The classmates complained and leaned over to pick up the pencil cases.

She awkwardly walked over to Mr. Johnson's desk and anxiously asked, "Can I fill in the answers with a pencil on this answer sheet?" I forgot to bring a gel pen. ”

Dr. Johnson frowned and said displeasedly: "It's been a semester since I took my class, you should be very clear about my requirements!" ”

Looking at Vicky's wrinkled nose and eyes, he couldn't bear it, and asked loudly, "Can anyone lend the forgetful Vicky a gel pen?" ”

He glanced at the class, some of whom were still picking up pens, erasers, rulers, and compasses that had fallen out of their pencil cases. Amy finished picking up her own things, and by the way, picked up the pencil case that Mia had dropped on the ground.

At this point, Ryan held up a gel pen, and Vicky turned her worries and walked over, but this time she was more careful not to knock things over along the way.

Dr. Johnson looked at his classmates, who were still in a hurry before the exam, and lowered his head to read the book, as if he was trying to find peace in the book.

“…… Why is he gone? A minute before the bell rang, Mia walked into the classroom with a slender waist twist, the diamond umbilical ring on her stomach flashing with Bling Bling.

Amanda spread her hands and shrugged her shoulders, her eyebrows fluttering on her broad forehead as if to indicate that she knew nothing about it.

Mia returned to her place, and as soon as she sat down, she found herself sitting diagonally across an oval table from Bai Xinrui. At this moment, she looked directly at her smile with a full of malice, that unsettling smile, and Mia shuddered just by looking at it, and she awkwardly drifted her eyes away.

The exam had begun, and the classroom was eerily quiet, with everyone struggling to write, except for the ticking of the clock and the occasional rustle of Dr. Johnson's pages.

Time flies, and seeing that a two-hour exam is coming to an end, one or two students have already handed in their papers and walked out of the classroom in advance.

Bai Xinrui also finished the test paper, she looked at Dr. Johnson, who was sitting in front of the oval table to proctor, at this moment, a brick-heavy book had been read nearly halfway, the dark brown leather cover was spread out on the table, and a metal retro bookmark with a round badge was sandwiched in the middle of a thick stack of pages.

Bai Xinrui stood up, her eyes drooping from the tip of her nose, and she looked at Mia condescendingly. She cleared her throat dramatically, and Dr. Johnson lifted his gray-haired head from the book and said, "Stella, are you done too?" You can submit the paper first. ”

Bai Xinrui calmly walked to the front of the classroom, respectfully handed over her test paper to Teacher Johnson, and then, with her slender fingers made of ice blue crystal nails, pointed in Mia's direction, and said loudly: "I saw that Mia had been looking at the small strip just now, copying the answers. ”

Mia was still answering the questionnaire, and when she heard Bai Xinrui say this, she couldn't help but be startled, and raised her head suddenly, a pair of beautiful eyes widened, and full of disbelief erupted from her eyes.

Dr. Johnson's grayish brow furrowed, and he lifted his glasses and rose from his seat.

He has been teaching at School A for nearly thirty years, and he has never seen anyone who blatantly makes cheat sheets during exams. Academic honesty is equivalent to the law in school A, the school has zero tolerance for any form of academic fraud, and the school rules clearly stipulate that cheating in exams, plagiarism in papers and assignments are all subject to expulsion, and there is no room for manoeuvre.

For decades, there have been only a handful of cases of academic dishonesty in school A, risking discredit for a test result, throwing away tens of thousands of dollars in tuition, not to mention being expelled from the campus, not to mention whether this risk is wise, in a society with a very complete credit system like the United States, if a person has a bad record of dishonesty when he was a student, then his reputation, reputation and future will be affected in his life. This is more important than the success or failure of an exam, and almost no one is unclear.

Dr. Johnson walked up to Mia with a vigorous stride and picked up the exam paper from the table with a dignified expression, which was written in a clean and clear handwriting, in her usual style.

Like a frightened little beast, Mia bounced up from her seat, shook her hands in a panic, and said incoherently to Dr. Johnson, "No, it can't be, I'm not cheating, what's the little strip?" I didn't have ...... at all."

"I hope you don't mind showing me your pencil case." Dr. Johnson looked at Mia's confused, frightened expression and tried to suppress the anger in his heart.

Mia waited a long time before nodding with difficulty. She knew she wasn't cheating, but she thought she might have some note in her pencil bag.

Dr. Johnson picked up Mia's pencil belt, which was a large, pink bag that closely matched her hair color.

I don't know if it was because of old age or some other reason, Dr. Johnson's hands holding the pencil case trembled slightly, and he opened the zipper on it with a "bang", and many things fell out of it due to the violent movement.

Mia also poked her head to look, and saw pencils, gel pens, erasers, and lipsticks scattered on the table...... There are also a few small rolls of thin paper.

"Ahh Mia reached out to cover her mouth and muffled an exclamation, she didn't understand how these dangerous little white scrolls of paper could be here.

Johnson opened one of them, a small note 2 centimeters wide and about 10 centimeters long, with many small characters densely printed on the front in the standard Time New Roman 6-point font.

Dr. Johnson's efforts to see through the lens almost triggered his intensive phobia. In any case, the steady state universe, loose groups of galaxies, Hubble's law, microscopic particles, and other entries jumped into Dr. Johnson's eyes clearly, and these are exactly what will be examined at the end of this semester.

"And say you didn't cheat, how do you explain these little strips? Dr. Johnson's voice was low, with uncontrollable anger in his endure.

"No...... No way, it's not mine! Mia looked stunned, shook her head desperately, and her voice trembled a little.

Bai Xinrui stood opposite her, confronted her with her eyes, and said coldly: "Do you dare to quibble if you cheat?" ”

Mia was speechless, and the contemptuous smile on the corner of Stella's mouth instantly made her understand why Amanda deliberately took her away a few minutes before the exam, if not Stella's doing, she instructed others to do it.

Bai Xinrui seemed to see her thoughts, and said mockingly: "Don't you want to admit it, and beat you up, saying that others want to frame you." ”

If she was a smart person, maybe she would have said, "Yes, somebody framed me, and you know very well who that person is." And she was furious, but what she said at the moment was: "Yes, you framed it!" ”

Such a defense was obviously not a wise move, i.e., unproven, unconvincing, and full of negative stubbornness, while the fact that she cheated was conclusive, Dr. Johnson's brow tightened.

"I found out that you were cheating, you just said that I framed you, don't bite back!" Bai Xinrui looked at Mia, who was cornered by herself and looked like a trapped beast, with great interest, and said word by word without hurrying.

After handing in the exam papers, some students gathered around, and more and more people watched the excitement. They looked at the three people standing at the front of the classroom with a variety of eyes, and exchanged different opinions.

For a moment, Mia felt angry, aggrieved, embarrassed, cramped, and embarrassed...... If all these feelings were to be filled into a balloon, I am afraid that it would have exploded long ago.

The corners of her mouth twitched and she couldn't speak, tears rolling in her eyes.

Dr. Johnson returned to his seat and sorted out his classmates' papers, except for Mia's papers in a separate book.

His voice sounded stern and solemn and said to Mia, "I will investigate this matter thoroughly." Please bring your things with me to the office. ”

Mia wiped her tears to catch up with Teacher Johnson, the black smoky makeup on her eyes was smeared with tears, leaving two deep dark circles on her delicate face, looking like a exhausted giant panda.

Some of the students in the classroom were snickering, some were talking.

Vicky curled the corners of her mouth and gloated: "The lead singer of the rock band is ugly when he cries!" ”

"yes, looks like she's really going to be in trouble!" Amanda's words sounded like she was worried about Mia, but her face was full of smugness.

Amy bowed her head and kept wringing her fingers around the edges of her clothes.

The moment Mia walked out of the classroom, she caught a glimpse of Bai Xinrui in tears, and the smile on her face deepened.

Looking at Mia's back as she disappeared into the corridor, Bai Xinrui snorted and thought, "Mia Cobain, you little, this is just the beginning!" ”

Dr. Johnson walked into the office on his front foot, and before the heavy wooden door could close, it was pushed open again, followed by Mia, who perhaps more appropriately rushed in.

When she walked in the door, her first words were: "I was framed!" ”

She pressed her hands on the large desk, her chest hunched with a rapid gasp, and she looked at Dr. Johnson with a look of certainty.

"I'm willing to believe what you're saying is the truth, but what I need is evidence." Dr. Johnson's tone was still very stern, with a stern expression of envy and hatred.

Mia said without hesitation: "I have been in the school for more than a year, and I have never had any bad records, even if it is the dormitory rules, I have never violated a ......"

She kept wiping the tears from her eyes with the back of her hand, and her voice became a little muffled by crying: "...... My GPA is 3.8, and my grades in all subjects are pretty good, so there's no need to take risks and cheat on exams! ”

Dr. Johnson recalls Mia's performance in and out of class on weekdays: she listens carefully in class, takes notes hard, and her homework and exams are not the best, but she is also above average, and occasionally asks one or two thought-provoking questions.