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Chapter 467
As he entered, every pair of eyes in the room turned to him. The silence that followed made Joseph freeze for a moment."Good afternoon, everyone," he greeted awkwardly. "I thought this was just a casual dinner with Old Mr. Ortiz. I didn’t expect all of you to be here."Laughter and replies came from every direction:"We were always planning to be here.""We didn’t tell you so we wouldn’t scare you off.""It was also for confidentiality—couldn’t make it too public.""Don’t be nervous, Professor Wilson. We’re not bad people.""Exactly. We’re the good kind of old folks—no hidden agendas here.""Yeah, just friendly faces.""…"The chorus of voices responded one after another."Please, Professor Wilson, have a seat. This one—this is the seat of honor," Gerald Ortiz said, guiding him toward the most prominent spot.Joseph hesitated. "I really shouldn't… All of you are my seniors. It feels inappropriate for me to sit there.""This kid hasn’t changed a bit—still so polite and reserved.""Al
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That afternoon, both Joseph and Alice had only one class at two o’clock and were done before four.After class, Joseph went straight to the parking lot to wait for Alice. Since he had dinner plans with the investigation team, he didn’t stay behind to answer the students’ questions.When he arrived, Alice hadn’t come down yet, so he got into the car to wait.A few minutes later, Alice arrived—along with Mason Alvarez, who got in with her and sat in the back seat."Let’s go home, Joseph!" Alice chirped sweetly."Professor Alvarez, do you need a ride back to your place?" Joseph asked."My place? No way—we’re going to your place," Mason said cheerfully. "It’s the weekend tomorrow, and I’m sleeping over with your little sweetheart tonight.""Besides, she says you’ve been super busy the past few days. I’m here to help take care of her. Aren’t I just the best?"She wrapped an arm around Alice’s waist, eliciting a playful grimace of protest."Is she taking care of you, or are you taking care
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"Even if two researchers reach similar conclusions, would the wording in the paper be exactly the same?""Do you take all of us for fools with this nonsense?"Unable to bear it any longer, Lincoln Myers exploded. The truth was right there on the screen, and yet Martin continued to shamelessly argue."Professor Martin, if you’re still unconvinced, we can continue the confrontation," Joseph said calmly."You just said it couldn’t be such a coincidence. Let me assure you—it wasn’t a coincidence at all.""My papers and research are highly valued—ask the academic black market. Paper brokers stole my work and sold it under the table. They quickly discovered mine were the most lucrative, the most sought after.""Of course, buyers like you never see the original authors. The names are scrubbed clean before the papers are sold.""But I do admire your discerning taste, Professor Martin. Out of all the papers you could’ve chosen, you picked so many of mine.""Clearly, you hold my academic work i
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Everyone held their breath, waiting patiently. But the progress bar stalled stubbornly at 99%, frozen in place."Ahem, please bear with me a moment. It's an official site, after all—just a bit... antique," Geoffrey Harris said with slight embarrassment.“No worries. If it loaded too fast, we’d start doubting its authenticity,” Joseph replied with a faint smile.But just as Joseph finished speaking, the website crashed entirely.Geoffrey Harris looked mortified, forced to reload the page. This time, however, the process went surprisingly smoothly.In mere moments, the site redirected to the search results page, and to everyone's astonishment, it returned an overwhelming number of results under Joseph’s name.The sheer volume left the room in stunned silence. Dozens, perhaps hundreds of academic papers under the name “Joseph”—an almost absurd quantity.At the top of the search page was Joseph’s personal profile. But the photo attached was of a much younger Joseph, complete with a little
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In the academic world, nothing is more contemptible than fraud.“Professor Wilson, you're just making baseless accusations. I’ve checked the national thesis database, and none of the red-marked sections you’ve highlighted appear as duplicates,” Lincoln Myers interjected, his tone stern.“I didn't just check the national thesis database—I also searched online. There was no trace of duplication,” he added, defending Charles Martin.“Professor Wilson, I know you and Professor Martin have personal grievances, but this is academia. You can’t sling mud just because of a grudge. And to make matters worse, are you trying to glorify yourself while defaming others?”“Professor Wilson, do you have concrete evidence?” Leonard Sanchez asked quietly, clearly unsettled.“You're making a serious accusation. You need to back it up,” Geoffrey Harris added, looking intently at Joseph.Seated beside him, Mason Alvarez nudged Joseph lightly with his elbow.“Professor Wilson, are you absolutely sure?
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"Professor Wilson, plagiarism checks typically apply only to theses. Martin’s doctoral dissertation passed all standard reviews.""What we're discussing here are his published academic papers—particularly those he authored while abroad.""And in academia, this isn’t uncommon. Modern science, after all, is built upon the shoulders of giants," Lincoln Myers replied, defending his position."Fair enough," Joseph said, smiling again—but to Myers, there was something unsettling about that smile."So, Director Myers, your conclusion is that Professor Martin’s work constitutes excessive citation, but nothing more?" Geoffrey Harris asked, turning to him."Correct. After thorough review with Deputy Director Malcolm Gray, we found no fundamental violations in Professor Martin’s papers," Myers affirmed."Alright, what about your findings, old Sanchez?" Geoffrey Harris looked toward Leonard Sanchez."My side of the review was similar to Director Myers'. I didn’t go as in-depth, but I didn’t
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