"Following an investigation into Ye Meizhen's unlawful admission and improper entry into an established public-sector post, both violations have been confirmed."
"Ye Meizhen will now be stripped of her professional title and dismissed from her established post."
"We take the facts and circumstances reported by the public online very seriously and are now making the relevant information public."
"We also ask the public to monitor subsequent developments. Any questions may be raised and brought to our attention."
"We will crack down on and severely punish such conduct."
Source-Zhou City Administrative Department.
The Zhou City Administrative Departments issued a response to the public outcry over Ye Meizhen taking Liu Wenya's place at university.
This response could be said to have directly conveyed the authorities' position.
After all, no matter how one looked at this matter,
their administrative departments bore some responsibility for failing in their duties.
Faced with the public outcry online,
not responding would have raised even greater concerns about their attitude.
From that perspective, a sincere apology was undoubtedly one of the best options.
It restored public trust while emphasizing the administrative departments' strict oversight and punishment of such matters, making their stance clear.
Online, the announcement from the Zhou City Administrative Departments was met with widespread approval.
Meanwhile,
the investigation into Wang Qirui was also underway.
An investigation found that Ye Meizhen's promotion to vice principal was inextricably linked to Wang Qirui.
The Zhou City Administrative Departments imposed the appropriate punishments and took the appropriate action against Wang Qirui, Ye Meizhen, Zhang Mengwei, and the other people involved.
However, these punishments and measures were all handled internally and were not made public.
Inside the White Jun Law Firm.
Liu Wenya sat in Su Bai's office.
In fact, her case had effectively concluded once the second instance proceedings