Chapter 53 Face to Face

"What right do you, a plagiarist, have to ask me questions?"

Ye Zhishu didn't answer. Instead, she looked at Wen Ni with utter hatred and asked her a question. She appeared confident, but her hand on the copy of the report was unconsciously clenching tightly!

"Why are you beating around the bush? Why don't you dare answer my question directly?" Wen Ni looked at her calmly, not falling into her trap of counter-questioning.

Why should I answer?

"Didn't you want to prove yourself? I'm giving you this chance, and you're not taking it? What are you afraid of?"

"I'm not afraid! What do I have to be afraid of?"

“Ye Zhishu, Wen Ni is right.” The health ministry official on the other end of the computer suddenly spoke up, “If you are the principal investigator, you should know this virus research report better than anyone else. Or are you worried about something?”

"Zhi Shu, prove it to them!" Several senior doctors from the main hospital were still encouraging Ye Zhi Shu.

After all, they had worked with Ye Zhishu for a long time, so they believed that her actions were understandable!

Dean Cheng Gong glanced sideways at them, immediately silencing the noisy group.

"Stop dodging the question, answer it, Ye Zhishu!"

Now that things have come to this, Ye Zhishu has no way out.

She looked up.

He opened his mouth and answered Wen Ni's question seriously, in a methodical and deliberate manner!

In the conference room, everyone listened in silence until she finished speaking.

"Zhi Shu's answer is absolutely correct!"

Several people from the main hospital slammed their fists on the table, extremely excited.

"We really wronged her!"

They looked pleased, but Cheng Gong's brows furrowed even deeper.

Ye Zhishu secretly breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, she had read the report beforehand…

“Just reciting what’s already in the report verbatim, what does that prove?” Wen Ni’s light laughter echoed throughout the conference room. “It only proves that Ye Zhishu, you’ve memorized the text well!”

"Little girl, do you have any other answer besides this?" the people from the main hospital sneered.

They didn't know Wen Ni, nor did they believe that this unknown girl could have any abilities!

In contrast, Wen Ni remained calm and composed, a mocking smile playing on her lips. "In fact, there is one experimental conclusion I didn't write in the report, but the entire study is designed to support this result."

"The functional profiles of CE3 orthologs from 50 mammals determined the identification of the clusters, among which ce3N407-glycosylation and alterations in the active soluble BindCE3 mutant determined the binding and replication of γ407!"

After saying that, Wen Ni's cold gaze pointed at Ye Zhishu, "This is the key to my successful research."

"What you just said is merely the tip of the iceberg, the tip of the iceberg!"

"!"

Ye Zhishu's heart skipped a beat, his face turned ashen, and he was speechless!

Cheng Gong's tense expression finally relaxed, and he nodded repeatedly!

The people from the main hospital looked around in surprise, completely unprepared for this outcome.

"Next time you try to slander someone, at least analyze their research findings word for word first. Put some effort into it!" Wen Ni picked up a report and slammed it heavily on the table in front of Ye Zhishu!

Then she leaned down slightly, staring intently into Ye Zhishu's eyes, "Do you think I'm right, Dr. Ye?"

"Wen Ni..."

The humiliation of being exposed in person dealt an unprecedented blow to Ye Zhishu's self-esteem. Her face flushed red, and she gritted her teeth as she met Wen Ni's eyes. "...Don't go too far!"

"Enough!"

Sitting in the main seat, Cheng Ligong had already reached his limit. He slammed his hand on the table and pointed angrily at Ye Zhishu, "You've gone too far! Ye Zhishu!"

"When it came to saving patients, you not only didn't go all out, but you also stood by and watched coldly. Now you're plagiarizing other people's research results and trying to steal the credit!"

"How can you face your conscience? How can you face your original aspiration to study medicine?! You have truly disappointed me... and I valued you so much..."

"You value me?"

Ye Zhishu smiled with red eyes. She stood up and walked to Cheng Ligong, swaying and emotionally unstable.

"Three years. I've been by your side for three years, teacher. No matter what I've accomplished, when have you ever treated me with the same kindness you show to Wen Ni? Ever since she appeared, all of you have only had eyes for her and no one else! Is this what you call 'valuing' me?!"

"You have a strong personality, are jealous, and like to compete. I'm being extra strict with you to temper your temper!"

Cheng Gong never expected that his painstaking efforts would become the source of Ye Zhishu's growing hatred.

"I have imparted all my knowledge to you, and you are so narrow-minded and petty!? Ye Zhishu, you have made one mistake after another, your words and actions are immoral, I absolutely cannot let you stay here..."

The weight of those words was beyond Ye Zhishu's capacity to bear.

Her resentment and anger vanished instantly, leaving only shock and panic!

"Effective immediately, Ye Zhishu is hereby dismissed from all his posts. I will consider it as if I never had a disciple like you!"

"teacher!"

Ye Zhishu was completely panicked.

She quickly grabbed Cheng Gong's clothes, begging and pleading, "Teacher, I was wrong, I know I was wrong, please give me another chance! Please don't expel me!"

Before Chenggong could speak, he heard the Minister of Health's cold, hard voice coming from the computer: "I just received a call from Mr. Lu."

"The old gentleman said that the details have been fully reported to the higher command, and the higher command has ordered Ye Zhishu to go to headquarters tomorrow. The higher command will also impose appropriate penalties!"

Everyone present was shocked upon hearing this!

For Wen Ni to be able to get Lu Jianxun to personally complain to the military headquarters, she must have incredible connections...

Punishment from higher authorities...

Upon hearing these four words, Ye Zhishu's body went limp, and she sat on the ground and burst into tears!

She studied medicine for many years, enduring hardships and suffering that most people couldn't match. She climbed to this position with great difficulty, only to have all her glory crumble in an instant. Everything was destroyed, absolutely everything was destroyed...

"Now that things have come to this, you deserve what you got."

Cheng Gong glanced at Ye Zhishu one last time, his anger mixed with deep sorrow. He lowered his head and remained silent, then leaned on his cane and left first!

The others felt regretful and disappointed, sighed, and followed without saying a word.

Wen Ni was the last to turn around.

I had just taken a step when I heard Ye Zhishu's sobbing voice with a heavy nasal tone coming from behind me!

"You ruined me...you ruined me...I hate you, I hate you, Wen Ni! You wait, I will take back everything that belongs to me, I will destroy you, I will destroy you!"

"Those who do evil will not live long."

"I never ruined you, you ruined yourself!"

Wen Ni neither stopped nor looked back.

These light and indifferent words vanished with her departing figure!

In the huge conference room, only Ye Zhishu remained, sitting there in a disheveled state, sometimes crying, sometimes laughing...

Three days later

The results of the rewards and punishments from higher authorities have been released.

Meanwhile, Wen Ni, the person in question, was sitting on Lu Jinye's hospital bed, munching on an apple that Qin Yuan had peeled for him.

The patient himself stood by the window, gazing at the bustling traffic outside, his emotions unfathomable!