"Professor Fan also encouraged me to steal the test questions from the dean's office." Facing Long Zhan's extremely oppressive gaze, Gao Han said calmly.
"Nonsense!" Before Long Zhan could speak, the school staff scolded him, "How could Professor Fan say such a thing? What evidence do you have? Besides, the test questions were not in the dean's office in the first place."
Gao Han shrugged, "There is no evidence. I just guessed where the test questions were. I don't know if it is true or not. I just said it casually."
The staff member frowned, seemingly dissatisfied with his frivolous attitude. Just as he was about to continue lecturing him, he was stopped by Long Zhan.
"You are very smart. The school will not wrongly accuse a good person just because of one or two accusations from others. You were called here just for confrontation."
Long Zhan's aura was steady and heavy, and the eyes he stared at Gao Han were no longer as intimidating as at the beginning, but instead contained a hint of admiration.
"Thank you, Professor Long." Gao Han showed gratitude. He knew that this matter was of great importance. If the instructor in charge of reviewing the cheating test questions had used his strength and status to threaten him from the beginning, he would have to suffer.
"Did you hear that?" Long Zhan's sharp eagle eyes moved to Huang Baiyang and the other two. His scrutinizing gaze was filled with deep intimidation, making the three of them sweat profusely and lose all their color.
"I'm asking you one last time. Is he the one behind you? Think carefully before you speak out. Otherwise, if we find out the truth is the opposite of what you said, the consequences will not be something you three students from ordinary families can bear."
Long Zhan was obviously very good at breaking down students' psychological defenses. The two students who were caught later were so scared that they were crying and snotting.
"We recruited, we recruited. It was not Gao Han who instigated us."
"But we don't know who it is. Huang Baiyang told us the plan."
They are just ordinary people. After learning that Huang Baiyang was arrested last night, they were so scared that they couldn't sleep the whole night. When they were brought here in the morning, they had wet their pants.
"Since you don't know who it is, how do you know it wasn't Gao Han who instigated you?" Long Zhan didn't even look at Huang Baiyang whose face was pale. He took a step forward with his mighty and strong body, standing in front of the three people like a towering mountain. The breathing space suddenly became smaller, and the air became thinner and thinner.
One of them had a running nose and could no longer speak. He was holding his breath so hard that his eyes rolled back and he almost fainted.
The other person was a little more resilient, but he was also very frightened and explained incoherently.
The gist of it is that Huang Baiyang said that if the matter was exposed, he would put the blame on Gao Han.
Huang Baiyang lied to them and said that as long as they gave out the mastermind behind the incident, their punishment could be reduced a lot.
The two were not very clear about the plan after being exposed, and it was Huang Baiyang who told them everything.
Huang Baiyang's original intention was to fear that they knew too much and would be easily exposed, but he did not expect that this would become their breakthrough point. Knowing nothing, they were more credible.
"Take them both away." Long Zhan's outward aura was instantly restrained, and he gave instructions to the staff.
The staff members were convinced. It turned out that interrogating people had to be done by Director Long.
So far, they have not met anyone who can survive Director Long's hands. They would have been slapped in the face very soon.
Huang Baiyang's lips were as pale as paper. He felt no less than the other two, because Long Zhan's real target was him, and his two accomplices were just incidental. As a result, his psychological defenses were too weak, and they collapsed before it was their turn.
"Do you want to confess yourself, or do you want me to do it for you?" Long Zhan was a little impressed by his psychological quality. He could endure his pressure head-on, and was actually better at enduring it than the other two.
There was a flickering flame of struggle in Huang Baiyang's eyes, which finally slowly went out. "I confess!" He exhaled a breath of foul air, his face ashen.
"There was no one behind the stealing of the exam questions. I planned the whole thing by myself."
Long Zhan exclaimed, "I underestimated you. You can still be so stubborn."
"I'm not being stubborn, this is the fact!" Huang Baiyang was still defending himself.
Gao Han was also a little surprised. At this point, he thought Huang Baiyang should have explained something, but he ended up taking all the responsibility on himself. The final result would only be more serious than if it was shared out. He should understand this.
"Who told you to frame me?"
Huang Baiyang didn't fall for his trick. He was silent for a moment before saying, "No one asked me to frame you. I thought of it myself. The incident between you and Yuan Zhe has caused a lot of controversy. Framing you is the best choice. Also, you defeated Chen Siqin last time, and she is the object of my admiration, so I want to take this opportunity to take revenge on you."
Gao Han raised his eyebrows. This was a very credible excuse. It was a pity that this person was not afraid in the face of danger and could come up with such an excuse with a clear mind.
"What a pity," he said.
Long Zhan glanced at him sideways. This kid could still say this even after being framed. No wonder Professor Fan also looked at him with admiration.
"Boy, since the suspicion has been cleared, you can go. The school will handle the rest."
"Teacher Long..." Gao Han wanted to say something.
"I know what you want to say. If there is really someone behind him, we can always find clues. You should go back to the classroom and attend class." Long Zhan interrupted him.
Gao Han glanced at Huang Baiyang, who had his head down and no expression on his face. He didn't believe that there was really no one behind him, but there were only a few people he could suspect, so there was no need to rush.
Less than an hour later, when Gao Han returned to the weapon refining class, the class had not yet ended.
Seeing him appear at the door, the originally quiet classroom immediately became lively. Everyone was whispering to each other, unable to believe how Gao Han suddenly came back.
"Since everything is fine, go back to your seat." Professor Fan, the only one who was not surprised by his return, just said calmly.
Gao Han nodded slightly and returned to his seat.
"Why did the school let him go so quickly when stealing test questions is such a serious matter?" Wei Kaiyang said unwillingly. He was clapping and praising the person the moment before, and the next moment, the person appeared in front of him. He felt like he had been slapped in the face.
Yuan Zhe was not surprised at all, and said with a smile: "This is a clumsy way of framing, but the school is not stupid."
"But it's too soon. At least we can hold on until tomorrow and prevent him from taking the exam, so that his reputation can be ruined." This is Wei Kaiyang's real purpose.
"Interrogating a few ordinary students, do you think it's like interrogating spies? Any random tutor in the school can scare them into confessing everything." Yuan Zhe shook his head.
…
After class, Wu Yukun seemed to be in a hurry, so he ran out of the classroom in a hurry, went to the next classroom, and immediately called Tang Xinyu to a deserted place.
"Xinyu, didn't you say that this time it would be foolproof? Why was Gao Han released?"
"He was released?!" Tang Xinyu was just immersed in the news that Gao Han was taken away from the school. She was so proud and thought her plan worked. But after just one class, Wu Yukun told her that Gao Han was released.
"It's true. I saw him being released with my own eyes." Wu Yukun was very anxious. "Those people, they won't betray us, right?"
"No, I have already prepared a backup plan in case I'm discovered. Only Huang Baiyang knows about it. Others don't know and can't tell even if asked." Tang Xinyu was secretly resentful that she still couldn't bring Gao Han down. She wasn't too worried about whether Huang Baiyang would betray her.
"Forget it, as long as he doesn't say anything, we'll just ignore it." Wu Yukun was very scared.
Tang Xinyu couldn't help but secretly curse him for being a coward, but if there hadn't been a problem with Shen Xiaojie that caused Gao Han to become wary of him, the plan wouldn't have failed halfway.
…
Huang Baiyang refused to confess until the end, and the school did not find any evidence that he had been bribed. In this information age, this is almost impossible.
Unless it is true as Huang Baiyang said, he stole the test questions just for himself, and framed Gao Han just to help Chen Siqin vent her anger.
Most students believe the latter, after all, even the school has not found out.
As a result, wherever Chen Siqin went, people looked at her strangely, and some even secretly said that she was a beauty that brought disaster, which made her very annoyed.
法器学院那边，更加坚信，等高寒完成炼器学院的考试，回过头来挑战一班的时候，一定会选择陈思琴。
第二天，炼器学院的考试如期而至。
除了三个被处分的学生，其他人无一缺席。
众人关注的焦点，又回到高寒能否实现诺言，在这场考试上力压袁哲，成为一年级炼器学院第一人。
“那些傻逼，寒哥根本没有说过要成为炼器学院第一人，实现个狗屁诺言啊。”
马则超和赵斌知道高寒今天要考试，特意过来看一下，结果听到炼器学院的学生都在议论这件事，气得赵斌破口大骂。
“算了，寒哥独来独往惯了，不会理会他们说什么的，我们相信他就够了。”马则超觉得真正有实力的人，任何污蔑都掩盖不了他身上的光辉，这是来自迷弟的自信。
两人早上也有课，到底没有待太久，找到高寒，跟他聊了一会就又滚回去上课了。
考试分五关，第一关考的是文化课的知识，俗称笔试，不过为防止作弊，都改成电脑考试，由学校的中央智脑统一审改，杜绝了任何作弊，以及人工出错的可能。
考试号码是现场抽取，由智脑根据概率进行分配，所以一个班的人基本分不到一个区域。
高寒取了自己的号码，进去就找到自己的位置，周围除了几个同班同学，其余都是陌生的脸孔。
谁也没有心思说话，这是一场关系到这学期能否获得好资源，相当于决定未来半年命运的考试，没有人不正视起来，有的搓着手，紧张得嘴里不停的念叨着什么。
考试时间一到，每个学生周围立刻升起三面透明的数据墙，数据墙随后凝成实体，这是为防止学生作弊。
高寒看到正前面的数据墙有一个黑色的小点，这大概就是所谓的监控。
电脑开始刷新，等学生确定自己的头像和学号没有错误，便跳出一道道题目。
高寒一眼扫过去，毫不犹豫的填下每道题的答案。
有些答案只需要死记硬背，就能写出来，有些是和炼器有关的，需要靠学生自己的领悟。
判断题、选择题、简答题等等，题目难度不低，到后面还出现一道难度很高的陷阱题，说是陷阱题，对他来说大概就是顺序不对，因为他曾经在猿山老人的笔记里看过类似的问题。
这种题目，好像是一年级还没有学到的内容，居然出现在这里。
高寒没有多想，将自己想到的答案填上去，又确认了整卷的答案，提交上去。
再看时间，只是刚过一半，出去后更是一个人也没有，他是第一个交卷的人。
大厅的工作人员以为他是学渣，提前交卷了，还摇了摇头。
现在的学生也太浮躁了，时间刚过一半就迫不及待交卷出来透气，比上次考试的记录又提前了几分钟。
高寒没有在外面待着，考完就潇洒的走了。
第二个学生考完出来，还以为自己是第一个，手舞足蹈的，这位才是真正的学渣。
考试快结束的时候，陆陆续续有人从里面出来。
袁哲出来的时候，魏开阳已经在外面等他，看到他立刻冲他招招手，“阿哲，这边。”
“有没有看到高寒？”袁哲走过来就问。
魏开阳愣了一下，“没有啊，我出来到现在就没有看到他，会不会还没出来？”
袁哲看向考场大门，时间已经所剩无几，只有那些不确定答案的人还在垂死挣扎，因为聪明人懂得判断，一般不会这么做，“看来是我高估他了？”
“什么高估不高估的？”魏开阳听不懂他在说什么。
袁哲摇摇头，“没什么，走吧。”
炼器学院的考试是采取通关的模式，只有第一关过了，才能晋到第二关，所以成绩会在一个小时后出来，这一个小时对某些人来说，显然很煎熬。
……
“咦，今年这一届新生居然还能出一个满分的。”接收到中央智脑传过来的成绩单，一名工作人员很惊讶。
另一人听到他的话，探头过来看了一眼，“是那个袁哲吧，整个一年级，也就只有他有这个实力，听说这一学期的考试比上次还难几个度，还有超越一年级的题目，袁家那么多器师，袁哲知道也不为过。”
“说的也是。”
两人都没有当一回事，过完目就点了确认，设置显示的时间，因为智脑审改的速度很快，说是一个小时后出成绩，并不是智脑审改的时间。
一个小时后，炼器班的学生纷纷挤进大厅，查找自己的成绩，文化课没有固定的及格分数线，会根据题目的难度进行调整，显示自己信息那一栏变成红色，就代表不过关。
这一学期的题目比较难，所以及格线下调了，50分就可过关，饶是如此，还是刷掉不少人。