Chapter 1871 - 1871: Done on Purpose
Chapter 1871: Done on Purpose
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Qiao Mei took the strawberries and asked one of the teachers and two random classmates to supervise the process. They went to the canteen next door where she washed the soil off the strawberries and borrowed a plate from the canteen staff. Then she cut the five strawberries into halves and put them on the plate,
She returned to where everyone was gathered and said, “Professors, please try my strawberries.”
The dean picked up half a strawberry doubtfully and ate it. The fragrance and sweetness of the strawberry instantly filled his mouth. He had never eaten such a delicious strawberry in his life. Furthermore, these strawberries were not fully ripe yet. When they were completely ripe, who knew how delicious they could be! They must taste thousands of times more delicious than this one!
“Delicious! It’s so delicious!” the principal said excitedly.
Qiao Mei brought the strawberries to Xie Jing and Wang Wei and said, “Schoolmates, try it too.”
Xie Jing and Wang Wei each picked up half a strawberry and ate it. After they had a taste, they knew that they had no chance of winning this competition and had lost completely.
“Do you still have anything else to say?” The principal looked at Xie Jing and the rest and questioned them.
All the students kept quiet. The principal nodded in satisfaction and said with a smile, “Since everyone agrees, I announce that for Capital University’s agricultural faculty, the slot to study abroad belongs to Qiao Mei!”
“The announcement will be posted on the noticeboard this afternoon. Everyone, you can go off now! Go back to class!” The dean waved his arms to chase away the students who were still watching the commotion.
Qiao Mei shouted, “Wait a moment! I have something to say!’
Everyone turned to look at Qiao Mei. Could it be that Qiao Mei was too excited to get the slot to study abroad and wanted to give an acceptance speech? Or was she going to tell everyone how she would be dealing with the dog which had destroyed her strawberries?
“Professors, please hold on. When 1 was looking for the strawberries just now, I realized that there’s something wrong. This incident is not an accident, but done on purpose! Someone has destroyed my strawberry plants!” Qiao Mei said as she pointed at the plastic shed.
“Qiao Mei, why would you say that? Did you find something out of place?” the
dean asked.
“As crops grow, they will take root in the soil. The soil quality in our school is very good and there won’t be an issue of plants being unable to take root. But everyone, come and take a look at my strawberry plants.” Qiao Mei walked to the shed and showed everyone the roots of the strawberry plants. She pointed at the roots and said, “Most of the roots of the strawberry plants are already exposed! Someone must have pulled them out!”
After saying that, Qiao Mei went to the side, found a few weeds and pulled them out using a lot of effort. She brought them to the shed and compared them with the strawberry plants. She pointed at the shed and said, “Professors, you have all planted crops before. One bout of heavy rain definitely can’t make the roots of my strawberry plants so fragile. This must be done on purpose!”
A few teachers also went into the shed to take a closer look. Qiao Mei was indeed telling the truth and there was definitely something fishy about this matter.
“If everyone feels that we can’t compare weeds with my strawberry plants, we can go to Xie Jings shed to take a look. You will be able to do another comparison!” Qiao Mei said as she pointed at Xie Jings shed.
Xie Jing looked at Qiao Mei with a dark expression. He would never have imagined that when he begged the teacher to let him grow strawberries outside, he would end up giving Qiao Mei the evidence to prove her case.
Just as the teachers were studying the soil and strawberry plants, Qiao Niei suddenly pointed at a spot a distance away from the shed and said, “Everyone, look! What’s that red thing over there?”
The dean hurriedly went over and picked up the item. It was an amulet. This amulet looked quite old and must be an item that the perpetrator carried around with him.
“When you come by to help me keep an eye on things, have you ever seen anyone enter my shed?” Qiao Mei turned around and asked Wu Duo.
“Not at all! Both Li Xue from the medical faculty and I can testify! No one has ever gone near Qiao Mei’s shed!” Wu Duo said sternly.
“Did the few of you go near the shed?” Qiao Mei asked again.
“No, we followed your instructions. We only stood guard at the edge and did not take even half a step into the experimental field,” Wu Duo said.
“Professor, then we can basically confirm that the owner of this amulet is the person who destroyed my strawberry plants! As long as we can find the owner of this amulet, the truth will be revealed,” Qiao Mei said..
