Chapter 21 — People Whose Achievements Are Stolen

I picked up the sample straw. Open the ventilation cabinet. Continue doing experiments. Ha Uyen Thanh did not use it for three days. The next afternoon… The Office of Research Ethics received her written explanation. Seven pages total. The handwriting is very neat. Even more serious than when she took notes on the experiment. In that statement… She admitted the following facts: Of the six dissertations under her first author name… There were four articles where the original data and initial drafts all came from Tham Niem. It was Ly Phong behind the arrangement to change the author's name. The two patents were in the direction of coating materials research... The original registrant was Tham Niem. Then, according to Ly Phong's instructions, she changed her name. She knew about Tam Niem being transferred from her research position. It is also known that the so-called "preparing for pregnancy" is a reason made up by Ly Phong. She asked Dao Vien to filter and edit Tham Niem's original data. The purpose was to erase all traces of changing the author's name on the essay. She knew there was a problem in the relationship between Ly Phong and Tham Niem. But he denied that he and Ly Phong had a relationship beyond the limits of brother and sister. After the last line… She wrote one more sentence.

“All of the above content is true.”

“If there is any falsehood, I will bear all the consequences.”

Below is the signature. Date. After reading the explanation, Tien Duy Quoc sat in the office for half an hour without moving. He then asked the research ethics office to photocopy another copy. Closed with other investigation documents. Waiting for the investigation team to arrive. The investigation team arrived on Tuesday. Four people in total. The leader is the deputy head of the research ethics department of the superior unit. The remaining three people are in charge of specific verification. It took them two days to take statements and collect evidence. Meet in turn: Ha Uyen Thanh. Qian Duy Quoc. Little King. While talking to me... The deputy head of the department asked me a question. The deputy head of the department looked at me.

“Researcher Tham Niem…”

“When did you discover these problems?”

“From that night my admission to practice was cancelled.”

“Why didn't you immediately respond?”

“Because at that time I didn't know how deep this was.”

“The cancellation is just the surface.”

“Behind the story, there was also the story of blocking the invitation letter, forging the pregnancy test certificate, changing the name of the author of the thesis, and then fabricating and slandering the experimental data..”

“Those things cannot be done in a day.”

“I need time to see each layer clearly.”

“Where is your original evidence now?”

“It's all in my personal cloud storage.”

I turned on the computer. Display all documents in the archive for them to see. Copy of original invitation letter. Email photo. Comparison photo of fake pregnancy examination report. Attribute information of the original thesis file. Compare the handwriting on the notebook. The photo shines through the eraser layer that Chu Man provided. Photo of a conversation between Dao Vien and Ha Uyen Thanh. Audio recording of the entire academic assessment session. After watching... The deputy head of the department asked the second question.

“Why didn't you choose to make this evidence public from the beginning?”

“Because if it goes public right away…”

“At most, it can only solve one problem.”

“But the source of this whole series of problems lies in the management structure of the research institute.”

“If only solve one work…”

“Other things will still change in a different way to continue to repeat.”

He wrote another line in the notebook. Then close the window.

“Researcher Tham…”

“We will present your evidence and explanation to superiors at the same time.”

“The results of the processing will later be officially notified to you and the research institute.”

“There's one more thing.”

He stood up.

“Academician Co Hoai An asked me to convey his message.”

“Thu Quang Plan's appointment ceremony is scheduled for next Wednesday.”

“He will come personally.”

"I know."

Wednesday next week. Appointment ceremony. The location is not the large meeting room on the second floor. Tien Duy Quoc intentionally had someone clean up the academic hall on the first floor. This place is normally only used to receive foreign guests or hold year-end conferences. Normally the light is not good. There was still dust on the back of the chair. But today… Everything is wiped clean. The front row seats are Co Hoai An and two accompanying assistants. The second row is the deputy head of the superior investigation team. The third row is Tien Duy Quoc and the head of the research management department Mr. Ha. In the back sat more than half of the research institute. Tieu Vuong sat next to the aisle. In hand holding notebook. Chu Man sat in the third row from the bottom, close to the window. Arms folded across chest. Legs rest on the front seat crossbar. Dao Vien did not come. He took sick leave in the office. Ha Uyen Thanh also did not come. She is in the dormitory awaiting the conclusion of the investigation. Ly Phong comes. He sat in the last corner of the last row. Don't sit with anyone. Still wearing that white shirt. But today the sleeve buttons are not buttoned. The sleeves are rolled loosely to the middle of the arm. He came himself. No one called. No one stopped it. The ceremony was very short. Co Hoai An stands on stage.