Qiao Jing detected the anxiety and worry in the manager’s tone and immediately gave him a reassurance.
"It’s handled, and unless something unexpected happens, Lin Yun should be able to compete again before noon."
Based on her understanding of Captain Zhao, she had specifically instructed him, and she knew Captain Zhao would definitely complete it quickly. If it went swiftly, the police could issue a clarification within about an hour.
After hearing Qiao Jing’s words, the manager finally breathed a sigh of relief and said gratefully,
"I truly can’t thank you enough, Miss Qiao. Actually, there’s one thing I’ve been curious about for a long time, but I don’t know if it’s convenient for you to discuss..."
Qiao Jing responded indifferently with a "Hmm" and flagged down a taxi on the road.
The manager hesitated for a few seconds before speaking.
"Miss Qiao, do you have some kind of hidden identity? Because of the matter with the hot search removal last time, and the fight yesterday, you almost always handle things with incredible speed, so I’ve been really curious, who are you exactly?"
With the incident involving the hot search last time, even with their club’s years of public relations experience, they couldn’t have managed to block the account and remove the hot search so quickly.
And the fact that Lin Yun was reinstated in the competition within less than twenty-four hours of the fight led him to believe that, without any special identity, Qiao Jing couldn’t possibly manage that.
Qiao Jing, who had gotten into the taxi, stated flatly,
"I am just an ordinary resident of Imperial Capital City."
She indeed was just an ordinary citizen, albeit one knowledgeable in research and medicine.
The manager did not inquire further, bid farewell, and then hung up the phone.
Just as Qiao Jing was about to put away her phone, she received a text message from Zhou Fu.
"Master, there is a patient who needs a home visit tonight, I’m just reminding you, so please don’t forget."
Qiao Jing had actually forgotten.
It wasn’t that she had a bad memory; it was because she had been busy handling Lin Yun’s issue and had forgotten.
Upon seeing the text from Zhou Fu, she remembered the patient she was supposed to visit that evening.
After a few seconds, Qiao Jing quickly replied to Zhou Fu’s message.
The patient she was taking over tonight had a somewhat complicated condition, Zhou Fu would not have contacted her if he wasn’t entirely sure.
However, what caught his attention was that the family she was going to visit was also one of the wealthy households of Imperial Capital.
He wondered if they knew her?
As soon as Qiao Jing returned to her research lab, she saw Zhan Nanqing slacking off again, sitting on the sofa engrossed in her mobile phone with great amusement.
She furrowed her brows, walked briskly over to Zhan Nanqing, and chastised her coldly,
"Zhan Nanqing, are you slacking off again?"
Her contract with the research institute clearly stipulated that during working hours, using mobile phones casually was not allowed unless it was an emergency.
Zhan Nanqing hadn’t behaved before. Last time, Qiao Jing could understand because it concerned her, and Zhan Nanqing just wanted to speak up for her.
But what about this time?
Zhan Nanqing was startled, and after seeing it was Qiao Jing, she patted her chest.
"Qiao Jing, why do you keep scaring me?"
This was the second time she was scared in a row; Qiao Jing moved so silently it was as if she knew Qinggong.
Qiao Jing’s gaze fell on Zhan Nanqing’s mobile phone, and she asked expressionlessly,
"Why are you playing with your phone again?"
She disliked doing other activities during work hours, and the staff at the institute should be the same.
Otherwise, it would waste a lot of time and affect work efficiency.
Zhan Nanqing suddenly stood up and turned off her phone.
"I saw Lin Yun knew you, so when a friend who loves gaming suddenly called me and mentioned that Lin Yun was competing again, I took a quick look. I swear! I only took a quick look!!"
Surprise flickered in Qiao Jing’s eyes. Had Captain Zhao already handled it that quickly?
That was rather fast.
But what she needed to deal with now was not the issue of the ban but the fact that Zhan Nanqing was slacking off.
Qiao Jing pursed her red lips, her voice cold as she spoke.
"Are you sure it was just one look?"
From the moment she entered, she had seen Zhan Nanqing playing on her phone, and even as she neared the sofa, she hadn’t reacted.
Clearly, she had been looking for quite a while.
Zhan Nanqing averted her gaze guiltily and coughed.
"Uh... I can explain that. I saw a figure that looked a lot like you on the surveillance video, so I looked a few more times. Honestly, was it you who went to eat with Lin Yun?"
Qiao Jing helplessly twitched the corners of her mouth and glanced toward the work desk.
"It was me. You should get back to work now."
After understanding what had happened, she wasn’t so angry anymore, because she knew Zhan Nanqing’s character well; normally she wasn’t one to slack, and only diverted her attention for non-work-related matters under special circumstances.
Zhan Nanqing nodded vigorously and then quickly turned off her phone. Before getting back to work, she sneakily glanced at Qiao Jing’s arm.
Now it was no longer noticeable, but the injury was definitely real. She had seen in the surveillance that a bottle had scraped Qiao Jing.
But at this moment, she didn’t dare ask Qiao Jing more, especially since she had just been caught slacking. She would have to wait until after work to ask.
Zhan Nanqing hurried back to her desk and continued working.
Only after watching Zhan Nanqing return to her post did Qiao Jing take out her phone and check Weibo.
Now the top trending topic was "Imperial Capital Police Bureau personally clarifies for Lin Yun!"
The second-ranking topic was "Lin Yun’s competition resumed."
She first clicked on the clarification post, seeing the notice issued by the police and a small portion of the surveillance footage.
Luckily, in the surveillance video, her face had been heavily pixelated, revealing only half of her figure.
In the footage, after she was hit by the bottle, Lin Yun had rushed out and beaten up the perpetrator.
Anyone with clear eyes could see that Lin Yun was not only defending himself but also protecting her.
Qiao Jing carefully read the notice issued by the police, noting that Captain Zhao’s team had specifically revealed some past deeds of Green Hair and his associates.
"After police verification, Huang, Liu, and Qi all have criminal records, and after being released from prison, repeatedly refused to reform, committing robbery, assault, and other heinous deeds during this period. The victim, Lin Yun, acted in self-defense, assisting the police in capturing the suspects while also protecting another woman, contributing to society! This announcement is made to commend them."
After reading this clarification post, she opened another post about Lin Yun’s resumed participation in the competition.
After confirming that Lin Yun had resumed competing and seeing that the direction of public opinion online had started to change, Qiao Jing was just about to put away her phone when her manager called.
Before she could even greet him, her manager’s excited voice came through.
"Miss Qiao! You’re truly incredible. Soon after I hung up with you, the police actually issued a clarification!! You have no idea, our club was in a total frenzy because of Lin Yun’s issue! The PR team was so busy they didn’t sleep all night, and now that kid, Lin Yun, is still asleep while the sun is shining hot!"
Qiao Jing thought about the phone call she had with Lin Yun today and helplessly tugged at the corners of her mouth.
"It’s good that Lin Yun is competing again."
She felt as if the manager was like a worn-out father, weary from taking care of the mischievous child Lin Yun, spending a lot of energy on him.
Everyone in the club was busy because of Lin Yun’s case, while he himself was sleeping soundly at the moment.
The manager quickly thanked her several times before hanging up.
In his mind, Qiao Jing had become something sacred.
Miss Qiao must be a hidden boss!