Chapter 276 - Chapter 276: The Truth
Chapter 276: The Truth
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Several experts were methodically checking every test paper in the entire grade in the office. Even the teacher’s usual notes were not spared. Everyone was within the scope of this expert’s inspection.
Hu Jing gritted her teeth and handed over her lesson plan with an ugly expression.
It was unknown if she felt humiliated for being suspected, but her cold, viper-like gaze was fixed on Shi Man from time to time.
However, Shi Man did not care at all. She continued to sit leisurely at the side and drink tea, ignoring all her gazes.
The one-hour time limit seemed to have become a joke because as long as Old Expert Wen Yang sat here, no one would dare to rush him to work.
The agreed deadline became ineffective. However, Wen Yang and his disciples did not make everyone wait for long and quickly came to a conclusion.
He picked up two test papers and held them in his hand with a dark expression. “Found it.”
The principal hurriedly stretched his head over to take a look. The other teachers also hurriedly ran over and carefully sized up the two exam papers from a distance.
One of them was naturally Su Tang’s and was used as a comparison reference. The owner of the other test paper was someone that no one had expected.
Hu Jing grabbed the test paper in shock and held it in her hand. She flipped it around to compare the handwriting of the two papers.
“How could this be? Could it be that other students have touched this test paper? This is definitely impossible!” Hu Jing was the one who completed the marking of the test paper in this examination hall. Therefore, if anything went wrong, she would be the first to take full responsibility.
Wen Yang adjusted his thick glasses and said in a serious tone, “I’ve done a handwriting appraisal for decades. There’s no mistake. Although the handwriting behind Su Tang’s paper has been imitated to the extreme, it’s not difficult to tell that it wasn’t done by the same person.”
“And this test paper.” He gently raised his hand and pointed at the one in Hu Jing’s hand. “This person’s habit of writing is the same as the additional text on this paper. Although it looks like it came from two different people, I’m certain that this person wrote it.”
This time, it was Hu Jing’s turn to be stunned. Wen Yang’s professional standards were not something that someone like her could casually question.
Since he had already said this, he had completely come to a conclusion about today’s matter.
The principal quickly poured tea to express his gratitude. “It’s been hard on you today. I’ll invite you and your students to tour Cassel Academy later and stay for a meal.”
“No need.” Wen Yang smiled and pointed at Shi Man. “I’m here to help this girl. Now that I’m done, I still have to bring the students back to work. The institute has been very busy recently. I’ll visit again another day.”
The principal quickly agreed, but his eyes stole glances at Shi Man from time to time, indicating for her to come out and help put in a few good words.
Shi Man really wanted to thank Wen Yang. She stood up openly and bowed to him. “Thank you for taking the time to come over despite your busy schedule. It’s all thanks to you this time. My mother often talks about you and says that you’re her mentor. Seeing you today, you’re indeed the legendary master. Shi Man admires you.”
Wen Yang sized Shi Man up with a smile. Seeing that this child was neither servile nor overbearing and had a humble and respectful attitude, he immediately nodded in satisfaction and said, “You do look a little like your mother. That’s all, then. I still have something on, so I’ll leave first.”
Wen Yang stood up and patted Shi Man’s head dotingly, as if he was looking through her at the little girl who had just debuted more than 20 years ago. His eyes were filled with nostalgia.
After sending Wen Yang off, the few of them returned to the office. Hu Jing was still holding the test paper in her hand. She wanted to say something, but in the end, she only sighed and swallowed the words she wanted to say.
The principal slammed the table with a dark expression and ordered sternly, “Cancel Bai Yao’s overall results this time. Remove the excess marks from Su Tang’s paper and restart the ranking!”
Because the principal was angry, a few teachers quickly went to work in silence. Hu Jing, who had been the happiest just now, could not say a word.
The happiest person was naturally Geng Hui. This time, not only did his students successfully avert the danger, but he was also lucky to have met Elder Wen. He was so excited until the end of his work that he could not calm down.
At noon, the school released the rankings for the entire year. Shi Man was ranked first and Su Tang was ranked fifth. With just the two of them, they forcefully pulled Class F’s results to third place in the entire cohort.
Geng Hui’s year-end bonus was also ranked first among all the teachers. This was because he had taught two students who had made great progress. The principal had encouraged him and made him proud in front of his colleagues who usually looked down on him.
The moment he received the notice of the bonus amount, Geng Hui made a prompt decision to treat the entire class to a meal to reward the students for their hard work for a year.
The students of Class F instantly cheered.
Compared to the commotion here, Class D next door fell into silence.. This was because they realized that the last person in the class ranking actually had a score of zero!