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Lu Wu was extremely domineering.

Hao Renyi had no choice but to look at Tie Xiong and had to call his people to send over the information on the thirteen projects.

Being on the same campus, Hao Renyi had actually prepared these documents early.

So it was delivered quite quickly.

In less than ten minutes, all the information about the thirteen projects was brought over.

At this point, Hao Renyi was neither proud nor arrogant, but respectfully delivered the documents, “Lu Wu, here is the information on those thirteen projects.”

“Read it!”

“What!” Hao Renyi was stunned, but quickly reacted, “Alright, alright, I’ll read it!”

The guy opened the documents and began reading, starting with the general outline.

It detailed the direction of each project research, the timeframe of the research, the personnel involved, the resources consumed, and the final outcomes.

“13 projects in total, involving 76 people, with funding of 7.52 million points, over a span of five years. Nine were successful, three failed, and one is still under research.

Of the nine successful ones, three have reached cooperation agreements with related companies and will be launched into the market within three years at the latest, at which point the invested research and development costs will be gradually recovered.”

Hao Renyi had made it to the position of Director of Academic Affairs.

While he might not be good at anything else, he was still pretty capable of fronting such a facade; it seemed quite believable.

The students below wouldn’t be able to detect any issues, but Lu Wu listened and immediately applauded.

“Not bad, not bad at all, to achieve such a degree in just one day’s time. Good, carry on!”

“Carry on?”

Hao Renyi’s face changed.

“Yes, carry on. What you just read are your results; now, I want to hear the process.

Read your research log.”

“Lu Wu, this is inappropriate; it relates to the secrecy of the research projects…”

“Read it!” Lu Wu’s face was expressionless.

Shuddering, Hao Renyi had no choice but to pick up a research log and begin reading.

Hao Renyi may not have been prepared for actual results, but he had prepared a decent research log.

The log sounded pretty convincing when he read it.

At least, it was enough to fool the students below. But to Lu Wu, it was utterly useless.

From the moment he started reading the log, Lu Wu barraged him with one question after another.

In less than five minutes, seven questions concerning material prices, specific operations, experimental results, and processes had Hao Renyi completely overwhelmed.

Under Lu Wu’s questioning,

even students specialized in Pure Summoning could spot the issues with Hao Renyi’s research log.

This so-called research log was completely fake, not even remotely related to the research projects.

By rights, Lu Wu should have stopped by now.

But he didn’t; he insisted on Hao Renyi reading from start to finish.

But how could Hao Renyi possibly do this?

After reading for just ten minutes and realizing that there was absolutely no way to fool them, and even a fool could see he was faking, Hao Renyi stopped.

“Keep reading, why stop? Can’t continue?

Alright, since you can’t continue, let’s move on to the next topic. Where exactly did you spend all those points?”

Lu Wu relentlessly cornered Hao Renyi against the wall.

By then, Hao Renyi realized Lu Wu’s determination to expose him.

So, he lowered his head, clenched his teeth, his expression becoming fierce.

“Fine, I admit it, these thirteen projects were never actually developed; it was just a pretext we used to ask for money from the student council.

I accuse, I report, every single teacher on Lu Wu’s list was involved; their research projects were all fake, mere pretexts for getting money from the student council.”

Hao Renyi’s words weren’t surprising anymore, but what he said next was unexpected.

“But we also had our difficulties.

We were compelled to do this, as the finances of Jiangnan University were increasingly tight, and the teachers’ salaries and research funds were underpaid year after year. Our own days were nearly unbearable.

After all, we are someone’s father, someone’s son; we have our own families to consider.

We resorted to such measures to get by.”

Upon hearing this, the students present felt as if their entire outlook on life had been renewed.

And Lu Wu was inexpressibly heartbroken.

“It’s not easy at all. Director Hao really has it tough. We, the tens of thousands of students at Jiangnan University, have failed you, making you resort to the painful decision of embezzling millions in points.”

“It’s us, the students of Jiangnan, who have let you down!”

Hao Renyi couldn’t care less now, he was ready to go down with the ship.

After all, he couldn’t run away or shake off the blame.

Now the only solution was to play his trump card.

“My fellow students, I, Hao Renyi, admit that my actions have let down the school and all of you. Starting today, I, Hao Renyi, resign from my position as the Director of Academic Affairs at Jiangnan University.”

“Me too!”

“Me too!”

Following Hao Renyi’s declaration, a succession of resounding and forceful “Me too!”s echoed through the space.

At the same time, the doors of the auditorium swung open and a procession of teachers walked in, their presence bold and assertive.

One after another, row upon row.

After about a hundred teachers took the stage together, they all stood firmly behind Hao Renyi, their determination clear in their eyes, and in unison they said, “We are willing to resign from Jiangnan University, and we hope that Lu Wu, the Young Governor, will allow it.”

Listen to what they say and look at their ranks.

Those who knew the truth understood that they were corrupt criminals confessing their sins. Those who didn’t think they were sacrificing themselves for an ideal in their hearts.

And this was also the trump card of Hao Renyi and his associates.

Since Lu Wu refused the face he had been given, it might not be just Hao Renyi who would be dealt with today, but who knows who tomorrow.

In that case, their entire interest group didn’t need Lu Wu to unearth them; they’d all come forward themselves.

Directly turning the tables on Lu Wu.

“Young Governor, we all tender our resignation to you. Now, either agree or disagree; give us a straightforward answer.

Remember, it’s all of us. We all stand together as one.”

Hao Renyi now became brazen as well.

He felt entitled to arrogance because he knew Lu Wu wouldn’t dare do anything to them.

With them gone, Jiangnan University wouldn’t have to wait until next year for their rankings—they would cease operation by tomorrow.

Lu Wu definitely wouldn’t dare touch them.

Now, Lu Wu could only step back. If Lu Wu stepped back, they could press further, forcing Lu Wu to admit that the money they had embezzled was rightfully and legally theirs.

As long as Lu Wu admitted it, the matter would be considered over, and Lu Wu would no longer be able to pursue them.

As for what happened next, weren’t the people from Jiangbei already in contact with them?

If they defected to Jiangbei, what could Lu Wu do to them?

With a complete plan in mind, Hao Renyi fearlessly returned, “Young Governor, what do you say—agree or not; give us an answer…”

“Smack!”

Before Hao Renyi could finish, Lu Wu slapped him across the face, the crisp sound of the slap reverberating through the auditorium.

The slap left Hao Renyi completely stunned; he had not anticipated that Lu Wu would dare to be so aggressive at this time.

It also fired up the students below.

After delivering the slap, Lu Wu turned his gaze away from Hao Renyi to the students below.

“Yesterday, just yesterday, Hao Renyi said something to me. He said I was messing around, said I was ruining Jiangnan University.

I did not respond at the time, and now I’ll give my response to him and to everyone.”

“I am indeed set on destroying Jiangnan University!”

“I am set on destroying a Jiangnan University that has been infested with these vile parasites.

Look at these people on the stage, no, these parasites.

Looking at this group of greedy creatures sucking the blood of Jiangnan University, don’t you see why our university has been weakening year by year?

It’s not because we, as students, aren’t working hard, and it’s not because of the pressure from external powers. It’s because of them!”

“Now you tell me, should we keep them and continue to struggle on with these parasites, or should we wield the knife and cut them off, destroying this rotten school to rebuild a new Jiangnan University?”

“Answer me!”

As Lu Wu called to arms,

The heart of every student in the auditorium began to pound fiercely, and driven by passion, they instinctively raised their arms, shouting, “Cut them off!”

“Cut them off!”

…

The deafening roars echoed once more as the will of all the students coalesced, giving Lu Wu their answer.

And this response caused Hao Renyi and the others, who had not anticipated it at all, to look visibly shaken.

In the midst of the cheering, Lu Wu walked toward Hao Renyi and the others.

“Unfortunately, your resignation cannot be accepted.”

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These words briefly pleased Hao Renyi and the others, but they quickly plunged into even deeper despair.

“You are suspected of embezzling and misappropriating public funds. Since you have confessed, your arrest starts now.”

As Lu Wu spoke, Elder Tie began to act.

An immense aura of terror bore down, pinning all these people under its pressure.

Under the pressure from Elder Tie, this group had no chance to resist. All they could do was beg Lu Wu for mercy or threaten him.

Hao Zhijian chose the latter.

“Lu Wu, you’ll regret this. You will definitely regret it. Your actions today will ruin Jiangnan University.”

“Whether I’ll regret it, I don’t know, but you definitely will!

As for whether Jiangnan University will be destroyed, let’s just wait and see!”