Yuan Zhong braced himself and looked down at Guo Xueyun in the audience, casting a pleading glance at her. But she had no idea how to help and could only look away, pretending not to see him.
His mind raced, but Professor Xue didn't give him a chance to cheat or bluff, and went straight to asking questions.
He couldn't answer the first question.
The second problem is misattribution.
When it came to the third question, anyone with a bit of professional knowledge could tell that Professor Xue had lowered the difficulty level considerably and asked a very basic question.
However... Yuan Zhong still stammered.
"I...I..."
A commotion broke out in the audience, with some people pointing and whispering.
"What's going on? Isn't this a question that can be answered just by opening your mouth? The teacher talked about it in class."
"It's strange. He can come up with research ideas that professors wouldn't even think of, so how come he can't even answer such a basic question?"
"It's like you've become a completely different person..."
"How boring. I thought he was a genius."
"Hey, I have a bold guess. Could it be that Professor Xue knows his level and is deliberately testing him?"
"So you mean his competition results were also rigged? That's not his true ability?"
"Who knows? Let's see. Anyway, it has nothing to do with us. Let's just watch the show."
People whispered among themselves, and as more people talked, their quiet voices grew into a loud one.
Yuan Zhong's face turned red and then black, then red again. He looked like a whole boiled red shrimp standing there, bewildered, comical, and pitiful, not deserving of any sympathy.
"Professor Xue, I...I have other ideas..."
He had a tragic, desperate look about him, and when he thought of what Jiang Xiu had told him, he quickly poured it all out.
Those present looked at each other in bewilderment, and remained completely silent.
A professor tugged at Professor Xue's arm: "Professor Xue, what do you think? These are unprecedented... but he doesn't seem very skilled..."
"Hmph, none of what he's talking about is his own!"
After testing Chen Zhong, Professor Xue knew his true level and immediately stopped giving him any face.
"Aren't you going to tell the truth? Should we hold another seminar for you regarding the ideas you just mentioned?"
After saying this, Yuan Zhong's legs went so weak he almost fainted.
Guo Xueyun couldn't stand it any longer, after all, she and Yuan Zhong were in the same boat, so she quickly tried to stand up and speak.
"Ahem... Professors, I think Chen is too nervous because he's never seen anything like this before. Please give him some time..."
"Shut up! Which college are you from? Who gives you the right to tell us what to do? Go back to where you came from! Don't make this old man say anything too harsh!" Professor Xue wouldn't tolerate her.
Guo Xueyun had lost all face in front of so many teachers and students. She couldn't possibly stay any longer and quickly ran out of the lecture hall, afraid that others would remember her face.
Jiang Wanqing took in the whole farce, a faint smile playing on her lips.
Professor Xue couldn't stand it anymore, so he went up on stage, pushed "Chen Zhong" aside, and took the microphone.
"Everyone, I must apologize for this competition. Because of my negligence, an incompetent person took advantage of the situation. At first, I really thought that a hidden genius had emerged in the college. If that were the case, I would have no complaints about giving first place to this student, Chen. But as you all saw, his performance today was disappointing. This is not the performance that a professional student should have. There is only one reason for this: he was just copying others!"
"What?!"
"Did Chen plagiarize? But there are no similar projects in the industry..."
"What's going on? Could there be a mistake?"
A murmur arose from the audience, creating quite a stir. Seeing that he was already in a precarious situation, Yuan Zhong decided to go all the way and tell the whole lie, taking a step forward.
"Professor Xue, isn't it incredibly unethical of you to slander a student without any evidence?"
"Hmph, you know how to talk, why didn't you answer the question earlier?" Professor Xue may be old, but his responsiveness is still lacking.
A question left him speechless. Yuan Zhong looked at Jiang Wanqing below the stage and came up with a plan.
He pointed at Jiang Wanqing: "Professor Xue, even if you want to protect your student, you shouldn't put me in this situation. If I plagiarized, why didn't the professors notice during the competition? Including the ideas I just mentioned..."
"Including those ideas you just mentioned, my student Wanqing and I discussed them a long time ago. I brought the letters over today, and the postmark is still there. Everyone can take a look. More detailed and profound knowledge and insights are all here. Are you going to say that she copied you? Then I have to ask you a few more questions."
Professor Xue's fighting ability is incredibly strong. Jiang Wanqing silently gave him a thumbs up. He's amazing!
Sure enough, after these words were spoken, Yuan Zhong was speechless, unable to utter a word.
Meanwhile, professors in the front row had already taken the letters over to verify their authenticity, and after reading them, no one could utter a single negative word.
"This was two months ago..."
"This was six months ago..."
"This is incredible!"
The professors were stunned, but some raised questions.
"Professor Xue, since your students raised this point long ago, why didn't you notice the similarity during the competition?"
"To my shame, I had just returned from lecturing recently and was busy with teaching work. I hadn't read a few letters, and that's how someone took advantage of the situation," Professor Xue explained.
Now everyone understood, and they all looked at Jiang Wanqing with shining eyes.
On the stage, Yuan Zhong shook his head repeatedly as if he had seen a ghost.
"No...impossible! How could Jiang Wanqing know!"
He checked the literature and found absolutely no research in these areas. How could Jiang Wanqing...?
"Chen, don't be upset. Any professor can test me on the spot, whether it's classroom knowledge or related to the topic. Just see if I can answer them."
"Yeah, let's give them a test right here, just like Professor Xue tested Chen earlier." Someone echoed loudly.
"To avoid people saying I'm biased, I won't ask. Anyone who wants to ask can ask."
Professor Xue nodded to Jiang Wanqing, showing complete confidence in her and no concern whatsoever.
The other professors exchanged glances and began testing Jiang Wanqing on the spot, immediately posing highly difficult questions.
As a result, Jiang Wanqing's performance was the opposite of Yuan Zhong's. From the background of the topic to the basic answers, she answered the questions logically and perfectly, from the surface to the core, from the shallow to the deep!
She answered five or six questions in a row, from different professors.
"Great! Excellent! Professor Xue, you truly are your student, we are convinced, hahaha..."
The seminar was very successful, and Professor Xue stripped Chen Zhong of his first-place prize and awarded it to Jiang Wanqing.
He slunk away from the lecture hall amidst everyone's doubts...
His resentment fueled his anger, and once outside, he punched the wall repeatedly.
"Jiang Wanqing! You bitch! You deserve to die!"
“What’s the use of being impotent and furious here?” Guo Xueyun suddenly appeared, giving him a disdainful look: “You’ve really opened my eyes. I never thought you were so useless!”
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