Chapter 71 features a major plot twist, but another unexpected event occurs.
"The phone is mine."
Yu Jiajia blushed with anxiety and protested, "But I didn't post those rumors online. You used my phone to post them!"
"Don't talk nonsense!"
Lei Jiao immediately retorted, "I didn't even know you had a phone! I think you were caught and didn't want to be disqualified, so you're deliberately trying to smear me!"
[Speechless. She secretly brought her phone to spread rumors about Yun Shu, and now she's trying to shift the blame. Yu Jiajia seems like such a nobody, but I never expected her to be so scheming.]
[They must have found his phone; he's desperate and will bite whoever he can get his hands on.]
[Disqualify her from the competition immediately!]
Seeing the two arguing, the host took Yu Jiajia's phone and said, "Unlock your screen so I can check your social media accounts."
With tears welling up in her eyes, Yu Jiajia looked at the host and said, "You have to believe me, I didn't spread those rumors online! Lei Jiao found out that I had secretly brought my phone, so she borrowed it to play with for a day, and then there was a photo on my phone."
"Yu Jiajia!"
Lei Jiao looked at her with displeasure, "You need to provide evidence before you speak. You said I borrowed your phone to take pictures, do you have any evidence? If you don't have evidence, don't make things up!"
"I……"
Yu Jiajia's expression stiffened. "I don't have any evidence, but everything I said is true!"
She had brought her phone secretly in the first place, not wanting anyone to find out, so how could she let anyone else know?
"Unlock your screen saver first."
The host said to Jiajia.
Yu Jiajia felt that everyone was watching her, so she gritted her teeth and entered the password.
The host took the phone, opened the photo album and saw the photo online. Then he checked the social media apps on the phone and found that the account "盛世兮颜" had logged in.
However, this account is a newly created secondary account and is not linked to a mobile phone number.
"Is this your alternate account?"
The host asked Yu Jiajia a question.
"It's not mine!"
Yu Jiajia looked at Lei Jiao with a grim expression.
"I was still eating melon seeds last night, and I only saw the photos in my phone's album this afternoon."
After seeing the photos, she knew it was Lei Jiao who did it. She wanted to delete all the records, but then the program's inspectors arrived.
Just as Yu Jiajia finished speaking, a sobbing sound came from beside her, and Lei Jiao looked at her with tears streaming down her face.
"Jiajia, I trusted you so much before, and I always asked you to go out for meals. Now that you've done something wrong, are you trying to frame me and drag me away with you?"
I know you're a little jealous of me for winning our group last round, but there's no need to be so malicious! We're still good friends!
[Yeah, Yu Jiajia is so mean! She's about to be disqualified herself, and she wants to drag Lei Jiao down with her!]
【Jiaojiao, don't cry. We won't be friends with this kind of trash! She just can't stand seeing others do well!】
[Hmm, but if Yu Jiajia really did it, and the phone was in her possession the whole time, why didn't she delete the photos sooner?]
[She must be stupid, thinking she wouldn't be caught sneaking her phone!]
When Lei Jiao cried, her fans panicked and flooded the program with comments insulting Yu Jiajia.
The staff at the scene looked at Yu Jiajia with more disdain, clearly believing Lei Jiao's story more.
The host said, "Yu Jiajia, it's a fact that you secretly brought a phone, and the photos circulating online were also found on your phone. If you don't have evidence to prove that Lei Jiao used your phone, then you'll have to leave the training camp for the time being."
Yu Jiajia stood there silently, her face pale. She didn't know what to say anymore; she knew that no one would believe her now, no matter what she said.
The host's voice came through again, "Go pack your things and get ready to leave the island."
Yu Jiajia took a deep breath, looked at Lei Jiao, and then said, "I've always considered you a friend, and I've never been jealous of you. I misjudged you!"
"Waaaaah..."
Lei Jiao was still sobbing softly, wiping away her tears with her head down, but a hint of disdain flashed in her eyes.
Who would genuinely make friends in a competition like this? Everyone's just trying to climb over others to get ahead; the word "friend" is a joke!
Yu Jiajia was about to go upstairs to pack her things when Yun Shu suddenly spoke up, "Wait a minute, that photo definitely wasn't taken by Yu Jiajia."
"What!"
Everyone present was stunned for a moment, and they all turned to look at Yun Shu who was speaking.
The audience was stunned.
[Yun Shu, are you crazy? She almost ruined your reputation, and you're still defending her!]
[Yun Shu probably foresaw something; I also think this matter is a bit strange. That Lei Jiao seems really pretentious!]
Yun Shu held Yu Jiajia's phone in her hand. Pointing to the photo, she said, "It shows the time the photo was taken. This time was when the second training session was about to start. Everyone should have been standing in their designated positions."
The photo was taken from the left window of the training room; I remember Yu Jiajia's training position was on the right.
Xiao Yutian also remembered, "When the second training session was about to start, the instructor was at the door, so everyone stood still and no one wandered around."
Yu Jiajia was standing against the wall, far from the window, so she couldn't capture the view outside!
Xiao Yutian suddenly looked at Lei Jiao, "On the contrary, you're right by the window, and there are curtains blocking the view, making it a perfect spot for taking sneaky photos!"
A hint of guilt flashed across Lei Jiao's face. "I...I didn't. I was thinking about the previous training session. I didn't have time to secretly take pictures of others. Besides, I didn't have a phone!"
Xiao Yutian rolled her eyes on the spot, "Because you're using Yu Jiajia's phone! You're the one who's spreading rumors online and trying to frame others!"
Lei Jiao angrily said, "Xiao Yutian! You're in cahoots with them! You and Yun Shu have disliked me for a long time, which is why you helped Yu Jiajia to deal with me!"
Xiao Yutian sneered, "You scheming bitch, stop making excuses, it was you who did it!"
"you……!"
The two looked like they were about to fight again.
"I had someone retrieve the surveillance footage."
Lu Shijing's voice suddenly came, and he looked at Lei Jiao with icy eyes.
"We'll soon find out whether you were standing still thinking about training or sneaking photos by the window at that time."
Lei Jiao's face turned pale instantly.
[Impossible! Jiao Jiao wouldn't do such a thing! Xiao Yutian and Jiao Jiao have fought before, and Yun Shu also doesn't get along with Jiao Jiao. They've teamed up against Jiao Jiao to eliminate a powerful rival!]
[Fans, please stop defending her! Lei Jiao's expression changed just now, it was definitely her! Seeing her cry was so fake! So pretentious!]
Everyone is waiting for the surveillance footage.
After a while, a staff member came over and said, "Mr. Lu, during the heavy rain a while ago, the surveillance cables were damaged by the typhoon, and the surveillance footage was not saved."
"Is the line broken?"
Lu Shijing's eyes narrowed slightly, his handsome face turning icy cold. "Then the breakdown happened quite timely. Take me there to see exactly where it broke."
"yes."
The staff took Lu Shijing there, and he saw that the power line connecting to the surveillance camera was broken.
However, the cross-section is very smooth, clearly indicating that it was not torn apart by strong winds, but rather cut off by human intervention.
Yun Shu also came over, and seeing this, she said meaningfully, "It seems that someone in the production team is helping Lei Jiao and doesn't want her to be eliminated from the competition."
Lu Shijing's face darkened. "Trying to pull tricks right under my nose? Do you think I'm dead? She can just withdraw from the competition whenever she wants? She's dreaming!"
Lu Shijing was about to go back to settle accounts with Lei Jiao, but Yun Shu stopped him, "Now that the evidence is gone, forcing Lei Jiao to withdraw from the competition as the president is bad for the company's reputation and won't do you any good either."
"I don't care about these empty titles."
Lu Shijing turned his head and stared at her intently. "If there's a first time, there will be a second. If she doesn't leave, she'll continue to do those despicable things."
Yun Shu calmly replied, "You reap what you sow. She will leave on her own soon. You don't need to get involved in this."
"What's the meaning?"
Lu Shijing looked at her with a puzzled expression.
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