Rebirth of a Village Girl

Chapter 489: 135: Continuous face slapping! _1

As it was a matter of plagiarism, the Chief took the meeting with great seriousness.

The visitors appeared to be a father and daughter duo.

The man was elegant and handsome, with an invisible aura that demanded attention.

The child he held by the hand was exquisite. Yet still, whenever glimpsed through the eyes of the child, it was the man who reflected through.

It was no one else, but Mo Qishen and Mo Hudie.

“Hello.” The Chief greeted first, he had met countless people in his life, and he could tell this man was not ordinary.

“Hello, Chief Liu.” The man nodded slightly.

“Please sit.” The Chief turned to the assistant, “Go and pour Mr. Mo some tea.”

“Alright.” The assistant turned to make the tea.

Mo Qishen didn’t immediately respond to the Chief Liu. Instead, he introduced, “This is my niece Mo Hudie, pen name Butterfly Fly.”

Pen name Butterfly Fly?

This little girl looked to be under ten. Was she already writing at such a young age?

Mo Hudie greeted politely, “Hello uncle Chief.”

“Hello, little Butterfly Fly.”

Within their circle, everyone referred to each other by their pen names.

At this, Chief Liu turned again to Mo Qishen, “May I ask Mr. Mo, are you here to defend little Butterfly Fly?”

Despite having not introduced his own pen name, Mo Qishen first introduced Mo Hudie, hinting that he was here for her, not himself.

At this point, Chief Liu was becoming curious – what type of work could come from someone so young as Mo Hudie?

Mo Qishen nodded slightly, handing over two prepared notebooks to Chief Liu, “You will understand if you take a look at these.”

The notebooks were thick with writing – innocent scribbles maturing to graceful, spirited handwriting, tracking the growth of a little girl.

Chief Liu read with great concentration, his face growing more rigid.

“Does Chief Liu think he’s seen these somewhere before?” Mo Qishen interjected at the right time.

“These were all written by Butterfly Fly?” Chief Liu was both shocked and incredulous.

“Yes.” Mo Qishen nodded.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Chief Liu continued, “But these are the works of Li Xianxian, one of our association’s authors.”

This was before the internet and communication was not as developed. The distribution of literary works depended on newspapers and physical publications.

There had been instances of plagiarism, albeit a small percentage.

It would have been believable if Mo Hudie was accused of plagiarising Li Xianxian, but vice versa was indeed hard to fathom.

After all, Mo Hudie was merely a preteen girl.

Ordinarily, a child of her age could barely read, let alone produce works of such caliber.

With a steady expression, Mo Qishen said, “It was Li Xianxian who stole Xiaodie’s works.”

Chief Liu’s face darkened, “That… That’s impossible.”

He had always admired Li Xianxian’s talent, he was a fan, he simply could not accept that she would plagiarise.

Observing Chief Liu’s thoughts, Mo Qishen continued, “Chief Liu, you must not dismiss her talent simply due to Xiaodie’s age. These works are all products of Xiaodie’s hard work. I’ve heard that Chief Liu is a person who values talent, and I hope you can be objective in handling this.”

Chief Liu adjusted the glasses on his nose, “I can’t label Li Xianxian as a plagiariser based on your one-sided account. We need to investigate this matter.”

Plagiarism is serious. It shouldn’t be decided lightly.

Also, Mo Hudie’s works hadn’t been published yet whereas Li Xianxian’s work had already been in circulation for several months.

If you were to pinpoint someone as plagiarizing, it would seem that Mo Hudie was the one who plagiarized.

Suggesting that Li Xianxian plagiarised was a claim that didn’t hold water.

Mo Qishen frowned, “I understand Chief Liu’s concern. The reason Xiaodie’s works have not been published is due to a health issue. She has been bedridden for a while. It is during this period that Li Xianxian plagiarised Xiaodie’s original work and beat us to publication…”

Mo Qishen quickly summarized Mo Hudie’s situation to Chief Liu.

“Mr. Mo, everything requires evidence. You claim Li Xianxian plagiarized, and she can sue you for defamation. There’s no evidence of plagiarism, but the defamation is a fact.”

“These are the works that Xiaodie created a year ago, they are now under review for publication by Yi Pin Literature Publishing House.” Mo Qishen handed over a document.

Chief Liu was shocked as he looked through the handed documents.

He found it hard to believe that this work came from the hands of a child in her early teens.

“Did… did you really write this?” Chief Liu crouched down to eye-level with Mo Hudie.