Chapter 88 The Ultimate Slap in the Face!

Su Yue's words were soft, but they exploded like a bomb in the cultural troupe's office.

All eyes instantly focused on that thin rating sheet.

Commander Wang also came over, squinting as he looked closely.

Sure enough, the ink on the character "思" (Si) in Zhang Sisi's signature still had a slightly damp sheen, while the ink on the two glaring "60 points" next to it was completely dry and the color appeared darker.

Laymen might not notice anything, but those present were all cultured people who dealt with fountain pens and ink every day. This subtle difference was enough to arouse suspicion.

Zhang Sisi's face drained of all color in an instant.

She never expected that, despite her efforts to be so discreet, Su Yue would see right through her!

Does this woman have a pair of microscopes?!

You've misjudged!

Zhang Sisi screamed, her voice rising eight octaves due to her guilty conscience, making it sound particularly shrill.

"I... when I was writing the score, my pen ran out of ink, so I used a different pen to sign it. Of course the ink is different! What's wrong with that?!"

This explanation sounds perfect.

The doubts that had just arisen in the office seemed to have been forcefully suppressed by her.

The judges exchanged glances, finding the reason plausible.

Commander Wang's furrowed brows relaxed slightly; he didn't want to escalate the situation, especially given Old Master Huo's reputation.

"Comrade Su Yue, look, this might just be a misunderstanding..."

"Misunderstand?"

Su Yue smiled.

That smile was faint and gentle, yet it carried a chilling aura that sent shivers down one's spine.

She completely ignored Commander Wang, her clear eyes, like sharp swords that could see through everything, staring straight at Zhang Sisi.

"Comrade Zhang, you said you changed the pen, is that right?"

"Yes! I just changed the pen! So what?" Zhang Sisi shouted defiantly, her neck stiff.

"not very."

Su Yue slowly turned around and gently placed the rating sheet in her hand on the desk.

Then, to everyone's astonishment, she opened the small medicine box she had brought with her.

There were no stethoscopes or gauze inside, only rows of neatly arranged silver needles and some small porcelain bottles containing various powders and liquids.

She took out a transparent glass bottle, no bigger than a thumb, containing a colorless liquid.

Then I took out another clean cotton swab.

"Since Comrade Zhang insists that he changed the pen, then things are simple."

Su Yue unscrewed the bottle cap, dipped a cotton swab into the liquid inside, and held it up to everyone.

Her movements were calm and unhurried, displaying the rigor and confidence unique to researchers.

"I have a special developing solution here. It was developed by my master and is specifically used to identify the composition of different batches of ink."

"Let alone different brands of pens, even with the same pen, if the writing wasn't done at the same time, the chemical composition of the ink will have slight oxidation differences. With a gentle wipe of my solution, the words written at different times will show completely different colors."

"Comrade Zhang, are you so sure you switched the pens and didn't falsify the scores..."

Su Yue paused, a playful smile curving her lips, each word seeming to strike Zhang Sisi's heart.

"Then, would you dare let me test it?"

boom!

The air in the entire office seemed to freeze.

Everyone was stunned by Su Yue's incredible actions.

Medicine?

How to identify ink stains?

What kind of unheard-of "heretical and crooked method" is this?!

Commander Wang's mouth was slightly open as he looked at the small bottle in Su Yue's hand, his eyes filled with awe and curiosity.

As expected of Elder Huo's last disciple, even the things he brought out were so profound and unfathomable!

When Zhang Sisi heard the words "developing solution," her mind went completely blank.

She panicked completely.

She had no idea whether Su Yue was telling the truth or not, but Su Yue's confident and composed demeanor completely shattered her last line of defense!

This woman is a devil! How could she possess such a thing!

"You're talking nonsense!"

Zhang Sisi completely lost control of her emotions and screamed like a madwoman.

"What developing solution! I think it's just a bottle of tap water! Who are you trying to fool with these quack tricks?!"

"Su Yue! You're just trying to force your way into our cultural troupe because you're Commander Gu's girlfriend and because Old Huo is backing you up! This is abuse of power for personal gain! This is corruption!"

She screamed at the top of her lungs, trying to mask her fear with slander.

Su Yue just looked at her coldly, as if she were watching a clown.

"Whether I'm bluffing or not, you'll know once you get tested."

After saying that, she held the cotton swab in her hand and was about to place it on the rating sheet.

"don't want!"

Zhang Sisi let out a desperate scream and lunged forward, reaching out to snatch the evaluation sheet that would determine her fate!

She's going to destroy it!

Without evidence, no one can do anything to her!

However, before she could even touch the corner of the table, two guards who had been standing by the door rushed forward and grabbed her arms like iron clamps from the left and right.

"Let me go! Let me go!"

Zhang Sisi struggled frantically, her hair disheveled and her makeup ruined by tears. She was no longer the elegant "pillar" of the performing arts troupe; she was nothing more than a shrew from the streets.

This ugly scene exposed the truth to everyone.

If she wasn't feeling guilty, why would she have done this?

Just then, an old but upright voice rang out.

"Commander Wang, I can testify."

The speaker was a respected elderly judge wearing reading glasses; he was the troupe's vocal coach.

He pushed up his glasses, looked at Zhang Sisi, who was being held up, with a face full of disappointment, and said with heartache:

"At yesterday's judging panel discussion, we all highly praised Yang Yiyi's professional abilities. I remember clearly that I gave her a professional score of 95 and an overall score of 90! It's definitely not the barely passing score she has now!"

Witness testimony!

This is the most direct and powerful witness testimony!

If Su Yue's "developing solution" still had a bit of mystery to it, then this veteran judge's words were an irrefutable piece of solid evidence!

The evidence is irrefutable!

All of Zhang Sisi's struggles and screams came to an abrupt end at this moment.

Her body went limp, and she collapsed to the ground, supported by the guards.

It's over.

Everything is over.

Commander Wang's face was now so black it looked like ink could drip from it.

He felt his face burning, as if he had been slapped countless times in public.

Right under their noses, their own soldiers committed such a heinous scandal of falsifying scores and suppressing newcomers!

If this gets out, where will he, as the regimental commander, put his face?

Moreover, this matter has even alarmed Elder Huo!