Chapter 266 Presenting Ironclad Evidence
Seeing that things were developing exactly as expected, Yang Mei blinked slightly and pretended to be full of righteousness, saying, "Yunxia, Hongxia, I know that you two have suffered a loss in this matter, but for the collective honor of the class, Zhou Zhi and I have no choice but to do this. Counselor, we will listen to you!"
Upon hearing this, the counselor smiled reassuringly, took out the list, and was about to add the names of Yang Mei, Zhou Zhi, and Li Yang when suddenly, there was another knocking sound at the door.
"Who is it? So clueless! Don't they know they're having serious business inside?"
Unfortunately, the person outside clearly didn't listen to her and pushed the door open, wiping the sweat from his forehead haphazardly and panting heavily, saying, "Thank goodness, we finally made it. Counselor, these are Xiaxia and Hongxia's application forms and supporting documents. Please take a look."
The counselor took it, glanced at it briefly, and found everything complete and formatted correctly. Frowning, she said unhappily, "You had a backup? Why didn't you say so earlier? You made me worry for so long for nothing. Wait, that's not right. How come there's a backup?"
"Oh, a junior student didn't know how to get the certificate, so she printed a color copy for her. When she returned it, she put the wrong one in her dorm. The original is still in her dorm. Is there a problem, counselor?"
"It's nothing, everything's ready, we'll deliver it to the department in a bit. Class monitor, if something like this happens again, you can forget about being a class officer. Alright, you can all go back now!"
Just when things were about to go smoothly, a sudden change occurred. Yang Mei's resentful eyes were fixed on the beaming Li Xinxin. With 800 yuan slipping away, Li Yang was very unhappy and pleaded, "Advisor, since Li Xinxin has successfully obtained the 1500 yuan scholarship, how about... the poverty subsidy..."
The counselor was in a hurry to pack up her things and send them to the department, so she had no time to speak calmly. She said angrily, "Giving it to you is a favor, not giving it is my right. Since Li Hongxia's materials have been completed on time, there is no more for you. Student representative, the rest is yours. I'm leaving now."
After saying that, she grabbed her briefcase and quickly left the office. The remaining seven people were face to face, and Yun Xia was the first to break off all pretense of civility.
"Wow, what a coincidence! My computer crashed, the memory was wiped, my USB drive was damaged, and the materials I submitted to the class representative have vanished. The three of you just happened to have the materials all prepared neatly and stamped with all the necessary seals. Hehe!"
"Yunxia, don't think that just because you have good grades you can slander your classmates at will. Believe me or not, I'll expose you to the department!"
"Go ahead, and while you're at it, check on the missing important documents and see who's behind it!"
"Li Yang, the holes in your Yeezy shoes are quite unique. They're exactly the same as the ones the person who bumped into me last night was wearing. Also, if I remember correctly, Zhou Zhi, you asked me a few days ago how to write a scholarship application. Well, you three actually dared to set a trap for someone!"
"Class monitor, you...you're making false accusations!" Zhou Zhi, feeling guilty, spoke without any confidence.
"Class representative, Yunxia, do you two have any evidence to support your claims? If you don't have evidence, it's slander, believe it or not..."
Before she could finish speaking, Yunxia took out a voice recorder, a smile on her lips, and gently pressed the play button. The entire secret conversation between the three of them, plotting to steal the documents and intending to take the blame in a crisis, was played out.
"Tsk tsk, not even trying to hide it from others. They took advantage of the fact that the cafeteria was empty around 9 pm and secretly discussed things in a corner, little did they know... I was reading a book right next door. Although a recording made in private can't be used as evidence, it can certainly be used to define the three of you!"
Yangmei was so angry that her teeth ached. She snatched the recording pen, smashed it on the ground, and still wasn't satisfied. She smashed it to pieces with a stool. In short, it died a natural death.
"Oh, so you're getting angry now, aren't you? But too bad, I have a backup. You three, listen up, I'll let it go this time, but if you ever dare to have any more malicious intentions, I'll release the recording to the public. Every single person at Jiangyi University could drown you three with a single spit."
"It's not...it's all my fault. Yang Mei forced me to do it. Xiaxia, for the sake of us being classmates, please don't leak this recording. Please...delete it, I beg you!"
With the evidence laid bare, there was no need to continue pretending. Yang Mei grabbed Zhou Zhi by the collar, choking her so tightly she could barely breathe, and angrily said, "Nonsense! The switch plan was indeed my idea, but you added a lot of details!"
Driven by self-interest, Li Yang was enraged when he realized he couldn't get the special treatment and was instead being used against him by others. The three of them started fighting, blaming each other. Yun Xia shook her head helplessly, thinking to herself how complicated human nature is. She bent down to pick up the broken pieces of the recording pen and led the class representative and her roommate out of the office. Anyway, the noise they made would definitely attract the administrator, and if they stayed in the room, they would inevitably get into trouble.
"Did you all already guess that Yang Mei and her friends would pull some tricks, which is why you prepared two sets of application materials?"
"As expected of the class representative, you see things very clearly. I'm sorry, the fewer people who know about this, the more likely they are to fall into the trap."
"It's alright. I should thank you for your foresight, otherwise... I'm afraid I would have lost my position as a class officer. I have some things to do in the club, so I'll be leaving now!"
After the class representative left, Li Xinxin excitedly jumped up and down, "Goodness gracious, did you guys see Yang Mei's expression just now? She looked like she wanted to eat someone alive! Hehe, she wants to get honors, but instead of studying hard and doing more social practice, she's thinking of using crooked methods to get a spot. Serves her right, that girl is infuriating!"
"Alright, stop being so sharp-tongued. Come on, I'm in a good mood today, so I'll treat you to hamburgers!" With that, she pulled the two of them straight to the hamburger shop near the school gate. She was a regular customer and ordered a three-person set meal. The owner even gave them three free drinks.
"Once the student aid and scholarships come through, I'll treat you two to a big meal!" Li Hongxia said, blushing as she nibbled on her hamburger.
"No need to spend so much, some snacks will do. Hey, Xiaxia, what's with the recording? If you have this trump card, why didn't you let us know beforehand?"
The application was 5,000 words long, and Yun Xia didn't have the time to write it. She was able to obtain audio evidence by following Yang Mei's every move and confirm her three despicable acts, thanks to Bai Ye, who hired a private investigator who pretended to be a student of the school.
Of course, these things must not be told to the two of them. First, the private investigator fee is too high, and Li Hongxia should not feel burdened. Second, Li Xinxin is a big mouth and tells her god everything, which is really a headache.
"I recorded this by chance. I didn't tell you beforehand because I wanted to give Yang Mei and the others a chance, but unfortunately... they didn't cherish it!"
"With her personality of being unable to stand seeing others do well, she's the one who's suffering and feeling frustrated. After all, there are plenty of people in the world who are more outstanding than her. Let's have a drink instead of alcohol, the three of us."
It seems Li Xinxin wanted to go to a bar to have some fun. Sure enough, at 11 p.m., she started urging everyone to go to a bar. The dazzling neon lights, the intoxicating liquor, and the lively atmosphere—her descriptions did not arouse the interest of the other two in the dormitory at all.
"You guys... don't understand the joys of life. Humph, if you won't go, I'll go by myself!"
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