Chapter 440 What are you hiding?
A group of people rushed to the hospital and went straight to Liu Yue's ward.
When Liu Yue saw everyone, her eyes showed a moment of panic, but she quickly regained her composure and asked Sister-in-law Yao and Yao Jianshu with a smile, "Deputy Director Cao, Team Leader Yao, what brings you all here?"
Looking at her slightly pale face, Sister-in-law Yao sighed, "Liu Yue, don't you have anything to say to us?"
"What did you say?" Liu Yue asked, looking puzzled.
Sister-in-law Yao gave her a deep look and said, "Tell me why you were the only one who drank the drugged water."
"Deputy Director Cao, what do you mean by that? Are you doubting me?"
Liu Yue swept her gaze across everyone, her face turning cold as she angrily said, "I'm already this dehydrated, would I really harm myself? Besides, if this gets out, I'll be in deep trouble! Not only will I ruin my own future, but I'll also implicate the team leader and Deputy Director Cao. Such a huge blunder would affect everyone at the investment promotion conference. How could I possibly do something like that?!"
In the end, he was so angry that his fingers trembled, and his eyes reddened as he begged Yao Jianshu to speak up for him.
Yao Jianshu looked at her and said, "I also think it shouldn't be you, but all the evidence points to you. Liu Yue, can you clear up everyone's confusion? Why were the people before you fine for the past two times, but problems started to arise with you?"
"ah."
Liu Yue exclaimed in surprise, "You mean someone is deliberately targeting me?"
Yao Jianshu, “…”
Everyone watched Liu Yue in silence.
Liu Yue looked back at them one by one, her eyes red with grievance, and said, "Team Leader Yao doesn't believe me, which is understandable since we haven't known each other for long. But Deputy Director Cao, why don't you believe me either?"
"Liu Yue..."
Sister-in-law Yao sighed, "If you confess honestly now, I can still plead for you since the matter is still under control and hasn't caused any major impact. At most, you'll only get a punishment. But if you continue to be stubborn and unrepentant, you'll really ruin your future."
"What does Deputy Director Cao want me to confess?"
Liu Yue looked indignant and said with grief and indignation, "I am also a victim, and I also need an explanation from you. Deputy Captain Luan, you are responsible for the personal safety of the participants in the investment promotion conference. Deputy Director Cao and the others have wronged me by accusing me of drugging them. I am innocent. I hope you can find out the truth and clear my name."
Sister-in-law Yao shook her head helplessly, glanced at Deputy Regiment Commander Luan, and gave up her seat, saying, "Deputy Regiment Commander Luan, you can come here."
"good."
Deputy Regiment Commander Luan nodded and stepped forward, saying to Sister-in-law Yao, "You've already given her a chance. Whatever the final result, it's her own fault and has nothing to do with you."
Upon hearing this, Liu Yue frowned, her face showing resentment. "Deputy Captain Luan, you've concluded that I did it without even investigating? That's not fair to me."
"fair?"
Deputy Regiment Commander Luan lowered his eyes to meet her gaze, his eyes suddenly turning sharp as he coldly asked, "Then Comrade Liu, tell me, why is there no croton powder in the second water dispenser, but there is in the water you got? How did you manage to drink water with croton powder out of thin air?"
Liu Yue was taken aback.
After understanding what Deputy Regiment Commander Luan said, his pupils contracted slightly, and he blurted out, "How is that possible? I..."
She blurted it out, then stopped, clutched the blanket, and turned her head away.
He mumbled, "I don't know. Maybe someone changed the water after I took it, adding croton powder."
"Yeah?"
Deputy Regiment Commander Luan stepped back and made way. Two female soldiers quickly walked up from the side and grabbed Liu Yue's arm.
Liu Yue's heart tightened. "What are you doing?"
"Hold her down and search her," Deputy Captain Luan ordered.
Liu Yue screamed, "What do you want to find on me? A packet of croton powder? Are you trying to frame me and make me take the blame? I won't! Your supervision is inadequate, you're the ones who should be punished! What right do you have to search me..."
The female soldier searched through Liu Yue's pockets and shook her head at Deputy Regiment Commander Luan.
Deputy Regiment Commander Luan looked rather grim and waved his hand.
Liu Yue broke free from the female soldiers' restraints and looked coldly at them. "I am innocent. You have treated a victim like this. I will definitely write a letter of complaint against you. I definitely will."
Is this your purpose?
Sister-in-law Yao frowned, utterly bewildered. "Liu Yue, what grudge do I hold against you? You know the importance of this investment promotion conference, yet you're still targeting me like this..."
"What happened?"
Liu Yue glanced at Yao Jianshu and sneered, "I've heard that Yao Jianshu was able to become an interviewer and a team leader because you, the deputy director, recommended him. I've worked under you for several years, why won't you give me this kind of opportunity?"
"Because of this?" Sister-in-law Yao asked in disbelief.
Liu Yue nodded, "That's why."
"no."
Yao Jianshu shook his head. "Liu Yue, you're lying."
Liu Yue pursed her lips, determined that it was all because of this.
"...You do envy me for being an interviewer and a team leader, but you have a clear understanding of yourself. You know you lack the ability to manage people, so you don't have many thoughts about who should be the team leader..."
This wasn't made up out of thin air. Yao Jianshu was worried that he wouldn't be able to lead everyone well, so he carefully studied the personality and preferences of each member of the group.
Liu Yue has a wealth of knowledge, doesn't like to argue or compare herself to others, and will do her best in her own work. She will also help others when she has extra energy. But she simply doesn't believe that she would drug someone just because they are an interviewer and a team leader.
"...No, I'm just jealous of you. I'm jealous of how good-looking you are, how capable you are, and how easily you can handle being an interviewer or a team leader. I..."
Liu Yue wanted to say something, but Yao Jianshu slowly shook his head. "Liu Yue, why are you in such a hurry? What are you trying to hide?"
"I don't!"
Liu Yue's hand gripping the blanket tightened suddenly. She looked up at Yao Jianshu with a cold smile, "If you really want to frame me for drugging you, then go ahead. Push me out as the scapegoat, and you can get away unscathed."
"Liu Yue".
Yao Jianshu glanced at her hand clutching the blanket, then looked up at her directly and asked, "Do you know who Yuan Huaixin went to get water from before?"
Liu Yue's expression changed, she gripped the blanket tighter, pursed her lips and turned her head away, "I don't know."
“You know.”
Yao Jianshu said with certainty, "Yuan Huaixin confessed that he and Jin Nan left almost side by side. You couldn't have only seen Yuan Huaixin and not Jin Nan! When you met me, you mentioned twice that the person you drank water from was Yuan Huaixin. Are you trying to pin the drugging on him?"
“I didn’t! You’re lying,” Liu Yue immediately retorted.
Yao Jianshu went a step further, leaning forward slightly to meet Liu Yue's gaze. "Jin Nan wanted to obscure the time when he and Yuan Huaixin left the water dispenser one after the other, but unfortunately Yuan Huaixin revealed every single detail."
She straightened up, looked at Liu Yue whose eyes were filled with fear, and said calmly, "Do you need us to call Yuan Huaixin here to confront you?"
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