From the beginning, Shi Jing had already planned to sow discord between the Ding family father and son and Wang Ming, and then use Li Yizhi's evidence to damage the reputations of Wang Ming and Ding Hao.
No matter what the situation is like, they can only make their move if there is a blemish or a crack in the wall.
After that, getting certified will be much easier.
However, just as things were getting to the first step, Fang Ning was suddenly contacted.
The person who contacted him was none other than Jiang An, a member of Fang Ning's research group. When Jiang An's people from Shi Jing first contacted him, they maintained an ambiguous attitude, but this time they suddenly relented.
During the phone call, he first asked Fang Ning if she was willing to reconcile with Ding Hao. After receiving Fang Ning's resolute refusal, he suddenly suggested meeting with her.
Fang Ning was surprised when he hung up the phone. He didn't understand why the other party had made the call, let alone what their purpose was in asking him to meet.
He grabbed his phone and rushed downstairs, stammering as he made the call.
Shi Jing had told him that, for safety reasons, he should tell them anything that happened during this period.
Shi Jing was also surprised by how things had turned out, but she still reassured them, "Don't worry, I'll arrange for someone to go with us. Whatever the reason, we'll find out when we get there."
Liang Qiu poured a glass of water and handed it to Fang Ning. Although the two lived under the same roof, they didn't see each other very often.
“Jiang An is indeed a rather strange person,” said a bodyguard who had previously come into contact with Jiang An.
"How so?"
“Jiang An has been with Ding Hao for five years and is considered one of Ding Hao’s more trusted assistants. But he is somewhat wary of Ding Hao, unlike the usual boss and assistant relationship,” the bodyguard said. “I’ve tried to get in touch with him. These people either insisted from the beginning that they knew nothing, or they were somewhat evasive and dared not say much. Only him, I remember very clearly, he asked me at the time, ‘What makes you think you can bring down Ding Hao?’”
"Since he has so much confidence in Ding Hao, why did he contact Fang Ning this time?" Liang Qiu was also puzzled.
Fang Ning said, "Actually, Assistant Jiang is usually a very nice person."
Shi Jing patted his head and comforted him, "Anyway, we'll see you tonight."
*
That evening, Shi Jing brought four bodyguards with him. Although he felt the possibility of danger was not high, Shi Jing still made preparations.
The place they agreed to meet was a small restaurant, and it wasn't crowded since it was past lunchtime.
Jiang An had booked a private room, and when they arrived, Jiang An was already there.
Upon seeing everyone, Jiang An showed no surprise. Clearly, he had already learned about them before contacting Fang Ning.
Jiang An looked at the bodyguard he had met before and smiled slightly: "Mr. Yuan, we meet again."
Security guard Yuan Mingyuan nodded to him, and the two did not exchange any further pleasantries.
Fang Ning was in the crowd; at this moment, he was the one who was invited.
"Jiang, Assistant".
"Fang Ning, Miss Shi, please have a seat," Jiang An said, then sat back down.
Shi Jing was somewhat surprised; she hadn't expected the other person to recognize her.
"You know me?"
Since she had gotten involved in Fang Ning's affairs and had people investigate and contact the research institute, she certainly didn't expect to be able to keep it a secret forever. But she was still somewhat surprised that she was discovered so easily.
“Miss Shi, please don’t be surprised. I happened to run into you and Fang Ning before.” Jiang An said, and then gestured for them to sit down again. “Please sit down, let’s talk slowly.”
Seeing this, Shi Jing sat down, and the others followed suit.
"Why did you meet with Fang Ning?" Shi Jing asked bluntly.
"Miss Shi, are you sure you want to get to the bottom of this matter with Fang Ning? Even if he has a powerful background?" Jiang An didn't answer directly, but instead confirmed it again.
"yes."
Upon hearing this, Jiang An relaxed slightly and replied, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."
Could the meaning behind "you..." be what she was thinking?
"Just as you guessed, I also have a grudge against Ding Hao."
Shi Jing and the others looked at each other, knowing that Jiang An had come for a reason, but they really hadn't expected this.
Why would Ding Hao keep someone who has a grudge against him as his assistant?
Before they could think it through, Jiang An dropped another bombshell: "Is Fang Ning's laptop in my hands?"
This made everyone even more confused.
"Ding Hao has a very strong backer. Even if there is a grudge, who would really be willing to fight him to the end? If it weren't for Miss Shi's background, I probably still wouldn't dare to say it."
Shi Jing fell silent; she roughly understood what Jiang An meant.
"Over the years, Ding Hao has stolen more than just Fang Ning's achievements by abusing his power. It's just that Fang Ning's achievements were indeed outstanding and were unexpectedly submitted to Nature, catching him off guard."
Fang Ning was taken aback. He remembered that Ding Hao had initially recommended another domestic newspaper to him.
"He probably recommended that you submit to another newspaper. To be honest, nobody expected you to submit to Nature."
"Well, he recommended another one, and I'd like to give it a try."
Fang Ning was very optimistic about his research results and wanted to give it a try. However, he was afraid of being rejected, so he didn't tell anyone, including Ding Hao.
“If you had submitted the one he recommended, this article would probably have been rejected long ago.” Jiang An sneered. “Your submission caught him off guard, forcing him to hastily wrap up the manuscript, which gave me an opportunity.”
"You're saying the computer Fang Ning used is in your possession?"
“Yes.” Jiang An nodded. “I was the one who purchased this batch of office computers. I kept one for myself and was waiting for this day.”
As Jiang An recounted his story, everyone realized that Jiang An had long been eyeing Ding Hao and had wanted to bring him down. However, knowing he couldn't bring Ding Hao down on his own, he had been lying low, waiting for the right opportunity.
And now, the opportunity he's been waiting for has arrived!
This sudden turn of events gave Jiang An an opportunity. When asked to dispose of Fang Ning's computer, he backed it up using another computer and fooled Ding Hao.
The two sides talked for a long time, and Jiang An agreed to hand over the computer to them. He did not make any demands, his only request was that Ding Hao pay the price.
Although they never figured out what deep-seated hatred existed between Jiang An and Ding Hao, for Shi Jing and his team, getting their hands on the computer with the evidence was the best possible outcome.
Fang Ning got his hands on the computer on the spot, and after confirmation, it was indeed the computer he had been using.
Not long after, they obtained evidence that Li Yizhi's work had been plagiarized and that he had been betrayed by his mentor.
With these two things, it's safe to say that they are more than enough to fight back against Ding Hao and Wang Ming.
Having obtained the evidence, they did not choose to resolve the matter privately, but instead chose to call the police directly!
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