The counselor noticed an envelope on the table, which was obviously placed there by Zhou Xue.
"Student Zhou Xue, are you here to deliver an anonymous report?"
The counselor closed the door, called Zhou Xue, and walked directly to the table to open the letter.
Zhou Xue clenched her fingers and could only deny it through gritted teeth, "No, Teacher Zhang, this is not mine. I came to ask you something."
The counselor took a leisurely sip of tea and asked, "Why don't you admit it? Even though the department said you could report it anonymously, I saw you. Why would you lie to me?"
Zhou Xue didn't dare to admit it, but shook her head. "I didn't write it, Teacher Zhang. I don't know about this. I wanted to come to you to ask you something, but you're busy now, so I'll leave first."
After saying that, Zhou Xue immediately fled from the office. The counselor looked at her leaving back, shook the letter in his hand, and did not speak to keep her.
After she left, the counselor found a file bag from the cabinet, which contained the students' translation manuscripts.
The counselor took out Zhou Xue's copy and compared it directly with the handwriting on the letter.
The handwriting in the letter and the manuscript was somewhat similar but not exactly the same. Zhou Xue was not really a fool. She deliberately changed her usual writing habits, and the handwriting she wrote was not quite the same as the one she usually used to hand in her homework.
But even if they were different, the counselor could definitely conclude that the letter was brought by her.
Because he just went out to pour a glass of water, and it only took him a minute. There was no letter on the table before he left, but when he came back, Zhou Xue was in the office and the letter appeared.
No matter how you think about it, it is impossible that someone put the letter on his desk before Zhou Xue, and avoided Zhou Xue so that she didn't see it.
After lunch, the counselor called Jiang Manyue directly to the office.
"This is the letter of complaint Zhou Xue left on my desk. I've opened it and read it. She didn't say you have any connections with the leadership anymore. She just said your scholarship wasn't obtained legally. Anyway, she's just directing the school to investigate."
Jiang Manyue held the letter of complaint and looked up at the counselor, "Teacher Zhang, can I take this anonymous letter of complaint?"
The counselor frowned, "What are you going to do?"
Jiang Manyue's expression was calm. "Of course, we should go find the whistleblower and ask her if she has any evidence to support her report."
The counselor was about to say something, but Jiang Manyue interrupted him, "Whoever makes the claim must provide evidence. Teacher Zhang, I've figured it out. I don't need to desperately prove myself just because of this rumor."
After hearing what Jiang Manyue said, the counselor could only sigh and told her the good news.
"You participated in translating that important academic document earlier. It was very accurate and helped them avoid many detours. The higher-ups have awarded you a reward. The school wants you to be publicly praised and you will also receive a bonus of 1,000 yuan. This afternoon, I will hand the bonus to you in front of all the students in your major. I will also give you the certificate, which will be posted on the school bulletin board."
Jiang Manyue nodded with satisfaction. This was the best. It would let everyone see that she, Jiang Manyue, received a scholarship and joined the translation team, which showed her real abilities.
"I understand, Teacher Zhang. Thank you all for your guidance. I'll be leaving now."
Jiang Manyue took the letter of complaint but did not go directly to Zhou Xue. Instead, she waited until the afternoon when the counselor came to the large classroom where their major was located with her honorary bonus.
"Everyone, I have good news to announce. Jiang Manyue, a student in our department, participated in translating an important academic document and was praised by the higher-ups. She has been awarded a bonus of 1,000 yuan. The school has decided to give out a bonus of 500 yuan in its name as an encouragement. Everyone, applaud!"
The whole class was in an uproar. How come they didn’t know about this kind of thing? When did Jiang Manyue translate important academic documents?
"Student Jiang Manyue, please come up and claim your prize."
Jiang Manyue calmly came up to receive the bonus, and the counselor asked her to say a few words to encourage her classmates.
"I and other teachers jointly translated this academic document. The main credit goes to the teachers. I just provided some minor help. The bonus given to me by my superiors may have also served as an encouragement, motivating me to make further progress in translation."
The counselor smiled and nodded as he listened, but before he could smile for long, Jiang Manyue changed the subject and stopped smiling.
"Recently, there have been many rumors that I joined the translation team through a backdoor, that I obtained my qualifications through an improper relationship. I think what Teacher Zhang said today should be enough to dispel these rumors."
The students in the audience were whispering to each other, and Jiang Manyue took out Zhou Xue's letter of complaint from her pocket.
"I have one more thing I want to ask Zhou Xue. How did you learn that my scholarship wasn't obtained legitimately, and that I got into the translation team through backdoor channels?"
In an instant, all the students' eyes were focused on Zhou Xue.
Zhou Xue's face turned pale. She never expected that Jiang Manyue actually got her letter of complaint and questioned her in front of everyone!
“I, I…”
Facing everyone's inquiring gazes, Zhou Xue was speechless and could only use the old method and refuse to admit it.
"It's not me, I didn't write it, don't ask me!"
Zhou Xue refused to admit it, so Jiang Manyue patiently asked, "Well, Zhou Xue, since you said you didn't write it, I want to ask you this: Teacher Zhang was sitting in the office the entire time until he went out to get some water at noon. He came back in about a minute and saw you in the office. There was also a letter of denunciation on the desk. If it wasn't you, who else could have put down the letter of denunciation before you and not have you seen it?"
Cheng Nana was the first to respond, "It's not that she's a ghost! Only a ghost could do that!"
Some classmates couldn't help laughing, and Zhou Xue's face turned even paler.
"How would I know who put it there? It wasn't me anyway!"
Her defense was so weak that even the classmates beside her couldn't stand it anymore.
"Zhou Xue, it only took a minute. If someone else had posted the report, would you have been able to miss it? Could it really have been a ghost?"
"If you dare to do it, you must dare to admit it. Zhou Xue, what's wrong with you admitting it? You just wrote a letter of complaint and didn't say anything else. Questioning Jiang Manyue is not a big deal. Why don't you dare to admit it?"
"Could it be that she started the rumors earlier? Jiang Manyue said she would hold someone accountable. Didn't she also say that the Russian major would go to jail? If she admits it, will she go to jail too?"
Zhou Xue's face turned completely pale after hearing what they said. She sat in her seat trembling all over, not daring to look up.
Jiang Manyue stood on the podium and didn't let her go. "Classmate Zhou Xue, are their suspicions true? Are you really the one who spread rumors about me?"
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