Chapter 1396: Chapter 526: The Earl’s Apology (Part 3)

Ju Qingmeng shook her head repeatedly, "You can’t just say it like that, you can’t excuse me like that."

Though she said this, her mood quickly calmed down.

After all, having been in charge of the highest administrative power of the Red Blade Clan under Ren Zhong for many years, Ju Qingmeng had already experienced many great storms and was not truly of a weak disposition.

Ren Zhong shook his head again, touching her face, "It’s not an excuse, I’m just stating facts."

"Forget it, let’s first think about how to get through this current difficulty," Ju Qingmeng frowned and pondered for a moment, then said, "Actually, based on the evidence both sides have presented, it’s in our favor. As long as we fully implement the plan you originally devised, we can naturally reverse defeat. But the addition of this variable, Baron Han Zhixin, makes the Chief Court’s judgment unlikely to be reasonable, right?"

Ren Zhong responded, "Yes. So the situation only looks troublesome, but it’s not actually very damaging. It’s not difficult to open up the situation, I have a way."

Ju Qingmeng was startled, "How so?"

"You still don’t quite understand the Empire’s system, so you don’t grasp the severity. In conventional understanding, a higher rank automatically has absolute suppressive power. If it weren’t for Nanxiang Marquis Liu An meddling and just happening to involve the frontline war, Han Zhixin’s lawsuit wouldn’t even have been filed. Don’t even mention some unintentional mistake caused by commercial failures, even if our fleet accidentally fired a Star Destroyer Cannon, obliterating the planet where Han Zhixin resided, causing devastation, for me, a dignified Earl, it wouldn’t be such a big deal. At most, some military merits would be deducted, but I’d still be an Earl. As for the loss at the frontlines that’s being made a big deal of, since even the inheritance of a baron like Han Zhixin is enough to compensate, it naturally indicates that it wasn’t a particularly significant loss, still within an acceptable range."

"Now, as long as I, this dignified Earl, humble myself and publicly introspect, bow my head and admit my mistakes to Baron Han Zhixin, sincerely apologize, even if Han Zhixin still harbors discontent in his heart, he’d have to accept my apology. As for Liu An’s schemes, they would be largely thwarted due to intervention by other high-ranking nobles within the Empire."

Ju Qingmeng was first astonished and asked, "Why would other high nobles intervene just because you apologized?"

Ren Zhong chuckled, "The reason is simple, they need to maintain the absolute suppressive power of Earls and even higher classes over lower nobles. This is something in people’s hearts, yet it involves the very foundation of the Empire’s rule. Today, if I, an Earl, am forced to bow and apologize to a Baron because of a commercial dispute, those people would start wondering if they themselves might face such a situation one day? To truly become a high noble, who hasn’t oppressed others a bit? Just look at how Nanxiang Marquis Liu An managed the Augustus family."

Ju Qingmeng responded with an "Hmm," but then let out a long sigh, "In the end, it’s all my fault. It’s because of me that you have to lay down your dignity."

Ren Zhong shook his head, "No. As I said before, the source is with me. Whether it’s because of the child, or the fact that I was the one who originally devised the plan, I should be the one primarily responsible. Additionally, you are my woman, and as your man, isn’t it natural for me to shoulder the responsibility for you? Third, the Han Zhixin family truly suffered heavy losses due to this affair, a promising baronial family, on the verge of resurgence, got nearly wiped out. The total death toll reached as high as tens of thousands. Although they weren’t Red Blade clansmen, they were still people. In both emotion and reason, I ought to apologize to him. As for dignity, it doesn’t matter. When wrong, one should take punishment, stand up straight when being hit. If I have to bow my head without doing anything wrong, that’s what would count as laying down dignity; this doesn’t count. I make this apology openly and proudly, which can even comfort myself a bit. As for how others in the Nanxiang Star Cluster or even within the Empire view me, as Earl Red Blade, I’m not concerned at all."

After saying this, Ren Zhong then let Ju Qingmeng continue to go into frozen sleep, while he began to personally record a video.

In this video, in the eyes of ordinary people, this rather mysterious Earl Red Blade personally appeared, deeply reflecting on his errors, offering the sincerest apologies to the Han Zhixin baronial family, and extending the deepest condolences to the citizens of the Empire who perished in the accident. Not only that, Ren Zhong further publicly pledged to compensate three times the losses suffered by Baron Han Zhixin.

Finally, Ren Zhong openly admitted to the previous quality issues with the invisible coating, self-reflecting on the premature release of immature products to the market.

But now the issue has been resolved, with the Earl Red Blade personally committing and proposing the following resolution.

If the buyers find it hard to reconcile, the Red Blade Commerce Department will offer double refunds.

If buyers are willing to give Red Blade Star another chance, they will fully recall defective products, dispatch field personnel to all locations, and reapply the coating.

This time, the new coating is guaranteed to operate consistently for five thousand years, with high insurance coverage provided.

Moreover, buyers willing to accept the second condition will enjoy a permanent 20% discount in the future.

Ren Zhong’s statement caused an uproar across the entire Star Cluster.

The entire Empire was in an uproar.

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