Chapter 721 - Chapter 721: 285 converge in Jiangjing, President Huang takes action against fraud_3
Chapter 721: 285 converge in Jiangjing, President Huang takes action against fraud_3
Liang Wuyu whispered to Tang Ming, who, after looking at him, thought for a moment, and then switched places with Liang Wuyu.
After they switched, Liang Wuyu put down his utensils and spoke softly, “Hen Shuyan only wrote his name and his senior sister’s on the paper.”
It was a common yet unquestionably uncontestable tactic.
Bai Lian picked up a thermos from the table, unscrewed the lid, took a sip, and with drooping eyes said, “How did those two manipulate the data?”
“They basically copied yours,” Liang Wuyu had observed carefully. Unlike the aloof Ning Xiao or the socially anxious Xu Zhiyue, his tone was slightly disdainful, “Without using your data, they wouldn’t be able to calculate it even if given another week.”
“I see,” Bai Lian idly tapped her finger on the thermos, smiling lethargically, “I’ll join you for the regular meeting this evening.”
**
Not far away.
The group led by Gao Yuan.
The members were all connected through a network of relationships, interwoven and intricate, and there were also rumors about Bai Lian taking a month’s leave due to poor relations with the lab’s seniors.
Bai Lian had a high reputation at Jiang University, especially after the welcome party.
It wasn’t just Bai Lian; now, Tang Ming’s notoriety in the school even exceeded that of Gao Yuan and his group.
However, Jiangjing had recently been thrown into chaos by Xuan Kang, Yan Lu, and the drama academy, with most of the school forum discussing these issues. The response to Bai Lian’s group in the laboratory was lukewarm, and the number of mentions they received on the forum recently had finally decreased significantly.
“Being smart is useless in experiments,” Gao Yuan, who was recently quite buoyant, said. No one in the lab dared to exploit someone from the Gao Family, and the seniors were always willing to include him in their projects. “Don’t worry about them, everyone just focus on their work in the lab. The research directions I posted in the group are important; our group’s performance is crucial before the end of the term.”
When he said the last sentence, Gao Yuan’s expression was very serious.
The people at the table looked at each other and knew Gao Yuan must have some inside information.
And it must be something significant.
They finished dinner almost at the same time as Bai Lian’s table and left.
As they walked behind Bai Lian and Ning Xiao, it was clear to see that Ning Xiao, Ding Wenyang, and others were heading towards the research center, while Bai Lian was going in the direction of the west gate, planning to leave the university.
Gao Yuan watched Bai Lian heading off, feeling relieved.
After all, Bai Lian still hadn’t experienced academia; she was used to being adored by students, unaware of how this circle operates. What use was her intelligence then?
“I wonder what she’s going out for now,” one of the boys said, patting Wang Xi on the shoulder with a laugh, “Brother, you made the right choice joining our group. Gao Yuan’s information is more advanced than the average professor’s.”
This was something Wang Xi finally felt after joining the lab.
From October to December, Wang Xi had felt a heavy burden on his chest, unable to breathe; the success of Bai Lian and Ding Wenyang made him anxious, but now he finally felt it dissipating.
**
In the evening.
The regular meeting of the Plasma Laboratory was in the amphitheater of the Physics Building.
Bai Lian had made a special trip back from Ma Institute’s laboratory.
“Lian sister, over here!” Tang Ming saved her a spot in the last row.
Sun Fu brought a few doctoral students, not many, but together with the assistants and lab heads, and the new group including Ding Wenyang, there were still over twenty people in the amphitheater.
Bai Lian was most familiar with Hen Shuyan; she rarely saw the others, but they were all quite polite in greeting her.
“Dean Huang,” in the middle of the meeting, Huang Yushuo entered, and Sun Fu quickly got up, “What brings you here?”
The second disciple of Ma Institute, a top figure in domestic quantum physics, Sun Fu was very respectful towards Dean Huang.
Dean Huang, hands clasped behind his back, nodded slightly towards Sun Fu, “I’ve come to listen in.”
His arrival injected enthusiasm among the present graduate students.
The group led by Ding Wenyang was also curious.
Only Bai Lian, seated in her place, casually flipped through a paper without looking up. Ding Wenyang was seated in front of her and turned back. The paper Bai Lian was pressing down was still the original.
The arrival of Dean Huang livened up the atmosphere.
The graduate student meetings were much higher in quality than the bi-weekly sessions of the Tongfeng class, and Ning Xiao and others listened attentively.
Soon it was Su Yuanzhen’s group’s turn.
He Shuyan, holding a USB drive, went up after having stayed up for three consecutive days with only a few hours of sleep, dark circles under his eyes, disheveled hair, and his spirits dampened by anxiety.
Still, his presentation and the data he showcased were quite polished.
It seemed to pass muster, but something was lacking.
The last slide of the ppt listed the primary authors of the paper—
He Shuyan, Su Yuanzhen.
Just the two of them.
“They’ve really got some nerve,” Ding Wenyang couldn’t help but become angry, whispering to Liang Wuyu, “All the research materials were collected by us, and the data was done by Bai Lian. They just reviewed Bai Lian’s data in the last two days, and now it’s credited to them?! They have no shame at all!”
The rest of the group was equally furious.
As he spoke, Ding Wenyang sneaked a glance back. Bai Lian was pressing down on a paper with her left hand and loosely holding a black pen in her right, jotting down notes whenever she encountered a technical term, still looking calm and collected.
Such composure.
**
Sitting in the front, Sun Fu was flipping through a paper.
He was about to ask He Shuyan to step down, but when he came across a specific data point, he let out an “Hmm” in surprise, looked up with a rare smile on his face, “Did you and Yuanzhen come up with this together?”
“Yes, teacher, my senior sister and I spent a lot of time on it.” He Shuyan, while speaking, let his gaze drift dismissively over Ding Wenyang and Bai Lian in the last row.
A trace of sarcasm and provocation.
Ding Wenyang and Tang Ming were about to stand up and speak, but they were stopped by Liang Wuyu.
“Even if you speak out, would Professor Sun believe you over his own team members?” Liang Wuyu said, “Besides, which group would dare to take you in afterwards?”
“So we just let it go?” Ding Wenyang felt suffocated.
Liang Wuyu glanced back slightly, looking towards Bai Lian, “Wait and see for now.”
Naturally, Sun Fu wouldn’t doubt He Shuyan’s word, as his disheveled appearance lent him credibility.
“It’s rare for you guys to be so diligent with calculations now,” Sun Fu said with a smile.
His mood was quite good, seeing his team member bringing honor in front of Dean Huang.
Dean Huang was also looking through the paper and, upon reaching the penultimate page, looked up, “How did you come up with this proof method? The results match expectations well, but you seemed a bit careless with this step.”
Dean Huang looked up, his finger resting on his glasses, his head glowing brightly, his expression benign, “Tell me about this method; I’m a bit curious.”
He Shuyan, unexpectedly receiving praise from Dean Huang, was flustered.
He lowered his head to look at the data pointed out by Dean Huang.
The data that Bai Lian and Tang Ming had spent two weeks calculating, he and Su Yuanzhen couldn’t manage even in two and a half days.
Fortunately, Bai Lian had not taken all the data with her, and after revising it together, they used Bai Lian’s results directly when they couldn’t validate the last bit.
And yet, Dean Huang was pointing out that very process.
He went pale, stammering, his earlier disdain evaporating instantaneously as he involuntarily glanced towards the back row.
Everyone could tell something was off from his expression.
Sun Fu’s previously pleased countenance darkened in an instant, and as he was about to become angry, Su Yuanzhen hurriedly stood up, “Teacher, this data was done by Bai Lian from our group, but she has been on leave…”
“Hmm?” Dean Huang stood up, cutting off Su Yuanzhen’s words, seemingly perplexed, “Didn’t the two of you spend a lot of time on this?”
Su Yuanzhen and He Shuyan were rigid with tension, unable to speak a word in front of everyone—
Their faces turned from pale to red.
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