Ji Yanchen's eyes darkened, and he picked up his phone to send a message to Ye Chuan.
Li Wenlin naturally overheard their conversation, got up and walked over, "Is the USB drive really damaged?"
Shi Miao nodded, slowly put away her phone, and said succinctly, "I sent what I found to Professor Chen's phone. The USB drive has been destroyed. I'll go back and redo it now, and try to finish it before tomorrow's deadline."
When Li Wenlin heard that she could redo it, she breathed a slight sigh of relief, but she didn't insist that she could redo it in such a short time, since the school bore a great responsibility for losing the USB drive.
"It would be great if we could redo it. I'll explain the situation to the organizing committee and see if we can postpone it for two days."
Li Wenlin said this, but he was not sure in his heart and knew that the possibility of the organizing committee agreeing to postpone was very small, basically impossible.
Shi Miao gave a faint "hmm," knowing full well that the possibility was slim, but she didn't say anything more.
Ji Yanchen skillfully took the girl's hand. "Principal Li, I'll leave this to you. We'll be leaving now."
Li Wenlin nodded, "Okay."
Not long after Ji Yanchen and Shi Miao left, Shen Yan arrived with Su Wenxue.
"Speak, why did you steal the USB drive?" Li Wenlin's sharp gaze fell on the girl standing in front of the desk.
When Su Wenxue met his eyes, her heart pounded in her throat, and her legs went stiff.
Her pale fingertips dug hard into her palms as she forced herself to calm down. She swallowed hard. "Principal, I didn't steal the USB drive. Professor Shen has searched it too. It really wasn't me."
Shen Yan sneered and turned his phone screen towards her. "Then tell me, what's going on here?"
Su Wenxue looked up at her phone screen, her pupils suddenly contracted, her eyes filled with disbelief. How could Shen Yan have her chat history with Lu Zheyuan!
She immediately took a picture of the damaged USB drive and sent it to Lu Zheyuan.
Lu Zheyuan's reply, "Well done," was enough to kill her.
"I... um..." Su Wenxue lowered her head, her heart in turmoil, and stammered for a long time without being able to say anything coherent.
"I'll ask you one more time, why did you steal the USB drive?" Li Wenlin's face was solemn. He tapped the table and told her the consequences of her actions. "If you tell me now, you'll only be expelled from school. But if you refuse to tell me in order to protect the person on the phone, then I'll have no choice but to call the police and let them handle it."
Su Wenxue suddenly raised her head, her body swaying, her eyes trembling violently, "Call the police!"
She had considered that the worst outcome of being discovered by the school would be another punishment, but she never imagined that she would be expelled, or even that it would be so serious that the police would be called.
Li Wenlin rubbed his throbbing temples, his tone sterner than ever before, "What you stole wasn't just any ordinary thing; it's something that concerns national honor! This competition is the first time the country has reached the finals, and not only does the school attach great importance to it, but those high-ranking officials are also very concerned. You don't think the school will just give you a disciplinary warning and let it go, do you? I can tell you very clearly now that your best outcome is expulsion. If you continue to deny it, then go to the police station and have a good talk with the officers."
Shen Yan added from the side, "In your case, you'll at least serve three years in prison! Think about it carefully!"
Upon hearing this, Su Wenxue was struck dumb. Her face turned ashen, all the blood rushed to her head, her mind went blank, and her fingertips trembled uncontrollably.
She never expected that her actions would have such serious consequences. She really thought the worst that could happen was another major demerit, and never imagined that the best outcome would be being expelled.
Li Zheyuan must have anticipated that he would go to jail, which is why he so readily gave her a car and promised to help her get a Beijing residency permit.
If she knew she would be expelled from Tsinghua University, she would rather not have these things.
Su Wenxue clenched her fists, took a deep breath, her eyes flashing with resentment and anger, and gritted her teeth as she said, "It's Qin Mingyue."
Upon hearing this, Li Wenlin paused slightly, his expression somewhat surprised.
He naturally knew Qin Mingyue; she was Old Master Qin's granddaughter and Professor Huo's niece.
Grandpa Qin called him last time about the physics competition.
Li Wenlin clearly never expected that this matter would involve the Qin family.
Su Wenxue's eyes were filled with hatred, her lips were pale, and she told everything without hesitation: "Qin Mingyue sent her friend to find me, the one on the phone. She said that Shi Miao was blind and offended her, and asked me to steal the things Shi Miao used for the competition. If I steal the things, she will give me a car and help me get a Beijing hukou."
“I know the school takes this software competition very seriously, but I really didn’t intend to steal the USB drive. They instructed me to do it... I didn’t expect the consequences to be so serious. If I had known I would be expelled, I definitely would not have agreed to do it.”
She sobbed, her face filled with regret. "Principal, I know I was wrong. Can you give me another chance? I don't want to be expelled..."
Despite Su Wenxue's sobbing uncontrollably, Li Wenlin felt no sympathy for her whatsoever.
Regardless of whether anyone instigated her, Su Wenxue committed the theft herself, and she was also the one who colluded with Xia Zhixu to secretly film Shi Miao.
She's already been disciplined once, but she still hasn't learned her lesson.
Regardless of the reason, people must always bear the consequences of their actions.
Li Wenlin pressed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache. He just didn't know how to deal with Qin Mingyue.
How much of this was she involved in?
...
On the way back.
Shi Miao suddenly received a text message notification.
She opened the text message, glanced at its contents, and raised a slight, slightly surprised expression on her delicate brows. She hadn't expected it to be a notification from the organizing committee.
The deadline for submission of final entries for the World Software Competition, originally set for 11:00 AM on Monday, October 20th, has been postponed to 11:00 AM on Wednesday, October 22nd. The submission method and subject matter remain unchanged.
Shi Miao turned her head to look at Ji Yanchen, who was driving, her deep eyes both dark and clear. "You did this?"
Ji Yanchen glanced at her, his tone calm and deep: "What?"
Shi Miao raised her phone and said, "The submission deadline for the artwork has been delayed."
Ji Yanchen's gaze was fixed ahead, a hint of languor in his deep eyes. "Yes, it's me."
Shi Miao slowly withdrew her gaze, but didn't say anything more. She looked at her phone again, found a comfortable position, and entered the game.
The traffic light ahead was red, and Ji Yanchen had just stopped the car when his phone rang.
He picked up his phone, glanced at the caller ID—it was Li Wenlin—and then pressed the answer button.
"Young Master Ji, I've fired Su Wenxue, but Qin Mingyue was also involved in stealing the USB drive."
Ji Yanchen narrowed his eyes, glanced at the red light with two seconds left, and said coldly, "Fine, I understand."
...
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com