With these people around, Shi Jing's life became much easier.

These are all battle-hardened warriors; once they have a direction, they will do their best to carry it out.

After that, Shi Jing hardly needed to step in; they would arrange everything, each with their own tasks. In Liang Qiu's words, if the small boss had to handle everything, what would be the point of having them?

Two days later, Liang Qiu found new evidence, which, although not conclusive, did raise many questions.

Prior to Fang Ning's first draft, there was no record of Ding Hao mentioning this new research on any occasion. However, after Fang Ning finished the first draft, seemingly out of the blue, he suddenly began to subtly and overtly hint at it in various social settings.

This is just a point of suspicion and cannot be used as evidence, but for the people in Shijing's small team, they are increasingly convinced that this person has a problem.

That evening, the investigation into another person also yielded results. That person was found, but they were no longer in the scientific research field and were now working as a chemistry teacher at a middle school.

"Where is this person now? Let's make contact."

"Don't worry, boss, we've already sent someone over."

Fang Ning's classmate who had a plagiarism scandal with her mentor Ding Hao was named Li Yizhi. The two were once students under the same mentor.

The plagiarism controversy was ultimately determined to be Li Yizhi's plagiarism, and a crucial piece of evidence was that both of their mentors personally confirmed that Li Yizhi was the one who plagiarized.

Although there is still no clear information about the facts of what happened back then, we should still take this opportunity to investigate.

Shi Jing was very satisfied with their efficiency; this investment was incredibly worthwhile.

Thinking this, Shi Jing immediately transferred another 50 million and sent Lin Yu a text message.

"Keep up the good work! If you find a suitable candidate, just hire them. Keep it up!"

Lin Yu: "..."

*

The school bell rang, signaling the end of another school day.

Looking at the classroom full of children eagerly anticipating the end of the school day, Li Yizhi packed up his lesson plan and announced the end of get out of class.

He has been at this school for five years, and during these five years, he has lived a very peaceful life.

Although I've left behind my dream of working in the scientific research industry, I now have a stable job that allows me to support myself and my family.

"Teacher Li, are you off work?"

Along the way, teachers would occasionally greet him, and he would respond to each one.

He doesn't have much ambition, and over the years, his colleagues have been relatively easy to get along with.

After greeting the gatekeeper and security guard, Li Yizhi walked out of the campus calmly until he was stopped by two unfamiliar men.

"Who are you?" Li Yizhi looked at the two people in front of him with suspicion.

These two people didn't look like students' parents; they exuded a serious and imposing aura.

"Hello, are you Li Yizhi?" one of them asked earnestly.

“Yes, that’s me,” Li Yizhi replied.

During the peak dismissal time, the school gate is bustling with students and parents. Occasionally, familiar parents will exchange greetings, making the scene chaotic and noisy.

"There are quite a lot of people here. Would Mr. Li like to talk in the car if it's convenient?"

Li Yizhi's eyes flickered, and he declined, saying, "No need in the car..."

"Sorry, we meant no harm. Ms. Li, you can choose from the surrounding shops. How about that?" Sensing the other party's caution, they quickly relinquished the initiative.

As expected, Li Yizhi did not refuse again. Instead, he hesitated for a moment before saying, "There is a tea shop 500 meters away. Let's go there."

"Okay," the two agreed. They then went their separate ways.

*

In a quiet corner of the tea shop, Li Yizhi quietly sipped the tea offered by the shop and listened to the story told by the visitor.

As the conversation unfolded and he learned of their purpose, resistance and hostility appeared in his eyes.

"This happened so long ago, I don't want to bring it up again." Li Yizhi avoided eye contact, unwilling to meet their gaze.

"Mr. Li, I'm sorry, we just want to know the truth about what happened back then."

Li Yizhi gave a self-deprecating laugh: "What good would it do to understand? So many years have passed, what's the point of bringing this up again?"

The two exchanged a glance, both of them understanding each other.

Regarding this investigation, they weren't even sure what they would uncover. It was an old case, both sides had already reached their conclusions, making it difficult to say whether there had been a wrongful conviction. Reopening the investigation might just be a waste of time and effort, yielding nothing in return.

However, it's also quite possible that this direction of investigation could lead to a new breakthrough, assuming Li Yizhi is indeed innocent.

"Mr. Li, we are actually very curious, given that your supervisor clearly favored Ding Hao, how did you manage to obtain Ding Hao's experimental records?"

Based on the information Liang Qiu found, Ding Hao's mentor treated him exceptionally well. He had all the resources and connections he needed. It could be said that a father couldn't have done more than that.

“I didn’t take it.” Upon hearing this, Li Yizhi instinctively resisted.

Upon hearing this, the two decisively changed their tune: "In that case, Mr. Li, don't you want the truth of what happened back then to come to light?"

Li Yizhi chuckled self-deprecatingly: "The truth? What good would finding those truths do? Could you overturn my case?" He then became somewhat agitated, saying, "I've finally managed to live a peaceful life now, and I love it. I don't want anything to ruin it!"

Upon hearing this, both of them fell silent.

After a long silence, he spoke again: "Mr. Li, we can assume that you have been wronged, but you have nowhere to seek justice. Is that right?"

"Didn't you do any research before you came?" Li Yizhi sneered.

"I'm sorry. However, there isn't much information available online about what happened back then. We can only glean details from snippets of information."

Upon hearing this, Li Yizhi felt even more hopeless about overturning the verdict.

"But Mr. Li, if you would forgive my bluntness, this is a very good opportunity if you want to clear your name of the injustice done to you back then."

"Do you have a grudge against him? Don't you know his family background?"

"I have some understanding of it."

"His father, Ding Linjun, is one of the major shareholders of Haisheng Pharmaceutical Group. Wang Ming is a big shot in the industry, has never married, and has shared all his connections and resources with him. What makes you think you can bring him down? Luck?"

As Li Yizhi spoke, he couldn't help but reveal a mocking smile again: "The results I painstakingly developed can be put on someone else's name in the blink of an eye, and I have no way to appeal."

"Mr. Li." Yuan Yuan reluctantly handed him a tissue.

During the accusation, Li Yizhi was already in tears.

These experiences are unimaginable to outsiders, who have no way of knowing the hardships involved.

“He is indeed cautious in his actions,” Yuan Yuan sighed softly. “However, even the most meticulous plans can have flaws. Nothing in this world is foolproof. As long as he has taken actions he shouldn’t have, evidence will always be found.”