Mo Qiang was not a messiah of justice. If these people hadn't bothered her, she would have calmly dealt with this matter without bothering with them. But they just had to cause trouble for herself. Since they wanted to drag her down, then they couldn't blame her for retaliating.
It wasn't her who caused trouble for them. It was them who wanted to kill her; she was only returning the favour.
Fu Beichou's expression had already undergone quite some changes when she heard that the fabric was actually releasing B52 agents; however, she was not someone who would jump to conclusions. She wanted to wait and investigate this matter but before she could, the man in charge of the quality check of fabric jumped up and refuted Mo Qiang.
It would have been better if he hadn't.
Because his actions only made him look even more guilty. Fu Beichou glanced at the man heavily and pursed her lips. Though there was no evidence, she was already leaning towards Mo Qiang's claim. After all, compared to the officials who were trying to push Mo Qiang to an early grave, the woman was much more calm.
It was as if the one in trouble was not Mo Qiang but these officials.
However, she didn't say anything. She neither supported Mo Qiang nor did she show any mercy to the officials. And just as the nerves of the officials were about to be stretched to the max, she turned to look at Mo Qiang and asked,
"Miss Mo, do you even realise what kind of claims you are making?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
"And do you know that if you are proven wrong, what kind of punishment would you face?"
The officials all heaved a sigh of relief when they heard it. They all looked at Mo Qiang as if she were a fool. Did she really think that she could take them down by saying a few words? They were the court's officials; naturally, Fu Beichou would support them. After all, they have stood behind her for ages; who was Mo Qiang? Who did she think she was?
"...Execution of nine generations," Mo Qiang answered after inhaling sharply.
Fu Beichou looked at Mo Qiang, who looked back at her without looking away. Seeing her firm expression, Fu Beichou sighed before turning to look at the officials. She asked them, "Do my dear officials have something to say regarding this matter?"
Fu Beichou was not a tyrant. She wanted to give her officials a chance to change their fates. After all, they had indeed helped her quite a lot when she was still fighting for favour in the court.
However, the officials did not take advantage of the opportunity she had given them. They also harrumphed and looked at Mo Qiang with contempt.
One by one, they spoke with similar disdainful expressions.
"Your Highness, I can see that Miss Mo doesn't feel guilty or sorry for the things she has done. I believe that it is only right to have her executed for the things that she had done."
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