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    Some of them had used their phones to look up the test questions. Some had sent them to friends and family. Some, after the exam, even bragged about how lucky they were to have saved the questions.


    All of it was proof.


    Proof they’d participated in the cheating scandal.


    Sure, they were technically “forced” to receive the questions. But the decision to search for the answers? That part was fully on them.


    They benefited from it–so now they’d have to face the consequences.


    The principal wrapped up the investigation quickly. He personally posted a formal statement on the school’s website.


    The announcement included three main points:


    First, it publicly cleared Jean’s name. She had not taken part in any cheating or question–leaking. The messages in the ss group chat were the result of a hacked ount.


    Second, it identified the real culprit: Sunny from ss 3. He had stolen the exam questions, sold them on a secondhand website, and then used Jean’s Facebook ount to leak them to the ss.


    Third, it called out the rest of ss 3. After seeing the leaked questions, they didn’t report them to the school. Instead, many had looked up answers on their own. That, the school said, was no different from cheating.


    Finally, the principal stated that within two days, the school would announce formal disciplinary action for everyone involved.


    The moment the announcement went live, Sterford Academy practically exploded.


    The school website nearly crashed from the flood of traffic.


    No one had seen iting. What everyone had thought was a cut–and–dry cheating scandal had just flipped upside down.


    Jean didn’t cheat?


    The school forum lit up instantly, the front page taken over by new threads.


    “How the hell did this flip around? I’m shocked.”


    “Wait, so we med Jean for nothing?”


    “Is the principal serious with that statement?”


    “I read it three times to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating.”


    “I know Sunny! He’s a decent guy. I can’t believe he’d do something like this.”


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    “C’mon. Jean’s a nobody. You think she has enough pull to make the principal lie for her?”


    “Right? She’s a staff kid—an illegitimate one at that. No way she outranks Sunny


    “I still don’t buy it.”


    “She must have some insane luck, ‘cause this just flipped outta nowhere


    Then, out of the blue, a user with the default avatar, username 8976241, posted something that stood out like a sore thumb on the homepage.


    “Jean’s being protected? Jean got lucky? Why is it so hard to believe that maybe she’s just innocent?”


    “Is it really that difficult to ept that she didn’t do anything wrong?”


    That post, title and bodybined, came out swinging–and the whole school took notice.


    “Are you like her PR rep or something? Why are you riding so hard for her?”


    “User 8976241: Might wanna reread the announcement. You don’t need to ‘clear her name‘ if she was never dirty in the first ce.”


    “You sound like Jean herself. Little aggressive there.”


    “Wait a sec, this really might be Jean!”


    “User 8976241: Check the post location. I’m not on campus. Jean’s in ss. Don’t throw usations around. Thanks.”


    Everyone scrambled to check. Sure enough, the location didn’t match the school.


    “Okay, then who the hell are you? You her friend or something?”


    “User 8976241: Can you answer my question first? Jean didn’t do anything wrong. So why do all of you talk like she did?”


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