Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat
Chapter 448 - 448 443 Handling Results

Chapter 448: Chapter 443: Handling Results Chapter 448: Chapter 443: Handling Results About the two professors’ younger sister, Xue Yan didn’t dare say much, only informing Ceng Tianbao that Mu Jun was now Sergei’s assistant, and she was going to handle the procedures for him.

Having said this, she turned around and walked away.

Ceng Tianbao and Pan Jian looked at each other in disbelief, with Pan Jian nervously asking, “Brother, what does Professor Yu mean by assigning Mu Jun to be Sergei’s assistant?”

Actually, what Pan Jian wanted to ask was, if Mu Jun was staying, what about him?

A major error had occurred in the experiment, and someone had to take responsibility. The person originally bearing that responsibility was Mu Jun, an inconspicuous graduate student whose undergrad was not even at Beijing University but at the University of Technology. He had no connections, no one at Beijing University knew him—an ideal scapegoat.

But now…

Pan Jian just couldn’t understand how Mu Jun, an outsider, found this young girl who knew both Yu Yue and Sergei.

And to be so lucky as to become Sergei’s assistant, which was also a genius’s role. Was it something a mere graduate student like him deserved?

In contrast to Pan Jian’s anxiety and indignation, Ceng Tianbao’s face looked unhappy. He had handled Mu Jun personally and even notified his advisor to let him write a reflection and admit his mistakes.

But now, Yu Yue had kept the person without even a word of greeting. This was a blatant slap in his face.

No matter what, he was the assistant to Professor Yu Ci, the main person in charge. With Yu Ci and Fei Shen away, the laboratory’s authority lay mainly between him and Yu Yue. Yu Yue was primarily responsible for experimental projects and results, whereas he was in charge of the personnel arrangements and other miscellaneous matters.

So Mu Jun was within his jurisdiction.

“I’m going to ask Yu Yue about this. Don’t you go snooping around anymore; just go back to your spot and take care of your own work.”

After instructing Pan Jian briefly, Ceng Tianbao hurried towards Yu Yue’s office.

“You’ve come at just the right time; I was actually looking for you.”

As Ceng Tianbao pushed the door open and entered, Yu Yue gestured for Xiaozhu to leave first. He saved the page on his computer, then shut it down, folding his hands on the desk with a face almost as usual, showing no particular difference, but his words caused a panic in Ceng Tianbao’s heart.

“Considering you’ve been busy in the lab all summer for two months without a day’s rest, I’ve decided to give you a break. Whatever urgent matters you have at hand, you can hand them over to Xiaozhu…”

Ceng Tianbao couldn’t listen to the rest. The perfunctory smile on his face faded, his eyes turned cold, but the words that came out were still extremely polite. After all, no matter what, Yu Yue was the cousin of Yu Ci and was one of the four geniuses of the lab in his own right.

“Are you giving me a leave because of Mu Jun? Professor Yu, I can explain about this. It was Mu Jun who was responsible for the daily collation of the experimental data for their group. He made a mistake in transposing a digit in the data from the experiment Pan Jian and the others conducted the day before…”

“Assistant Ceng,” Yu Yue interrupted him, “Do you think I can’t find out the truth? I don’t know if you are too confident or you just didn’t take Mu Jun seriously, but the computer he used to collate data still had the saved Excel sheet. The problematic data was marked by him at the time, including hidden comments. Obviously, Pan Jian and the others didn’t take what he said seriously at all. A group of self-proclaimed experienced PhD students, yet not as perceptive as a graduate student? Should I keep such people in the lab to await their retirement? Or wait for another mistake, then squeeze out another innocent and capable researcher?”

Ceng Tianbao’s face turned red and he was at a loss for words after being confronted by Yu Yue. He had assumed that Mu Jun had asked someone to plead for his behalf and that Yu Yue’s decision to keep him was merely a favor due to acquaintanceship, and that Yu Yue possibly hadn’t had the time to investigate the matter before. Of course, he wasn’t afraid of the investigation because the data was indeed compiled by Mu Jun, so even if he wasn’t conducting the experiments, if it passed through his hands, then any mistake could be attributed to him.

What he never expected was that Mu Jun had actually made remarks and even hid them.

This made it impossible for him to defend Pan Jian.

“Could it, could it really be like this?” Ceng Tianbao finally squeezed out these words after a long time.

Yu Yue looked at him indifferently and said, “Assistant Ceng, are you implying you didn’t know?”

“I…”

“To deal with such a simple matter without proper investigation, don’t you think you’re being hasty? Others work hard to get into graduate school, yet their future is ruined by a few words from you—is there really no remorse in your heart? On the other hand, people like Pan Jian will probably become even more brazen due to your indulgence. I have asked Xiaozhu to print their termination contracts. They haven’t been doing any substantial experiments anyway, so they do not need to come in starting from tomorrow.”

Ceng Tianbao stared at Yu Yue, speechless, wanting to plea for his cousin Pan Jian but finding himself unable to say a word.

He left Yu Yue’s office with a heavy heart. Just as he turned the corner towards his desk, he heard a noisy commotion outside, mixed with a voice that was both familiar and headache-inducing to him.

Without a doubt, it was Xiaozhu handing them their termination notices, and they were insisting on seeing Yu Yue.

Ceng Tianbao didn’t want the situation to escalate and become unsightly, especially since Beijing University highly valued the team led by Yu Ci, from the top down. Of course, the main point was, didn’t they have any clue about what was really going on?

Still causing a fuss? For whom are you putting on this show?

At this moment, Ceng Tianbao also felt a deep resentment towards this cousin of his. With only mediocre ability and talent, he had managed to get him into the lab with great difficulty, but instead of working hard, he kept causing trouble regularly.

Not only was Pan Jian lacking in patience for experiments, but he was also careless. He had caused problems several times before, but luckily, the meticulous partner Ceng Tianbao had arranged for him noticed them in time and corrected the issues. However, Pan Jian did not appreciate it and offended them, resulting in their transfer to another group.

Having no choice, Ceng Tianbao had him temporarily join a group with which he got along well, but who could have imagined that in less than two months, such a huge blunder would occur?

He no longer had the mood to care about which young lady had helped Mu Jun seek Yu Yue on his behalf because now he had his own problems to deal with.

Yu Yue had given him leave, but he had not specified for how long, clearly meaning to wait for Yu Ci’s return before deciding on his fate.

With a turn, Ceng Tianbao walked away. As soon as Pan Jian saw him, he immediately stopped yelling at Xiaozhu and approached quickly, calling out, “Brother…”

“Assistant Ceng, you know best why they three are being dismissed. Please do explain. Our Brother Yue didn’t make the real reason public out of consideration for your face and for their future prospects. However, if you choose to make a scene, then we certainly won’t mind.”

The reason for handling it this way was Xiaozhu’s suggestion. As the saying goes, “small demons are troublesome,” and Ceng Tianbao had been at Beijing University for many years and was very shrewd. Their lab wasn’t afraid of him, but if he caused trouble behind the scenes, wouldn’t it be annoying?