Chapter 423: Truly Ruthless

Xinyan and He Jinxuan came out from the military hospital, ready to head to the bus stop outside to catch a ride home.

Just looking ahead, they discovered two girls arguing in front, coincidentally, these two girls were among the ones who provoked in Chu Zhenhua’s ward earlier.

Xinyan and He Jinxuan exchanged a glance and pretended to walk past casually, stopping at the corner ahead.

They overheard one of them gritting her teeth, "Zhang Lan, it was you who sabotaged Chu Zhenhua’s leg, wasn’t it?"

"Hu Lingling, stop spouting nonsense, which eye of yours saw me do it?"

"You may fool others, but you can’t fool me. I remember when you first joined the troupe, Hou Jiatao’s situation was very similar to Chu Zhenhua’s. But at that time, only you and Zhang Gaihua helped her out. This time, without Zhang Gaihua, coincidentally, Chu Zhenhua’s leg ended up like Hou Jiatao’s. Are you daring to say it wasn’t you?"

"Stop falsely accusing me here, if you want to blame me, bring out some evidence."

"Zhang Lan, whether there’s evidence or not doesn’t matter. What matters is if people in the troupe believe this talk, it won’t be good for you."

"You just sent Yan Hong away because you wanted to say this to me; what exactly is your aim?"

"I heard your aunt knows people in the General Political Department. I want your aunt to help introduce me."

"Your ambition is quite daring. Even if my aunt introduces you, do you think people there will just give you the spot? You really are daydreaming."

"Enough of your nonsense here, let me ask you plainly. Will you help or not?"

"Why should I help you?"

"Because if I spread what you said earlier, you’ll lose this chance to be the lead dancer, miss out on the General Political Department, and might even face disciplinary action."

"Do you think the army is your home? Whatever you say, the leaders will believe it?"

"Believe it or not, you can only know after trying, can’t you?"

"You are truly insane."

"Yes, I am insane. I don’t have family like yours to rely on, I don’t have Chu Zhenhua’s talent, nor Yan Hong’s charisma and looks, so I can only depend on myself."

"I understand; it was you who sabotaged Chu Zhenhua’s leg, wasn’t it? You’re bluffing me?"

"Do I need to bluff you? Will you dare to say it wasn’t you who harmed Hou Jiatao’s leg?"

Zhang Lan was rendered speechless by Hu Lingling’s retorts: "How did you know?"

"You don’t need to worry about that, I naturally know where you got that medicine. As long as your aunt introduces someone in the political department for me, I’ll pretend not to know. Without Chu Zhenhua as competition, our chances are greater, aren’t they?"

"There are limited spots in the General Political Department, don’t think just because Zhenhua is out of the picture, we’ll have a chance, do you?"

"No matter what, having one less rival means our chances increase a bit, doesn’t it?"

Zhang Lan remained silent for a while, seemingly agreeing with Hu Lingling’s statement: "Don’t forget there’s still Yan Hong, don’t celebrate too soon."

Hu Lingling scoffed, "Yan Hong won’t compete for the General Political Department’s spot."

"How do you know?"

"That’s not convenient for me to tell you; it’s enough for you to know it inside."

"We both want to compete for the General Political Department’s spot, why should I trust your words?"

"Believe it or not, if I don’t get introduced, then don’t blame me for being rude. Don’t just think about going to the General Political Department, staying in the troupe might even be a problem."

Xinyan understood upon hearing this: regarding Chu Zhenhua’s matter, it’s likely both had a hand in it, but Hu Lingling was the smarter one, catching Zhang Lan’s weakness—is truly ruthless.