【Chapter 119 Plagiarism 1】

Chapter 119 Plagiarism 1

By 8 o'clock in the evening, Lu Yuanze still hadn't returned.

Jiang Chi was sitting at the dining table, staring at his phone, when suddenly Lu Yuanze sent him a message.

He clicked it with a look of surprise.

[Baby, my brother's birthday is tonight, so I won't be going home for dinner. You can eat more at home. I love you so much.]

The smile on the boy's face turned into disappointment.

Looking at the dishes on the table, I just said to myself: "It's all cold, what a pity."

But how can I waste what I have worked so hard on?

So Jiang Chi put his phone aside and started eating bite by bite. He had only one thought in his mind, which was that it should not be wasted.

For many days afterwards, Lu Yuanze rarely went home at night.

"Xiao Chi, are you in a bad mood?"

While having lunch at school at noon, Shen Lubai saw that Jiang Chi was absent-minded and was looking at his mobile phone from time to time.

“No.”

Jiang Chi smiled and said, "The results will be announced tomorrow, I have been thinking about this."

"So it's because of this. I thought it was something serious. Don't worry. I think you're a pretty good painter. Sometimes when I went to your place to take classes, the professor would often praise you."

After hearing what Shen Lubai said, Jiang Chi finally laughed from the bottom of his heart and said, "You're not going to say that my level is not as good as yours?"

"You seem unhappy lately. If I say your paintings are not as good as mine, won't that add to your stress?"

After Shen Lubai finished speaking, he suddenly felt that he was really considerate and thoughtful.

The results of the competition were announced the next day, but there was a problem. Two of the works were very similar, and it was obvious at first glance that one of them was definitely plagiarized.

The two works are by Duan Shaoheng and Jiang Chi respectively.

The two of them were called to the office in the afternoon, and even the principal came in person.

This matter is very serious. Plagiarism will result in a serious warning and in serious cases, you may be expelled from school.

Almost all students from the art department participated in this competition. After they submitted their works, they were judged by several experienced professors from the school.

In the end, four works stood out, but they found that two of them were extremely similar.

"Teacher, I can swear that I definitely did not plagiarize."

"So you mean that I plagiarized?" Duan Shaoheng put his hands in his pockets, with a look of contempt.

“Yes, the teacher often praises you for being better, but that doesn’t mean others won’t improve, and I only participated in this competition to train myself.

I'm not doing this for the 100,000 yuan bonus. This little money is not even enough for my weekly pocket money. Teachers, do you think I need to plagiarize?"

Duan Shaoheng's words were indeed reasonable. The Duan family was wealthy and powerful in Beijing, and they would never cheat for a mere first prize.

So when he finished speaking, the other teachers all turned their eyes to Jiang Chi.

The principal even scolded Jiang Chi without any reason: "Student Jiang Chi, do you know how serious plagiarism is? How could someone like you appear in our Peking University?

You don't study hard on a regular basis, but instead try to take shortcuts and use these crooked ways. Sooner or later, you will hurt yourself.

Stolen things are stolen after all. We may be poor, but we must be poor with dignity."

The principal was filled with righteous indignation, and he kept scolding people with saliva flying out of his mouth. It was obvious that he was very angry.

I was talking so excitedly that I accidentally choked on my own saliva and started coughing non-stop.

The professor of their class was also there, and he didn't believe that Jiang Chi would plagiarize.

He had always seen how hard Jiang Chi worked, not to mention that he was more talented than other students.

It was obvious that he was born to do this job. No matter what, he didn't believe that Jiang Chi had plagiarized. There must be some misunderstanding.

So he waited until the principal finished coughing before he spoke: "Principal Wu, there must be some misunderstanding. I believe in Jiang Chi. He would never do such a thing as plagiarism."

Jiang Chi was deeply moved when he heard that there were still people who believed in him.

Duan Shaoheng rolled his eyes where they couldn't see.

"Teacher Xu, this is right in front of you, why don't you believe it?"

Another professor saw that the principal was about to get angry again, so he quickly stepped forward and said something.

"I trust my student. I can use my work as a guarantee for him. If Jiang Chi really plagiarizes, I will take the initiative to leave Peking University."

There was no trace of joking in Professor Xu's words, and everyone else was stunned by his serious look of hunger.

Even the principal began to wonder who was plagiarizing whom.

Another professor advised him not to be so impulsive, otherwise he might end up finding out that he had trusted the wrong person and even lost his job, which would not be worth it.

But Professor Xu had already made his point, and he would not change no matter who persuaded him.

"Teacher Xu, since you said so, I will give him a chance. I will only give you three days. If you can't find evidence that he didn't plagiarize within three days, he will have to leave the school."

The principal had spoken personally, and the other professors remained silent. They just felt that Professor Xu was old, but he still acted like a young boy and acted impulsively.

Duan Shaoheng looked at Jiang Chi and Professor Xu's leaving backs and secretly cursed them as old fools. It was already a foregone conclusion that Jiang Chi was a plagiarist.

At his age, he doesn't control his mouth and has to stand up to interfere and ruin his good deeds.

Duan Shaoheng and another teacher looked at each other, then exchanged glances and he also left the office.

"Professor Xu, it's all my fault that I got you into trouble."

Jiang Chi stood next to Professor Xu, feeling very guilty.

If they really can't find any evidence in the end, Professor Xu will lose his job because of him.

"What's the big deal? I just want to ask you one question: did you plagiarize him?"

Jiang Chi shook his head with a determined look and said, "I don't have any."

He put almost all his time and energy of the past few months into this competition.

He had painted many other paintings in the process, but he threw away all the ones he was not satisfied with. It was not until he finished this last one that he handed it in with satisfaction.

Professor Xu nodded: "As long as you say no, then I will believe you. After all, you are a rare talent, and I don't want you to be buried like this."

After Professor Xu finished speaking, he told him to relax and go back to the classroom to study hard.

In less than half a day, the news spread throughout the entire art department.

They were all discussing who was the real plagiarist.

They hate people who plagiarize and steal other people's achievements the most.

What they fear most is being plagiarized by others. If they have no evidence to prove themselves, their artistic career is basically ruined.