When Jing Jian came to Capitol Hill, there were more reporters than yesterday. Under the escort of security guards, Jing Jian buried his head in breaking through the reporters' encirclement, but at this moment, Berry, who was squeezed into the crowd, gave Smith a small note, and couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth.

Sitting in the hearing seat, Jing Jian was still thinking about the contents of the small note. Until the hearing began on time, the opening statement like yesterday ended, and soon the questioning session began.

The first question was a black MP: "Mr. Branbull, can you ask, what is your faith?"

Sure enough, the person who comes is not good. There is a big trap for this problem. Generally, Chinese people who are not familiar with Western society can easily get caught. We all know that Europe and the United States emphasize freedom of religious belief, but this freedom of belief is very different from the freedom of belief in Chinese society. The biggest difference is that Chinese society has freedom of non-belief, that is, freedom of atheism. The son does not talk awkwardly about ghosts and gods, and the social customs that have been formed for thousands of years of Confucianism in China.

The freedom of religious belief in Western society is to believe in any religion you want. Anyway, you can believe in anything. But you can’t be atheistic! Note that this is not a legal provision, but a custom of the entire society. If someone discloses his or her atheistic view, he or she will often be considered by the public in society that “he doesn’t even have faith? This person is definitely morally corrupt.”

There is no discussion on atheism here, just to introduce an objective social phenomenon. Sometimes social customs are so unreasonable. Therefore, Jing Jian fell into a certain dilemma. If he admits that he is atheism, it is equivalent to having a negative label of "moral corruption". If he does not admit it, he will definitely not let go of his identity as a "party member" and become his "lying" himself.

After a little consideration, Jing Jian chose to tell the truth: "Sir, I am an atheist."

In fact, this is one of the shortcomings of the hearing. If such an irrelevant question is in court, the lawyer can protest and refuse to answer it. However, it is now impossible to escape. Sure enough, hearing that Jing Jian is a "atheist" caused a commotion among the more than 100 members of the Congress and the reporters in the audience, and the speaker of the presidency kept ringing the hammers to keep the venue quiet.

Hearing Jing Jian's answer, the MP smiled slightly and did not chase and attack. Because the purpose had been achieved, it left an impression on everyone today: "Mr. Bramble, we all know the agreement you gave up the Blue Star Network's operating rights at that time. But after I looked at this agreement carefully, I had several questions. Is the giving up that you mentioned just to give up about 20.5% of your private equity?"

"Yes."

"As you promise to give up, please note, I'm referring specifically to your private part here. As the largest shareholder of Blue Star Network, you own two seats on the board of directors and the position of CEO?"

"Sorry, sir, Iceberg Network is a joint stock company. I am only a major shareholder and I also do not hold any position in the company."

"Well, you don't deny that you own 70% of the absolute controlling stake in Iceberg Network, right?"

"Yes."

"So can you think so? Although you promised to give up the management rights of Blue Star Network, you indirectly control the business activities of Blue Star Network through Iceberg Network?"

"Sorry, sir, that's how the agreement was signed at that time."

"I didn't say you violated the agreement, Mr. Bramble. What I need is your direct answer, have you indirectly controlled Blue Star Network through Iceberg Network? Yes? Or is it?"

“…”

The members of the parliament were obviously prepared and did not get entangled with Jing Jian in other aspects. They were staring at the "indirect control" of Bingshan Network. It was obvious that they wanted to cut off the source of the fire and use Jing Jian's promise to "give up the management rights", not only wanted to give up the voting rights of the previous private equity, but also wanted to directly deprive Bingshan Network of the voting rights, and did not give Jing Jian any chance to intervene.

...

Seeing Jing Jian being passive and facing one question after another, Smith and other lawyers frowned, fearing that Jing Jian would say something that shouldn't have said. Cao Haiyan was even more nervous, holding her hands tightly, worried about Jing Jian...

Especially today, Jing Jian's performance was a bit abnormal. Faced with some obvious language traps, he seemed to step in without a resolution, which led to the inquiries becoming more and more aggressive, and even the several members of the MPs he had arranged were unable to intervene and help.

"Mr. Branbull, we all know that you have the status of a Chinese reserve official and you have no faith in yourself. Bluestar is the most influential company in the industry. This is very suspicious..."

...

Just as several MPs launched a fierce attack on Jing Jian, suddenly, a congressional staff member hurriedly ran to the speaker and whispered a few words. The scene afterwards became even more messy, with assistants of MPs constantly appearing at the hearing and delivering small notes to their MPs. It was obvious that an unexpected major incident occurred, and even the reporters on the sidelines whispered to each other...

"Silent! Silent!" The Speaker maintained order, and he seemed to have no intention of continuing the hearing and facing Jing Jian, "Mr. Branbull, do you have any final statement?"

"Thank you, Speaker, thank you, ladies and gentlemen." Jing Jian looked at everything that happened in the hearing and breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, he waited for this moment. "As we all know, I was born and raised in China, studied and started a business in the United States, and I have a deep relationship with both China and the United States, and I hope that China and the United States can always maintain friendly relations. As a platform that allows everyone in the world to exchange ideas, Blue Star Network itself has very important significance. I am puzzled by the doubts about my personal identity. In this platform of openness, sharing and freedom, there is no political significance that should have? And I hope here, ladies and gentlemen..."

Cao Haiyan, Smith and others were relieved when they heard Jing Jian's final statement finally returning to normal. However, some people still noticed the strangeness in the final statement. Why did Jing Jian closely follow the statement of "China-US friendship"? Although... can win some sympathy points, it should not be very effective, right?
Chapter completed!