Chapter 537


    After the host finished announcing, the heightened enthusiastic cheers and apuse suddenly


    quieted down. All those who present were stunned and looked at the host.


    A few secondster, an intense debate broke out on the spot.


    "Why were points deducted from Bay City University?"


    "What kind ofpetition is this? It''s all internally fixed."


    "What on earth are you guys doing? It''s clear that Bay City University is the winner."


    The host''s face turned pale and exined, "During the performance by Bay City University, we


    found that there were parts which were lip-synced. So, ording to the rules set by the organisers,


    15 points were deducted as penalty."


    As soon as the host finished exining, the stadium erupted with anger.


    "Bullsh*t, how could it be possible for Bay City University to lip-sync?"


    "I was sitting in the first row at that time, and


    I heard it clearly. It was all Yuri Zhang''s voice. How could it be lip-syncing?"


    Erasmus Sun and Elisha Ding, who were sitting on the judges'' seats, couldn''t sit still anymore. They


    questioned the results outrightly.


    "We are the judges. Who gave you the right to randomly deduct points?"


    "I''m certain that Yuri Zhang didn''t lip-sync. The point deduction made no sense."


    "Please add the points back immediately and announce the rankings again?" Erasmus said angrily.


    In the face of the angry questioning, the host had to insist and said, "This is the result after thorough


    investigation by the organisers. It can''t be changed."


    Erasmus got angry when he heard this. He threw whatever he was holding on the ground and


    shouted, "Who''s the organiser? Who''s the person? Show me how this thorough investigation was


    done. Please exin to me"


    The host was rendered speechless by the questions and stammered, "This, this, I..."


    Erasmus grew even angrier when he saw this. He bellowed, "If you didn''t give me a satisfactory


    answer about this matter, I''ll definitely pursue this matter to the end."


    Elisha also nodded and said, "And me too."


    The host didn''t know what to do at all. Just as he was losing it, a cold voice could be heard as the


    person walked up to the stage and said, "This is the decision of the Ministry of Culture. Do you still


    want to question it?"


    Hearing the voice, everyone looked over and saw two figures walking onto the stage. The person


    who spoke was a middle-aged man with a stern look.


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    Ordinary audiences might not know this man, but the judges on the scene and the people in the


    teams recognized him at a nce. This person was Archibald Zhao, the Deputy Minister of the


    Ministry of Culture, and also the person in charge of thispetition.


    Instantly, there was a sudden cry of surprise.


    "Deputy Minister Zhao, this is actually a decision made by Deputy Minister Zhao himself?"


    "Deputy Minister Zhao is such a high-ranking official. How could he speak out in person? Is this for


    real?"


    "Maybe there''s really something going on internally."


    With Archibald''s words, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly changed from resentment to trust,


    with some of them still doubted secretly.


    However, Erasmus, who were sitting at the judges'' seats, remained indifferent. He did not back


    down and said, "Deputy Minister Zhao, why did you deduct points off Bay City University? I hope to


    hear a reasonable exnation."


    Archibald Zhao nced at Erasmus and replied in a cold voice, "The host had exined the reason


    just now. Lip-syncing!" "Impossible!" Erasmus said decisively, "I''ve been in the music industry for so


    many years, how could I not notice the lip-syncing! I''m sure Yuri Zhang didn''t lip-sync. So, I want to


    ask Deputy Minister Zhao to review and change the scores of Bay City University."


    Archibald snorted and said, "There''s no need. This score was determined by the expert panel after


    discussion. There''s no room for amendments."


    "How could you..." Erasmus was furious. "If thispetition continues on like this, I''ll quit being the


    judge."


    Archibald Zhao remained unmoved and said coldly, "Old Master Sun, you are getting old. If you are


    not feeling too well, don''t force it. Not just being a judge here, but also your role in the music


    school."


    Hearing this, many people on the scene were shocked and their expressions suddenly became a


    little subtle.


    They could tell that Archibald Zhao was very aggressive and ced great importance to the score


    this time. He did not even hesitate to threaten a veteran like Erasmus Sun forthrightly.


    Seeing this, the people who were going to speak out at this time shut their mouths inadvertently.


    After all, many of their works were rted to Archibald''s scope of influence. They were unlikely to


    offend officials like Archibald for just a score in such apetition.


    The scene quieted down. Archibald''s eyes turned cold, and then he waved his hand and said, "The


    score is set."


    Hearing this, everyone was full of anger and disbelief, but there was nothing they could do. They


    could only re at Archibald.


    However, Archibald was not affected. At this time Haymitch Zhao added, "In addition to this lip-


    syncing incident, there were also other malignant events by Bay City University. Two days ago, I


    went to the ce where Bay City University was rehearsing with my friends for inspection, but we


    were beaten up ruthlessly. As a result, eight of us were injured seriously. Some of us are still lying in


    the hospital right now. I hope that this matter will be investigated properly."


    Archibald was surprised upon hearing this and he said, "Is there such a thing? Then we must


    investigate this carefully."


    Haymitch said directly, "There''s no need to investigate. I have the relevant evidence."


    After that, Haymitch waved his hand, and then a video was yed on the big screen. The video


    happened to be the scene when Fade Chen was beating up Haymitch and the others.


    As soon as the video was yed, it immediately caused a mor. Everyone couldn''t help but start


    pointing fingers and debating.


    As for Fade, when he saw the video, his face darkened. Because he could see at a nce that the


    video was edited. The video cut off all the scenes when Haymitch and the others were teasing Yuri


    and the other girls, leaving only the fight scene.


    In the eyes of those who didn''t know the truth, it was Fade who beat Haymitch and the others.


    All of a sudden, there was a lot of discussion on the spot. Doubts towards Bay City University


    suddenly became louder.


    Even the judges on the judges'' seats couldn''t help frowning at this moment.


    Seeing this, Archibald announced, "Since the evidence is certain, please call the security guards to


    arrest the relevant individuals immediately. Then call the police and let the police deal with them. At


    the same time, cancel thepetition result of Bay City University, and disqualify them from the


    competition for the next three years."


    As soon as the punishment was announced, the scene was once again in an uproar.


    Many students and teachers of the Bay City University were filled with righteous indignation. They


    stood up one after another in an attempt to exin.


    "That wasn''t the case. They were the ones who assaulted us first. We were just-"


    "This video was edited and falsely presented. It is not the truth."


    However, before they opened their mouths, a group of security guards suddenly rushed over and


    surrounded Fade Chen and the people from Bay City University.