noffsinger Chapter 295 What right do you have to slander me!
Chapter 295 What right do you have to slander me!
Qiao Luo looked coldly at the people below the stage. They were all professional reporters from the media industry, and two of them were even acquaintances of hers. She never expected that they would join those people in slandering her.
That's an insult to the identity of a journalist.
She can forgive those few online trolls, but that doesn't mean she can forgive them all.
"Do you deserve to be called journalists?"
In her eyes, the identity of a journalist is sacred. They are based on facts, uphold honesty, and report what they have seen and heard. They are the eyes and ears of the whole society and must not make the slightest mistake.
Yet they brazenly used their professional status to insult and slander me.
Those reporters were naturally too ashamed to answer, after all, they also had a sense of shame.
Seeing that they remained silent, Qiao Luo continued, "I can never forgive you, and I have no right to forgive you, because you have not only insulted me, but also the entire journalism industry. You should turn yourselves in to the industry association and accept the association's punishment."
Seeing this, the reporters panicked.
"Miss Qiao, please don't! We're just trying to make a living. If the industry association finds out, our press credentials will be revoked."
"Yes, yes, please let us go."
Qiao Luo ignored the reporters' pleas. She could not let them go; after all, letting them go would be like releasing a tiger back into the mountains, and she was unwilling to be such a sinner.
Lu Tingnian could see that too, so he naturally wouldn't make things difficult for her.
“Didn’t you hear what my wife said? You’d rather turn yourself in voluntarily, or I’ll have someone personally take you there. Choose one.”
Those people aren't stupid. Choosing to turn themselves in might get them lenient treatment, but if they're sent there, there'll probably be no way to turn back.
"No need for you to trouble yourself, we'll go there ourselves right away."
Those people quickly expressed their agreement.
Upon hearing this, Lu Tingnian nodded and then gave his subordinates a wink.
Those people were then taken away.
After everyone left, Lu Tingnian turned his gaze to Lin Mei on the stage.
"Miss Lin, it's time to settle your accounts."
Lin Mei was taken aback: "I...I don't know them."
Lin Mei answered hesitantly.
Lu Tingnian scoffed coldly.
“I didn’t say you know them, but you probably know their contact person.”
After all, a reporter's identity is very sensitive. She can personally hire online trolls, but she won't leave any evidence for her colleagues, as that would be too dangerous.
Lin Mei looked visibly flustered, but still tried to remain calm. "I...I don't understand what you're talking about."
Lu Tingnian: "Of course you don't understand, because you've been pretending to be stupid from beginning to end. But it doesn't matter if you don't admit it. I've already had someone hand over the evidence of you hiring people to the media industry association. I believe your punishment will be announced soon."
"you……"
Just as Lin Mei was surprised, the phone suddenly rang. Seeing that it was an unfamiliar number, she hesitated for a moment before answering it.
Are you Lin Mei?
"I'm."
“We are a media industry association. We received a report that you violated the association’s regulations and have now been expelled from our association. You are not allowed to engage in any work related to the editing industry without our association’s permission.”
Lin Mei panicked upon hearing this.
"What right do you have...?"
However, she was not given a chance to ask any further questions, and the call was abruptly ended.
Because her phone was connected to the equipment on site, the contents of the call had already been played out in public, and everyone present heard it and showed expressions of disdain.
Lin Mei then realized the seriousness of the matter. After all, being expelled from the association was no small matter; it meant the end of her career.
She's worked so hard in this industry for so many years, how could she be content with that?
Thinking of this, Lin Mei angrily said:
"What right do you have to slander me! What right do you have to do this!"
Lin Mei gritted her teeth and cried out indignantly.
Lu Tingnian frowned. "Slander? There's evidence to back it up. Even your industry association adopted it. How can it be slander?"
"You're making baseless accusations! I never did that," Lin Mei continued to argue.
Lu Tingnian: Whether or not it has been done is not up to you to decide.
"You!" Lin Mei was about to retort, but was stopped by Editor-in-Chief Tang, who had been standing to the side.
"Lin Mei, even now you still won't admit your mistake?"
She had seen everything that had just happened, and she couldn't stand it any longer, so she spoke up to stop it.
Lin Mei was in a bad mood at the moment, and when Editor-in-Chief Tang asked her that question, she immediately turned all her anger on her.
"What did I do wrong? I discovered that someone violated professional ethics, openly reported it, and even the parties involved admitted it. Where did I go wrong?"
"Aren't you right? Then why did you hire online trolls to cause trouble at the meeting?" Editor-in-Chief Tang questioned.
Lin Mei: "I just said, I only paid them to be the audience. What? You're allowed to bring your families and take advantage of the situation, but I'm not allowed to hire a few audience members?"
"you……"
"Editor-in-Chief Tang, don't be angry. She's the kind of person who won't shed a tear until she's face-first."
Seeing that Editor-in-Chief Tang was furious, Qiao Luo had no choice but to step in and comfort her.