Mo Wanqiu, Xie Yanran, He Lingling, and others heard the news and hurried over, gathering around Jiang Churan, asking for details.
Jiang Churan explained the situation in a low voice.
Mo Wanqiu and the others sighed.
They had thought that Ning Chuan was different, but it seemed that he was just someone with strong physical abilities and a simple mind.
The four beautiful classmates stood together, their brows slightly furrowed, their postures was graceful like willows.
They each had their own style, like a beautiful painting, which made Wu Junyong itch with envy.
"He's just a show-off warrior. After graduation, he'll eventually be eliminated by society."
"At most, he'll be a bodyguard for someone or just mix around in society. There won't be any good outcome for him."
"Don't learn from him, you guys. He has a narrow perspective and doesn't understand anything. You should be like me, focusing on building connections. It'll be easier in the future when we enter society."
Wu Junyong loudly proclaimed, trying to catch the attention of the four beauties, but they remained lost in thought and didn't look his way as he had hoped.
Wu Junyong felt dejected but was met with praise from his friends.
Su Wan held a stack of sealed exam papers and followed Principal Huang and Director Zhang as they made their way through the crowd of students to the office of the School of Economics and Management.
The exam papers had already been sealed by the Academic Affairs Office.
But the incident of the zero-score exam had caused a great commotion, and there was already a sea of people at the entrance of the School of Economics and Management.
Even Principal Huang had heard about the matter and, considering the impact, specially arranged to come together with Director Zhang.
"You're Ning Chuan, right? You want to review your exam?" Director Zhang asked, sizing up Ning Chuan.
Ning Chuan nodded calmly.
Su Wan quickly introduced, "This is Principal Huang, and this is Director Zhang from the Academic Affairs Office."
Ning Chuan politely greeted them.
Principal Huang smiled slightly and gestured to Director Zhang.
As he looked at Ning Chuan's upright posture, his self-assured and graceful demeanor, Principal Huang found this young man quite interesting.
Director Zhang cleared his throat and loudly addressed the students at the entrance, "The school has received Ning Chuan's request for an exam review from the School of Economics and Management, and it is being taken very seriously. Principal Huang has personally come to handle this matter."
"In order to maintain fairness and justice, we will now open and review the exam papers on the spot. We have also arranged teachers from other classes within the department to recheck the papers. I ask all students to supervise."
The crowd outside burst into thunderous applause.
Director Zhang raised his hand to signal for silence. "Now, please follow me to the multi-function classroom. We will publicly review the exam papers there."
The students complied and filed into the multi-function classroom.
After Principal Huang and a few teachers took their seats, Director Zhang raised the sealed exam papers high and gestured to the audience.
Then, he broke the seals and started searching through them one by one.
Director Zhang checked each paper against the list. When he saw a blank exam paper with Ning Chuan's name written on it, he couldn't help but laugh.
The school was being overly cautious. Even Principal Huang had personally come, but it turned out to be a joke.
"Ning Chuan, zero points, without a doubt," Director Zhang said, holding up the blank exam paper.
Principal Huang couldn't help but frown. What was the point of reviewing a blank paper? It was simply nonsense.
Su Wan couldn't help but slump in her chair. A blank paper! He had actually turned in a blank paper, and all hope was lost.
There was an uproar among the students below the stage.
Wu Junyong sneered at Ning Chuan and gave him a thumbs-up.
"No wonder you finished in twenty minutes. Turns out you handed in a blank paper! Hahaha, what a poser you are."
Lei Pengfei and others looked at each other strangely, raising their thumbs and bursting into laughter.
Ji Xingyu, Wang Xianmin, and Zuo Enhua hung their heads in disappointment, feeling upset.
Ning Chuan remained calm and said lightly, "This is not my paper."
"Not yours? Whose could it be then? Your name is on the paper. And there are no extra papers," Director Zhang looked displeased as he stared at Ning Chuan.
"If it's not mine, then it's not. And I didn't write the name either," Ning Chuan said confidently.
Before Director Zhang could respond, Wu Junyong couldn't wait any longer and jumped out.
"Who else could it be besides you? You dare to talk big, talking about grades. I think someone like you should be expelled to protect the reputation of our School of Economics and Management."
"Get lost! What business is it of yours?" Ning Chuan glared at Wu Junyong.
Wu Junyong was frightened and didn't dare to provoke Ning Chuan any further, fearing that he might take direct action.
"Tell me then, if it's not your paper, where is your paper? Do you have any evidence?" Director Zhang retorted.
"That's for you to answer. I didn't collect the papers," Ning Chuan retorted directly.
Director Zhang was instantly frustrated.
"I can testify that this paper is not his," a weak voice came from the side.
It was Teacher Liu, the invigilator, who stood up.
"At that time, when I invigilated the exam, although I didn't examine it closely, the paper was filled with words."
He added, "There was surveillance near the podium. The surveillance should be able to see if there were any words on the paper."
All eyes converged on Teacher Liu, unexpectedly turning the situation around.
The students below the stage became energized, their eyes full of gossip, closely watching Teacher Liu.
Su Wan's eyes lit up, there was hope as long as they could find the paper.
She anxiously asked, "Teacher Liu, where is the paper? What's the meaning of this blank paper?"
"I clearly remember that he finished the paper in half an hour, and I was afraid that other students might peek, so I clipped the paper between the blank ones."
"Later, the answer sheet and the blank sheet were handed in together, as if I forgot to take out his paper," Teacher Liu explained weakly.
Director Zhang raised the blank sheet in his hand, "Then what's the meaning of this?"
Teacher Liu awkwardly said, "I wrote that. It's the first time I've encountered someone finishing the paper in twenty minutes, so I was curious about his name and wrote one on the blank sheet."
Laughter filled the hall in good spirits.
Principal Huang spoke seriously, "That's right. This student's paper was mixed up with the blank one."
"Very likely, the blank sheet was also sealed," Director Zhang continued.
Teacher Liu eagerly volunteered, "I'll go to the Academic Affairs Office file room immediately."
He ran off and quickly returned with a file bag.
Sure enough, Ning Chuan's answer sheet was clipped in the middle.
Director Zhang signaled for three teachers from the School of Economics and Management to come on stage for immediate marking. To ensure fairness, they would cross-check each other's marking.
As the three teachers began marking, they became increasingly amazed and couldn't hide their surprise and astonishment.
What kind of divine paper was this? Not only was every question correct, but even the last two challenging questions had three or four different solutions.
This wasn't an exam, it was simply a demonstration.
The three teachers exchanged opinions and reached a consensus.
"Principal, Director Zhang, fellow students, after strict marking, we unanimously confirm that Ning Chuan achieved a perfect score of 150."