The destruction of Song Chi's inkstone box was planned in advance. His inkstone box was already destroyed, so he could only use spare ink.

The prepared ink can be used normally, but it will automatically dissipate about a day after writing, and the handwriting will disappear. When the papers are marked, it will be discovered that Song Chi has submitted a blank paper.

In this way, he naturally failed the college entrance examination.

At that time, the pens and ink he used will also be taken away, and there will be no evidence at all.

Anyway, he didn't have any results, and the next exam would be two years later. No one knew what the results would be like then, but Song Chi's future had already been ruined.

Ma Jingming used all kinds of clever tricks. He wanted Song Chi to fail the college entrance examination without getting into any trouble.

With one difficulty after another, he didn't believe Song Chi could pass the college entrance examination.

.......

"You, third row, fifth exam room."

Wang Wen took the token from the examiner and went to find his examination room.

The academy examination, like the provincial examination, is held in an examination room, with each person in a separate room.

"You are in the eighth row, examination room number seven." The examiner in charge of allocating examination rooms gave the token to Song Chi.

It was apparently a random arrangement, but Song Chi knew that there would inevitably be difficulties involved, so he took the token without any reaction.

Ma Jingming's brilliance lies in the fact that the challenges he arranges are all based on coincidences, so that you know there is a problem but cannot find any fault.

When the enemy comes, we will fight them; when the water comes, we will block it with earth.

These difficulties could not stop him from taking the exam.

Song Chi took the token and found the examination room. It was a single room that could only accommodate one person. It had a wooden table and benches, and the outer wall was half-hidden. He could see the candidates' answers just by passing by.

The exam will end tomorrow morning. You have to stay here for a day and a night and you are not allowed to hand in your paper early.

Except for the exam content and time, everything else is the same as the provincial examination, and it can be considered a simulation of the provincial examination.

The environment is pretty good, with a slight smell of urine. We eat, drink, defecate and urinate here during the exam period. Every exam is not only a test of what we have learned, but also our physical strength and willpower.

Song Chi looked around and noticed that the ceiling of this row of examination rooms was shaking a little in the wind, and there were many gaps that were not very tight. He looked at the sky again and saw that it was very gloomy, and there were obvious signs of rain.

I think if it doesn’t rain now, it will rain tonight.

The ceiling will then leak, the completed test paper will get wet, and it will even be difficult to answer.

Every step was calculated, and they really did everything they could to prevent him from passing the exam.

Song Chi sat down calmly. It would be useless for him to make a fuss now. Instead, he would be disqualified from the exam for disrupting the exam rules.

Not long after, all the candidates had entered the examination room. At the right time, the sound of a gong was heard, indicating that the examination had officially begun. Examiners walked around outside the examination room with piles of examination papers in their arms, distributing them.

The test papers are wrapped in oil paper and remain unopened. The examiners will show them to the candidates to demonstrate fairness.

Song Chi knew the test questions in advance; he read them from Lu Xian, the prefect of Jiangzhou.

"Here is your test paper."

An examiner came over and without even raising his head, he casually placed a test paper on Song Chi's desk.

Song Chi smiled. What was placed on his desk was not a test paper but a piece of rice paper with ink smudged all over the paper.

At this time, a yamen runner who was inspecting the examination hall happened to come over and asked, "The examination papers have been handed out, why don't you answer them?"

This arrangement is really clever, one thing leads to another.

The examiner who was handing out the test papers had just handed him a blank paper when an inspecting yamen runner came over.

Song Chi said directly: "I found an error in the test paper, please check it."

The yamen runner frowned and took it, his expression changed, "This is definitely not a test paper."

He pretended to look at it for a few more times and said loudly, "There's no room for jokes in the examination room. Everyone else's papers are fine, so why is there a problem with yours?"

"How can you prove that this isn't something you brought? There's ink writing on it. It's obvious to me that you're cheating!"

The yamen runners charged Song Chi with cheating without giving any explanation.

Song Chi said, "The examiner handed me the test paper right before you came over. It was the examiner who handed it to me. You saw it clearly. You said I brought it in advance. Do you have any proof?"

"How dare you question the patrol!"

The bailiff's expression changed slightly.

Of course he saw it clearly, this was all arranged in advance, but he showed up a little too early and followed the examiner who was handing out the test papers, which seemed a little too deliberate.

But it’s nothing.

This was meant to be a difficult task, and they didn't intend to use this method to accuse Song Chi of cheating. They just wanted to delay some time or mess with Song Chi's mentality again and again.

He was successful even though he could not display his talents in the exam.

The yamen runner pointed at Song Chi and said directly: "Come out first. Don't even think about taking the exam until this matter is thoroughly investigated."

The inspecting yamen runners have the right to stop the exam if they find any suspected cheating behavior among the candidates during the exam.

Song Chi smiled faintly and stood up. He knew what these people's purpose was.

It's just a toad jumping on the instep. Even if it doesn't bite you, it's still disgusting.

If you want to play, I'll accompany you.

He stood up and left the examination room. Other candidates around him stuck their heads out, but were scolded by the yamen runners and shrank back.

"What evidence do you have to prove that this was not prepared by you in advance, but was sent out by the examiner by mistake?" he asked in a questioning tone.

"I can't prove it."

"If you can't prove it, then why waste your words? You cheated. You dared to bring in cheat sheets and switch test papers. Do you not want to take the exam anymore?"

Song Chi said calmly, "I can't prove it, but you can, because you see it more clearly than I do."

The yamen runner was stunned.

"I didn't see it, so I can't prove it for you."

"Then call the examiner who handed out the test papers. He's the one who handed out the test papers, so he'll know."

The yamen runner said, "There are over a thousand people taking the exam this time. How can he remember everything when there are so many exam papers? Besides, he won't be able to get here in a short time."

"Then just wait." Song Chi looked indifferent.

The yamen runner asked curiously, "Aren't you in a hurry?" Everyone else was busy answering the papers.

Song Chi said calmly: "Aren't you just trying to make things difficult for me? What's the point of me getting anxious?"

"Nonsense! Who's giving you a hard time? It's you who's clearly suspected of cheating!"

"You know full well whether this is a tactic or not. You were standing in front of and behind the examiner handing out the exam papers. He deliberately didn't look up. If I'm right, when he comes over he'll say he forgot, and you'll testify that you didn't see him handing me the exam papers."

"The examiner made a mistake and there was an extra piece of rice paper on my desk, which would make me look like I was cheating, right?"

The yamen runner didn't say anything, and there was a look of surprise in his eyes, because what Song Chi said was exactly right.

"It's a pity that you were so foolish and crude that you just randomly put down a piece of rice paper, scribbled a few words on it, and dabbed some ink. This doesn't prove that I prepared it in advance."

"I haven't used my pen and ink yet. This was written long ago. When I entered the examination hall, Ma Xuezheng checked, and I didn't have any smuggled materials on me."

"If there is any smuggling, then it would be Ma Xuezheng's dereliction of duty. Do you want to harm Ma Xuezheng?"

As soon as Song Chi finished speaking, the yamen runner's face changed drastically and he looked panicked.