Chapter 374: Evidence
“There’s no evidence.” Sun Xiangren’s clean answer shocked everyone, “We haven’t obtained definite evidence that Chu Nan cheated, but I believe that this is only temporary. We’ll definitely be able to find it in the future.”
As soon as he finished speaking, an uncontrollable commotion sounded at the scene of the ultimate arbitration.
No evidence? It was too unreasonable to directly punish someone without evidence!
The people at the scene were all the higher-ups of the academy, so their reactions were still controlled. In comparison, the students who were watching the arbitration result through the live broadcast outside the venue had a much more intense reaction.
“Damn! What the heck?” Mondeo shouted angrily, “I thought that the academy had something on Chu Nan, so they dared to directly give him such strict punishment. It turns out that they don’t have any evidence!”
Saar frowned slightly. Although he did not curse like Mondeo, his expression was very ugly.
Although this arbitration had the greatest relationship with Chu Nan, the most important reason why it could attract the attention of all the other students in the Martial Arts Branch was that they wanted to see how the academy would deal with the conflict between the students. In the end, the dean of the Martial Arts Branch directly said “we have no evidence” in front of everyone. This was simply laughable!
In the senior lecture hall, there was also a commotion when they heard Sun Xiangren’s words.
The senior students discussed animatedly with shocked expressions.
If the Martial Arts Branch could punish a student without any evidence, what would happen to the students if the branch directly punished any student they disliked in the future?
What could such an attitude do to the academy’s rules?
Leonardo glanced at the reactions of the surrounding students and discovered that even the few people who were gloating over Chu Nan’s punishment frowned in dissatisfaction. It could be seen how serious Sun Xiangren’s statement was to the students.
It was impossible for Director Sun not to know the consequences of his words. Then, why did he say that?
Leonardo looked at Sun Xiangren on the virtual screen and then at Chu Nan who was still standing alone in the center of the venue. A bad feeling flashed through his heart.
“This is too much! Sister Angie Prairie, how can the leader of your Martial Arts Branch be like this?” Elvy pointed at Sun Xiangren on the virtual screen with an angry expression, “He punished Brother Chu Nan without any evidence. How can this be? Is he still reasonable?”
Angie Prairie was not as angry as Elvy. Instead, she still looked calm, as if she was not affected by Sun Xiangren’s words.
She smiled and touched Elvy’s head, “What? You don’t believe Chu Nan?”
Elvy was stunned, “Of course, I believe him. However, we’re talking about evidence now. This guy dares to do this without evidence. I’m worried that your Martial Arts Branch has long secretly arranged for something to happen to Brother Chu Nan.”
After saying that, she begged Angie Prairie, “Sister Angie Prairie, you’re the disciple of Supremacy Oville. You must have a very high status in the Martial Arts Branch, right? Can you help Brother Chu Nan and help him plead in front of those people in the Martial Arts Branch?”
“I suggested that before, but I was rejected by Chu Nan.” Angie Prairie shook her head, “Chu Nan said that he can resolve this matter. Don’t worry, so we have to believe him.”
“But…” Elvy frowned and looked at Chu Nan on the virtual screen with a worried expression.
Now that these guys from the Martial Arts Branch were clearly unreasonable, how could Chu Nan resolve it?
“Director Sun.” Director Levo raised his voice, “This is the scene of the ultimate arbitration. You need to be responsible for everything you say. Let me ask you again. Is there really no evidence that you suspect Chu Nan of cheating?”
Sun Xiangren still shook his head calmly. “No.”
Director Levo frowned and glanced at Lin Mingdao on the rostrum. He thought to himself that if the Martial Arts Branch had solid evidence, they would have definitely submitted it long ago. Chu Nan definitely did not have the guts to mention this ultimate arbitration, so this statement was reasonable.
However, how could they continue the arbitration if they said in front of so many people that they had no evidence?
The academy naturally did not want the Martial Arts Branch to fail in this arbitration, but now that they had put on such an attitude, how could the arbitration committee side with them?
“Alright, my question to you has ended. Now, let’s enter the stage where both sides defend themselves. Student Chu Nan, you mentioned this arbitration, so what’s the basis of your unwillingness to accept the judgment of the Martial Arts Branch?”
“My greatest dissatisfaction is that Director Sun has actually said it just now. That’s the evidence.” Chu Nan said seriously, “Director Sun, or rather, the branch clearly doesn’t have any evidence, but they unilaterally suspect that I cheated and even directly punished me because of this. I don’t accept this. I believe everyone knows that accusing a person of a mistake or even a crime requires concrete evidence. Otherwise, this is no different from slander.”
Many people present could not help but nod silently.
It was unreasonable to criticize someone without evidence.
If the Martial Arts Branch insisted on punishing Chu Nan with this, it was no wonder that he was unwilling to accept it and was even angered to the point of proposing the ultimate arbitration.
The Martial Arts Branch was not too surprised by this, as if they had long known that Chu Nan would refute.
Sun Xiangren glanced at Chu Nan and said in a clear voice, “I’ve already clearly told you about the evidence. Now, I’ll explain it again in front of everyone. That’s right, we don’t have any concrete evidence of your cheating, but everyone should understand one thing. We’re the Martial Arts Branch, not the court. The evidence can only determine the strength of the punishment, but it can’t determine whether to punish you.”
“Speak clearly,” Director Levo frowned and said in a low voice.
“Perhaps some people will feel that our punishment for Chu Nan is not in line with the academy’s rules, but please read through a new rule after the change in the points system. This rule is clearly recorded in the eighth article of the new points system regarding the punishment for violation. It’s specifically the eighth article, the 32nd clause.”
“According to this rule, once any action that might threaten the safety of the martial arts database is suspected, the academy will adopt the corresponding compulsory measures to ensure the safety of the martial arts database. Chu Nan’s actions aroused our suspicion so we adopted such a punishment to restrict him from continuing to come into contact with the martial arts database and prevent the information from being leaked.”