Mo Yichen knelt, picking up a few papers that had slipped from the folder in the rush of accusations. As he read further, his fingers clenched around the edges.
Shen Yuling's sharp eyes flicked toward Hao Ran.
"So you're saying our project is plagiarized because it shares fundamental principles with a previous paper?" Her voice was laced with disbelief.
Hao Ran crossed his arms. "It doesn't just share principles—it mirrors an existing paper almost exactly."
Shen Yuling frowned. "How can we be sure this paper truly belongs to the Research Institution?"
A voice suddenly rose from the crowd as someone stepped forward. "I can verify."
The speaker was a woman with a composed demeanor. "I'm Wei Roulan, a researcher at the Research Institution. I'm familiar with Research Assistant Hao, and the paper he mentioned is indeed published under it."
Her words sent a ripple through the audience.
Jiang Yue, however, remained unfazed.
She had anticipated resistance—but not this.
