With an exact date to go on, the staff quickly found a register.
They followed the markings and turned to October 3.
Then they pushed it in front of Song Ning.
"Since it was during National Day, we received quite a lot of donations. Everything from this page onward was registered on October 3!"
Song Ning took it and looked through it. The entries for October 3 alone filled several pages.
The pages of the register were a little dirty, and the handwriting was hardly neat.
It was clear that the donation site must have been crowded that day.
She read down the entries line by line. She had only just turned a page when her gaze stopped.
Date: October 3 Item: One box of watercolor paints Donor: Zhou Xiaotang Recipient: Du Song
This entry stood out at a glance on the page.
As with what she had seen earlier, most of the donated items were small things related to art or studying.
Most donors did not leave their names, and only some of the recipient fields had broad destinations such as "mountain regions" or "primary schools."
This entry alone had every field neatly filled in.
Song Ning stared at it for a long while before pointing to the line and asking, "May I ask why Professor Du Song was listed as the recipient?"
The director leaned over to look and explained, "Perhaps this donor was an admirer of Professor Du's paintings. We've had cases like this before, where someone loved an artist's work so much that they volunteered to donate in the artist's name! Professor Du has been very popular ever since he won that award!"
"If she wanted to donate in Professor Du's name, then Du Song should have been entered in the donor field!"
"That's