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Chapter 373 - 374 - : Whitewashing_1

Chapter 373: 374 Chapter: Whitewashing_1

Originally, he had a fairly good impression of this handsome young man.

But he had never imagined that the other party would actually cheat—it was preposterous.

"Elder Gu, I did not cheat," Li Changlin appeared very calm. He had indeed been quite angry when he heard the burly man’s accusation.

However, after thinking it over carefully, he realized this situation was clearly not as simple as a false accusation.

The other party wouldn’t have come forward if they weren’t prepared.

As he hadn’t cheated, he naturally wasn’t afraid of the other party’s accusations.

While speaking, Li Changlin stood up and looked at the burly man, "You claim I violated the rules and cheated, but I wonder if you have any evidence to prove it!"

"Evidence?" The burly man snorted with irony and then lifted his hand, pointing towards where Qian Ziwei was seated, "The evidence is in her phone. During the preliminary selection, it was through the plotting and strategizing of the viewers in your live stream that you managed to answer the questions correctly. Contestant Number Ten, I don’t think you would deny that, would you?"

"Deny it? Why should I deny it?" Li Changlin smiled lightly and then stepped away from the table, walking towards the male host, "I am a live streamer and I don’t think interacting with my audience while participating in an event is cheating. But I’m curious about you—if you’re so certain that I cheated, why is that?"

"The surveillance on the square has recorded everything," The burly man dismissed Li Changlin’s sophistry with a sniff, "And I believe there is definitely evidence in your phone as well. Contestant Number Ten, do you dare to bring up your phone and let the two hosts and five judges inspect it?"

"Why wouldn’t I?" Li Changlin glanced coldly at the burly man, thankful that he hadn’t used the couplet provided by his brothers; otherwise, he really might have been trapped by this guy.

Having said that, he turned to look at Qian Ziwei and called out, "Ziwei, come here for a second."

Actually, Qian Ziwei had been paying attention to the unexpected turn of events here all along, and she had also made the situation known to the viewers in the live stream.

"Damn it, what the hell is that guy, daring to mess with our business."

"That bastard, this son of a turtle is up to no good."

"What’s there to fear? Brother Changlin didn’t even use the second line we suggested, and there’s still a record of the event in the live room!"

"Move, move, let’s argue with that guy."

Truth be told, his brothers were very angry!

Normally, the Spring Festival couplet selection event in Huacheng had been reported many times, and each time there would be sponsors and title sponsors involved.

Usually, the organizers would set up the venue at a place designated by the title sponsor or the main sponsor, which naturally meant an open-air location because the event itself was meant to be a joyful occasion for everyone.

Therefore, under such circumstances, the organizers never restricted contestants from communicating with others in any manner during the event because getting through the preliminaries didn’t necessarily mean qualifying to write the Spring Festival couplets.

After all, the real test was in the finals, semifinals, and grand finals, where cheating was simply not possible and it all came down to individual ability.

For this reason, the organizers turned a blind eye to the preliminaries.

Of course, the more people passed the preliminary round, the more vibrant the significance of the event appeared, didn’t it?

However, no one expected that this time, the Spring Festival couplet selection event would encounter such a hitch.

Moreover, it was someone from the title sponsor and the main sponsor, Tingxuan Pavilion, who stood up to point fingers, which made the matter seem rather strange.

Something was fishy. As Li Changlin looked back and called for Qian Ziwei, the judges exchanged glances, reading the implication of hype in each other’s eyes.

In their view, it was definitely a hype orchestrated by Tingxuan Pavilion in consultation with Li Changlin, the purpose of which, though unknown for the moment, was certainly of great benefit to Tingxuan Pavilion.

Alright, it’s also human instinct to think this way, so Duan Jiahao was also caught off guard. He had planned to trip up Li Changlin but ended up being tagged by the judges as a conspirator.

Unaware of this, Duan Jiahao did not realize, nor did Li Changlin anticipate. Once Qian Ziwei walked up to him openly and confidently, Li Changlin took her phone and then brought up the event he had organized.

This was a voting event, listing three second lines thought up by the fans. These second lines were quite good, but in the end, Li Changlin chose none of them, so he was completely guilt-free.

Although Zhou Ziyu had stolen one, it really had nothing to do with Li Changlin.

Now, Duan Jiahao wanted to frame him, so all Li Changlin had to do was clear his own name. After all, it was unlikely that Duan Jiahao would pay attention to Zhou Ziyu.

Of course, if Duan Jiahao really wanted to go after Zhou Ziyu, that might be even better, as Zhou Ziyu’s status was certainly not insignificant.

This guy was just sixteen or seventeen years old, but he could casually shell out hundreds of thousands. Li Changlin would love to see Duan Jiahao take on Zhou Ziyu.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please look." There was nothing to hide, and as Li Changlin explained, he said with a smile, "This is just a small interaction with my fans. Although the second lines my brothers recommended are good, I didn’t choose any of them in the end."

"Oh, so you’re saying you came up with another one yourself?" Elder Gu half-squinted his eyes and said lightly, "If that’s the case, then tell us the second line you thought of."

"Alright," Li Changlin nodded, not minding Elder Gu’s tone at all, "The first line of the topic I chose was, ’Without the king making a move, who dares to preside,’ and the second line I came up with was, ’Though Wu has a mouth, he only talks of the heavens.’" After speaking, Li Changlin reiterated the historical allusion he had mentioned before.

Hearing this explanation, Elder Gu nodded and didn’t say anything further.

After all, the couplet matched nicely and Li Changlin had even provided the historical allusion for it, so his words carried more persuasive power.

"You must have taken inspiration from what those people in the live room said; otherwise, you couldn’t have come up with the second line," the burly man said, a bit uncertain after Li Changlin presented his evidence.

But recalling Duan Jiahao’s instructions, he dared not back down easily, so he stubbornly clung to his random argument.

Faced with such shameless tactics, Li Changlin was exasperated. He immediately retorted coldly, "Fine, you seem very confident then. Now that you’ve seen the three second lines, try to match one yourself."

"Tch, you are shameless!" The burly man was almost choked with rage by Li Changlin’s counter.

After all, I am a bodyguard, alright? I only went to junior high, and now to come up with a couplet?