On-the-spot confrontation
"Prove your innocence."
These four words, spoken from Ling Xiuqing's mouth, carried a quiet and immense power that silenced all the noisy voices in the audience.
Instead of rushing to explain herself, she did something that surprised everyone.
"Before we begin, I'd like to invite a few special 'guests' to the stage."
Her gaze passed through the crowd and accurately locked onto several corners.
"That reporter Li from Fengyue Pictorial who fabricated the news, that doctor Zhang from Jirentang who issued the 'authoritative' test report, and... that 'mother' of the poisoned student Lily who cried out in the newspaper—Ms. Chen. Since you are all the most crucial 'witnesses' in this incident, today, I invite you to come forward and confront me."
Her voice was not loud, but it was like thunder, exploding among the crowd.
The faces of the people who were named turned pale! They never expected that Ah Xiu would dare to challenge them directly in front of all the Shanghai media!
These people were all bribed by Chuntao at great expense to act in this drama. Now, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, they were already so guilty that their legs were weak.
Without waiting for them to react, the people Murong Bai had already arranged "politely" invited them to the platform from the crowd.
"Don't be nervous, everyone." Ling Xiuqing looked at their panicked expressions, a faint sneer on her lips, "I just want to ask you a few questions in front of everyone."
She first turned to the so-called "Reporter Li." "Reporter Li, I'd like to ask, before you published that report about the 'toxic school uniforms,' did you personally visit my factory to conduct an investigation? Did you conduct independent, third-party verification of any of the herbal remedies I use?"
"I...I..." Reporter Li stammered, sweat pouring down his face. "I based...based on Doctor Zhang's test report..."
"Excellent." Ling Xiuqing immediately turned to the underground doctor. "Doctor Zhang, your test report indicates that my dye contains the highly toxic 'heartbreak grass.' So, may I ask where your test sample came from?"
"It was... sent by an anonymous caring citizen..." Doctor Zhang avoided his gaze.
"An anonymous citizen sent you a piece of fabric of unknown origin, and without any review, you issued an 'authoritative report' that could ruin a business and even cause panic throughout the city?" Ling Xiuqing pressed on, her voice suddenly becoming stern. "Excuse me, as a doctor, where is your professionalism and conscience?!"
Dr. Zhang was speechless after her question and almost couldn't stand.
Finally, Ling Xiuqing's gaze fell on the fake mother who was trembling all over.
Her eyes instantly became filled with compassion and tenderness, and her voice slowed down. "Ms. Chen, I know that as a mother, you must be extremely worried about your daughter being poisoned. Could you describe in more detail, in front of everyone, what allergies your daughter, Lily, has been experiencing since she was a child?"
This question is asked very cleverly.
The fake mother only remembered Chuntao's instructions to insist that the school uniform was poisonous. As for the girl named Lily's allergy history, she had no idea!
"My...my daughter...she is in good health! She has never been sick! It's because she wore your poisonous school uniform that she became like this!" She could only follow the script and cry out at the top of her lungs.
"Really?" A sharp light flashed in Ling Xiuqing's eyes.
She spoke loudly to the audience, "You may not know this, but this 'distraught' Ms. Chen never visited her daughter, Lily, once in the three days after she was hospitalized for poisoning. Because... she's not Lily's mother at all!"
"boom--!"
The whole audience was in an uproar!
"And the real Lily and her mother are right behind us now!"
As she finished speaking, a girl in hospital gown, looking a little pale but in good spirits, slowly walked out from the backstage, supported by a gentle middle-aged woman.
It’s Lily and her daughter!
When the fake mother saw the real person appear, she was so scared that she screamed "Ah" and collapsed to the ground!
Reporter Li and Doctor Zhang also turned pale instantly, knowing that the situation was hopeless!
Chuntao's conspiracy has collapsed at this moment!
However, Ling Xiuqing's performance is not over yet.
What she wants is not just to expose the lies. What she wants is a complete and irrefutable victory!
She walked up to Lily and asked softly, "Lily, can you tell us what the doctor finally diagnosed as causing your allergies?"
Lily timidly glanced at the huge crowd below the stage, but mustered her courage and answered in a clear voice, "The doctor said... I developed acute allergies because I inhaled too much pollen. It has nothing to do with... this school uniform."
The truth is revealed!
The audience went from initial anger to shock, and then to sudden enlightenment! They finally understood that they had been used as pawns by a group of despicable scammers!
The flames of anger instantly changed direction and burned towards the liars on the stage!
"Liar! Get out!"
"Severely punish the black-hearted journalists and unscrupulous doctors!"
Just when the emotions in the audience were about to reach a boiling point, Ling Xiuqing raised her hand and signaled everyone to be quiet.
"Everyone, scammers are certainly despicable. But everyone might still have a question in their mind: is the 'Baicao Dye' from my 'Zhixiufang' safe?"
She slowly walked to the long table covered with herbs.
"Now, let me answer this question."
She made a "please" gesture to the officials from the Municipal Health Bureau and experts from the Textile Industry Association who were already prepared in the audience.
"Please come up to the stage and inspect all my raw materials in public. Then randomly select our fabrics. Then..."
Her gaze swept across the entire audience, and finally stopped on the faces of the students' parents who were filled with guilt and admiration for her.
Her voice, at this moment, was filled with unparalleled power and confidence:
"...brew it into a decoction, and I'll drink it myself!"
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