Chapter 300 Who Benefits the Most

Bo Ge'er said, "Do you remember when we were sending your third brother to the examination hall, we met the young master of the prefectural family, Tan Shaomeng?"

Xingxing nodded, not knowing why her second brother suddenly mentioned Qin Shaomeng.

Boger asked this question out of the blue but did not explain further. Instead, he talked to Xingxing about another matter - the news about the man who claimed to be a candidate from Banan County.

Bo Ge'er said, "...The man's surname is Wu, and his name is Wu Yong. His ancestor was once a famous three-handed man, but later he became a good man and settled in Banan County, doing some small business. Wu Yong was also quite smart when he was young, and he passed the prefectural examination early, but he was frustrated in the provincial examination. This year is his sixth provincial examination. Wu Yong is good at intrigue, and came to the state capital early, got to know many candidates, and called friends all day long to form gangs."

Xing Xing frowned, "But Third Brother just stopped associating with them. He has no hatred or resentment towards Wu Yong. How could he do such a cruel thing to ruin Third Brother's life?"

Bo Ge'er nodded: "Wu Yong deliberately came here to talk to us, as if to make us think that he disliked my third brother and thought he was aloof. But in fact, there were thousands of candidates who didn't associate with them, and quite a few of them were famous. Why would Wu Yong risk his own future to frame my third brother, a person he had never met before?"

Xing Xing followed Bo Ge'er's words and couldn't help but ask, "Yes, why?"

Boger smiled, but the light in his eyes was dark and a little cold.

"We can put Wu Yong aside for now and see who will benefit the most if the third brother is caught and fails the exam."

Xingxing frowned and thought hard for a while, but she couldn't think of anything.

Bo Ge'er tapped Xing Xing's head lightly with his fingers: "Have you forgotten? Your third brother is the famous 'closed disciple of Master Liu'. He has been at the top of the examination papers every time since he passed the county examination. Many great scholars have read your third brother's papers and praised him greatly... In this provincial examination, your third brother is also a strong candidate for the top prize."

First place!

Xing Xing seemed to understand something: "Second brother means that some people don't want third brother to be the champion, so... Wu Yong framed second brother and wanted him to be arrested and fail the exam!"

Bo Ge'er nodded: "That's right, so the person behind the scenes cannot be Wu Yong. Wu Yong had taken the provincial examination five times before, but failed each time. He is not on the same level as your third brother."

Xing Xing understood now and her round almond eyes widened: "Second brother, what you mean is that those potential candidates for the top prize might be the ones who framed third brother?"

"Not bad." Boger gave Xingxing an affirmative look.

He chuckled and brought the conversation back to the question he had asked at the beginning: "Do you still remember the day we met Tan Shaomeng when we sent your third brother to the examination hall?"

Xing Xing was a little confused: "That young Master Qin looks about the same age as Ju Ge'er. And he didn't even take the exam, how is it possible..."

Bo Ge'er smiled and sighed, "Of course it wasn't him. What I meant was that we went to see your third brother off to the examination room, and that Young Master Tan also went to see his brother off to the examination room."

Xing Xing grasped a key word in her daze: "His brother?"

When this person was mentioned, a hint of coldness flashed across Bo Ge'er's eyes. He sneered, "That's right, Young Master Tan's elder brother, the eldest son of Prefect Tan, Tan Jingqian. Tan Jingqian is also quite famous for his literary talent. He is also the son of the Prefect. He has held poetry competitions in the prefecture many times. He is the leader of the young generation of literary circles in this prefecture. If the people of the prefecture were asked to guess who is most likely to win the title of Jieyuan this time, eight out of ten people would probably say Tan Jingqian's name."

"Of course, this alone cannot prove that it was Qin Jingqian who ordered Wu Yong. But coincidentally, a few days ago, a married woman's husband died, and she was accused of killing her husband. Later, the government found some evidence to prove that her husband died suddenly due to physical reasons. The woman was acquitted... Coincidentally, this woman now lives next door to Wu Yong's house. She is Wu Yong's childhood sweetheart, who grew up with him, but they did not end up together."

Xing Xing's eyes widened.

"Second brother, what do you mean..."

Bo Ge'er would naturally leave some room for error when speaking in front of others, but in front of Xing Xing, he never concealed his guesses: "Yes, I suspect this matter is related to Tan Jingqian and Wu Yong... I asked someone to get the case file at the time, and after checking, I found that the case was not closed strictly. It was obvious that someone used money and connections to hastily close the case. A few days later, Tan Jingqian and Wu Yong sat in a teahouse for more than half an hour."

"…If this is a coincidence, then it's too much of a coincidence that it happened one after another."

Bo Geer concluded.

Xing Xing clenched her fists: "... In other words, it was Tan Jingqian who used some trickery to win over that guy named Wu Yong. In order to pass the exam and become the top scholar, Tan Jingqian asked Wu Yong to frame my third brother!"

Bo Geer nodded: "The clues we have found so far all point to this speculation."

Xing Xing was so angry that she paced around the room: "How could this be possible? This is too much!"

Bo Ge'er looked at the angry Xing Xing, but he was feeling relieved in his heart.

Thanks to Xingxing's presence at that time, she discovered the note that the other party had secretly slipped under Liu Ge'er's collar in time.

Wu used this technique to conceal his identity, and I guess it was passed down from his ancestors.

Xing Xing turned around angrily for a few times, and then asked Bo Ge'er with some worry: "Second brother, what should we do? Can't we use these as evidence to sue them?"

It is obvious that there is no substantial evidence in this matter, and there is no way to prove that Wu Yong was instructed by Qin Jingqian to frame others.

Bo Ge'er also shook his head: "...Time is limited right now, and this is all I have found. It really cannot be used as evidence. Not to mention..."

Bo Geer paused.

What’s more, Tan Jingqian is the son of the prefect!

There is insufficient evidence, and you still want to tell the young master of the Zhou family? Don't even think about it, this will definitely not succeed.

Seeing Xing Xing's eyebrows were wrinkled, Bo Ge'er comforted her, "Don't worry, since being open and aboveboard doesn't work, I have many other ways to vent my anger."

For example, he could hire a group of people from an escort agency from another place, have them pretend to be bandits, tie up the eldest son of the prefect's family and Wu Yong together, and break one arm of each of them first.

Bo Geer gave a cold smile.

Xing Xing suddenly pulled Bo Ge'er's sleeve and said worriedly, "Second brother, the way you're talking about to vent your anger, isn't it about beating them up?"

Bo Geer paused.

…Xingxing actually guessed it right.