However, after searching for a long time, even turning over Lin Xue's entire bed, they still couldn't find what they were looking for.
Even the Master noticed something was amiss, but he didn't speak up at that moment. Instead, he wanted to see just how far these students could go.
"Why don't you tear open my blanket and clothes to take a look? What if it's inside?"
Lin Xue stood expressionless to the side, watching their actions.
He even politely reminded him that since his things were all quite old, if these people destroyed them, he could just buy new ones.
"He's right, tear the blankets open!"
A scholar next to him pointed at Lin Xue's quilt and shouted at the searchers.
"Brother Amber, aren't you going too far?"
"We're all students from the same academy. If we can't find anything, there's no need to deliberately damage other people's property, right?"
The classmates who had come with them had already started whispering among themselves.
Even a fool could see that something fishy was going on here.
These people are really stupid, making it so obvious. Do they think they're all idiots?
"Yes, Brother Amber!"
“Even if you don’t get along with Brother Zhongyi normally, you don’t need to go so far at a time like this.”
"If you break someone else's things, shouldn't you compensate them?"
We are all students of the same academy, and we all have the same degree of academic achievement. No one is more noble than the other. It would be too undignified for us to do this.
"Tear the blankets apart for me. If you can't find them, I'll compensate Lin Zhongyi later!"
Liu Anbo had no intention of giving up so easily. If he couldn't prove Lin Zhongyi's guilt today, it would be difficult to take action against him in the future.
To be honest, Lin Xue didn't have any deep-seated hatred for Liu Anbo.
However, he used to be a good-for-nothing, always ranking at the bottom of his class, while Liu Anbo was much more diligent in his studies, at least much better than the original owner.
However, Lin Zhongyi passed the preliminary examination but Lin Xue did not, so he harbored resentment and felt that Lin Xue had blocked his path.
In addition, the fact that the teacher and other students had a much different opinion of Lin Zhongyi over the past two months made him even more unhappy.
“Brother Amber, we have checked carefully, and the item is not with Lin Zhongyi.”
Several of the inspectors were also in cahoots with Amber; they said they couldn't find it, so the thing definitely wasn't here.
"Alright, you guys go check on the others!"
"Liu Anbo, remember to make up for Lin Zhongyi's losses!"
“These things aren’t worth much, so you should compensate Lin Zhongyi with two taels of silver!”
The teacher had seen all the students' behavior and was very disappointed in Liu Anbo.
Not only did they frame someone, but they also lost the evidence.
He had never seen such a stupid person.
It's likely that only he himself hasn't realized it yet; everyone present knows this is a conspiracy.
I usually think Lin Anbo is just an ordinary guy, but I never expected him to be such a dark person inside.
All the things Lin Xue destroyed weren't even worth two taels of silver.
Many things can be picked up and reused.
The reason the Master said this was because he was worried that Liu Anbo would try to evade and deny it. Now that he had spoken up himself, he thought the boy wouldn't dare to renege on his promise.
"Thank you very much, Brother Amber. I was just planning to buy some winter supplies, and you made up for it when I was short on cash!"
Lin Xue happily thanked Liu Anbo, which made the eyes of the people around her flicker.
When did Lin Zhongyi become so tolerant?
Liu Anbo must be furious now. He lost both his wife and his army. He's such a useless bastard!
Liu Anbo was so angry that he wanted to let it go, but he had previously said that his two books were very important, and it would be unreasonable to search Lin Xue's place without searching other places.
So he took out all the pocket money he had painstakingly saved and handed it to Lin Xue, then angrily left the dormitory and went to the next room to continue the search.
"This person is very ruthless; you need to be more careful in the future!"
"Although his family only runs a small business, I heard that someone in his maternal family is an official. I know you've been wronged this time, but what can we do when we have no power or influence?"
"I'll find a reason to call his parents over later, so that at least for the next two months, they won't have time to cause you any trouble."
"Lin Zhongyi, if you pass the imperial examination and become a Xiucai (a successful candidate in the lowest level of the imperial examinations), the Liu family will definitely stop bothering you. But if you fail, you probably won't be able to stay at the academy!"
After everyone had left, the teacher came to Lin Xue and helped him pack up his things.
He was just an old scholar who had repeatedly failed the imperial examinations. With the help of his fellow villagers, he opened a small academy here.
Calling it an academy sounds nice, but it's really just a small courtyard house with a few rooms.
If he were younger, the old master would never have tolerated such a petty and vindictive person among his disciples.
But after so many years of hard work and struggle, I've become accustomed to the coldness of human nature and the decline of traditional values.
Even his small academy has encountered many twists and turns.
Several times, the wealthy families in town almost forced them to close their businesses.
The old man's edges had long been worn down by life, and besides, his father-in-law's family was no longer as prosperous as before. If something happened to him again, he probably wouldn't be able to protect him.
This old scholar's knowledge is undoubtedly exceptional, after all, he has produced one batch after another of students who have passed the imperial examinations.
If you don't have the ability, how can you possibly teach outstanding students?
It's a pity that he was naive when he was young and offended a powerful person on his way to take the imperial examination.
In addition, he was too straightforward and inflexible at that time, so he was tripped up on his way to take the college entrance exam, and despite his talent, he was unable to make further progress.
"Thank you for your guidance, Master. I understand!"
"At most, Liu Anbo just resents that I passed the imperial examination before him and wants to ruin my future!"
"My family is just an ordinary farming household. We can't compete with him right now, so we naturally have to back down!"
"But in a few years, it's still uncertain who will emerge as the dragon and who will emerge as the phoenix. Students won't be arrogant and do anything irrational before they have the ability!"
Lin Xue knew that the teacher truly valued talent; otherwise, he wouldn't have secretly told him these things in private.
But he remembered Liu Anbo's grudge and would repay it a hundredfold one day.
"good!"
After hearing Lin Xue's assurance, the teacher reached out and patted her on the shoulder.
If he had had Lin Zhongyi's character back then, he wouldn't be in this predicament now.
"It is said that a small act of impatience can ruin a great plan. Improve yourself first, then seek stability!"
"With your temperament, you're destined for great things!"
The Master sighed inwardly, thinking that with such a student of stable character, perhaps a high-ranking official could emerge from his ranks.
It is known that the more stable a person's personality, the greater their achievements.
Once they seize an opportunity, they will climb up the ladder with all their might.
Such a person will not be blinded by petty gains, nor will they miss opportunities because of emotions.
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