The forum at Kingswell University was buzzing with activity. A post, a whopping ten pages long, had just dropped, and it was nothing short of explosive.


    The whistleblower was none other than Carlson, Edna''s protégé, who used her of aundry list of offenses: fabricating research, admitting students based on favoritism, epting bribes from outsidepanies, and even having her niece''s thesis ghostwritten.


    The post concluded with a PDF attachment. Thirty-plus pages of detailed usations against Edna, each supported by what seemed to be undeniable evidence.


    Things like-exploiting students, demanding gifts, and psychological maniption!


    But the most shocking revtion was Edna''s hijacking of Carlson''s research, coupled with years of coercion, forcing him to ghostwrite for her niece, Sybil. There were pictures, documents, the whole nine yards.


    The university''s onlinemunity went into meltdown mode.


    "Oh my god, those thirty pages left me shaking. Can this all really be true?"


    "Too long, didn''t read. Can someone sum up the drama?"


    "Isn''t it obvious? The professor''s been caught red-handed with academic fraud and hical behavior. The students have had enough, and Carlson just couldn''t stay silent anymore."


    "No way! This started back when Sybil was in high school? So all her special admissions and schrships were rigged?"


    "Genius girl? More like a con artist in disguise!"


    "If I remember correctly, Carlson was Edna''s star student, right? I''ve seen students report professors, but never someone so close to them. Either Carlson is incredibly brave, or Edna had iting."


    "Read it all, and my heart goes out to him! I''m stuck in a simr situation with my advisor, but I just don''t have the guts to speak up... Go, Carlson! I might not be brave enough, but I''ll cheer for those who are!"


    "Poor Carlson, what a nightmare."


    "I was floored when I read that Edna made students clean her house! She''s treating them like hired help?"


    "Right? They''re students, not servants!"


    "Word on the street is that this Ms. Edna from the Life Sciences Department was quite the show-off. Lots of publications, but turns out she was just stealing from her students. Disgusting!"


    "Let''s not jump to conclusions. A PDF doesn''t prove anything yet."


    "Sounds like someone''s covering for Edna. The evidence is rock solid!"


    Despite it being winter break, the thread''s activity kept climbing. Maybe it was because everyone had too much free time on their hands, turning them into eager


    ve


    rubberneckers, bouncing around the virtual grapevine for the next juicy tidbit.


    Naturally, the trio of Su, Ho, and Lin couldn''t resist joining the fray.


    At Boundless Lab-


    Mamie had been glued to her phone


    all


    pi morning devouring piece after e


    piece of the scandal. Her


    exmations and gasps filled the air-


    "Geez! Carlson''s got guts!"


    "Seriously? Is Edna the devil incarnate?"


    "My worldview has been flipped upside down."


    "Are there really professors as vile as Edna out there? Thank goodness I chose


    Ms. Payne."


    Mamie muttered as she scrolled.


    Roseanne working at theb bench, looked up at her, intrigued. "How


    many


    PDF was?"


    pages did you say?


    "Thirty-seven."


    "Seems like he''s been nning this for a while," Roseanne mused. "But I didn''t expect..."


    "Didn''t expect what?" Mamie blinked.


    "Didn''t expect that with so many paths, he''d choose the toughest one."