Xi Xinxin's class is led by a Chinese language teacher who is a bit older, but her teaching style is always easy to understand. She has a very kind personality and sometimes even jokes with her students. Everyone in the class respects her very much.
She rarely got angry, but today her face was gloomy. A student mustered up the courage to ask her what was wrong.
Ms. Zhao, the Chinese teacher, put down her book and said, "Next semester you will be facing the college entrance examination. I don't want to see some people doing things that don't follow the rules." She didn't give any specific information before continuing her lesson.
Young people are always the most curious, and they started frantically trying to find out what was going on.
During break, Mo Chen casually approached Xu Chacha and her group of girls: "Do you want to know? Beg me."
Xu Chacha covered her mouth with a ladylike smile, ignoring Mo Chen, and then moved closer to Xi Xinxin: "Xinxin, did you hear any dog barking?"
More than the teacher's anger, Xi Xinxin was curious about why their relationship seemed to have become more harmonious: "Mo Chen, just tell me."
Seeing the girls looking at him with inquisitive eyes, Mo Chen felt a surge of vanity. He put on a mysterious air and said, "According to my sources, someone in our class was caught stealing this semester's final exam papers. The teachers are currently reviewing the surveillance footage to determine who it was."
"Male or female"
"That person was very secretive, wearing a mask and sunglasses, and even had one of those bear scarves wrapped around their head. School uniform, you know. There was no way to tell them apart," Mo Chen continued. "The reason they were able to pinpoint our class is because Teacher Zhao gave the whole class badges as rewards, right? That person was wearing a badge. It fell on the ground and Teacher Zhao picked it up."
Xi Dai: "No wonder you were so angry. If that person doesn't admit it, it would be very embarrassing to force them to admit it later."
(Host, are you...? You're wearing sunglasses and a mask.)
(I really wish the main program could switch to a different system to run you)
(...Aaaaaaah, this system is in a state of impotent rage!)
Dramatically, while Xi Xinxin was still teasing the system, she turned to the side, and her sunglasses and mask fell out of her pocket.
The sunglasses fell to the ground with a soft thud. But the whole class suddenly fell silent. All eyes were fixed on Xi Xinxin.
Xi Xinxin was now caught in a dilemma – whether to pick it up or not. She felt awkward; if she said now that she hadn't participated in stealing the exam papers, wouldn't it sound like she was making excuses?
Yu Shuwen picked it up a few seconds earlier and silently put it back into Xi Xinxin's pocket. She gritted her teeth, as if she had made up her mind: "Xinxin, I'll take the blame for you."
No, no, no! You guys are being ridiculous!
Then the group burst into laughter: "Alright, alright, I'm just teasing you. Class is starting. I'm going back to my seat."
In the end, Ms. Zhao still didn't get anyone to come to her office to admit their mistake. Her face was even more unpleasant than before. She returned to the classroom, clutching the badge tightly in her hand.
"I gave a certain student a chance, regardless of your family background. I still have the right to expel you. Now! Everyone stand up! Pick up the badges I gave you, and anyone I see can sit down!"
This badge takes up very little space. It has different encouraging words on it. People usually keep it quietly in their drawers, and some even use it as a pendant. So it's very convenient to take it out immediately. And since it was issued not long ago, almost everyone has one.
At that moment, Miya took out a small box from the drawer. She opened it, intending to take out the badge. Suddenly, her pupils contracted; the badge was gone.
Teacher Zhao quickly checked everyone. Now only one boy, Ji Nianya, was left standing. The boy asked if it would be possible to contact his family to take a photo, as he had left it at home. Teacher Zhao acquiesced. Soon, the boy sat down as well.
In the classroom, Ji Nianya stood alone, holding a small box in her hand, her hands trembling uncontrollably.
Teacher Zhao looked at her with disappointment: "Where's yours?"
Ji Nianya shook her head desperately: "Teacher Zhao, I didn't!"
After saying, "Come to my office," Teacher Zhao left immediately.
Jinian Ya slumped into her chair, tears streaming uncontrollably onto the table. She bit her lip, lowered her head, and ignored everyone's comments as she walked to her office.
Xi Dai gently nudged Xi Xinxin: "It's strange. I don't think it's her."
"Don't sink, don't sink."
Mo Chen responded to someone calling him, "What! Looking for me?" But when he realized it was Xi Xinxin, he became obsequious, "Miss Xi, what's wrong?"
Do you know which number the surveillance footage shows?
"It must have been yesterday, yes, I'm sure it was yesterday afternoon."
Xi Dai's eyes lit up, and she looked at Xi Xinxin with surprise. Xi Xinxin also raised her eyebrows: "That day, Jinian Ya carried her violin the whole time, waiting for the assessment after school, in order to show off her skills to her newly appointed violin teacher."
“And Jinianya cherishes her zither very much, and never lets it leave her side,” Xi Dai added.
Mo Chen asked, puzzled, "It's impossible for him to be carrying a violin the whole time, right?"
"You're so stupid. Stealing exam papers is a long-term behavior. But Ji Nianya's departure from the violin is only a short-term one." Xi Xinxin took Xi Dai's hand: "Let's go to the office."
Inside the office, Teacher Zhao didn't directly question Ji Nianya. Of all the students she'd worked with, Ji Nianya was the most outspoken. She wanted Ji Nianya to explain first.
"Teacher, I didn't do it. I was shocked when I opened the box and the badge wasn't inside," Jinian Ya's voice was still trembling with tears. The only evidence now pointed to her, and she had no way to prove her innocence: "Teacher, could you show me the security footage? Maybe there are some clues."
To avoid slandering the student, Teacher Zhao asked Jinian Ya to go with her to the monitoring room. They happened to run into the two people who had come to the office. After listening to Xi Xinxin's explanation, the group went to the monitoring room together to see if they could find anything.
The surveillance footage was very clear. But the student was truly unrecognizable. He quickly ran to the left, carrying several exam papers. Xi Xinxin stopped there.
"He stole the exam paper and ran quickly, clearly in a hurry to get back to his classroom. But our classroom wasn't in the direction he ran."
Teacher Zhao nodded in agreement: "But why did he drop this badge? Did you give it to anyone else?"
Jinian Ya shook her head firmly. It was a box she had kept in her drawer, a box that only she had ever touched. She couldn't possibly give it to anyone else.
“There is a way, which is to check the fingerprints on the box to see if anyone has touched it. If the school doesn’t have this technology, it won’t sound good if word gets out,” Xi Xinxin said, knowing that the school wouldn’t require this method.
The video of the exam paper theft was over, but the surveillance footage was still playing. Everyone fell silent, remembering Ya's resentment. Although it wasn't her, the probability of her being the scapegoat was extremely high. Then, Xi Xinxin suddenly noticed something interesting. She asked if she could fast-forward. After being given permission, she started fast-forwarding, pausing intermittently.
She pointed to the shoes worn by the students coming out of the classroom and asked, "Are these shoes popular lately?"
“It’s a limited edition,” Xi Dai glanced at it. “Only 100 pairs have been sold so far. Those who manage to snag one are either well-connected or rich.”
Xi Dai noticed it too. Two boys came out, their arms around each other's shoulders. They were even wearing identical shoes.
"Look at the person who stole the exam papers. Isn't that the same shoe they were wearing?"
Teacher Zhao narrowed her eyes; she recognized the two boys. They were students of a teacher who shared an office with her. And their classroom was on the left.
Teacher Zhao said, "You can go back now. There's nothing more for you to do. Here, this is for you, Jingya. Here's your badge back. Remember to protect it next time, don't let anyone with malicious intent use it."
"Okay, thank you, teacher."
Teacher Zhao left quickly. He must have already found a solution.
The ending of the story was also learned from Mo Chen.
After comparing numerous examples, the department heads narrowed it down to two individuals. One of them, feeling guilty, confessed to stealing the exam papers. He even distributed the exam questions throughout the classroom. This angered the teachers, who had to work overtime to create new questions.
The person who stole the exam paper wanted to buy these limited-edition shoes. Luckily, his family had some connections. However, the requirement was that he be in the top five of his class. After much pleading, he finally got the shoes. But his grades were terrible. While he was distressed, he came up with this terrible idea, wanting to absolve himself of any involvement. He'd heard that the class teacher had recently distributed badges to everyone, and he wanted to randomly choose a badge to take the blame.
It just so happened that the little box containing the memento of Ya was noticed, and unexpectedly, it actually contained a badge. Things were going smoothly. But ultimately, it was exposed. The school initially considered expulsion. The child's parents pleaded desperately to give their child another chance.
He finally admitted his mistake on the raised platform and apologized to Ji Xiangya.
He admitted his mistake, which made everyone aware that he had stolen the exam papers. However, only Xi Xinxin and a few others knew the details of what happened.
"Xi Xinxin, Xi Dai, I want to thank you both. What kind of gift would you like?" Ji Nianya asked with a serious expression.
She knew she was really grateful to the two of them this time. Otherwise, she would have had no way to clear her name.
Xi Dai didn't really need anything: "Don't ask me. Xin Xin figured it out from the surveillance footage. You should thank her."
Xi Xinxin was counting something. One, two, three...
"Hehehe," Xi Xinxin shook her phone. She added Jinian Ya to the group chat and designated her as Concubine Number Five. Then she sent a link to the group.
#Find the undercover agent! Team up with other players to win a mobile phone! Plus, millions in other grand prizes!
Little Camellia: ?
So the group played a game of finding the mole late into the night. Xu Chacha, unusually, stayed up all night. She practically played the bad guy several times. Every time she appeared, she would kill everyone except Xi Xinxin, then cry in the voice chat that she didn't mean it. In the end, she had to praise Xi Xinxin for her meticulous thinking and excellent reasoning.
Xi Xinxin didn't seem to mind. In fact, she was quite pleased with herself for being praised; she really was impressive.
The result of staying up all night was that Xi Xinxin had to go on a mission date with Jiang Moli with dark circles under her eyes. After all, she had promised him and felt bad about breaking her promise. Xi Xinxin didn't have time to put on makeup, so she just washed her face and went out.
As mentioned before, Xi Xinxin always arrives early and is never late, and Jiang Moli lives in the same neighborhood as her. So they waited for each other downstairs. To Xi Xinxin's surprise, Jiang Moli had already arrived. She sighed, "Oh my, are they all so disciplined and get up so early?"
(Assign a task to praise the female lead's beauty)
Xi Xinxin was disgusted with herself today. Before Jiang Moli could even speak, she waved her hand helplessly: "Thank you for the compliment. Let's go, where are we going to play?"
(Mission complete, receiving thanks from the female lead)
(Inviting the female lead to a date at the aquarium)
"Oh wow wow wow, let's go ... to the aquarium. I know how to walk, let's go!"
(The female lead agrees to the mission successfully)
Jiang Moli: Thank you Xi Xinxin for giving me the identity of a cool and aloof CEO.
Xi Xinxin is actually quite playful. In real life, she has little reason to go shopping or have fun, especially since she's been spending so much time in the research lab lately. She has many places she wants to go and many places she wants to explore. So, for her, this date is simply about making traveling more fun with someone else.
Jiang Moli was in line, wanting to buy Xi Xinxin's tickets as well, but little did he know that Xi Xinxin had already found the QR code ticket booking area and they had both bought theirs. She walked into the crowd and tugged at Jiang Moli's sleeve: "Come on, let's go~ This money was a free gift from the system~"
For a moment I was dazed…
The aquarium here is huge. Stepping inside, you're enveloped in a blue world. One side features castle-like designs, while the other is filled with seashells and corals. The scenery is beautifully arranged, almost dazzling. Xi Xinxin released Jiang Moli's sleeve: "Shall we go further in together and explore a bit more, or do you want to start here and look around slowly?"
He twitched his hand slightly, then returned to a half-fist position: "I'll listen to you."
Xi Xinxin handed the camera she brought to Jiang Moli: "Could you please take a picture of me? Oh no, I should have worn some makeup today. Damn it. It's okay, I can Photoshop it."
Taking the camera, looking at those fair and delicate hands, Jiang Moli's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, and he agreed: "But I think you look really good like this."
Xi Xinxin chuckled: "Thank you, you're handsome too."
You're handsome, you're handsome, you're handsome. Jiang Moli felt his heart beating faster and faster, louder and louder, as if the aquarium was now empty except for the two of them.
"Hmm? What are you thinking about?"
He snapped back to reality in an instant. He inwardly berated himself for acting like a high school student. Where was this innocent, naive boy persona? He was a shrewd, all-knowing adult! Hmm!
"It's nothing. Let's move on."
There were so many small fish swimming in groups. They were all colors she had never seen before. Xi Xinxin squatted down, finding it very interesting to watch the little fish swimming around. She rested her face in her hand, her eyes filled with a smile.
Click, the sound of a camera.
"Um?"
"Sorry, I took a picture. You can delete it now, sorry."
Xi Xinxin leaned over to look: "Not bad, you took such a cute picture of me, maybe you have a talent for photography."
"What would you like to drink? I'll go over there and buy it for you."
"If possible, a glass of lemonade, please, thank you."
Jiang Moli fled to a nearby beverage shop to choose a drink. When Xi Xinxin leaned closer, he was afraid she could hear his rapid heartbeat.
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