Quick Transmigration: Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character Reaches the Pinnacle of Life

“Ignorant woman and child, you’re talking nonsense. If you planted drought-resistant rice like that, it would have withered long ago. You have no idea what the most important things to pay attention to are when planting drought-resistant rice.”

Aunt Yang panicked instantly. She thought that as long as she insisted on being the researcher, she could bring down that vile woman Tang Zhaodi and take her place, thus living a good life from then on.

She had only briefly mentioned some precautions, how did it turn into this situation? She thought replacing Qiu Tong would be easy.

Shu Yi's expression changed upon hearing the minister's words. She hadn't expected that Aunt Yang, that idiot, would be exposed so quickly. She was truly useless.

She racked her brains and tried everything she could to help Aunt Yang out of her current predicament, otherwise she would also be implicated by her.

Shu Yi's eyes swept over Qiu Tong, and she was angered by the contempt in Qiu Tong's eyes. Instantly, she disregarded everything and launched a direct attack on Qiu Tong.

"Ms. Tang, your gloating attitude is hard to understand. Even if Aunt Yang couldn't say what to do, it doesn't mean you're not suspected of theft. Please straighten your attitude."

Qiu Tong was speechless at Shu Yi's erratic behavior. What did it matter to her if Shu Yi gloated? Since the topic of theft came up, she had no choice but to retaliate.

"Madam, what is your connection to this matter? Minister, this is a very important matter. Why are unrelated people allowed to listen in? And since I've been reported for plagiarism, what about Wang Shaoyu and Qiao Youming? Could they have been reported as well?"

The minister and the other judges exchanged glances, as if there really was no need to keep the woman behind Aunt Yang.

Seeing that the minister and the others had been persuaded by Qiu Tong and were preparing to get rid of her, Shu Yi couldn't care less about continuing to pretend to be elegant. In order to stay, she made up a whole bunch of nonsense.

“I’m Aunt Yang’s future daughter-in-law, how can I be considered an unrelated person?”

She managed to get here by deceiving people, and now that she has no other choice, she can only make up a random identity. Anyway, they won't verify it. The most important thing now is to bring down Tang Zhaodi.

Qiu Tong glanced at Aunt Yang and Shu Yi with a teasing look, and muttered slowly, "You two are mother-in-law and daughter-in-law? Who are you trying to fool? One of you is dressed like a city lady, and the other looks like a peasant woman from the village. It would be more believable if you said you were an employer and a servant."

Qiu Tong's muttering was loud enough for everyone in the room to hear, instantly igniting Aunt Yang's anger.

"You lowly slut, who are you calling a servant?"

"Whoever answers, is the one."

Enraged, Aunt Yang tried to rush forward and beat Qiu Tong, but was subdued by Wang Shaoyu and Qiao Youming. The two men used one hand to twist her arms behind her back, and the other hand to press down on her shoulders, making her unable to move.

Shu Yi's face turned very ugly. Just as she was about to continue her retort, Qiu Tong spoke first.

"Let's not worry about who's the employer and who's the servant for now, Minister. Please answer the question I just asked you."

Regarding the allegations made by Wang Shaoyu and Qiao Youming, the minister instructed the military personnel to explain. The man cleared his throat and then recited Aunt Yang's allegations.

"Wang Shaoyu and Qiao Youming have been reported by name for assisting Ms. Tang Zhaodi in plagiarism, which violates military regulations. We are here to investigate this matter. Since you are both involved, let's have a face-to-face confrontation."

In fact, Wang Shaoyu and Qiao Youming had already been informed on their way here that they had been reported, but they did not know who had reported them.

When they heard the report, they guessed that it was aimed at Qiu Tong. The only people who had a grudge against Qiu Tong were some villagers in Tangjia Village and Shu Yi. The first suspect that came to their minds was Shu Yi. Little did they know that they were only half right.

When Qiao Youming saw Aunt Yang, he was still trying to remember who she was, but Wang Shaoyu had already recognized her. He remembered everything and everyone related to Qiu Tong.

He just couldn't understand why Aunt Yang would report them, since he had no grudge against her.

He was unaware that it was because of Shu Yi's instigation that he and Qiao Youming were reported.

The military representative asked Aunt Yang, "Ms. Li Chunhua, are these the two people you reported?"

The military representative gestured to Wang Shaoyu and Qiao Youming to release Aunt Yang and let them stand beside her.

After being treated like that, Aunt Yang's slight guilt about reporting them vanished instantly, and she resolutely nodded in confirmation.

"That's right, it's those two. Judging from how they treated me just now, I know they're up to something. Arrest them both immediately."

Enraged by Aunt Yang's shamelessness, Qiao Youming cursed, "Who has a guilty conscience? If you hadn't tried to hit someone, would we have stopped you? Besides, who are you? I don't even know you."

Qiao Youming genuinely couldn't recall Aunt Yang until she said, "I'm Aunt Yang from Tangjia Village. You two used this as an excuse to arrest me, allowing Tang Zhaodi to steal my research results."

Aunt Yang's lies became increasingly fluent, flowing effortlessly and completely distorting the truth.

"You're talking nonsense. Back then, the villagers of your Tangjia Village were illegally digging wells in Caihua Village, which violated the national ban, so we arrested you."

You go to other villages, robbing other people's land and wasting water, making it harder for us to grow crops. The people of this rapeseed flower village can all testify to this.

Now you're twisting the truth; I think you're the one with malicious intentions. You can't even explain the characteristics of drought-resistant rice, let alone research it. You're dreaming about researching it!

Qiao Youming's understanding of Aunt Yang's shamelessness was once again refreshed, and he couldn't help but angrily confront her.

Wang Shaoyu added, "Back then, Aunt Yang, and even Ms. Shu Yi who claimed to be Aunt Yang's daughter-in-law, violated the ban, so I issued an order to send them to the detention center."

However, due to the food shortage at the time, they were not long after being imprisoned, but were driven out of the city and ordered to return to their hometowns for labor reform.

The local police station should keep records of these matters. Once the organization sends someone there to investigate, the truth will be revealed.

Shu Yi glared at Wang Shaoyu resentfully, not only because of his ruthlessness back then, but also because of his merciless words now.

Aunt Yang panicked instantly upon hearing this, as it was different from what Shu Yi had told her. She looked at Shu Yi with pleading eyes, urging her to think of a solution quickly.

Shu Yi cursed "idiot" in her heart before speaking up to defend herself: "It was a misunderstanding. That well was dug before the ban was imposed, so how can it be considered that we violated the ban?"

This does not change the fact that Wang Shaoyu and Qiao Youming assisted Tang Zhaodi in stealing research results.

As for Aunt Yang's inability to describe the characteristics of drought-resistant rice, it's because she was overly traumatized and has forgotten part of her memory. How can you blame her for that? She's also a victim.

Shu Yi's ability to distort the truth was remarkable, and Qiu Tong had to admire her, but she still had a way to deal with it.

"Since Aunt Yang has forgotten part of her memory, how do you explain the research results I made later? Could those have also been stolen?"

I've submitted over a dozen research reports; could they all be thanks to Aunt Yang? And my experience conducting research in the disaster area—could that also be attributed to stealing Aunt Yang's expertise?

"Then let Aunt Yang tell me what I researched afterward and what contributions I made? You shouldn't have forgotten that, right? After all, it's only partial memory loss; you should be able to recall something, shouldn't you?"

Shu Yi forgot that Qiu Tong had traveled all the way from the south to Beijing for disaster relief, and she had checked all of this, but she didn't know what she had researched.

Needless to say, Aunt Yang had never seen Qiu Tong again after leaving Caihua Village, so how would she know what Qiu Tong had done afterward?

"I... eh..."

Aunt Yang stammered, her eyes darting around, unsure how to respond.

Qiu Tong continued, "Comrades Wang Shaoyu and Qiao Youming have shared joys and sorrows with me all the way. They have made great contributions to the country and the people. Half of the credit for my research results goes to their assistance."

Since Aunt Yang can't produce any concrete evidence to prove our guilt, please stop making empty claims. How can you face the soldiers who helped you? Comrade Wang Shaoyu helped you a lot during your escape from famine; don't you feel any remorse for slandering him?"

Aunt Yang was so panicked that she couldn't keep her mouth shut. "No, I... I didn't. This has nothing to do with me. Shu Yi made me do it. I don't know anything..."

Aunt Yang confessed immediately and even implicated Shu Yi. Shu Yi was so angry that she almost fainted.

Why did she have to choose to work with a terrible teammate like Aunt Yang? She's just asking for trouble.

As long as Aunt Yang insists that the research results are hers, and then claims to have amnesia or something, the matter will be dropped due to insufficient evidence, and it will also damage Qiu Tong and the others' reputation.

While it may not be able to completely defeat the other party, it can still cause them daily trouble.

Shu Yi was not arrested for speculation and profiteering. Instead, due to Aunt Yang's confession, she was arrested on the spot for defamation and instigating others to commit crimes.

Because Qiu Tong was a hero who saved the country from a food crisis, she and Aunt Yang were severely punished for slandering a national hero, serving at least ten years in prison.