amaotonovel Chapter 352 Public Opinion Impact
Chapter 352 Public Opinion Impact
Public opinion was escalating, and the pressure was mounting on the Ji Group and Ji Jingshen. The directors who held shares in the company immediately convened a board meeting with Ji Jingshen.
"President Ji, you've already seen the situation. The public opinion hasn't been suppressed, and the company's stock keeps falling. This is very bad for us."
Ji Jingshen sat in the main seat with a cold face and looked at the people around him: "I will handle this matter. What the dean said is false. There must be someone behind this. Give me some time, and I will give you all a satisfactory answer."
The board members remained silent. One of the older men sighed, "We can't afford to waste any more time. Since you say you can handle it, we'll leave this to you. We hope Mr. Ji won't let us down."
The board of directors continued to put pressure on Ji Jingshen, and the business partners within the company who had originally agreed to meet with Song Qianyi to sign an agreement began to observe and their verbal statements became vague.
"I don't know how that dean is doing now. If he's dead, we won't be able to explain anything. Who made him say those things?"
Song Qianyi was furious, but there was no way to solve the problem. The only person who could help her had fallen ill and was unaware of the situation.
The director was promptly taken to the hospital. The orphanage incident caused a huge public outcry, and the director's criminal record attracted the attention of the police, who began to supervise him at the hospital.
Having secretly learned the news, Ji Jingshen noticed the hospital where the dean was currently staying. He took out his phone and dialed Xue Jianchen's number. When the call connected, he said, "Jianchen, I have a favor to ask of you."
"It's about the orphanage director. Wait for me a moment."
There was a sound of movement coming from across the street, followed by the sound of a door closing: "I heard about this. What exactly happened to that person? How did things turn out like this?"
"I don't have time to explain this much to you. That person is the one who abused Yanxi. He ran away before, and now he's back to frame me for some reason. I need you to help me treat him, otherwise if he dies, everything will be unclear."
Xue Jianchen knew the seriousness of the matter: "I understand. Come to our hospital later."
At the hospital, Xue Jianchen obtained the hospital director's medical report through some connections. He looked at the data on it with a solemn expression.
Ji Jingshen sat opposite him: "What's wrong? How is his condition now?"
“I looked at his medical records, and his condition didn’t seem like heart disease, but rather like some kind of neurotoxin faking heart disease.”
He handed the medical record to Ji Jingshen and explained, "In general, the electrocardiogram of a heart disease is weak, and the other data will not fluctuate much. But here, the value of one part of the brain nerve is several times higher than the normal value."
"Someone poisoned him to kill him."
Ji Jingshen looked away from the medical record, his expression serious: "We must save his life, otherwise we'll fall into that person's trap."
Back at the company, Song Qianyi went into her office and asked, "What did Jianchen say? Can he bring the person back to life?"
"The situation is not good. The dean's heart disease was faked. He was poisoned with a neurotoxin, which is why he had heart disease symptoms."
Song Qianyi frowned, her face pale. "How could this happen? What do we do now?"
"We will hold a press conference to clarify first. As for the dean, he is currently under police custody, and the people behind him cannot get close to him. We will hand him over to the police after Xue Jianchen has recovered."
It's unclear who was behind this, but news started circulating online that the dean was under police custody. Ji Jingshen contacted his secretary to quickly suppress the news and prevent it from leaking out. The media outlets that published the news were also paid to keep quiet.
The public relations department of the Ji Group contacted various media outlets to hold a press conference. Ji Jingshen attended with Song Qianyi, and the flashbulbs went off as soon as they appeared.
"Mr. Ji, what is your explanation for the recent incident at the orphanage? Did you really send your subordinates to give the children from the orphanage to high-ranking officials in the political and business circles in order to seek illicit gains?"
The reporters' pointed questions began to rain down, and everyone was paying close attention to Ji Jingshen's expression and words, eager to be the first to publish them.
Ji Jingshen stood in the center and calmly said, "Regarding the orphanage, I did not give any of the children there to senior executives of the business and political departments. The person who came forward was indeed the director of the orphanage, but everything he said was false. I have already contacted the legal department to hold him accountable according to the law."
"You previously publicly announced the adoption of a girl, but insiders revealed that the child was malnourished. If President Ji has not abused any children, how do you explain this?"
A questioning voice suddenly came from somewhere, and the atmosphere in the room instantly became tense. The voice continued, "Why isn't President Ji speaking? Is he trying to hide some truth?"
Song Qianyi looked at the group of flashing lights, walked to Ji Jingshen's side, moved the microphone, and told the public the truth of what had happened.
“The child abuse is true, but all the actions were committed by the orphanage director. We did post an adoption notice before. The girl was a child I found at the orphanage by chance. After the incident, I immediately fired the orphanage director and took the injured child back. The director fled because of this incident, and we also have a police report to the police.”
The room fell silent, but the reporter continued to ask sharp questions, keeping the atmosphere lively at the press conference.
"The children's malnutrition is due to long-term inadequate diet. Why didn't you know about the situation at the orphanage before? Why did you only suddenly discover it now? You don't care whether it's an orphanage or not; you just want to attract public attention."
Ji Jingshen stood on the stage, squinting as he peered down at the audience, spotting a reporter sitting in the center—the one who had just asked the question.
Song Qianyi, standing beside her, replied, "We will send people to visit the orphanage regularly. This is something we have neglected. The director knew we were coming and gave the children candy in advance so they could perform for us. In the future, we will pay more attention to the health of every child."
"How can we believe you? Orphanages are meant to attract a lot of attention, so who knows what your real purpose is?"
The reporter's emotions began to erupt, and Ji Jingshen looked at him and coldly replied, "We send various supplies to the orphanage every year. If you think we have any other intentions, you can go to the orphanage yourself to see if what we say is true or false. As for this reporter, every question you asked was filled with great resentment. I wonder which media outlet you are from?"
Upon meeting Jing Shen's gaze, the reporter became flustered. He couldn't help but sense a murderous aura. Seeing that his plan had been exposed, he stopped talking and prepared to leave quickly after the press conference.