Chapter 179: Killing Two Birds with One Stone (10)
Qiao Mo spoke again: "The soil outside the classroom window is slightly saline-alkaline. It’s hard for other trees to survive, but white willows can thrive in saline conditions below 1.0% salinity, making it a common choice for greenery and protective forest belts, which is why the school planted them here."
"What does this have to do with you sabotaging Tingting’s equestrian outfit? Don’t change the subject!"
Qiao Mo smiled slightly, walked forward a few steps, stopped in front of Yu Xiaoqin, and stared at her: "When soil is too saline-alkaline, it forms a layer of white alkali. The soil appears gray-white mixed; it isn’t obvious when wet, but once a shoe steps on it, it leaves a layer of alkali mud on the shoe when dry, making the surface yellow-white..."
The color drained from Yu Xiaoqin’s face as she instinctively looked down at her shoes. Her black suede ankle boots had a faint layer of white on the toe, not very apparent, but on closer inspection, it was clear it was due to excessive salinity!
Qiao Mo calmly drew her gaze back and looked at Yu Xiaoqin: "So, where did the alkali mud on your shoes come from?"
Yu Xiaoqin’s face turned pale, a flicker of panic crossed her eyes, she stepped back two steps and shouted angrily, "It wasn’t me! Qiao Mo, stop spouting nonsense!"
After Qiao Mo spoke, someone immediately chimed in: "Look, Yu Xiaoqin’s shoe tips really are turning white."
"Indeed, Yu Xiaoqin could very well have gotten access to Shen Tingting’s wardrobe key!"
"But aren’t their relations quite good? Why would she do such a thing?"
"Yes, hasn’t Shen Tingting always treated her well? Why would she do this?"
"The human heart is like a closed book, who can say for sure!"
Listening to the surrounding discussions, Yu Xiaoqin was particularly flustered, immediately turning to Shen Tingting and Professor Han, saying, "It really wasn’t me... it really wasn’t me... Tingting, you have to believe me, Professor Han... it wasn’t me!"