Did they cheat on their grades before Chapter 65?

The proctor was also furious, but seeing the other candidates still answering the questions, he suppressed his anger, turned to another proctor and said a few words: "You take a look at the exam room first, we'll go out and resolve this."

As she spoke, she picked up An Shixia's exam paper and answer sheet, preventing the proctor from touching them: "Director, I am in charge of the exam room. If An Shixia cheated, I am also responsible. I suggest we review the surveillance footage first. It is most appropriate for me to keep this exam paper and answer sheet here."

Although the proctor was dissatisfied, she also felt that what she said made sense. She had already determined that An Shixia was cheating, and it wouldn't change the fact that the exam paper was in someone else's possession.

An Shixia followed them to the Academic Affairs Office and encountered her counselor along the way.

The counselor stepped forward: "An Shixia? You're not in the exam room, what are you doing here?"

An Shixia helplessly shrugged: "This director said I cheated on the exam. To prove my innocence, we're going to review the surveillance footage."

The counselor was furious when she heard this: "Cheating? No one could possibly cheat, An Shixia. Director, An Shixia is the top student in our department by a wide margin. She has no reason to cheat."

The proctor felt a surge of anger seeing so many people siding with An Shixia.

"How can you be so sure she won't cheat? Maybe she got her previous exam scores by cheating."

She was already speaking recklessly, wanting to immediately confirm that An Shixia had cheated.

The counselor was about to say something more when An Shixia reached out and stopped him: "Counselor, let's try it and see. We'll know soon enough. If I'm innocent, I hope this teacher can apologize to me."

The proctor said nonchalantly, "What kind of teacher apologizes to students? Even if I was wrong, I was doing it for the sake of fairness."

"Director, since you firmly believe that An Shixia cheated, I hope you can accept her request. Otherwise, I will not agree to let her go with you to check the surveillance footage, and you cannot accuse my student of cheating."

The counselor can't stand seeing his students being wronged, and he's not afraid even if the person in front of him is the director.

The proctors were annoyed, but the thought of confirming An Shixia's cheating soon made them stop caring.

"Okay, if you didn't cheat, I'll apologize to you in front of the whole school, okay?"

Towards the end, there was a hint of sarcasm in her tone, as if it were an impossible thing.

Seeing how desperate she was, An Shixia showed no sympathy for her: "Fine, you said it yourself, and I've already recorded it."

The proctor looked rather displeased, but he held it in.

I'll let you be arrogant for a while. Once I find out you cheated, I'll make you retake all your previous exams!

The academic affairs office wasn't far away; it only took a few minutes to walk there.

The dean of academic affairs immediately stood up when he saw so many people suddenly appear in his usually quiet office.

"What's wrong?"

He asked with a puzzled look, his gaze sweeping over the four people.

The proctor slapped what he thought was a cheat sheet in front of him: "I'm proctoring the exam right now, and I found a student cheating. The evidence is right in front of me, but he still won't admit it. He insists on coming to me to check the surveillance footage. Isn't that just making things unnecessary?"

The academic affairs director looked at An Shixia behind him, his expression indescribable.

He personally recruited An Shixia, so how could he not know whether she was good or not?

He made countless phone calls back then, all because of those two big shots, An Shixia and Yan Lingyu.

"Dean of Academic Affairs, could you please check the surveillance footage of classroom 307 in Building A?"

The classroom surveillance cameras, one in front and one behind, can capture every movement clearly.

The academic affairs director quickly retrieved the two surveillance videos, which showed that from before the exam until Jiang Zhiyao reported her for plagiarism, she had not shown any unusual behavior.

They even finished the exam an hour early.

The counselor smiled and said, "Director, as you can see, An Shixia did not do anything unusual, nor is there any suspicion of cheating. Her answers were written down completely under surveillance."

The proctor looked incredulous and insisted on watching the surveillance footage again.

He stared intently at the two monitors, not daring to blink, afraid of missing anything.

However, no evidence was found that An Shixia cheated.

"Impossible..." he muttered to himself.

"If you didn't cheat, then where did this note come from? Why was it in the crack of your desk? And why is the handwriting on it exactly the same as yours?"

He seemed to have encountered some kind of loophole, his eyes fixed on An Shixia.

His eyes were somewhat frightening. The counselor stepped in front of An Shixia and said, "Director, this matter can be further investigated. The handwriting is the same, so it's possible that someone is imitating it."

He firmly believed in An Shixia.

An Shixia was grateful that her counselor was standing in front of her, but she had to admit that the handwriting was indeed hers: "The handwriting is indeed mine, but this is a draft I had long ago thrown into the trash."

She knew in her heart that Jiang Zhiyao was behind it, but she needed evidence.

"Dean of Academic Affairs, could you please check the surveillance footage of Study Room No. 3 after midnight?"

An Shixia and Shen Tongtong left after midnight, so Jiang Zhiyao could only pick up the items then.

The academic affairs director quickly pulled up the surveillance footage. At 12:05, a girl wearing a mask quietly slipped into the classroom and rummaged through the trash can.

After flipping through several pages, it seemed like I had finally found what I wanted. I tucked it into the book and headed towards the teaching building where the exam was to be held.

Before the exam, there were no restrictions on entering the classroom. The person, like a thief, folded the paper and put it in the crack of An Shixia's desk during the exam.

The matter was now clear, but the proctor was still stubbornly insisting: "Who knows if that person was her? What if she was just trying to cheat when she couldn't remember? This kind of behavior is shameful, and her score should be invalidated!"

She's really stubborn; she won't give up until she hits a brick wall and insists on convicting An Shixia.

Even the head of student affairs couldn't stand it anymore: "This person's build is completely different from An Shixia's. How could it be her? How can you slander a student like this? Have you ever thought about your responsibilities? I will report this to the principal!"

The proctor panicked upon hearing this, not wanting the matter to escalate to the principal's level: "No! I'm doing this for fairness. I have zero tolerance for mistakes, I scrutinize every detail, and I want the result to be absolutely perfect!"

The counselor spoke up for An Shixia, saying, "Why haven't I seen you have this attitude before?"

The proctor wanted to refute but had nothing to say, and his face turned somewhat unpleasant.

Forget it, let's not argue with him. We'll figure out how to get back at him later.

An Shixia calmly glanced at the proctor and asked, "Can you prove my innocence now?"

The proctor was reluctant, but with the evidence presented, she had to admit, "Let's leave it at that. The exam is almost over, so go home."