Before the trial began, Lin Qi arrived outside the courthouse on time.
A sizable crowd had already gathered, including many reporters.
When someone saw Lin Qi arrive, they shouted, "Mr. Lin Qi." A large group of reporters then swarmed over, surrounding Lin Qi.
Separated from him by the bodyguards, the reporters loudly asked questions they were interested in, such as, "Mr. Lin Qi, you and Senator Landon are very close friends. Is there any exchange of power and money between you?" and so on.
With so many people, even if they all shouted at once, it would be difficult for Lin Qi to tell who had said what.
Everyone was asking their own questions. It seemed that unless he answered at least two of them, he would not be able to leave today.
Lin Qi stopped, raised a hand, and pressed it downward, signaling for everyone to quiet down.
Then he chose two questions to answer.
"I can't answer every question from every one of you. I can only choose two representative questions from what I just heard and answer them."
"The first question is whether Senator Landon and I have engaged in an exchange of power and money."
"I think the person who asked this question must have a devil hidden in his heart, and he's also a little stupid. The person who asked this question is both stupid and wicked."
"Senator Landon and I have known each other for a very long time—more than a decade. From the day we met, we could say that there has never been any exchange between us involving power or money."
"There never has been, and there's no need for one."
"Whenever I invest anywhere, the local officials in charge will implement all kinds of preferential policies for me."
"That's because, besides