Ning Weisheng spoke with difficulty, and when he looked up at Ji Mofan, his expression turned quite bad.
He dared not say how well he understood Ji Mofan, but everyone could see how devoted this man had been to the Yun Cang Sword Sect in the past.
Ning Weisheng believed that he could dedicate his life to the affairs of the sect.
The idea that he used his position as chief to line his own pockets was utterly absurd to Ning Weisheng.
But the fact remains that the warehouse is empty; he can't conjure up a new batch of resources out of thin air to take back to Ji Yunhong and give him an explanation.
He went back with a heavy heart and told the truth, which led to the current situation.
"They couldn't contact me, so they bypassed me and went to the warehouse to collect the resources on their own." Ji Mofan's voice remained calm and composed.
"But how come I remember that the soul lamps of the disciples of the Yuncang Sword Sect have the ability to communicate with the person regardless of distance?"
In general, people in the cultivation world communicate using communication talismans or certain special crafted artifacts.
However, the latter is expensive, while the former has distance limitations, neither of which is the optimal communication tool.
The disciple's soul lamp is different from the other two. Because it comes into direct contact with the disciple's soul, it can not only ignore distance, but can even pass through the barriers of different spaces.
The only drawback is that a piece of one's own soul must be cut off and left in the hands of the communicator. Therefore, if too much of one's soul is dispersed, the original person's mental state will deteriorate.
“Using the disciple’s soul lamp for communication is only for matters of paramount importance that cannot be ignored.” Ji Yunhong slapped the armrest of his chair. “Besides, is the chief disciple trying to change the subject?”
"What we are discussing now is the issue of problems with the ledgers of the warehouse under your jurisdiction."
"Alright, alright, let's keep things separate." Ji Mofan raised his hand and pressed it down, appearing very good-tempered. "We'll discuss this later. But how can Elder Ji be so certain that I'm the one who misappropriated those resources?"
"Who else could it be but you?" This time it was Shen Yun's turn to speak. "The ledgers are all in your hands. Even if someone else tampered with the contents, can you really say you knew nothing about it?"
He blocked the road to Fan in Jimo as soon as he opened his mouth.
Ji Mofan remained silent, his gaze slowly shifting before gently landing on Shen Yun.
Shen Yun suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
He picked up his teacup and took two sips.
Fortunately, Ji Mofan's gaze didn't linger for long; he quickly looked away to look at the others.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
Over the years, not only Qi Fengyu has always been coaxing Ji Mofan to give him special treatment, but Shen Yun has also been quite cunning.
If Jimo Fan doesn't admit it, more than one person will fall.
Moreover, there is currently no evidence whatsoever to prove where the stolen assets ended up. Even if Ji Mofan vehemently denies it, he will still have to bear the blame for mismanagement.
Shen Yun was naturally unwilling to have a stain on his disciple's reputation, but the situation was special now. If the blame wasn't placed on Ji Mo Fan, then he would have to take the fall himself.
So what's there to hesitate about?
Ji Mofan watched Shen Yun's eager action to look away, showing no outward expression, but secretly sneered inwardly.
It's quite ridiculous that he could still maintain such a sincere heart when faced with such injustice.
This courtroom incident never happened in my previous life.
On the one hand, because he kept this matter in mind, while helping them cover it up, he also kept taking odd jobs to subsidize these big and small holes;
On the other hand, he had never left the sect for so long before, so he would never give anyone a chance to discover anything unusual.
This time he didn't care about anything and was naturally dragged up by them to bring up old grievances.
Want to drag him down with you?
Ji Mofan scanned the expressions of everyone present.
Some gloated, some were indifferent, some were indignant, and some were simply lost in thought.
In comparison, the gazes of Li Geyue and Ning Weisheng were actually not in a range that made people feel uncomfortable.
However, Ji Mofan didn't look at them; he just pressed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache.
"Sigh, my memory hasn't been very good since I got injured last time," he sighed. "I can't remember many things from before."
"Chief, are you trying to get away with this?" Ji Yunhong said. "This ledger won't forget anything; it's written down in black and white!"
"Elder Ji, you misunderstand. I didn't mean that." Ji Mofan waved his hand at him. "I just find it strange. I should be the only one who was injured recently, right?"
"Oh, right, my junior brother was also injured in the secret realm." He abruptly called out to Li Geyue, "Junior brother, do you have a forgetfulness problem?"
Li Geyue had no idea what Ji Mofan was thinking. He just looked up blankly and, in the midst of eye contact with Ji Mofan, shook his head as if possessed.
"It seems I'm the only one with bad luck," Ji Mofan sighed.
"That's a bit strange, since no one has forgotten..." He subtly dragged out the last syllable, and with a flick of his finger, the ledger beside Ji Yunhong flew towards him.
The pages turned, the paper rustling softly.
"Last winter, I led a team out for training. When we returned, we found that fifty bottles of Mirror Moon Spring water were missing from the warehouse. Later, we discovered that Elder Song had sent his disciples to take them."
“Last August, Qi, a disciple of Elder Wen, sent someone over saying that he urgently needed twenty portions of Wutong Lotus Leaves and that the necessary procedures would be completed the next day.”
Ji Mofan turned the pages one by one, speaking each word carefully. None of these things were recorded in the ledger, because none of them were obtained through normal channels.
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