Chapter 361: Chapter 361

So he always felt that this matter was not so simple, and he shared his concerns with his master.

"Master, have you considered that perhaps the matter is really as Old Professor Keating and Professor Lancaster said?"

Samuel Lee immediately said, "That’s impossible. If Paige Sterling really was original, why didn’t they just bring out the original manuscript?"

Samuel Lee trusted his judgment, "They are just muddled-headed, trying to defend a plagiarizing woman. Since this woman dares to plagiarize, she will certainly continue to plagiarize in the future. Not stopping her now is truly harming her."

Old Professor Keating and Professor Lancaster can’t even produce evidence to prove Paige Sterling’s innocence, how can they expect him to believe them?

Moreover, just by looking at how Paige Sterling handled this matter, it’s clear that she’s not a good person. She doesn’t dare to face it herself, so she’s called Old Professor Keating and Professor Lancaster as spokespeople.

Since she’s stubborn and refuses to apologize to Rose Payne, let the matter intensify. He doesn’t believe Paige Sterling isn’t afraid of public opinion.

Martial Artist Ronin was also waiting for Paige Sterling’s apology, but after a long wait, he received Penson’s declaration insisting that Paige Sterling is original. No matter how things raged online, there was no response from Penson or Paige Sterling.

Martial Artist Ronin couldn’t hold back anymore; Paige Sterling was adopting a passive attitude towards online public opinion, thinking that over time, once the hype dies down, no one would care about her plagiarism anymore?

He absolutely couldn’t let Paige Sterling get away with this. There must be a conclusion to this matter. Paige Sterling must show an attitude.

So Martial Artist Ronin went directly to the school, sneaking into Paige Sterling’s classroom during her lecture.

When Paige Sterling asked a question, he raised his hand and happened to be called on by Paige Sterling.

However, he didn’t answer the question Paige Sterling asked but directly posed the most piercing one.

"Teacher Sterling, everyone is saying online that Penson’s new product this quarter plagiarized Rose Payne’s award-winning artwork from the DQ Cup. I personally compared it carefully and found that the similarity between Penson’s new product and the DQ Cup’s first-place artwork is as high as ninety-nine percent. How do you view this? Does Penson treat plagiarism as a common practice?"

The students in the classroom instantly turned to look at Martial Artist Ronin, not expecting anyone to ask such a confrontational question in the classroom.

And they noticed that this person isn’t from their department? Where did he come from?

Immediately, a student wanted to stand up and throw out this person disrupting the classroom.

But Martial Artist Ronin stood there without moving.

"Could it be that Teacher Sterling dares not answer my question because she’s guilty? Are you admitting to plagiarism?"

Everyone knows that the design for this new product is credited to Paige Sterling, which indicates that the plagiarist is Paige Sterling, not other designers from Penson.

As the company’s owner, such blatant plagiarism; is it that Paige Sterling doesn’t care about her reputation, or is she arrogant to the point of being fearless?

This matter is also being closely watched by the students in the school.

Honestly, they too have seen the comparison pictures online, and the similarity is indeed very high. No matter how much they worship Paige Sterling, they can’t lie and say that she didn’t plagiarize.

Yet, they really can’t believe that Paige Sterling would commit plagiarism.

Now that someone has asked, they hope Paige Sterling can explain what on earth is going on.

Paige Sterling’s expression remained calm, "Thank you for the reminder; I didn’t know there were so many fools online."

Martial Artist Ronin’s expression stiffened, "Teacher Sterling, what do you mean by this? The evidence of your plagiarism is irrefutable, with a similarity of ninety-nine percent. No such coincidence exists, right? Everyone is just looking at the facts."

"Yes, I admit the similarity is indeed very high."

Seizing the opportunity, Martial Artist Ronin pressed, "So, you’re admitting to plagiarism?"

Paige Sterling said, "High similarity doesn’t necessarily mean plagiarism, right?"

Martial Artist Ronin, "You’re being evasive. A similarity of ninety-nine percent; are you going to say any resemblance is purely coincidental? Teacher Sterling, I deeply admire your talents in scientific research, but plagiarizing someone else’s work, and refusing to admit and apologize, truly disappoints me in your character."

Paige Sterling glanced at the time and stopped conversing with Martial Artist Ronin, then turned to the students, "Do you not wish to attend this class?"

The students immediately realized; Paige Sterling rarely gives a lecture, and whenever she does, the department students fight to attend.

Paige Sterling was speaking at an exciting part but was interrupted by this person who came out of nowhere.

Now, wasting their precious time here blathering?

Two male students quickly stood up and escorted Martial Artist Ronin out, shutting the door immediately.

Martial Artist Ronin was livid, cursing these people who can’t distinguish right from wrong!

Unwilling to give up, Martial Artist Ronin waited outside. Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚•𝕟𝕖𝕥

He intended to continue questioning Paige Sterling when she finished her class, determined to make her show an attitude today.

Finally, after Paige Sterling’s class ended, he rushed over to her, but before he could say a word, Paige Sterling handed him a USB drive and, surrounded by students, left.

Martial Artist Ronin, "...?"

The netizens still watching the drama online quickly realized that there were new developments in Paige Sterling’s matter.

A while ago, Martial Artist Ronin, who had been fully supporting Rose Payne’s accusations against Paige Sterling, suddenly apologized to Paige Sterling on social media.

Not yet recovered from his unexpected reversal, he soon posted again.

"This is the truth I obtained after days of effort; I believe everyone has the right to know."

He then attached a video.

The video was shot in a café, with Paige Sterling sitting by the window seat, her head lowered as she drew on a piece of paper, surrounded by various painting tools.

Paige Sterling painted intently, zooming in on the footage reveals her entire drawing process, and as she finished, it became apparent: it was ’Rainbow,’ Rose Payne’s award-winning work from the DQ Cup.

Who knew what kind of surveillance camera it was, sharp enough to clearly capture the fine pores on Paige Sterling’s hand, so the magnified painting naturally was clear to everyone watching.

Everyone then noticed, although the painting was ninety-nine percent similar to Rose Payne’s award-winning piece at the DQ Cup, there were still significant differences upon closer inspection.

Not only did Paige Sterling excel in color matching, coloring, and proportion control, the entire painting also appeared to have more depth and thought than Rose Payne’s.

Simply put, Rose Payne’s painting seemed lifeless, like stagnant water.

Paige Sterling’s painting, however, was vibrant, full of life.

Moreover, Paige Sterling completed the painting in two hours.