Mooney's office was small, with only a desk, a bookcase, two high chairs for students to sit on, and a whiteboard for calculations, but nothing else.

Mooney was very satisfied to have such an office in MIT, and his younger brother China Ming invited him to join HH, but he politely declined. Everyone has their own hobbies, and Mooney, a second-generation Indian immigrant from a poor background, dreams of becoming a university professor.

Normally, Mooney enjoys answering questions from students in this office and correcting homework at his desk, but today he stands in this office with great fear. Because he had just called his mentor, he didn't believe him and angrily condemned him.

It's over, in the eyes of his boss and mentor, he has touched the bottom line of morality. Even if he could swear to Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva at the same time, would everyone believe it?

Seeing Mooney panic like this, Rose trusted her judgment even more, this bastard's idea came from Li Jiaming, but out of professional ethics, she had to judge the bastard innocent first, and then judge based on the evidence, because the reputation of the college was at stake.

"Mooney, you have one more way to prove your innocence. ”

“hat?”

"Ming, if only he could prove it for you," Rose said, not going any further. This new theory is extremely attractive to those engaged in academic research, not to mention that the theory originated from Li Jiaming, even if the two discovered it at the same time, the other party would not be able to make such a proof.

Yes, and Ming, the panicked Mooney hurriedly picked up the phone and called Li Jiaming like a life-saving straw. As long as he proves that he has not been in contact with him in the past year, let alone talked about this matter, he is innocent.

But Professor Rose, who was standing at the desk, reached over and pressed the speakerphone button, and motioned for him to put down the microphone, which clearly showed that he had no trust in him. Mooney, who didn't think much about it, hurriedly did as instructed, waiting for the savior on the other side of the phone to answer the phone.

After two 'beeps', the phone was hung up, and Mooney just wanted to pull it back up, but his phone rang again, and it was not Li Jiaming who called, but Tony.

"Turn on hands-free!"

"Yes", Mooney hurriedly answered the phone and turned on the speakerphone, and Tony's voice came from there.

"I'm in a meeting, my phone asked me to charge, and I'll ask him to call you back when the meeting is over. ”

"No, no, my business is urgent", Mooney hurriedly explained, in exchange for Tony's surprise.

"Mooney, you're not mistaken? How is this possible? I sent Mr. James's paper to Mr. James myself, because of the slow running of the parcel and the holiday, they only published it the day before. ”

"Really, I can swear to Lord Brahma that I really don't have any plagiarism! Ming can prove to me that I haven't seen him in the past year, and I haven't talked to him about it, except for a phone call and a Christmas card last Christmas!"

There was suddenly no sound on the other side of the phone, as if the microphone was covered, and after a while there was a sound again, and the horn of the car could be heard, which should be that people were in a place where no one was.

"Mooney, we're friends and classmates, you've got to tell me the truth. You really haven't met Ming, you haven't talked to him about it?"

From being questioned by the student to being questioned by the boss, to Tony's phone call, it took more than ten minutes. With a buffer of ten minutes, Mooney calmed down a little and began to speak in an orderly manner, rather than using an oath or something like that.

"Tony, please trust me! Ming loves academics, if he had an inspiration, he wouldn't write a relevant paper? his reputation is so big, how could I take such a big risk to plagiarize?"

Makes sense, but Mooney is so panicked that it would end very differently because it wasn't in Tony's interest, or rather the entire team to which he belonged. There is a term in economics called 'Fanseconomy', which is translated into Chinese as fan economy, and if Li Jiaming can gain great fame in academic circles, it will help deify him, shape him into an idol of young people, and then market all the products of Hanhua.

God asks the world not to lie, but who has seen God? Space telescopes can detect billions of light-years away, and they don't find heaven!

Tony, who was standing by the window of the office without closing the window, didn't ask his boss at all, and said, "No, that's not a reason, you have to prove it to us!" He is a very busy man, not only to study academics but also to manage the company, he may remember that you haven't seen each other for a year, but it is impossible to remember what you talked about. ”

The so-called subordinates are to charge for the boss and make sacrifices for the whole team.

For the sake of Li Jiaming, for the benefit of the whole team and the whole company, Tony's words that seemed to be for the sake of the other party but were actually cold made Mooney, who was pinning his hopes on Li Jiaming, feel mournful. He believed that the great China Ming would not lie, but how could he make China Ming prove something that he himself could not remember?

"Mooney, resign on your own initiative!"

Seeing Mooney's expression, Rose also coldly threw down a sentence and turned to leave. Americans are very warm and will take the initiative to shake hands, hug, and stick to your face, but that is only with enthusiasm. When you ask them for help, they will be very sincere and tell you, 'Sorry'.

Rose's departure gave Mooney the final blow. Although his paper was published earlier than Li Jiaming, so what? Although no one could find evidence that he plagiarized academic results, so what? Even teachers and superiors don't believe in themselves, so how can others believe them?

A moral verdict is far more cruel than a court verdict because it doesn't require evidence and can block any avenue for you to ascend.

Mooney is discouraged, Tony on the other side of the phone is not comfortable, for the sake of profit, he can choose to be immoral, but the integrity education he received since childhood will make him feel guilty. There should be a share of this theory from the Boss, but it should also be a share of Mooney, and it is fair to say that one should propose the idea and the other prove, but the interest is the benefit.

Tony stood by the cold window with his phone, and after a few minutes of cold wind, he sighed and closed the window and sat back down at his desk. After a moment of silence, Tony picked up the phone and told Li Jiaming that he could go on vacation.

Li Jiaming, who was sitting in the office next door watching the news, didn't ask about specific matters, and his subordinates had to be responsible for doing some shady things for the leader in addition to their work. He also trusts the abilities of Ninie and Wharton to get things done seamlessly. He doesn't ask for much, as long as he can get a piece of the pie in this theory, as for how to get it, that's Tony and Wharton's business.

After Tony sent someone to send the phone back, Li Jiaming made a call to Mooney's mobile phone, but turned it off before the other party could pick it up. Then, he threw his phone to his assistant outside the office and asked her to arrange a special plane to return to China for the New Year.

"Jessica, my phone is out of battery, and if there is a call to find me, it means that I am back for a vacation. It's not a matter of urgency, don't bother me".

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