The principal, witnessing this scene, nearly choked.
This was too terrible; this matter could not be let go.
Since someone had already exposed it, he had to take action.
However, such a significant issue was beyond the decision-making power of a school principal alone.
Immediately, the principal chose to report the incident to the police and escalated the relevant issues to his superiors.
Evidently, this problem was anticipated, as personnel from the relevant departments entered Beijing University that very day.
Simultaneously with their arrival, all universities in Beijing underwent an entrance examination.
Setting aside other schools, let's focus on Beijing University.
Through one examination, nine students with extremely poor results were identified.
There were also some students whose scores were slightly better but not sufficient for admission to Beijing University.
Out of the two thousand three hundred and forty people admitted that year, seventeen did not meet the admission standards.
This proportion was neither high nor low.
It implied that for every hundred-plus students, one had been impersonated or had cheated during the exam.
The education department, breaking into a cold sweat, re-verified the files of these students overnight.
Indeed, problems were discovered among them.
Some students had simply changed their names and reported for enrollment directly with someone else's admission notice, while others had hired substitutes to take the exams.
Of course, a portion of students claimed they had performed poorly in this particular exam. For these students, handwriting was directly verified.
These students also included Sun Xiaoyu.
While other students took the exams at school, at least the names on the records were those of the impersonators.
Only Sun Xiaoyu, perhaps thinking Sun Xiaoyu sounded better than Sun Xiaoyu, had brazenly written his original name.
He was naturally the first to be discovered.
What's more, Sun Xiaoyu, accustomed to acting unscrupulously in Licheng, continued his unruly behavior at the university.
He was detained that day, and his parents were notified to pick him up.
When Sun Gang received the call from the police station, he was so enraged that he smashed the receiver.
This prodigal son dared to cause trouble in a place like Beijing, did he really think his father was omnipotent?
Although Sun Gang knew it was not ideal to leave Licheng at this time, his rivalry with Chen Zi'an was at its peak.
Leaving might lead to all his efforts being in vain, and he would lose the opportunity to drive Chen Zi'an out of Licheng.
In other words, years of hard work would be wasted.
However, for the sake of his unpromising son, he had to choose to go to Beijing to resolve the issue.
He did suspect that Chen Zi'an might be behind this, but after investigation, Chen Zi'an's involvement was indeed not found.
The reason Sun Xiaoyu got into trouble was that someone had come to the university claiming to be a student admitted to Beijing University, whose place had been taken by another.
This person was none other than Sun Xiaoyu himself.
Sun Xiaoyu, having consistently excelled in his studies, refused to believe he had not been admitted.
Therefore, he kept it from his family and traveled north to Beijing, where he found Beijing University.
After reviewing all the evidence provided by Sun Xiaoyu, the university largely believed his account.
Ultimately, to resolve the issue, the university conducted an examination.
Sun Gang learned of this news just before boarding the train.
He felt immense regret.
If he had known, he should not have shown such leniency back then.
If he had simply thrown this Sun Xiaoyu into the sea to feed the fish, there would have been no lingering problems.
Now, it had escalated, pulling out one root had unearthed a whole network of troubles!
Sun Gang did not regret helping his son alter his records to impersonate someone; he only regretted not dealing with Sun Xiaoyu sooner, which had led to these consequences.
He then found someone to deal with Sun Xiaoyu in Beijing.
Although his son was bound to be expelled from Beijing University, Sun Xiaoyu must not be allowed to live.
No one who offended him could expect to fare well.
Sun Gang had initially thought it would be easy to deal with a helpless, poor country boy, so he casually dispatched two men.
However, he did not anticipate that Sun Xiaoyu would have protection, and the men Sun Gang sent were instead apprehended.
At this time, Sun Gang was still on the train, completely unaware that the men he had sent had met with trouble.
In Beijing, the investigation continued along this lead.
Following the clues, they naturally traced it back to Sun Gang.
The Sun family was not without its influence; if they had no background at all, Sun Gang would not have been able to suppress Chen Zi'an for so many years.
They also heard about the investigation into Sun Gang.
Sun Gang was the most promising of the Sun family's current generation, so the Sun family naturally did not want to abandon him and came forward to resolve the problem.
However, it so happened that this matter was reported directly to a high-ranking official by someone unknown.
The high-ranking official issued a directive for all universities to re-examine admissions for impersonation.
Anyone found to have impersonated would be severely punished.
Anyone who harbored such impersonation would be investigated.
It could be said that Sun Gang had landed right in the middle of a storm.
Furthermore, Sun Gang had resorted to hiring assassins. Even with all the efforts of the Sun family, they could not entirely absolve him.
Sun Gang was taken away immediately after alighting from the train, to join his son.
Sun Xiaoyu spent two days in the police station but still did not learn his lesson.
He was furious upon hearing that he was to be expelled from the university.
He had always known that his family indulged his every whim.
Therefore, even at the police station, he continued to cause a scene.
"My father is Sun Gang, a high-ranking official. How dare you treat me like this? Aren't you afraid my father will retaliate?"
Sun Xiaoyu shouted at the police, his attitude utterly arrogant.
That's right, Sun Xiaoyu had no idea that his father had been detained just like him at this very moment, and was being held right next to him.
He might not know, but others certainly did.
The police officers cast contemptuous glances at this good-for-nothing and snorted.
"Your father is truly unfortunate to have a prodigal son like you!"
A respectable man, and a high-ranking official at that, was locked up because of this foolish son.
The Sun family had put in considerable effort for this matter, but what good did it do?
Just this morning, Sun Gang and the Sun family were explicitly criticized by a high-ranking official.
This meant the incident had escalated significantly.
It could be said that it was already common knowledge in Beijing.
Sun Gang was truly beyond saving. Losing his position was the least of it; he might not even get out of prison.
Sun Xiaoyu clearly did not understand the police officers' meaning.
"What do you mean by that? Say it again!" Sun Xiaoyu said fiercely.
The police officer snorted and replied, "No matter how many times I say it, you're still a son who drags his father down. Tell me, why did your father have you, such a wasteful son? It would have been better to give birth to a meatball!"
Sun Xiaoyu was so enraged he was about to explode. What had this damned fellow said?
It would have been better to give birth to a meatball than him?
Did he know how pampered he was in the Sun family?
"I want to speak to your leader! I want him to deal with you!" Sun Xiaoyu continued to clamor.