320 Proof
Qiao Yue sighed. “I can’t prove that this pen isn’t mine.”
Qiao Yue’s classmates all gasped. Was he confessing?
“Qiao Yue, are you saying that you cheated with this pen?” Chang Yuan was a little surprised. Why was this student so strange?
“Qiao Yue, what do you mean?” Qiao Yu asked nervously.
Given the Qiao family influence, there was no problem keeping Qiao Yue safe, but her cheating would be reported, and she would be formally reprimanded.
If she admitted to cheating, even if she didn’t get an indefinite suspension, she would still be punished.
Was Qiao Yue going to destroy her own student life?
“This pen is mine but I didn’t use it to cheat.” Qiao Yue’s voice rang out again, and the entire classroom burst into an even louder discussion.
“Is Qiao Yue crazy? He admitted that the pen is his but not to cheating. What is he doing? I don’t get it.”
“Is this the logic of a genius? I have the cheating device, but I didn’t cheat?”
“Even murderers won’t hold a knife and say that they didn’t kill anyone. This is too funny.”
Sun Bin stared at Qiao Yue.
He had spent almost 50,000 yuan to rent this pen, and he must return it to the mysterious man later. If he couldn’t get the pen back, he would lose his huge deposit.
Sun Bin felt cold sweat breaking out on his head as he thought about it.
“Qiao Yue, what do you mean by that? I may be bald but I’m not stupid. Are you making fun of your teacher?”
“No, I’ve always kept this pen in my bag. I didn’t take it out during exams.” Qiao Yue continued, “You can check the surveillance footage if you don’t believe me.”
Sun Bin didn’t say anything more. He sat down slowly. It wouldn’t matter if they checked the surveillance footage.
Chang Yuan thought for a while before he said, “Okay, I’ll go to the security office now to ask for the surveillance footage. Everyone, self-study time.”
The class quieted down, but there were still people who looked at Qiao Yue from time to time.
There was confusion, disdain, and indifference in their eyes.
Only Qiao Yu silently handed a piece of paper to Qiao Yue.
She unfolded the piece of paper and saw the words “I believe you.”
Qiao Yue smiled. Qiao Yu had seen her take part in the programming competition, so how could he not believe in her ability?
Shortly after, Qiao Yue handed the note back to Qiao Yu.
Qiao Yu unfolded the note and found the words “Don’t worry.”
Qiao Yu stared at the back of Qiao Yue’s head with complicated feelings.
He knew that this sister of his wasn’t related to him by blood, but he had always treated her as family.
But now, he seemed to be no longer satisfied with just being her family.
Xu Hao nudged Qiao Yue’s arm. “I believe you too. Don’t worry, you’re my boss.”
Qiao Yue smiled. Friendships in school were all like this, forged in passion and unconditional trust.
Shortly after, Chang Yuan returned.
Chang Yuan’s expression was solemn; his eyes darted between Qiao Yue and Sun Bin.
“I have bad news. A security guard told me that he accidentally deleted the surveillance video from last week’s exams.”
Sun Bin heaved a sigh of relief. After all, he had bribed the security guard to delete the surveillance footage or he would be exposed.
Just as Sun Bin was feeling pleased with himself, thinking that his plan had worked, Chang Yuan slowly opened his mouth, “But since that’s the case, I have a better way to help Qiao Yue prove his innocence.”
Sun Bin’s heart thumped.
“We have papers A and B for this exam. I specially brought over paper B. Qiao Yue can take the exam in front of the whole class to prove his innocence.”
To prevent vicious incidents from happening, Harvey always had a set of backup questions for their final exams.
However, since Harvey’s paper B was rarely used, the teachers who set the backup questions would often show off their skills by setting questions that were beyond the students’ capabilities.
If Qiao Yue scored well answering this set of questions, it would prove that he didn’t cheat.
Sun Bin panicked. He knew Qiao Yue’s ability.
Qiao Yue looked at Sun Bin and said calmly, “Sure, but I have a request. I need someone to take the exam with me. I doubt the authenticity of Sun Bin’s results. Is it okay if he takes the exam with me?”
