CHAPTER 549: CHAPTER 533: THE TRUTH REVEALED

Jiang Xiaoxiao, Wang Huan, Zhang Xun and the others were discussing the rules of this competition.

She had already received her official entry pass, showing that the application form sent to the dean had some effectiveness, at least Professor Jia couldn’t get in her way anymore.

But she spotted Jia Zuo hurriedly grabbing his bag to leave.

Jiang Xiaoxiao had a gut feeling that Jia Zuo didn’t look like he was heading home normally.

"I’m not going to talk to you guys anymore, I have something to do."

Jiang Xiaoxiao excused herself.

Wang Huan was not having it, "Jiang Xiaoxiao, why are you always like this? What do you have to do? Every time, you start saying something and then leave. Isn’t this bullying? No matter what you say today, I have to follow you. What you’re doing, I’m doing. I just can’t believe you have something so urgent."

Since Wang Huan was disciplined by Jiang Xiaoxiao, he had been protective of her.

Jiang Xiaoxiao was anxious.

"To tell you the truth, that’s Professor Jia up ahead; I need to follow him. You don’t know, lately, Professor Jia has been making things difficult for me. I want to participate in the competition, and he actually withdrew my application. I just feel that his behavior is suspicious now and want to see what he’s up to.

He is making things difficult for me, so I must grab some leverage against Professor Jia, otherwise I won’t even have the ability to resist. Professor Jia said he won’t even let me graduate."

Wang Huan’s face changed, "This Jia Zuo truly has no real talent or skills. I’ve always disliked him, and now he dares to make things difficult for you. Let’s go, I’ll help you get the leverage; I’m best at handling such situations."

Zhang Xun laughed, "Then let’s go together. If Old Song were here, we wouldn’t need the two of us. If you go alone as a girl, it wouldn’t be good if something happens. It’s better for the two of us guys to accompany you."

Ever since the incident where Professor Song was assaulted, practically everyone was on edge. No one ever went out alone, they usually moved in groups to ensure safety.

Jiang Xiaoxiao agreed cautiously, "Alright, let’s go together then. But you guys, don’t make any noise. I want to see what our Professor Jia is up to, why he seems to be in such a rush. If I’m not mistaken, there is still a class this afternoon. If Professor Jia leaves now, he’s skipping that class?"

Everyone found this rather peculiar.

As they followed Professor Jia out of the school gate, they saw a police car parked at the entrance, its siren wailing as it sped by.

"Why are the police at our school?"

Wang Huan was puzzled.

"Could they be here to arrest the suspect who assaulted Professor Song?"

Zhang Xun voiced his suspicion.

The most significant incident at their school was the assault on Professor Song, so the police showing up likely had something to do with it.

While their attention was on the police car, Jiang Xiaoxiao’s eyes never left Jia Zuo. She clearly saw him shiver at the sight of the police car.

He had been heading in a normal direction, but at the sight of the police, he turned abruptly into an alley, clearly trying to avoid them, behaving as if he had a guilty conscience.

Jiang Xiaoxiao called to the two of them.

"Quickly follow him, Professor Jia is acting strangely. The moment he saw the police, he turned pale and headed straight for the alley. Didn’t you see how fast he was moving, almost as if his feet were on fire?"

Her words caught the attention of Wang Huan and Zhang Xun.

They turned to see Professor Jia moving hurriedly, his face white, as he ducked into the alley, looking very much like someone with a guilty conscience.

Without a word, they rushed up.

"Stop!"

That shout sent shivers down people’s spines, coupled with the sound of footsteps chasing behind.

Jia Zuo didn’t even look back to see who it was, thinking it was the police after him.

He dropped his leather bag and ran forward. Unfortunately, he was just a weak scholar with little exercise, and after a few steps, he was out of breath and got tackled by Wang Huan and Zhang Xun from behind.

"It wasn’t me, I didn’t assault Song Qingyun."

Wang Huan and Zhang Xun wiped the sweat off their foreheads.

Wow, what a surprise.

The police hadn’t noticed them, but Wang Huan and the others had moved so quickly and Jia Zuo’s voice was so loud.

They immediately drew attention.

Seeing himself caught by two students and exposed, Jia Zuo felt a pang of grief and anger, especially seeing Jiang Xiaoxiao calmly watching on, adding to his resentment.

Song Qingyun had woken up.

Yes!

In the middle of the day, Qiao Hui was feeding her husband some peach wine, massaging the muscles of his arm, and naggingly talking to him.

The doctor had advised her to recall beautiful memories to stimulate the patient’s subconscious.

Then she felt someone grab her hand.

Qiao Hui was almost in tears.

Song Qingyun opened his eyes and stared firmly at Qiao Hui.

"Thank you for your hard work."

A thousand words couldn’t compare to those four words he spoke.

After rounds of frantic checks, it was confirmed that Song Qingyun had indeed woken up, and his overall condition was excellent.

As soon as the police heard Song Qingyun had woken up, they immediately rushed to take his statement. As the victim was awake, they had to show up to catch the assailant.

Song Qingyun immediately revealed Jia Zuo.

Which led to the scene of the police coming to the school to arrest someone.

Incidentally, under Jiang Xiaoxiao and her friends’ accidental intervention, Jia Zuo was apprehended.

After being interrogated overnight, Jia Zuo confessed to his crimes without reservation.

Such a crime was punishable by death.

In this era, it undoubtedly led to an execution by shooting.

A week later, when Song Qingyun appeared on campus, everyone was astonished.

They only knew the professor had awoken but hadn’t expected his recovery to be so swift.

Of course, the most shocking revelation was that the so-called Professor Jia had plagiarized a student’s research and claimed it as his own, leading to the earlier disturbing campus incident.

Jiang Xiaoxiao finally realized, to her surprise, that such an event could arise from her paper.

If it weren’t for her peach wine, Song Qingyun might have remained a vegetative state for life.

This Professor Jia might have escaped unpunished.

Now that justice was served, it was, in part, thanks to her ancestral remedy.

Seeing Qiao Hui and Song Qingyun’s faces full of affection when they looked at Jiang Xiaoxiao, it was clear they cherished her as if she were their own daughter.

They had such a great debt of gratitude to someone who was family, how could they repay it?

If it were someone else, they might give gifts or money in gratitude.

But since it’s family, words of thanks seemed inadequate.

Qiao Hui knew best; it only took a few days of peach wine to bring about such a result. Jiang Xiaoxiao’s ancestral secret recipe was truly a marvel.

Jiang Xiaoxiao also concluded from the data that two whole peaches were needed for a person in a comatose state.