Chapter 327 Otis Conquered by Catherine's Code
Catherine smiled slightly.
"Gabriella, I like to leave my mark on my drawings. All these images have my signature, and the drafts I handed to you have the same marks."
"Plus, these images have the background of Gabriella's lesson plans. They were probably taken right here, in your office, weren't they?"
"Or are you saying that Lyra's drafts just coincidentally have the same background and were also drawn in Gabriella's office?"
The images were clearly taken with a phone.
In the background, you could see the corner of Gabriella's lesson plan book!
Catherine zoomed in on the image, pointing to a small logo in the corner, a five-petal flower that looked like a peach blossom in full bloom.
The drafts on Gabriella's desk had the same logo in the most inconspicuous places!
Lyra hadn't noticed this detail at all.
She thought it was just an element Catherine had casually drawn while sketching. She had kept the peach blossom when copying but had enlarged it significantly, making it a highlight...
In hindsight, this only magnified the fact that she had plagiarized!
Lyra fumed, "You could have faked this video! What proof do you have?"
Catherine replied calmly, "Whether it's fake or not, we can ask a professor from the Computer Science department to check. It's a simple program. Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean no one else does."
Her words carried a hint of disdain, making Lyra's face burn with anger.
Damn it!
She must be bluffing!
Gabriella thought for a moment.
"Cecilia, go next door and get Mr. Jenkins to take a look."
Otis Jenkins was the head of the Computer Science department next door.
He was the chief editor of the programming textbooks used in their courses!
Several spacecraft launched by Stellara had Otis's code on them!
In this field, Otis was an absolute authority.
Cecilia quickly found Otis, who was working on a complex piece of code, and explained the situation.
Otis, with his graying hair, wore a well-worn shirt and a pair of scholarly glasses, giving him a kind and approachable appearance.
Smiling, he took the laptop Cecilia handed him and glanced at the program.
His smile quickly turned to surprise!
"Who wrote this code?"
"It was Catherine from our department. Is there a problem?"
Otis shook his head, pointing to a line of code.
"This code is excellent! Recovering deleted images is nearly impossible. To do so, you need multiple lines of code and the original source code."
"Is Catherine a computer genius? I need to meet her!"
Otis had intended to just take a quick look, but after seeing the code, he couldn't sit still!
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. He grabbed the laptop and rushed to the Design department's office.
Cecilia, worried Otis might trip in his excitement, grabbed his cane and followed him!
As soon as he entered the office, Otis approached with the laptop.
"Who wrote this code? It's perfect!"
Gabriella stood up to offer her seat, but Otis waved her off.
Catherine spoke calmly, "I restored it. Is there a problem?"
Otis adjusted his glasses, scrutinized Catherine, and then typed a line of code into the laptop.
"Can you understand this code?"
"If I'm not mistaken, Otis, you've been working on library classification source code recently? If you tweak this command slightly, it would be better."
Catherine's fingers flew over the keyboard, quickly adding her own code below Otis's.
"Excellent! This makes it much clearer!"
Otis was thrilled. "I have another project with some tricky code. Would you be interested in joining my team? Don't worry, I'll pay you!"
Cecilia quickly reminded him, "Mr. Jenkins, Catherine is from our department..."
"Imperial University allows double majors. If necessary, you can switch majors, and I'll sign off on it!"
To Otis, Catherine was a genius!
Such talent was wasted on jewelry design!
Catherine smiled slightly, "Otis, I have no such plans. I chose jewelry design because I love it, not for money or a degree."
A degree was just a piece of paper to Catherine.
She was here to honor Elodie's memory.
Otis was reluctant to give up, "Are you sure? If you join my lab, you'll definitely shine in this field!"
"Thank you for the offer, but I don't think it's a good fit. I appreciate you coming to verify my code."
Otis sighed in disappointment.
He wanted to persuade her further, but saw the determination in Catherine's eyes and held back.
"No problem. Your code is not only perfect but also very concise. This video is indeed fake."
With Otis's confirmation, it was clear Lyra had plagiarized Catherine's work!
Otis glanced at the designs in the video and then at Catherine's sketches.
One look, and he understood why Catherine didn't want to study computer science!
With such perfect design skills, Catherine was indeed suited to be a jewelry designer!
Otis looked a bit envious.
"Your name is Catherine, right? Last name Windsor... Is Samuel your grandfather?"
"Yes, do you know my grandfather?"
Otis nodded with a smile.
"Yes! We're from the same hometown! Your designs are excellent. Would you design a piece of jewelry for my wife? Don't worry, I'll pay you!"
Otis seemed a bit embarrassed but spoke with a gentle smile when mentioning his wife.
Catherine vaguely remembered that Otis's wife worked with Grace!
Grace had mentioned that Otis and his wife had a deep, loving relationship and never argued.
Otis even had a photo of his wife on his smartwatch!
Since he was a friend of Samuel, Catherine didn't refuse.
"Sure, no problem."
Otis and Catherine discussed some details, then turned to Lyra.
"What you did is absolutely shameful! Using Catherine's drafts as your own and accusing her of plagiarism? Imperial University shouldn't have students with such poor character!"
"Imperial University values education that fosters good character. It's clear you lack that!"
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