The True Heiress Is The Real Bigshot

Chapter 284: 273 Imperial University Professor: Xiu Yan, get out of here immediately [1 update]

Not only that, besides Teng Yunmeng, the other groups also bought their components on Dong Street.

There are over a dozen stores specializing in these components on Dong Street, just outside the Imperial Capital University, designed to facilitate the university students’ procurement of props needed for experiments.

In addition to theory, Imperial Capital University places a significant emphasis on the students’ practical abilities.

Imperial Capital University houses several national-level laboratories.

“What surveillance footage?” Zuo Li was startled for a moment, reached for the USB drive, “Let me see.”

As he spoke, he turned on the computer embedded in the podium, and casually lowered the screen above the blackboard.

Xiu Yan’s expression, however, changed again and again, revealing a sense of disbelief.

She stared fixedly at Zuo Li’s actions, cold sweat beading on her smooth forehead.

Xiu Yan wanted to step forward to stop him, but she had no reason to.

The others were somewhat perplexed, unclear about what exactly the surveillance footage was.

Teng Yunmeng reacted, lowering her voice, “Zijin, do you suspect that someone tampered with the components I bought, which is why you asked where I bought them?”

“Yeah,” Ying Zijin nodded slightly, “Because the device was locked in your room, it truly wasn’t possible for someone to touch it, so they had to mess with the components.”

Such an obvious matter was scarcely worth wasting the abilities of Divine Calculation on.

Teng Yunmeng frowned with a baby face, “But I have no relation to the owner of the components shop, so why would he sabotage them?”

Ying Zijin didn’t answer but turned her head, “Watch.”

At that moment, Zuo Li had already opened the surveillance footage on the USB drive.

The projector cast the computer screen onto the fabric above, visible to everyone in the large classroom.

The surveillance footage played, showing the interior of the component store.

Clearly, it was the store’s own surveillance system.

Xiu Yan had managed to maintain a forced calm, until she saw her own figure in the surveillance footage.

And then heard her conversation with the store owner, each word clearly entering her ears.

Xiu Yan stumbled, almost falling in her high heels.

“Xiu Yan!” Teng Yunmeng’s anger flared, “You really are devious!”

She never imagined that Xiu Yan had gone to the store she intended to visit beforehand, colluding with the owner to sell her faulty components.

These components were direct sales from the factory, a chip board that wouldn’t reveal any problems unless disassembled bit by bit, which Teng Yunmeng wouldn’t notice.

Going to that store was planned with Feng Yue, probably overheard by Xiu Yan.

The others were equally shocked, all turning their eyes toward Xiu Yan, including the girls from the same school as her.

“Xiu Yan, what did I tell you when you first joined the training camp?” Zuo Li, always amiable, now had a stern face, and he slammed a book onto the podium, “This is the ISC training camp, not the entertainment circle. If you’re here to train, leave all your habits from the entertainment circle behind!”

Xiu Yan’s face gradually turned white, her nails digging into her palms.

“Using such despicable means to frame a classmate?” Zuo Li sneered mercilessly, “Let me use an inappropriate analogy: Do you see yourself as the queen in a palace drama, not allowing other concubines to become pregnant? Who do you think you are?”

He was admitted to Imperial Capital University at eighteen through independent recruitment and was a direct Ph.D. student.

After completing his Ph.D., he studied abroad for several years before returning to Imperial Capital University as a professor.

Zuo Li truly belonged to those who had never had any contact with the entertainment circle; he didn’t even know who Shang Yaozhi, the undisputed top actor, was.

He only felt the actor looked familiar when occasionally seeing him on advertising screens on the streets.

As for Xiu Yan, a fledgling internet celebrity who had debuted just a year ago, Zuo Li was even less likely to pay attention.

And prominent professors of the Imperial University like Zuo Li were eagerly sought after by major clans.

Xiu Yan could no longer leverage the influence of the Xiu Family against him.

Initially, Zuo Li wasn’t very willing to let Xiu Yan join the camp, fearing she would bring the customs of the entertainment industry with her.

However, Xiu Yan’s grades were decent, and she was sent over from Wende Noble School; after reassuring him several times, he agreed.

In just half a month of training, such an incident occurred.

Fortunately, it was only the components that eventually combusted. What if there had been an explosion? How would they handle it?

“Now, pack up your things,” Zuo Li turned off the surveillance, “and get out of the training camp immediately!”

Hearing this, Xiu Yan abruptly looked up, her lips trembling uncontrollably, “Professor Zuo?”

“ISC doesn’t need someone like you,” Zuo Li had no idea of cherishing fragility, “You’d better hurry back to your entertainment circle. We can’t afford to keep you here.”

Of course, Zuo Li wasn’t unfamiliar with such underhanded scheming; even in places as rigorous as Imperial Capital University, such incidents occurred.

Especially before the annual postgraduate recommendation slots were allocated.

Being publicly chastised in such a manner, Xiu Yan no longer had the face to stay.

She took a deep breath and quickly left the classroom.

Before she left, Xiu Yan glanced at the girl.

Ying Zijin could even consider this point, it seems she indeed needed to be taken seriously,

She absolutely couldn’t allow Xiu Yu to gain any more advantages, affecting her status in the Xiu Family.

“Report this matter to the organizing committee,” Zuo Li turned his head and said to a teacher accompanying him, “She doesn’t need to participate in the selection competition either.”

The teacher nodded and went to make the arrangements.

The other students dared not speak.

“Everyone get some good rest today,” Zuo Li said, not continuing to be angry, “Tomorrow we will continue training, you must be fully rested.”

After speaking, he gestured and called Ying Zijin to one side, “By the way, has the professor from the computer science department sought you out?”@@novelbin@@

Normally, the surveillance in stores is not something the proprietors would give to outsiders.

Not to mention when it involves such a matter.

Zuo Li could guess without doubt that Ying Zijin must have hacked the store’s surveillance system and copied the surveillance footage.

Ying Zijin yawned, “No.”

“That’s good, that’s good,” Zuo Li let out a sigh of relief, “There is an old professor in computer science, he is so persuasive, I was afraid he might have fooled you.”

Zuo Li left with his books, quite happily.

Ying Zijin was preparing to go back to sleep when her phone began to ring.

It was an international call.

She somewhat didn’t want to answer it, but ultimately she reluctantly pressed the answer button.

The call was from Berg.

“Master Ying, how-how-how could you go and dabble in academia?” he lamented deeply, “Well, that’s fine, you are a student after all, but joining the Calligraphy Association, isn’t that a bit too much?”

Ying Zijin was silent for a moment, “How did you find out?”

“How could I not know?” Berg was so agitated that his blood pressure shot up, “Just yesterday, that Old Playful Child called me to brag on international roaming, I really wanted to slap him with a drawing board.”

Ying Zijin started pondering whether she should block Sheng Qingtang on WeChat. On the other end of the phone, a different person had taken over.

“Hello, hello, hello, Master Ying, I’m Bart, don’t listen to him. What drawing, what painting, you must play the piano. But speaking of which, there really is an issue, Master Ying, your performance back then, why is there not a single video online?”

Bart himself was astonished at the time, let alone remembering to record it.

As a result, when he told his colleagues that someone had performed Vera Hall’s three piano pieces, they didn’t believe him.

He was thinking of definitely enrolling Ying Zijin into the Royal Academy of Arts in Continent O and having her play once more.

Ying Zijin decisively hung up the phone.

There was no video because she had a hacker clear it from the entire network.

Otherwise, her phone would have been blown up with calls.

**

Meanwhile,

Xiu Yan returned to the Xiu residence.

As soon as she entered, she heard noise in the living room.

Madam Xiu was playing mahjong.

She had been married into a wealthy family for so long, yet she hadn’t managed to shake this habit.

Her mahjong friends weren’t from wealthy families either, they were Madam Xiu’s old mahjong partners.

“Mom,” Xiu Yan pursed her lips, “I’m back.”

Upon hearing Xiu Yan’s voice, Madam Xiu looked up and smiled, “Yanyan, wait for Mommy to finish this game.”

Xiu Yan felt utterly vexed inside at her mother’s vulgar behavior.

Yet, Madam Xiu still asked another question, “Weren’t you at the training camp? It’s not the weekend yet, why have you come home?”

Xiu Yan’s fingers clenched tightly as she started to speak, “I…”

Then, a woman on the side, holding a phone, interjected in surprise, “Hey, Ke Yun, how come it says online that Yanyan was kicked out?”

Madam Xiu’s hand stopped in its mahjong movements.

She took the phone from the woman and looked at it.

[@ISC in Hua Country training camp V: Following the judgment of the professors, a star student at the training camp engaged in unscrupulous competitive behavior, seriously violating the rules, and has now been asked to leave. Please let this serve as a warning to all contestants.]