, visiting University of Gothenburg Hospital for academic exchange, faced this horrific terrorist incident, yet didn't flee but bravely participated in rescuing the injured.
Within tens of hours, this medical team rescued over a hundred injured people, receiving unanimous gratitude and praise from all over Germany.
"Brother is indeed brother, no matter where he goes, he can play a tremendously significant role," Lin Miao said with pride on her face.
With shared honor, An Kemeng said, "That's right, that's Brother Jie. Rescuing over a hundred Germans at once is just a trivial matter."
An Kexin amusingly said, "That's the merit of a medical team, not just Ajie alone."
"Alright, hurry up and eat, there's no time to waste."
An Kemeng displeasedly glanced at her, muttering, "If you spent a little less time on grooming, we wouldn't have to rush."
An Kexin put her hands on her hips, glaring, "What did you say?"
"Nothing, nothing, Miaomiao, let's eat..."
After breakfast, Lin Miao and An Kemeng jointly cleaned the dining room and kitchen.
An Kexin then returned to the bedroom to change clothes and groom herself.
While she was tidying her hair, she received a call from Ling Mengjiao.
"President An, the posts attacking Lin Jie online suddenly disappeared. Moreover, even the well-known media accounts that smeared Lin Jie have all been shut down, reportedly even deleted."
"President An, what is this?"
An Kexin recalled what Lin Jie said last night, telling Ling Mengjiao, "The authorities are taking this opportunity to thoroughly clean up the online environment."
"Nowadays, some media accounts recklessly release unverified fake news, stirring and inciting public emotions, and profiting from it, which the country does not allow."
Ling Mengjiao responded with an 'oh' over the phone, asking, "President An, what should we do next?"
An Kexin thought for a moment and said, "There's no need to do anything special, just continue as before."
"Even when those attacks and smearings were rampant before, there were quite a few people speaking up for Ajie."
"Now that those black posts are taken down, those people's voices will surface. Having them speak for Lin Jie is much better than us doing it ourselves..."
Near ten in the morning, An Weize arrived at the Southern Cuisine Restaurant, Lotus Fragrance Restaurant, and directly went to a private room on the second floor.
Seeing only one person inside the enormously large private room, An Weize was slightly taken aback, then sat down two seats away from him, greeted by the other party.
An Weize picked up his tea cup, sipped it, and slowly said, "Chairman Cai, I was unexpectedly invited by you this morning, and with such a large private room, I'm somewhat apprehensive."
The other party was Cai Jinqiang, chairman of one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in the nation, Zhengda Pharmaceutical Group.
He was a tall, slender man in his fifties with short salt-and-pepper hair and a clear and refined face.
He pointed to the various breakfast items on the table, introducing, "Chairman An, since I wasn't sure about your tastes and preferences, I had the restaurant serve one of each from their entire range."
"They were just served, please feel free."
An Weize glanced over at the assortment of dim sum, still steaming and nearly a hundred baskets full, and said, "Chairman Cai, if there's anything, just say it outright."
"You put on such a grand display, even if it's Dragon Liver and Phoenix Gall, I can't enjoy it peacefully."
Cai Jinqiang stood up and cupped his fists towards An Weize, solemnly saying, "President An, then I'll be bold and speak plainly. My young daughter acted foolishly and did the wrong thing. As her father, I apologize on her behalf."
"I hope President An can understand as a father and persuade Expert Lin."
An Weize furrowed his brow and said, "Chairman Cai, I'm not sure I understand what you're saying."
Cai Jinqiang noticed An Weize's expression didn't seem fake and whispered, "It seems you really don't know."
"Let me put it this way, my daughter Cai Yanhe, who is Luo Pengyi's wife, was taken away last night at ten o'clock by military judiciary authorities for crimes such as online agitation, slander, and defamation."
Thinking of recent events, An Weize's face darkened as he said, "All the online attacks and smearing of Lin Jie were orchestrated behind the scenes by your daughter?"
Cai Jinqiang didn't deny it, sighed, and said, "I only found out last night, I didn't expect her to commit such a wrongdoing."
"Why?" An Weize asked coldly.
Cai Jinqiang sighed deeply and said, "Why else? It's just impulsive behavior."
"My daughter recently established a medical equipment company and collaborated with Tiande Medical Technology Research Institute. Unexpectedly, several key technicians from the institute were poached by your family..."
Upon hearing this, An Weize stood up with a dark expression and said, "Chairman Cai, if that's the case, there's no point in continuing this conversation."
"Tiande Medical Research Institute partnered with my company first. It was you who broke the rules and intervened."
Cai Jinqiang looked somewhat embarrassed and said, "President An, President An, please sit down and please forgive!"
"I know, the entire situation was wrong because of my daughter."
"But my daughter has always been spoiled by me, developing a domineering personality that doesn't tolerate being wronged by anyone. I've always warned her that this personality will eventually lead to big trouble..."
Cai Jinqiang sighed deeply again and said, "President An, no matter what, it's my daughter's fault."
He spoke sincerely, "I apologize on her behalf here, offering apologies and compensations as needed. Name your terms, and I won't refuse."
"But going to the military court is unnecessary, right?"
"You're talking about the military court?" An Weize looked puzzled.
Cai Jinqiang confirmed and said, "Yes, the military court."
"Last night, my daughter was taken away by military law enforcement. The information I've gathered suggests that this case will be tried in the military court..."
After talking for more than half an hour, An Weize took his leave.
Subsequently, a square-faced man in his forties entered the private room, changed Cai Jinqiang's tea, and gently asked, "Chairman, what did the other side say?"
Cai Jinqiang snorted coldly and said, "What else is there to say! They said they'll relay our conditions verbatim to Lin Jie, and Lin Jie will ultimately decide how to handle this matter."
The square-faced man uttered an "oh" and softly added, "Chairman, the person we've been in contact with has given a message."
"What did he say?" Cai Jinqiang asked with concern!
The square-faced man, looking serious, said, "He said that when he tried to communicate, the other side dismissed him with a statement that the matter involves military secrets."
"He expressed that he's powerless regarding this issue and suggested we resolve it with the parties involved."
The square-faced man pondered and said, "Chairman, this indicates that a significant figure may have intervened in this matter. There have always been rumors that Lin Jie is protected by some military big shot, it seems this is true."
After hesitating, he confessed, "Chairman, actually, the young lady asked me to send two people to operate on that matter."
"In terms of their experience, they shouldn't have been able to trace it back to the young lady."
"It seems they were negligent..."
Cai Jinqiang waved his hand and said seriously, "I don't blame them! Since the military intervened, with their means, tracing the individuals behind the scenes isn't a simple task."
The square-faced man remained silent for a moment and said, "Chairman, when the young lady was taken away, they used the term 'agitation'."
"This term can be significant or minor. If Lin Jie is determined..."
Cai Jinqiang furrowed his brow tightly, saying, "Am I not aware of the gravity of this situation? That's why I offered such generous reconciliation terms."
"Given Yanhe's shrewdness, I don't quite understand how she could foolishly oppose Lin Jie. With Lin Jie's exceptional medical skills, as long as he refrains from committing heinous acts, he remains invincible."
The square-faced man pondered and said, "Chairman, the reason the young lady did this is likely related to the Luo Family. The Luo Family's relationship with the An Family is quite strained, and Lin Jie is fundamental to Anlin Hospital."
"Perhaps the young lady just wanted to take advantage of the opportunity..."
Cai Jinqiang's eyes flashed with coldness and said, "The Luo Family's schemes are best not too shrewd. Trying to use Yanhe to drag us down with them, binding us together..."
Far away in Germany, Lin Jie is sound asleep, completely unaware of the upheaval happening in Binhai.
He slept for more than ten hours, and it wasn't until half past nine in the morning, local time, that he woke up feeling completely refreshed.
After washing up and leaving the room, consulate staff approached Lin Jie to inform him that a prominent German figure specifically came to visit him.
This prominent German figure had been waiting for nearly an hour, and the consul was currently accompanying him in the reception room.
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