That's right!
Even though Qin Jiang never sent anyone to tell Zhu Zheng about this speculation, with Zhu Zheng's intelligence, he could guess it in an instant. After all, if he couldn't even guess this, he wouldn't deserve to be called Zhuge Zheng!
Wang Tao said, "Brother Zheng! What is going on here? What did Brother Jiang actually do wrong? By all accounts, there shouldn't be any issues! We have always been law-abiding! Is Ma Jun pulling some kind of stunt in there? Is he colluding in secret to frame Brother Jiang..."
Although he hadn't guessed the specific situation, anyone who wasn't a fool would know that Ma Jun's shadow was definitely involved. Otherwise, why would nothing happen sooner or later, only for trouble to arise precisely when they landed in Shanghai? There must be a problem!!!
Zhu Zheng said, "It is indeed Ma Jun pulling stunts, but it's not that he is framing him; rather, he thinks he has obtained evidence."
Wang Tao asked, "Evidence? What evidence?"
Zhu Zheng replied, "The evidence Brother Jiang left behind!"
Wang Tao:...
Zhu Zheng asked, "What is the situation over in Shanghai right now? Is there news spreading? How is the media handling it..."
Sun Yuan reported, "News of Brother Jiang's arrest is spreading everywhere in Shanghai. Major media outlets are also reporting that he was arrested because his past involvement in the underworld has come to light, that he's going to be sentenced this time, and there are even claims that Brother Jiang frequently engaged in 'Drowning in the River'... and so on."
"The marketing accounts on the internet are even more overwhelming, too numerous to count. It has already spread very widely."
"I have already given the order: get our online personnel to strike back and try to suppress this news."
Zhu Zheng commanded, "Do not suppress it!"
Sun Yuan asked, "Don't suppress it? Should we just let those messages spread?"
Zhu Zheng explained, "It's not about letting it spread; it's about fanning the flames! Add more fuel to the public opinion: take all the past stains on Black Dragon Group and hype them up with exaggeration to get them to the top of the trending lists... I want Brother Jiang's heat to be pushed to the absolute limit today, so that everyone believes Brother Jiang is heinous."
What?
Wang Tao: (=ﾟДﾟ=)
Feng Lin: δ(´д｀; )
Sun Yuan: (☉_☉)
This sentence could only be said by Zhu Zheng; otherwise, they would really suspect that he was trying to harm Brother Jiang. At a time like this, shouldn't they be immediately clearing Brother Jiang's name and controlling public opinion? Why would he actively push the heat up instead!
If this kind of trending topic is pushed to the top, Brother Jiang's reputation will be completely ruined, and it might even affect the progression of the case...
By then, it would certainly be impossible to salvage, and even if Brother Jiang could get out safely, his reputation would be ruined!
Although their Brother Jiang's reputation wasn't particularly good before, it only circulated in private. The content reported by legitimate media was basically positive, like their Brother Jiang serving as a Police consultant... or being an outstanding entrepreneur.
But this time, it's in the media, which is a completely different nature. If it blows up, his reputation will truly be ruined beyond repair, and it will even have a huge impact on the commercial development of Black Dragon Group.
It was only because these words came from Zhu Zheng that they didn't just go up and start fighting.
And ask him, "What the hell! Are you trying to usurp the throne???"
But since these words were spoken by Zhu Zheng: they trusted him unconditionally, and they absolutely did not believe that Zhu Zheng would harm Brother Jiang.
Sun Yuan said, "Fine! I'll go do it right now!"
But he still couldn't help but ask one more question, "Brother Zheng! But why on earth are we doing this..."
Zhu Zheng replied, "It is as they say: when things reach an extreme, they reverse! If the public opinion stigmatizing Brother Jiang reaches its peak and cannot be changed, making everyone believe that Brother Jiang is a heinous person, but then there is an extreme reversal after this sentiment reaches its peak: then it will likewise lead to the point where everyone believes Brother Jiang is a good person. As long as we can pull off the reversal, even the bad reputation from the past won't be believed by many people. At the very least, his reputation nationwide will undergo an extreme reversal. I want to use this opportunity to completely whitewash Brother Jiang's past! At the same time, I will thoroughly nail Ma Jun to the cross!"
Sun Yuan and the others nodded, seemingly understanding.
Wang Tao asked, "Besides this, what else do we need to do..."
Zhu Zheng said, "Pushing public opinion to the peak is only the first step, and the second step is reversing public opinion: the most important thing about this kind of public opinion is timeliness; it must be reversed within the golden 48 hours! Otherwise, if time drags on, even if you reverse things, it won't have any effect... That is to say: this matter must be determined as quickly as possible!"
Wang Tao asked, "Brother Zheng! How do we reverse it quickly?"
Zhu Zheng said, "It's simple! The evidence they have in hand is not enough to define Brother Jiang's guilt at all. The fact that they dared to arrest him means that Ma Jun used some tricks behind the scenes. Since that's the case, then we apply pressure. We will use the power of the Northland to pressure the Shanghai side, and define this case as a case that requires special review..."
"It would be best if we could initiate a public trial directly tomorrow..."
"This requires contacting Bai Meng and the connections behind him..."
As he spoke, he had already taken out his phone and called Bai Meng...
The phone call was brief!
Bai Meng had already received the news that Qin Jiang had met with trouble. After all, a notice for assistance in investigation had already been sent from over there, asking them to make the arrest. Regarding this, the Northland side was also very angry.
On the phone, Zhu Zheng stated what he needed the other party to do...
Bai Meng did not agree directly either; he could not agree because this was a matter he could not decide on his own.
A moment later, Zhu Zheng hung up the phone.
Wang Tao asked, "Can it work?"
Zhu Zheng said, "Ninety percent! Bai Weiguo has a sense of the big picture, and he won't allow this kind of thing to happen!"
"After all: Brother Jiang now represents the face of the entire Songjiang, and hitting him is hitting Songjiang."
"My phone call was just to give them a reassurance, telling them that I am confident in stabilizing the situation."
Hearing this, Wang Tao, Feng Lin, Sun Yuan, Shen Tianci, and the others all breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he was confident, it would be fine.
Just as they had unconditional trust in their Brother Jiang, they had the same incomparable trust in their Brother Zheng.
Brother Zheng has confidence! Then there is absolutely no problem!
Zhu Zheng said, "Wang Tao! Select the top ten from the group's last assessment to form a legal team, and book tickets! Come with me to Shanghai today! We will meet that Ma Jun together with Brother Jiang! Tell him: even on his own turf, he is still nothing."
Wang Tao replied, "Yes!"
...
Zhu Zheng said, "Right! Help me set up an appointment with Yin Yue and have her come to the group immediately. I have a task for her."
"And the person in charge of Starlight Entertainment..."
Sun Yuan replied, "Yes!"
"With Brother Zheng here, we can rest easy!"
Zhu Zheng said, "It's not because I am here! It's because Brother Jiang is here! All of this was already within Brother Jiang's expectations; it's just that this Ma Jun happened to walk into the trap himself. He is not worthy of fighting against Brother Jiang!"
He did not take credit, because this strategy was originally set by Qin Jiang in the past, and it was just being used to deal with Ma Jun now. He was only improvising temporarily.
Credit? Yes. Primary credit? It must be their Brother Jiang!!!