Suddenly There Are Three (Bailey and Artemis) novel Chapter 325

Chapter 325

Bailey cast a glance at him.

The ghost of a smile crept up her face.

He copied my codes, and yet he had the audacity to ask me to give up on this competition. What kind of twisted mentality is that? Are copycats this arrogant these days? Hah!

“If I lose, you can use me as a stepping stone to becoming today's spotlight. Just look at how I support you, my friend. The eighteen participants before me didn't want to become your backdrop, so I volunteered. So, quit yakking and ask them to get started.”

The texts on the giant screen began scrolling up rapidly again.

Halfway through the test, Jason sprang up from his seat and shouted, “There's a problem with her source code. It's exactly the same as mine! I demand that the judges display mine side by side for comparison.”

The initially bustling convention center immediately fell silent.

Everyone turned to look in Jason's direction, anticipating his next move.

The host approached him and asked in puzzlement, “Mr. Jason, what do you mean?”

Jason pointed at the screen onstage and said through gritted teeth, “This is the source code I submitted. Every set of data is exactly the same as mine. Bailey plagiarized my work.”

His words felt like a bolt of lightning to everyone present.

As the convention center was too noisy, some people couldn't hear what he had said at first.

However, now that the convention center was pin-drop silent, his accusation reverberated in the convention center, crystal clear for everyone to hear.

The host widened his eyes at Jason for a moment before he turned to Bailey and asked, “Ms. Jefferson, do you have anything to say?”

Bailey narrowed her eyes slightly as if she was contemplating something.

“What is there for a copycat like her to say? I submitted this source code first. If any other participants' submission is similar to mine, then it's clear that they've plagiarized my work. As you know, this woman right here submitted last. She must have copied my work. We cannot let this behavior go unpunished!”

“They're really quite similar,” a participant commented.

“Yes, I think so too. But we don't know who the copycat is,” another participant chimed in.

The host thought for a moment and announced, “Now that a participant has been accused of plagiarizing, we have to investigate the matter thoroughly to ensure that it is a fair competition. Everyone, please stay calm. I will ask the technical team to display both source codes on the screen.”

Then, the host hurried off to the backstage.

The convention center went into an uproar after the host left.

Meanwhile, below the stage, Susan was sitting on Edmund's lap. Seeing that her mother was rubbing her temples onstage, she pouted and groaned, “Bad guys are trying to hurt Bay again. This is so annoying.”

Edmund patted her head and smiled. “I think it's too soon to say who's going to get hurt. Your mommy is a smart woman. She can surely turn this situation around. I think the person who's trying to hurt her is going to get real unlucky today.”

The host was momentarily stunned. However, after getting an affirmative nod from the organizers, he announced in a low voice, “We will permanently ban the person involved and he or she will be forbidden from participating in all activities in our circle.”

“Okay.” Bailey snapped her fingers. “Let's begin.”

The screen onstage flickered, and it was soon divided into half to project two sets of source codes on the screen.

Even though the audience did not understand the codes, they still had a discerning eye to spot the differences between the two.

The crowd went wild when they noticed that the two source codes were exactly the same.

“They're really identical.”

“That's true. Did Bailey really plagiarize Jason's work?”

“Even if she didn't, it would be impossible for her to explain herself. After all, Jason did submit his codes first. She will be flagged for plagiarism as her submitted codes are exactly the same as his.”

“Yes, that's right.”

“What is Bailey thinking? She could have not submitted anything if she really couldn't come up with anything. She's ruining her life by copying others' work!”

“She must have been too carried away by all the big names that she used to enjoy and wanted to come in first place in everything. Her ego has clouded her judgment.”