Snap, snap, snap snap.
"Excellent! The story is very well written, and the actors are very dedicated."
Xiao Zhixing stepped forward, glanced at the three members of the Qian family, and gestured for Bai Mei to go and check on them.
Bai Mei quickly flipped through the pile of things. "Your Highness, these are the things you sent out this morning, and this pattern, you haven't used it since you fell into the water."
Zhang Rengui said, "This proves nothing; your own words are not valid."
Xiao Zhixing sneered, "But I can find the true owner of these things."
"Xiong Chumo, take men to the Qi family and bring them all to me."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Qi Mengli, who had been sitting silently among the candidates, suddenly stood up. "Your Highness, what do you mean?!"
"What do you mean? You'll find out when your mother and the others arrive."
Qi Mengli seemed to understand something. "You...you suspect these things came from my mother...?"
Xiao Zhixing said coldly, "Since I fell into the water, I have put away all my old things and changed all the decorations on my clothes. Everyone around me knows this, but outsiders don't."
"I remember giving these jewels to your sister and your mother. Your mother's maids are very familiar with the patterns on my jewelry. I can't think of anyone else who could provide these items besides them."
Qi Mengli's face immediately turned ugly.
The onlookers were confused again; how had things changed again?
Xiao Zhixing instructed a short distance away, "Shi Jiaowu, you two go and escort them for a while, lest someone kill them to cover it up."
Eight giant shadows appeared and leaped toward the Qi family.
A brief silence fell over the scene as everyone awaited the final result.
Xiao Zhixing added, "Taking advantage of this break, I will further discuss the matter of leaking the exam questions."
She revealed a sly smile, "It's really unfortunate that although I am the deputy examiner, I did not participate in setting the questions. The questions were set by His Majesty, Duke Li, and Lord Nian."
"They sealed the sample questions into a box on the spot, and I didn't even have a glance at them."
"At the middle of Hai hour, we were still on the road with the exam questions. The box of questions was locked on the carriage, right under the noses of the three of us. How could I possibly see through it?"
"After entering the examination hall, the sample questions began to be engraved. I probably only had a chance to glance at them around midnight. I never touched them or saw them in their entirety."
"Yes, Your Majesty, Duke Li, Lord Nian, and General Zhang can all be my witnesses."
Xiao Zhixing spread his hands, full of sarcasm, "Look at the mess this has made. If the exam questions are leaked after the papers are printed, then I will really have no way to defend myself."
Yes, the other party was too eager. Of course, she also gave them a push by arranging for someone to leak the questions to Qian Fen in advance.
Thanks to the live stream room number nine and the main system perspective, the entire exam paper was recorded through Zhao Yunqi's camera lens.
She herself did not have access to the sample papers at that time, so wouldn't that provide a witness?
So Qian Fen actually received two identical sets of test questions, one at 9 PM that night and the other at midnight the next day.
The next night, the test paper had just been placed at the Qian family's house when she arranged for Bai Feng to secretly dispose of it, like a mantis stalking a cicada unaware of a oriole behind it, so Qian Fen never even saw it.
Having already received the test questions, he naturally wouldn't think of anything else, assuming that the person behind the scenes had given him the first set.
The person behind the scenes sent someone to deliver the test questions to the bedside of the snoring Qian Fen late the next night. The person turned around and left without thinking much about it.
Well, even if he wakes Qian Fen up and gives him the test questions in person, she will hypnotize Qian Fen afterward to erase the existence of the second set of test questions.
No matter how they come, she will arrange it this way.
She successfully orchestrated this scheme against both sides, and now she has not only cleared herself of suspicion but also exposed the mastermind behind it all.
Moreover, Xiao Zhixing is now certain that the other party is definitely the host of a certain subsystem.
What interests her even more is that the subsystem seems to be able to occasionally evade or reverse-penetrate the main system; otherwise, how could it obtain sample questions from the main system without the main system's knowledge?
She was absolutely certain that the sample questions had not been leaked through any other means before the person behind the scenes gave Qian Fen the money.
She guessed that the reverse osmosis must be indirect or short-term, otherwise the main system would have noticed it, and she would not have found any abnormalities.
The Emperor System's program was on the verge of catching fire, and it began to suspect this was the reason.
Because Duke Li and Elder Nian had no reason to give Qian Fen the opportunity to leak the questions, and as civil officials, they were watched the whole time and had no chance to leak the questions within a short hour.
An emperor would be even less likely to be one.
Let's fight.
She wanted to see how the Emperor System would fight against the subsystems, so she could continue to be the oriole, finding and eliminating the rats hiding in the shadows.
At this moment, the scene was completely silent. Countless people were dumbfounded. Could this really be?!
She didn't even participate in setting the questions?!
Why would the high-spirited and arrogant Xiao Zhixing choose to refuse to participate in setting questions?
How incredible!
This was a perfect opportunity to boost her reputation, and she actually refused!
Duke Li gave Xiao Zhixing a deep look, then stepped forward and said, "What Prince Yuansheng said is true, and we can all testify to it."
The elder nodded in agreement, “That is indeed the case. Prince Yuansheng only had the opportunity to access the sample papers around midnight that night, so it was impossible for him to leak the questions at 9 pm.”
Zhao Yunqi nodded, looking at Xiao Zhixing thoughtfully.
Li Xiao immediately announced loudly, "The leak of the exam questions has been proven to have absolutely nothing to do with Prince Yuansheng!"
"I knew it! Prince Yuansheng is a great hero. How could he do such a despicable thing?"
"Oh dear, which heartless bastard would frame her like this?"
"That's right, that's right, it's outrageous, it almost ruined the prince's reputation."
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