"I'm certain that the person who reported Shi Qian was his project assistant. He personally watched Shi Qian finish writing it, and this version is his final draft."
In order to successfully bring down Shi Qian, Su Yang had long forgotten his promise to Guan Qinghong. He didn't care about a pawn that could be used and discarded.
He never intended to let such a traitor join his project team. This time, he helped him frame Shi Qian, and who knows if he won't help others harm him in the future.
Once Shi Qian is dealt with, this person can't be kept around. Helping him steal Shi Qian's final draft violated the laboratory's confidentiality regulations, so no matter the reason, it's impossible for him to stay.
Su Yang had planned to use Guan Qinghong from the beginning. Guan Qinghong was quite capable, and he had long wanted to get rid of her from the laboratory, but she had been taken in by Yue Lang's side. Getting rid of two of them at once this time was exactly what he wanted.
He was very careful in his several encounters with Guan Qinghong, staying outside the laboratory and on the rooftop of the library where there were no surveillance cameras. He wouldn't be foolish enough to leave any evidence behind.
As for the surveillance footage in the fifth-floor server room, Su Yang didn't bother with it at all, since it wasn't him who was filmed.
The temporary card incident can be easily explained away; just say that Guan Qinghong sneaked into his seat and stole it. Anyway, Su Yang had told Guan Qinghong to go to his seat and get it himself, so he has a perfect alibi.
From the very beginning, Su Yang cleared himself of all wrongdoing, leaving no room for any wrongdoing.
"If Dean Yue doesn't believe me, he can call the student who reported Shi Qian over for a confrontation."
Su Yang completely disregarded Guan Qinghong's life or death. He knew that Guan Qinghong would not betray him at this critical moment. If he admitted to plotting against Shi Qian, he would definitely be kicked out of the laboratory. But if he cooperated with him to put on a good show, there was still a chance for him to stay.
Yue Lang nodded and sent someone to fetch someone. When Guan Qinghong entered the office, she was completely stunned.
"Is this Guan Qinghong?" Yue Lang asked.
“Ah…yes.” Guan Qinghong stammered.
"We received a report today, and you are a witness, so we need you to come over."
"Did you give Su Yang the final draft of Shi Qian's thesis?"
Guan Qinghong was taken aback by the question. Didn't Su Yang say that he wouldn't drag him into this, and that he would just hand over the information and that would be the end of it?
Why call him over now?
Guan Qinghong glanced quickly at Su Yang, but Su Yang wasn't looking at him.
Things had already come to this point, and he had no way to back down. If he admitted that he had framed someone, Dean Yue would definitely kick him out immediately, and might even issue a public reprimand, which would make it impossible for him to stay in the academy.
He had no choice but to take the risk and see if he could kill Shi Qian, so that he could at least stay and preserve his reputation.
Guan Qinghong closed her eyes to catch her breath before continuing to speak.
"Yes, I was assisting Shi Qian in his project and I unexpectedly discovered that his paper was highly similar to that of Su Yang. Su Yang had shared some ideas with us in Dean Cheng's team before."
"At first I wasn't sure, so I went to ask my senior, Su Yang. He thought I had some questions about the format and writing logic, so he casually showed me his paper that he was writing and explained it to me. That's when I realized that the two papers were highly similar."
"I didn't know what to do. I struggled with this for several days until Shi Qian said he was ready to submit his manuscript. Only then did I finally decide to report him."
"Plagiarism is a very serious matter. I don't want such a situation to occur in the lab. For academics, plagiarism is a great disgrace."
"I know the lab has confidentiality rules, but I really couldn't think of any other way. I was also afraid that my judgment of plagiarism was not accurate enough, so I could only scan Shi Qian's paper and send it to Su Yang."
"I don't know the rest."
After Guan Qinghong finished speaking, Su Yang immediately took over the conversation.
"Yes, I am very grateful for Junior Brother Guan's righteous actions. I read Shi Qian's paper, and it does indeed overlap with my own."
"I was very angry after reading it and wanted to confront Shi Qian immediately, but I was afraid that I would handle it improperly and affect the harmony of the laboratory, so I explained the situation to Dean Cheng."
"This is blatant plagiarism, and I hope Dean Yue can give me justice."
After Su Yang finished speaking, the entire room fell silent for a moment.
"Indeed, Su Yang's paper is highly similar to the paper that was just brought up and said to be Shi Qian's final draft."
"But the final draft that Shi Qian handed me today is not the one you mentioned."
Yue Lang handed Cheng Dai a printed copy of Shi Qian's latest thesis, saying, "Take a look at it first."
Cheng Dai was puzzled, but he still took the paper from Yue Lang and quickly read through it.
It offers a very fresh perspective, and the argumentation and model are excellent. It is at a level that can be directly submitted to top journals in the industry and accepted. It is not something that a newcomer could write.
"Did he write this?"
Cheng Dai was skeptical. He knew Shi Qian had scored full marks on the assessment, but the man had a history of cheating and might have used other methods. He had always been reserved about Shi Qian.
So he didn't let Shi Qian join his team, and rejected her application outright. Unexpectedly, during a later meeting, he discovered that Yue Lang had chosen Shi Qian.
Cheng Dai kindly reminded Yue Lang that this newcomer was not very honest and that it would be better not to accept him. Yue Lang remained noncommittal.
If this paper was indeed written by Shi Qian, then Shi Qian was truly a genius, a perfect candidate for academic success.
"Yes, it's the final draft that was just submitted," Yue Lang replied.
"This paper is quite different from the research approach he submitted on the system."
"That was the first version. Shi Qian had a better idea, so he changed it."
"The update time on the system was my mistake; he sent it to me a few days earlier."
Yue Lang directly opened Shi Qian's email history, which showed that the sending time was indeed earlier than Su Yang's.
"As for this new idea, Shi Qian plans to discuss it with me today, so I haven't updated it on the system yet."
This change in circumstances left Cheng Dai somewhat bewildered, so he turned to Su Yang and asked what was going on.
Su Yang didn't know what had happened either. Cheng Dai asked Yue Lang, and after Yue Lang nodded, Cheng Dai gave Su Yang Shi Qian's new paper and told him to take a look.
Su Yang was stunned after reading it quickly; it was completely different from the final draft that Guan Qinghong had sent him!
What's the situation now?
Guan Qinghong stood at the back, noticing everyone's strange reactions and not knowing what had happened, so he wanted to leave as soon as possible.
Su Yang suddenly turned his attention to Guan Qinghong: "Guan, are you sure this is Shi Qian's final draft of the paper?"
Guan Qinghong was taken aback by the question. Before he could answer, Su Yang had already convicted him.
"You framed my classmate, stole my thesis, and violated the lab's confidentiality agreement. I was too trusting of you, which is why you took advantage of me!"
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