After finishing five bowls of beef noodles, Zhao Yan pushed her electric scooter out of the shop.
Currently, the most valuable item in the shop was this electric scooter.
If it weren't for the limited space in her spatial artifact, she would have truly wanted to place the electric scooter inside every night.
"Xinxin, are you done eating? It's time to go," Zhao Yan said.
"I'm done," Wu Jiaxin replied, locking the door and putting on her helmet.
"Is there still time?" Zhao Yan asked.
"There's time, we can just drive slowly," Wu Jiaxin said.
"Okay!" Zhao Yan replied.
Arriving at the school gate, Zhao Yan parked the scooter. Wu Jiaxin got off and intended to speak with the security guard.
She had expected to need some persuasion to get Zhao Yan in, but to her surprise, they agreed with surprising ease.
"Sister Zhao, it's okay."
Zhao Yan was astonished, "So quickly!"
She recalled Wu Jiaxin saying she had to plead earnestly for quite some time last time.
"I'm a bit confused too," Wu Jiaxin said.
Zhao Yan followed Wu Jiaxin inside and noticed that many students were looking at them with strange expressions.
"Qianqian," Wu Jiaxin said to Zhou Qianqian, who was walking towards them, as they reached the classroom door.
Zhou Qianqian's face fell, and she said hatefully, "Wu Jiaxin, I trusted you so much. Not only did you kill my Xiaobai, but you also colluded with others to cheat me out of my money?"
"Give me back my money!"
Zhao Yan's face went blank. Wu Jiaxin was stunned and said, "Qianqian, what are you talking about? When did I kill Xiaobai? Jiang Wen killed Xiaobai."
"Heh, you're quite the actress," Zhou Qianqian said coldly, taking out her phone from her pocket and opening a video.
"Look at this, is this you!"
Zhao Yan looked at it. Inside, someone was abusing a white cat, and the owner who was abusing the cat was none other than Wu Jiaxin.
"Wu Jiaxin, you have no shame!"
"You abused the cat, hid it under a tree, then dug it up to cheat Zhou Qianqian out of money, and you blamed Jiang Wen for abusing the cat."
"You're truly disgusting!"
"Don't blame Jiaxin, everyone. Jiaxin's family is very poor, and she did this because she had no money. Her sister was killed, which is why she resorted to this to get money."
Facing the accusations from everyone, Jiang Wen rushed forward and shielded Wu Jiaxin.
Zhao Yan smiled.
She had truly underestimated Jiang Wen.
When she browsed short videos, she had seen a type of AI face-swapping technology.
This video must have used very advanced AI synthesis methods to superimpose Jiang Wen's face onto Wu Jiaxin's.
Moreover, their heights and body types were not significantly different.
Last night, she had thought Jiang Wen wouldn't confess and would either leave the school or not dare to come to class.
She was wrong. Jiang Wen not only came but also deliberately framed someone.
These people were only willing to believe what they saw and wouldn't investigate at all.
"Wenwen, don't be too kind. She treated you like this, and even pointed fingers at you in front of everyone, calling you the murderer of the cat, yet you're still speaking up for her."
"Let's boycott Wu Jiaxin together and make her leave our school. Someone with such character doesn't deserve to study with us here."
"Get out!"
Wu Jiaxin couldn't bear to see this scene and panicked, waving her hands non-stop, "I didn't, I didn't!"
Seeing Wu Jiaxin's state, Jiang Wen's expression was pitiful, but her eyes were filled with smugness.
A poor student dared to fight against me.
If she couldn't handle Zhao Yan, couldn't she handle Wu Jiaxin?
Zhao Yan immediately walked over and, like a mother hen protecting her chicks, shielded Wu Jiaxin behind her.
With a glare, the male students who were about to step forward immediately retreated.
"I truly underestimated your viciousness! Very good!" Zhao Yan said coldly, picking up her phone.
She had already recorded the audio earlier and quickly played it back.
She recounted how Jiang Wen had abused the cat last night, and now she repeated it.
Hearing the recording, Jiang Wen said flusteredly, "This voice isn't mine. Last night I was at Li Yu's house for her birthday. If you don't believe me, ask Li Yu. This must be a trick they concocted together."
A female classmate stood up and said, "That's right, Jiang Wen was at my house celebrating my birthday yesterday. Since they've done something like this, they must have a backup plan!"
Zhao Yan smiled. They had backup.
"Sister Zhao, what should we do?" Wu Jiaxin was so scared she was crying, especially seeing the way the students were looking at her, as if they wanted to devour her.
If the crime of abusing the cat was confirmed, she would definitely face school bullying.
"It's okay, don't you still have Sister Zhao?" Zhao Yan patted Wu Jiaxin's back and turned to Jiang Wen, saying, "You don't admit it?"
Jiang Wen said with a crying face, "I didn't do it, what should I admit?"
"Don't try to force Wenwen. We've already reported this to the teacher, and the teacher will be here soon."
"Wu Jiaxin, you should voluntarily leave the school to avoid escalating things, otherwise, you won't have a place in society."
"You're not a good person. Your sister was killed, and it's probably because she wasn't a good person either!"
"All of you, shut the hell up!" Zhao Yan's eyes turned cold as she swept her gaze over the foul-mouthed classmates.
Wu Jiaxin gritted her teeth. She could be insulted, but insulting her sister was too much.
Jiang Wen's lips curved into a smile. This was how it should be done.
Zhao Yan picked up her phone and dialed Lin Xihang.
She remembered that Lin Xihang owned an entertainment company and would definitely understand technologies like AI video synthesis.
Even if it wasn't AI technology, it was definitely fake.
"Master Zhao..."
Before Lin Xihang could finish, Zhao Yan immediately said, "I need to ask you for a favor. Does your company have any大神s who are very good with computers?"
"Yes!" Lin Xihang replied.
"Good, then please invite him to Jiangshi University. I need him to authenticate something," Zhao Yan said.
"Okay, coming right away."
After hanging up, Zhao Yan said coldly, "You'll know who's right and who's wrong shortly."
Jiang Wen was full of disdain for Zhao Yan's words. She had asked her mother to investigate Zhao Yan and Wu Jiaxin's social backgrounds last night.
They were just grassroots from the lowest stratum of society; who could they possibly know who was powerful?
She had created this video by hiring a skilled expert, spending tens of thousands of yuan.
If it weren't for the time crunch, she would have even wanted to put Zhao Yan's face in the video.
The moment he received the call, Lin Xihang walked out of his room.
"Boss, aren't we having a meeting?"
"No more meetings. Call over the person in your company who understands the internet the best," Lin Xihang said.
"Okay, I'll do it right away."
Soon, over a dozen technical staff from the company arrived.
"All of you, come with me!" Lin Xihang said.
"Ah, Mr. Lin, if all these technical staff leave at once, the editing for our upcoming movie, online promotion, and some network technical issues will have no one to handle!"
"If the time is delayed and the movie can't be released, we'll lose a lot of money, and we're still on a tight schedule."
Lin Xihang said calmly, "There's something more important than losing money right now. Arrange a car!"
The assistant was stunned. What could possibly be more important than a movie about to be released?