Chapter 104 Entrapment
Feng Aiguo broke down and retorted, "What nonsense are you spouting? My team's plan is so complex, how could it possibly be completed in three months?"
Lin Yuanshu mimicked Feng Aiguo's sarcastic tone, saying, "Indeed, the most difficult part of your group's proposal is that the person in charge is incompetent. Even after intern Li and others left, the members of the group you were in charge of still have constant conflicts. Trying to smooth things over won't work."
Feng Aiguo cursed, "You're no good, your whole family is no good! I didn't try to smooth things over. What do I care if the group members have conflicts? It's not like I have a conflict with them!"
Lin Yuanshu raised an eyebrow and gave a meaningful smile.
He didn't say a word, which only made Feng Aiguo angrier.
Feng Aiguo's friend quickly pulled him back and whispered to comfort him, "We good men don't fight with women. If you take the initiative to attack her, Team Leader Zhuang won't protect you."
Feng Aiguo took a deep breath and gritted his teeth, saying, "You just wait and see."
Lin Yuanshu smiled slightly and looked directly at Feng Aiguo without any fear.
Feng Aiguo stormed out of the lab and complained to his friend, "Team Leader Zhuang is really unfair! I've already completed the improvement of the acetaminophen production process. Our solution not only shortened the reaction time but also increased the conversion rate. I really don't understand what Team Leader Zhuang is dissatisfied with!"
Feng Aiguo's friend said thoughtfully, "Perhaps Team Leader Zhuang wants to see what kind of effect Comrade Lin Yuanshu's plan can achieve. Whoever's plan has the best effect, we'll submit their project results."
Feng Aiguo stroked his chin, lost in thought. If he were to tamper with Lin Yuanshu's experimental data, Lin Yuanshu would definitely fail the internal acceptance team's review.
"I know what to do." Feng Aiguo revealed a mischievous smile.
Seeing that Feng Aiguo's expression was off, his friend lowered his voice and warned, "You absolutely mustn't go astray."
Feng Aiguo smiled slightly. How could dealing with Lin Yuanshu be considered going astray? That was the right way.
"Don't worry, I won't do anything reckless."
At the same time, Hong Shuang'er watched Lin Yuanshu operate the separatory funnel to separate the liquids, and she couldn't help but ask, "You were unusually assertive with Comrade Feng Aiguo today. You would never have confronted him so directly before. Are you planning to take action against him? He's always jumping around in front of us, and it's really annoying."
While operating the equipment, Lin Yuanshu said casually, "You're overthinking it. I'm a good person. Why would I do something to harm Comrade Feng Aiguo? Have you ever heard the saying, 'Entrapment'? The first step is to lure the fish in, and the second step is to put out the bait."
She deliberately provoked Feng Aiguo.
Hong Shuang'er looked bewildered and quickly asked, "What do you mean by that?"
Lin Yuanshu smiled without saying a word. In order to avoid scaring the fish away, he could put out the bait in a few more days.
She didn't want to set a trap, but Feng Aiguo had been paying too much attention to her research group's experiments lately. He had approached her experiments several times under the guise of joking, and even wanted to try operating them himself.
Therefore, to prevent future troubles, it would be better to try entrapment. If Feng Aiguo doesn't take the bait, then she's overthinking it. If Feng Aiguo does take the bait, then she'll have to let him leave the research group temporarily so she can focus on her experiments.
There's no such thing as being able to guard against thieves for a thousand days if you're a thief for a thousand days.
Meanwhile, since it was the Lantern Festival, Zhou Xiangyang had to go back to the Zhou family home. He put the glutinous rice balls he made in a bowl, then put the bowl in a vegetable basket, and carried the basket back to the Zhou family home.
Aunt Zhou took the basket, lifted the cloth covering it to keep out the dust, glanced at the glutinous rice balls, and asked, "What kind of filling did you make? Did you make any with white sugar filling? I love white sugar filling the most."
Zhou Xiangyang explained in a serious tone, "We ran out of white sugar at home, so we didn't make any white sugar fillings. We made black sesame and red bean paste fillings instead."
Actually, neither he nor Lin Yuanshu liked white sugar filling, so they didn't make it.
Aunt Zhou frowned and said, "You've grown up so much, and you still don't know how to give a gift properly. I don't even like black sesame or red bean paste fillings, so what's the point of you bringing them? Next time, bring me something I like."
Zhou Xiangyang said in a low voice, "I understand."
After entering the living room, Zhou Dafu put down the newspaper he was holding and asked, "Why didn't your wife come?"
Zhou Xiangyang explained, "Her work is in its final stages, and she's been leaving early and returning late every day lately, so she really can't get away from it."
Zhou Ma put the glutinous rice balls into the cupboard. After listening to Zhou Xiangyang's explanation, she muttered, "Even if she's busy, she shouldn't be so busy that she doesn't have time to come over for a meal. Since she moved out, she hasn't come back much. I'm afraid she's forgotten that she has her parents-in-law."
At first, she was happy that Lin Yuanshu was moving out, but soon she discovered the downsides of it.
Back when Lin Yuanshu lived in the tenement building, although her neighbors disliked her and didn't like to talk to her, they still respected her. For example, if she cut in line to go to the toilet or picked a bunch of scallions that someone else had planted, no one would make things difficult for her.
But after Lin Yuanshu left, these neighbors went crazy, always arguing and making a scene with her over such trivial matters.
Before, even if she spat on Aunt Wei's door, Aunt Wei wouldn't dare to spit back. But now it's different. Aunt Wei not only dares to spit back, but also dares to spit on her.
The standard of living has also declined. In the past, Lin Yuanshu would buy fruit, meat and pastries every few days, but now no one buys them. If she wants to eat them, she has to pay for them. Money is a small problem. The main problem is that tickets are hard to come by. I really don't know where Lin Yuanshu got so many tickets.
Zhou Xiangling quickly spoke up for Lin Yuanshu, "Mom, Second Sister-in-law is really busy. When I went to her house to help clean before, I didn't see her at all."
Aunt Zhou was stunned for a moment, her expression complicated as she said, "You went to your second sister-in-law's house to help with cleaning?"
Zhou Xiangling nodded and said confidently, "She is, after all, my second sister-in-law! Family members should help each other. Besides, my eldest sister-in-law also went over to help with cleaning and cooking before. I was just learning from my eldest sister-in-law."
Aunt Zhou turned her gaze to Sister-in-law Xue, who gave an awkward smile. "Little Ruyi missed her aunt, so I took her to see Second Sister-in-law. Anyway, we had nothing to do at Second Sister-in-law's house, so I cleaned up a bit. Second Sister-in-law said she wanted to eat my cooking, so I cooked a meal..."
She wouldn't stand idly by and watch her younger sister win over Lin Yuanshu. In this family, besides Zhou Xiangyang, she had the best relationship with Lin Yuanshu.
For a moment, Zhou's mother didn't know what to say. These two idiots were eager to help. It was rare to have even one idiot in the family, let alone two.
Zhou Ma had a very unpleasant Lantern Festival, probably because the person she wanted to see didn't come back!
She had many complaints about Lin Yuanshu, but since Lin Yuanshu wasn't in front of her, she couldn't say these complaints to him face to face, which made her feel extremely frustrated.
Zhou Dafu didn't have any particular thoughts on this. He knew from the beginning that in Lin Yuanshu's eyes, work was more important than family. Otherwise, she wouldn't have insisted on going out to work and wouldn't have been unwilling to take care of the family.
Only ambitious women can fight tooth and nail to climb the ladder; those who are complacent and content with mediocrity will never reach a high position.
Zhou Xiangyang dragged his tired body away from the Zhou family home. When he got downstairs, he looked up and saw that the lights in his house were on. He immediately regained his energy and ran upstairs excitedly.
Lin Yuanshu sat in a chair in the living room, watching Zhou Xiangyang return from outside, panting. She said helplessly, "Why did you run so fast? You could have walked home slowly. I can't run."
Zhou Xiangyang said apologetically, "I was afraid you'd be waiting too long. I thought you had to work overtime tonight!"
Because his wife was working overtime, the time they spent together decreased significantly.
Lin Yuanshu stood up, walked to Zhou Xiangyang's side, and said with a smile, "I can work overtime anytime, but if I miss the Lantern Festival with you, I'll have to wait until next year. The lantern festival and temple fair should still be going on, let's go out on a date!"
Zhou Xiangyang said with a look of surprise and delight, "Okay."
Then, the two went out together. Coincidentally, the plump woman was also going to the lantern festival, and she asked with a smile, "Are you going to the lantern festival too?"
Lin Yuanshu nodded.
The plump woman smiled and said, "Then we can go together."
After saying that, the plump woman continued loudly, "Some people, even after becoming assistant researchers, are very approachable, while others become incredibly arrogant just because their spouse became an assistant researcher. Truly cultured people don't consider their position a source of bragging rights..."
Lin Yuanshu's expression was quite subtle. As soon as she saw the fat woman's behavior, she knew that the fat woman was talking to the neighbor next door.
The fat woman never had a good relationship with her two neighbors.
The two neighbors next door complained that the fat woman had a loud voice, was not well-educated, and often used foul language.
The plump woman also complained that her two neighbors were pretentious, forbidding her from doing this or that, even from growing vegetables in the corridor, complaining that it smelled bad. She felt that growing vegetables without fertilizer wasn't really growing vegetables.
The two neighbors were furious when they heard this, but they believed that they were cultured people and would not do anything like arguing with a shrew.
They originally wanted to befriend Lin Yuanshu, but when they saw him getting quite close to the plump woman, they gave up on that idea.
As the saying goes, "One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black." People who associate with fat aunties can't possibly be reasonable.
Upon arriving at the lantern festival, the plump woman parted ways with Lin Yuanshu. As she left, she said with a smile, "I won't disturb your sweet time. Don't be embarrassed; I've been there too."
Lin Yuanshu glanced at Zhou Xiangyang subconsciously, just as Zhou Xiangyang was looking at her. The moment their eyes met, the corners of their mouths couldn't help but turn up.
Two days later, Lin Yuanshu was organizing experimental data at his workstation when an intern came out of Team Leader Zhuang's office. She approached Lin Yuanshu and urged, "Comrade Lin Yuanshu, Team Leader Zhuang would like to see you in his office."
While organizing the experimental data files, Lin Yuanshu said, "I'll go after I've organized these experimental data."
The intern said impatiently, "It's just a few steps, why make it so complicated? You can put your experimental data here, no one will touch it. We're all colleagues, there's no need to treat each other like thieves."
Lin Yuanshu smiled politely, put the experimental data into the drawer, and then followed the intern into Team Leader Zhuang's office.
Feng Aiguo couldn't help but sigh inwardly. He deliberately arranged for the intern to urge Lin Yuanshu to go into Team Leader Zhuang's office, hoping to make Lin Yuanshu leave his workstation in a hurry, giving him a chance to make his move.
If he doesn't act now, he'll miss his chance. Lin Yuanshu has already completed most of the experiments and is now organizing the data. Once he's done, he'll hand the data over to Team Leader Zhuang.
Once it reached Team Leader Zhuang, it became even more difficult for him to act.
He just didn't expect Lin Yuanshu to be so cautious, putting the experimental data into the drawer before leaving at such a critical moment.
Just then, he discovered that Lin Yuanshu had forgotten to lock the drawer key, meaning that Lin Yuanshu's key was useless in the drawer and he could open it directly.
He was overjoyed; his plan had worked. Although Lin Yuanshu hadn't forgotten to put the experimental data in the drawer, he had overlooked locking it.
He then fell into deep thought, wondering how to get to Lin Yuanshu's drawer unnoticed and then figure out a way to tamper with the experimental data.
On the other side, after Lin Yuanshu entered the office, Team Leader Zhuang got straight to the point: "The team members in charge of Comrade Feng Aiguo's project just came to see me. They said they have completed Comrade Feng Aiguo's project and don't have any new tasks at hand. They want to help you out. What do you think?"
Lin Yuanshu paused for a moment, then said truthfully, "I can accept either, but the project team includes other people besides me. I think it would be better to call the other members of my project team into the office and ask for their opinions."
Team Leader Zhuang thought for a moment and agreed with Lin Yuanshu's statement.
Have the intern who helped relay the message earlier call the members of the project team in charge of Lin Yuanshu into the office.
Feng Aiguo was incredibly excited upon hearing the intern's words, staring expectantly at Hong Shuang'er and the others. This was like a pillow appearing when he was sleepy; once they all entered the office, his opportunity would arrive, and no one would notice him.
Without delay, Hong Shuang'er and the others went straight to Team Leader Zhuang's office after hearing what the intern said.
As Feng Aiguo watched the door to Team Leader Zhuang's office close again, he quickly went to Lin Yuanshu's workstation, took out the experimental data, and returned to his own workstation to begin altering the data.
There was just too much experimental data, it was overwhelming for him. The easiest thing to change was the ingredient ratio; with a simple adjustment, 2 could become 3.
At the same time, Hong Shuang'er and the others agreed when Team Leader Zhuang asked them with a smile. Since Team Leader Zhuang had said so, they had no other choice but to agree.
After all, disagreeing means angering Team Leader Zhuang, and unless you don't want to get promoted, no one wants to offend Team Leader Zhuang.
Team Leader Zhuang nodded in satisfaction and said with a smile, "I am very pleased that you agree. Although you are two different project teams, you are the same research team and will be working together in the future. You are not rivals, but partners."
During this time, she saw that the team members led by Lin Yuanshu and Feng Aiguo were frequently clashing, which made her feel uneasy. She had thought that comparison would provide motivation, but she didn't expect that they would dislike each other instead of trying to surpass one another.
So she wanted to take this opportunity to allow the members of the two project teams to shake hands and make peace, restoring the harmonious coexistence they had before.
Lin Yuanshu saw through Team Leader Zhuang's plan, and she smiled and echoed, "That's what we were thinking too. We've never regarded Comrade Feng Aiguo and the others as opponents. Now that all the members of my project team have come in, they can report to you on the progress of the project team."
She went to great lengths to give Feng Aiguo an opportunity. From the moment the intern urged her, she guessed that Feng Aiguo was preparing to make a move against her.
To avoid being discovered by Feng Aiguo, she deliberately put the experimental data in a drawer but "intentionally" left it unlocked.
If it's too easy to make a move, it will only make Feng Aiguo overthink things.
Her original plan was to pretend she had accidentally forgotten to lock the drawer, but she didn't expect Feng Aiguo to be so eager to die, so of course she would let Feng Aiguo have his way.
Hopefully, Feng Aiguo can succeed; otherwise, it would be a disservice to her for calling Hong Shuang'er and the others into her office and having them report the progress of the plan to Team Leader Zhuang.
The reason she didn't care if the team members in charge of Feng Aiguo's project joined was that once what Feng Aiguo had done was discovered, even if they wanted to join, Team Leader Zhuang would most likely not agree.
Hong Shuang'er and the others looked at Lin Yuanshu with gratitude. Lin Yuanshu was truly a good person, giving them this opportunity to show themselves in front of Team Leader Zhuang. He was far better than Feng Aiguo.
Team Leader Zhuang thought for a moment and nodded in agreement, saying, "Okay, I'm also quite curious about how the project you're in charge of is progressing. Although Comrade Feng Aiguo completed the task, the result was not ideal. Although the result can be reported, it's not the result I wanted. The cost is still too high, and even if it's produced, it may not be widely adopted."
Hong Shuang'er took a deep breath and slowly said, "Our experiment is nearing completion. We've added sodium nitrite and sulfuric acid to phenol. After numerous studies, the optimal ratio is..."
After listening to Hong Shuang'er and the others, Team Leader Zhuang suppressed his excitement and said excitedly, "In other words, your experiment has basically succeeded. However, you think that if the pharmaceutical factory wants to produce acetaminophen in large quantities, it may face a shortage of acetic anhydride. So you are now experimenting with alternative solutions for acetic anhydride."
Lin Yuanshu smiled and admitted, "That's right, and the alternative plan is also coming out soon. If all goes well, the yield can reach 78%."
Team Leader Zhuang couldn't contain his excitement. He stood up, patted Lin Yuanshu on the shoulder, and said, "You've done a great job. You haven't let me down. Go ahead and get busy! I'll be waiting for your good news."
She already thought Feng Aiguo's plan was quite good, reaching 68%, but she didn't expect Lin Yuanshu's plan to reach 78%.
Most importantly, the raw materials used in the sodium phenolate mixed method for producing acetaminophen proposed by Lin Yuanshu are not only readily available, but the country can also produce them independently.
A stable source means that pharmaceutical companies can produce acetaminophen in a stable manner.
She couldn't help but admire Director Huang's foresight. No wonder he looked down on Feng Aiguo and the others; compared to Lin Yuanshu, their work abilities were simply too weak.
Although Lin Yuanshu is self-taught, she has strong learning and innovation abilities, surpassing most of the assistant researchers in the institute. Innovation is something that cannot be taught; it requires thinking.
For the next project, she can continue to have Lin Yuanshu assist her. When the two of them work together, they will definitely be able to complete the tasks assigned by their superiors very quickly.
Lin Yuan left Team Leader Zhuang's office with a smile on his face.
She glanced at Feng Aiguo as she passed by his workstation.
Feng Aiguo felt Lin Yuanshu's gaze. He took a deep breath, sat up straight, and pretended that nothing had happened.
Lin Yuanshu returned to his workstation, ostensibly to organize experimental data, but actually to investigate what Feng Aiguo had done to the data.
She has a fairly good memory, not quite photographic, but she has memorized most of the experimental data.
All afternoon, Feng Aiguo observed Lin Yuanshu. Seeing that Lin Yuanshu did not show any unusual behavior, he was feeling smug when he overheard Lin Yuanshu instructing his group members to conduct an experiment immediately, and he and his group members were among them.
Upon hearing this news, he felt uneasy, wondering why Lin Yuanshu wanted to conduct the experiment again. Had she discovered something?
He approached Hong Shuang'er and tentatively asked, "Comrade Hong Shuang'er, why is Comrade Lin Yuanshu conducting experiments? Your group's experiments are almost finished. I saw Comrade Lin Yuanshu organizing the experimental data this morning. I thought she would submit the task report this afternoon!"
Hong Shuang'er glanced at Feng Aiguo and truthfully reported, "Although the plan and tasks are almost completed, Comrade Lin Yuanshu still wants to optimize the acetylation reagent, which may achieve better results, so we need to conduct another experiment."
Upon hearing this, Feng Aiguo felt a chill run down his spine. If he were to conduct the experiment again, the data he had falsified would likely be discovered by others.
No, he has to change the data back. If this gets discovered, he might lose his job.
Just then, Lin Yuanshu returned to the laboratory ahead of time and said with a smile, "Everyone is here, so let's start the experiment now! To ensure the accuracy of the experimental data, everyone should repeat the previous steps and parameters, check whether the data is consistent, and eliminate any possible errors during operation."
After she finished speaking, she sent the experimental data to Hong Shuang'er and others.
Feng Aiguo was dumbfounded. If Lin Yuanshu did this, his data tampering would be 100% discovered. He was now in a dilemma, and he couldn't just tear up the experimental data without any regard for the consequences.
He comforted himself, thinking that even if the data tampering was discovered, no one could prove that he was the one who did it, so he wouldn't be in trouble. Even if something did happen, it wouldn't have a big impact, and it should be possible to salvage the situation.
Lin Yuanshu looked at Feng Aiguo's uneasy appearance without a trace of sympathy. Heaven's sins can be forgiven, but self-inflicted sins cannot be escaped. If Feng Aiguo had been able to compete fairly and justly, he would not have ended up in this situation.
She had planned to check the data this afternoon anyway, so this was a perfect solution: it would teach Feng Aiguo a lesson while allowing her to continue working normally without affecting the progress of her project.
While following Hong Shuang'er in conducting experiments, Feng Aiguo kept a close eye on any unusual movements around him.
An hour later, Feng Aiguo was so tormented that he wanted to run up to Lin Yuanshu and shout, "Yes, I tampered with the experimental data. It's better than this agonizing state!"
Knowing full well that it would be discovered, but that moment never came, I felt both relieved and worried, as if I had a bomb in my hand, wanting to escape but having nowhere to run.
Just then, intern Li exclaimed in alarm, saying to Lin Yuanshu in an excited tone, "Something's wrong! Our experimental data has been tampered with. The ingredient ratio is incorrect, and we can't produce high-quality p-aminophenol."
Upon hearing this, Feng Aiguo felt a strange sense of relief. He thought to himself that the ordeal was finally over. He took a deep breath, determined to ensure that no one discovered he was the one who had altered the records.
Fortunately, when he tampered with the experimental data, Lin Yuanshu and the others were all in the office, so no one saw him approach Lin Yuanshu's workstation.
Lin Yuanshu was stunned for a moment, then feigned disbelief. "How could such a thing happen? Report this to Team Leader Zhuang immediately."
Feng Aiguo quickly stopped him, saying, "Aren't you going to check it? What if one of your team members wrote it wrong? Making a big fuss about this won't do your team members any good. It's such a small matter, and bothering Team Leader Zhuang will make him think you're not up to the task."
Lin Yuanshu raised an eyebrow, not immediately answering Feng Aiguo's question. Instead, he took the experimental data from the intern Li, examined it carefully, and said logically, "When I was organizing the experimental data this morning, the ingredient ratios were normal, but now they've become abnormal. Someone must have tampered with our experimental data today. Since something so serious has happened, I naturally have to inform Team Leader Zhuang. I believe everyone in the lab is innocent, so I suspect this was done by a spy."
These words sparked a flurry of discussion among the interns.
"This matter cannot be taken lightly. We must inform Team Leader Zhuang as soon as possible and bring that spy to justice."
"I never imagined I had spies around me. It's terrifying. Those people are just evil. They can't stand to see us succeed. As soon as they see us making some progress, they want to destroy us. They wish we could stay like before, getting beaten down and unable to lift our heads."
"Fortunately, intern Li and comrade Lin Yuanshu discovered the errors in the experimental data; otherwise, all our hard work over the past six months would have been for nothing."
Hearing what everyone was saying, Feng Aiguo panicked even more. He didn't want to be labeled a spy. He would rather admit that he did this because he was jealous of Lin Yuanshu than be labeled a spy.
"Comrade Lin Yuanshu, is there some misunderstanding here? How could a spy risk exposing their identity just for your project team to tamper with your experimental data? Although our research project is important, it's not that important. Perhaps someone is just jealous of your success. Let's resolve this privately; there's no need to make a big fuss," Feng Aiguo said through gritted teeth.
Lin Yuanshu raised an eyebrow and said softly, "I'm only responsible for conducting the experiments; I'll leave everything else to Team Leader Zhuang."
Feng Aiguo noticed that everyone was looking at him with strange eyes and was also quietly moving away from him. He suppressed his anger and smiled, saying, "I don't mean anything by it. I don't want to protect the bad guy who tampered with the experimental data. I'm just afraid there might be some misunderstanding. As the saying goes, no one is perfect."
Lin Yuanshu stroked his chin and said casually, "Comrade Feng Aiguo's words are not without reason. If the person who made the mistake is willing to stand up and apologize to me now, I can consider forgiving him."
Hearing Lin Yuanshu's words, Feng Aiguo assumed that Lin Yuanshu had softened her heart and was secretly delighted. Women were indeed soft-hearted. He asked with a hint of excitement, "You mean you're not going to hold it against me? And you won't report this to Team Leader Zhuang?"
Lin Yuanshu shook his head and said seriously, "Of course not. My forgiveness does not mean that the others in the group can forgive him, nor does it mean that Team Leader Zhuang can forgive him. Even God cannot bear to see it. However, if I confess now, the punishment may not be so severe. If it is found out, the punishment will definitely be more severe."
Feng Aiguo was so angry he laughed. He finally understood Lin Yuanshu's intentions. Not only was he teasing him and making fun of him like a monkey, but he also wanted him to admit his mistakes in front of so many people.
However, on the other hand, the fact that Lin Yuanshu went to such lengths to get him to admit his mistake means that she didn't have any evidence and only suspected him in her heart, which is why she didn't voice her suspicions in front of everyone.
If there were evidence, Lin Yuanshu would have already started targeting him; why would he still be speaking to him so gently?
Everyone looked at each other, but no one stepped forward.
Lin Yuanshu put Hong Shuang'er in charge of the next task, while she left the lab to find Team Leader Zhuang in another lab and report the matter to him.
After learning the whole story from Lin Yuanshu, Team Leader Zhuang lost all interest in staying in the lab to conduct experiments. Instead, he took off his gloves and rushed back to the lab.
On the way, Team Leader Zhuang asked with a serious expression, "Do you have any suspects?"
Lin Yuanshu shook her head, revealing a helpless expression. She sighed, "I don't know who did such a self-destructive thing. Although the team members sometimes argue, none of them are the kind of people who would do something like this. So I suspect it was done by an outsider, like a spy."
Feng Aiguo was bound to fail sooner or later for doing such a thing. There was no need for her to add fuel to the fire at this time and leave a bitter impression on Team Leader Zhuang. It would be better to say something nice, even if it was useless, it would better show her innocence.
Team Leader Zhuang nodded. She fully agreed with Lin Yuanshu's words. These team members had been with her for two years, and she knew their personalities. Although their work abilities were average, they would not do anything that violated academic ethics.
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