Du Ruhui's face turned gray and sat down on the chair gloomily.

He has done his best and shown the greatest sincerity, but why did he still lose?

A sense of frustration quietly surged up in Du Ruhui's heart, as if the last wish in his life had been trampled on the ground.

Now, it is not so much that he is helping Wang Yong, but that he is helping himself.

Knowing that he would not live long, Du Ruhui was like one of those bad people who put down the butcher's knife, looking forward to being able to become a Buddha on the spot, and to be able to leave even a faint kindness in his life.

As for whether the author of "The Canon of Chinese Studies" is Wang Yong or Liu Yong, Du Ruhui doesn't care at all. What he cares about is to seek justice for such a book and for the Chinese academic community.

It's a pity that he failed.

"Canon of Chinese Studies" won the second place by one vote, and according to the regulations, it will not be able to participate in the competition for the "National Book Award".

"It's not fair!" Du Ruhui's expression suddenly became hideous, and he slapped the table and yelled.

Like the last struggle and roar of a trapped beast before it died.

Zhou Daoli glanced at Du Ruhui lightly, as if looking at a non-threatening subordinate: "Oh, you can go and denounce, if you don't know the way, I'll take you there." ”

Du Ru would breathe heavily, but he froze in place, motionless.

Why didn't he want to denounce it? But is there any evidence? No.

The voting process is completely transparent, and there is no cheating on the part of Zhou Dao Carp. And Zhou Daoli's real cheating is actually outside the selection, among those judges who cling to and flattering him.

"What? No, then there's no way. Lao Du, I understand your feelings about liking a book, but unfortunately, you have to respect everyone's opinions. Everyone thinks that it is the "Essentials of Chinese Studies" that can represent the Chinese Studies Group, not the "Canon of Chinese Studies", which is full of controversial content. If the "Canon of Chinese Studies" really wants to take the first place, it is not that there is no chance to ......," Zhou Dao said leisurely.

"It's okay when I'm dead. ”

The last sentence instantly made Du Ruhui's anger climb to the peak. The other judges' faces also changed, and there was an indescribable emotion flashing in their eyes.

"Zhou Dao carp, you will be punished!" Du Ru said through gritted teeth.

Zhou Daocarp had a calm face, staring at Du Ruhui for a long time.

Suddenly sneered: "Lao Du, when someone else tells me this kind of thing, I may still think that person is full of a sense of justice." It's just you, it's a bit of a joke. Moreover, I don't know if I will be retributed, but you are probably already being retribution......"

After speaking, Zhou Daoli took the "Essence of Chinese Studies" and turned to leave.

And Du Ruhui was so angry that his chest rose and fell violently, staring at Zhou Daoli's distant back, and his body trembled again and again.

"Poof", Du Ru will suddenly spurt out a mouthful of blood and fall to the ground.

Frightened, the other judges all rushed up, helped Du Ruhui up, and shouted "Lao Du, Lao Du" while sending Du Ruhui to the hospital.

The episode that happened here did not affect the work of the entire National Book Award jury.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the selection of each group has ended.

The team leaders gathered together, and directly above them was Director Zhang.

Director Zhang browsed the lists submitted by each group without any words.

The atmosphere in the entire conference room was a little solemn, and the leaders of each group quietly exchanged glances, and they all noticed that Director Zhang was a little abnormal today.

But where the abnormality is, they can't say.

Just when everyone was suspicious, they suddenly saw the door of the conference room being pushed open and a staff member walked in.

The staff member held a form in his hand and handed it to Director Zhang.

Director Zhang took it and watched it for five minutes.

And in these five minutes, Director Zhang's expression became more and more serious and ugly.

Even the observant could see that his fingers were trembling slightly, as if he was forcibly enduring something.

Bang!

Finally, Director Zhang couldn't bear it anymore and suddenly took the case.

I trust you so much, I think you are academic masters, you are exemplary teachers, and you will never do anything to bend the law for personal gain. But now, the facts have slapped me in the face! If it weren't for Minister Cao's instructions, I wouldn't have known that there was such a thing in the award I managed! This is simply an insult to this award! It is simply a betrayal of the people's trust in us!"

Director Zhang's stormy scolding stunned everyone present.

Everyone looked at Director Zhang blankly, not understanding what Director Zhang was talking about.

After a while, Director Zhang's emotions finally calmed down slightly, and he angrily threw the form in his hand to the center of the table.

One of the judges who didn't know why picked it up and looked at it, and his face changed in an instant.

"What the hell is going on?" One of the judges is an old scholar in the circle, and he was already dissatisfied with Director Zhang when he lost his temper. Now when I see Director Zhang throwing the form, I am even more angry.

Although Director Zhang is nominally the head of the jury, to put it bluntly, he is just a petty official, so what qualifications does he have to lose his temper with these national treasure-level scholars?

The veteran judges snatched the form and glared at Director Zhang by the way.

It's just that when he saw the contents of the form, his whole body trembled, and he almost slipped under the table unsteadily.

"This ...... This...... How could the book I recommend be plagiarized?" said the veteran judge in disbelief.

Director Zhang sneered: "The table is clearly written, a total of eleven plagiarized books were found this time, and the plagiarism was slighted and serious, and the plagiarized paragraphs and sources were listed respectively." The evidence is conclusive, what is there not to believe?"

"Plagiarism?" At this time, the judges who didn't see the form realized what was going on.

In fact, the National Book Award is still very strict about plagiarism, but each judge has some personal relationships, and it is inevitable that there will be a situation of turning a blind eye.

As long as it is not obvious plagiarism, most of them will be released.

And who would have thought that this time it would be harsh. Of the eleven books that were censored, five of them were planted after only a few paragraphs were copied without citation. The other books are slightly more serious and have a slightly more plagiarized place, but they are still called "original" compared to most of the real plagiarized books in society.

The judges who originally recommended these books thought that the official jury would turn a blind eye as before, but this time they checked it all the way up.

The judges involved couldn't help but be frightened.

Obviously, the selection of these eleven books is not guaranteed, but this is still a trivial matter, and what they are really worried about is whether the official will notify the public about it, and whether these judges will be revoked.

If you really do that, you can imagine how many of these judges will be the target of the country's criticism.

Zhou Daoli sat in the middle position, and although his expression was calm, he couldn't help but break out in a light cold sweat on his forehead.

He was terrified.

He thought that Du Ruhui had really denounced him, and he thought that the officials had really found evidence of his favoritism.

Fortunately, it's just plagiarism.

And there is no copy of his disciple's "Essentials of Chinese Studies" on the plagiarism list.

After the fright, Zhou Daoli glanced at the plagiarism list, and suddenly felt a strong sense of joy in his heart.

Of the eleven plagiarized books that were discovered, six of them were absolute competitors in Zhou Daoli's opinion!

With these six books, the chances of "The Essentials of Chinese Studies" winning the National Book Award are very low. But now, these six books have been found to be plagiarized, doesn't it mean that the possibility of "The Essence of Chinese Studies" winning the award has greatly increased?

Zhou Daoli couldn't help but get excited, if it wasn't for a meeting, he would jump up directly.

The regret that the books of Chinese culture have never won the National Book Award will be made up for in this edition!

And the person who won the award, although he is not Zhou Dao Carp, is a disciple of Zhou Dao Carp!

As a teacher, it is an honor to be there!

These thoughts quickly flashed through Zhou Daoli's mind, and he couldn't help but gloat when he looked at the other judges involved with sad faces.

It's just that on the surface, he can't show anything, and he has to take the initiative to speak for these judges and gain the favor and favor of these judges.

At that time, when the final awards were selected, these judges were still not grateful to Dade and voted for the books he submitted?

"Director Zhang, dissipate your anger. In fact, in my opinion, this matter is not serious. The books involved are all academic research books, and it is well known that such books are prone to unclear boundaries between citation and plagiarism. Of course, I'm not defending these books, I just don't think it's as serious as everyone thinks. After all, the judges are also human beings, and it is impossible to know whether each paragraph is quoted or self-created, which is considered a mistake, and I don't think anyone has any objection to the disqualification of these books. But for the judges involved, I don't think there is any need to take too radical measures, otherwise it will not be good for our award to spread the word......"

After Zhou Daoli finished speaking, all the eleven judges involved couldn't help but cast grateful glances at Zhou Daoli.

Even, even Director Zhang glanced at Zhou Daoli with a little relief.

Because Director Zhang didn't want to make a big deal about it, if he didn't say anything about offending the judges, he would be blamed by his boss for the poor organization, which would affect the fair reputation of the National Book Award.

It's best if this matter can be solved internally. Zhou Daoli took the initiative to stand up and give a step, how could Director Zhang not go down?

"Teacher Zhou is right, I think so too. ”

"I think so too. ”

Other judges also said.

Seeing this, Director Zhang pretended to be embarrassed, thought for a long time, and finally said: "Originally, I wanted to deal with it strictly, but after listening to everyone's opinions, I also understand that I can't blame a few judges, and tens of thousands of participating books have to be verified one by one, which is indeed difficult." In this way, these eleven books will be disqualified, and the judges will not be held accountable for their ineffective review, which should be taken as a warning. It's just that the panel in charge of the judges involved will be disqualified from the National Book Award. The eleven vacant places were filled by the second place books of the remaining uninvolved groups. ”

After Director Zhang finished speaking, all the judges involved were bitter. As a result, their group is not eligible to compete for the top prize, but what can they say? They brought it on themselves, and no one else is to blame.

The judges of the other groups that were not involved were all overjoyed.

Only Zhou Dao carp was stunned on the spot, his mouth slightly open, as if he had seen a ghost.

Second place replacement?

Doesn't it mean that Wang Yong's "Canon of Chinese Studies" has also won the selection of the National Book Award?

"It's not true...... This is not true......" Zhou Daoli muttered, his face full of loss and unwillingness.