I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

Zhao Jiayuan was just an ordinary college student with no psychological defenses. As soon as he entered the police station, after a few questions, he honestly confessed everything, claiming that someone had paid him to deliver clothes to Jiahe Laundry, then left his wristband in a designated place, and then he was asked to go to Jiahe Laundry to pick up the clothes and demand compensation.

As for the set of clothes that were supposedly claimed and lost, they had actually been thrown away by another accomplice in a designated place. Zhao Jiayuan has now retrieved them and hidden them, planning to take them out and wear them again once the heat has died down.

Zhao Jiayuan also confessed that the other party asked him to take the opportunity to make a big fuss about the matter.

However, because Jiahe Laundry was very cooperative and compensated Zhao Jiayuan with double the cost of the clothes, which was higher than the commission paid by the person who hired him, Zhao Jiayuan did not follow the other person's instructions and simply took the compensation and left.

As for Wu Han, the police station also sent people out to arrest him...

Yangko University of Science and Technology sent someone to accompany them. In addition, the amount involved in this matter does not constitute a criminal case, and at most it will be a public security penalty. Therefore, the police station also shared the current information with Yangko University of Science and Technology.

Normally, when such a serious incident occurs in a school, the school would try its best to cover it up and handle it quietly.

However, this incident involved the home and laundry room, requiring a deterrent effect to prevent future troubles. Therefore, after Qian Ming'en's coordination, permission was obtained for Shen Kang to directly disclose the situation.

So Shen Kang simply edited the bounty post again, announcing the latest developments in the case. With Qian Ming'en's permission, he also added several surveillance videos of Wu Han entering and leaving Yangke University, marked with the timestamps, to the post, providing explanations regarding the timelines.

The title has also been revised, adding a brief explanation of the latest developments.

In the past two days, Beiming Community has brought a group of people over from Yangbei Forum. Currently, Beiming Community's daily active traffic is comparable to that of Yangbei Forum's Yangke University Campus section, and it continues to siphon traffic from Yangbei Forum.

Judging from this trend, it's only a matter of time before the daily active users of Beiming Community surpass those of Yangbei Forum's Yangke University campus. And this increased daily active user traffic is naturally focused on the bounty post for "Home and Laundry Room," since this event is the origin of many people migrating from Yangbei Forum to Beiming Community.

Now that the bounty post has finally seen some activity and updates, everyone naturally flocked to check it out immediately. The number of replies to the post has also seen a new surge.

"No wonder I didn't recognize anyone, they're from outside the school! My thousand yuan! Damn it!"

"I never expected it would be the thief crying 'stop thief!'"

"The case isn't over yet; there might be a twist in the story."

"What kind of twist could there be? This person who fraudulently claimed the clothes just walked in, took them, and left the school in less than half an hour. Their intentions were too clear. Isn't it obvious that the two of them conspired to commit fraud?"

……

Upon seeing the latest developments, some students who were originally eager to find someone to conspire with and use this method to scam money from the laundromat were instantly sobered up, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over their heads.

After the home and laundry room released the latest case details, a few new posts soon appeared on the Beiming Community's main page, all analyzing the matter:

In the new case, the student involved claimed that he was also employed, so who set up this scheme to target Jiahe Laundry?

After the "smear campaign" and "ban" incidents on Yangbei Forum over the past two days, the answer seems self-evident—the mastermind is most likely Yangbei Forum itself.

Some users who saw these new posts adopted this viewpoint. A minority of users, however, believed that since the final investigation results from the public security authorities had not yet been released, everything was still speculation, and the truth would only be known after the final investigation results were available. Making conclusions now could potentially wrongly accuse innocent people. But judging from the replies, it was clear that the majority of users believed that the Yangbei Forum was the mastermind.

Around this time, a new post appeared in the square, saying that Yangbei Forum had opened up speech and would no longer censor posts.

Many people went to the Yangbei Forum to try it out and found that it was true; posts about Jiahe Laundry losing money could be posted and wouldn't be deleted!

However, posts that try to recruit people to the Beiming Forum will still be deleted. But it's not a simple deletion; the system will also send you a private message saying that this forum strictly prohibits promoting other similar forums, and your post was deleted because you promoted other similar forums.

Compared to the mindless act of deleting all information related to the laundry room, this approach of "appropriately opening up but not allowing the promotion of similar forums" is obviously more understandable and acceptable to college students.

In addition, the post by Zhao Jiayuan in the "You Say, I Say" section of the Yangbei Forum on the Yangbei University of Science and Technology campus has also disappeared without a trace.

Yangbei Forum seems to be trying to return to its previous daily routine by adopting this "nothing happened" attitude.

However, what's done is done, and it's obviously impossible to go back to the previous calm and uneventful state.

Many long-time users who had been silenced by Yangbei Forum now harbor resentment towards it.

After figuring out the new situation of Yangbei Forum, they started posting in the "You Say, I Say" section of Yangbei University of Science and Technology campus.

They didn't discuss the Beiming Forum; they just talked about the laundry room, giving an update on the incident of clothes being stolen from their home and laundry room.

They didn't need to say anything else. Those users still on the Yangbei Forum, seeing these posts, would naturally wonder who the mastermind was, and considering what had happened on the Yangbei Forum in the past few days, they would naturally begin to suspect the forum itself… Yangcheng Business School, Entrepreneurship Base 305

Zheng Changhao sat at his workstation, looking at the computer screen in front of him, looking very tired.

They just lifted restrictions on speech, and now this new situation has arisen! It's making him unsure whether to continue restricting speech or not.

Sigh, let's keep thinking of ways to deal with this.

Zheng Changhao sighed, picked up a cup of strong black coffee, gulped down most of it, and then stared at the computer screen in front of him, deep in thought...

Two days later, in the afternoon

Shen Kang was summoned to Qian Ming'en's office.

Upon entering, one could see a police officer in his thirties sitting in Qian Ming'en's office.

Shen Kang, the shop owner involved, went to the police station yesterday to cooperate with the investigation. He now knows the police officer, Zou Guoqiang.

"The case is almost resolved."

After Shen Kang sat down, Zou Guoqiang reported on the case's progress: "Wu Han has also been apprehended. He has confessed to the case without reservation, and his confession matches Zhao Jiayuan's... This is a suspected fraud case, but because the amount involved is relatively small, it doesn't meet the criteria for criminal prosecution, so it's being handled as a public security case..."

According to Zou Guoqiang, Wu Han and Zhao Jiayuan would likely be fined less than 500 yuan and detained for less than 5 days. The police station was acting in accordance with the Public Security Administration Punishment Regulations, which was standard procedure, and Shen Kang naturally had no objections.

Furthermore, regarding the mastermind mentioned by both Wu Han and Zhao Jiayuan, because the person was extremely cautious, neither Wu Han nor Zhao Jiayuan had ever met them in person; they only knew each other online. Moreover, the person gave them money at a specific location, and the phone number they were supposed to contact was a temporary SIM card, which is now unreachable. They suspect it has been removed from their phones, making it impossible to locate the person.

Therefore, the police station could only say that they would continue the search, but hoped that Shen Kang would not have too high hopes.

After informing Shen Kang, the person involved, of the situation, Zou Guoqiang left.

Shen Kang looked at Qian Ming'en.

This is the police station's responsibility; the school will also handle it accordingly.

Qian Ming'en glanced at Shen Kang and said, "The school is still discussing how to handle this matter. Based on the current discussions, it seems they will have to choose between probation and expulsion..."

According to the school rules and regulations of Yangko University of Science and Technology, Zhao Jiayuan's situation, whether it is placed on probation or expelled, is reasonable.

According to Qian Ming'en, the natural course of action would be to expel him from school as a warning to others.

However, the school has considered many factors. Some people believe that the school's purpose is to educate and nurture students, and a student should not be easily ruined because of a momentary lapse in judgment. Instead, a student should be given a chance to correct their mistakes. Therefore, probation is more appropriate.

"...If in the end it's just a probationary period, I hope you won't have any thoughts or resistance. The school also has its own considerations," Qian Ming'en finally said, giving Shen Kang a heads-up in advance.

"Dean Qian, don't worry. Whatever the school's decision, I will accept it," Shen Kang said. Qian Ming'en nodded. "It's good that you think that way."

After finishing that, Qian Ming'en brought up another matter: "By the way, you should prepare in the next few days and put together a team. Your 'Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Creativity Competition' project has already won at the school level, and on the 25th, it will represent Yangke University in the Yangcheng city-level competition."

"what?"

Shen Kang was stunned for a moment.

To give him a legitimate reason to leave military training and work in the laundry room, Qian Mingen specifically had him participate in a three-creation competition.

Neither he nor Qian Ming'en had paid attention to this matter. After all, it was just a pretext, so Shen Kang simply submitted a random project. How the hell did it win? And now they have to participate in some city-level competition?

"No, Dean Qian, we didn't even participate in the school-level competition, how did we win?" Shen Kang asked.

Qian Ming'en nodded and said seriously, "The judges believe that your project is excellent compared to other entries from our school, so you still won even though you didn't participate in the school-level competition."

"..." Shen Kang was speechless.

Qian Ming'en added, "This year's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition is quite high-level; it's a national competition, and it's highly valued in all aspects. So winning at the school level has its advantages—you get extra credits. Of course, if you also win at the city level, you get even more credits. Plus, it's a great resume, which is helpful for your future postgraduate entrance exams and job hunting..."

Qian Ming'en habitually started to say this, but suddenly stopped.

This kid clearly can't be judged by the standards of an ordinary student; job hunting is obviously not an option for Shen Kang. As for postgraduate studies… given Shen Kang's current achievements, the university will probably be begging him to continue his studies at Yang University of Science and Technology. And then there's the possibility of encountering investors at the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition who might invest in his project—that's even less likely—this kid is an investor himself.

"Anyway, it's a good thing at least a little bit."

That was all Qian Mingen could say in the end.

He added, "But don't feel any pressure. The school has no requirements for you in this city-level competition. Just do your best, the results don't matter."

Shen Kang had also figured it out a bit, and nodded, saying, "Okay, then I'll go prepare for this city-level competition. By the way, how many people does this team need?"

Qian Mingen still remembers these data very well. "You are participating in a challenge competition, which requires a team of 3 to 5 people, plus 0 to 2 mentors. I am the mentor, and you are responsible for building your own team."

"Okay, I understand."

After Qian Ming'en told Shen Kang about the location, time, and process of the Yangcheng City-level competition of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, there was nothing else to do, and Shen Kang left.

As he walked, Shen Kang was also thinking about this—was this supposed to be a publicly funded autumn outing?

Since it is a city-level competition in Yangcheng, it is naturally held in Yangcheng. However, it is not held in any university, but in Huawan District, which does not have any universities.

The specific location is a five-star hotel called "Haobo".

Shen Kang knew that this hotel was next to two tourist attractions: Yangcheng Ecological Park and Yunyan Town Ancient Town. And this city-level competition wasn't just one day, but three days: the 24th, 25th, and 26th.

According to Qian Ming'en, the contestants and teachers are free to move around on the main competition day, the 25th, and the 24th and 26th.

This is a very humane schedule, which shows that this first National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition is highly valued and has a considerable budget.

"So, who should we invite to go on the autumn outing... oh no, I mean, to participate in the competition?"

The first person that popped into Shen Kang's mind was naturally He Qiuzhu.

Shen Kang still remembers that the startup project he submitted to the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition was a "Second-hand Textbook Recycling Platform." He Qiuzhu, as the CFO of this startup project, was required to attend.

However, this competition requires 3 to 5 people; just the two of them aren't enough. Hmm... let's have Ma Liang go too. After all, this is an e-commerce project that requires IT skills, and Ma Liang is the technical lead. Also, let's have Ye Jintong. She's in operations at Xianyu.com, which is the perfect fit for this "Second-hand Textbook Recycling Platform," and she could be the operations manager for this project.

"Okay, everyone's here!"

Shen Kang clapped his hands, quite satisfied. He then called each of his capable lieutenants and told them about the matter.