ALL NOVEL Chapter 56: Even Dogs Would Shake Their Heads
Chapter 56: Even Dogs Would Shake Their Heads
Su Mu actually had evidence in hand; after all, when he recorded the video, he had two angles, capturing not only the hand movements but also the entire scene of him playing.
By comparing the two videos, it could be proven that it was indeed him playing.
However, he now suspected that the video he sent to the competition organizers had likely been replaced by someone else, and it was not the original version he submitted.
So even if he brought out this video, it was likely that the matter would not be resolved.
With the power of the Su family, they couldn’t reach that point yet; there was definitely a mole within the competition committee, and this mole must hold a high position of authority.
Only by exposing the mole could he completely prove his innocence.
Currently, he had a suspect in mind: Judge Shen, because he seemed overly eager to drive him out of the competition.
But this was just his speculation; he needed evidence.
Despite the current situation, he felt no panic or confusion.
He had experienced even more outrageous events and greater injustices in his past life. His psychological age was not truly twenty-two; this situation was not enough to throw him off balance.
After all, it was just a small frame-up; falsehoods could never become truths, and paper could not contain fire.
In his past life, Su Ning’s incident succeeded because he was initially deceived and later tricked, which led him to willingly commit such foolish acts.
But now, how could he fulfill their wishes?
After all, the biggest loophole in this entire matter was that Su Ning, that foolish thing, couldn’t play the piano at all. If he were to play even once, it would expose the truth.
In his past life, he had support; he had secretly taken the place of Su Ning under the guise of his name. But in this life, the Su family could not find another Su Mu from his past life.
An hour passed.
Except for Su Mu and the injured Su Ning, all the other contestants had completed their performances and received their scores.
Now, the top eighteen were secure, but the nineteenth and twentieth places were still anxious, fearing that the scores of the last two contestants would surpass theirs.
Especially the last one.
Another dilemma arose.
As for how to handle the matter between Su Mu and Su Ning.
Zhang Yitian said, “What I mean is to let Su Mu play a piece directly, and we will score him regardless of his preliminary results. If he deserves to be eliminated, then so be it. If his score is higher than the other contestants, it shows he has the ability, and the issue of cheating in the preliminaries becomes irrelevant.”
Shen Song immediately opposed, “I disagree. If he cheated in the preliminaries, why should he have a chance in the semifinals? That would be unfair to the other contestants who were eliminated in the preliminaries.”
“Judges, may I interject?” Su Mu said with a smirk.
“What else do you have to argue about! You might as well admit it and withdraw voluntarily; that way, the competition committee might spare you. Otherwise, once your cheating is confirmed, you will surely be blacklisted from the entire industry.”
Shen Song threatened, forcing Su Mu to admit to the forgery.
“Judge Shen, don’t be so hasty. I’ve noticed that from the very beginning, you never believed me. Could it be that you accepted benefits from Su Yuanshan, which is why you keep speaking for him?”
Upon hearing this, Su Yuanshan stood up, “You ungrateful child, how can you speak like that? Clearly, you have occupied your brother’s performance piece, yet you want to turn the tables and slander your father. This is simply outrageous.”
“Ha, Su Ning’s level is so trashy that even dogs would shake their heads at his playing. No one can stand to listen to it, and you dare to say he can play the piano.”
As Su Mu spoke, he wore a look of disdain, recalling that time he heard Su Ning play in the practice room; it was simply ear pollution.
Just as he arrived at the competition venue, with his hand bandaged like a dumpling, he heard Su Mu say that his playing was poor.
Although he knew it himself, Su Mu saying it was unacceptable; wasn’t that an insult?
“Brother, after I returned to the Su family, I have been non-confrontational. Can you not tolerate me this much?”
“Why did you hurt my hand? Are you afraid I would win against you in the competition?”
“Ugh…” Su Mu felt nauseated, “Sorry, I’ve truly never seen someone so shameless; it’s disgusting.”
“What! You hurt yourself and then framed me with such a foolish tactic that harms yourself while trying to harm me? I can’t believe you thought of that.”
“You say I did it, so I did it? True, there are no cameras in the bathroom, but I could just as easily say you fell and scratched yourself, deliberately framing me.”
“You!” Su Ning did not expect Su Mu to be so sharp-tongued!
Su Ning was left speechless by Su Mu’s words, unable to process it.
Su Mu thought the Su family were a bunch of fools; in his past life, he had actually struggled against these people, who clearly used him, yet he had believed their nonsense.
“Why not call the police? Since we both have our own versions, let the police investigate how I injured you, with what I injured you? What was the weapon? You might as well share the process for everyone to hear?”
Su Ning’s father had not taught him these things beforehand; how could he come up with them on his own?
The tool he used to injure himself was a small knife, which he had carelessly tossed into the bushes outside, thinking no one would discover it.
This was his first time doing such a thing; after he had cruelly cut himself, he was focused on stopping the bleeding and even forgot to wipe off the fingerprints.
If the police really came to investigate, he would feel a bit guilty.
Watching Su Ning’s performance from the audience, Su Ning’s father cursed inwardly: Useless, scared by a little intimidation, and can’t even handle a Su Mu.
At this moment, Zhang Yitian spoke again, “Since Su Mu and Su Ning have conflicting statements, I agree to let the police investigate. Didn’t the informant say there is a video? Let the police determine its authenticity.”
Su Ning’s father gave Shen Song a look, signaling him to prevent police involvement.
After all, Su Ning’s video was synthesized; how could he play it himself? If the technical analysis revealed that the surveillance video had been tampered with, wouldn’t that be self-defeating?
Shen Song received the hint and said to Zhang Yitian with dissatisfaction, “Is it really necessary to call the police for such a trivial matter? It’s obvious this kid has misappropriated Su Ning’s performance video for himself and is also suspected of intentionally harming a contestant. Such a disgraceful act should lead to his expulsion from the competition!”
Damn, did Shen Song take money? He was determined to go against Su Mu.
Zhang Yitian inwardly cursed this petty person, wishing he would choke on his food or drown while drinking.
“Where are the security guards? Get this person out of here. As for Su Ning, since he is unable to perform due to his hand injury, I suggest promoting him directly to the finals, where he can compete.”
Zhang Yitian: …
Damn, this calculation is hitting him in the face; isn’t this blatantly biased towards Su Ning?