Chapter 284 Her Master Has Come to Back Her Up
Before setting off, Jiang Si actually received a phone call from her teacher's wife.
But the teacher's wife only said on the phone that she had already contacted experts in handwriting analysis.
However, the other party has some things to take care of and may arrive a little later.
Jiang Si didn't think too much about it at the time.
In fact, she had already made several preparations, even if she hadn't found a suitable candidate.
Today she can also seek justice for herself.
But she never expected that the person who came would be her master!
To be honest, the two of them, master and apprentice, had not seen each other for seven or eight years.
Thinking about all this, Jiang Si's legs involuntarily stood up.
However, before she could speak...
Professor Li and relevant leaders from the Construction Department stepped forward and asked, "Deputy Director Yu, what brings you here?"
Clearly, everyone was quite surprised by his arrival.
It should be noted that Deputy Director Yu is engaged in classified scientific research work and currently serves as the Deputy Chief Engineer of the First Academy of the Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry. He rarely appears in public.
They only occasionally meet at the year-end ministerial performance review meetings.
Although their Construction Department and the Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry did have some working dealings, these were usually handled by subordinates.
I just don't know why it was Deputy Director Yu who came in person this time.
Lost in thought, Yu Baien's gaze swept over everyone and finally landed on Jiang Si.
"I'm sorry to bother you all today."
"Deputy Director Yu, what are you saying?"
The one who responded was Deputy Minister Xu from the Construction Department's project team.
He subconsciously assumed that the other party had come to discuss the construction of a factory under the Seventh Ministry of Machinery Industry.
"Deputy Director Yu, regarding the project delay..."
However, before he could finish speaking, Yu Baien interrupted him.
“Vice Minister Xu, I’m here today for personal matters. We can discuss the project delay another day.”
Private matters?
Upon hearing this, Vice Minister Xu's expression showed even deeper confusion. "I wonder what kind of private matter you are referring to?"
Yu Baien had limited time and didn't beat around the bush. "I heard that my apprentice's design project had some problems, and I happened to have some free time today, so I came over to find out what happened."
After saying that, without waiting for everyone's reaction, he walked straight up to Jiang Si.
"how?"
Yu Baien looked at her and said gently, "You don't even recognize your master? You didn't even say hello."
With just one sentence, he drew everyone's attention.
Jiang Si felt a slight lump in her throat upon hearing this, "Master!"
Although she transmigrated into a book, she inherited not only the memories from the book, but also the emotions.
Therefore, for Jiang Si, her master was not just a mentor, but more like a guiding light on her path of growth.
Memories flooded back, and Jiang Si's voice choked with emotion as she asked, "Master, why have you come?"
“Your teacher’s wife called me.”
After a pause, Yu Baien added, "If I hadn't come, wouldn't you have been bullied to death?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Si chuckled.
Although she could handle this herself, it has to be said that it feels really good to have someone backing her up.
At this moment, Yu Baien glanced at Shen Dong and his wife who were standing to the side.
His gaze was calm, yet it exuded an imposing aura.
"You were the one who said my apprentice plagiarized you?"
"I……"
He Lin was feeling guilty, and her face turned pale instantly when he stared at her like that.
He opened and closed his mouth, but couldn't squeeze out a single word for a long time.
She glanced at her husband.
But Shen Dong was already in dire straits, barely able to save himself, so he dared not respond casually.
Moreover, this can also be seen from the attitudes of the leaders.
This Yu guy is probably someone important.
So much so that when faced with He Lin's pleading gaze, Shen Dong didn't even have the courage to meet her eyes.
Seeing that the couple couldn't come up with a coherent explanation, Yu Baien bypassed them and looked directly at Professor Li.
"Professor Li, it's been a long time."
Professor Li clearly recognized him, and the two shook hands in a gesture of mutual respect.
"I didn't expect you to come in person today."
When he saw the revised plan at Lao Gao's house last time, he felt that Comrade Jiang's style looked very familiar.
Unexpectedly, she turned out to be Professor Yu's direct disciple.
"This concerns my apprentice's innocence; how could I not come?"
After finishing his sentence, Yu Baien added, "Could I take a look at the original manuscript that was stolen?"
“Of course.” Professor Li nodded and then handed over the original design.
Although Yu Baien has not yet seen the unedited version in the photos, these design drawings in front of him...
He only glanced at it twice before his brows furrowed tightly.
"This manuscript has been edited, quite a few times."
Yu Baien pointed to several lines and markings on the drawing, his tone confident.
"The framework and core concept are from my apprentice, but here, here, and here..."
His fingers landed precisely on several key details, "These areas have all been treated with professional techniques."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Baien stretched out his hand.
The next second, Jiang Si handed over the flashlight she had prepared in advance.
The master and apprentice did not exchange a single word throughout the entire process, yet their teamwork remained perfectly synchronized.
A few minutes later, Yu Baien gave his conclusion, "These areas were treated with a scraper, and then professional retouching cream was used to fix them. The technique was fairly skilled, but..."
But as soon as those two words were uttered, Shen Dong's heart jumped into his throat.
As expected, Yu Baien's next words were a direct slap in the face to him.
"For anyone working in the design profession, if they need to retouch a drawing, they will generally choose to do so before the final version is released, rather than after it has been released."
Many of the people present were not in the fields of fine arts or design.
Upon seeing this, Professor Li offered a few words of explanation.
Normally, after completing a pencil sketch, a designer will place it under tracing paper.
Then it will be meticulously traced with ink lines.
To make corrections, you can only carefully scrape off the parts that need to be modified with a scraper.
For areas that have been thinned or roughened, a special photo editing cream needs to be applied to smooth them out.
Finally, use a technical pen of the same specification to modify the font or lines at the scratched-off area.
After listening to Professor Li's explanation, everyone suddenly understood.
"Yeah, he already had the final draft, and then he made extensive revisions. Doesn't that clearly show he has something to hide?"
Vice Minister Xu's expression also turned somewhat unpleasant upon hearing this.
They've been working overtime for a month on this project.
Now we're just waiting to start construction right after the Chinese New Year.
After all that effort, the carefully selected design turned out to be someone else's work.
"Comrade Shen, aren't you just being ridiculous?"
Vice Minister Xu grew increasingly angry, "You'd better explain yourself clearly right now!"
How could Shen Dong possibly give an explanation at this point?
If he confesses, what will his colleagues think of him in the future?
He also couldn't explain it to his parents.
Now, he only has one path left.
Having figured these things out, Shen Dong was no longer flustered.
He glanced at everyone present. "Everyone has their own habits. When I was in the design institute, which design wasn't revised and rewritten several times before being submitted?"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
What's wrong? Judging from his tone, does he think this is something to be proud of?
Meanwhile, the leaders of the Beijing Second Architectural Design Institute, sitting in the back row, wished they could disappear into a hole in the ground right then and there.
I thought Shen Dong had finally figured it out.
Unexpectedly, he actually pooped a huge dump on the spot!
How embarrassing! It's absolutely shameful!
However, at this moment, Shen Dong was like a wild horse that had broken free of its reins, and he had already turned his attention to Yu Baien.
"Although you are Comrade Jiang's mentor, you can't just accuse me of plagiarism because my drawings show signs of modification!"
Yu Baien remained calm. "Then what about the photos? How do you explain that!"
"How would I know?"
Shen Dong's eyes flickered: "The design draft has been submitted to the construction department for more than a month. What happened in between? Who can say for sure?"
He originally wanted to mention the Huo family, but after thinking about it, he changed his approach.
"Comrade Jiang is incredibly resourceful; perhaps... perhaps he has some other way of accessing these things, which wouldn't be surprising..."
"Smack!"
Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Si had already slapped her across the face.
Shen Dong was completely stunned by the blow.
Finally, He Lin realized what was happening, "You! How could you hit someone?"
"Why can't I fight!" Jiang Si sneered.
Sure enough, people can laugh when they're speechless.
Seeing that He Lin was about to make a move, Jiang Si didn't tolerate it.
He slapped her again with his backhand.
Now the couple was completely dumbfounded.
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