The Sweetness of the Seventies-Chapter 1220 - 1188: The Mastermind

Upon hearing this, Director Jiao felt slightly relieved. Old Wu was still considering the bigger picture, and there might be a turnaround in the situation.

"Understood, of course, understood." Director Jiao said, "And thank you for your flexibility. By the way, Lihong was scared earlier and did not tell us everything. She mentioned that her medication was originally a full, unopened bottle, but when she wanted to discard it, she found only half a bottle left. She doesn’t know who took the other half."

"What?" Coach Wu exclaimed, "That Jiao Lihong, how could Jiao Lihong dare?"

To not tell him the truth and leave him unaware of the situation put him at a severe disadvantage.

If the drugs were mixed into the athletes’ food and drinks, their swimming team might be completely wiped out, becoming the biggest scandal of this century.

Seeing this, Director Jiao hurried to comfort him, saying: "Old Wu, listen, I’ve already scolded Lihong. Now is not the time to be angry; we must quickly deal with the aftermath to avoid any slip-ups."

Coach Wu was furious, smoke almost billowing from his seven orifices, and said: "Director Jiao, if a doping scandal comes to light this time, I will report it to the higher-ups truthfully."

Director Jiao panicked and said: "Let’s talk this through, this time it was Lihong’s mistake, but she really didn’t take any performance-enhancing drugs."

"Whether she took them or not, we still don’t know." Coach Wu said, "But if someone uses performance-enhancing drugs to frame others, or to make a big deal out of it, even if we achieve good results this time, we will be punished. You know this better than I do."

"Yes, I know, I know," Director Jiao said, "This is why I came to discuss with you, how we can downplay this matter and resolve it quietly, trying not to alarm the higher-ups."

Coach Wu was still hoping to achieve good results this time and climb the ranks, or at the very least, retire after a successful career and become a renowned head coach.

If they could avoid trouble, that would be the best outcome.

"Then let’s have someone conduct another search right away." Coach Wu said, "I need Doctor Li to administer another urine test on the athletes, test overnight, and have the results by tomorrow morning."

Hoping the two results could help identify who used performance-enhancing drugs.

He Tiantian was drinking water and watching TV in her room when she heard the announcement outside for another urine test.

Even though it was a female doctor, He Tiantian always felt embarrassed every time.

However, it was a team requirement, and He Tiantian had to comply.

Everyone was curious and there was much discussion, but no one dared to question loudly.

Jiao Lihong was silent, head down the whole time; this must be the consequence she has brought about. Hopefully, no performance-enhancing drugs would be found.

Cai Fenfang also lowered her head, her eyes flickering, hoping for more urine tests; with that, her goal would be achieved.

The gold medal was closer to her now.

After finishing, He Tiantian returned to her room.

Xie Feifei grumbled: "I don’t even know what’s going on, two urine tests. When did the Olympics become so strict!"

"Hehe, it’s an important event, so it’s better to be more careful," He Tiantian said, "We usually have tests anyway, no need to worry about it. Go take a bath and rest up; tomorrow is the opening ceremony."

"Mm." Xie Feifei nodded, intending to maintain her strength and strive for good results.

After washing up, Xie Feifei dried her hair and fell asleep quickly.

He Tiantian was lying in bed, ready to sleep, when Huo Yingjie arrived, directly creating a barrier to isolate Xie Feifei who was next door.

"You’re here." He Tiantian smiled, not surprised by her husband’s sudden appearance.

Huo Yingjie smiled back, sat on the edge of the bed, and said: "Hehe, luckily I came this time. I discovered something quite interesting."

"Oh?" He Tiantian was curious, "Tell me, what’s so interesting? Share it with me."

"Hehe, Jiao Lihong brought some stimulants," Huo Yingjie said, knowing this topic would definitely interest his little wife.

He Tiantian was startled and exclaimed, "Stimulants? Did Jiao Lihong take stimulants?"

No wonder there were two drug tests today. Could it have been discovered?

"Jiao Lihong didn’t take them, but someone else wanted to kill with a borrowed knife and reap the benefits," Huo Yingjie explained, hinting that Tiantian sometimes saw things a bit too simply.

"Then who wants to frame Jiao Lihong?" He Tiantian hurriedly asked, "Cai Fenfang? Is it her?"

"Ah?" Huo Yingjie was surprised, "How could you guess?"

"Hehe!" He Tiantian sneered, "Cai Fenfang has never been a good person. Compared to Jiao Lihong’s type of bad, hers is like a venomous snake, well-camouflaged and fawning, waiting for an opportunity to strike. Cai Fenfang usually follows Jiao Lihong around, but I always felt she was using her. They share a room, so wouldn’t it be convenient for her to tamper things?"

"You guessed right this time," Huo Yingjie said. "Jiao Lihong didn’t take the stimulants. When she realized and wanted to dispose of them, only half a bottle was left — the other half was stolen by Cai Fenfang, who then anonymously reported Jiao Lihong to Coach Wu."

"What happened next?" He Tiantian couldn’t wait to hear the rest.

"Next, Cai Fenfang made a move against you, but Cui Ying found out. With my suggestion, she didn’t expose them but countered their plan instead," Huo Yingjie said. "Any water that had the stimulants has been dealt with by us."

Hearing this, He Tiantian breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank goodness you all came along, or I would’ve been in trouble again. Imagine not getting the championship and being accused of doping—that would be completely humiliating."

"Yes," Huo Yingjie said, "With our protection this time, you can be at ease."

"But how did you deal with it?" He Tiantian asked, "Just let those two lowlifes off just like that? Although Jiao Lihong didn’t act against me, she certainly intended to, and considering the previous allergic reaction incident, it was all targeted at me. I don’t want to give this person another chance; I want her to pay for what she’s done. As for Cai Fenfang, with her ill intentions, I don’t want her to succeed either."

He Tiantian had given these people chances time and again, out of consideration for their hard training and not wanting to ruin their athletic careers.

But these people kept provoking and behaving badly.

"Hehe, naturally," Huo Yingjie said, "I wanted to teach them a lesson before, but those lessons weren’t heart-wrenching enough for them, so I waited until now."

This trip wasn’t just to protect He Tiantian but also to punish those who had not learned their lesson.

"Ah?" He Tiantian was curious, "How exactly will they be punished?"

"You’ll find out tomorrow," Huo Yingjie said mysteriously, "Alright, you should get some sleep now."

"Just tell me," He Tiantian coaxed, "Tell me, tell me..."

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