Chapter 348 Exposing the Cheating
With things having reached this point, both sides have their own version of events, and only the surveillance footage can prove the truth. Han Fei nodded: "Go and get it."
The teacher gave Kong Wange a look that seemed to say "you don't know what's good for you," then turned and took a teaching assistant with her to the monitoring room.
Wen Xiaoxiao watched the two figures as they walked away, a glint of light flashing in her eyes.
She remained completely calm. She had already destroyed the surveillance footage, so even if they investigated, they wouldn't find anything.
She was the one who brought up the details of the arson first, and Kong Wange was refuting her based on her words. Without evidence, the scales of trust would definitely tip more towards her.
Today, Kong Wange is destined to be unable to clear her name of suspicion.
At best, they will be isolated by the entire academy; at worst, they will be expelled from the Imperial Academy.
Thinking about it this way, she couldn't help but get excited again.
As the saying goes, "A chance encounter can lead to unexpected success," and Wen Xiaoxiao silently gave herself a thumbs up for her cleverness.
Kong Wange watched Wen Xiaoxiao's smug expression from the side, sneered, and waited to see the show.
A short while later, the teacher returned with his teaching assistant, both looking troubled.
"How did it go? Was it transferred back?"
The teacher, looking grim, said, "Director Han, the surveillance cameras in the pharmaceutical lab are broken."
"It's broken? It was burned?"
"It's still uncertain. The current situation is that all the surveillance data has been lost, so nothing was captured at the pharmaceutical manufacturing site today."
Han Fei's eyebrows furrowed: "How could it be such a coincidence?"
Wen Xiaoxiao exclaimed dramatically from the side, "How could this be? Doesn't that mean there's nothing left to prove what I said?!"
The teacher was noticeably gentler with Wen Xiaoxiao: "Wen, don't worry. The innocent will clear themselves. Your courage to stand up and provide evidence is already remarkable. The college will definitely investigate thoroughly."
Wen Xiaoxiao nodded with feigned grievance and continued in a teasing tone, "Teacher, I just feel that things are too abnormal. It was Kong Wange who first suggested checking the surveillance footage. She was so calm and composed just now. Could it be that she already knew that the surveillance camera was burned out?"
In an instant, everyone's attention was focused on Kong Wange.
Leng Jun said coldly, "Wen Xiaoxiao, stop talking nonsense. Explain yourself. What do you mean by that?"
Little Orange also stood up: "What else could it mean? She just wants to smear someone. The teacher said the reason for the broken surveillance camera is still uncertain. How did you come up with it that the camera was burned out?"
Kong Wange patted Leng Jun and Xiao Ju Zi on the shoulder, signaling them not to rush, and said calmly, "Wen Xiao Xiao, you're right, I did know the surveillance camera was broken a long time ago."
Upon hearing this, everyone, including Leng Jun and the other two, was stunned.
Han Fei said seriously, "Kong Wange, think carefully before you answer. This is not a trivial matter!"
Wen Xiaoxiao was also a little confused about Kong Wange's intentions, but what she said suited her perfectly. She smiled and said, "Director Han, she herself has admitted it! You can't protect an arsonist!"
Kong Wange curled her lips and stared at Wen Xiaoxiao as if she were looking at prey in her hands: "Wen Xiaoxiao, don't be in such a hurry to jump out. I said I knew the surveillance camera was broken, but I didn't say it was burned out."
Wen Xiaoxiao's face hardened: "Kong Wange, are you playing us for a fool?"
"Wen Xiaoxiao, I'm really getting more and more impressed with your plastic surgery-level acting skills. You're the one who's playing us for fools. The surveillance camera wasn't burned out at all; you're the one who broke it before the exam."
"Stop spouting nonsense!" Wen Xiaoxiao said anxiously to Han Fei, "Director Han, you must stand up for me! Kong Wange is guilty of arson and is obviously just trying to get back at me because she can't stand that I exposed her. She's trying to frame me with a fabricated charge. Why would I destroy the surveillance footage for no reason?"
Kong Wange chimed in, "Wen Xiaoxiao, stop playing the victim. At first, I genuinely didn't know why you were sabotaging the surveillance system, but now I understand. You were trying to cheat, weren't you? As everyone knows, getting into the experimental class has always been your dream. The first place winner in this pharmaceutical activity will receive fifty credits. If you get those fifty credits, plus the new rules from the college this year, even though you're a regular student, you have a very good chance of advancing and getting into the experimental class!"
"It's a pity that your abilities don't match your qualifications. With your pharmaceutical skills, you wouldn't be able to get first place at all. So, in order to cheat, you sabotaged the surveillance beforehand, so that no one could catch you cheating!"
It has to be said that Kong Wange's motive for the crime was very convincing and hard to refute. Han Fei looked at Wen Xiaoxiao with a stern gaze: "Wen Xiaoxiao, is that so?"
Wen Xiaoxiao waved her hands repeatedly: "Director Han, I absolutely did not cheat. The pharmaceutical activity tests practical skills. Even if I tampered with the surveillance cameras, I couldn't cheat. Do you think I could find someone to make medicine for me in front of everyone? Kong Wange's words are pure slander!"
"Yes, yes, what Wen Xiaoxiao said makes sense." The students nodded in agreement.
Kong Wange looked around, and when her voice calmed down, she chuckled softly, "There's no need for all that trouble. I guess you prepared the finished product in advance, and all you need to do is replace it during the pharmaceutical process, right?"
Wen Xiaoxiao panicked and sneered, "Kong Wange, you're really going to talk nonsense. The exam questions for the pharmaceutical event are strictly confidential and announced on the spot. How could I possibly know the questions in advance? Did you expect me to bring hundreds of kinds of pills into the exam room and try my luck?"
"If you don't want anyone to know, then don't do it in the first place. I don't know how you knew the exam questions, but the fact is you did know them, Wen Xiaoxiao. There's no use in making excuses. If you really want to act uprightly, then let everyone search you. Do you dare?"
Hearing Kong Wange's words, Wen Xiaoxiao panicked even more. She clutched her handbag tightly and gritted her teeth, saying, "Kong Wange, you're not a police officer, what right do you have to search me! Director Han, I'm really being framed! Kong Wange is so brazen about arson, please do something about her!"
Han Fei glanced at her and said indifferently, "Wen Xiaoxiao, Kong Wange has a point. Please cooperate with the search of the courtyard. Of course, if no evidence is found on you, then it proves that Kong Wange is slandering you, and the courtyard will naturally give you justice and severely punish the slanderer!"
Wen Xiaoxiao had nothing to say and carefully handed over the bag.
A teaching assistant took the bag and began to search it roughly.
Wen Xiaoxiao glanced at it a few times, and finally couldn't help but say, "Hey, be gentle, this is a designer bag. Can you afford to pay for it if you scratch it?"
The teaching assistant ignored her and continued searching. After a while, she returned the bag to Wen Xiaoxiao and shook her head at Han Fei.
Wen Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up with smugness: "Kong Wange, what else do you have to say? Director Han, I request that this person who commits arson but refuses to admit guilt and slanders her classmates be expelled from Yudao Academy!"
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