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Feng Qingqing turned her head and looked around. She saw that many people around her were also talking about Jiang Yun and Xiong Baoguo. After all, this matter involved the captain's family, so the team members were more interested in it.

Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted:

"The captain is here."

When everyone heard that the captain had arrived, they all fell silent for the time being.

Behind the brigade leader were two people: one was Lü Yulan, and the other was the brigade leader's wife, Ye Dahua. Ye Dahua probably hadn't heard the rumors yet, as she didn't show any particular reaction.

Among the group of people who usually got along well with Ye Dahua, one of them took the opportunity to pull Ye Dahua aside, muttering to himself and pointing his hands toward the educated youth settlement from time to time. Ye Dahua's expression changed from curiosity at the beginning to anger later, and her eyes glared fiercely at Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun was also quite innocent at this moment. She noticed that many commune members were glancing at her from time to time, and she felt a little panicked. She knew that something must have happened to her, but she didn't know what it was. Seeing the brigade leader's wife like this made it almost certain.

Without giving the group much time to argue, the brigade leader briefly spoke with several brigade cadres, then walked to the front of the group of commune members, cleared his throat, and pressed his hands down to signal them to be quiet; he had something to say.

Seeing Lü Yulan behind him, the other members of the brigade wisely kept quiet, all eyes fixed on the brigade leader. The brigade leader, unusually hesitant, finally spoke:

"Everyone knows about what happened to Lü Yulan yesterday. This matter has already been handled by the commune's educated youth office. Let's leave it at that. I hope everyone will stop talking about this and avoid causing any more harm to Comrade Lü Yulan."

After the brigade leader finished speaking, she fell silent and didn't say another word. Lu Yulan, who was behind her, probably didn't expect the brigade leader to be so "concise," and she was so anxious that she scratched her head and couldn't come up with a good solution.

Lu Yulan thought about it all night. This outcome is the best for her. She doesn't have to marry Er Laizi, nor does she have to be convicted of hooliganism and sent to a farm for reform through labor. This is all thanks to Er Laizi's mental instability, otherwise, it would have been impossible. Although her reputation is ruined now, she can't care about that now.

Seeing that the brigade leader had nothing more to say, Feng Qingqing stepped forward, her eyes fixed on him, while glancing at the other officers. She spoke in a clear, loud voice:

"Captain, have you forgotten about me? Lu Yulan framed me so falsely, are you just going to let it go like this? If the brigade can't stand up for me, then I'll have to go to the commune. After all, the commune is there, and it's not just a few people who go there."

The brigade leader was taken aback. He had been so busy yesterday, with people from the commune coming, that he had completely forgotten about it. He knew that Feng Qingqing wasn't someone who could be easily fooled, especially since she had mentioned the commune. He was at his wits' end and quickly tried to reassure her:

"Oh, wait a minute, let me discuss it with the other cadres and then get back to you."

When Lü Yulan saw that Feng Qingqing, the perpetrator, was still relentlessly pursuing her, she hated her even more, her eyes practically blazing with fury.

Feng Qingqing glanced at Lü Yulan nonchalantly and even smiled slightly at her, which infuriated Lü Yulan even more. She vowed that she would never let Feng Qingqing off the hook, she would never!

Within minutes, several cadres filed out of the office. At this moment, Zhang Xiumei, the women's director, stepped forward, her eyes fixed on Lü Yulan with an unyielding gaze, and began to speak:

"Lu Zhiqing, the consensus we've reached is that you should apologize to Comrade Feng Qingqing in public right here. If you refuse, you will have to bear the consequences of all of Comrade Feng's subsequent actions."

When Lü Yulan heard that she also needed to apologize to Feng Qingqing, her eyes turned red with anger. However, she knew that she couldn't act impulsively at this moment. It was best to let this matter fade away quietly. If Feng Qingqing made such a fuss about it at the commune, the outcome would be uncontrollable.

She took a deep breath and slowly walked to the center of the crowd. She closed her eyes, forcing back the tears welling up in her eyes. After standing still, she looked at Feng Qingqing expressionlessly, gritted her teeth, and then spoke, word by word:

"I'm sorry, Comrade Feng Qingqing. I shouldn't have framed you without evidence. Please forgive my unintentional mistake."

After Lü Yulan finished speaking, she turned to Zhang Xiumei with a pitiful look on her face, especially considering what had happened yesterday. Zhang Xiumei didn't intend to scold her, but looked at Feng Qingqing, her meaning clear: Is that alright?

At this moment, Feng Qingqing smiled wryly and nodded magnanimously in agreement. After all, just look at Director Zhang Xiumei; if she continued to pursue the matter, even if she was in the right, she would be in the wrong.

Seeing Feng Qingqing nod, Lü Yulan finally breathed a sigh of relief. She just wanted to end this suffocating scene as quickly as possible. However, Feng Qingqing seemed to read her mind and continued speaking:

“Young Master Lü, I’m being magnanimous this time and won’t pursue the matter of you framing me, but not everyone is as forgiving as I am. After all, if everyone were like you, spreading rumors so easily just because they don’t get along with someone, the brigade would be in chaos, and besides…”

Feng Qingqing paused, glanced around, pursed her lips, and seemed displeased before continuing:

"If there's a next time, I won't be so lenient."

After saying that, he stopped looking at Lü Yulan and turned to face the captain.

"Captain, I heard that yesterday, because of Lü Yulan's false accusation, many people are spreading rumors that are bad for me. I wonder how the brigade will handle this."

After she finished speaking, Ye Dahua, who was standing not far away in the crowd, glanced to the side with a somewhat unnatural expression.

Feng Qingqing glanced at Ye Dahua's position a few more times. This action undoubtedly let everyone around her know that what she was bringing up was mainly aimed at the brigade leader's wife.

The captain knew about it and that his wife had been involved in spreading it, but he dismissed it as just gossip among women and didn't take it too seriously. Just as he was about to explain, Feng Qingqing continued:

"What if the individuals involved in the personal attacks, rumors, and false accusations are family members of brigade cadres? Can you cadres handle this? If not..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but everyone understood what she meant.

"Furthermore, if the brigade cadres, as leaders within the brigade, cannot set a good example, and cannot even discipline their own families, then..."

Some onlookers, eager for drama, and others who disliked the captain, started loudly jeering in the crowd.

"Exactly, Dr. Feng is right. As an official, he can't even manage his own family members, and he's leading the way in spreading rumors and slander. Tsk tsk tsk..."

"It's not that they can't manage it, it's probably that they can't bear to manage it, hahaha..."