To Lu Yuan's surprise, when he shook hands with them, he felt as if one person was missing.
So he couldn't help but turn to Zhao Dazhu beside him and ask.
"Hey, what's going on? Wasn't it supposed to be the quarterfinals? How come there are only seven of us?"
Zhao Dazhu also noticed the situation. After looking around, he asked the judge.
"Judges, why do we only have seven people left? Isn't this supposed to be the quarterfinals? Where's one person?"
As the judges were holding trophies and various certificates, preparing to present the awards, they froze for a moment upon hearing Zhao Dazhu's words, and then burst into laughter.
"Oh, so this is what you mean by this. The last person in this group has already been decided internally, and he will directly participate in the finals."
After hearing what the other party said, the seven people, including Lu Yuan, looked at each other in bewilderment.
They didn't know which other camp had such high privileges that they could directly enter the finals.
This person is clearly focused on their own internal affairs.
If the organizing committee really is manipulating this competition, then what's the point of them coming here?
We can just let them all advance when the time comes.
Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, the judges immediately smiled.
"I understand everyone's opinion on this matter. Please don't be upset or angry, because this competition area is Hongwan District, and everyone should know what's going on in Hongwan District!"
Their leader, Jiang Wenguang, is quite the dark horse. His rice variety has reached the No. 3 standard—you've all heard of it, right? No. 3 rice! How many people could that possibly feed?!
After hearing the judge's words, the crowd below expressed envy, jealousy, and resentment towards Jiang Wenguang from Hongwan District.
After all, those who can directly enter the finals are not ordinary people, especially his No. 3 rice, which basically has the seeding ability to win the finals in the Jinling Division as soon as it is put out.
Although the mushrooms in Lu Yuan's hands were quite good, not only in appearance and growth rate, making them suitable for large-scale cultivation, they were not a staple food after all.
Lu Yuan had no choice but to continue participating in the next competition, wanting to see what kind of person Jiang Wenguang really was.
After the top eight were decided, Lu Yuan, carrying his trophy and certificate, returned to the hotel with Xiao Shan.
As for other things, they don't need to worry about them for the time being.
They've made it to the quarterfinals, then the semifinals, and after that, the final.
Anyone who makes it to the finals will have the opportunity to compete against Jiang Wenguang.
This shows how highly the organizing committee regarded Jiang Wenguang.
Meanwhile, on the other side, in the courtroom.
A judge wearing gold-rimmed glasses was constantly looking at the report in his hand.
After skimming through the report to the last page, he finally put it down.
Then he gently tapped the hammer on the table and looked up at Hua Wenxuan sitting in the audience.
"Is that all you're asking for? Can you provide any more information?"
After pondering for a moment, Hua Wenxuan said softly, "I can provide my brother-in-law's bribery reports. Can these prove that he was the mastermind behind this whole thing?"
After listening, the judge's eyes darted around, and after discussing it with the jurors next to him, he finally nodded.
"Sure, but you need to provide very detailed information, such as the exact date of the bribe, the amount of the bribe, and who the recipient was. You need to remember everything clearly! Otherwise, we cannot convict you!"
After hearing this, Hua Wenxuan's face immediately showed a hint of joy.
This was practically his last lifeline; he had to hold onto it tightly.
Otherwise, he would have spent ten years in a prison in Jinling District.
Ten years is not considered a very long sentence before the end of the world.
But in the post-apocalyptic world, let alone ten years, even a year is enough for someone to die in prison.
The spacing between prisons today is different from that of the past.
Nowadays, whenever there is a famine, the first place to stop the food supply is definitely the prison.
For them, the food in prison was already the bare minimum.
If a food shortage occurs, the prison will directly cut off part of the food supply.
This results in a much higher mortality rate in prisons.
The mortality rate was basically 80%.
That means that out of a hundred people who go in, less than twenty will survive.
Given the terrifying mortality rate, Hua Wenxuan certainly wouldn't go inside.
He took a risk and dragged his brother-in-law into the mess, making him take the blame.
Old Chen is currently serving time in another prison.
He now looked weathered and aged, appearing to have aged more than ten years. His hair had turned completely white.
A noise coming from outside the prison immediately sent shivers down his spine.
He quickly glanced outside and found that it was just a warning sign passing by. He breathed a sigh of relief and continued to squat in the corner, not daring to move.
He was now having all sorts of ideas about how to save himself flash through his mind.
He was the one who made all the accusations against Hua Wenxuan.
He had no choice but to betray his brother-in-law in order to keep his job.
However, he did not expect that his brother-in-law was even more ruthless than him, and directly dug up all his dirty secrets while he was in prison.
The two of them kept sabotaging each other, neither willing to let the other off the hook.
That night, just as Old Chen was about to go to sleep, he suddenly heard heavy footsteps outside.
He quickly opened his eyes and leaned against the wall.
Looking through the crack in the door and out the window, I saw two figures walking over together.
Judging from the sound of their footsteps, this must be an early warning signal for the area.
Old Chen secretly hoped that it wouldn't be looking for him.
Because prisoners are usually released in the morning, while at night they are most likely to be interrogated overnight, or even convicted.
He overheard these conversations from his fellow inmates in prison.
Once he's transferred to another prison, it means he might actually become a criminal.
That proves that his brother-in-law has dumped all the problems on him.
He gripped the cage bars tightly, trying to stop his hands from trembling.
Just then, a cold, icy voice came from outside.
Is Chen Shuguang there?
Old Chen's face turned deathly pale, and he collapsed to the ground.
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