The important thing has finally happened!
Ruan Qingling raised her eyes to look at Lu Wan.
Lu Wan stood to the side, her expression visibly stiffening for a moment.
Zhou Weilin asked, "What did you steal?"
The security guard said, "It's in the kid's pocket."
The thief was Lu Wan's classmate, named Du Xiaofei.
Zhou Weilin asked, "Du Xiaofei, what are you doing in the laboratory building?"
Du Xiaofei was also one of the students in the lab.
Du Xiaofei said, "Professor, I just went to find something. When I was eating, I suddenly remembered that my pendant was missing, so I looked for it everywhere."
The security guard said, "The item is in his pocket. Don't listen to his nonsense."
Du Xiaofei vehemently denied it: "No, I didn't."
Zhou Weilin was quick; he reached into Du Xiaofei's pocket and pulled out a roll of paper.
Upon opening it, one finds it filled with their experimental data, which is stored in his desk drawer and is not easily accessible.
So, who stole his key?
Zhou Weilin's gaze naturally fell on Lu Wan.
Lu Wan forced herself to remain calm.
He looked at me with an expression that said, "I know nothing."
But eyes don't lie; her eyes betrayed her inner nervousness.
Zhou Weilin asked, "You've been so attentive these past two days, just to steal my keys?"
Lu Wan stared wide-eyed, looking aggrieved, and said, "Professor Zhou, what you're saying is outrageous! How could I possibly have your key? Besides, why would I steal data?"
"These things are of no use to me at all."
Zhou Weilin looked at Director Du and said, "Director Du, this matter needs to be thoroughly investigated. I discovered that the previous professor's data was also stolen. So, who is interested in our data? This is an important question. We need to find out who is stealing the data."
Director Du nodded, beads of sweat dripping from his forehead.
The weather was already hot, and this kind of thing really made people furious.
He looked at Zhang Qingfang: "Zhang Qingfang, I'm giving you a chance now. Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely. Tell me, what is your purpose this time?"
Zhang Qingfang shook her head and said, "I really don't know. Lu Wan used my past mistakes to threaten me. I really didn't have any intentions. I've always been a person who takes things as they come."
Lu Wan was furious: "Zhang Qingfang, are you talking nonsense? Everyone knows how many mistakes you've made, many of them even before I returned to school. What are you trying to say? That I threatened you? If you're so capable, then produce the evidence."
Several people were shifting blame and shirking responsibility.
Ruan Qingling said, "Zhang Qingfang, you said that Lu Wan gave you these props to make you look like this?"
Zhang Qingfang nodded.
Ruan Qingling then looked at Du Xiaofei: "And you, who sent you to the lab building?"
Du Xiaofei remained silent.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Ruan Qingling said, "I advise you to think carefully before you speak. If you speak, you might not die much. If you don't speak, you will all die together."
Du Xiaofei pursed his lips.
Lu Wan didn't want the person she found to be fooled by Ruan Qingling, so she said, "Ruan Qingling, who are you to be here talking nonsense?"
Ruan Qingling: "If I weren't involved, I wouldn't care. But now, I just want to know who is plotting to harm me."
Zhou Weilin looked at Du Xiaofei: "Du Xiaofei, do you want to give up your future?"
Du Xiaofei's expression was also not good.
Director Du's face darkened: "Du Xiaofei, how many times do I have to tell you, explain yourself clearly right now, or you'll regret it."
Du Xiaofei pursed his lips into a straight line.
Ruan Qingling noticed his hesitation: "Think about how your parents are hoping you'll graduate, but now you're ruining your future because of loyalty. Are you willing to accept that?"
Du Xiaofei then said, "Lu Wan asked me to help her get it."
Zhou Weilin asked, "Where did you get the key?"
Du Xiaofei frowned and said, "She gave it to me too."
Lu Wan immediately shouted, "It wasn't me! You're lying! You and Zhang Qingfang conspired to harm me!"
Du Xiaofei frowned and said, "I don't need to do that."
Lu Wan sneered and snorted: "Everyone knows you have a crush on Zhang Qingfang, so you must be doing this to help her. Director Du, you need to figure this out. It must be the two of them who planned this and deliberately fabricated facts to harm me."
She vehemently denied it.
Zhou Weilin said, "Let's call the police."
Lu Wan's expression changed instantly.
If you call the police, the whole thing will be exposed.
It's all because those people kept urging her that things have gotten into trouble.
“I…I said I don’t like Ruan Qingling and I want to devise a scenario to kick her out of school, so I asked Zhang Qingfang and Du Xiaofei to cooperate with me in this act.”
She looked at Director Du and said, "I admit it was my fault. I was too selfish."
Director Du's face was extremely grim.
How could Ruan Qingling let her change the subject with just an excuse?
"Is that so? To get rid of me, you had someone steal information and frame me. Is that just an excuse? It allows you to both harm me and complete some kind of mission?"
Lu Wan's heart skipped a beat.
What is Ruan Qingling saying?
"Ruan Qingling, I admit that my idea of harming you was wrong, but you can't harm me like this."
Ruan Qingling said, "Professor Zhou, this matter needs to be thoroughly investigated. Reporting it to the police is the best option."
Zhou Weilin glanced at Ruan Qingling and nodded, saying, "Mm."
He said to Director Du, "Let's call the police."
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