59: Chapter 0059 Proof

That night, at the end of winter, the evening was exceptionally quiet, yet beast-like roars occasionally erupted from a small meeting room in the Department of Education building of the Monte Province capital.

The majesty and aura of a Formal Wizard felt as if they could roar through the heavens, making the shattering of the night's silence a trivial matter.

The words of his colleague finally allowed the Deputy Director, a Formal Wizard himself, to regain his composure.

He took a deep breath and, in a tone that was almost a shout, gave Mody his orders:

"Establish a Special Inspection Team!

Mody, you lead the team. You must uncover his shameless methods of cheating and issue a province-wide criticism!

Strip him of his eligibility for the entrance examinations!"

After the Deputy Director left, a colleague approached Mody:

"This Student Li Size is clearly abnormal. How could he possibly score 300 points!

I suspect it must be cheating. Even if it isn't, Brother Mody must..."

"Hehe, otherwise the Great One might not be satisfied."

Mody's expression was bitter. He also wanted to complete the task easily, but in his heart, he had a nagging worry he dared not believe—that Student Li Size hadn't cheated!

With an event as high-profile as the provincial unified exam, normally no student would dare rely on cheating to get such a high score.

That would be like an old man seeking a quick death.

As for framing him...

Put it this way: the last person who tried that, no one can even find where their grave is anymore.

Within the scope of one's authority, using a limited amount of privilege to do small things is harmless.

But if one uses any means necessary to frame others, especially when it involves national educational fairness, the nature of the act becomes severe.

While Mody was still reminiscing about the dreamlike events of the past few days, the sound of Student Li Size's footsteps already echoed outside the Dean's office.

Mody watched the polite and handsome youth enter the room and felt slightly dazed. He sighed inwardly, then intentionally put on a stern face and barked:

"Student Li Size!

There has been a complaint that you cheated on the provincial unified exam. The Provincial Department of Education is now initiating a verification of your final exam.

If verified, your eligibility for entrance examinations will be revoked for life."

Hearing this, the old Dean and Felina's expressions changed instantly.

To treat a youth like this, starting right off with a lifetime ban on entrance exams—how unfair this was to a Genius!

The Provincial Department of Education had gone too far!

The old Dean hesitated to speak, afraid to offend the leaders from the Provincial Department of Education.

Felina, concerned for her beloved, was about to speak up in his defense, but Student Li Size stopped her with a single look.

Seeing the panicked expressions of the old Dean and Felina, Mody felt a secret sense of pride, thinking his intimidation had controlled the situation.

However, Student Li Size stood opposite him as if nothing were wrong, causing Mody's heart to skip a beat with an inexplicable surge of panic.

Suppressing this fear, he continued to shout:

"Considering you are still young, if you confess honestly, I can go back to the Provincial Department and fight for a lighter punishment for you!"

He paused for a moment, his tone becoming slightly gentler as he continued:

"I am Mody, the Vice Dean of the Examination Institute of the Provincial Department of Education. I still have some influence in the Provincial Department.

Child, I hope you cherish this opportunity and confess honestly!"

First a threat, then a trick—did he really take him for a child?

Student Li Size curled his lip slightly and sneered:

"Is it that the Provincial Department of Education can't afford the rewards and is planning to back out?"

The members of the inspection team looked at each other; this was somewhat different from the expected scenario.

However, in such matters, they were just there for show. They all looked at Mody in unison, waiting for his next move.

Mody's heart sank halfway, but he still stubbornly barked:

"We suspect you obtained high scores through cheating!"

Student Li Size shrugged:

"Cheating?

Would I need to, for such simple exam questions?

Is it appropriate for you to intimidate a student here without evidence?

I will file a complaint against you with the Ministry of Education through my own channels!"

Mody's expression grew increasingly bitter, but he chose to ignore Student Li Size's words. Since the other party refused to admit it, he was momentarily at a loss.

He could only follow the plan made before coming and took out a theoretical exam paper. This was the backup 'B' paper, which originally had a relatively lower difficulty.

This time, to prove Student Li Size had cheated, the Examination Institute had doubled the difficulty, intending to make things difficult for him.

Student Li Size cursed the people from the Provincial Department of Education in his heart.

But circumstances were stronger than the individual. To prove he hadn't cheated, he had no choice but to cooperate and redo this exam paper.

Mody and several members of the inspection team checked the paper against the answers and quickly arrived at a score.

100 points!

Another 100!

He had really seen a ghost!

To be able to score 100 on such difficult questions!

Mody's face was bitter. If the people he brought weren't all his own, and if the academy's Dean and Felina hadn't been witnesses, he really would have wanted to swallow the exam paper:

"How the hell could he get 100 on this?

Has the level of the Examination Institute really gone to the dogs?"

Next, Mody forced Student Li Size to refine six types of Inferior Potions again to prove he hadn't cheated during the practical assessment phase.

In reality, it was almost impossible to cheat on this practical assessment because the results were plain to see.

At this point, Mody was at his wits' end. One of his confidants pulled him aside and whispered:

"He's only a Primary Apprentice. To be able to defeat a Medium-level Puppet, he must have borrowed someone else's tools.

We'll just say this constitutes a breach of exam fairness and the results don't count."

Mody's eyes lit up upon hearing this, but he hesitated slightly:

"But the Provincial Department hasn't explicitly forbidden the use of tools?

Tools are inherently part of a wizard's strength."

The confidant glanced at the composed Student Li Size and whispered again:

"If it's not his own, we can say he undermined fairness!

Anyway, at worst, we can just issue a supplementary regulation notice when we get back. For now, let's just complete the leader's task."

Mody thought about it and sighed helplessly. He somewhat missed those long-ago academy days; the things he was doing now made him feel increasingly like a stranger to himself.

But cruel reality forced him to do one thing after another that he grew to hate more and more.

"Student Li Size, although it has been proven that you did not cheat on the first two exams.

However, after reviewing and understanding the examination process, the score you obtained in the third practical combat assessment using someone else's tool does not count.

Therefore, the third exam should be re-evaluated as 0 points."

Mody announced his conclusion expressionlessly.

Student Li Size raised an eyebrow and countered:

"In which document of the Duchy does it state that tools cannot be used in final exams? Are tools not a part of a wizard's strength?

What about wizards who specialize in alchemy?"

Mody squeezed out a strained smile and continued to explain:

"Naturally, the use of tools is not forbidden.

But if one uses tools belonging to others and not oneself, that is a deliberate breach of exam fairness.

It goes against the philosophy of the Crimson Soul Ministry of Education, so the score cannot count."

Student Li Size had a mocking expression:

These powerful figures used their privileges to do all sorts of things that violated the rules, yet they were talking to him about fairness.

And who said the tool wasn't his?

Thinking of this, he also felt lucky that he hadn't used the Beast Tendon Felina had given him.

Beside him, Felina's face suddenly turned pale upon hearing Mody's words...

She didn't know the full process of the exam, but she had indeed given her Beast Tendon treasure to Student Li Size.

If Student Li Size was judged to have cheated because of her treasure...