Victor slowly picked up the microphone and deliberately prolonged the ending tone: "Ahem..." The whole audience fell silent instantly, and everyone's eyes were focused on him, waiting for the final decision.
Ye Ling's heart was in her throat. She felt her palms getting wetter and her breathing becoming more rapid.
She caught a glimpse of Jinx whispering to Victor with a smug smile on her face, which gave her a strong sense of foreboding.
As expected, Victor cleared his throat and spoke slowly, "Contestant Ye Ling's performance, um... how should I put it? It was just average. While the moves were well-executed, it lacked some novelty and highlights, and the creativity needs to be improved. In short, it was just flat, lacking any explosive moments."
"What?!" Bron jumped up in the audience. "Is this old man blind? Ye Ling's performance was absolutely explosive! If this isn't the highlight, then what is?!"
Orianna also echoed excitedly: "Exactly! This old man is obviously biased towards Jinx! Ye Ling's performance is obviously much better than Jinx's!"
Ye Ling took a deep breath and tried hard to control her emotions.
She knew that Victor said this on purpose for Jinx to hear, and was also trying to make things difficult for her.
"Judge Victor, I'd like to ask, what exactly do you mean by 'lack of novelty'? How can I improve?"
Victor pushed his glasses up on his nose, his tone tinged with disdain. "Well... go back and think about it carefully. All in all, I'm not impressed by your performance."
"Impressed you? How much money did you receive from the Jinx family?!" Ye Ling finally couldn't help it, she just yelled out the words that had been in her heart for a long time.
The whole audience was in an uproar, and everyone was stunned by Ye Ling's words.
Jinx's face changed. She didn't expect Ye Ling to dare to expose her in public.
"Ye Ling! You are slandering me! What evidence do you have?!" Jinx shouted angrily.
"Evidence? Haha, do you really think you did it perfectly?" Ye Ling sneered, her eyes full of confidence, "Fiona!"
A clear female voice came from the audience: "I testify! I saw with my own eyes that the Jinx family gave Victor a large sum of money to deliberately lower Ye Ling's score in the competition!" Fiona slowly walked onto the stage, looking at Jinx firmly without any fear.
Jinx's face turned pale instantly. She didn't expect Fiona to stand up and accuse her at this time.
A flash of panic crossed Victor's face, but he quickly composed himself and said calmly, "This is nonsense! You are slandering me! I demand that you retract these false statements immediately!"
"Really?" Ye Ling sneered and raised her right hand slowly. "Then let's show everyone who is lying!"
Ye Ling's right hand drew a sharp arc in the air, and the miniature projector at her fingertips instantly projected a series of images.
That was the scene of the Jinx family representative trading with Victor in a hidden corner. Stacks of energy coins piled up like a small mountain, and the picture was so clear that it looked like a live broadcast.
Now, the whole audience was in an uproar, with all kinds of exclamations and questions coming one after another, like a pot of boiling porridge.
"Fuck! This melon is definitely ripe!" In the audience, Bron cursed directly. He slapped his thigh hard, excited like a child.
Orianna also covered her mouth, her eyes wide open, unable to believe what she saw.
On the screen, Victor's face instantly turned the color of liver. He hurriedly wiped the sweat from his forehead, his eyes dodging as he stammered in defense, "This...this...is fake! It's a synthesis! Don't believe her!"
"Tsk tsk tsk, old man, your acting skills are terrible. Why don't you just admit it?" Ye Ling sneered, the anger in her heart was gradually replaced by the pleasure of victory.
She felt like she had been injected with chicken blood and was full of strength.
Jinx's face was darker than the bottom of a pot. She gritted her teeth and glared at Fiona fiercely, as if she wanted to eat her alive.
She never imagined that her carefully planned conspiracy would be exposed so thoroughly. It was simply a large-scale social death scene.
Victor was still making his last struggle. He picked up the microphone, his voice trembling a little: "I... I still say the same thing, Ye Ling's performance is indeed lacking in novelty. There is nothing wrong with my rating!" After saying that, he actually gave an extremely low score with a trembling voice. On the screen, Ye Ling's score was so terrible that she couldn't even make it into the top three.
"This old guy is so shameless!" Bron couldn't help but curse out loud.
There was a burst of boos from the audience, and they expressed their strong dissatisfaction with Victor with harsh ridicule.
Ye Ling's heart sank to the bottom in an instant. She felt like a basin of cold water was poured over her from head to toe, and the hope that had just been ignited was ruthlessly extinguished.
The lights on the stage became extremely dazzling at this time. She felt that the whole world was spinning. Her breathing began to become rapid, and her ears were filled with buzzing noises. She felt as if she was in a barren desert, and a feeling of despair surged towards her like a tide.
"How could this happen? Am I really going to lose?" Ye Ling murmured to herself.
Suddenly, a voice echoed through the chaos, like a flash of lightning splitting the darkness. "Everyone, are you willing to be deceived by such a person? Do you want to see a fair competition, or a farce manipulated by a shady plot?"
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a figure slowly walking onto the stage.
The man walked straight to Ye Ling, patted her shoulder gently, and said in a low and powerful voice: "Leave it to me next."
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