As Yang Changping's condition improved, everyone was able to focus on other things.
Bai Jiaojiao now only has three classes a week, and spends the rest of her time in the lab, even then she still leaves early and returns late.
Shen Heng knew that Bai Jiaojiao's scientific research had reached a critical stage, and he was also busy at the factory. Sometimes the two of them would not be able to have a proper conversation for several days.
Needless to say, Shen Shi was often absent from his dinners because Bai Jiaojiao and Shen Heng didn't care about him. He often went to his maternal grandmother's house, which was fortunately not far from his maternal grandmother's house.
Every morning, Bai Jiaojiao would routinely report the progress of the experiment to Ji Guizhang. As the two were discussing it, Ji Guizhang received a phone call.
"Okay, we'll be right there."
Ji Guizhang hung up the phone, glanced at Bai Jiaojiao, paused for about two seconds, and said, "The academic committee wants the two of us to come over."
"The Academic Committee?" Bai Jiaojiao couldn't help but repeat.
"It must be a problem with the article you submitted earlier. Come on, I'll go with you to take a look."
The first author of that article is Bai Jiaojiao, and Ji Guizhang is the corresponding author. If there are any problems, neither of them will escape responsibility.
“Teacher, there’s absolutely no problem with that article.” Bai Jiaojiao put away her lab notebook. Ji Guizhang said, “I watched you do the experiment, so of course I know there’s no problem. But the academic committee must have received some kind of report.”
Bai Jiaojiao went to the Academic Committee's office with Ji Guizhang. When the person in charge saw Ji Guizhang arrive, he led him to the meeting room.
"Teacher Ji, someone has reported that you and Bai Jiaojiao are suspected of data fabrication. We may need to investigate this matter."
When I arrived at the Academic Committee, there was nothing else to do; they got straight to the point.
"We will cooperate with the investigation."
Seeing Ji Guizhang's calm demeanor, Bai Jiaojiao felt a little relieved: "Teacher, I only submitted one article, and I can provide the department with all the original data from that article."
"Okay, bring all of these things to me before noon today."
The teachers on the academic committee, seeing their upright demeanor, suspected it might be a false accusation.
Moreover, everyone at this school knows Dean Ji's temper; how could he possibly tolerate his students fabricating facts?
"Professor Ji, as the corresponding author, you must also provide a written explanation of the situation. We will carefully verify this matter. If it is indeed not true, then you..."
Ji Guizhang nodded: "I will explain in detail, and I will also contact the other students who participated in these experiments to make written summaries."
With Ji Guizhang cooperating so well, the teacher breathed a sigh of relief.
Everyone knows Bai Jiaojiao's background; if she really bullies others by abusing her power, he really doesn't know what to do.
They explained the situation in the interview room according to procedure, and then submitted the raw data and notes. Although the article was just published, the data contained most of Bai Jiaojiao's research results from her years of graduate studies. If you brought over the experimental notebooks, they would be a very thick stack.
After Bai Jiaojiao and Ji Guizhang left the office building, Bai Jiaojiao said, "Professor, although what I'm saying might sound a bit conspiratorial, I think it was someone from our lab who did this. After all, my article was only recently published. Although you are the corresponding author, I'm an unknown person, so why would anyone report me?"
The results of this article were not enough to cause a sensation. It was a small research paper written by Bai Jiaojiao to improve her writing skills and to summarize the results of a phase of her research project.
However, her actual graduation thesis and the targeted drug she is currently researching require this data as support, like a foundation. If there is a problem, she will not be able to make any further progress.
Ji Guizhang remained silent for a long time. He had been thinking the same thing in the interview room: "Let's deal with the immediate issue first. These are usually reports made under real names. After their investigation, I can subtly try to find out who it is."
Bai Jiaojiao thought for a moment. She couldn't let Ji Guizhang be the bad guy, so she said, "Teacher Ji, if you're going to ask, I should ask. After all, you are the vice dean of the college. If others know that you are leading the way in doing this kind of thing, no one will dare to report it by name anymore. It would be bad if we really encountered someone committing academic misconduct."
Hearing Bai Jiaojiao say this, Ji Guizhang was very satisfied: "Okay, go ask. But no matter who it is, tell me first."
Bai Jiaojiao nodded: "Don't worry, I won't act rashly."
Bai Jiaojiao never takes her experimental data home; it's all on her study desk in the lab building.
She has a lab logbook every semester, plus an experimental design book, making up a thick stack of more than a dozen notebooks. Bai Jiaojiao labeled the data used in her papers and then sent them to the academic committee.
Seeing Bai Jiaojiao and Ji Guizhang rush out together early in the morning, and Bai Jiaojiao carrying a stack of notebooks, everyone wondered what had happened.
"What are you talking about here? Don't you have anything better to do?"
Ji Guizhang popped his head out of the office, and everyone scattered.
Bai Jiaojiao's ability to quickly and accurately locate these data from a pile of experimental data shows that she is very confident in her research results.
"Teacher, please investigate this matter thoroughly. Teacher Ji and I have been slandered."
When the teachers on the academic committee saw the stack of lab notebooks, they accepted them and said, "It might not be slander; it could be a misunderstanding."
Bai Jiaojiao neither agreed nor disagreed with the teacher's words. She was waiting for a result, and then she would definitely not let this malicious person get away with it.
"Thank you for your help, teacher."
Bai Jiaojiao left after submitting her evidence. She had just looked at a few junior students in the lab and didn't notice anything different about their expressions.
She always focuses on experiments in the lab, so she hasn't really offended anyone. The most she might have had some friction is using the equipment for a little longer, but she tries her best to avoid them by staying up all night to do experiments.
She couldn't figure out who had gotten conjunctivitis, but she didn't believe it was really a misunderstanding, as the teachers on the academic committee had said.
Bai Jiaojiao returned to the lab, told Ji Guizhang first, and then went back to her study room.
There happened to be two junior students in the study room. When they saw Bai Jiaojiao return, they both asked, "Senior sister, what happened? What were you doing taking a bunch of materials with you when you came back?"
"Oh, someone reported that there was a problem with the article I published last time. Professor Ji and I were called in for a talk. I just showed them my lab notebook to verify it."
After Bai Jiaojiao finished speaking, she looked at the expressions of her two junior brothers.
She felt that instead of waiting and seeing how things developed, it was better to stir things up.
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