Ye Congwen came back that night. Luo Ming did not sleep well all night, waiting for the results to be announced the next day. He was very anxious to see the results, but he was also afraid that his bad deeds would be discovered.
The results were announced the next afternoon, and as usual, the place was packed with people checking the list. However, when Luo Ming arrived, he did not see the scene he had expected.
Everyone looked normal. He had originally expected that today's A-class winner would be replaced by Xiao Hechuan who had held the title for half a month. Everyone found it very strange and started talking about it.
In fact, he was well prepared. Even if it was not Xiao Hechuan, but someone else, he would still feel the pleasure of revenge in his heart.
To be honest, it didn't have the expected effect, and he felt extremely nervous when he walked over.
Squeezing through the crowd, Luo Mingzhi glanced at the sign in the front, but what shocked him was that the winner of the first prize was still Xiao Hechuan's name.
Luo Ming thought he was hallucinating, so he rubbed his eyes and looked again. He was sure that he was not mistaken, it was indeed Xiao Hechuan's name.
Moreover, he was not in second or third place, he was already ranked fifth.
Luo Ming's defense was broken on the spot. He didn't understand, Xiao Hechuan's answer sheet had been destroyed like that, why was the first class still his?
This is impossible. This is simply impossible.
He kept muttering to himself as if he was possessed by a demon. He thought, this is blatant cover-up and favoritism. Why do Ye Congwen and the others do this?
Could it be that this first-class person must be him, Xiao Hechuan, and no one else?
Everyone looked at Luo Ming's reaction and expression, feeling somewhat puzzled, and didn't know what he was talking about that was impossible.
But no one cared what happened to him. After all, in everyone's eyes, he was just a son-in-law with no integrity. He could have been in the top three before, but now he has dropped to fifth.
Luo Ming's level has obviously dropped a lot in the past two months. It is not ruled out that there are personal factors affecting him. He was depressed for a while.
Luo Ming couldn't give up so easily. He had to find Ye Congwen to ask him clearly. Unless he made Xiao Hechuan's answer sheet public, he would not acknowledge Xiao Hechuan's watered-down A-level result.
By then, as long as he cannot produce a satisfactory answer sheet, he will make the matter known to everyone, so that everyone in Baiyun Academy can see that Xiao Hechuan has won the first class in the exam through improper means. He is the real hypocrite!
So, Luo Ming went to find Ye Congwen angrily.
It just so happened that at this time Ye Congwen was discussing things with Mr. Zhong Yun and a group of teachers in the academy who had no classes in the afternoon, and Luo Ming suddenly rushed in.
Seeing so many teachers present, he felt a little surprised at first, but he quickly changed his mind and thought, this is a good thing, since they are all here, he would like to see how this first-class award that you have jointly agreed upon was produced.
Seeing that his son-in-law was so ignorant of the rules, Ye Congwen frowned in displeasure and then scolded him:
"Have you learned all the etiquette? Why didn't you ask someone to let me know when you came in?"
It would be fine if he was alone at other times, but today Mr. Zhong Yun and a group of teachers are here too. Since he is so unruly, he still has to give him some respect and say a few words to him.
Upon hearing this, Luo Ming bowed to both sides:
"I didn't know you were here. Sorry for being rude!"
He is now the son-in-law of the Ye family. The teachers would not really say anything to him for Ye Congwen's sake. They would just wave their hands and say it's okay and pass it over.
Ye Congwen then asked him what was the matter, and Luo Ming said:
"Nothing much, I just want to borrow the answer sheet of my classmate Xiao Hechuan at the end of this month to study!"
In fact, after every major exam at the end of the month, Xiao Hechuan's answer sheets would be borrowed by many students. Luo Ming was not the first one to do this, and in Ye Congwen's opinion, it was not surprising.
So, he immediately asked his secretary to get Xiao Hechuan's answer sheet and give it to Luo Ming.
Seeing Ye Congwen acting so calm, Luo Ming felt strange, but he managed to keep calm and did not show anything wrong.
It was not until the answer sheet came into his hands that he unfolded it and recognized at a glance that it was not Xiao Hechuan's handwriting, but he did not read the content carefully.
He immediately said:
"This is not classmate Xiao's handwriting."
Who in Baiyun Academy doesn't know Xiao Hechuan's unique handwriting? You can tell it at a glance.
"Although the handwriting is not his, the content on it is his. Just take it and read it. Why bother about these?" Ye Congwen said calmly.
"But what I want to see is the one written by classmate Xiao himself. His handwriting is also what I want to learn and appreciate." Luo Ming was determined to see the original paper.
When he said that, Ye Congwen felt strange. Why was Luo Ming acting strange today? Did he miss the point?
At this time, Mr. Zhong Yun spoke up and explained:
"This answer sheet is the one I copied from Yixing's answer sheet. Yixing is my only nominal disciple. I would copy a copy of his essays for his monthly exams, so the handwriting on it is mine, but the content is exactly the same as Yixing's original answer sheet."
Mr. Zhong Yun valued his only student very much. He promised himself that he would get first class in the final examination at the end of every month. After entering Baiyun Academy for half a year, he indeed did it.
He planned to keep all of them, turn them into a book later, and give them to someone as a gift when he passed the imperial examination.
Early this morning, Ye Congwen sent someone to find him and brought him an answer sheet covered with large amounts of ink. It was Xiao Hechuan's answer sheet.
This time, due to special reasons, he and the other teachers checked Xiao Hechuan's answer sheet before sending it to Ye Congwen, so he also copied a copy of the contents of his answer sheet in advance.
Ye Congwen came back from the temple last night and planned to review the papers overnight, and then decide the top 20 students with the other teachers the next morning. However, as he was reviewing, he saw Xiao Hechuan's answer paper which was so damaged that the contents could not be seen at all.
Ye Congwen asked someone to find Zhong Yun early in the morning. He did not think that Zhong Yun would copy it. He just wanted to ask him if he still remembered the general content. After all, he looked forward to Xiao Hechuan's policy paper every month.
"Well, I was exhausted recently because of Shu'er's nightmare. So for this month's end exam, all the students' answer sheets were reviewed in advance by Mr. Zhongyun and other teachers before being sent to the mansion for me to review. We all agreed that Xiao Hechuan still ranked first in the end-of-month essay. The result is fair and just. You can rest assured."
Ye Congwen then echoed Zhong Yun's words and gave an explanation.
After Luo Ming heard this, his face twisted for a moment, and the hand holding the answer sheet couldn't help but exert too much force, and the two corners of the paper were wrinkled.
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