Chapter 300 Sense of Logic

Lin Yuesha was utterly speechless at Qin Langzhong's obsession.

She calmed herself down and said, "Doctor Qin, the idea that you and I have a grudge is just your assumption. Why would I hate someone like you who was defeated by me?"

She made two bets, one against Qin Langzhong and the other against Jishetang. The other party suffered a crushing defeat, and Lin Yuesha, as the victor, only needed to receive the silver; there was no need for hostility.

"you……"

Qin Langzhong stammered for a long time, unable to speak.

Losing to a young girl is a wound that will never heal. He was beaten up by a bettor a few days ago, and he hasn't fully recovered yet.

Upon hearing the news of his son's death, Doctor Qin broke down.

"What do you mean 'you' and 'me'? I need to know what happened."

Lin Yuesha ignored Doctor Qin and turned to Xiao Qi, whispering, "Brother, when did you go back to the academy?"

This is a very important question. Where did Xiao Qi go today, claiming he had something to do at home?

“I went to the book fair and picked up a few books, which will save my family some money.”

Following his previous plan, Xiao Qi sounded somewhat guilty, which is why he lied for the first time ever.

He was so engrossed in his book that he didn't realize the light was off until the sun had already set.

When Xiao Qi returned to the academy, he heard at the gate that there was a murder case that involved him. Since he had just arrived at the yamen, he was unaware of what had happened.

Lin Yuesha was speechless. Just as she thought, her stepbrother was such a simpleton!

"Please accept my condolences, Dr. Qin."

Upon seeing this, the teachers at Changqing Academy quickly tried to smooth things over, saying that before the truth came out, they shouldn't speculate on who the murderer was.

Lord Bai sat in the hall, watching the verbal sparring among the people below, remaining silent.

After waiting for about half an hour, the coroner hurriedly came to the front of the hall and whispered a few words to Lord Bai.

Among the food Lin Yuesha sent, several dishes were not poisonous, but the cold-cooked rabbit contained a deadly poison. He only fed the dog a piece of rabbit meat, and not long after eating it, the dog vomited blood and convulsed, just like Young Master Qin's death.

"Okay, I knew it was you!"

When Doctor Qin heard the coroner's words, he insisted that Lin Yuesha pay with her life. "That heartless brat! She killed my son!"

"What a joke! I gave my older brother some food, how did your son even get to eat it?"

Lin Yuesha curled her lips sarcastically, her mind filled with suspicion. The cold-cooked rabbit was definitely not poisonous. She shared half with the pockmarked man as a snack with his drinks, and the two of them had already eaten it.

If she and the pockmarked woman were poisoned at home, it's impossible that they would have escaped unscathed.

The food was distributed midway through the meal, and only passed through her hands. When Bai Cha wanted to help, Lin Yuesha wouldn't let her, and did it herself.

In other words, even if someone poisoned the food, it would only happen after the food had been taken to the academy.

"Perhaps you want to kill your stepbrother, so..."

Qin Langzhong desperately tried to come up with a reason, believing that Xiao Qi should die, and that his own son should be made a scapegoat.

This family doesn't even share the same surname, and they're not blood brothers; there might be some friction between them.

"What a joke! I killed someone without even being home, yet I went to the academy to deliver food and poison them. Do you think that's possible?"

Lin Yuesha ignored Doctor Qin and asked a classmate with beady eyes, "May I ask, young master Qin, do you have any preferences when it comes to food?"

The man who came was next door to Young Master Qin, and they had a fairly good relationship. He replied, "He's addicted to spicy food."

That makes sense. Lin Yuesha doesn't know what kind of food Young Master Qin likes. She brought so much food, but only the cold-cooked rabbit was poisoned, which speaks volumes.

"Brother, do you know Young Master Qin's preferences?"

Lin Yuesha asked Xiao Qi again, but Xiao Qi shook his head. He was not familiar with Green Bean Eyes, and Green Bean Eyes was very jealous of his talent. He had complained to the teacher about it many times, but every time, Green Bean Eyes was the one who suffered the consequences.

This is a point of contention in the case; once this point is grasped, it becomes much easier to get started.

After thinking about it, Qin Langzhong realized that Lin Yuesha's words made sense. It was very likely that someone he knew had done it, but who was that person? His son was not the type to have deep-seated hatred for anyone.

"Dr. Qin, it's just a coincidence that my elder brother isn't here today, and I left after delivering the gifts."

Lin Yuesha handed the items to the pageboy, and specifically instructed him to leave the food at Changqing Academy. It was unknown who had tampered with it, and during this period, neither Xiao Qi nor she was at the academy.

"Bring the pageboy along for questioning."

Lord Bai stroked his beard. This line of thinking was very logical. Even if Lin Shusheng's daughter stayed in a small place like the North, she would not be simple. No wonder the madam took a liking to her and wanted to hire her as her daughter-in-law.

In critical moments, one remains calm, reasonable, and convincing, which earns one's trust.

Before long, the young page was brought up. He was still young and it was the first time he had ever seen such a scene. He was so frightened that he knelt down and cried.

"Little page, tell me what happened."

Lord Bai tried his best to be amiable, but the pageboy's cries were even louder, piercing his eardrums.

"If you cry again, drag her away and give her a beating!"

Lord Bai felt a headache coming on and was quite helpless, so he raised his voice.

Sure enough, intimidation worked; the little page stopped crying abruptly.

"Around noon, Miss Lin came to the academy to deliver something. I went to run errands for her and delivered a letter. I happened to run into Young Master Bai. Young Master Bai said that Young Master Xiao had taken leave and was not at the academy."

The young page told the truth that Miss Lin had indeed given instructions when he was holding the food.

He went to deliver the items, only to find that Young Master Xiao's door was locked, so he left them with Young Master Bai for the time being.

"Is it locked?"

Lord Bai pressed further, revealing that this matter was also related to his son.

"This definitely has nothing to do with Young Master Bai."

Even if Qin Langzhong was very upset, he dared not doubt Bai Dingfeng. After all, Bai Dingfeng was the son of the prefect, and Qin Langzhong was nothing.

"Yes, sir, it's because there were dried biscuits and mice in the house before, so..."

Xiao Qi didn't finish speaking, but everyone present knew perfectly well that someone was messing with him. They had put pancakes in his blanket to attract rats and had even poured water on him before.

After all, Xiao Qi had no powerful backing and was a blockhead. Even if he was bullied, he would remain silent and not complain, so his classmates all looked down on him.

Lin Yuesha glanced at her stepbrother approvingly. It seemed that her older brother wasn't too stupid after all; he knew to lock the door when he went out.

"The things are in my room. Just now, my teacher asked me to discuss academic matters."

Bai Dingfeng confirmed that the pageboy's words were true; the pageboy hadn't even left when he was hurriedly summoned away. His teacher wanted to test his knowledge, and before he could return, he received the devastating news of Young Master Qin's sudden death.

"My lord, actually... actually all of this has nothing to do with Miss Lin."

The young page wiped away his tears and decided to tell the truth.

Young Master Bai hurriedly went out, and he waited in the room for a while, because although the food was covered, the aroma could not be concealed.

So he stole a few pieces of cold-cooked rabbit. If the food had been poisoned, he would be long gone by now.