Chapter 229: Chapter 229: Almost Brainwashed
Zhao Gushen looked at Shi Jiumei with a slightly mocking smile: "Miss Shi, this competition has made an exception just for you."
Everyone: "..."
This didn’t sound like a good thing.
Shi Jiumei: "..."
Could it be the same as with Ye Fei?
Zhao Gushen kept insisting it was an exception for her, but she didn’t feel happy at all.
"How do you plan to prove it?" Zhao Gushen asked Ye Fei again.
Ye Fei looked up at him, seeing Zhao Gushen nod at her.
In front of so many people, Zhao Gushen couldn’t show too much favor towards Ye Fei.
He couldn’t even give her a soft smile, mindful of not giving the wrong impression, so he had to hold back.
Otherwise, people would believe that Ye Fei got special treatment.
On the contrary, Ye Fei had come this far purely on her own merit.
Ye Fei took a deep breath and raised her voice: "I can make more, but careful selection is needed for who gets to taste it."
"There are too many people in the audience; it’s unrealistic to give each one a portion," Ye Fei said. "Letting the judges taste it again would seem unfair to you. Besides, the five judges have already expressed their opinions, and even if they tasted it again, their opinions would remain the same."
"Fei Xiaomo, if you have something to say, just say it, and stop sowing discord, accusing the judges of being unfair," Shi Jiumei fumed.
Ye Fei’s every word seemed to plant a suggestive seed.
It was almost brainwashing.
"But isn’t that exactly what you’re implying?" Ye Fei quickly retorted, not giving Shi Jiumei a chance to argue, "But asking the contestants on stage to taste it, forgive my paranoia, but I wouldn’t feel assured. We are all competitors today, it’s best to avoid that."
These words made sense.
Even the contestants on stage admitted it.
Moreover, Ye Fei’s words were tactful, maintaining everyone’s dignity.
So, no one felt uncomfortable hearing it.
"Then what exactly do you want to do? From all these options, is there no suitable person?" Shi Jiumei sneered. "After all the talking, you’re just scared. If you’re scared, just admit it, stop pretending!"
"Therefore, I would like to invite 10 contestants from Changping Academy, who didn’t compete today and directly qualified into the top 30, to taste it," Ye Fei said.
After the initial surprise, everyone realized this was indeed the best option currently.
"Today, the 10 from Changping Academy didn’t participate in the competition. In this arena, they have no vested interests or competitive ties, so they can judge impartially," Ye Fei explained.
"Moreover, these 10 people are the most outstanding in Changping Academy this year, as seen from the results of the preliminary rounds, there’s a significant score gap between them and us," Ye Fei said. "With such skills, they naturally have the same pride."
"They are confident enough that we won’t catch up to them, and no matter who wins today, it won’t affect them at all," Ye Fei looked at the VIP section where the 10 Changping contestants were seated.
"Isn’t that right?" Ye Fei asked.
Clearly, among the 10 Changping contestants, although there were competitive relationships, the one who had the final say was Tian Pengpo, who was ranked first.
Changping Academy could be said to be a place where strength was the absolute standard.
Tian Pengpo didn’t look at anyone else, as if he was used to being the leader, speaking on behalf of the group.
Seeing Ye Fei looking over, Tian Pengpo nodded and said, "That’s right. You can compete freely today. Whether you win or lose doesn’t matter to us."
