Is Chapter 52 about Xiang Chugan?

Although the incident has not yet escalated significantly, it has still caused a stir in the entire scientific research community.

Mu Zhiwei, an unknown PhD, published such a forward-looking paper in a prestigious journal, like a dark horse, which amazed everyone.

Unfortunately, the truth came out too quickly. When Yu Yan reported and exposed him, the research community was divided into two factions.

Those who had initially questioned Mu Zhiwei breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this news.

Originally, there aren't that many dark horses that suddenly appear out of nowhere. They just drift through life, not showing much effort, and then suddenly they have a flash of inspiration and publish a masterpiece.

Unless you get struck by lightning and accidentally have your soul possessed by a great scientist from a parallel universe.

But if it was written by Yu Yan, then it wouldn't be surprising.

Their resume speaks for itself. A scientist who can write ten heavyweight papers will be taken for granted if they write an eleventh.

They will not be questioned, but will only be worshipped.

The other side, however, supported Mu Zhiwei and mocked Yu Yan.

The tone was roughly: "Why would a doctoral supervisor who has already published so many journal articles bully a newly famous doctoral student?"

Isn't this just bullying others by abusing power and making baseless accusations of plagiarism?

So these people went to Xiaoxing Research Lab's official account to leave messages, saying that as long as Mu Zhiwei could produce relevant evidence, they would definitely help him win this battle.

Of course, the fact that this matter was deliberately suppressed was due to the public relations efforts of Xiangshi Technology.

They are trying to control the situation.

Such a scandal is best kept to itself.

But soon, Shao Muyan's intervention escalated the incident, pushing the "paper theft incident" to the forefront.

Shao Muyan reported that the papers published by several doctoral students in Xiaoxing's research lab, as well as several papers he wrote and research conferences he participated in, had highly overlapping content.

Because so many PhDs were involved, and all of them came from the Hyosung Research Lab, the Hyosung Research Lab was immediately overwhelmed.

After all, Xiaoxing Research Lab is the first research lab that has attracted such strong criticism from the academic community.

As is well known, Professor Shao, as a leading figure in the scientific research community, provides considerable support to most research laboratories in China and would not deliberately target a medium-sized research laboratory.

Nearly half of the doctoral students in a research lab are involved in plagiarism scandals, which is unimaginable in the scientific research community.

Like a black sheep.

No wonder it alarmed the God of Words.

With Shao Muyan taking the lead, even more people jumped out.

Whoever wrote the paper knows best, and they have a deep memory of what they painstakingly wrote.

Shao Muyan had a legitimate reason to accuse the doctoral students of plagiarizing his papers, and their other papers were also exposed, almost all of which showed signs of plagiarism.

One stone stirs up a thousand waves.

This sparked widespread outrage at Xiaoxing Research Lab, and Xiangshi Technology was unable to suppress it.

Xiang Jingheng has been so stressed out by the thesis issue these past few days that his brows are furrowed in worry.

Xiaoxing Research Lab was already surrounded by reporters, and Xiangshi Technology was in a similar situation. Whenever Xiang Jingheng appeared, major media outlets flocked to him, and Xiangshi Technology was thrust into the spotlight.

The stock price plummeted. As a technology company, once its credibility is compromised and it gets caught up in such a terrible incident, it will be very difficult to recover its reputation afterwards.

Gan Xiaoxing and his family members kept calling him, making a barrage of calls that nearly broke his phone.

Xiang Jingheng turned off his phone and didn't even go home, knowing he'd only face a few grumpy faces if he did.

He's all high and mighty when he's doing bad things, but when it comes to taking responsibility, he starts crying and wailing... He despises that kind of behavior.

If this matter hadn't involved Xiang's Technology, he wouldn't have bothered to even get involved.

But now that it has already happened, he has to deal with it.

Xiang Jingheng held another phone, thought for a long time, and then dialed a number.

I was prepared for the call to be disconnected, but to my surprise, Yu Yan answered the call this time. She did answer, but there was no sound for a long time.

"Yu Yan?" Xiang Jingheng called out tentatively.

Yu Yan hummed in agreement.

Xiang Jingheng was taken aback. Yu Yan's voice was so hoarse that it was almost impossible to recognize her original voice.

His heart suddenly clenched.

These past few days he's been trying to keep the news from Xiaoxing's lab quiet and help Xiangshi Technology regain its reputation, but he forgot to comfort Yu Yan.

As the person whose paper was stolen, Yu Yan's mood was naturally not good. She must have been extremely anxious when she first realized that this had happened. She must have prepared those materials for a long time.

After all, the road to protecting one's rights is not easy. What did she do wrong, after all the hard work she put into writing her thesis?

"You called because of Gan Xiaoxing, right?"

Yu Yan's voice was devoid of emotion; it was so hoarse it sounded like she was sick, making the listener's heart clench and feel very uncomfortable.

Xiang Jingheng was silent for a moment, then said, "In this matter, Mu Zhiwei has wronged you; you are the victim. I cannot guarantee that Gan Xiaoxing is entirely innocent in this incident, but I..."

He took a deep breath. "I still want to plead for her. Could you please let her go?"

Yu Yan didn't say anything.

Xiang Jingheng heard her swallowing, but he couldn't tell if she was drinking water or wine...

My heart tightened again.

"I know this request is a bit excessive, but Yu Yan, please do me a favor."

Xiang Jingheng forced a smile and said, "As you know, Xiaoxing Research Lab and Xiangshi Technology are highly intertwined partners. This matter has had a great impact on Xiangshi Technology... Back then, when we divorced, the Yu family withdrew all the patents and shares without a word, causing Xiangshi Technology's stock to plummet. It took me many years to recover the losses from that year. We can't afford to do it again."

"oh……"

Yu Yan listened quietly to him finish speaking, and then asked, "So, you think it's my fault? I'm the one who caused Xiangshi Technology's stock to plummet?"

“I,” Xiang Jingheng frowned slightly, “that’s not what I meant.”

"It doesn't matter."

Yu Yan smiled gently, "If that's what you mean, then it's fine. Gan Xiaoxing is someone you like, so it's only right that you protect her. How you protect her, save her, and clear her name is your business, not mine. You can't expect a victim to help the perpetrator, can you? I really don't understand that logic."

Listening to Yu Yan's laughter, Xiang Jingheng felt that she seemed extremely sad and lonely.

"Yu Yan, what's wrong?"

Forget about pleading for Gan Xiaoxing, Xiang Jingheng gripped his phone tightly, somewhat worried about Yu Yan's situation.

After a long silence, Yu Yan suddenly asked, "Xiang Jingheng, do you know how Gan Xiaoxing stole my paper without anyone noticing and gave it to Mu Zhiwei to publish?"

Xiang Jingheng's eyes narrowed slightly; he was indeed puzzled by this.

Mu Zhiwei didn't know Yu Yan, so it was impossible for him to steal her paper remotely. How did Gan Xiaoxing manage to do it?

"I don't know," Xiang Jingheng said.

Yu Yan laughed again, "You don't know? Uncle Yan said he doesn't know..."

Her voice faded into the distance, as if she were drunk and had gone to the bathroom to vomit; a rustling noise could be heard through the receiver.

"Yu Yan, Yu Yan..."

Xiang Jingheng kept calling out, and after a while, Shao Muyan's voice came over: "Yu Yan is drunk, you can talk about it another day."

"Third Master!"

Xiang Jingheng stopped him from hanging up the phone and asked urgently, "What exactly happened?"

Shao Muyan's voice was icy cold: "Xiang Chu installed a monkey-shaped magnetic clip on Yu Yan's laptop. We took it to be tested, and it turned out to be a listening device that can remotely steal data."

boom!

Xiang Jingheng suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with astonishment.

Is it... Xiang Chugan's?