You're dumping me, huh? Fine, then I'll just pick up the school beauty and make her my wif

However, he couldn't just hand over monitoring privileges to a student of unknown origin.

Fang Haoyu stood up and said in a cool tone, "Classmate, I understand how you feel, but retrieving the surveillance footage requires following procedures."

"You can first contact your school's supervising teacher, who will then communicate with the organizing committee, and then—"

"Director Fang."

Before he could finish speaking, a voice suddenly came from the doorway.

Jiang Che and Fang Haoyu turned to look at the same time.

They saw Chen Weiyuan standing at the office door, holding a cup of hot tea and smiling at the two of them.

This highly respected professor from the Kyoto University School of Business was wearing a gray casual jacket today, so he probably came to observe the arts festival.

Chen Weiyuan's gaze first fell on Jiang Che, with a hint of surprise.

"Oh? Jiang Che? What are you doing here?"

"Professor Chen."

Jiang Che turned around and gave a brief greeting.

Chen Weiyuan walked into the office with a cup of tea and keenly noticed Fang Haoyu's somewhat stiff expression and Jiang Che's icy face.

The old professor, with his years of experience, immediately sensed that something was amiss.

Why are you two so nervous? What happened?

Before Fang Haoyu could explain, Jiang Che spoke first, briefly recounting how the zipper of his dress had been maliciously cut.

After listening, Chen Weiyuan put down his teacup, his gaze turning serious.

He never expected that such a terrible thing could happen, even though Peking University was the organizer of the event.

Chen Weiyuan immediately turned to Fang Haoyu and said in a serious tone, "Director Fang, let me introduce you. This is the son of Jiang Dahai, chairman of Jiang Sheng Group, and also a key candidate for our Peking University's 'Young Entrepreneur Training Program'."

"I understand that retrieving surveillance footage does require procedures, but the situation is urgent right now. I hope you can understand and take Jiang Che to retrieve the footage first, and we can complete the missing procedures later."

Even after saying these words, Chen Weiyuan felt it wasn't enough, so he patted himself and added, "If anything happens, I, Chen Weiyuan, will take responsibility."

Upon hearing this, Fang Haoyu's expression immediately changed from businesslike to one of utter shock.

Jiang Sheng Group.

He couldn't possibly be unaware of what those four words meant in the capital.

Just consider the venue fees, sponsorship fees for sound and lighting equipment, and other miscellaneous expenses incurred by Peking University in hosting this year's arts festival.

All in all, at least half of the funding came from donations from major companies in Beijing.

Jiang Sheng Group is prominently listed as the top of the three companies on the donation list.

Moreover, it should be noted that Professor Chen Weiyuan enjoys an extremely high reputation and prestige at Peking University.

Even if Fang Haoyu wanted to make things difficult for Jiang Che, he would have to give up for Chen Weiyuan's sake, since he was willing to personally vouch for the student.

Fang Haoyu's attitude immediately softened visibly.

"Oh, it's Young Master Jiang. Don't worry, our organizing committee will definitely take this matter very seriously."

Jiang Che didn't respond to his polite words, but calmly repeated, "I need to access the back-end area surveillance footage from 10 PM to midnight last night."

Fang Haoyu wiped the sweat from his forehead, smiled ingratiatingly, and nodded repeatedly, "No problem, no problem, I'll take you there right now!"

He then grabbed a bunch of keys from the table, opened the door, and bent down to gesture for the door to open.

"The monitoring room is located on the east side of the first floor. Please follow me, Young Master Jiang."

Jiang Che followed without expression.

Chen Weiyuan also went to the monitoring room with Jiang Che.

The three walked through the backstage corridor, their footsteps echoing in the empty passageway.

"Professor Chen, thank you so much for helping me out of that predicament."

Jiang Che turned his head slightly and sincerely thanked Chen Weiyuan.

If Chen Weiyuan hadn't appeared in time, he probably wouldn't have been able to access the surveillance footage so easily.

Even if you use your status and power to intimidate people, it may not be effective. Teachers who can work at Kyoto University either have ability or connections.

Chen Weiyuan's appearance truly solved Jiang Che's urgent problem.

Upon hearing Jiang Che's thanks, Chen Weiyuan simply waved his hand dismissively, "It's nothing, not worth mentioning."

"Moreover, this kind of harmful behavior has already crossed the red line of the law. Even if it wasn't your girlfriend being targeted today, if it were any ordinary student, I would stand up and speak out for justice."

Jiang Che and Chen Weiyuan didn't have much interaction. Apart from the few times they met during the training program, they hardly had any contact in private.

But Chen Weiyuan's words in the office just now were all in his defense.

He remembered this favor.

The two chatted casually for a few more minutes, and Jiang Che took the opportunity to ask, "By the way, Professor Chen, what brings you to the arts festival today? I thought you were usually too busy with national research projects and practical training programs to relax."

"I'm human too, I need to rest," Chen Weiyuan said casually, taking a sip of tea. "How can I always be busy working in the office? I'd turn into a dried-up corpse!"

After saying that, he turned to Jiang Che and chuckled, "Besides, didn't I hear your girlfriend is going to participate in the piano competition?"

"I couldn't go to the welcome party because of something that came up, but I did watch the video playback. That girl played really well; she's really amazing."

"So I thought I'd come over today to check things out, and also to give myself a break and appreciate some high art."

Jiang Che couldn't help but chuckle at Chen Weiyuan's humor, and his fondness for Chen Weiyuan grew even stronger.

But he knew in his heart that Chen Weiyuan had come all the way to watch Su Qinghe's match today, mostly to take the opportunity to learn more about his situation.

After all, he was the only freshman among the participants in the training program. The fact that Chen Weiyuan was willing to give him the spot despite the immense pressure shows that he greatly admired and had high hopes for him.

In addition, Jiang Che felt a surge of pride welling up from the bottom of his heart.

After all, Su Qinghe's talent was recognized by someone like Chen Weiyuan, so as her boyfriend, Jiang Che was naturally happy for her.

However, before he could respond, Chen Weiyuan's tone became even more somber.

The smile that had just been on his face returned to a cold expression: "I just didn't expect to run into something like this so soon after I arrived. My dress was maliciously damaged, especially since Peking University was the organizer."

Fang Haoyu, who was leading the way, was sweating profusely.

If Chen Weiyuan were to publicize this matter, he, as the person in charge, would likely be fired—that would be the lightest punishment imaginable.

During their conversation, the three of them walked to the door of the monitoring room.

Fang Haoyu took out his key and opened the door, then stepped aside to let Chen Weiyuan and Jiang Che go in first.

Jiang Che walked in and curiously looked around at the layout.

On the wall in front of me were more than a dozen screens, each corresponding to a different monitoring area.

A middle-aged man in a security guard uniform was sitting in a swivel chair scrolling through his phone. Hearing the door open, he looked up, recognized Fang Haoyu, and quickly stood up.

"Director Fang, what brings you here?"

"Check the surveillance footage from last night." Fang Haoyu walked to the control panel, pointed to the row of monitors, and said, "Pull up the footage from the backstage dressing room and the corridor, starting from 10 p.m. last night."