Chapter 170: Stimulant 3
The reporters were stunned by Ling Hanmu’s imposing presence and took a step back in unison.
“Speak!” Ling Hanmu’s tone suddenly rose, his handsome face instantly covered in ice that wouldn’t melt for a thousand years.
Everyone shivered and fell silent.
Liu Li, not knowing his place, said, “You only rely on your Ling family to throw your weight around. Without the Ling family, you’re nothing.”
“This Young Master relies on the Ling family to throw his weight around?” Ling Hanmu looked at him, his eyes, quenched with cold light, showing mockery. “You actually said it right. As a member of the Ling family, why shouldn’t I use the Ling family to bully people? Today, this Young Master is going to bully you, so what?”
After speaking, Ling Hanmu turned his head to look at Xia Chenge, his gaze becoming incredibly gentle.
Before he could speak, Xia Chenge took out her mobile phone and clicked to play a video.
The video footage was clear, showing Liu Li sneakily peeking through the locker room door. After finding no one, he immediately slipped inside. He glanced around, then quickly unscrewed the cap of the bottled water next to the red backpack on the chair, poured in an unknown powder, shook it evenly, screwed the cap back on, and quickly left.
The video paused for a minute. Xia Chenge, wearing sportswear and carrying her changed clothes, walked out of a cubicle, picked up her backpack and bottled water, and left.
The video wasn’t long, but the amount of information it provided was explosive.
“Isn’t this you?” a reporter pointed at Liu Li first. “What did you put in there?”
“Oh my god, how could this be?” Another reporter looked at Liu Li. “Were you trying to drug Xia Chenge?”
“That’s too despicable! Sneaking into the girls’ locker room!”
“Isn’t that hooliganism?”
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Liu Li was being accused inexplicably. He was furious. “Are you also bowing to the Ling family’s power and kicking me while I’m down? I’m telling you, I’m not afraid!”
“Look at this, and then show off your so-called justice,” Xia Chenge said mockingly, then held her phone up to him and replayed it.
Liu Li watched the video, his complexion growing uglier, and cold sweat beaded on his forehead.
“I don’t know, I don’t know anything, you’re deliberately slandering me!” He was terrified and desperately tried to deny it.
Ling Hanmu said with a half-smile, “Slander? No one wants to pretend with that pockmarked face full of acne. Speak, what did you put in there?”
Liu Li was petrified. How could there be a camera in the locker room? Where did this video come from? Why did Ling Hanmu have the video?
Thinking of Ling Hanmu’s methods of revenge, Liu Li completely broke down. His family’s financial situation was average; he had no capital to contend with the Ling family…
“Are you going to talk?” Ling Hanmu’s tone suddenly turned cold.
“I don’t know, I don’t know anything, don’t ask me…” He hugged his head and roared hysterically.
“Call the police!” Xia Chenge said calmly. “The fingerprints are still there. The police will make you spit out the truth.”
Hearing this, Liu Li was dumbfounded.
Xia Chenge had already started dialing.
He didn’t know where he got the courage, but he lunged forward, trying to snatch Xia Chenge’s phone.
Xia Chenge dodged to the side, causing him to miss.
“Don’t call the police, please don’t call the police, I’ll say everything.” Liu Li panicked, prostrating himself on the ground and kowtowing. If the police were called, he would lose everything, and even his parents would have no face to see anyone from now on.
“Speak!” Ling Hanmu’s gaze was cold.
Liu Li gritted his teeth and spilled everything: “Yes, it was Feng Wenbai from the Vocational Middle School who told me to do it. Those, those were given to me by them. It, it seemed to be Nolung. All your water these past few days had these drugs in it.”
The reporters nearby gasped. Nolung is a stimulant; large doses can cause cancer or mental disorders!
Ling Hanmu narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly. The police maintaining order at the City Games also arrived at this moment.
A reporter nearby quickly explained the situation. The police’s expressions changed, and they immediately took Liu Li away.
“Do you have any more questions?” Ling Hanmu asked coldly.
No one spoke; they took another step back.
Ling Hanmu immediately pulled Xia Chenge and left quickly. No one dared to stop them anymore.
This scene was naturally recorded and uploaded online.
The situation immediately reversed.
However, some people still questioned Ling Hanmu, accusing him of using the Ling family to force Liu Li to take the blame.
Ling Hanmu was furious and directly posted the video of Liu Li sneaking into the locker room on Weibo, saying: Is it that hard to admit others are excellent? A brain is a good thing; I hope some brain-dead people can use it and not let down what your parents gave you!
Two days later, Ling Hanmu released several more videos.
One showed Feng Wenbai meeting Liu Li. Feng Wenbai handed Liu Li a packet of something and instructed him: You must find a way to put these things into Xia Chenge and Ling Hanmu’s drinking water. Remember, only those two.
Another video showed Feng Wenbai buying medicine at a pharmacy. It clearly recorded him stating the name of the medicine he wanted, which was indeed Nolung.
In another video, Feng Wenbai told his teammates that Xia Chenge and Ling Hanmu would definitely not win the badminton championship, and even if it was theirs now, it wouldn’t be for long.
The last video was a compilation of clips showing Liu Li secretly adding something to Xia Chenge and Ling Hanmu’s drinking water, with the City Games arena in the background.
The four videos were not long, but they were enough to explain everything: Xia Chenge and Ling Hanmu did not voluntarily take stimulants; they were framed!
Who would have thought their drinking water would be tampered with by a teammate? Xia Chenge and Ling Hanmu were the victims.
The internet was in an uproar.
Such a large dose of stimulants, it’s too terrifying!
The blogger who spread rumors, “Little Wings,” immediately disappeared, deleting all their Weibo posts.
With such a clumsy attempt to cover up, what else was there to not understand?
The big V marketing accounts that had been spreading rumors were scared. They immediately deleted their related posts and humbly apologized to Xia Chenge and Ling Hanmu.
Ling Ling Ling Hanmu: If apologies were useful, why would we need the police? – Dao Ming Si
Ling Hanmu arrogantly announced that they would pursue the matter to the end.
This time, it was the marketing accounts’ turn to tremble, desperately sending private messages to apologize, hoping for forgiveness.
Xia Chenge responded with a Weibo post: Spreading rumors is easy, but refuting them is exhausting. This matter will not end here. Although everyone hoped I took stimulants, I’m very sorry. Since I could produce those videos, how could I have drunk those stimulants?
Even Xia Yuanzhi and Ling Zhongjing publicly stated that they would pursue the matter to the end.
For a time, the atmosphere on Weibo was tense, and all users who had spread rumors and been vocal became anxious.
Because the authorities confirmed that they did not take stimulants, coupled with those videos, Xia Chenge and Ling Hanmu finally shed the black pot. The rumors of bribing opponents to win the competition were also debunked, and their prestige soared.
The entire internet apologized to Xia Chenge and Ling Hanmu because of this incident.
At the same time, the two unexpectedly received multiple invitations.
