"On the reputation the Three Industries Association has built over eighty years."
At that moment, the lean boy stepped forward. "This examination was initiated by the Three Industries Association, so we will naturally take responsibility for it. Indeed, from your perspective, if you did not cheat in any way, making you take the test again would be extremely unfair."
"But I do not believe such an improbable event could happen. So I stake the Three Industries Association's reputation, and my position as its president, on asking you two to retake the exam under our supervision."
"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Jiang Dongming, the current president of the Three Industries Association."
"This whole matter was also set in motion by me. In fact, I happened to discover that two descendants of nobles admitted through Guaranteed Admission had received perfect scores on the Leap Grade Exam—because only those who passed are announced in the end, while the specific scores are not made public, I found it highly suspicious. As a representative of the commoners, I felt it was necessary to do something."
Ronan looked at the lean boy. Although Jiang Dongming was dressed very plainly, he possessed a natural air of leadership. Ronan noticed that whenever Jiang Dongming spoke, every member of the Three Industries Association fell silent.
Even when facing members of the board's special task force, various teachers, Ronan, and Bai Haitang, Jiang Dongming remained neither servile nor overbearing. Even after Bai Haitang had pointed at his nose and insulted him, he had maintained his composure. Such bearing was rare even among nobles.
Yet his words still failed to convince Ronan.
"Still unfair." Ronan's words had always been brief, but forceful.
Jiang Dongming paused slightly. While he was still considering what Ronan meant, Bai Haitang, the