A stunning beauty arrived on the island; she invented everything from childcare to babysitting.

With so many people backstage, it's unclear whether they genuinely didn't see it or simply didn't want to offend anyone. In any case, the director asked around, and they all said they didn't see anyone tear Qiao Shanshan and Tang Qiuqiao's clothes.

However, some people did notice that after they went backstage, they only talked to An Ning and the others.

The problem was thrown back to the director.

He thought for a moment and finally picked up the evidence knife: "Since no one saw it at the scene, we can only start with this knife."

That craft knife looks quite new; it must have been bought not long ago.

Although handmade knives are common, once you have one at home, it can last a long time. Military service stores or supply and marketing cooperatives don't sell them every day.

By simply taking people with you on a visit, it's easy to identify who recently purchased this item.

However, matters involving visits are beyond his scope of handling.

That's not the point.

The key point is that if this handmade knife was indeed recently purchased, then the other party may have premeditated this, which would be a serious problem and must be reported to the relevant authorities for serious handling.

Just as everyone was waiting for the director's instructions, a young soldier walked in.

"Which one of you is Comrade Shen Anning?"

An Ning stepped forward: "It's me. Is there something you need?"

The young soldier nodded to her: "Several officers wish to see you. Would it be convenient for you to come with me?"

An Ning looked troubled: "I'm sorry, something happened here. They suspect I tore someone else's costume. I need to prove my innocence here, so I can't go over for the time being. Could you please explain this to the commander for me?"

If she were facing her superior, she certainly wouldn't say such a thing directly.

Otherwise, even if she didn't do it, repeatedly causing trouble will definitely not leave a good impression on the leader.

The problem is that she's not a soldier; the one who needs to be worried is Qiao Shanshan.

Don't be fooled by the fact that it's Tang Qiuqiao who's causing them trouble, and Qiao Shanshan seems to be speaking up for them. They're all women, and who can't see through their little schemes?

What she said was meant to lead people to think about them.

The fact that she took the initiative to chat with her twice yesterday and today was mostly just to make everyone think that she genuinely wanted to be friends with her, thereby reducing suspicion about her.

An Ning began to think about when she had offended Qiao Shanshan, who was even the niece of Li Bowen, who had helped her many times.

Although it seemed like the criticism was directed at their show, she could clearly sense that it was aimed at her.

Surely it's not because they think she stole Li Bowen's affection, is it?

This is too outrageous.

Upon hearing An Ning's reason, the young soldier followed her gaze to Tang Qiuqiao and Qiao Shanshan, and sure enough, he saw large holes in their costumes.

He paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go back and tell the commander right away."

He turned and left immediately after speaking, without giving the director a chance to say anything.

The director's lips twitched. He did tell them to stay, but he didn't say they couldn't go even if the commander summoned them!

Moreover, now that everyone present has been questioned, there's no need for them to be present to find clues from the evidence; she can simply go over there.

It wasn't a big deal, just a minor friction between a few women. The relevant departments should intervene and investigate the cause of the matter.

Now, things have gotten out that the leaders know about the disunity among the comrades during the New Year's Day performance.

Although the matter didn't concern him much, he was in charge of the backstage area, and the group leader would definitely talk to him.

Hey!

The director sighed deeply.

Comrade Shen Anning is good in every other way, except that he speaks too fast.

Before he could even speak, the other person had already finished explaining the situation.

Why was that young man running so fast?

Why don't you ask him?

They don't know how to be flexible at all!

"Ahem!" The director coughed. "Well, Comrade An Ning, the investigation here is over. Someone will contact you if you need any further cooperation. The commander is looking for you, so go ahead and don't keep him waiting."

An Ning blinked innocently: "Huh? But I already told that young comrade, wouldn't it be inappropriate to go over there now?"

"It's okay, just say that things are over here." The director forced a smile.

"The leaders must have something to tell me. They'll probably send someone else over later. Maybe I should wait a bit longer?"

An Ning didn't know how Qiao Shanshan managed to get Tang Qiuqiao to fight on her behalf, but she knew that it wouldn't be easy to catch Qiao Shanshan through this incident.

But Tang Qiuqiao has done this again and again, so she can't let him get away unscathed.

As long as the higher-ups in the military find out about this, even if they don't intervene, the lower-ups won't let it go easily.

Tang Qiuqiao must pay the price for this.

An Ning never expected that after learning about the problem, the military leaders would personally come to the backstage area, and it was none other than her old acquaintance, Li Bowen.

"Hello, Chief!"

A greeting rang out, and everyone looked towards the door.

Li Bowen led Yan Fei and another orderly in.

"I heard there was a dispute here, so I came to see what happened."

"Commander Li."

"Commander Li."

"..."

Anning and the others greeted him one after another.

"Uncle, you're here!" Qiao Shanshan walked over looking aggrieved. "Our performance costumes were torn by someone. We borrowed them from the dance troupe!"

Qiao Shanshan briefly recounted what had happened, then emphasized again, "Of course, I believe that Comrade Anning and her group definitely didn't do this. But after we came backstage, we didn't approach anyone else except to chat with them..."

She had hoped to receive comfort from her uncle, but to her surprise, Li Bowen agreed without hesitation, saying, "I know Comrade Anning; she's not that kind of person. But sabotaging the performance was truly egregious; the culprit must be brought to justice!"

An Ning had been keeping an eye on Qiao Shanshan, and upon hearing Li Bowen's words, Qiao Shanshan's expression indeed froze for a moment, further confirming An Ning's guess.

This matter is definitely related to Qiao Shanshan.

But the fact that she dared to say such things in front of Li Bowen means that she was confident that this matter would not implicate her.

How did she manage to do that?