Chapter 415: Retire after success!

The meeting was filled with people, as noisy and chaotic as a vegetable market. People were whispering and talking to each other, like a group of chirping birds, which made people feel extremely irritated.

At this moment, Lu Aoxiong stood in the crowd, feeling heavier than anyone else. He stared at everything in front of him with his eyes wide open, his heart filled with despair and helplessness. Seeing that the situation was hopeless and all his plans had failed, at this moment, he finally realized what a serious mistake he had made.

Lu Aoxiong's face turned pale as paper, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. His body began to tremble, and his lips lost their color. He regretted it, really regretted it! If he had been more decisive, if he had let Su Mei die earlier on the way to Yanjing, then perhaps he would not be in such a desperate situation now.

However, there is no medicine for regret in the world. Lu Aoxiong knew this truth very well, but the regret in his heart surged like a tide and completely drowned him.

Lu Aoxiong knew that he could no longer turn back. He had to face reality and take responsibility for his mistakes. However, he could never calm down. That deep sense of self-blame and regret would accompany him for the rest of his life...

The blame lies in his underestimation of the enemy! He originally thought that she was just a young girl, how much trouble could she cause? This girl looked so fragile and weak, how could she possibly have the ability to compete with the Lu family?

Dong Tian is stupid, but he is always cautious and careful in doing things.

However, what he never expected was that this seemingly insignificant girl, Su Mei, would actually operate on herself in such a short time! This was completely beyond his expectations!

He thought to himself that he must not let Su Mei take the position of dean smoothly. He had worked hard for so long, carefully planned countless schemes and strategies, and thought that everything was under control.

He didn't expect that today everything would be in vain and all his efforts would be in vain. This sudden change caught him off guard and made him feel extremely heavy.

At this moment, he clearly realized that the Lu family had collapsed since the death of Mr. Lu.

The main reason was that Su Mei was busy resigning to start a business, and also due to coincidence, she was able to expose Lu Aoxiong's true face so quickly.

Even after being exposed, Lu Aoxiong still tried to defend himself: "If you want to accuse someone of something, you can always find a pretext. Do you have any evidence to arrest me like this?"

Maybe Lily's matter was not handled cleanly enough, Lu Aoxiong felt that he would not be caught in any other trouble.

Xu Baili's matter is a family matter after all. The fact that he killed the patient of Qin Zhengting's student and burned his parents-in-law to death were just Xu Baili's one-sided statements.

Without evidence, Lu Aoxiong is not afraid at all.

"Of course there is evidence." Su Mei looked at Lu Aoxiong and sneered. Would she cause trouble at such a grand banquet without evidence? "Don't worry, you will see the evidence."

There was a lot of evidence, but Lu Aoxiong did not believe Lu Xu. He himself had secretly sneaked into Su Meidao's laboratory.

He thought he was doing it without anyone noticing, but in fact he was caught clearly by surveillance cameras.

Lu Aoxiong was still worried about being photographed, so after entering the laboratory, he looked around.

Naturally, he couldn't find the person who took the photo, he only found a surveillance camera.

In addition to surveillance, Huo Jianguo also acted vigorously and found evidence of his many economic crimes based on the clues provided by Lu Xu.

Even if there is insufficient evidence of murder, it is enough to kill Lu Aoxiong.

With these evidences, there is no need to worry about Lu Aoxiong being stubborn and refusing to admit other things.

Lu Aoxiong could admit other things later, but he wanted to say now that Su Mei had plagiarized his research:

"What if my paper was published before yours?"

Using Dong Tian's lousy tricks again? Lu Aoxiong thinks he can clean up his mess better than Dong Tian.

"What's the matter with the thesis? Can you tell me in detail?" Su Mei asked casually.

Lu Aoxiong took out the magazine where he published his paper and said, "I published it ten days earlier than you."

"Very good. In order to read Lu Aoxiong's thesis, I also bought a dozen copies and will distribute them to the senior professors present here." Su Mei said as she distributed the magazines she bought.

"Page 74 is Lu Jiaoshou's elaboration of the thesis. Everyone, take a look." Su Mei took the initiative to say.

Seeing Su Mei so active, Lu Aoxiong always felt that something was not right and he wanted to escape.

Su Mei didn't give him a chance to escape. After she calmed down among the crowd, she said:

"Please turn to page 179 and read the personal summary at the end. Then you can read the personal remarks together. I will start with this report... Ready, read:

“Behind this achievement are countless experiments and accumulation of data.

Every data in the report is a true reflection of scientific research work.

Saying goodbye to the days in the laboratory also means saying goodbye to a stage of self-challenge.

It is the joint efforts of the team that have made today's achievements possible.

I deeply feel my growth and changes in the field of scientific research.

I have stolen a half day of leisure from my busy life, but my scientific research has never stopped.

A comfortable scientific research environment is a beacon on my scientific research journey. I often let students look into my eyes.

What is revealed between his brows is not only wisdom, but also his passion and persistence for scientific research.”

The thank you speech was just one sentence, and we all read it together in one go.

"Su Mei, what do you mean?" Lu Aoxiong asked.

Su Mei said calmly, "Why are you in such a hurry? Let the professors read Coach Lu's final remarks word by word."

The professors read it out without hesitation: "This report was stolen by me."

Is this report a sign of my guilt? The professors looked at each other in bewilderment, wondering if this was a confession, a self-incrimination.

The report was compiled by Lu Xu. Lu Aoxiong read it very carefully, but he did not deliberately exclude the personal remarks part which was irrelevant to academics.

He was stabbed in the back by his own children. He pointed at Lu Xu and said, "You are really great."

"Father has never praised me in the past thirty years. This should be the last time. Thank you very much for your compliment. I will appreciate it for the rest of my life." Lu Xu nodded slightly to Lu Aoxiong.

Lu Aoxiong knew that he was doomed. No matter how much he said, it was useless. He just stared at Lu Xu and said, "Will there be retribution for killing my father?"

"What father? Fu Yanjie, how can you wash yourself so clean? Can you wash yourself clean? You and Xiao Lao San live in a mansion, and let Lu Xu live in a shabby little villa. If there is any retribution, it should be you. Stop talking nonsense. Take it away."

Someone immediately dragged Lu Aoxiong out

After Lu Aoxiong's true identity was exposed, he was quickly taken away by the Supervisory Committee where Huo Jianguo was.

After the people were taken away, the hall became quiet.

Ruirui is worried about some people who have connections with Lu Aoxiong, fearing that they will be affected as well.

Having already eradicated Lu Aoxiong, the biggest cancer, Su Mei has no intention of interfering in the next matter.

After the scene became quieter, Su Mei walked to the podium and took back the microphone.

Su Mei still has three things to do.

The first thing is to resign.

The second thing is to recommend Lu Xu as the next director of the institute.

The third thing is to fulfill the promise and recruit Chu Tian as Lu Xu's assistant.

After these three things were said, the scene was shocked again.

No one expected that Su Mei, the new official, was full of enthusiasm and everyone thought she would do something drastic, but she actually offered to resign at this juncture.

It can't be considered as resignation. She was just planning to do it but she hasn't officially taken up the position.

She has cleansed out the rot in the institute and put it back on track.

Having fulfilled her promise to her master, she is now retiring, leaving behind only the fame and success.

Lu Xu's eyes were burning, and for the first time, enthusiasm and relief appeared in his gloomy pupils.

He was glad that he made the right bet. If it weren't for Su Mei, he really wouldn't have been able to discover on his own that the person who had completely changed her name was her mother.

At the same time, Lu Xu was also surprised. He did not expect Su Mei to recommend him as the next dean.

Su Mei had not discussed this matter with him in advance.

So he didn't know that he would rise from being an unloved outcast in a family to become a successful person.

Although he knew in his heart that there was no way he could get over it, he still thanked Su Mei in his heart.

Xu Baili, who was standing next to Lu Xu, couldn't speak, but she could hear. She knew that Su Mei was recommending Lu Xu, and she shook her son's hand tightly.

It gave him an encouragement that came decades late.

Su Mei decided to let Lu Xu take over after careful observation. The director of the research institute must be a young person under the age of 50. Lu Xu is the most suitable person. She said:

"According to the rules, when the previous president steps down, he or she can recommend the next president. This system is not good. It can easily become a hereditary system, allowing some people who are not open-minded to take advantage of it.

But I am not interested in this and I need to resign, so I will continue to use this method to recommend the next successor.

As for how this system will be changed in the future, it depends on how Lu Xu handles it. Thank you professors for your kindness to me, and I'll see you in the future!"

After speaking, Su Mei bowed deeply to the audience.

Although Su Mei has mostly relied on her own ideas along the way, she knows that many professors love her as a junior, and she should thank them before leaving.

The meeting ended quickly, and after Su Mei stepped down from the stage, she was surrounded by several old professors.

"You have such great talent. If you don't do scientific research anymore, what do you plan to do?" Lou Shanchuan asked.

Because the documents allowing individuals to run businesses have not yet been issued, Su Mei cannot tell the truth. She can only say: "I want to complete my studies well and lay a solid foundation. I failed several courses last semester."

The news that Su Mei failed the exam spread widely in Yenching.

When the professors heard that this was the reason why Su Mei resigned, they thought she left because she couldn't bear the pressure and they all felt sorry for her.

"It's impossible for a person to be good at everything. You have basically been spending all your time in the laboratory since you started college. Isn't it normal to fail one or two courses?" Lou Shanchuan said.

“Without a solid foundation, it is sometimes difficult to do research. During my time at the research institute, I was grateful to Lu Xu for his guidance from time to time. Otherwise, I would not have been able to figure out many things on my own.

"Lu Xu is really good! He not only has the persistence and love for science, but also is sincere and upright. It is rare to find such a young man with both ability and integrity. So, I hope that all the teachers present here can take care of him and help him." Su Mei said with a smile, then turned around and looked at Lu Xu deeply, with a trace of admiration and affirmation in her eyes. At this moment, Su Mei secretly sighed in her heart: "This orderly style of doing things is really good for being an assistant."

Without Lu Xu's cooperation, this matter would not have progressed so smoothly.

Hearing Su Mei praising Lu Xu, Lou Shanchuan couldn't help but hesitate: "He may be good, but your recommendation of him as the dean may not work.

His father has just been arrested and is likely to be sentenced to death. Although the higher-ups have relaxed their management of this area, Lu Xu will not be able to pass the political trial even if they relax their management. "

"There is such a thing!" Su Mei was stunned for a moment. She really didn't think so much. Things in the system are very complicated. Suddenly she felt a little unfair. "As the son of Lu Aoxiong, he couldn't get any benefits when Lu Aoxiong was in glory. Now that Lu Aoxiong is down and out, he is going to lose his future because of Lu Aoxiong. This is really a very... rogue logic."

This principle has been around until later generations. For example, a poor woman is suffering from domestic violence, but she dares not call the police to send her husband to prison. The reason behind this is really sad. It turns out that if the husband is sentenced to prison, it will become a stain in the child's life file that can never be erased. This stain may affect the child's future, causing him/her to face various difficulties and discrimination in school, society, and even the workplace.

Therefore, even though the woman herself suffered a lot, for the sake of her child's future, she could only choose to endure it silently instead of seeking legal help. This kind of helplessness and pain can only be truly understood by those who have experienced it.

Thinking that she had not figured out the matter clearly, she had made a big mistake for Lu Xu and looked at him apologetically.

Lu Xu gave Su Mei a relieved smile, which contained a hint of helplessness and indifference.

In fact, when Su Mei made that suggestion, he already knew that there was almost no chance of success.

He knew very well the cruelty of political judiciary and it was almost impossible for him to cross that hurdle.

However, at this moment, Lu Xu felt extremely calm.

Although it is impossible to realize that seemingly unattainable dream.

But he found that he did not have too many regrets.

Because he still has his mother and a warm home.

These are precious enough to him.

Life doesn't necessarily mean pursuing lofty goals. Sometimes, cherishing what you have right now is the most important thing.

He decided to let go of the obsession with the past, spend more time with his mother, live a good life, and work hard to cure his stomach problems.

Su Mei did not tell Lu Xu about Gao Yu's difficulties.

The dead are dead, and the living should live well.