Before I could respond, Professor Warren's assistant knocked and hurried into the office.
"Professor Warren, the investigation panel is already in the hearing room. They want everyone there immediately."
As I followed Professor Warren down the hallway, I saw several reporters waiting with cameras and press badges. The lights mounted on their tripods were painfully bright.
Beyond the heavy oak doors, five investigators sat behind a long conference table. The silver-haired man in the center wore rimless glasses, and the nameplate before him read CHIEF INVESTIGATOR.
The other investigators wore suits with pins bearing their schools' crests. The AIT pins were deep crimson, while the CIT pins were golden orange.
Reporters from three major technology outlets had set up livestreaming equipme
