After a moment of consternation, someone reacted quickly and asked the service crew to get the scissors.
The reporters were asking questions. "Ms. Becker, we want a statement from you. Why do you want scissors?"
"Yeah, Ms. Becker, what are you trying to pull here?"
Kisa smiled at the crowd. "I'm not pulling any tricks. I'm just trying to explain to you."
As she spoke, a service crew quickly brought the scissors and handed them to Kisa, and instantly everyone fell silent and looked at her in puzzlement.
Gilbert frowned and stared at her for a moment. Sometimes, even he could not figure out what was going on in this woman's mind.
Kisa took off her shawl. In front of the crowd's puzzled eyes, she took the scissors and slowly cut the garter fabric from the armpits along the waistline. Then she covered her chest with one hand and lifted the fabric from her back with the other. She slowly turned around and let her entire back show to the crowd. At once, everyone gasped when they saw large burn marks on her back. Those ugly scars were in stark contrast to the silky-smooth complexion of the woman in the video; her back looked hideous.
"Oh my God. Ms. Becker, your back..."
"Are these from that fire in the prison five years ago?"
"Ms. Becker, why don't you get rid of the scars?"
Gilbert stared sullenly at the gruesome burn scars and felt terribly sorry. He did not even know she still had these horrible marks on her body.
Kisa slowly turned around and smiled indifferently at the crowd. "These scars won't go away." After that, she looked straight at the electronic screen. "Now, do you still think that the woman in the video is me?"
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