Chapter 210: Chapter 210: Surfacing
Father was somewhat hesitant, feeling that Sheng Tang might be overthinking it.
However, grandma showed her wisdom: "Listen to Tangtang! Young girls are sensitive and can often see things you can’t. If she says there’s a problem, there must be a problem."
Mom was also a bit uncertain.
Grandma looked at her: "If something goes wrong, Sidong’s lifelong effort will be in vain, and he might even get slandered; if nothing goes wrong, it’s just a wasted trip to the school, so what’s the harm?"
Mom found this reasoning very convincing.
She stood up and took the car keys: "Let’s go, bring it back."
Dad thought about it and, to reassure the elders and children in the family, decided to go.
In the office, they got the sample paper, and Professor Sheng opened it, finding that the sample paper appeared different from the one he had previously placed, and its position had also changed.
"Tangtang was right, someone tampered with my sample paper." Sheng Sidong’s face changed dramatically.
Fang Mengying realized the seriousness of the matter.
If a professor’s final exam sample paper is leaked, it could potentially implicate him in a corruption scandal, as the school and the education bureau might suspect that he leaked the exam questions intentionally.
"We need to revise the sample paper overnight!" Sheng Sidong crumpled the sample paper into a ball and clenched it in his hand, "Luckily, it hasn’t been submitted yet, and there’s still no official record. There’s time to revise it."
"Then hurry up," Fang Mengying urged.
The couple drove back home.
Sheng Sidong indeed stayed up all night to rework the sample paper, ensuring that not a single question overlapped with the previous one.
He worked tirelessly until after three in the morning.
His wife stayed up as well, quietly accompanying him and making two cups of coffee for him.
Both of them speculated whether it was that student named Chen Zhan who had stolen the paper.
"Who exactly wants to stir up trouble?" Fang Mengying asked, "Are you about to be promoted to director?"
"No."
"I heard the dean is very keen on promoting you."
Sheng Sidong shook his head: "Those are just rumors. The dean knows I only focus on academics. Administrative tasks are not my forte."
"But you are a key academic figure. Your papers have significantly boosted your college’s national ranking multiple times. You should be their representative," Fang Mengying said.
This, Sheng Sidong was not so sure about.
In any case, both of them felt that a storm was brewing.
The next day, as soon as Sheng Tang’s class ended, she secretly checked the Geological University campus forum on her phone.
"If someone stole the sample paper yesterday, there should be a revelation today; otherwise, it would lose its timeliness," Sheng Tang thought, "Moreover, the sample paper might be revised..."
She believed something significant would happen today.
During the second class in the morning, someone revealed a scandal about a professor allegedly raping a female student, resulting in her pregnancy.
"As expected, it’s an attempt to defame my father’s reputation." Sheng Tang’s eyes darkened, like a pool of black, cold gleam.
She turned off her phone.
She did not turn it on during the third class.
After the morning classes, Sheng Tang and her classmates went to the cafeteria. After getting their meals, she turned on her phone, and the Geological University forum had exploded.
The forum was flooded with the news: Professor Sheng Sidong allegedly raped sophomore Chen Zhan, resulting in her pregnancy.
Sheng Tang: "...."
In just a few hours, the main characters had already appeared.
After eating, Sheng Tang called her mother.
Her mom answered, sounding relatively calm: "Tangtang...."
"Mom, how are things?"
"I’m back home. Your dad was called by the leadership, and it looks like an investigation will start," Mom said.
"Don’t be angry or sad."
"I know, your dad is not that kind of person." Her mom’s tone was firm, "Someone is hurting him because he might be getting promoted to director. Such dirty tactics."