Chapter 282 Turning the Tide
After the host came to Song Linlin's side, he pulled the child up from his seat and then reached into her pocket.
Song Linlin held onto her pocket tightly, preventing her from rummaging through it.
Her gaze remained fixed on the audience below, landing on Sang Ruo's face, as if she were asking for help.
It was such despair, such grief...
Sang Ruo got up from the chair and slowly walked forward.
She stopped a few steps away from the stage and gently comforted her: "Don't be afraid, Linlin, just let her do it."
Song Linlin usually listened to her, but this time she unexpectedly did not.
Perhaps the child sensed it too; there really was something in her pocket.
Once this is exposed, she will probably never be able to hold her head up at school again.
Under the host's insistence, the child's pocket was forcibly torn open.
In that instant, Song Linlin's eyes welled up with tears.
The next second, a small note fell to the ground.
Everyone's attention was focused on the small note.
"Oh my god! They really cheated."
"How old is this child? How can he be so bold?"
"That must be a case of 'like mother, like child'!"
"I heard her mother was in jail, but I don't know if it's true."
...
The audience erupted in chaos, with murmurs sweeping in from all directions, seemingly threatening to drown them out.
"I didn't cheat! This isn't mine!"
Song Linlin was so anxious that she burst into tears.
The host glanced down at the answers above and said to the principal, "These are indeed the answers for this competition."
Upon hearing the truth, the principal's face darkened considerably.
The director personally set the questions for this math Olympiad; how could there have been any leaks?
"I really didn't cheat! I just felt something poking my pocket, so I looked down to scratch it. I wasn't looking down at the answers. Please don't slander me..."
Song Linlin cried harder and harder, her vision blurred by tears.
"We found evidence in your pockets, and you still claim it's not yours! This competition is highly prestigious, and I strongly recommend that the school disqualify Song Linlin from the competition!"
Liang Yuxin stood up from her chair with an excited expression, pointed at the child on the stage, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Bo Yukang on the stage chimed in, "That's right! She's no longer qualified to participate in the competition! Disqualify her immediately, otherwise it's just too unfair to us!"
"You have no right to disqualify her from the competition!" Sang Ruo quickly turned to look in Liang Yuxin's direction: "Especially you, Miss Liang!"
Not calling out her full name in public was already a sign of kindness.
Liang Yuxin said angrily, "Isn't it normal for your child to be disqualified from the competition because they are suspected of cheating? You..."
"You instigated Bo Yukang to secretly put the note in Song Linlin's pocket, intending to frame her for cheating, disqualify her from the competition, and push Bo Yukang to the top!"
As soon as the words fell, Liang Yuxin looked at her in shock, her eyes filled with disbelief.
How did she know about this?
It has clearly been done flawlessly.
After all, when she was telling the child what to do, she made sure to look around and make sure no one was around before she said those words to him.
"You're talking nonsense! My Aunt Xin Xin didn't instigate me!"
Bo Yukang, standing on the stage, looked at Sang Ruo with an angry expression.
Sang Ruo turned her head and glanced at him, the warning in her eyes instantly scaring Bo Yukang away.
Bo Yukang had never seen such a chilling expression on his mother's face before, and suddenly dared not utter another sound.
"Don't listen to her nonsense! I didn't instigate the child! I've never done anything like that! And you're making baseless accusations without any evidence. I could sue you for defamation!"
Liang Yuxin took off her sunglasses and looked at Sang Ruo angrily.
Sang Ruo curled her lips into a cold smile: "There are surveillance cameras here. You can check them as you please and see if Song Linlin was scratching an itch or looking for an answer!"
She pointed upwards, and everyone's gaze was fixed in that direction.
Liang Yuxin's expression suddenly changed drastically.
For a moment, he was speechless and couldn't say anything coherent.
“And…” Sang Ruo turned to look at the principal: “The man on the stage is my son, and that woman is my husband’s mistress! They’re deliberately accusing my adopted daughter of cheating.”
"If you don't believe me, you can check the surveillance footage in the restroom on the east side of the main teaching building. They were talking on the first floor."
"My God, this is amazing!"
"That woman looks familiar. Isn't she that actress surnamed Liang, the movie star?"
"Impossible! Liang Yuxin has a very good reputation and often donates to charities. How could she be so malicious? She wouldn't go so far as to frame a child, would she?"
...
The scene erupted in uproar, with all sorts of sounds flooding in, as if they were about to drown out Liang Yuxin and Bo Yukang.
The principal looked troubled upon seeing this situation.
"Principal, I implore you to immediately send someone to investigate the surveillance footage and clear my adopted daughter's name, because she loves math competitions and cannot afford to lose her qualification for this competition!"
Under pressure, the principal had no choice but to step in: "Due to the unexpected situation today, our competition will have to end here! I will send someone to investigate the surveillance footage. Please stay behind and move to the backstage area to handle this matter."
The principal waved to the side, and several school security guards quickly stepped forward.
They led Liang Yuxin, Sang Ruo, Song Linlin, and Bo Yukang towards the monitoring room.
The principal and the director also went along.
The moment the director and Liang Yuxin's eyes met, a hint of confusion flashed across their faces.
Sang Ruo had already noticed this subtle change in expression.
If nothing unexpected happens, it seems that this director colluded with Liang Yuxin.
You must have stuffed a lot of money in there, right?
Liang Yuxin only took off her mask after arriving at the monitoring room.
The principal recognized the woman in front of him at a glance; she was the famous actress.
While Sang Ruo was watching the surveillance footage, Liang Yuxin pulled the principal aside.
She spoke frankly, "Principal, let me be honest with you! This is indeed a private matter between us, and I don't want to bring it up in public. If the investigation uncovers anything, I hope you can be lenient and at least not expose me to the public..."
"this……"
The principal looked at her with a troubled expression.
Before she could finish speaking, a sudden voice interrupted her: "Liang Yuxin, you wouldn't be planning to bribe even the principal, would you?"
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