Admissions Office, Ningzhou University.

Zhou Mingyuan sat in a chair, leaning his head back, chatting with several teachers.

"Teacher Ma, what school did your youngest son end up attending?"

Ma Xianfeng pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses and said with a smile, "Medical school. I hesitated for several days when filling out my application."

"Medical school is good; the job is stable and respectable."

"Sigh, my son is so sincere about applying to agricultural university. He insists that after studying agriculture, he wants to go back to his hometown and help build it up."

"Oh, that's a good ambition." Li Shulin put down his enamel mug and said with a smile, "My nephew also likes agriculture, but his score wasn't high enough, so he has to repeat a year."

"By the way, have you all met Jiang Xuan from the Mathematics Department?" Zhou Mingyuan took a sip of tea. "She's the top science student in her county. I checked, and based on her score, she should have no problem getting into Dongda University."

“Our university already has a partnership with the University of Tokyo. Since she has good grades, it’s possible that she can transfer her student status to the University of Tokyo.”

“I heard from their vice dean that they have an important provincial competition project this year, and he plans to take Jiang Xuan to do it. After it is completed, there will be an evaluation, and the first prize is 1,000 yuan.”

Just then, a student from the student council knocked on the door and came in.

His face still bore the acne scars typical of adolescence, and he held a brown envelope in his hand.

"Teacher Zhou, this is your letter."

Zhou Mingyuan flipped through the envelope and didn't find anything special about it.

He tore open the envelope, pulled out the letter inside, and then his expression changed drastically.

"Real-name report: Jiang Xuan, a freshman in the Department of Mathematics at Ningzhou University, was impersonated by his cousin Jiang Qiaoyun. The reporter is Lu Shengye, 1st Platoon, 1st Company, Provincial Military Region."

Zhou Mingyuan read it three or four times, and his hands started to tremble.

"What's wrong, Teacher Zhou?" Ma Xianfeng asked, noticing that something was off with him.

"Who sent the letter, Teacher Zhou? Why do you look so pale?" Li Shulin asked.

“Look at this…” Zhou Mingyuan’s voice trembled slightly as he placed the letter on the table.

Li Shulin moved his chair forward, and Ma Xianfeng adjusted his reading glasses and leaned closer.

After reading it, the two of them were stunned.

"Wait a minute," Ma Xianfeng said. "Why was this letter written by someone from the military region?"

Li Shulin was also puzzled: "What is the relationship between Lu Shengye and Jiang Xuan? Is the content of this report true?"

Zhou Mingyuan was in a state of utter confusion. He was the main person in charge of this enrollment matter, and if something went wrong, he could forget about getting a promotion.

The most important thing right now is to report the situation to our superiors.

Zhou Mingyuan retrieved Jiang Xuan's file from the archives and then quickly headed to the Education Commission office.

Education official Sun Zhenguo poked the whistle of his pen at the letter of complaint, saying, "Old Zhou, what's wrong with the admissions office? How did they manage to make such a mess?"

“Secretary Sun, I assure you, the admission process was absolutely compliant.” Zhou Mingyuan trembled as he pulled out Jiang Xuan’s file. “Look, there’s not a single problem with the file.”

"Idiot!" Sun Zhenguo slammed down the enamel mug, splashing tea everywhere. "A report from a soldier in the provincial military region—can it be baseless?"

"Take Jiang Xuan to the school hospital for a blood test to compare her blood type with the blood type recorded on the college entrance examination physical examination stub."

Just as Zhou Mingyuan turned around, Sun Zhenguo raised his hand and said, "Wait a minute."

He pondered for a moment, "Since it's an impersonation, the records must have been altered, and the medical examination report should have been switched as well."

"Didn't all new students fill out a family registration form when they enrolled?"

Zhou Mingyuan nodded: "It's been filled out."

"Okay, contact the Qinshui'an County Education Bureau immediately and ask them to provide Jiang Xuan's original college entrance examination results for handwriting verification."

"Help me find out the phone number for the provincial military district. Make an appointment with Lu Shengye first. I'll go to the provincial military district later to find out the specifics." Sun Zhenguo looked at the calligraphy and paintings on the opposite wall with a serious expression. "At our Ningzhou University, we will never allow such a thing to happen."

When Sun Zhenguo arrived at the entrance of the military region, Lu Shengye was already waiting there.

After shaking hands, Sun Zhenguo spoke first: "Hello, Comrade Lu, I am Sun Zhenguo, Secretary of the Education Committee of Ningzhou University. Thank you for promptly reporting this issue to us. As educators, we will absolutely not tolerate such unfairness. Could you please explain the details of what happened?"

Lu Shengye nodded, took out a stack of documents from his briefcase, and handed them over.

"Secretary Sun, this is the detailed information I have gathered. Jiang Xuan achieved excellent results in this year's college entrance examination and should have been admitted to Ningzhou University smoothly. However, her admission notice was stolen by her aunt, who is also Jiang Qiaoyun's mother. This is Jiang Xuan's personal information, examination admission ticket, high school transcripts for the three years, and her original examination papers for each subject in her second year of high school. You can verify the handwriting."

“I also found two key witnesses who are willing to testify, and their information is also included.”

Sun Zhenguo carefully reviewed the information provided by Lu Shengye, his brows furrowed: "This matter is extremely serious. We will definitely investigate it thoroughly and give Jiang Xuan justice."

"Comrade Lu, we will immediately establish a special investigation team to conduct a comprehensive investigation into this matter. At the same time, we will protect the safety of Jiang Xuan and the witnesses. The evidence you provided is crucial, and we will verify it as soon as possible and take appropriate measures."

Lu Shengye nodded in gratitude: "Thank you, Secretary Sun. Education has always emphasized fairness. Jiang Xuan is a very hardworking student. She worked so hard to get into university, and she shouldn't lose the opportunity to go to university because of these unfair things."

"Understood. Don't worry, Ningzhou University takes this matter very seriously. We will maintain close contact with you to ensure the smooth progress of this investigation."

Upon returning to the school, Sun Zhenguo immediately convened an emergency academic affairs meeting, where he gave a detailed account of his meeting with Lu Shengye and announced the establishment of an investigation team to conduct a thorough investigation into the case of impersonation during college admission.

To ensure that every detail was accurate, the investigation team also conducted multiple verifications with the admissions office, examination invigilators, and other relevant departments.

They consulted numerous archives and verified every document to ensure that no important information was missed.

The investigation team also interviewed key witnesses found by Lu Shengye.

They provided more details proving that Yang Shujun of Anxian Education Bureau, through improper means, colluded with Liu Fulin of the local police station to tamper with Jiang Qiaoyun's files and household registration, arranging for her to replace Jiang Xuan's enrollment quota.

*

The first phase of military training ended that day, and we had a half-day off in the afternoon.

My roommates, Su Manqing and Sun Xiaodie, are both locals; they've gone home.

Zhang Zhaodi registered with the school's work-study department as soon as she arrived at school. This afternoon, there happened to be a small job posting advertisements, which paid one cent per hour, so she took it.

After lunch, Jiang Qiaoyun lay in bed for two hours and made up her mind.

With scholarships and grants, she doesn't need to worry about her monthly living expenses at all.

Yang Hailong has been transferred to No. 4 Middle School. If he comes to visit her frequently in the future, it will affect her ability to find other good partners.

She decided to break up with Yang Hailong.