Study Monster Cultivation System
Chapter 263 - 262 Do you also use QQ?

He Antang’s first reaction was anger, followed by laughter.

He had anticipated that Qin Kaixuan would employ various methods to dodge responsibility.

But he never imagined he would deny it so thoroughly.

This felt as ridiculous as watching someone who thought they were fully dressed running naked in broad daylight.

"Are you saying that I’ve been deceived?" He Antang chuckled dryly as he looked at Qin Kaixuan, "Alright, alright, I won’t interrupt you, go on."

Qin Kaixuan’s posture was very low, he explained hesitantly and with trepidation.

"This... Director He, everyone has their expertise, and your research focuses on cutting-edge electromagnetics. It’s quite normal to be unfamiliar with these softwares and tools."

"Here’s the situation—"

"It’s true that Yang Shaokui had a habit of taking a photo in the classroom at the end of each evening self-study session for attendance."

"The themes of these screenshots you received are indeed taken by him."

"It’s just that the content on the blackboard has been replaced."

"I think, someone must have found a similar blackboard, wrote this year’s competition problems on it, and then used image processing software to seamlessly replace the original blackboard’s content, creating this illusion."

"Absurd!" He Antang was immediately enraged, his complexion visibly turned pale.

This is over the top shamelessness!

Li Zheng was right, these are the real enemies.

After cursing, He Antang immediately picked up his phone again.

In his raging fury, the phone nearly dropped to the ground.

"Qin Kaixuan, look closely, there’s also a video here." He Antang, still speaking, handed the phone over, "This is the video scrolling through Yang Shaokui’s social media space. Can this be faked too?"

"Oh?" Qin Kaixuan blinked, pondering for a moment before suddenly speaking again.

"Director, this can indeed be faked as well."

"They just need to register a QQ account, change the profile photo and nickname to match Yang Shaokui’s."

"Then use this account to replicate every single one of Yang Shaokui’s social media posts exactly, creating an exact imitation."

"What about the dates?" He Antang exclaimed angrily, "Each post includes the date!"

"This... I’m not sure, but I believe there must be some technical way to achieve it, they could modify the program files on the phone, or even outright create a fake social media space..." Qin Kaixuan explained uncomfortably, "I’m not certain if there are more methods, after all, this isn’t my field of expertise..."

He Antang looked at Qin Kaixuan’s cowardly act with utter rage: "Qin Kaixuan, I saw this social media space myself before you all deleted it!"

"Is that so..." Qin Kaixuan hesitated for a moment, then with a look of distress, he inquired, "Director, do you use QQ? Do you have QQ installed on your phone?"

He Antang immediately answered, "I don’t use it, I saw it on someone else’s phone."

No sooner had he said this—

He Antang felt a chill down his spine.

This is bad...

He had revealed too much.

The fact that a student had come to him was exposed.

At the same time, he clearly saw a smirk flash across Qin Kaixuan’s face.

Of course, the smirk was fleeting, and even Qin Kaixuan himself might not have realized that he had let it show.

"That’s right, Director He..." Qin Kaixuan immediately returned to his timid demeanor, spreading his hands in a distressed manner, "You’ve never used QQ, how do you know if the software others showed you has any issues? You could even say that what they showed you wasn’t QQ at all, but a custom-made interface intended to deceive us."

At this point, He Antang’s faced turned ashen.

Though his anger was intense, his momentum had been considerably weakened.

"Teacher Qin, I know what QQ looks like." He Antang said, "It wasn’t fake."

"But Director He... on our side, we really haven’t written any notes like that..." Qin Kaixuan hesitated, scratching his head and cautiously observing He Antang as he asked in a low voice, "May I be so bold as to inquire which phone you used to view the social media space on site?"

This question was like a fist stuffed into He Antang’s mouth, shoving all the words he had back into his stomach.

For He Antang, it was no longer a question of anger.

If this continued, Li Zheng and Lin Yujing would be exposed.

But what then? What if they did expose them?

Even if Li Zheng’s information was revealed, what difference would it make?

Since Yang Shaokui’s social media space had been deleted, even if they confronted Li Zheng, Qin Kaixuan could easily shut him down with the same explanation.

In this tense pause, an experienced leader attempted to mediate.

"Ah, when it comes to students’ IT skills these days, they really are impressive, I can’t even understand some of the stuff they do with ease."

Another person chimed in, "I think, Teacher Qin’s explanation is plausible. Under the current circumstances, a few screenshots and videos truly aren’t enough to prove anything. With such a serious matter, shouldn’t we follow the presumption of innocence principle?"

"Director He, I fully understand your situation. When I first saw these screenshots, I was also infuriated, but now that I’ve thought about it, Huihu has performed exceptionally this year and it’s inevitable that others might be jealous. Looking at the competitors who came to the finals, each one of them is highly intelligent. That they could pull off something like this is unexpected, yet not illogical."

"Director, if it can be confirmed that Huihu truly has these issues, I would support a retest, no matter the cost. But at the moment... I’m afraid we can’t convince everyone."

Seeing that others were joining in, Qin Kaixuan also forced a smile and said, "To be honest, Director He, standing in your shoes, I wouldn’t have thought of all these either and would certainly choose to believe the students and convene this serious meeting... But the thing is, I am absolutely certain that I’ve never written those notes; that’s how I can deduce their scheme."

At that moment, He Antang paid no attention to anything, merely tilting his head slightly and staring at the ceiling.

The acting skills of Qin Kaixuan might deceive others, but in the eyes of He Antang, every move and every word from Qin Kaixuan were nauseating.

He should have thought of it earlier.

Facing such grave accusations, Qin Kaixuan would surely fight with everything he had, he should’ve expected this.

He should not have let him delete it so soon if he could have shown it to all the responsible parties at the meeting, there wouldn’t be so much nonsense.

It was his instinct to protect his reputation that had given him a chance to turn things around...

Thinking up to this point, He Antang suddenly froze.

He remembered the conversation with Li Zheng—

[Do you have more information? Can you show it to me?]

[Like just now, to be deleted?]

...

[When you think that there is little hope for a retest during the meeting, give us a signal, and we will step in.]

He Antang stared at the ceiling, starting to question his understanding of the world.

Could it be that they had anticipated even the current scenario...

This damn thing... is this what it means to be a full score theorist...

"Director, Director He?" the person nearest to He Antang gently reminded him, "Shall we first get on with the work of entering the scores?"

He Antang suddenly snapped back to reality, rubbing his forehead and waving his hand, "Wait, we haven’t finished discussing the situation."

He knew very well that if this meeting resulted in no conclusion, Li Zheng would unleash an even more significant bombshell.

One could imagine that it would be a disaster of epic proportions.

At this point, it was necessary to reveal more.

"Alright, I can’t hide it anymore," He Antang sighed deeply. "This information was given to me by two students I absolutely trust and who have no motive to fabricate anything. When I was viewing the space, it was also through their phones."

Hmm rumble...

The meeting room, which had briefly calmed down, tensed up again.

Even Qin Kaixuan, who had been having a smooth sailing, straightened up.

He Antang continued.

"For their personal protection, please allow me to withhold their names."

"But they have made it clear to me that besides Yang Shaokui’s space, they hold even more definitive, more fatal information."

"Otherwise, they wouldn’t have casually told me this, giving certain people time to destroy the evidence."

"According to my judgment, if the material they hold is released, it will cause immeasurable damage."

"Compared with that, the loss from a retest is almost negligible."

"This is my last year as director of the competition, there’s one thing, please, believe me."

"My attitude and opinions now are completely based on weighing the pros and cons, without any personal feelings mixed in."

"Please consider the previously shared screenshots and video carefully."

"Whether to retest or not, we will decide together as a group."

He Antang was well aware that compared to the previous screenshots, the words above sounded hollow, full of subjective inference, and had an air of bluffing.

But this was the last thing he could do; he couldn’t send the children to the front line unless absolutely necessary.

Upon hearing these words, Qin Kaixuan immediately showed an aggrieved face, even standing up with some indignation, "Director, don’t you think this is very unfair to Huihu? Do you also believe our results are fake? Would you rather listen to some students’ nonsense than doubt us?!"

"Teacher Qin... stay calm..." The person next to him hurriedly helped him sit down, then looked at He Antang, "Director He, since you know which student it is, shouldn’t we be more careful with such a serious matter?"

"Careful?" Qin Kaixuan glared at He Antang, his eyes bloodshot.

"From the announcement of the meeting until now, which of Director He’s words has been cautious?"

"You just can’t stand to see Huihu’s good results, can you?"

"Fine! You want a retest, then let’s have a retest. I, Qin Kaixuan, fully support it."

"Huihu will achieve the high scores again; we are not afraid."

"These are the results we have worked hard for over so many years."

"But to say that we cheated or leaked questions, I, Qin Kaixuan, would rather die than admit to such claims!"

The crowd looked at Qin Kaixuan, feeling both sympathy and regret.

It was hard to say about Qin Kaixuan’s earlier performance.

But now, in such a state of vehement protest and direct confrontation with He Antang, it was very difficult for others to remain suspicious.

On the contrary, words like "fatal information," "absolute trust," and "no motive to forge" from the mouth of He Antang seemed quite hollow and pretentious.

For a moment, a few people exchanged glances and then all turned to look at He Antang.

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