137: Chapter 137 Plagiarism Investigation Results

Zhao Yang spent the two days of the weekend holed up at Jiang Nan's place.

Aside from cooking, he was either writing his research report or helping Jiang Nan revise her thesis.

It was a sweet and fulfilling time.

Jiang Yunheng had originally thought Zhao Yang was just bragging.

To his surprise, after Zhao Yang went to see Shen Nianqiu, the Municipal Committee and the government were all buzzing with activity.

He couldn't help but look at Zhao Yang with newfound respect.

Sometimes this kid says things that are hard to believe, but looking at it now, he really has real talent.

Seeing Zhao Yang and Jiang Nan stuck to each other all day while both were busy with serious work, he couldn't help but feel quite relieved.

He was even making plans on how to transfer Jiang Nan to the provincial capital.

But Jiang Nan reiterated time and again that she would walk her own path and would never let her family intervene.

This girl has a strong will, and both he and Lin Xuecen now dare not force decisions upon her.

Jiang Yunheng had also asked Zhao Yang privately about their plans for the future.

Zhao Yang's answer left him speechless: "I love Nannan, and I respect all her decisions."

Zhao Yang naturally understood what Jiang Yunheng meant.

Whether it was Jiang Yunheng or Lin Xuecen, transferring Jiang Nan to the provincial capital would not be a difficult task.

The problem was that what the family arranged might not be what Jiang Nan liked.

Zhao Yang didn't want Jiang Nan to give up the job she loved just to be with him.

The thesis Jiang Nan wrote was highly valuable and forward-looking.

Once the thesis was published, it would inevitably push the gene sample comparison work a big step forward.

Zhao Yang had already guessed that she was making plans for her own future.

On Sunday afternoon, Zhao Yang packed his documents and luggage and bid farewell to Jiang Yunheng.

On the drive to the station, Jiang Nan seemed a bit reluctant to part with him.

Zhao Yang suddenly spoke up, "Jiang Nan, come to the provincial capital."

Jiang Nan nodded gently, "Mm, I will."

Zhao Yang smiled. Was this girl silly? She could have just coasted, so why did she have to work so hard?

But then again, it was precisely because of this trait that they were able to be together.

On Monday morning at eight o'clock, Zhao Yang arrived at the office on time.

Within ten minutes, the other colleagues in the office had also arrived.

Liu Jianguo came to the main office as usual to do a lap and see if anyone was late.

Especially Zhao Yang, who had been away for a few days without even making a single phone call back.

Did he really think he was some kind of business expert?

Seeing Zhao Yang sitting there leisurely, Liu Jianguo had the same reaction as Zhou Fei, Sun Peng, and the others.

He was a bit surprised.

The Tongan Die-Casting Machine Factory was now a powder keg, ready to explode at the slightest poke.

How had this guy managed to come back without causing any stir at all?

At 8:30 in the morning, the work meeting of the Economic Division of the Policy Research Office was held as usual.

Division Chief Tian Jingfeng, just like last time, arranged the department's work and got up to leave.

When he walked to the door, he stopped and turned around:

"By the way, the research report on the Tongan restructuring needs to be submitted soon."

After Tian Jingfeng left, Liu Jianguo, Zhou Fei, and the others all turned their eyes toward Zhao Yang.

Liu Jianguo asked, "Zhao Yang, how is the research report coming along?"

Zhao Yang took a folder out of his briefcase and pushed it toward Liu Jianguo.

"Division Chief Liu, it's all written. Please take a look."

Liu Jianguo opened the folder and saw that the research report was only three thin pages long.

He couldn't help but frown.

Ordinary research reports were usually long and wordy; three pages might not even be enough to clearly explain the existing problems.

Let alone the research conclusions and work suggestions.

But upon closer inspection, the more he read, the more alarmed he became.

This wasn't a research report at all; it was practically an operational instruction manual.

How did this young man reach such a high level of proficiency?

Liu Jianguo was jealous to death.

He raised his head and looked at Zhao Yang:

"Were you sent to do research, or were you sent on vacation? You were there for so many days, and you handed in three pages of paper just to go through the motions?"

Hearing this, Zhou Fei, Sun Peng, and Lv Bin all smiled maliciously.

So that was it! No wonder there hadn't been any news.

It turned out this kid had just gone for a stroll and taken a vacation.

Chen Xiaotong remained expressionless, looking as if it had nothing to do with her.

It was Gao Wenbo and Chen Mo who cast worried glances at Zhao Yang.

Zhao Yang was about to explain, but Zhou Fei spoke first:

"Section Chief Zhao is new here and isn't familiar with the work yet. It is indeed difficult to write such an in-depth research report for the first time."

Sun Peng hurriedly echoed, "We were the same when we first arrived. After writing a few more times, you'll get the hang of it."

Zhao Yang glanced at the three of them. "Actually, I think it's enough to identify and solve the problem; there's no need to write long, wordy articles."

That made so much sense!

Chen Mo pushed his glasses up and wanted to agree, but Gao Wenbo pinched his leg hard.

Hiss—

Chen Mo stopped hurriedly, and they saw Liu Jianguo close the folder and say to Zhao Yang in a deep voice:

"I'm keeping this report. You need to rewrite it immediately. The content must be substantial! Once you've written it, submit it to me for review."

After the meeting, Liu Jianguo returned to his office and entered the research report into his computer.

He signed his own name on it and reprinted it.

Then he made a cup of tea, propped his legs up on the desk, and thought to himself:

If this report were submitted, Director Wang Jingmin would inevitably look at him with admiration.

The position of director of the Urban Construction Division was still vacant; perhaps he would soon be promoted to a full division chief.

Liu Jianguo waited triumphantly for over an hour, and finally heard the door to the director's office move.

Tian Jingfeng was back from his meeting!

Picking up the document, Liu Jianguo trotted over.

"Director, the research report on the Tongan enterprise restructuring is out."

Liu Jianguo had a smile on his face, but he was actually panicking inside.

The writing style of the report had changed; surely the director wouldn't ask about it?

As expected, Tian Jingfeng scanned the document roughly and asked:

"Why is it so concise? Did you write this?"

Liu Jianguo claimed shamelessly:

"To be precise, it was written based on materials provided by Zhao Yang."

"There was too much material, and it was long and tedious. The leaders in the province are so busy, when would they have time to read all that? The old writing style needs to be changed!"

Tian Jingfeng glanced at the report again, a look of doubt on his face.

You adapted it using someone else's material, and you didn't even include their name?

That morning, Policy Research Office Director Wang Jingmin had specifically asked about Zhao Yang and inquired about his performance.

He happened to be away on a business trip the day Zhao Yang arrived, and he didn't know what Wang Jingmin had told Liu Jianguo.

But from Wang Jingmin's words today, it seemed he was asking him to take extra care of Zhao Yang.

Had he misunderstood?

Liu Jianguo didn't know what Tian Jingfeng's expression meant, so he quickly added:

"However, Comrade Zhao Yang is indeed no simple person. After all, he has won a first-class merit, and the material was very detailed."

Tian Jingfeng was even more confused. You didn't even include his name?

But since the person had been handed over to Liu Jianguo by Wang Jingmin himself, he couldn't ask too much.

Generally speaking, Tian Jingfeng didn't look at manuscripts reviewed by Liu Jianguo anymore; he just signed them for submission.

It was the same today; he took the pen and signed in the upper right corner of the first page.

Please submit to Director Wang Jingmin for review.

Below was the signature and date.

"Jianguo, send it over quickly. Director Wang is waiting for this report!"

Liu Jianguo hurried to Wang Jingmin's office, knocked on the door, and placed the report in front of Wang Jingmin.

"Director Wang, the research report on the Tongan enterprise restructuring you wanted."

Wang Jingmin picked up the report and read it carefully. When he was halfway through, he couldn't help but praise it again and again.

But he didn't praise Liu Jianguo once.

This made Liu Jianguo panic again.