Chapter 379: Chapter 379 The Power of Public Opinion Chapter 379: Chapter 379 The Power of Public Opinion “What? Smoking?” Gu Qiaoqiao was startled.
This Zishu, how could he be so worrisome.
She hurriedly asked, “How long has this been going on?”
Lately, everyone had been so busy that they had neglected this brat.
Indeed, this kid was not one to calmly stay at home.
“Qiaoqiao, don’t worry, they knew that Zishu was my…” Qin Yize paused, then said with an open and honest tone, “they knew Zishu was my brother-in-law, so they didn’t dare lead him astray. However, I still think he needs some training.”
These three words were quite subtle.
Gu Qiaoqiao blinked and asked, “So you sent him to the military camp?”
“Yeah.” Qin Yize patted the steering wheel, glanced at Gu Qiaoqiao with a smile, and said, “That’s a place Zishu has always dreamt of going to.”
She believed that, at this moment, Gu Zishu must be like a fish in water.
And there was another advantage: if he found the soldier’s life too tough and the discipline too strict, maybe when he came back, he would study hard. It could happen.
Gu Qiaoqiao looked up with a smile, “Thank you.”
“Don’t mention it…” Qin Yize became slightly distracted at the sight of Gu Qiaoqiao’s face, then after a moment, he asked, “Where are you headed? I’ll take you.”
“I’m going to Lijing Ho.”
“Yes, I want to give it a try,” Gu Qiaoqiao said softly. “I’ve got all the information, but if Zhou Xue won’t cooperate, there’s nothing I can do. I’ll just have to see how it goes.”
Qin Yize pondered for a moment, “You have to offer her something tempting, otherwise, she won’t take the risk.”
“What should I offer her?”
“Let me see the materials Chengfeng gave you.”
Gu Qiaoqiao hurriedly handed over the two sheets of paper from her purse to Qin Yize.
In her heart, she had a plan about how to proceed but hadn’t thought about what tempting offer she could make to Zhou Xue.
Go straight to Zhou Xue, reveal her own identity and her grudge against Gu Yajing.
Then, with a common enemy, the two could collaborate to bring to light the truth about past events. Although they couldn’t bring a lawsuit, they could submit an anonymous letter to a small newspaper in the Imperial Capital.
Gu Qiaoqiao knew of this newspaper; it had started only a few years ago.
It was a subsidiary of a larger publication.
The newspaper featured odd news and gossip that the ordinary people enjoyed reading, as well as family dramas.
In short, it was very popular among the public.
And, the editor-in-chief of this newspaper was a friend of Du Tian.
If they couldn’t bring Gu Yajing to justice by law, then exposure was the next best thing.
As long as the story got published, it could easily stir up public outrage among the common folk.
Of course, for this plan to succeed, it needed to be thoroughly thought out, and some things required further investigation.
Gu Qiaoqiao had never done this before and had no experience.
But she knew that, in a few years, this small paper would expose the misdeeds of an official’s son, igniting a wave of righteous indignation among the people of the Imperial Capital.
It had caused a major uproar at the time.
The official’s son was eventually imprisoned.
As she heard, he was sentenced to life.
If this had been during the crackdown, he would have been executed on the spot.
Back then, she had only been working in the kitchen at Lijing Ho for less than six months.
But she knew this was the power of public opinion.
If Zhou Xue dared to go through with it, they could make a big splash.
Then they could bring the Gu Cheng family to the public’s attention.
It was said that the newspaper had a strong backing.
She wanted to see how Gu Yajing would whitewash her image this time.