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Within days, coverage of D&F was flooding all the news outlets in Europe and the United States.

While almost all of the reports mentioned that D&F had had an affair with the Chinese intelligence agencies and thus acquired some military technology unique to China, there was only one source, that is, most of the news media were reprinting the reports, and they were only accusations based on speculation, and none of the news outlets produced convincing evidence, and not many news outlets even mentioned similar evidence.

Under public opinion, D&F was pushed to the forefront.

After returning from MI5, Serena posted an announcement on the group's official website, choosing that all accusations against D&F were groundless, and that D&F would seek justice from the detractors through judicial channels if necessary.

It's just an ordinary statement, like a justification, and it doesn't attract much attention.

In fact, it was this statement that made more news media think that the rumors were not false, and they joined the public opinion war against D&F.

On the fifth day, the officials finally came forward.

Interestingly, it was not the British authorities, nor the French authorities, who stood out first, but the US federal government, to be precise, the US Department of Defense.

On the same day, the U.S. Department of Defense held a press conference, announcing that it would launch an investigation into D&F based on recent public opinion, and that during the investigation, D&F would be temporarily prohibited from participating in the U.S. military's bidding work, that is, the OIC project, until the investigation was concluded.

Although the statement is brief, it is very in-depth.

The point is that the Pentagon only offered to launch an investigation, and did not admit that the news media did not make a propaganda campaign, indicating that the US authorities did not have much evidence.

You know, it's been five days!

With the ability of the United States, a lot can be done in five days, at least to verify the authenticity of news reports.

If D&F had secretly cooperated with China's intelligence agencies and obtained China's unique military technology, even if the evidence was insufficient, the U.S. Department of Defense would have taken more drastic measures than just suspending D&F's participation in the OIC program.

Of course, it is impossible to say that there is no evidence.

The most important thing is that the 6mm countersunk projectile that D&F took the OIC project to test does use some very unique technology.

With the capabilities of the U.S. intelligence agencies, it is certain that these technologies come from China.

However, this evidence does not prove the relationship between D&F and the Chinese intelligence agency.

Quite simply, if D&F is strong enough, or has the backing of a powerful organization, it can also be obtained through commercial espionage.

It was another day before the British authorities spoke out.

Like the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.K. Ministry of Defence has only mentioned in its public statement that it will investigate D&F and temporarily ban D&F's operations in the United Kingdom, citing national security, after all, D&F is a large arms company.

At this point, the storm of public opinion against D&F began to weaken.

In fact, it has already been thought that the negative press against D&F is likely to come from its main and strongest competitor.

Quite simply, D&F has been investigated, and the biggest beneficiary is H&K.

Theoretically, whether it is the US Department of Defense or the British Ministry of Defense, the investigation of D&F will take at least several months.

Regardless of the outcome of the investigation, D&F's reputation will suffer.

Even if no evidence is found against D&F, the U.S. Department of Defense will never use D&F's guns for security reasons.

In other words, D&F is destined to miss out on the OIC project.

Of course, if evidence against D&F is found, it will definitely go through the judicial process, and D&F is likely to be severely punished.

The problem is that it will not be a result until at least a few years have passed.

By the time all this is a thing of the past, the OIC project will probably be over, and H&K has already obtained the right to develop the third-generation NATO standard ammunition.

It can be seen that after this trouble, H&K has become the biggest winner.

In the past few days, H&K has secured three financings and billions of euros in credit guarantees from banks to expand its industry.

Clearly, European banks are unanimously bullish on H&K.

It's no surprise that after winning the OIC project, H&K will reap the market of hundreds of billions of dollars in the next few decades!

With such a huge benefit, H&K has more than enough reason to start a war of public opinion against its competitors.

According to the judgment of the outside world, at this time, what D&F needs to do is to remain silent and at the same time strengthen public relations with the government.

Quite simply, if it's a competitor making the news, D&F is innocent.

Only by calming down as soon as possible can D&F have a chance to rejoin the Circle.

Although the chances of winning the OIC project are infinitely close to zero, it is much better than giving up, after all, the market is related to hundreds of billions of dollars.

Of course, in the eyes of the news media, D&F has made a name for itself while suffering losses.

Among other things, the intense reporting that lasted for several days was tantamount to advertising for D&F.

After the situation calmed down, the whole world knew about this company and knew that it had the strength to compete with H&K.

If this opportunity is seized, even if the OIC project is lost, D&F can gain a place.

After all, not all countries are willing to use guns of NATO caliber standards, and there are still many countries that use bullets of other calibers.

As long as the quality of the products is excellent, it is not impossible for D&F to become another Kalashnikov company.

In fact, D&F has long proven itself.

Don't forget, before that, D&F won the order from Saudi Arabia, and the Saudi Ministry of Defense alone ordered hundreds of thousands of DF762 series firearms.

It can be said that this is the largest firearms transaction in recent decades.

To be chosen by a country like Saudi Arabia that only seeks the best is a testament to the excellent performance of the firearms designed and produced by D&F.

It's just that things didn't go in that direction.

Just hours after the British Ministry of Defence's statement, Serena held a press conference in Edinburgh to announce that a defamation lawsuit had been formally filed in the Edinburgh court against the French television Paris, which first reported on the matter, seeking compensation for the losses suffered by D&F as a result of false advertising.

Interestingly, the amount of compensation proposed by d&F is only one euro!

That is, this lawsuit is all about reputation.

Now, things are getting bigger.

The next day, the Edinburgh District Court confirmed d&F's statement and said it had accepted the lawsuit brought by d&f.

The public opinion circles, which had already calmed down, became lively again.