The afternoon before the simulated exam, the students were all buried in their studies, reviewing like mad.
A group of girls rushed in from outside in a panic, "Something bad happened! We just heard someone in the bathroom talking about how the algebra exam for the senior class has been leaked. A lot of people are gathering at the school gates asking about buying the answers!"
Upon hearing this, everyone, who had been completely absorbed in studying, exploded with emotion. Cheating or leaking exam content is strictly prohibited and the consequences are severe once discovered.
"How could there be a leak? Who’s behind this trickery? Are they deliberately making our lives difficult?"
"I still remember an incident in my middle school when a similar leakage of the English exam happened in the senior grade. They couldn’t find out who did it at the time, which raised alarm in the school to prevent any further sales of leaked exams.
The school mandated that scores for the leaked subject be halved, and it just so happened to coincide with the year of the college entrance exam, raising even the English cutoff score intentionally!"
These words threw the students into panic. Among all the subjects, aside from English, algebra was the hardest. If points were deducted, could they still pass?
"No way? My grades are just average. I barely made it into the pre-selection. I’m waiting for the college entrance exam to go to university, but if they raise the bar, I won’t make it!"
"Tomorrow’s the exam. Who’s trying to harm us? We must find out!"
The students were buzzing with anxiety, worried about the possibility that if the school still couldn’t track the culprit down, they’d be out of luck.
"What should I do, Yangyang? I never passed algebra, and if they can’t find out this time, I definitely won’t get into university," Jiang Tian said frantically.
"Don’t worry, they’ll definitely find out," Nianyang said, showing a half-smile. Maybe it was the calmness in her tone, but it immediately reassured Jiang Tian.
In the classroom, only Gu Youlan and Yang Haiyan remained unperturbed. Gu Youlan quietly asked Yang Haiyan, "Haiyan, are you the one who spread the rumor about the leak?"
"That’s right, I spread it!"
Yang Haiyan curled her lips in satisfaction, pleased with the chaos she had stirred up.
She had been planning this for so many days, and she was about to reap the fruits of her victory. Today, she would ruin Gu Nianyang’s reputation and get her expelled. She wanted everyone to know that she was the best student in the class.
Moreover, she wanted Song Zheng to understand that Gu Nianyang was nothing but a villain, to see if he would still like her!
As the commotion continued, Wang Fugui entered the classroom with several core subject teachers, his face full of anger,
"Students, last night, someone broke into my office and stole the algebra sample test for the simulated exam. I checked the other classes’ copies, and they are still there. So, the person who stole the sample must be a student from this class!"
What?
The thief is from our class?
The students were stunned, looking at each other in bewilderment.
Wang Fugui said in a deep voice, "This leak is a serious matter. I’m giving you an opportunity now. Whoever stole the sample, step up and admit it. Considering we haven’t started the exam yet, I might just mark it as a misdemeanor this time. But if I catch you, you’ll definitely be expelled!"
"It’s someone from our class who stole it?"
"That’s outrageous! Who could be so unethical?"
"If you did something wrong, admit it! Don’t drag our class down!"
The students murmured among themselves, but no one confessed!
Wang Fugui kept a stern face, "Fine, everyone put down what you’re doing and step outside. I and the other teachers will check your lockers and bags one by one!"