"It's that...that classmate I told you about. I saw him today...he just went into the lounge with a judge!"

"There should only be the two of them inside. I suspect they're doing something shady! President, is the president at the Music Association right now? I want to report this! I want to report that someone is bribing the Music Association judges to disrupt this assessment and affect its fairness!"

Ding Tai never took what Li Chuan said seriously, thinking it was just the boy's imagination due to his nervousness about the upcoming exam. He never expected that the classmate he mentioned would actually get into the music association.

Bribing examiners and affecting the fairness of the assessment is no small matter. Even Vice President Gao, who is always eager to make a profit, never gets involved in the assessment process.

Ding Tai asked, "Are you sure your classmate is with one of the judges for this assessment?"

"I'm sure! I saw them go in with my own eyes."

"Okay, you wait there for a moment, I'll send someone over right away."

Ding Tai put down his phone. Gao Zhicai was sitting at his desk, still dealing with the documents that had piled up during his business trip. Ding Tai said directly, "President Gao, someone is trying to tamper with the Music Association's assessment this time."

Gao Zhicai raised his head, frowned slightly, and was not quite convinced, since there had never been a problem with the assessment in all these years.

"Yeah?"

"Yes, there is evidence. I have a student who saw that one of the judges in this assessment had an ambiguous relationship with someone else, which seemed to indicate an improper transaction."

"Is there any evidence?"

"Yes, he saw with his own eyes that the person sneaked into the music association at night some time ago, and he sneaked in again today."

"The two are in the judges' lounge right now. It's still early, and the other judges probably haven't arrived yet. I wonder which member is so bold as to bring someone in at this time."

This matter, which affects the assessment, is of utmost importance. If it is not handled properly, that old fellow Yuan Dong might come back to manage the music association again. Gao Zhicai knew that Yuan Dong hated favoritism and cheating the most.

He had to go and see if it was true or not. If it was true, he had to deal with it immediately to avoid alarming Yuan Dong and causing him to question his management.

If Yuan Dong wants to come back and take charge then, it will be a huge problem.

Gao Zhicai put down his pen and stood up. "Then let's go take a look."

Ding Tai responded with "Yes" and immediately followed behind Gao Zhicai.

Ding Tai had followed Gao Zhicai for so long and knew what Gao Zhicai cared about most. Gao Zhicai could ignore everything else, but there could not be any problems with the assessment.

Therefore, when Li Chuan called him and said that they had caught the person, it was considered that there was evidence. Although he didn't know if there was really any deal, it was a violation of the rules for outsiders to enter the Music Association without permission.

Not to mention that at this crucial juncture of the assessment, one of the examiners was actually in contact with outsiders.

Generally, those selected as examiners are "confined" for a period of time beforehand, which is actually a month-long period from selection to the end of the assessment.

In order to avoid any possibility of bribery or manipulation, examiners are not allowed to leave the premises or contact the outside world except for necessary review meetings; they must remain in the music association's dormitory.

Those who need to be assessed cannot know who the judges are in advance, so it is difficult to bribe them beforehand. By the time they find out who the judges are, these examiners have already been quarantined.

This is also one of the means to ensure the fairness of the assessment, and it has always been done this way for many years.

So when Li Chuan told him about the speculation that Shi Qian had gotten along with some of the judges, Ding Tai didn't take it seriously at all.

It was impossible for any outsider to contact these people before the exam.

If there is actually a non-music association member and an examiner in the meeting room at this moment, then it is no small matter.

Ding Tai asked Li Chuan to confirm whether he had actually seen two people enter the conference room. Only after Li Chuan confirmed that it was true did he dare to mention it to Gao Zhicai. Otherwise, he would have made a wasted trip without any evidence and would inevitably offend this difficult boss.

Soon, Gao Zhicai and Ding Tai arrived at the entrance of the judges' lounge. As soon as Li Chuan saw Ding Tai, he rushed over and timidly called out, "Brother Tai."

"Brother Tai, you've finally arrived. They're still inside. I've been guarding this place the whole time, and no one has come out."

Ding Tai nodded and introduced Gao Zhicai, who was standing in front of Li Chuan, "This is the vice president of our music association. You can just call him President Gao."

Li Chuan was surprised to find the president of the Music Association to uphold justice. Because it was his first time meeting such an important figure, he became nervous and stammered, "Hello...President Gao!"

Gao Zhicai glanced at Li Chuan, then at Ding Tai, and immediately understood the relationship between the two.

Seeing Gao Zhicai's scrutinizing gaze, Ding Tai quickly explained, "This student is here today to take the assessment, and I happen to know him."

Gao Zhicai narrowed his eyes before speaking: "The exam waiting area shouldn't be here, right? I remember this area is all office buildings."

Upon hearing this question, Li Chuan broke out in a cold sweat. He stammered, "I...I just came out to use the restroom, and when I saw a classmate I knew, I...I followed him."

"I...I didn't come here on purpose, I didn't wander around."

It's suspicious that a candidate would not stay in the examination area but instead go to the judges' area.

Gao Zhicai glanced at Ding Tai and said, "I don't care how you make friends outside, but the Music Association has its own rules."

Upon hearing this, Ding Tai realized that Gao Zhicai knew about his relationship with Li Chuan. Given that Li Chuan was still a candidate, Gao Zhicai probably mistakenly thought that he and Li Chuan had some ulterior motives regarding the assessment.

"No, President, absolutely not. I only just found out he came here. I absolutely abide by the rules regarding the assessment and will not go easy on him."

Ding Tai was afraid that Gao Zhicai would misunderstand and think that he had brought the person to the judges' lounge, so he quickly explained.

"Didn't they say the person is still inside? Let's go in and check."

Gao Zhicai glanced at Ding Tai and Li Chuan, who had their heads down, and said.

Ding Tai realized what was happening and quickly led the way, with the group heading into the conference room.

We agreed in the group to meet at 8 a.m., as the assessment was scheduled for 10 a.m. We met two hours in advance to go over the important points.

Originally, arriving an hour early would have been fine, but the judges in the group were just too curious about President Qi Yan's students and couldn't wait to take a second look.

Therefore, everyone arrived early today and waited in the conference room for Shi Qian's arrival.

The person in charge, Chen Ce, received Shi Qian and respectfully brought him in.

As soon as Shi Qian arrived, everyone immediately gave up the main seat. Shi Qian did not refuse, after all, he was representing Yan Zhengming today.

"Shi, have you had breakfast? Would you like to eat something in our cafeteria?"

"have eaten."

"Is the temperature in the meeting room comfortable? Should we turn it up a bit?"

"suitable."

"Have some water first."

Chen Ce handed Shi Qian a bottle of water, worried that Shi Qian might be thirsty.

"Let's begin."

Shi Qian quickly got into character, and everyone else also became very focused, starting to study the judging criteria.

Suddenly there was a noise at the door, and the door was pushed open forcefully.

"That's him!"