Chapter 204: Devil on Earth
After repeated verification, the professors concluded they had no choice but to summon the involved parties, Sheng Yueyue and Gu Jiaojiao.
But Professor Fang, not wanting to hurt young Gu Jiaojiao, preferred to summon only Sheng Yueyue and her parents.
So she said, "Let’s ask Sheng Yueyue and her parents to come in first. Judging from Sheng Yueyue’s handwriting, it’s obvious she did this intentionally."
The other members knew that Mr. and Mrs. Sheng were influential people. Unaware of Professor Fang’s private motives, they assumed she was trying to curry favor with Mr. Sheng.
Professor Fang’s son, however, knew his mother was trying to help Gu Jiaojiao. Otherwise, Gu Jiaojiao’s exam results would have already been nullified.
It was true his mother had always despised injustice, but she wouldn’t normally go to such lengths to favor one person.
Then, it suddenly dawned on him. He remembered his son talking about a "fairy sister" whose name was something like Jiaojiao.
’Well, then,’ he thought. ’Gu Jiaojiao might be my son’s savior.’
He suppressed his excitement and said calmly, "This student, Sheng Yueyue, has gone too far.
As a student taking the college entrance exam, not only did she not take it seriously herself, she maliciously tried to sabotage a good student.
There’s something wrong with this student’s mindset. The first thing we must do is make Sheng Yueyue admit her mistake."
"Right. For this matter concerning Sheng Yueyue, we must also call in her homeroom teacher and the principal."
"We must first make Sheng Yueyue recognize her twisted thinking, and then discipline her severely."
And so, a high-ranking professor made separate phone calls to Mr. Sheng and the school’s principal.
Meanwhile, the Sheng family was in the living room. Mrs. Sheng was making a suggestion to her husband and two sons.
"Old Sheng, Shi Wen, Shi Wu, now that Yueyue’s college entrance exam is over, should we take her on a trip to Yun Lake?"
Mr. Sheng had already been there once with Gu Jiaojiao and the others. The scenery was truly beautiful, and every time he recalled it, he felt at ease.
His daughter had also been more obedient lately, so a trip wasn’t out of the question. He readily agreed, "Let’s all go on Sunday."
But Sheng Yueyue had no desire to go. ’Instead of wasting money on a trip, they might as well just give me the cash to buy clothes!’
However, she had been playing the part of a good girl at home recently, so she suppressed her dissatisfaction, lowered her head, and kept quiet, making it seem as if she was eager to go.
Sheng Shiwu didn’t really want to go. He had been very busy lately. Before, he had no goals and was lazy about his studies.
Recently, his adopted sister’s fiancé, Su Shuochi, had often visited his school, asking him to introduce classmates who were both virtuous and excelled academically.
He had been secretly working hard himself. And what do you know, the material the teacher usually taught, which had once seemed like gibberish to him, was actually starting to make sense. He could even draw inferences from it, and the more he learned, the more motivated he became.
But seeing his biological sister acting like this, he didn’t have the heart to refuse. ’Might as well humor her.’
RING RING... RING RING.
The phone rang, and Mr. Sheng picked it up. "Hello, this is Sheng Liangyuan."
"Comrade Sheng, this is Professor Li. Please come here at once with your wife and your daughter."
"May I ask what this is about?" Mr. Sheng’s heart skipped a beat; he had a bad feeling.
"Comrade Sheng, it’s not convenient to discuss over the phone. You’ll understand when you get here."
"Alright, we’ll leave right away."
After hanging up, Mr. Sheng couldn’t very well get angry, since he didn’t know the specifics of the situation yet.
"Cui Ping, Yueyue, get ready. We need to go to the Bureau of Education."
Sheng Yueyue trembled. ’Could it be? Has my scheme been exposed?’
’That shouldn’t be possible. I specifically used my left hand to write. And I didn’t even turn in my exam paper.’
’But that doesn’t prove I was the one who wrote on Gu Jiaojiao’s paper!’
She remembered clearly from her past life that a student in their class had deliberately written the name of the top-ranked student on their paper, and in the end, both of their scores were voided.
That student didn’t even have any connections and was only punished by being banned from the college entrance exam for three years.
’Besides, my family has powerful backing. If I can’t take the exam, so be it. It’s not like I can study anyway.’
Sheng Yueyue’s shift from panic to composure did not escape Mr. Sheng’s notice.
His intuition told him that this daughter of his hadn’t changed at all; she was just brewing up a major scheme.
It seemed this matter was not simple. Though his heart was in turmoil, Mr. Sheng’s expression grew increasingly calm.
Sheng Yueyue glanced at her father. He seemed as gentle as ever. ’This can’t possibly be about me,’ she thought.
So she said with a beaming smile, "Dad, Mom, I’m ready. Let’s go."
Soon, they arrived at the office where Professor Fang and the others were waiting. The principal and Sheng Yueyue’s homeroom teacher were also present.
Seeing Sheng Yueyue’s brazen and fearless demeanor, Professor Fang hesitated to act rashly, but the others couldn’t hold back.
"Sheng Yueyue, tell us, why did you write Gu Jiaojiao’s name on an exam paper?"
"Sheng Yueyue, you took the exam, so why didn’t you turn in your paper?
Destroying an exam paper is a serious offense. It carries criminal liability. You could go to jail.
As long as you confess honestly whose name you wrote on your paper, and we verify that it’s the truth...
...the Ministry of Education will consider leniency and won’t hand your case over to the courts," Professor Fang’s son cajoled.
"That’s right, Sheng Yueyue, why on earth would you do this? As long as you confess, at most, you’ll just be barred from the college entrance exam for three years."
"Leniency for those who confess, severity for those who resist. If you don’t tell the truth, we will have no choice but to punish you according to the Ministry of Education’s regulations."
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In the office, some of the teachers who had initially intended to play it safe heard Professor Fang’s son and several other righteous colleagues authoritatively intimidating Sheng Yueyue. Not to be outdone, they chimed in as well.
And so, all the professors and teachers in the office demanded that Sheng Yueyue admit her mistake.
Sheng Yueyue had been fearless from the start, thinking the worst that could happen was being banned from the college entrance exam for three years.
She had entered the office all smiles, but now, after being intimidated by the stern-faced teachers, even having been reborn, she had never witnessed a scene like this. She looked at her father in a panic.
Mr. Sheng now understood what had happened. His biological daughter had written the name of his adopted daughter, Gu Jiaojiao, on an exam paper.
And these teachers had no concrete evidence; they could only try to coax a confession out of Sheng Yueyue.
’If they can’t even tell from the handwriting, then my daughter’s actions were premeditated.’
Mr. Sheng was not just utterly disappointed; he was heartbroken. A tearing pain seemed to spread from his very bones to every inch of his body.
The pain was so intense he could barely breathe. Only now did he realize that his daughter was an utterly irredeemable person.
’Hell is empty and all the devils are here,’ he thought. ’And one of those devils is my own daughter!’
He roared with uncontrollable anger, "Sheng Yueyue, confess right now! Do you want to go to jail?"
Startled by her father’s roar, Sheng Yueyue trembled all over, her mind went blank, and the words tumbled out of her mouth.
"Whose name would I write? I wrote that little bitch Gu Jiaojiao’s, of course! Why don’t you check and see if there are two Gu Jiaojiaos?"
Everyone in the office: ...
She was such a spineless coward, confessing without any real pressure. To think she tried to be a villain!
Professor Fang asked calmly, "Sheng Yueyue, why did you write Gu Jiaojiao’s name on the exam paper?"