Qin Hongbo was dumbfounded when he received the notice.
He hadn’t misheard, had he?
That last-place academic failure scored seven hundred and forty this time?
Not just this time, but the previous scores were fake as well?
In fact, she had gotten first place in the actual scores both times.
Which meant, the bet he made with Shi Yaoguang was valid.
Should he resign as a result?
"Principal, today isn’t April Fool’s Day, you really shouldn’t be joking with me."
The principal looked at Qin Hongbo with a very serious expression, "I’m well aware that today is not April Fool’s Day, and I am not joking."
Qin Hongbo knew in his heart that the principal would never joke with him about such a matter.
But now, hearing the principal say this, his heart skipped a beat.
This was really no joke.
Did he really have to resign?
Qin Hongbo’s complexion turned very ugly, and the principal knew he wouldn’t want to resign.
But what could he do?
Who told him to have completely offended her from the start?
If he had left himself any leeway at the beginning, things wouldn’t have gotten this bad.
"Principal, what on earth is going on? Shi Yaoguang, she was fine all along, why is she after me now?"
Qin Hongbo’s thoughts spun in his mind, eventually coalescing into a question.
Speaking of this, the principal was full of sighs.
This time, Qin Hongbo was indeed trapped by Shi Yiqing.
If it weren’t for Shi Yiqing mentioning it, even if Yaoguang had remembered him, she wouldn’t have troubled him just yet.
Due to Shi Yiqing, Qin Hongbo had already been marked by Yaoguang.
Now he could only take it one step at a time, see how things would unfold.
After listening to the principal recounting what happened, Qin Hongbo’s face turned a shade of green.
He clenched his teeth tightly, his voice filling with resentment.
The principal, looking at his dark expression, intended to offer some words of consolation but didn’t know how to begin.
With a sigh, he patted Qin Hongbo’s shoulder and instructed, "In light of the harmonious years we’ve shared, you may write your own resignation report, the reason is up to you."
Qin Hongbo’s face turned ashen, "Can’t I really stay?"
The principal shook his head, "Prepare yourself, make the test paper."
Qin Hongbo nodded, his face grim, "Alright."
Shi Yiqing wanted to find Qin Hongbo to help set the test paper because she knew that Qin Hongbo and Yaoguang had a grudge.
She thought that this would give Yaoguang trouble.
Little did she know that she was the one who had trapped herself.
"Mr. Qin, for the retest, what kind of questions are you planning to include?"
Shi Yiqing sought out Qin Hongbo privately, hoping to get a glimpse into the situation.
Who would have thought that upon seeing her, Qin Hongbo just snorted coldly and turned up his nose without paying her any attention.
Shi Yiqing was a bit dumbfounded, "Mr. Qin?"
Qin Hongbo yelled without a shred of courtesy.
Shi Yiqing became even more confused, "Mr. Qin, what’s the matter with you?"
Qin Hongbo glared at her and, without the slightest bit of compassion, pushed her towards the door, slamming it shut with a "bang."
If Shi Yiqing hadn’t dodged in time, her nose could have been flattened by the door.
Unable to get a preview of the test questions in advance, Shi Yiqing was thrown into panic again.
What to do? What to do?
The reason she had Qin Hongbo set the questions was to trouble Yaoguang.
Now, sure enough, Yaoguang was in trouble.
But she was no better off herself.
If her retake results were still worse than Shi Yaoguang’s...
No, that couldn’t be.
The reason Shi Yaoguang had scored one hundred and forty points twice could only mean one thing.
It was a mere coincidence.
She must have gotten the answers in advance.
And they were the standard answers.
Even though she stole the exam paper for the monthly test, she only got her hands on the questions.
Her answers were not as perfect as Shi Yaoguang’s, which was why her score wasn’t as high.
She had no idea where Shi Yaoguang got her answers from.
Every time Shi Yiqing thought about how Shi Yaoguang had beaten her twice with answers given to her by someone else, it was unbearable.
Why should she work so hard for so long, when all Shi Yaoguang had to do was memorize some answers?
She had to figure out another way!
What Shi Yiqing didn’t know was that Qin Hongbo, the one who had kicked her out, was thinking of her at that very moment.
After hearing the principal’s words and knowing that the reason for the rehashing of old affairs was because of her, Qin Hongbo felt extremely uncomfortable.
Thinking about how he was tricked by Shi Yiqing for no good reason made him furious.
Having thought of Shi Yiqing’s recent behavior of inquiring about the test questions, Qin Hongbo immediately had an idea.
He had deliberately prepared two sets of test questions.
One was the actual test that would be given.
The other was for the purpose of sting operations.
If one must go to hell, then let’s go down together. There was no way he was going to be the only one to take the fall!
The indoor gymnasium.
The principal had prepared a set of desks and chairs in advance, and the retake was scheduled for the next day.
The retake procedure was identical to the monthly test, and the duration was the same as well.
It was as if they were taking the test all over again properly.
Before the exam began, Qin Hongbo arrived.
His complexion looked extremely unsightly. The principal, upon seeing him this way, grew anxious, "Mr. Qin, what’s the matter with you?"
Qin Hongbo’s face was ashen as he said irritably, "The test papers I prepared yesterday..."
"What happened to the test papers?"
"Someone has tampered with the test papers!"
The principal’s anxiety surged, "You, are you saying the test papers have really been tampered with?"
"Mm." Qin Hongbo, with a stern face and in a state of agitated frustration, said, "I have no idea who sneaked into my office in advance and stole the questions."
The principal was stunned: "What do we do now?"
If it wasn’t for the seriousness of Qin Hongbo’s expression, he wouldn’t want to believe that their school’s test papers could be stolen so easily!
Qin Hongbo bared his teeth, his gaze falling upon Shi Yiqing, who was sitting in the second row.
Feeling his stare, Shi Yiqing’s heart skipped a beat, suddenly overcome with a bad premonition.
Indeed, after Qin Hongbo had left the office, she did sneak a look at the test questions, taking photos with her phone.
Not only did she move quietly in and out, but she also wore gloves to prevent leaving any fingerprints.
Even so, it seemed she might have left behind some evidence.
The thought turned her face deathly pale.
Qin Hongbo retracted his gaze and confidently said, "Let’s talk about the theft from my office later; for now, let’s start the test."
The principal was somewhat worried, "Mr. Qin, didn’t you say someone looked at the test papers?"
"Indeed, someone did look at the test papers, but no matter, " Qin Hongbo smirked in satisfaction. "I had prepared for such an eventuality."
"Since one set of the test questions has been seen, I’ll just use the other set, so there won’t be any delays with today’s retake."
The ruler in Shi Yiqing’s hand broke in two.
Everyone turned to look at her in unison. Shi Yiqing bowed her head in embarrassment, pretending as though nothing had happened.
Seeing this, the crowd had various thoughts.