Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Realizing this, the grade head suddenly flew into a rage. She said to Yan Han, “I know about this. You take the exam first, and I’ll investigate right away. I guarantee I won’t wrongly accuse you!”
Not only did she change her attitude, but the surrounding students also shifted their opinions, believing this must be a frame-up.
Only the students further away were unaware of what was happening and were somewhat bewildered when they heard the male teacher say that Yan Han had answered all the questions correctly so far.
The exam was of medium difficulty, mainly because it was very detailed, practically breaking down and testing all the knowledge points from the beginning of the semester. Just looking at the first multiple-choice question, even a slight lapse in knowledge would cause problems.
If answering all the multiple-choice questions correctly was just luck, then the subsequent fill-in-the-blank and calculation questions were also all correct… Was this really something a human could do?
The whispers around them were silenced again under the supervision of the proctor, but the surprised or amazed gazes of others continued to sweep over Yan Han.
Facing these gazes, Yan Han did not give up. His calm and aloof, peerless beauty made him resemble the legendary snow lotus, the most precious and delicate flower, standing atop a snow-capped mountain.
Only to be admired, not to be trifled with.
The snow lotus bloomed atop the mountain peak, enduring wind and snow, yet still blossoming with aloof pride, pure and sacred, not allowing the slightest defilement.
In fact, Yan Han exuded this same chill. Although he showed no anger, his expression said it all— he had been wronged, and this matter would not be left unresolved.
“I’m sorry, teacher,” the outwardly cold girl said with incredible restraint, “After what happened, I really can’t continue answering the questions.”
“…”
The head of the grade was stunned. Only now did she realize that the student’s composure wasn’t due to exceptional mental fortitude, but rather to her upbringing and character.
A student who had been falsely accused, facing the interruption of their exam and a teacher’s search, would normally feel not only panic and helplessness, but also anger.
An innocent student would naturally feel humiliated to be publicly searched by a teacher. She had considered this before coming; if the informant hadn’t been so certain, with claims that the evidence might be destroyed if she didn’t arrive quickly, she wouldn’t have come.
Imagine another student wrongly accused, filled with anger, yet suppressing it because they were facing a teacher, allowing them to examine their exam paper and search their seat.
Despite being wronged, they remained silent until all the evidence was gathered, striving to calm themselves and carefully examine the evidence…
What a wonderful child!
Not only the head of the grade thought so, but the other teachers did too.
Luze High School had never lacked good students, but this was probably the most composed and considerate student they had ever seen!
“Director,” the teacher who had just checked Yan Han’s exam paper said, “Since we’ve come to investigate, we can’t just let this go. We need to find out whether this student cheated or was framed! Otherwise, if word gets out, how can this student continue to study and live in school!”
“Yes,” another proctor next to him added, “I also suggest calling out the whistleblower and having them confront him. Whether it’s cheating or framing someone for cheating, it’s behavior that the school absolutely cannot tolerate. We must find out!”
“Right, if someone wants to frame someone later, they can just slip a note into the desk behind him.”
The student sitting next to Yan Han couldn’t stand it anymore. “Teacher, I can testify that this student was answering questions the whole time during the exam, without any improper behavior, including during the Chinese exam.”
One person stood up, and the student sitting on the other side of Yan Han also raised his hand, saying he hadn’t seen Yan Han reach into the desk behind him to put or take anything out.
With both students willing to testify, Yan Han naturally gave them a grateful look.
He didn’t know the two students, but he believed the public had discerning eyes and that justice would prevail.
The grade head listened silently to the opinions of the other teachers and the two students, thought for a while, and finally made a decision.
“Alright then, Tang Hongbo, come here and tell me when you discovered Yan Han hiding notes in her desk?” As soon as the grade head finished speaking, the students in the class looked up one by one, finally focusing on a boy whose exam seat was in the back corner of the classroom.
The boy’s ears turned bright red instantly after roll call, and Tang Hongbo felt his blood rushing to his head, his mind buzzing.
Today’s incident was a plan they had discussed for a long time. The surveillance cameras on the third floor of the teaching building were out of service for a while, which was obviously a good opportunity to frame someone.
Moreover, only a very few people knew that the surveillance cameras were broken, since it involved a scandal of negligence by the internal affairs department, and the school was intentionally covering it up, wanting to get through these few days peacefully, so they didn’t make a fuss at all.
According to that person, even Lin Jianlu, who might defend Yan Han, was unaware of this.
Their plan was that after the exam room and seat numbers were announced, someone from Class 14, whom they had already contacted, would place the note in the desk behind Yan Han’s seat, and then he would report it to the grade head after the Chinese exam.
He didn’t want to lead the reporting, but unfortunately, his seat was diagonally behind Yan Han, so to make it more convincing, he had to go himself.
Furthermore, they had made ample preparations for today’s plan.
He had spent two days over the weekend writing the cheat sheet.
This should have been foolproof, and no one would know he was behind it!
But he never imagined that Yan Han would have a way to get the grade head to call him up in front of everyone!
Luze High School had strict rules, but there were so many students that a few record-keeping committee members were clearly not enough.
Therefore, the school had always encouraged this form of covert reporting for easier management, just like how each class’s homeroom teacher would plant a few informants among the students.
The school also had some protective measures for whistleblowers, and the principle had always been not to disclose any information.
…However, those suspected of deliberately framing were naturally excluded…
He was flustered, but Tang Hongbo’s mental fortitude was not bad. Even after the grade head exposed his identity, he was able to force himself to stand up and confront him.
“I saw her throw something into the back desk drawer during the Chinese exam…”
“Then why didn’t you report it to the proctor at the time, but instead went to the headmaster after class?” Yan Han asked first, “Weren’t you afraid that I would take the note and destroy it during that time?”
“I…” Tang Hongbo clenched his fists, trying to calm himself, and managed to say, “I was afraid I’d misjudged you and wronged you, so I kept thinking about this. Besides, I felt that if someone were cheating, they wouldn’t only copy from Chinese, so if you really had something going on, it would definitely leave clues in the physics exam too… And besides, we’re in the same class, I…”
Tang Hongbo didn’t finish his sentence, but everyone understood his meaning. Publicly reporting someone cheating in the exam hall would be too offensive and would make other students think he was meddling.
But reporting it to the grade head privately would avoid trouble since no one would know it was him.
This reasoning was plausible, and although everyone felt contempt, they accepted it.
However, no one noticed that Tang Hongbo secretly breathed a sigh of relief after saying this.
…Thank goodness he reacted quickly! He remembered in time that the notes were for two subjects, otherwise, it would have been really hard to explain.
How could he have said it? So you think reporting to the proctor won’t make things worse, but taking it directly to the hot-tempered, intolerant head of the grade is more likely to get you killed?
That said, Tang Hongbo didn’t care at all about the other students’ attitudes towards the whistleblower.
After all, a failed report was seen as meddling and petty, but if he was convicted, he’d be a hero fighting against injustice.
His story to the head of the grade so far was similar, it matched up.
Seeing that the head of the grade didn’t object, it seemed he’d passed this hurdle.
Even Yan Han nodded, clearly agreeing.
He then started asking the second question: “So, roughly when did you see me hide the note in the back desk? Why did you see it among so many people?”
“Maybe the others didn’t notice.” Tang Hongbo’s gaze shifted downwards. Although he’d initially gotten away with it, for some reason, he felt intimidated by the school beauty’s incredibly calm attitude.
However, a fleeting glance at the school beauty’s face gave him another idea. He continued with their pre-arranged story: “It was near the end of the Chinese exam, and I just glanced up casually. As for why the others didn’t see it… well, I’d like to ask the classmate sitting next to you. How can he be so sure he didn’t miss it? Were they staring at you the whole time?”
His words immediately drew a burst of laughter from the class.
The two who had previously testified for Yan Han blushed with embarrassment. Although they didn’t want to admit it, it was indeed because the school beauty was so beautiful; they had finally managed to sit “at the same desk” with her, so they had been secretly watching her the whole time.
It must be said that Tang Hongbo’s last sentence had some effect, immediately dispelling the tense atmosphere created by Yan Han’s aura.
Yan Han’s expression remained aloof, but the others no longer seemed as serious as before.
Yan Han didn’t seem to care. He continued, this time addressing the head of the grade: “So, teacher, I request to see the security footage. Let the footage speak for itself. Whether I made any misbehavior near the end of the last exam should be clear from the footage.”
“…Alright then. Come with me, and Tang Hongbo, you come too.”
The head of the grade didn’t know how to refuse anymore; now the only thing she could do was not reveal the broken security camera to the other students.
Yan Han agreed this time and stopped worrying about continuing the exam.
Tang Hongbo still wanted to take the exam, but it was only a monthly exam; losing points on the physics exam didn’t matter, as long as he could get rid of Yan Han…
Following the head of the grade and the other teachers, Tang Hongbo happily left the classroom.
He thought that although Yan Han seemed unfathomable, she was still too naive.
If he didn’t have complete confidence and a well-thought-out plan, how could he have participated in such a blatant frame-up!
Even the surveillance cameras were broken… thanks to that person’s connections, he personally went to the surveillance room last night to check and test them; they were definitely broken, beyond repair.
Things had taken a bit of a turn, but he was an eyewitness and had actually found evidence. Although the whole plan had some minor flaws, she was caught red-handed.
The school beauty didn’t have enough evidence to clear her name, and the school probably wouldn’t let her off so easily.
…Who told her the surveillance cameras to break down during a grade-wide exam? She could only blame her bad luck.
Tang Hongbo thought.
In front of the surveillance room in the office building, although she didn’t know how to say it, the grade head still apologetically explained the third-floor surveillance equipment malfunction before entering.
“So there’s no surveillance footage to prove it.”
She trailed off, clearly meaning that while there was no surveillance footage to prove Yan Han cheated, there was also no evidence to prove she didn’t.
Opposite her, Yan Han remained calm, while Tang Hongbo, who had kept his head down the whole way, secretly revealed a smug smile without anyone noticing.
Just then, Yan Han, who should have been calming down and thinking about how to exonerate himself, suddenly said, “Whether there’s surveillance or not, we’ll only know after we see it.”
With that, he twisted open the door to the monitoring room and went in first.
The door wasn’t locked, and two support staff were standing inside, fiddling with something.
Seeing someone enter, followed by the grade head who had previously yelled at them about the matter, the support staff teacher hurriedly smiled obsequiously at her, saying, “Hey, Headmaster, you’re here! This is really strange, isn’t it? Who would have thought the surveillance repair would coincide with the students’ monthly exams!”
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Outside the door, Tang Hongbo, upon hearing this, was instantly dumbfounded.
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