Chapter 241
The banquet hall instantly exploded into an uproar.
"What did I just hear? Jackson bribed the captain of the Chinese team?"
"Isn't the Lighthouse Nation supposed to be amazing? To win the championship, they actually bribed Captain Rong to intentionally make the Chinese team lose?"
"Well, the Chinese team performed so outstandingly in the preliminaries. The Lighthouse Nation had to resort to some dirty tricks to secure first place, didn't they?"
"No wonder the Chinese team had a major mistake halfway through the finals. It turns out it was man-made."
"That Captain Rong doesn't look like that kind of person."
"You can't judge a book by its cover."
"..."
Rong Wangtian's chest heaved violently from anger.
Although the father-daughter relationship between him and this daughter was very weak, even so, he could be one hundred percent certain that Rong Yu would absolutely never accept such dirty money to do such a dirty deed.
It should be said that any Chinese person with a backbone would never let any personal interest override national honor.
Rong Wangtian said in broken English, "Mr. Jackson, is it? Fine, just wait to receive a legal summons. I'm going to sue you to death..."
Halfway through his words, Rong Yu pressed his arm down.
Rong Yu reached out and snatched that piece of paper from Jackson's hand. It really was two hundred thousand US dollars.
She was still wondering... why?
So, someone had been bought off by money.
Two hundred thousand US dollars was equal to over a million RMB. This sum of money was indeed not small, but to betray teammates and betray the country for money, what was the difference between this kind of person and the traitors during the war years?
She held up the piece of paper. "May I ask Mr. Jackson, did I really receive this money?"
Jackson's face was full of malice. "It's the account address you provided. If it's not you, who else could it be?"
For people from other countries, second place in the global competition would be considered a very good result.
But for the Lighthouse Nation, it was a disgrace.
Moreover, Rong Yu was simply too outstanding. Her data on the field was too terrifying. She was absolutely a genius among geniuses. If such a person joined the Chinese physics industry, it would absolutely be like adding wings to a tiger!
By destroying Rong Yu, he was doing a great service for the Lighthouse Nation!
Jackson said coldly, "Rong Yu took the money, causing the Chinese team's experiment to malfunction halfway through. I suggest that the Chinese Physics Association ban Rong Yu for life and prohibit Rong Yu from entering any field of physics in any capacity!"
Various voices echoed around them.
Pei Yaru had already stood in front of Rong Yu in a protective posture.
Sheng Ciyuan gritted his teeth and said, "A mere two hundred thousand dollars, how is that possible? Rong Yu wouldn't even bat an eye at it."
Song Huai was about to speak but was pulled back by Madam Song. "Does this matter have anything to do with you? Keep your mouth shut and just watch the show."
Rong Wangtian stood on the sidelines. Hearing these words, his anger immediately surged.
The Rong family and the Song family were not completely unrelated; they were in-laws.
When a child of the Rong family was in trouble and being slandered, Madam Song actually had such an attitude!
Rong Wangtian spoke coldly, "Madam Song, I will have to reconsider the marriage between Yaoyao and Song Huai."
Madam Song's expression darkened. "The Rong family's business cannot even compare to half of the Song family's. Back then, it was only because the two elders were old friends that the marriage was arranged. Do you really think our Song family cares? Since CEO Rong wants to reconsider, then let's cancel the engagement. There's no need to discuss it further in the future..."
Song Huai frowned. "Mom, can you please stop talking..."
The chief judge pushed through the crowd and walked over. He picked up the transfer receipt and frowned. "An offshore anonymous account with an untraceable owner. Jackson, why do you think you can convict Rong Yu with just a transfer receipt? On what grounds can you ban an outstanding physics genius with just one sentence from you? Do you think my country of China is like your Lighthouse Nation, where you can just fabricate evidence and declare war on someone?"
The chief judge's imposing aura made it hard for Jackson to lift his head. Gritting his teeth, he suddenly looked up, reached out, and pointed at someone in the crowd of onlookers, saying loudly, "This is physical evidence. I also have a witness. It's Su Ronghua from the Chinese team. He is the witness!"
Su Ronghua's face was already pale. Suddenly, everyone turned around and looked at him in unison. Beads of sweat the size of beans immediately rolled down his forehead, and he could barely stand steady.
Jackson said loudly, "Su Ronghua, speak up!"
Su Ronghua bit his lip tightly, unable to utter a single word.
Sheng Ciyuan said angrily, "Jackson, isn't it enough for you to throw dirty water on Rong Yu? Now you want to throw dirty water on Su Ronghua as well. Why don't you just throw dirty water on the entire Chinese team? That way, your Lighthouse Nation can take first place by default, right?!"
"Su! Rong! Hua!"
Jackson's eyes turned gloomy, carrying a strong warning.
Rong Yu looked back, her gaze landing lightly on Jackson's head.
She was waiting.
Unfortunately.
He disappointed her.
Unable to withstand the warning, Su Ronghua raised his head and said word by word, "The night before the finals, I saw Rong Yu and Jackson talking at the corner of the stairs. But the distance was too far, and I didn't hear clearly what they were saying. I never expected that it was actually a private transaction... Fortunately, so many of us team members managed to turn the tide, otherwise, the Chinese team would have missed out on first place..."
Slap!
Sheng Ciyuan raised his hand and threw a punch.
He was actually not a violent person and usually handled things gently, but right now, he was truly driven mad with anger.
Rong Yu grabbed Sheng Ciyuan.
This kid was too skinny. If the other party recovered and fought back, he would definitely be pinned down and beaten.
Standing in front of Sheng Ciyuan, she sighed and said, "Originally, I thought that our own family matters should be solved behind closed doors to avoid letting people from other countries watch a joke. But since it involves another country, we can only lay it all out in the open."
Su Ronghua's expression changed drastically. "What, what do you mean?"
Rong Yu took out her phone and played a few video clips. The footage showed the finals venue, specifically Su Ronghua's experimental area.
While doing the experiment, he kept looking around, clearly absent-minded.
In the first video, he stealthily reached out and crumpled one of Song Huai's scratch papers into a ball to destroy it.
In the second video, he pulled out a wire...
Su Ronghua looked as if someone had grabbed him by the throat. His breathing instantly became rapid as he constantly backed away...
Rong Yu's voice rang out, "After the pressure cabin had a problem, I guessed that there was probably a traitor on the inside."
This was Chinese territory. It would be too difficult for foreigners to personally cause trouble.
Therefore, it could only be a fellow countryman.
Those judge teachers were all accomplished and famous; it was highly unlikely they would ruin their reputations over such a trivial matter.
So, she locked her target on the team members.
During those four hours, besides building the model framework, she had been observing.
Song Huai had been frantically calculating.
Sheng Ciyuan had been taking notes around the console.
Ding Zhe had not slacked off in the slightest either.
Only Su Ronghua seemed to be on a completely different layer from the hardworking team members.
She had set up her phone camera early on and quietly recorded everything.
She originally thought that Su Ronghua was jealous of her captaincy, so he intentionally caused damage.
In her view, this was an internal contradiction that just needed to be resolved internally.
But she never expected that it would actually involve the United States.
This meant that Su Ronghua was not merely jealous of her; she was committing treason and betraying her country!
She simply could not tolerate this kind of person.
After all, if someone was willing to commit betrayal over such a petty matter, they would be completely untrustworthy when it came to anything of real importance.