"I was also unsure at the time, so later I had my subordinates secretly carry a gene mapping detector to validate it."
"Yes, I deliberately did not inform you in advance, to embarrass you, and that was my motive."
At this, Miss Flora shook her head.
"While what you said is possible, Ms. Shui Fengqin does not belong to our hotel, and such accusations from you might not achieve the intended effect."
"Is that so?" Seeing that Flora still hesitated to refute the girl's identity, Framing regained some confidence.
"I dare to make such an accusation because there is evidence that the hotel management and this girl are closely associated, sharing a special relationship."
"I originally wanted to mention this at the ceremony, but it seemed unnecessary, so I kept quiet."
Having said that, he flipped open his personal terminal, and a projection video appeared in mid-air, which was precisely the scene at the hotel lobby this morning. Many guests were coming and going, and in a corner of the lobby, a young man was walking and chatting amicably with Miss Shui Fengqin.
"That young man is a member of your Southern Deity Families, isn't he?"
"Being so close to the illegal 'Newborn Races', could it be suspected that your Four Winds Deity Families have been infiltrated, especially since this girl is so beautiful, she might be a product of gene modification." His words stirred buzzing among the crowd.
"So that's how it is." Upon seeing this video, Flora finally understood why Framing was so confident.
Recalling the incident that happened earlier, it was probably Aust's flirtation that had brought Miss Shui Fengqin to the attention of Framing's subordinates.
Perhaps their initial objective was to use this girl to influence Aust, find flaws, or lure him into a mistake, but later they discovered other secrets.
After sorting out these details and reasons, a voice echoed in Flora's mind.
'Alright, that's enough.'
Upon hearing this, Flora faced the audience and bowed towards the third floor at the back of the auditorium, then stepped down.
"Now, let me explain what just happened."
The side door of the hall opened, and a stunningly beautiful elf girl with luxurious silver hair stepped onto the stage with her companion, next to her was a blue-haired girl with her head down, remaining somewhat silent.
"Isn't that Lady Ores?"
"'Ying Tianxue' Lady Ores, indeed it is her."
"Then who is the girl next to her?"
"Ah, I understand now."
"What do you understand?"
"It's quite clear now, considering the identical hairstyle, the blue hair and pinky eyes, and the previously mentioned gene issue."
"The misunderstood girl is the songstress 'Feng Erguo' Shui Yanqing."
"They are currently studying at the Golden Flame Flower Academy, and the band performance earlier must have been a school experiential assignment as a cameo."
In an instant, many people grasped the general process.
"Indeed, next to me is 'Feng Erguo' Shui Yanqing, my current classmate."
Although Ores' hold on Shui Yanqing's hand was somewhat stiff, at least she didn't let go as usual but gripped her wrist instead to prevent her from running away or falling.
"Because of your misunderstanding, my friend has been quite hurt." Ores spoke with feigned sadness, triggering unease among many in the audience.
Speaking of which, they were also accomplices, after all, what recently happened did indeed involve significant malice.
"I know everyone didn't intend this, but since it has happened, I don't want my friend to continue being hurt. So, even if for my sake, please do not disclose today's events."
Until now, Shui Yanqing still felt somewhat withdrawn due to the recent shock, and if the incident just now spread online, it could easily become a topic for some radicals to mock her.
It is precisely because of this that Tilan had Flora and the personnel from the Court of Judgment help to 'invite' these guests back to the hall.
As for having Ores speak on stage instead of herself, it was naturally because in the Central Star Domain, Ores' influence is greater, and no one dared to offend the group of Elf Families she represents.
"Understandable, we were also a bit impulsive, not sufficiently rational and calm."
"Yes, if we had thought it through at the time."
"If it weren't for Framing's deliberate misleading, I think this wouldn't have happened."
Initially, everyone thought about taking responsibility for the minor issue, responding to the songstress on stage, feeling somewhat suppressed and gloomy, but suddenly found an excellent scapegoat, instantly feeling relieved.
"Framing is really stupid and malicious, the ceremony would have been fine, it's all his fault."
"Yes, yes, even I was almost tricked."
In order to clear their own names and clarify they didn't intentionally offend Miss Ji, the guests present all blamed Framing, making them inadvertently offend these songstresses.
"Framing is truly greedy, for such petty business competition, he lacks any conscience and morality!"
"Now, see who would dare to go to 'Mocodanta' anymore."
"Right, I'm never going there again."
"Why doesn't 'Mocodanta' fire such a person immediately?"
"It's hard to imagine what kind of malicious people the managers over at 'Mocodanta' are."
"To think they would even use us guests, just to spoil others' good deeds, truly unscrupulous."
For a moment, the venue was drowned in various pointing fingers and blaming voices, allowing Framing to experience the scene previously faced by Flora and Shui Yanqing.
Words were like swords; although no one physically hit him or attacked him, his complexion turned ashen, and he slumped down in his seat.
He could easily guess what would happen next, the company would distance themselves from him to avoid suspicion, and finding any high-paying positions afterwards would be incredibly difficult, who would take such a risk, offend the currently popular songstress, and the guests who attended today.
The situation reversed, the sword returned to its origin.
All was lost, he stared blankly at the ground, unsure how to live his life from now on.
It was just an ordinary band girl, how did she become a songstress, such lottery-like events shouldn't happen.
He couldn't understand how this could happen to him, just slightly lacking in luck, why the young people of 'Four Winds Deity', who knew nothing, could bring several songstresses to support the scene, and how the personnel of the Court of Judgment arrived so quickly and sealed off the venue.
If he and the guests had left then, who later would care about their explanations, since the songstress' identity wasn't revealed, if they didn't say it themselves, who would care or know.
He couldn't accept this outcome, when things had been going so smoothly just a short while ago.
With that, the affair was almost settled.
Afterwards, Ores ushered Shui Yanqing off the stage, and the members of the Court of Judgment also withdrew and left.
Flora continued with the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the opening ceremony, the music and scene outwardly seemed cheerful, but everyone still hadn't quite recovered yet.
For a long time to come, many of those present would recall and reflect on today's events. Unfortunately, due to Ores' statement and the Court of Judgment's blockade, the accident at this opening ceremony will likely remain confidential for many years, unknown to outsiders.
"But, it ended peacefully, didn't it?"
In the Hover Car on the way back to school, Tilan gently stroked the blue-haired girl's hair beside her, softly humming a lullaby to comfort her, while in the front seats, Ores and Blanchi occasionally looked back at Shui Yanqing sobbing quietly nestled in Tilan's arms.
It's their first time seeing Shui Yanqing cry, the three thought.