Bai Yueran was working overtime in her office when she received the call from the Public Relations Department of the Special Operations Forces.
"Director Bai, the Tans want us to give them an explanation as to why we removed all information about Tan Guiren. Lieutenant Colonel Yin said that the higher-ups ordered us not to hype up the kidnapping of the Tans' daughter and asked the Legal Department to resolve this issue. "
"Really? Lieutenant Colonel Yin said that? Ok, I got it. I'll contact him. " Bai Yueran put down the phone with a serious expression. She turned on her computer and wrote a memo to send to Tan Dongbang himself.
"Director Tan, according to the relevant regulations, the family members of the Prime Minister candidates are not entitled to national protection. The Prime Minister's immediate family, including his wife and children, must be elected before they can enjoy the special protection provided by the state. Your wife's previous request was already out of line. "
The memo was also copied to General Ji, Speaker Long, and the acting Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Bai Jiancheng.
Tan Dongbang's assistant's expression changed when he saw the memo. He quickly took the printed memo to Tan Dongbang and said, "Mr. Tan, look at this. It's from the Special Operations Forces' Legal Department."
Tan Dongbang took it and read it. His face flushed and paled as he tapped the memo with his finger. "I understand. You can go now."
After the assistant left, Tan Dongbang called his wife and said quietly, "Guiren is fine now. Let's forget about this and stop making a fuss about it."
"How can we do that? If we stop making a fuss about it, how will you maintain your popularity? What about the polls? There's only two or three months until the vote … "Tan Dongbang's wife knew that her daughter was fine, so she turned all her attention to her husband's election.
Tan Dongbang's election this time was truly a pleasant surprise.
They hadn't expected that Tan Dongbang, who had never participated in an election before, would lead the entire time and leave many well-prepared candidates in the dust.
In less than three months, all the other candidates had withdrawn or been eliminated, leaving only him and Bai Jiancheng. The October vote would be the final battle between him and Bai Jiancheng.
"If we continue to make a fuss about this, they'll sue us." Tan Dongbang forwarded the memo to his wife. "Look at your email. I just sent you something."
Tan Dongbang's wife opened her email and saw the memo. Her face instantly burned as if she had been slapped.
Bai Yueran's memo was concise and to the point, but the threat was obvious.
Tan Dongbang's wife hadn't expected there to be such a rule. It was already against the rules for her to desperately beg the Special Operations Forces, especially Huo Shao of the Special Operations Forces, to personally save her daughter.
If this news got out, it would deal a fatal blow to Tan Dongbang's image.
She looked at it silently for a while, then finally picked up the phone and called her familiar media friends one by one to take down all the prepared press releases.
"… Yes, everything's fine now. Don't mention it anymore. My daughter is shy and doesn't want to be mentioned in public. " When she said this to her friends, they all expressed their regret, and a few tried to persuade her for a long time. She could only smile, clench her teeth, and remain unmoved.
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Bai Yueran returned home after working overtime. Seeing that the light in her father's study was still on, she walked to the door and knocked. "Dad, you're not asleep yet?"
Bai Jiancheng was reading an internal affairs report with his presbyopic glasses.
Hearing Bai Yueran's voice, he looked up at her and said kindly, "You're back? Very busy? Are you working overtime? "
"Yes, I just finished work." Bai Yueran walked in and sat on the sofa in Bai Jiancheng's study. "Dad, the Tan family's daughter has been rescued. We can't hype their news anymore."
Bai Jiancheng nodded. "That's good. They're all citizens of our country, so we can't be too biased … "
Bai Yueran's heart skipped a beat. She knew that her father must be implying something, so she asked tentatively, "Are you talking about the case in Germany?"
"That case? Oh, what happened to that case? "Bai Jiancheng seemed to have just remembered." Our exchange student can't die in vain. "
"I'll follow up." Bai Yueran understood what Bai Jiancheng meant. "Tomorrow, I'll get someone to find the student's parents and sponsor them to go to Germany for the lawsuit."
"That's right. They're all citizens of the Hua Xia Empire, so we should help them if we can. "Bai Jiancheng smiled with satisfaction." It's getting late. Go to bed. "
Bai Yueran said goodbye and left.
The next day, social media and television stations were the first to change.
The Tan Guiren case, which had been trending several times before, disappeared without a trace. In its place was the case of the German exchange student that had been a hot topic a while ago.
All sorts of details about the case spread like wildfire.
The public trial in Germany hadn't even started yet, but the reporters here reported a new detail. According to German law, the male suspect wasn't even 22 years old at the time of the crime, and he was charged with manslaughter. Even if he was convicted, he would only have to go to prison for seven years. If he wasn't convicted, then he would have to be released in court.
As soon as this detail came out, the Hua Xia Empire's domestic internet exploded.
Many former German fans and German boosters all expressed, "So that's how Germany is!" Or, "So that's what I knew was fake Germany!"
Ma Qiqi, who had been paying close attention to the case, was once again filled with righteous indignation.
During lunch, she was still holding her phone in her hand as she continuously went online to argue with people.
When Gu Nianzhi heard about this, she also thought it was ridiculous.
"Manslaughter? How can they be so shameless! Didn't they already change jurisdictions? " Gu Nianzhi asked in confusion, "Could it be that the German police are one family, and the victim was only a foreign student, so they don't plan on upholding justice?"
Ma Qiqi shrugged and nodded. "I'm guessing that's probably the reason. Sigh, it won't be easy for this family to get justice for their daughter. I heard that their family isn't very well off, so they can't even afford to go to Germany, let alone hire a good lawyer to speak for them. "
Gu Nianzhi looked at Ma Qiqi's phone. "If they really want to go to Germany, they can crowdfund the travel expenses online, right? I'm willing to donate. "
Ma Qiqi exclaimed and slapped the table. "That's right! I'll leave a message for them! "
She excitedly posted a comment under the news. "I hope the victim's family can see this. If you want to go to Germany, I'm willing to donate."
Her comment quickly became a hot topic.
That night, another piece of news immediately appeared. It said that the Minister of the Interior, Bai Jiancheng, saw the news and was very concerned. He took out his own money to sponsor the victim's parents to attend the trial in Germany. He also promised to pay for the best lawyer for them to go to Germany to fight the case.
As soon as the news came out, Bai Jiancheng's popularity shot up like a rocket.
Originally, the gap between him and Tan Dongbang in the polls had already widened to 10%, but as soon as the news of his voluntary donation spread, the gap quickly shrank to 1%. He almost overtook Tan Dongbang several times.
They were both sensationalizing news, but Bai Jiancheng had a better effect than the Tan's this time.
Because Tan Dongbang's daughter was the victim of the Tan's accident, it was natural for parents to save their daughter. At most, everyone expressed sympathy, and the Tan's played the "sympathy card."
However, Bai Jiancheng was helping a family of strangers who had nothing to do with him. Furthermore, this family of strangers was the most common Hua Xia Imperial citizen, or even commoners at the bottom of society.
The effect of doing this was, of course, more noble than the Tan's thinking about their daughter.
Gu Nianzhi and Ma Qiqi also had a much better impression of the Bai's because of this incident.
However, compared to how much Ma Qiqi paid attention to this incident, Gu Nianzhi couldn't compare.
Because she had something on her mind, she hoped every day that Huo Shaoheng would suddenly come back.
She didn't know why she missed him so much, but she couldn't stop herself.
On the last day of the semester, she went to He Zhichu's office to hand over work. She was in a daze and didn't hear He Zhichu when he asked her several questions.
"Nianzhi, what's wrong?" He Zhichu noticed something was wrong with her. "Is something bothering you?"
Gu Nianzhi composed herself and shook her head with a smile. "No, I just didn't sleep well last night, so I'm a bit dizzy and dozed off."
"You didn't sleep well last night? Where did you go?"
"Yesterday was a class dinner, and tomorrow is the summer break, so everyone had a farewell dinner." Gu Nianzhi smiled. "Professor He, your documents are all complete, and I've copied the exam scores and distributed them. Is there anything else?"
He Zhichu felt that she wasn't telling the truth, but her words sounded impeccable.
"What plans do you have for the summer break?" He Zhichu saw that she wasn't willing, so he didn't say much. He could see that she was in a daze, so he wanted to find something for her to do to distract her. "Do you want to intern in the United States? Or do you want to take on a few interesting cases to practice? "
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