Chapter 244 - Busted (2/2)
But Cheng Kecheng didn't want to give up. Since he's already made his shot, he had to follow through. ”That is just one incident! What about all the other times he pressed his button? Just because he didn't cheat on one, doesn't mean he didn't cheat on any of them.”
Cheng Kecheng tried, but even after watching through every single clip, the result was still the same. Wang Ming just pressed the button too fast. It cleared up all the confusion. Other participants also doubted Wang Ming at the start, but then after he stopped pressing the button they didn't think too much about it anymore.
His face turned more and more ashen for every single clip that went by. At the last clip, Cheng Kecheng wanted to find a bag to cover his head. He couldn't understand how Wang Ming could press the button so fast it made little sense at all. ”How can he press the button so fast?! They must have rigged his button somehow.”
Xie Xiu didn't buy Cheng Kecheng's bullshit at all. He had never seen the man so desperate before. Even though she respected him as an elder, this was just too much.
”Mr. Cheng! That's enough. If you are accusing him of cheating, then it's your and our job to prove that he is. It's not his job to prove his innocence! Since you can't give us any evidence that he's cheating then this is over. There are many unexplainable things in this world, like how some talented people with enough training can cut a bullet flying in the air. So for Wang Ming to press the button faster than our eyes can see isn't that farfetched. Bruce lee with his one inch punch could punch faster than what cameras could record.”
”Fine. I take back my words. I'm sorry Wang Ming.” Cheng Kecheng's apology was so insincere that even the chefs who were his fans cringed. But he did apologize, no one could force him to do anything more than that.
”Wang Ming, do you accept his apology?”
”It's fine, I don't care. Though it's the first time, I've seen an elder act like a kid throwing a tantrum.”
”You!” Cheng Kecheng was about to blow up. But he couldn't act up anymore.
”Well, now that's all out of the way. Production please turn on the broadcast again. We have stalled long enough. It's time to give them an explanation.” Xie Xiu said.
After seeing the cameras being turned on, Xie Xiu said directly to the cameras. ”Hello everyone, thank you for your patience. You might have seen and heard that Mr. Cheng accused Mr. Wang of cheating just before the break. That was just a bad accusation, we've cleared everything up, Mr. Wang didn't cheat. I'll announce now that Wang Ming is the first person to enter the next round!”
The chefs backstage all applauded Wang Ming, the production crew also played off an applause sound effect. After the noise died down, Xie Xiu then said. ”But to accuse someone of cheating cannot go unpunished. I propose to remove all of Cheng Kecheng's points. Does that sound fair?”
Cheng Kecheng wanted to object but was deafened by everyone clapping in the background. Looking around, he saw everyone supported Xie Xiu's suggestion. If he knew this would happen, he wouldn't have bothered to accuse Wang Ming. He was only 3 points from getting to the next round, now he might not even qualify at all.
”Please stop everyone.” The clapping had gotten too loud that Xie Xiu couldn't even say anything.
”Since you all agree then, Cheng Kecheng will start with 0 points. Now let's start the competition again. Good luck everyone!”
In a normal case Cheng Kecheng wouldn't have been deducted all his points, but since they hadn't cut the broadcast in time. And everyone at home knows about it. It could lead to an uproar if they didn't clear Wang Ming's name and punish Cheng Kecheng.