Chapter 971 - 981: Losing Their Jobs (Part 2)
Chapter 971: Chapter 981: Losing Their Jobs (Part 2)
The security guards were afraid of being on stage and even more afraid of losing their jobs when they went back. They thought to themselves, "You guys are talking among yourselves, why drag us into this?"
"Is that person someone we dare to chase off?"
At this moment, they heard Lin Xi’s cold laugh and then heard Lin Xi speak. Only then did they breathe a sigh of relief, feeling like they had survived this ordeal.
"Haha, you have quite the nerve!"
But Lin Xi couldn’t be bothered to argue with this woman and instead said directly, "What I wanted to say just now was that in their pockets, they all have a bank card!"
"A bank card?" The person who heard Lin Xi’s words was taken aback.
"What’s so unusual about that?"
"In this day and age, who doesn’t have a few cards?"
"Could it be that there’s something different?"
Just as they were thinking this, they heard Lin Xi speak again, "The owners of these bank cards, I presume, are all you!"
"And these card numbers are all very similar, even their color is black!"
"Moreover, the money in the cards is all the same amount."
As he said this, the judges whom Lin Xi had just pointed out, their first reaction was to appear somewhat nervous and panicked, as if something had been exposed, with a look of anger on their faces.
Obviously, this reaction of theirs was noticed by everyone who had been paying attention.
"Bribery?"
If what Lin Xi said was true, it would completely overturn fairness and justice.
The host, representing the organizers, was shocked, and her expression had turned a bit unsightly.
Because if what Lin Xi said turned out to be true, it would be a massive blow to their organization.
Such a thing happened without their knowledge, and yet they had always proudly declared absolute fairness to the public, assuring everyone that there was no hidden agenda.
They had even gone to the effort to select judges whose nationalities had no relation to these contestants.
But unexpectedly, they had encountered such a problem!
She glanced at the Korean judge and instantly understood something, and couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. This person was quite famous, but she never expected her to do such a thing.
After all, her reputation had always been good.
"Nonsense!" The Korean judge was somewhat embarrassed and angry, "How could I do such a thing!"
"I have no reason to do such a thing!"
Lin Xi sighed, "Are you still not admitting it?"
"Admit to what?" "What’s untrue is simply untrue!" she denied.
The judges Lin Xi had pointed out also nodded, "It’s completely unfounded, we wouldn’t stoop to such actions!"
"Really?" Lin Xi asked in return.
"Of course, it’s true!" The Korean judge asserted confidently.
At this point, some people started to struggle with distinguishing who was lying and whether the bribery accusations were factual.
But regardless of whether it was true or not, today’s piano competition had become quite disgraceful.
In fact, based on the judges’ reactions, they didn’t have any strong rebuttals.
Moreover, the changes in their expressions made it apparent to any intelligent observer that they were lying.
Meanwhile, everyone believed that Luo Susu did play remarkably well.
So, many people were already convinced about the bribery incident in their hearts.
"If it’s true, take out the things in your pockets that I just mentioned and show them to everyone!" Lin Xi smiled, "That would prove it!"
"Otherwise, you really will become corrupt judges!"
The faces of these judges, including the Korean judge, instantly turned unpleasant.
Because they noticed that quite a few audience members and their fellow judges looked at them with expressions that essentially confirmed the ’bribery’ incident.
If they didn’t clear this up, judging by the host’s expression on the stage, they would definitely be blacklisted by many organizations in the future.
One could say that they were utterly destroyed by that young man on stage.
Of course, if they could prove their innocence, that would definitely clear their name.
But how could they prove it?
Right now, they truly didn’t dare to take out the things in their pockets!
Because, as Lin Xi said, there was indeed such a card, and it was exactly as he described.
Therefore, they really didn’t dare to take out the stuff in their pockets in response to Lin Xi’s request.
If they did, their reputations would be utterly ruined!
No matter how much they explained, the public wouldn’t believe them. Besides, they really didn’t have any excuse to explain, as the facts were indeed as Lin Xi said.
They only had one doubt now: how did Lin Xi know about the card in their pockets?
And how did he know so clearly? This was simply impossible.
After all, when their Korean colleague gave it to them, it was when only two people were present, so unless the Korean colleague revealed it?
Judging by her expression now, it was clear she didn’t reveal it, and she definitely wouldn’t have disclosed this to anyone else.
Then how did he know? And know which pocket it was in?
What a mystery!
"Oh, and you!" Lin Xi pointed at the Korean judge again, "There are four black cards in that red leather bag beside you!"
"Were they perhaps intended to bribe another four judges?"
"But for some reason, you didn’t bribe them. Did you think bribing four was enough?"
"Or do you look down on them?"
The Korean judge’s face suddenly changed drastically.
To be honest, regardless of the situation earlier, she could have cleared her name because she didn’t have a black card in her pocket, and Lin Xi hadn’t mentioned her.
Even if the public suspected her of bribing four judges, evidence was necessary in this era.
And those four judges wouldn’t be foolish enough to give her away.
The four judges who hadn’t been bribed, upon hearing Lin Xi’s words, felt both embarrassed and angry yet grateful.
Of course, their emotions weren’t directed toward Lin Xi but rather toward their Korean colleague.
At this moment, they felt like she looked down on them because she didn’t bribe them? Did she think they weren’t worth it?
At the same time, they felt that even if they were bribed, they might not necessarily take it, but they also might not have exposed the matter.
That means they would have known about it.
Knowing about it and not saying anything would definitely make people think they were complicit in some way.
Even if it didn’t affect them greatly, it would have some impact.
At this moment, they looked at their Korean colleague with very unfriendly expressions. Similarly, the four judges who were bribed also wore very unfriendly expressions towards their Korean colleague.
"Why make trouble even after emigrating!"
"If you still love your country, why emigrate?"
"Besides, what does the contestant have to do with you?"
"You’re really causing trouble for no reason and implicating us!"
"..."
At this point, the situation was almost conclusive.
Because the Korean judge looked extremely upset and sat down angrily.
She wished she could get on stage and tear Lin Xi apart.
This person not only nearly ruined her but also caused the enmity of other judges toward her.
Actually, there was one thing everyone misunderstood!
Her main goal wasn’t to help the Korean contestant win first place, but to undermine Luo Susu.
Ever since she first saw Luo Susu and heard Luo Susu’s piano performance, her jealousy burned intensely.
Why do you play so well and are so beautiful, and yet you’re from Huaxia?
A woman’s heart is extraordinarily complex!
It was just because of this feeling that she undertook her subsequent actions.
As the situation unfolded to this stage, the judges Lin Xi mentioned, including the Korean judge, neither acted according to Lin Xi’s words nor felt obligated to listen to him. They questioned, "Who do you think you are?"
"You are an outsider, and you have no right to speak!"
Moreover, they didn’t want to have their reputations tarnished!
However, things weren’t going to go as they thought.
Then Lin Xi sneered, "You won’t take it out? Then I’ll help you!"
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