Chapter 10

Qin Miao, another Qin Miao! He also comes from the Qingshan Machinery Factory staff children's school, a recent graduate— the chance of a name clash isn't that high! This is impersonation!

Chen Dinghua's face immediately turned solemn.

A few days ago, when the school held a meeting on new student enrollment work, the principal especially emphasized paying attention to this issue! Many schools have already discovered this situation; we, Ha Gong Da, must eradicate it!

"Professor Chen, we don't know him!" Niu Guishan gritted his teeth and said: "This guy probably wants to impersonate our Qin Miao to attend university, huh? Humph, we just submitted the materials to Professor Chen and completed the enrollment procedures—we're the real ones!"

What does Qin Miao have in his hand? The introduction letter the factory issued earlier? Humph, it's forged! Our admission notice, household register, etc., are all genuine!

"Exactly, Professor Chen, I'm the principal of the Qingshan Machinery Factory staff children's school; I can guarantee I've never seen this guy who calls himself Qin Miao! He… could he have a mental problem? In recent years, the college entrance exam pressure has been huge; some people fail multiple times and become mentally abnormal."

Qin Miao laughed: When a impostor meets the real thing, why not run away quickly instead of waiting to be chopped down with an axe? Now, if these guys fled immediately, they could escape scot-free and later deny responsibility, which would be hard to pursue—but instead they're still here confusing right and wrong, turning black into white; what trump card do they have?

"Qin Miao, Qin Miao!" Just then someone outside shouted: "Where did you go? Professor Zhou is looking for you!"

Qin Miao raised his voice: "Senior brother, senior sister, I'm here! In the crowd!"

The three members of the Niu family's faces changed slightly—this Qin Miao already knows students and teachers at Ha Gong Da? How is that possible!

As Qin Miao shouted, Niu Guifang had already put down the washbasin and daily necessities and slowly stepped back.

Fan Congjun and Yang Can squeezed their way in.

"Qin Miao, our project is about to yield results—this is a big deal; what are you doing here among the freshmen? Handling enrollment formalities? Professor Zhou could just say hello, wouldn't that suffice?"

"No way!" Qin Miao pointed at the opposite side: "This Niu Qiang, holding my admission notice, household register, examination permit and such, came here to impersonate me and completed enrollment procedures! This Niu Guishan, Niu Qiang's father, the Section Chief of our factory's Personnel Section, keeps saying he doesn't know me, and there's also…"

"Hey, where's my beloved Principal Niu? Principal Niu, Niu Guifang, don't run! Are you scared? You still said I'm an impostor, even called me a lunatic, didn't you?"

Taking advantage of the moment when Qin Miao's classmate approached, Niu Guifang actually ran away? No matter, as long as Niu Qiang doesn't run, it's fine.

"I'll go after him!" Yang Can said through gritted teeth, pushing out of the crowd.

Chen Dinghua's face solemn as he spoke: "Fan Congjun, is the person you're talking to the real Qin Miao?"

Qin Miao had just arrived at Ha Gong Da when he was pulled into a research project, spending all day in the R&D lab, hardly contacting outsiders; moreover, the project is top secret, so even few teachers from the Fourth Department know him.

But the students of the new three cohorts, and teachers of the same department and specialty, know him much better.

"Exactly!" Fan Congjun nodded: "Professor Zhou brought him back from the train—how could that be fake? Professor Chen, I, Fan Congjun, can guarantee he's Qin Miao! Damn, these bastards dare to impersonate Qin Miao; they're really asking for it!"

Fan Jun said, clenching his fists, joints cracking.

"Young man, don't be impulsive, wait—have you been to his home?" Niu Guishan feigned calm and asked.

We must insist the Qin Miao before us is fake! After all, Qin Miao only has that introduction letter in his hand, with nothing else to prove his identity! On our side, we have everything! Perhaps we met him on the train? Maybe he's been impersonating since then?

Fan Congjun blinked, then shook his head: "No."

"Have you seen his relatives or neighbors?"

"Neither have I."

"Then how did you determine he's Qin Miao?"

Fan Congjun was taken aback and truly couldn't answer. But… even if he isn't the real Qin Miao, he's still my junior fellow disciple; over this period, the research project has relied entirely on him to shoulder the load—what is this guy in front of us, then?

"He's Qin Miao; you're the fakes!"

"He's an impostor, you've been deceived… sigh… I'm a Section Chief at a machinery factory in the Capital, and I'm about to be promoted to Factory Director—whose word is more credible, mine or his?"

The onlookers present all rolled up their sleeves to beat that impostor, but unexpectedly there was a twist, so they endured and continued waiting.

Chen Dinghua was also undecided, unable to judge on the spot, so he could only hand it over to the Security Section; it's not difficult—just go investigate at the Qingshan Machinery Factory!

Niu Guishan's mind was also racing: this matter has blown up, and Niu Guifang doesn't even know if she's found her old classmate; confirming identity is just a matter of having a meal and giving a gift—Qin Miao has no power or influence, so if I say he's fake, he's fake!

From then on, Qin Miao let out a cold laugh: "Niu Qiang, come on, tell me—what comes after hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron?"

"Why should I answer you?"

As soon as Niu Qiang said that, Niu Guishan nearly died of anger—this stupid son, isn't he admitting he's Niu Qiang? He glared at his son fiercely.

"No, Niu Qiang, you must answer! I'll ask again—what comes after hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron?"

"I'm not called Niu Qiang, and I won't answer your question!" At this point, Niu Qiang had already realized.

"No, you must answer."

Niu Guishan looked at Professor Chen in surprise: "Professor Chen, our Qin Miao has all his paperwork in order—he's the real one! This problem is obviously being used by that lunatic to make things difficult!"

"No, to prove he's genuine he needs to answer this question." Chen Dinghua felt certain in his heart—right, we can use knowledge to test him!

"I… I've forgotten it all!" Niu Qiang said: "I'm the type who crams before exams, then forgets everything after."

The surrounding students all showed looks of contempt.

Anyone who can get into Ha Gong Da should still know this stuff; maybe some specific questions could be forgotten, but these are basic concepts—if you don't know them, you'd score zero in every subject at Ha Gong Da!

This guy is definitely a fake; go up and beat him up to vent for the real Qin Miao!

Especially those few who know Fan Congjun have already picked up bricks from the nearby flowerbed… In the school, whether they're local Northeastern students or outsiders, they've all developed the same habit: if you can do something, you don't waste words—after all, here a single "what are you looking at?" can escalate into a brawl.

Niu Guishan watched the crowd's reaction, sensing trouble—this might be the moment the Western mirror is exposed; were those few questions really that important? His son usually doesn't study well, and at the crucial moment he's dropped the chain…

"Come on, make way, make way! Director Lu of the Mechanical Department is here!" Just then, Niu Guifang's voice sounded from outside.

Good, reinforcements have arrived!

Mechanical Department, Director Lu? Qin Miao also laughed—what a small world this is!