Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 800

"Is it really that difficult?" Mamie asked, her brow furrowed in confusion. "I mean, reporting Edna shouldn't be that hard, right? If Carlson's got enough evidence, public opinion can punish her way faster than some drawn-out legal process."

Once the buzz gets going, the university would have no choice but to step in. Everyone's watching, after all.

Scales nodded, but his expression was skeptical. "Sure, from an efficiency standpoint, reporting is the quickest route. But did you really take a good look at that post?"

"I did," Mamie replied, puzzled. "I've read it several times. What's wrong with it?"

"Carlson used his real name to report."

"So what if it's a real-name report?" Mamie asked, genuinely baffled.

Scales let out a weary sigh, looking at Mamie's innocent face. "When a student reports a professor, there are only two outcomes: either the report is successful, and the professor gets punished, or it fails, and the professor continues as before. But either way, for the student, what's coming next is gonna be a nightmare."

Mamie frowned. "I get it if the report fails-the professor might retaliate, make life difficult. But why would it be bad if it succeeds?"

raised an eyebrow. "If the report succeeds,

gets fired, maybe even

student? Especially someone like Carlson, who's in his final

professor got fired, Carlson might not graduate on time. Even if the school let him switch advisors, that would mean changing his research focus, starting

over the past

for nothing. A

spot than an undergrad, who at least has

her voice hesitant. "He could just hold on a few more months

could soar with his degree in hand. But now... Carlson chose this moment to

work aside, "he has no choice

head. "Given the current situation, winning... that's gonna be

the whole thing's already out there on the campus forum! Thirty

once it reached public opinion, a serious response

some louder than others. Right now, it's just internal. Only our school's students