After dealing with these matters, Shi Jing rubbed his temples.
It would take some time to get from the airport to her place, so she booked a restaurant near the hotel while they arrived so they could have a meal there.
These people are professionally trained and can eat and work very quickly during missions.
At nine o'clock in the evening, the three ladies arrived at Shi Jing's house.
The two bodyguards, one surnamed Shen and the other surnamed Zhang, both appeared to be composed individuals.
Upon arriving home, the two bodyguards consulted with Guo Shijing and immediately began checking for potential hazards.
Liang Qiu then took out her computer and started talking about the information she had found in the past few hours.
"The research center's laboratory is a classified unit, and we do not have permission to log in. However, I have seen public opinion online. Although the matter has not yet fully blown up, there must be someone pushing it behind the scenes."
Shi Jing trusted Fang Ning's character, so he wasn't surprised to hear that there was someone pulling the strings.
"Okay, could you please keep an eye out for the information online first? We'll ask him about the specifics after he wakes up. You all should also get some rest." These people had rushed over as quickly as possible, and Shi Jing reminded them before going upstairs.
"Okay, little boss."
*
The next day, when Shi Jing got up, the two bodyguards were already up. She was exercising in the morning and saw them training in the yard. They stopped to greet her when they saw her.
"Good morning, little boss." They all followed Lin Ze's example and addressed her as little boss.
"You guys continue training, I'll join in for a bit too," Shi Jing said with a smile, greeting them.
Ever since the Little God of Wealth issued the daily training tasks, Shi Jing has maintained her training almost every day, except for very rare occasions when she would take leave. She has also become accustomed to training every day.
Both sides practiced their own techniques. Normally, Shi Jing might have been in the mood to learn a few moves from the two bodyguards, but today, because she was preoccupied with other things, she only completed her training plan for the day and then stopped.
She went upstairs and knocked on Fang Ning's door. After a while, someone answered.
"Coming." Fang Ning's voice wasn't loud, and it sounded very obedient.
A moment later, Fang Ning opened the door. He had changed back into his clothes and was dressed neatly.
"Time Mirror".
"Okay. Quickly wash up and go downstairs for breakfast."
"It's all washed up."
Upon hearing this, Jing glanced inside and wondered when he had gotten up, as the blankets were already folded.
It's clear that Fang Ning isn't quite used to living here.
Shi Jing didn't say anything else, but instead beckoned him to come downstairs: "Let's go then."
Liang Qiu was also awake in the restaurant and was sitting there.
"Fang Ning, these are Sister Zhang, Sister Chen, and Sister Qiu. They will be staying with us for a while."
Hello.
Fang Ning's speech was somewhat muffled, which most people could detect, let alone these three. However, they didn't show any strange expressions, but instead greeted her as kindly as possible.
Shi Jing watched from the side and felt that he had a good impression of the relationship, which would make things easier later.
The aunt would come over in the morning, and to avoid being disturbed, she took a few people to her study after breakfast.
Her study is usually only cleaned by her and her housekeeper occasionally; this is the first time so many people have come.
Shi Jing brought some water, and the group sat on the sofa. They began to piece together the sequence of events.
After a night's rest, Fang Ning's mood had improved considerably. Although she still spoke somewhat haltingly, she was able to recount the events in their entirety.
"I...I didn't plagiarize..."
It turns out that Fang Ning had some inspiration and direction while doing research with her mentor.
He shared his ideas with his advisor, but the advisor wasn't very optimistic about his goals. Nevertheless, the advisor approved his request to conduct his own research in his spare time.
And so he studied and did research at the same time. Unexpectedly, he was very lucky and successfully figured out some key points, and even published a paper.
What surprised him even more was that his usually kind mentor seemed to have suddenly become a different person.
"In other words, apart from the laboratory surveillance, you have no other direct evidence to prove that those are your research findings?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Ning's eyes reddened slightly. He nodded and said, "Electricity, computers have plans, papers, experiments, processes, only real laboratories have electricity and computers."
"This is troublesome."
Shi Jing frowned. Although she trusted Fang Ning, it would be difficult for her to clear his name without evidence.
"I'm so sorry," Fang Ning said, her face full of guilt.
Before the incident, he never imagined that his mentor would do such a thing.
Shi Jing shook his head, knowing that Fang Ning was not wary of others, but that was not his fault.
"Besides you and your mentor, is there anyone else who knows about this?" Shi Jing asked again.
Fang Ning nodded and said honestly, "Yes, yes, but... they won't... say..."
After the plagiarism incident, he rushed back to the lab to retrieve the evidence from his computer, only to find that his usual computer was gone and replaced with a new one.
Fang Ning still remembered what the people at the research institute looked like. Some looked disdainful and gloating, while others looked reluctant but dared not say much to him.
At that moment, he realized that his mentor must have said something to these people.
Fang Ning's words were fragmented, but the others weren't stupid and quickly understood.
It's nothing more than those same methods.
"In that case, it's going to be difficult to get started from within the research lab," Liang Qiu said, frowning.
“Although it’s difficult, we still have to try.” Shi Jing thought for a moment and then said, “Try to understand the backgrounds of these students and see if we can make a breakthrough. Also, assign more people to try and find that computer…”
As they were talking, Liang Qiu suddenly realized something and said abruptly, "It seems that this isn't the first time that guy has done something like this."
"What?" Shi Jing exclaimed in surprise. "Beijing University has always been very strict in selecting professors, how could this be..."
"Young boss, you underestimate the power of capital," Liang Qiu said with a smile.
Shi Jing remained silent for a while, perhaps because she rarely encountered any difficult problems and was somewhat naive.
Seeing this, Liang Qiu quickly added, "But it's good that you're like this, boss, living a simpler life."
She coughed lightly and continued to the previous topic: "About ten years ago, there were rumors of plagiarism. At that time, he had not yet graduated. The person involved in the thesis dispute was another graduate student of his. However, the matter did not escalate and was eventually dropped."
"Can you find out who the other person is?" Shi Jing asked.
Since Fang Ning's mentor might not be a first-time offender, perhaps there's a breakthrough we can find there.
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