My starting summon is a small skeleton

This side, Lu Wu.

Not long after obtaining the go-ahead from the rich woman,

Zhang Wentao made a call to him, clearly indicating that the negotiation had produced a result.

"How is it? What did they say?"

"Principal Lin said that they would investigate thoroughly, and if it's true, there will definitely be an explanation for you," said Zhang Wentao.

"Such a standard official response!"

Lu Wu curled his lip, continuing to work on his task at hand while speaking, "You're working hard, Uncle Zhang. Could you please remind them every three hours for me?"

"Sure!"

At this moment, Zhang Wentao felt less like the principal of Jiangnan University and more like Lu Wu's personal secretary.

But he went off to carry out the work nonetheless.

Meanwhile, Lu Wu, after hanging up the phone, continued to be busy within the Cultivation Room.

Exactly what he was busy with, only he knew.

On the other side, in Jiangbei.

From the moment Zhang Wentao first came to negotiate, Lin Huai had called over Jiang Beifeng and briefed him on the situation.

"It's quite surprising, isn't it? Instead of causing an immediate commotion, they started with a negotiation."

Jiang Beifeng had made detailed preparations for this occasion, foreseeing every possible reaction from Lu Wu and planning how to resolve each one; that naturally included the option of the other party initiating negotiations.

Therefore, Jiang Beifeng still appeared confident in his course of action.

"It seems someone has suppressed his temper. No matter, continue to bully him a bit more, and he will start the commotion himself."

"Next, if things go as expected, Zhang Wentao will definitely come to negotiate again. I will leave this matter to you to handle. That person is paying attention, so you must do a good job!"

"Rest assured, you can leave it to me! I guarantee I'll handle it perfectly!"

In front of his superior, Jiang Beifeng could not possibly admit any inability. He patted his chest enthusiastically, and casually mentioned the 50,000 points matter as well.

"Don't worry about it, I'll take care of it. You won't have to personally cover those 50,000 points."

Although Lin Huai as a leader might be incompetent in other areas, he was quick to issue promises.

As for whether those promises were empty, Jiang Beifeng wasn't worried.

He was being tasked with a dirty and tiring job, and besides, Lin Huai had agreed to the bet before. 50,000 points would definitely be covered by Jiangbei on his behalf.

With that, Jiang Beifeng mentioned it in passing and then went off to handle things.

Swiftly, three hours passed.

Zhang Wentao called once again, and this time, it was Jiang Beifeng who answered.

"Principal Zhang, this is Jiang Beifeng, the Senior Director of the Jiangbei Professional Training Center. We have already investigated the plagiarism case you brought to us, and it seems there might have been some misunderstanding. Regarding the plan for 'White Bone Wild Boar Soup,' our center had already started verification a month ago.

Thus, there is no question of plagiarizing Lu Wu's work. If anything, there is more suspicion of plagiarism on the part of Lu Wu.

However, we won't quibble over these things and only hope that Lu can learn from this and reform."

Zhang Wentao was stunned upon hearing this response.

He genuinely didn't know, nor could he imagine that Jiangbei could be so shameless.

He wanted to argue based on facts, but before he could even start, the other side promptly shut him down.

"I understand you might emotionally disagree with this outcome.

But no worries, if you need the relevant evidence and materials, we can provide them to you.

In addition, if you're still unsatisfied after reviewing the evidence, you can proceed through the official channels!"

After stating this, Jiang Beifeng hung up right away.

That call left not only Zhang Wentao baffled but also Shi Ying, who was at his side.

"What if Jiangnan really wants the evidence?"

"That's easy, isn't it? Just create some fake evidence of a submitted offline scheme, or some evidence of scheme verification. It's all quite straightforward."

"We can make it, but it'll be full of flaws."

"Just do it if I tell you to, what's with all the questions? Get it done and show it to me!"

What Jiang Beifeng wanted was evidence full of holes to treat the others like fools.

If he didn't generate such evidence, how could he anger Lu Wu?

And if the evidence was later proven to be fake, it didn't matter.

Whether it was reneging on a deal or plagiarism, it was all part of laying the groundwork for the next plan.

Not to mention that plagiarism is hard to prove, but even if it was proven, isn't there Shi Ying as a white-glove and a scapegoat?

Just kick him out when the time comes.

It won't threaten him, nor affect the plan.

As for the potential impact on the Jiangbei Professional Center, that wouldn't happen either.

Jiangnan and Jiangbei had been in conflict for so long that it was widely acknowledged the two sides didn't get along; people would most likely see this as just another clash between the two. The worst outcome would just be the removal of Shi Ying, which wouldn't affect Jiangbei too much.

Quickly, Shi Ying had fabricated the so-called evidence.

Jiang Beifeng carefully reviewed it and made edits to the 'evidence'.

After ensuring this 'evidence' was sufficiently inflammatory, he sent it off to Jiangnan's end.

"I really can't believe that after seeing this evidence, Lu Wu will be able to hold back. Next, we just wait for Lu Wu to create a scene."

As soon as the evidence arrived in Jiangnan,

Lu Wu hadn't even started dealing with it, and Zhang Wentao sprayed out a mouthful of old blood first.

"They've gone too far, too far, Jiangbei really has gone too far!

No, I can't let this matter rest!

I must seek justice for you!"

Speaking, Zhang Wentao reached for the phone to contact old friends to resolve the issue, but was stopped by Lu Wu.

"Uncle Zhang, don't rush.

Can't you see that by first throwing Jiang Beifeng's name out and then tossing this thing into the mix, they're trying to enrage us? I bet they're just waiting for us to make a scene."

"Are we supposed to just let this go?"

Zhang Wentao couldn't swallow his anger.

Lu Wu, on the other hand, thought it was rather good.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to let this go.

Here's what we'll do, you first go through the normal procedures and report the matter to the Cultivation Center Headquarters.

Then, make a statement through the channels of Jiangnan University, explaining the situation. Additionally, mention that I have a way to prove that I developed this plan, as I possess an optimized version of it.

Besides, I hold the core secret of this plan."

"This?"

Zhang Wentao had no idea what medicine Lu Wu was selling in his gourd.

He asked out of curiosity, but Lu Wu said nothing further, simply instructing him to go ahead and do it.

In the end, Zhang Wentao obediently followed Lu Wu's instructions.

He first filed a report for the plagiarism, and then through the channels of Jiangnan University, publicized the matter of Lu Wu's plan being plagiarized by the Jiangbei Cultivation Center.

Once Jiangnan acted, Jiangbei got wind of it immediately.

When Jiang Beifeng saw it, the corner of his mouth lifted slightly.

"Exactly as I expected, this kid really made a fuss, and a big one at that.

Speaking out through the channels of Jiangnan University—does he intend to prove his innocence to the world?"

Jiang Beifeng wasn't too anxious about whether Lu Wu could prove his innocence, because his plan for Lu Wu wasn't just about plagiarism.

From the beginning, Jiang Beifeng's scheme against Lu Wu was multi-layered.

The outermost layer was to infuriate Lu Wu by dishonoring debt, to stir his nerves; the second layer, the plagiarism, was to further enrage and allow the incident to ferment.

As long as the incident fermented, Jiang Beifeng's second objective would be achieved.

As for whether Lu Wu could prove his innocence, Jiang Beifeng was not concerned.

Since their last encounter, Jiang Beifeng had been enlightened; to tackle Lu Wu, he couldn't expect him to follow his plan and had to prepare for the best and the worst outcomes.

Whether Lu Wu could prove his innocence or not did not affect the next steps of the plan.

"However, if we could trip up Lu Wu while he tries to clear his name, the rest of the plan would proceed much more smoothly."

With this thought in mind, Jiang Beifeng made a phone call.

At this point, he was calling a project team of the Jiangbei Professional Training Center.

In fact, Jiang Beifeng had considered this current situation from the beginning and had made preparations.

Ten days ago, he had the Jiangbei side set up a project team consisting of experts in White Bone Wild Boar research; they had begun researching Lu Wu's plan from ten days prior to prepare for this moment.

And Jiang Beifeng's call was particularly timely - when he called, the project team had just had a significant breakthrough.

As he called, he was the first to hear the good news.

"Director Jiang, good news, great news—we've just made a huge breakthrough in our research.

We found that the White Bone Wild Boar Soup can be optimized. By simply adding one ingredient, we can raise the quality of a Black Iron White Bone Wild Boar to Bronze level, and the total cost of the ingredients for the complete plan is only about 800 points."

"What?"

Jiang Beifeng did not expect to hear such news from his phone call, but he reacted swiftly, realizing the secret of the White Bone Wild Boar Soup that Lu Wu was said to hold by Jiangnan, and quickly asked, "What's the ingredient?"

"It's Iron Armor Bull milk!"

"Prepare all the relevant materials at once, we're going to see Principal Lin right now!"

After Jiang Beifeng hung up the phone, he didn't go straight to Lin Huai. Instead, he made another call to have his people look up some things, and only then did he set off to meet Lin Huai.

Soon enough, Jiang Beifeng and the project leader met with Lin Huai.

Coincidentally, at the same moment the project leader handed over the materials for Lin to review, Jiang Beifeng received another phone call.

"Director Jiang, I have the results of what you asked me to look into. Starting today, the Jiangnan Governor's Mansion has been buying up large quantities of goods, and currently, they have acquired about 30 percent of the market's Iron Armor Bull milk."

Hearing this, a smile crept onto Jiang Beifeng's face.

"It seems a little extra preparation doesn't hurt; look, I've accidentally got a hold of their trump card."

Meanwhile, Lu Wu was also muttering to himself.

"My goodness, I've practically given it away, Jiangbei can't possibly fail to notice, right?

Hmm, considering Jiang Beifeng's craftiness, he's bound to notice, but it might take some time. For now, I can only hope they discover it quickly."