80 village women marry military officers; it was supposed to be a fake marriage.

Lin Mei's fingernails dug into the flesh of her palms, causing tears to stream down her face. The others couldn't bear to watch any longer and began to curse at Huo Qingyan.

"Huo Qingyan, you're a grown man, how can you bully a little girl like that? Look how she's crying."

"That's right, the girl hasn't said a word so far, how can we blame her?"

"It's clearly the older sister's fault, what does it have to do with the younger sister? This younger sister is very righteous, she helps the elder sister and not her own, she's a good person."

Lin Mei kept wiping away her tears; her eyes and nose were red, and she was sobbing uncontrollably.

Li Mingyue patted her back, her eyes also bloodshot, "Huo Qingyan, don't push your luck. You have no evidence, so don't talk nonsense here."

Suddenly a voice broke in, "He has no evidence, but I do."

Lin Mei wiped away her tears, and when she saw the owner of the voice, her pupils dilated. She murmured blankly, "Why did you come here?"

She thought the police wouldn't care about such things, and that it didn't matter what she said, since no one had any evidence anyway. But the police had evidence.

Zhang Jie's words echoed in her mind: "You and Lin Yue are sisters, so you shouldn't be thinking about harming her. Hooliganism is punishable by imprisonment and labor reform. You are his accomplice, so you can't escape either."

Now that Lin Yue isn't pursuing the matter, you should go back to school and focus on your studies, and don't let bad people mislead you.

If this happens again, it won't be a simple warning. I hope you'll think twice before acting.

Zhang Jie walked step by step toward the podium, while Lin Mei retreated repeatedly, tripping and falling. Her eyes were filled with fear and pleading; if Zhang Jie produced those pieces of evidence here, she would be unable to explain herself.

Zhang Jie walked up to her, looking at her with a cold gaze, "Comrade Lin Mei, you really haven't changed your ways."

Lin Mei cried, tears streaming down her face, and shook her head desperately, "No, I didn't, I didn't say anything."

People were baffled. "Why are the police here? Why is this little girl so frightened?"

The union and women's federation members also came down to the stage. When the factory director saw them, he hurriedly got up to greet them. He hadn't expected that this matter would attract so many people.

"Why are all the leaders here? Are they here to inspect our work?"

"I heard that some people in your factory led a strike instead of focusing on production and came here to hold a criticism meeting. Why are you still engaging in clique-based activities?"

"No, no, absolutely not. It was just that the female workers in the factory had some issues with their conduct, which caused dissatisfaction among everyone. We have already resolved that, so please don't worry about it."

"Oh? It's solved? How did you solve it?"

"The factory has officially decided to fire her so as not to affect the work enthusiasm of our factory employees, who are all striving for excellence."

The director of the Women's Federation couldn't stand it anymore and said coldly, "You're saying that a girl has a problem with her conduct without even investigating. How is she supposed to face people in the future? Aren't you forcing that girl to die?"

The factory manager became anxious upon hearing this, "You can't say that. I also questioned the witness, who is Lin Yue's own sister. Surely she can't be wrong."

The director of the Women's Federation shook her head in disappointment. "In today's new society, everything is about seeking truth from facts. How can you prove that what she said is true? Did you go to the police station to verify it? The case has been reported to the police station, and there are records of the case there."

The factory manager looked at the workshop director with an innocent expression, and the workshop director shook his head, "Well, I just found out about this myself, and I haven't had a chance to go yet."

At this point, Lin Mei was already somewhat desperate. She never expected the police officers to come here. But then she thought, since things had already come to this, she might as well just give up. After all, they couldn't do anything to her.

She staggered to her feet, pointed at Zhang Jie, and said with a pained expression, "Don't threaten me anymore. I'm not afraid of you. I'm just telling the truth. What's wrong with that?"

But you, a public official, how could you abuse your power for personal gain just because of your relationship with Lin Yue, and do so to clear her name?

Now they're threatening me again. I'm going to say this: I'm going to expose what Lin Yue has done to the public. I'm going to let all those who have been deceived by her know how shameless she is.

I don't think I did anything wrong. Even if she hits me, scolds me, or refuses to acknowledge me, I don't care.

Zhang Jie's worldview was shattered; he never expected Lin Mei to go to such lengths.

Fortunately, with the charge of defaming a public official, even though Lin Mei is young and the law cannot punish her, they can still send a notice to her school to discipline her.

Having received a disciplinary action, her future prospects will not be very smooth.

Zhang Jie sneered and said to everyone on and off the stage, "So Comrade Lin Mei means that the police station collectively fabricated evidence to slander you?"

She's so young yet so cunning. Even if she was punished for it, she deserved it and doesn't deserve any sympathy.

Lin Mei stared blankly for a few seconds. She regretted her words as soon as they came out. She hid behind Li Mingyue and said guiltily, "I don't know anything. I didn't say anything. Don't hurt me."

Li Mingyue shielded her behind her like a mother hen protecting her chicks. She was a little scared of the people in uniform, but she still bravely held her head high.

"Who knows? We don't know how you do things. We're just ordinary people, and we can only be scared by you like this."

Zhang Jie said nothing more and took out the documents he had brought. "This is the case record. It contains the parties' statements of fact and their signatures. It is the true situation after investigation. It is all written very clearly here. Comrade Lin Yue is the victim."

Li Mingyue didn't believe Lin Mei would lie to her, but she still stubbornly said, "Impossible, this is fake, you forged it, you were also bribed by that Lin Yue, and you're deliberately trying to exonerate her."

Zhou Long was so anxious that he kept stamping his feet in the audience. These were official documents, all stamped with the official seal.

He didn't care about anything else, went up on stage and slapped Li Mingyue hard, "Shut up, stop talking nonsense here, this has nothing to do with us."

He said to Zhang Jie with a grin, "The child is ignorant, I'll take him home and educate him, so as not to cause trouble for the leaders."

He pulled Li Mingyue to leave, but Lin Mei held on from behind. What would she do if Li Mingyue left?

Zhou Long couldn't pull her away, so he turned around and saw Lin Yue grabbing Li Mingyue's clothes. He walked over and pulled her out forcefully, saying, "You two should resolve your own family matters. Don't drag unrelated people into this."

Lin Yue had been pulling hard, but her grip loosened and she fell backward. She looked at Zhang Jie on the stage, then at the audience, and suddenly fainted.

Zhou Long and Li Mingyue were also stopped by the union and women's federation staff, who said, "Neither of you can leave."