The woman didn’t dare to look into Violet’s eyes.
Violet narrowed her eyes, tightened her hands, and asked again, "Answer me. Why help her!"
"I... I don't want. She threatened me!" The woman seemed to give up resisting. Closing her eyes, she replied loudly.
Regardless of her broken leg, Phoebe stood up and yelled angrily, "Bullshit! When did I threaten you? I didn't even know you before you gave me the design draft!"
She would rather admit that she copied Violet than to carry this blame.
"Is what she said is true? She really doesn't know you?" Violet stared at the woman.
The woman shook her head repeatedly, "Yes, we did not know each other before, but she found me before the competition and gave me a sum of money to keep me paying attention to your live broadcast. After you drew the design, I have to make a screen shot. Then wait for her in the bathroom."
"I didn't!" Phoebe was so furious, her chest undulating violently.
When did she do this?
Didn't this woman take the initiative to find her?
Violet looked at Phoebe and the woman again, bowing her head thoughtfully.
After a few seconds, she raised her head and asked, "Since Phoebe asked you to wait for her in the bathroom, how did she know when to go to the bathroom?"
The woman glanced at the row of reporters at the end of the conference room and pointed to one of them, “It’s him. He was also watching the live broadcast. After you finished your painting, he deliberately passed by Phoebe and left a small paper ball, telling her that she can go to the bathroom to find me."
"So it turns out to be like this!" Violet nodded, and looked at Phoebe who seemed to be so angry, and at President of the Branch.
President of the Branch ordered Bruce to bring the reporter over.
The reporter seemed to have known that he would be confessed, so he didn't struggle and was brought over directly.
"You were bribed by her too?" President of the Branch pointed to Phoebe and asked the reporter.
The reporter glanced at Phoebe and nodded again and again, "Yes...yes."
"You...you..." Phoebe was trembling constantly. She was so angry that some veins on the back of her hands popped out.
After a while, she suddenly understood something. Then she burst into laughter. The laughter was full of irony and resentment, "I see! You two have joined forces to frame me. How can there be free lunch in this world? Your boss is really shrewd!"
"Boss? What do you mean?" President of the Branch frowned suspiciously.
Violet didn't react much, and even a complicated look flashed in her eyes.
She knew Phoebe, so she knew that Phoebe did not lie. It was true that this woman and this reporter were not bribed by Phoebe, but listened to others to help Phoebe.
It would be okay if these two people were not found out, but as soon as they were found out, they would immediately throw mud on Phoebe and let Phoebe take the blame. The purpose was to hide the people who really ordered them.
"These two people listened to their boss' orders and used me to suppress Violet. If I succeed, we will be all good. But if I fail, I will be the only one who suffered. The ridiculous thing is that I didn't realize it at first. When I heard that I could beat Violet, I jumped into her trap happily!" Phoebe replied with self-deprecating, glaring at the woman and reporter.
All the people present and the viewers in the live broadcast room were surprised again.
They didn't expect that a small plagiarism incident would lead to so many conspiracies. It was really a drama.
"It’s not Phoebe who bribed you guys, but others?" President of the Branch angrily rebuked the woman and reporter.
The woman and the reporter glanced at each other, and quickly waved their hands to deny, "No, no. It’s really Phoebe."
When they said this, a bit of fear flashed in their eyes at the same time.
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