Wei Lan was deep in thought in her office. Since her interests aligned with Zhou Lian's, she wasn't worried about her betrayal, but she was concerned about what would happen next.
The two had agreed that they would find a way to give Zhou Lian the exam paper, as long as they didn't get caught in the process.
To avoid arousing suspicion, Wei Lan continued with her usual schedule.
"Master Liu."
Master Liu was repairing the machine. Since Song Qing and the others went on a business trip to D province for training, and the new workers hadn't arrived yet, he had some rare free time and was tinkering with the machinery.
Unexpectedly, Wei Lan came over and chatted with him.
Yes, it was just casual conversation. We started by talking about the old days at the machinery factory, and then we brought up Song Qing and his group of technicians.
Master Liu found it strange. Ever since he had refused Wei Lan's offer and instead chose to remain neutral, pretending not to understand her meaning, the two had returned to a normal superior-subordinate relationship.
"You'll be busy when the new batch of workers arrives."
"Things will get better after this busy period."
The entire textile factory was operating at full speed, waiting for the day it would officially start work. He had just seen Director Zhang hurriedly looking for the factory's security personnel, and he didn't know what they were talking about.
Walking briskly, Mr. Liu happened to need to talk to her, and he called out to Director Zhang but she didn't hear him.
Wei Lan's current leisurely lifestyle seems out of place compared to everyone else's.
"Director Wei?"
Wei Lan was surprised that Zhou Lian had come looking for her here, and she almost lost control of her expression.
Master Liu looked at Zhou Lian, following the voice. He had some impression of this person; she seemed to have visited Wei Lan a few times before.
"This is?"
It was only then that Zhou Lian noticed Master Liu, and she silently took a few steps back.
"I don't know, I'll go take a look."
Wei Lan was both answering Master Liu's question and distancing herself from Zhou Lian. After she finished speaking, she walked out. Master Liu stopped and looked at her a few times before looking away.
"How did you get in? Why are you looking for me here?"
Wei Lan took Zhou Lian outside the textile factory and questioned her in a low voice.
She knew Zhou Lian was an idiot, and Shen Chunjiao might be suspicious of her, yet Zhou Lian still dared to come to the factory to find her openly.
"...There's no one in the security department."
Ever since Tiedan left home, Zhou Lian has been living in constant anxiety, fearing that Tiedan would be discovered and that their secret would be exposed.
She was pacing anxiously at home, fearing someone would knock on the door and take her away.
Moreover, the matter was already completed, and she needed to find a way to inform Director Wei.
So she took advantage of her youngest son being asleep and quickly came to the textile factory. Unexpectedly, the security personnel were not there, which gave her the opportunity to sneak in.
Zhou Lian's mind was sluggish all day until Wei Lan questioned her angrily, and she realized how inappropriate her behavior had been.
"...I'm sorry, Director Wei, I just wanted to tell you that things have been taken care of."
Wei Lan gritted her teeth, thankfully she wasn't foolish enough to bring the exam paper here for her.
"Were the items destroyed?"
"Isn't this for you?" Wasn't it to ask Wei Lan to raise her score a few points?
Wei Lan hadn't given proper instructions beforehand; it didn't matter whether the exam papers were given to her or not, the important thing was that they had to be destroyed.
"Don't give it to me. You have to find a way to destroy it. It must be destroyed. No third party can see it."
After she finished speaking, she was about to leave, afraid that others would see her standing there with Zhou Lian. Although Zhou Lian didn't understand, at this point, the most important thing was to reassure her, so she quickly called Wei Lan back.
"Director Wei, I...work?"
"I'll take care of it for you, as long as there are no problems on your end."
Zhou Lian breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the assurance, while Wei Lan didn't linger and went straight back to her office.
She treated the incident as a minor episode, brewed a pot of tea in her office, and planned to go to Shen Chunjiao's office after finishing the tea.
The aroma of tea slowly wafted out with the steam. She took a deep breath and felt refreshed. After waiting quietly for a while, she got up and went to Shen Chunjiao's office.
She wanted to see what choice Shen Chunjiao would make.
The scene before her greatly surprised her. People were coming and going in the office, but upon closer inspection, there was still order. However, Wei Lan could not see it clearly.
The scene before her eyes was different from what she had imagined, and the people in the office were different from the panic she had seen that morning. Now, she was the one who was panicking.
"What are you doing?"
The people in the office were so engrossed in their work that they didn't have time to even glance at her.
"Oh dear, Director Wei, I've finally found you."
Director Zhang had just come from Wei Lan's office, but she wasn't there.
"They'll finish logging in around the afternoon, and the list should be ready around that time too. You'll be in charge of calling the city to report."
"Scores? The exam paper is missing?"
Director Zhang gave Wei Lan a meaningful look, a half-smile on his face.
She only realized what she had said at that moment and quickly corrected herself.
"Why are you in such a rush?"
Undeterred, she glanced at their table. Hadn't Zhou Lian said the matter was already settled? She was certain she hadn't misread Shen Chunjiao's anxious and panicked expression that morning.
After the teachers at No. 1 High School graded the papers and calculated the total scores, the staff responsible for recording the scores verified them again and then wrote them down.
They were so busy that they didn't even have time to look up, and thus failed to notice the shock in Wei Lan's eyes.
How is that possible? Didn't we take the exam papers? How did they end up here?
Wei Lan suppressed her shock and looked through the completed exam papers; they were indeed genuine.
The notes above are all different. Even if Shen Chunjiao wanted to forge them, she couldn't have forged so many in such a short time.
"Director Wei seems quite surprised to see these exam papers again? Don't you think they shouldn't be here?"
Shen Chunjiao's gaze was deep, and she wore a smile on her face, but the smile did not reach her eyes; instead, a sharp glint flashed in her eyes.
"...How could I? I just didn't expect Director Shen to have arranged things so well."
Wei Lan forced herself to remain calm, but she still couldn't understand why these exam papers were here.
If Zhou Lian hadn't accomplished this, she wouldn't have come looking for him so easily. Shen Chunjiao's anxiety this morning wasn't unfounded.
If Shen Chunjiao had taken the exam paper back from Zhou Lian, she wouldn't have let her stand there.
The only explanation is that the exam paper Zhou Lian received was fake.
Wei Lan was right. Tie Dan didn't know what was in the schoolbag, nor did he have the courage to break the seal.
If she has the chance to meet Liu Jiandong and An'an, they will tell her that there is a stack of blank paper inside.
Wei Lan's heart was in turmoil, unsure of Shen Chunjiao's intentions. She could only return to her office first, while Shen Chunjiao stared intently at her retreating figure for a long time without saying a word.
When I discovered the exam papers were missing this morning, I knew it was an extremely serious incident. I hesitated for only a moment before deciding to call the military region leadership.
She is willing to bear all the consequences; the most important thing right now is to find a solution as soon as possible.
Before I could even make the call, I received a call from the school.
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