She was holding a cane in her hand.
To be precise, it was the bowling stick that he had just snatched from Chang Miao's hands.
Chang Miao's eyes changed: "...What do you mean!"
He subconsciously reached out to snatch it: "Give it back to me!"
Chang Suining took a step back, avoiding his grasping hand, and looked at the two judges with puzzled expressions: "If Chang Miao's previous accidental injuries to others were all unintentional--"
As she spoke, her fingers holding the staff pressed lightly on the area carved with the cloud pattern. A very light sound was heard, and a sharp conical steel spike half a finger's length suddenly popped out from under the staff.
"Can it be called an unintentional act to have such a powerful weapon hidden inside this staff?" Chang Suining asked.
No one noticed this detail in the chaos before, but now that she lifted up the staff and showed it to everyone, everyone could see the abnormality clearly.
The sharp steel spikes flashed with cold light, making people shudder.
The two judges were slightly shocked - this young man from the Chang family actually did such a thing to the cane!
There were discussions all around.
"If this thing is used to hurt someone, it's no joke!"
"It seems like this was premeditated... It's really despicable that they went to such lengths just to win a game." A young student frowned.
"Brother Song is right. You must know that this thing cannot be used temporarily. It will take at least ten days to make this mechanism..."
"I was wondering why you suddenly changed to the ball stick last time!" Cui Lang said angrily, "It turns out that you saw that the previous methods were not working anymore, and after losing two rounds in a row, you couldn't help but have this evil intention again!"
"I didn't!" Chang Miao denied with an uncertain expression: "This is the first time I know that there is such a strange mechanism hidden on this cane... This, this must be someone framing me!"
Cui Lang rolled his eyes: "Who do you think you are? Who would go to so much trouble to frame you?"
Chang Miao waved away Mrs. Chang's hand that was wiping the blood off his face, and swore, "I'm telling the truth! I know nothing!"
Chang Suining glanced at him and said, "Whether it is true or not, we only need to check the wound on the front leg of the horse that Brother Yubai was riding just now, and we will know."
Chang Miao's face darkened.
"Oh, I understand!" The young man surnamed Hu pointed at the staff and said in a daze, "The last time he hit Yubai's horse's front leg with the staff, he must have used this mechanism. No wonder Yubai's horse was so frightened and threw Yubai off!"
The scars left by ordinary injuries caused by a ball-climbing stick and those caused by steel spikes must be very different, and you can tell the difference by just checking!
Qiao Yubai's horse was frightened and had been temporarily led away. One of the judges personally led people to check it out. Not long after, he returned and announced the result to the public.
"The wound on the front leg of the horse that the student Qiao Yubai was riding looked like the flesh was torn apart, and it was definitely caused by a sharp weapon."
The surroundings suddenly became noisy. Scholars valued morality, and many students looked at Chang Miao with disdain.
Chang Tongchun's face was darker than the bottom of a pot.
The doctor who came over was a little hesitant when he saw this situation. In other words, was it necessary to treat the person who was being criticized by thousands of people? Until Qiao Jijiu waved his hand at him, signaling him to come forward.
He who deserves punishment must be punished, and he who deserves punishment must be punished, otherwise it would be unlucky for someone to die in the Imperial College.
The doctor then gritted his teeth and carried the medicine box forward, squatting beside Chang Miao to check his injuries.
The trial of Chang Miao did not stop with the arrival of the doctor.
After handing the Ju staff as evidence to the judge, Chang Suining said, "Not only that, there must be something wrong with this Chang Erlangjun's horse as well."
"What nonsense...ah!" Chang Miao was about to refute, but his words were blocked by wailing.
He glared at the doctor who pressed on his wound angrily - could this old man be distracted by his excitement? Chang Suining ignored him and looked directly at the horse that Yuan Xiang was watching, saying, "This horse seemed a little excited on the track. When it collided with other horses, it seemed to be insensitive to pain. So I guess this horse must have been fed medicine."
When these words were spoken, Cui Lang was the first to shudder, as if something had suddenly dawned on him.
So Madam Chang did not avoid Chang Miao's horse at that time, saying that she wanted to try whether it would hurt if the horse hit someone... It turned out that she wanted to test and verify whether there was anything wrong with the horse!
"Don't slander me!" Mrs. Chang was too busy crying and tried to hide her panic: "...Where did this strange medicine come from? How come I have never heard of it!"
She hadn't heard it was true.
Just like she didn't know that the ball stick could be used for tampering, but the sharp steel weapon was right in front of her and she couldn't help but recognize it.
But as there was no evidence for drugging horses, she would refute it on behalf of her son without thinking.
"It's normal that you haven't heard of it, madam, but you can't insist that it doesn't exist just because you haven't heard of it." Chang Suining said, "There is a kind of brown knot grass that originated from the Western Regions. If horses eat it by mistake, they will become hyperactive and injure people, or they will become manic and die if they eat it too much. It is a prohibited thing in the army, but if you are willing, it shouldn't be difficult to get it by spending some money in the West Market."
Chang Miao broke out in a cold sweat when he heard this.
How could she know so much? When he was about to deny it, Chang Suining asked another person:
"General Cui has been on the march for many years, so he must have seen this thing. You should know that what I said is not nonsense, right?"
If Chang Miao did not leave any brown grass, then we would have to find another way to verify it. Of course, the most direct way is to check it from the horse's feces, but people cannot control whether a horse poops, and so many people can't just sit there and wait for it to poop, right?
Her words alone would always lack persuasiveness, but it would be different if Cui Jing spoke up. With his status and prestige, it would save a lot of trouble if he came forward to testify.
At this moment, Cui Jing felt that he was just a brick, being used by her at will.
But he still nodded: "This horse is indeed abnormal, and it does seem to have been fed with brown knotweed."
Although he said "likely", his tone was firm.
As expected, after hearing Cui Jing's words, not only the onlookers, but even Chang Miao lost the courage to deny it after a struggle.
More and more contemptuous looks fell on him.
Even the doctor who cleaned the wound on his face felt that he had lost a layer of skin... This should be considered a work-related injury, right? With the evidence in hand, right and wrong were determined. Chang Tongchun scolded Chang Miao with a sullen face: "You bastard! How could you do such a morally corrupt and despicable thing? Where did you read the books of sages!"
Yet they were so clumsy, yet they were all found out!
Being beaten like this again... It's really embarrassing!
Today, his face and the face of the entire Chang family have been completely disgraced by this bastard!
“Qiao Jijiu…” Chang Tongchun barely suppressed the turmoil in his eyes and apologized to Qiao Yang: “My rebellious son caused such a disaster today, disrupting the football match and injuring your son. It’s really my fault for not educating my son well—”
Qiao Jijiu sighed but did not deny it.
Chang Tongchun continued, "How should this matter be handled? Please ask the Imperial College and Qiao Jijiu to be impartial. I will not say anything!"
Yao Yi, who was standing aside, glanced at Chang Tongchun and sneered in his heart - isn't this nonsense? Is it his turn to say anything? Seeing that his father's last look at him was full of disgust, Chang Miao's face turned pale in his heart.
As for why he could only keep it in his heart, it was because his face was covered in blood, purple and blue, and was too colorful to be pale.
Fortunately, the mother and son are connected by heart, and Mrs. Youchang gave him her share as well.
Ming Luo, who witnessed the development of the situation, frowned.
A single move in the court can affect the entire body. The Chang family and the Ming family are too close, so someone will definitely use the impeachment of the Chang family to indirectly cause trouble for the saint.
Chang Miao's actions were certainly wrong and extremely foolish, but everything before this was still under control, and it was just a minor fight among the students.
But now that it has escalated to such a point, it has become a real trouble.
And this highly anticipated football match was completely ruined.
Thinking of this, Ming Luo raised his eyes and looked at the girl in the narrow blue and white robe in the field.
Things in this world are not black and white, but there are always some people who are self-righteous, act to attract attention, completely disregard the overall situation, and create troubles that are difficult to resolve.
After discussions between officials of the Imperial College headed by Qiao Yang and Ming Luo and others, a conclusion was quickly reached on how to deal with Chang Miao.
The one who came forward was the Imperial College Supervisor, not the judge.
Because Chang Miao is facing more than just the punishment related to this football match.
"Chang Miao, a student of Simen Academy, injured his classmate with a weapon on the competition field. The evidence is solid, and today's competition results are invalidated. In addition, because of his bad behavior and incorrigibility, his student status is revoked and he is no longer allowed to enter the Imperial College!"
What?!
Remove the status of student supervisor!
Chang Miao was horrified.
The Imperial College is a path to officialdom. The children of the powerful in the capital want to enter the Imperial College. Even if they don’t have to go through rigorous exams, the number of places is limited. There are only two places in his family. His mother begged for a long time before his father agreed to send him to the Imperial College! But now... he is going to be expelled from the Imperial College? ! Chang Miao didn’t dare to look at his father’s face. There were only two words in his mind - it’s over! He didn’t know where he got the strength from, he pushed the doctor away, gritted his teeth and barely supported his upper body, pointing in the direction of Qiao Jijiu: "There are fights in the school from time to time, but I haven’t heard of anyone being expelled from the Imperial College because of it... This treatment is clearly unfair! In the final analysis, this is simply Qiao Jijiu’s revenge for personal gain!"
"That's enough!" Chang Tongchun interrupted him in a harsh voice: "How dare you, you bastard, speak so rudely! This is already a light punishment. You don't even know how to repent, but you still have the nerve to slander our teacher! It seems that I have been too indulgent towards you!"
He felt that not only had he lost all his face in this life because of this rebellious son, but he had also overdrawn his face in the next life! As he spoke, he saw that the injuries on Chang Miao's body had been roughly fixed by the doctor, so he said to the servant beside him: "Why don't you take this shameful bastard away!"
Hearing this, the doctor who was about to apply medicine to Chang Miao stopped as if he had been pardoned and quickly put the medicine away.
Okay, let’s take the patient home and ask for another doctor. Whoever wants to treat him can do it.
Chang Miao was quickly carried away. Amid the discussions of the crowd, Mrs. Chang followed behind him, crying. Her head seemed to weigh a thousand pounds and she could not lift it up.
With Chang Miao being carried away, the matter came to an end.
But the crowd showed no signs of dispersing. The matter had been dealt with. Who would win the match today? The referee stepped forward and asked Qiao Yang, "Master Jijiu, this match..."
Cui Lang stretched his neck to pay attention to the reactions of Qiao Jijiu and others.
He had a bold suggestion but didn't know whether to say it or not -
They played so hard and their strength was obvious to all, which means that it should be reasonable for them to win the first place in today's football match, right?
Seeing that the words "Can this be given away for free?" seemed to be written on his second brother's face, Cui Tang felt embarrassed to watch.
But she is also concerned about how today's event will end.
Qiao Jijiu and others began to discuss countermeasures.
Chang Suining held Qiao Yubai's staff in his hand and walked towards Cui Jing who was standing there.
She asked: "According to Grand Commander Cui, how should this matter be handled properly?"
Cui Jing looked at her.
Is this probably another attempt to move his bricks?
He then asked calmly, "What do you think?"
Chang Suining then expressed the idea that he had planned from the beginning -
"In the interests of justice, I think there should be a rematch."
Under the golden sunlight, the girl's fair face, covered with a layer of crystal sweat, was full of seriousness.
It turned out that this was her purpose.
To make things more chaotic is to fight for true justice.
They looked at each other for a moment, and Cui Jing nodded slightly.
"Got it," he said.
Yuan Xiang, who was standing by, was puzzled. What did he mean by "knowing it?" Cui Jing asked.
Yuanxiang: ...what else? ?
Chang Suining shook his head: "No more."
Yuanxiang: ...What's gone? Cui Jing said "hmm" and turned to walk under the awning.
"General Cui--" Chang Suining suddenly called him.
Cui Jing turned around.
The scorching summer sun seemed to dispel some of the natural loneliness and coldness between his deep brows.
Chang Suining gave a polite but sincere smile: "Thank you very much."
Cui Jing: “…”
Thank him for being an excellent brick?
Yuanxiang: ...What are you thanking me for again?
He clearly understood every word, but why couldn't he understand a single word of what seemed like a simple conversation? Yuan Xiang followed his governor back to the shed in confusion until he heard his governor join the discussion with Qiao Jijiu and the others and proposed a rematch.
Yuanxiang finally understood.
It turned out that the governor was conveying Madam Chang’s thoughts!
"A rematch is within the rules..." Qiao Jijiu thought for a moment and asked Ming Luo: "What do you think, Ms. Ming?"
Ming Luo's eyes flashed with the scene of Cui Jing and Chang Suining standing together and talking just now.
So, a rematch was Chang Suining's idea? Was he delivering a message for Chang Suining? Even when facing Chang Miao just now, he was completely cooperative with Chang Suining's little thoughts.
These trivial things might not be worth investigating if they happened to other people, but for him, they were rare.
She was not someone who would be carried away by trivial speculations, so she could naturally see that all his actions were innocent for the time being.
But her intuition told her that everything that was happening was not a good sign.
"Ms. Ming?" The voice of Qiao Jijiu brought Ming Luo back to his senses.
The dialogue heard by Yuan Xiang in the small theater——
Ning Ning:! ~+——{} Cui Jing: ';【-=! 】'
Yuan Xiang’s epitaph: a shielded life.
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(Also, today is February 1st, a somewhat special day. For example, other authors have new monthly tickets, and I also want one (sincerely eager face)
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