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The captain then turned to Feng Qingqing with a serious expression. He knew that regardless of whether the matter was true or false, it should be handled in the open as it should be, so as not to give anyone grounds for criticism or leverage.

Feng Qingqing also looked solemn and indignant, and said resolutely:

“My parents were full-time employees of the steel plant. They both sacrificed their lives to save important materials in the plant. For this, the plant awarded them the titles of advanced individuals and martyrs.”

As if these words weighed a ton, she spoke them heavily to the brigade cadres and the educated youth present, word by word.

After hearing Feng Qingqing's explanation, the people around her were filled with respect. They only knew that this little girl was related to the Jiang siblings, but that she was an orphan with both parents dead and no one else in her family. They never expected there to be this side story.

Feng Qingqing solemnly revealed the cause of her parents' death because she knew that people at that time held martyrs, especially those who sacrificed themselves to save vital materials from a state-owned steel plant that was out of reach for them, in high esteem. Several brigade cadres instantly became solemn and respectful, and their eyes turned sincere as they looked at Feng Qingqing.

After all, they became orphans at a young age, and their parents sacrificed their lives for the factory. It's touching to think about it, and the children of martyrs should not be mistreated.

But there was one person present who instantly panicked, and that was Lu Yulan, the perpetrator of today's incident.

Although she had regretted her quick tongue and the trouble it had caused, she had seen Feng Qingqing's distant relationship with the Jiang siblings these past few days. Apart from Hu Fangming, she didn't know anyone else in the educated youth settlement. Even if she offended Feng Qingqing, despite her strength, there were many people in the settlement, and she believed that Feng Qingqing wouldn't beat her in front of everyone. At most, she would apologize and that would be the end of it.

So although she was a little at a loss at first, she gradually calmed down and even came up with some countermeasures in her mind. Although what she said was a bit exaggerated, it was not without fact. After all, no one was like the two of them, who ate meat every few days. Everyone in the educated youth compound had seen it, so it couldn't be faked.

But upon suddenly hearing about Feng Qingqing's parents' situation, he became somewhat uncertain, especially with Feng Qingqing's expression of great injustice and the clear intention to cause trouble. He was now in a dilemma.

Then Feng Qingqing's voice continued:

"But today I only ate a bowl of minced meat and vegetable noodles with Comrade Hu Fangming. The cured meat was made by my mother during the Spring Festival. I couldn't bear to eat it right away. After we lost it at home, I brought it with me when I went to the countryside. But Comrade Lü Yulan didn't distinguish right from wrong and immediately said that we were bourgeois hedonists and landlords."

She paused here, ignoring the somewhat flustered Lü Yulan, and after taking in everyone's expressions, she continued:

“Our family has been peasants and workers for eight generations, but we have never been part of the bourgeoisie or had any overseas connections. I suspect that she is deliberately trying to undermine and oppose the Party’s great policy of 'workers and peasants are one family.' I have reason to suspect that she is an enemy agent or bad element. If the brigade leader has no objection, I suggest that we report to the Public Security Bureau and have them detain Lü Yulan for a thorough investigation to prevent the enemy from infiltrating our ranks and causing sabotage.”

After being bombarded with so many accusations, Lü Yulan's legs went weak, and it was only thanks to the help of a female educated youth next to her that she was able to support herself.

Although class struggle and enemy agents were quite powerful at this time, the brigade cadres knew that while Lü Yulan's words were somewhat excessive and made baseless accusations, the matter had little to do with enemy agents. They understood that the young girl had simply been wronged and the brigade cadres did not want to deal with it simply, but were just bluffing.

Feng Qingqing didn't care what they thought, and continued:

"I think we should inform the county's Revolutionary Committee about this. After all, they are enemy agents, and the Revolutionary Committee has more experience in dealing with them."

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone present changed their expressions. After all, at that time, everyone knew how powerful the Revolutionary Committee was, and they would avoid dealing with it if possible. Some people would tremble at the mere mention of the Revolutionary Committee's name, let alone sending someone to it.

Not only Lu Yulan, but even several cadres in the brigade were finding it hard to keep up. They hurriedly interrupted Feng Qingqing, who was about to continue speaking. Although Feng Qingqing had already said everything she needed to say, it was up to the brigade leaders to handle the situation. After all, she wouldn't easily agree to a bad outcome or one that didn't satisfy her.

“Feng, calm down, speak slowly, there’s no rush. We’ve always known you’re a good comrade, and you’re also very good at earning work points in the fields. The brigade fully recognizes that.”

Zhang Xiumei, the women's director of the brigade, spoke up first. She went to Feng Zhiqing's side, held her hand, and tried to comfort her. She had to appease her; this little devil was trying to make a big fuss. Their brigade couldn't afford this. They wanted to be recognized as an advanced worker at the end of the year.

"I know you've been wronged about what happened today. You just wait."

After speaking, she looked at the brigade leader, who nodded, indicating his agreement to let her continue handling the matter. Then he looked at Lü Yulan, who was already somewhat at a loss, and his mind was a mess of complaints. "Why did you have to mess with Feng Zhiqing of all people? With your mental fortitude and coping skills, you still dared to cause trouble. You're just asking for trouble."

"Lu Zhiqing, you tell me, you caused this whole thing, so come and explain yourself?"

Although Lü Yulan was somewhat frightened by the Revolutionary Committee, she knew to defend herself properly at this point. After calming down, she kept her head down. Only when Director Zhang asked did she raise her head and force herself to remain composed:

"I...I...I didn't mean it, I was just saying it casually, but I'm really not a spy, really, you have to believe me."

Everyone present was thinking, "It's no use if we believe you; Feng Qingqing has to believe you. Besides, you're so cheeky, throwing around such a big accusation right off the bat. If it were me, I wouldn't let it go so easily either." Especially the educated youth; they didn't want to live with such a ticking time bomb in the future. If they didn't intimidate her this time, who knows what trouble she might cause in the future.

Seeing that no one was responding to her statement, Lü Yulan grew anxious, fearing that she would really be sent to the Revolutionary Committee. She quickly continued to speak loudly:

“I’m really not a spy, Ma Zhiqing, Miao Zhiqing, please say a word for me. I’m with you every day, you would definitely notice if there was anything unusual.”

Everyone already thought she was probably not a spy, but the key point was that their words wouldn't make any difference.

Especially Ma Mingchuan and Miao Qiucui, who were specifically mentioned by Lü Yulan, were also conflicted. They didn't believe that Lü Yulan, who had lived with them for several years, was a spy, but they were also angry about what she had done today. Moreover, they knew that even if they stood up and said a few words, it would have no effect on Feng Qingqing.

Just then, Feng Qingqing suddenly turned to face Lü Yulan and said meaningfully:

"Whether someone is a spy or not is not for you to decide. Only the Revolutionary Committee can find out after investigating. I believe they will not wrong an innocent person, nor will they let a bad person go free."

Although that's what they said, everyone present knew what the Revolutionary Committee was like. How many heinous crimes and wrongful convictions had those people committed? Good people could be skinned alive if they went in, let alone bad people.