coobybook Chapter 102 The Spy Was Caught
Chapter 102 The Spy Was Caught
Two days have passed, and the missing new materials still haven't been found.
The students at Yenching University couldn't stay in their dormitories any longer and started complaining.
"It's been two days already, are they even letting people go out?" Li Yu scratched his hair in frustration.
"Yeah, my girlfriend is waiting for me to go on a date!" Cao Long complained as well.
"Stop talking, my equipment in the game is way behind everyone else's!" Liu Ming said with a look of utter despair.
The atmosphere in the dormitory was oppressive and anxious.
In the principal's office, Cai Peiyuan paced back and forth, his brow furrowed.
Professor Zhang sat to the side, his expression also unpleasant.
"Old Zhang, it's been two days, and we still haven't found a single clue. What are we going to do?" Cai Peiyuan asked anxiously.
Professor Zhang sighed, "Yes, the thief is too cunning; he didn't leave a single trace."
Cai Peiyuan's face grew even more gloomy.
If this matter is not handled properly, where will Yenching University's reputation be?
At that moment, Jiang Yang knocked on the door and came in.
"Principal, Professor Zhang," Jiang Yang greeted.
"Jiang Yang, what are your thoughts?" Cai Peiyuan asked quickly.
"I do have a plan, but it requires the cooperation of the bodyguards brought by those professors," Jiang Yang said confidently.
“All the professors are willing to cooperate!” Cai Peiyuan said firmly. “This is a complete slap in their face; they are even more anxious than we are!”
Jiang Yang explained his plan in detail to the principal and Professor Zhang.
After listening, Cai Peiyuan and Professor Zhang's eyes lit up and they nodded repeatedly.
Jiang Yang's plan was bold yet ingenious, and they thought it was feasible.
Soon, news came from the school that the lockdown had been lifted, indicating that the people they were looking for had been caught and everyone could go to school as usual.
The security guards patrolling the campus dispersed, and the atmosphere immediately became much more relaxed.
The students were all discussing what had happened.
"I heard they caught a corporate spy!"
"Really? That's so exciting!"
"Who knows? At least we can get out now!"
The school appeared to have returned to normal, but security guards and bodyguards were still checking students leaving the school.
Night falls.
The streetlights on campus cast a dim, yellowish glow, and there were few pedestrians on the road.
The security guards and bodyguards also "disappeared".
Everything seemed unusually calm.
Suddenly, a furtive figure appeared at the school gate. He looked around and, after confirming that no one was there, prepared to slip away.
However, just as he was about to step out of the school gate, several dark figures darted out from the shadows and pinned him to the ground.
"Ah!" the man exclaimed.
Principal Cai Peiyuan and Jiang Yang emerged from the shadows.
"We finally caught you," Cai Peiyuan said smugly.
"I didn't expect that the other party would not go out during the day, but would sneak out at night."
Jiang Yang smiled and said, "He probably doesn't have this kind of experience, so he's afraid of being caught during inspections and can only sneak away at night when no one is around."
"However, this person probably didn't expect that we were already here waiting for him to appear."
Jiang Yang walked up to the person who was being held down on the ground and, by the light, saw his face clearly.
Jiang Yang was stunned.
"Zhuang...Zhuang Yan'an?"
Jiang Yang never expected it to be him.
Zhuang Yan'an, who was pinned to the ground, was filled with terror.
Upon seeing Jiang Yang, Zhuang Yan'an said angrily, "Jiang Yang! It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have ended up like this!"
Jiang Yang frowned, not understanding the meaning behind Zhuang Yan'an's words.
"What do you mean by that? Why did you steal the new materials?"
"Why?" Zhuang Yan'an struggled to stand up, but was held firmly to the ground by two bodyguards. "If it weren't for you, I would still be the bully of the school! My uncle would still be the head of logistics! What wouldn't I have? And now? My uncle has been expelled, my gang has disbanded, and I can't even afford to live! It's all your fault!"
Zhuang Yan'an became agitated.
Jiang Yang was somewhat surprised, not expecting Zhuang Yan'an to blame everything on him.
He dealt with Zhuang Qiang, which did change Zhuang Yan'an's status at the school, but what does that have to do with stealing new materials?
Cai Peiyuan waved his hand impatiently: "Stop talking nonsense! Confess honestly, why did you steal? If you don't explain clearly, I'll fire you and send you to the police station!"
"Expulsion? Police Bureau?"
Upon hearing the words "Public Security Bureau," Zhuang Yan'an realized the seriousness of the matter.
He gritted his teeth and ultimately chose to confess.
Zhuang Yan'an's heart was filled with resentment.
He was once a prominent figure at school, wielding immense influence and seemingly omnipotent.
Now he has fallen to such a state, and this huge difference is hard for him to accept.
"I...I'm short of money..." Zhuang Yan'an's voice lowered. "Someone told me that if I could get my hands on some important things, they would give me 100,000 yuan..."
He looked up and gave Jiang Yang a venomous look. "I happened to hear that you were going to give a lecture on new materials, so I set my sights on that piece of material... When it was being circulated, I took advantage of the fact that no one was looking and cut out a small strip..."
Zhuang Yan'an's voice grew softer and softer; he knew he had made a grave mistake.
He thought he could get away with it without anyone noticing, but he didn't expect the school to react so quickly and lock down the campus.
These past two days, he's been on tenterhooks, hiding that new material.
The school was reopened today, and he thought the heat had died down, so he tried to sneak out at night, but he was caught anyway.
Zhuang Yan'an was filled with regret. If he had known this would happen, he shouldn't have been so blinded by greed and stolen that new material.
As Jiang Yang listened to Zhuang Yan'an's account, he never imagined that he had inadvertently changed Zhuang Yan'an's fate, ultimately leading him down this wrong path.
Cai Peiyuan sneered, "You think you can be bought off with 100,000 yuan? You're so short-sighted! Do you know that the value of this new material is far more than 100,000 yuan? You're committing a crime!"
Jiang Yang shook his head and sighed deeply. "I thought he would learn from his mistake and start anew, but I never expected..."
He paused, then said regretfully, "He's completely gone down a path of no return."
Cai Peiyuan snorted coldly, his eyes full of disdain: "Like uncle, like nephew! This kid, humph! His affairs are not for me to decide."
He picked up the phone, dialed the police station's number, and briefly explained the situation.
Shortly after, two police officers arrived at the principal's office. After verifying Zhuang Yan'an's criminal facts, they handcuffed him.
"take away!"
When Zhuang Yan'an was taken away, his eyes were vacant.
Jiang Yang watched his retreating figure, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
The new materials, as key evidence, were originally supposed to be taken away as well.
Cai Peiyuan stopped the police, saying, "This material is of great importance and cannot be taken out easily. Seal it and store it in the laboratory. You can come to the school to investigate when you need to collect evidence."