Chapter 139 Evidence
Zhou Sinian slapped Li Chenghui across the face, her expression full of fury, while Li Chenghui was completely stunned.
It was true that his status was not as high as Zhou Sinian's, but at most they were considered equals, with Zhou Sinian possessing slightly more actual power.
However, even so, Zhou Sinian was unwilling to slap him in front of so many people!
Li Chenghui gritted his teeth and swallowed his anger. Then, he turned to Zhou Sinian and asked, "Lord Zhou, what is the matter?"
Zhou Sinian, enraged, raised her foot and kicked Li Chenghui again with a "bang," sending him to the ground.
Zhou Sinian pointed at Li Chenghui and said, "Li Chenghui, as the person in charge of Qingzhou University, you have actually done such a thing. You have truly disappointed me. What kind of place is a university? It is a place for teaching and nurturing people, a place for building and cultivating our future pillars. But what have you done? You have turned Qingzhou University into a mess."
"If I hadn't come today, would you have framed student Liu Ran again and expelled her from Qingzhou University?"
"Four years ago, you made a mistake, and I could have let it slide. But I never expected you to remain unrepentant. Four years later, you are still openly bullying a genius student here. Are you truly acting in accordance with your conscience? Are you acting in accordance with the leaders and the organization that have nurtured you for so long? Hmph."
As Zhou Sinian finished speaking, the entire auditorium fell silent. Everyone was dumbfounded.
The plot twists kept coming. They had never expected Zhou Sinian to appear so suddenly, nor had they expected her to directly support Liu Ran. What was going on?
Li Chenghui was terrified. He looked up at Zhou Sinian, a wave of fear washing over him.
He couldn't understand and didn't know what the relationship between Zhou Sinian and Liu Ran was.
Li Chenghui cautiously stepped forward, forcing a smile as he said to Zhou Sinian, "Lord Zhou, you have truly confused me. You came into the hall and immediately slapped and kicked me. What is the reason for this?"
Zhou Sinian let out a cold "Heh heh" and pointed at Li Chenghui's forehead, saying, "Even now, you still want to quibble? Fine, today I will show you the evidence and make you give up completely."
Then, Zhou Sinian waved her hand, signaling for someone behind her to connect a video device to the large screen. The video opened, revealing the burned figure of Liao Meili.
Liao Meili, her expression pitiful, spoke to the camera, her voice trembling: "Wu Yuqing and Principal Li Chenghui, four years ago, it was Wu Yuqing who instructed me to frame student Liu Ran for cheating on her graduation thesis. At the same time, Principal Li Chenghui threatened me to cooperate with their plan to completely defame Liu Ran and expel her from campus."
"Furthermore, Liu Ran's disfigurement back then was not because I accidentally knocked over the bottle, but because Wu Yuqing instructed me to do so."
"I am sorry, I am so sorry. This apology to student Liu Ran is four years late. I know you must have had a terrible time all these years. I am sorry. I have evidence of Principal Li Chenghui and Wu Yuqing jointly framing you."
"I have handed it over to Lord Zhou, please ask Lord Zhou to uphold justice for you."
The video recording soon ended. At this moment, the entire hall erupted in renewed discussion.
More than half of the old alumni of Qingzhou University stood up, their eyes filled with anger as they looked at Li Chenghui. They could never have imagined that Li Chenghui, as the principal of Qingzhou University, would commit such immoral and unscrupulous acts.
Then, the reason for today's design competition became clear. Liu Ran must have sent her work to Li Chenghui's email, and Wu Yuqing saw Liu Ran's work from Li Chenghui's email.
Therefore, she rushed to create that plagiarized work overnight. From beginning to end, Wu Yuqing was the plagiarist, and Liu Ran was the true original author.
Zhou Sinian pointed at the video recording on the big screen and roared at Li Chenghui, "What else do you have to say now? Look at the despicable things you have done. Let me tell you, since I, Zhou Sinian, know about this, I will absolutely not let you off."
Li Chenghui fell to his knees with a "thump." He rushed forward and grabbed Zhou Sinian's leg. Li Chenghui knew very well that at this moment, only by gaining Zhou Sinian's forgiveness could he overcome the current predicament.
This matter was enough to ruin his reputation completely and land him in prison.
Li Chenghui tearfully said to Zhou Sinian in a low voice, "Lord Zhou, Lord Zhou, please wait a moment. There is still room for negotiation between us. It's not worth it for us to fall out over a stranger student! Lord Zhou, whatever you want, I can provide it. Liu Ran is just an ordinary student from the lower strata. You really don't need to reject me, an old friend, because of her!"
Zhou Sinian kicked Li Chenghui away. If it were any other student, Zhou Sinian might not have been so agitated or behaved so excessively.
After all, Zhou Sinian was an old hand at this; giving others opportunities was giving herself opportunities, and she always acted with decorum.
But today, it involved Liu Ran!
She was Chen Yang's wife. If he mishandled this matter, and Chen Yang was dissatisfied afterward, who would solve the strange illness in his body?
Therefore, Zhou Sinian's actions were completely ruthless. After kicking Li Chenghui away, she strode to the front of the stage, picked up the microphone, and spoke to Liu Ran, "I am sorry, student Liu Ran, for letting you endure four years of injustice and for your disfigurement, causing you to live in hardship all this time. It is Qingzhou University that has failed, it is the administrators of Qingzhou City that have failed."
"Today, I, Zhou Sinian, will definitely compensate your reputation here, restore your justice, and compensate you double for the torment you have suffered over the past four years."
Hearing Zhou Sinian's words, Liu Ran let out a loud "Wow" and burst into tears. The torrent of tears could no longer be contained.
She could endure hardship and live in poverty, but today she first suffered immense grievances and was framed, and now her four-year injustice had been cleared. Her heart felt like a roller coaster, and she could no longer hold back her tears.
She squatted there, crying like a child, as if wanting to cry out all the grievances and hardships of the past four years.
The surrounding students comforted Liu Ran.
Gao Juan even held Liu Ran's shoulders and led her towards the lounge behind the stage.
The surrounding students offered Liu Ran water and towels, all comforting her. At the same time, everyone showed smiles, knowing that Liu Ran's reputation had finally been restored and everything would be alright.
At this moment, Wu Yuqing, standing in the center of the stage, had an angry expression, a spark flashing in her eyes.
She glared fiercely at Zhou Sinian. She hadn't expected that just as she was about to succeed, all her plans would be disrupted by this middle-aged man who had barged in.
Wu Yuqing's expression did not betray any panic. She took out her phone and dialed a number.