“Why? Do I look like someone you can mess with?” Gu Mang’s mouth curled in a fierce arc. Her eyes were cold like crushed ice as she stared at Shen Qianzi.
Yang Tianming had never seen someone who was so charismatic. She could do whatever she wanted.
It seemed as if she could not even bother to say another word and she was ready to take action in the very next second. When the script was swapped the other time, Gu Mang was not even this angry.
Yang Tianming opened his mouth to speak. “Gu Mang, you…”
“I’ve warned you before, mind your own business.” Gu Mang’s voice was low and deep. She tapped her fingers on the table, still smiling. “Why won’t you listen?”
Yang Tianming’s words were cut off. They were stuck at his throat. Shen Qianzi looked at Gu Mang’s cold eyes and felt a little short of breath.
She squeezed her fingers slightly, and said empathetically, “Gu Mang, don’t get angry. As long as you explain clearly and tell them who gave you the review materials, no one in our class will misunderstand you any more.”
This document was the one that Gu Mang gave to Tang Xiaoxiao and Zheng Miao. The ones that Gu Mang had in hand were probably the original questions for the exam.
She didn’t believe that Gu Mang, a person who had never taken a course in the traditional chinese medicine department, could get full marks.
The instructor felt that it was impossible for Gu Mang to cheat.
But Shen Qianzi came directly with “evidence,” and claimed that it was what the class wanted, so they had to deal with it.
After thinking about it, the instructor said, “Gu Mang, who gave you the review materials? Tell everyone. If it’s just a misunderstanding, it’ll be fine once you say it.”
Gu Mang did not answer. She exuded a stifling aura all around.
The dean had not had much interaction with Gu Mang before. All he knew was that she was a scholar who obtained a perfect score in both the national joint exams and the university entrance exams.The results were not enough for them to make an inference like they usually did since she was already a scholar who obtained a perfect score at the age of seven.
It was just that the ‘evidence’ brought by Shen Qianzi was…
The dean did not rush to speak. He only echoed the instructor’s words. “Yes, Gu Mang, who gave you the materials?”
Seeing that Gu Mang was keeping silent, Shen Qianzi’s belief that Yang Tianming had been the one who leaked the questions to Gu Mang became stronger.
Gu Mang did not dare say who it was who gave her the test questions.
Shen Qianzi suppressed her emotions. “Gu Mang, why aren’t you speaking? Are you not allowed to tell us the name of the person who gave you the materials?”
If word got out that the Dean of the Medical School revealed the exam questions to his student, the reputation of Capital University would be tarnished.
Knock knock.
There were two sudden knocks on the office door.
Yang Tianming turned to look at the door. “Come in.”
Shao Jin pushed the door open and he was stunned to see that there were so many people in the office.
When he regained his senses, he looked at Yang Tianming. “Teacher, Mr. Song’s talk is about to begin, when will we be heading there?”
Yang Tianming looked cold and frustrated. “I have something to deal with right now. You can go on your own.”
“Ah… sure.” Shao Jin responded. When he turned around, he saw the review notes pressed under Gu Mang’s hand from the corner of his eyes and he paused.
He looked at Gu Mang. “Junior, the exams are already over, why are you still holding onto those review materials?”
She had achieved a perfect score as well!
He really didn’t know his place. He had actually given an ‘Academia God’ his review materials. He felt embarrassed just from the thought of it.
When Yang Tianming heard this, he seemed to have understood something and he looked at Shao Jin. “Were you the one who gave Gu Mang these materials?”
“Yeah.” Shao Jin scratched his head and answered hesitantly. “I heard others say that she turned in all of the exams early on the first day of the exam. I thought she was struggling, so I organized some review materials for the exams and gave them to her.”
Shen Qianzi’s expression stiffened and her gaze turned to Shao Jin. The dean, the instructor, and Shen Qianzi had been interrogating Gu Mang regarding the review materials. Now that the person who gave them to her had appeared, none of them spoke for a moment.
The office went dead silent.
Shao Jin found the atmosphere strange and he panicked a little. “I just wanted to help a junior student. This isn’t against the rules, is it? Also, I bet she did not even need to use them. She got full marks…”
When Yang Tianming heard Shao Jin’s words, his face became sullen. He glanced at Gu Mang, whose face was cold and irritable, and her chest was raging.
He and Principal Ren had been trying to reduce problems for Gu Mang and yet these troublemakers came knocking on the door. It was no wonder that Gu Mang was so angry.
Yang Tianming heaved a sigh of relief and his eyes fell on Shen Qianzi. With a cold and deep voice, he asked, “Did you hear that? Shao Jin gave her the review material. What other reasons are there for you to doubt Gu Mang’s performance?”
Shao Jin understood and glanced at the dean and the instructor.
Is the department not acknowledging her results?
Shen Qianzi bit her lip. “Professor Yang, even if we have found the person who gave Gu Mang the materials, it won’t be enough to convince the rest of the class.”
Yang Tianming frowned. His eyes were deep.
Gu Mang stomped one foot on the chair in a rebellious posture. She crossed her arms and stared at Shen Qianzi as if she were mocking her.
Shen Qianzi continued, “Let’s not talk about the others. Gu Mang did not even attend a single lab session and yet she scored full marks in dissection. How do you convince the other classmates of this?”
…
The talk was about to begin.
Lu Chengzhou sent Gu Mang a text and asked her if she was done dealing with her matters. He asked when she would return. After five minutes, Gu Mang still had not given him a reply.
Lu Chengzhou recalled that Gu Mang’s results were being released today and he frowned.
Song Xian asked, “When will Gu Mang be done dealing with her matters?”
Lu Chengzhou looked up. “She might have gotten into some trouble.” With that, he got up. “I’m heading to the medical school.”
Song Xian was very involved with Gu Mang’s matters. He still remembered clearly when Gu Mang became a trending topic for scoring full marks on the national joint exams and how she had been questioned for it. That matter had involved the investigation team.
After some thought, he understood what trouble Lu Chengzhou was referring to.
“Are they doubting my apprentice’s abilities?” Song Xian’s face became even colder than before.
He Yidu and Qin Fang understood too. They frowned a little.
Song Xian turned to Principal Ren expressionlessly. “The talk is postponed. I’m going to the medical school with Young Master Lu for a while.”
Principal Ren couldn’t react in time. Lu Chengzhou and Song Xian had already left to find Gu Mang.
…
On the other side.
Shen Qianzi looked at Gu Mang. “Gu Mang, classmates doubt your grades. You have to give us a convincing explanation. There were many people who failed the exam, but you got full marks on all of them. Don’t blame everyone for being skeptical.”
A touch of coldness appeared on Gu Mang’s face. Her eyes were wrapped in hostility.
Shen Qianzi said in a calm tone, “Also, everyone is a classmate. If you can score so well without attending classes, then you should tell your other classmates about your methods. Everyone…”
“Who do you think you are? Why must I give you an explanation?” Gu Mang asked suddenly. “Are you trying to put labels on me?”
Shen Qianzi had never been scolded by anyone in person. The expression in her eyes was really cold.
When she spoke again, her attitude was not as polite as before. Instead, there was an aggressive tone to her voice. “Let’s not mention advanced mathematics and professional English. We have learned a lot of content in our four core modules in the past month and we had so many lab sessions. You never touched anything related to a single core module, so how could you have gotten full marks on the exams?”
“Who told you that Gu Mang did not touch a single thing related to her core modules?” A firm male voice was suddenly heard from outside the door.
Everyone turned to the door. They saw Song Xian walk in and Lu Chengzhou follow closely behind. He Yidu and Qin Fang were behind Lu Chengzhou.
When everyone saw Song Xian, they looked straight up.
Yang Tianming stood up, rather confused. “Elder Song, aren’t you…”
The talk should have already begun. Why would he be at the medical school?
When Shen Qianzi saw Lu Chengzhou and the others, she bit her lip slightly.
Why are they here?
When He Yidu and Qin Fang saw Shen Qianzi, the corner of their lips curled upwards.
Gu Mang put down her leg that was on the chair and she stood up. She no longer looked as unruly as before and she looked rather proper. “Master.”
Shen Qianzi was stunned. She did not realize who Gu Mang was addressing but she recalled that her mother had told her about Lu Chengzhou’s relationship with Gu Mang on WeChat.
Among the four of them, the only person that Gu Mang could address as ‘Master’ was Elder Song.
This was a great shock to her brain. She widened her eyes slightly.
Gu Mang called Elder Song ‘Master’?
Song Xian was the director of the Criminal Division and his position in the forensic field was even more authoritative than Yu Zhongjing’s in the neurology department. Even within the capital, he held a very prestigious status and he was respected by others.
She remembered that Elder Song had only accepted one apprentice and that person was in a study exchange program at the medical organization. There was no way Elder Song’s apprentice was actually Gu Mang.
Why would Gu Mang call Elder Song ‘Master’?!
Shen Qianzi’s eyes drooped and her pupils trembled slightly. Her eyes were full of disbelief.
Lu Chengzhou did not look at any of them, his gaze fixed on Gu Mang. He walked towards her. “Are they using your grades against you again?”
“Yeah.” Gu Mang answered in frustration. She exuded a chilly and cold aura all around her.
Song Xian looked at Shen Qianzi, “Did you just say that Gu Mang had never touched a single thing in her core modules?”
Shen Qianzi looked up and bit her lip. She did not answer.
Song Xian answered coldly, “The chief forensic doctor of my Criminal Division really shouldn’t take freshman level anatomy exams. That would be unfair to all of you.”
