Arc 1: Part 72
"Somebody asked me why I tested negative despite biting the straw in the video," Tong Su said. "I must admit, it's nothing but a fortunate coincidence."
Tong Su gave a bitter smile, her small face looking tired and wan. She looked so sad that she might burst into tears at any moment.
"I don't particularly like drinking cola," Tong Su continued. "But I felt obligated to pretend and sip it through a straw out of respect for our old friendship. In actuality, I did not swallow a single drop."
The reporter then asked: "Miss Tong, after being framed by Lan Shuer many times, why did you still attend their gathering? Weren't you wary of potential danger?"
A look of sadness and confusion washed over her face, she shook her head with a heavy heart and her voice gradually softened. "I thought that, we used to be friends. Regardless of what they did, I didn't believe they could go to such lengths..."
After the video was released, netizens were deeply touched and flocked to Tong Su's Weibo account to console her.
"Tong Su, it's not your fault. They are simply not worth it! Don't be too upset, we are here with you."
"That's right, Ji Yu and Lan Shuer are scum. We should ignore such lowlifes!"
"Get well soon. Everything will be better in the future!"
Many of the actors in the crew who were good friends with Tong Su, especially led by Jiang Shuqi, initiated the hashtag #StartWithMe, #RefuseScumbags, which fueled the heat to a new level.
Even more people flocked to the official Weibo account of the city's police, inquiring about Ji Yu and Lan Shuer's fate. When their arrest photos were released online, many netizens cursed and condemned them.
"Screw them! Turns out they were the ones who spiked the drinks!"
"Ew, these two scumbags are disgusting and filthy. I want to slap my past self for being Ji Yu's crazy fan!"
"How many years would they be sentenced? How many?"
"They can be charged with 'enticing, instigating, and deceiving others into taking drugs', right? According to criminal law, the minimum is three years and the maximum is seven years. Please sentence them to seven years!"
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When Lan Shuer and Ji Yu were escorted to court for trial, they still couldn't believe their predicament.
Why wasn't Tong Su affected? How were they discovered?
Wasn't Tong Su supposed to be the one being publicly condemned instead? Why is it them now?
With his face burning, Ji Yu lowered his head and could hear the sneers of contempt from the jury. He didn't dare to look up at Tong Su, who was seated in the plaintiff's position, and was full of regret. He couldn't bear to face his parents either.
Lan Shuer was trembling all over. Her lawyer was constantly losing ground to the plaintiff's attorney. She couldn't believe the fate that awaited her. Suddenly, she lifted her head and desperately waved towards Tong Su: "Tong... Su!"
"Silence!"
The bailiff next to her forcefully pressed her down: "Silence!"
With a sharp pain in her shoulder as if her scapula was splitting, she seemed to feel nothing. In the blink of an eye, large tears rolled down: "Susu, please forgive me, I promise I won't oppose you anymore. Can you help me? We used to be friends..."
Tong Su replied, "I've forgiven you many times, but each time, you only aggravated the situation. You can’t blame anyone else for the predicament you now find yourself in. You can only blame yourself. Ask yourself, how did you end up here?"
Lan Shuer shook her head frantically, but no matter how loudly she wailed, no one paid any more attention to her. With a heavy strike of the judge’s gavel, a cold voice signified their future fate.
"...The court finds the defendants Ji Yu and Lan Shuer guilty of slander, enticing, inciting, and deceiving others into drug consumption, and so on. Given the numerous crimes, the court sentences each to seven years in prison, along with a fine of..."
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