Chapter 262 Conspiracy

He was dissatisfied: "Next time you speak, be careful with your words. Also, why is it him?"

"Liang Weijiang was injured in the martial arts test yesterday, so it was unexpected that he was able to take the literary test today. Even if someone wanted to frame him, there was no need to choose this time. After all, after today's literary test, there will be another martial arts test tomorrow. Even if Liang Weijiang luckily passed today's literary test, what about tomorrow's martial arts test?"

"The most important thing is that this idiot is too impatient. If he really wanted to frame Liang Weijiang, he could have done it during the martial arts test. That way, he would have been more likely to destroy Liang Weijiang, instead of doing it now."

The city lord nodded in agreement and asked, "Who do you think wanted to frame Lin Zixuan?"

Xu Zhiyi shook his head: "How would I know this? I'm just a child and I don't understand the intrigues of you adults."

The city lord wanted to slap his own boy twice: "Speak properly."

Xu Zhiyi choked and then added, "This competition is for selecting talents. Although Lin Zixuan participated in the competition, his ranking is not important. The purpose of framing him is definitely not for the ranking of the competition."

As he spoke, Xu Zhiyi glanced at Lin Zixuan with disdain: "If you ask me, he is just too stupid. He can't handle the things around him and yet he runs out every day. He lives his life as a target.

City Lord: “…”

How could he have given birth to such a son? He is good in every way except his tongue, which is so vicious.

The city lord took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to beat his son. He then looked at Lin Zixuan who had been keeping his head down, "Is Zhiyi right?"

"Some elders in my family were dissatisfied with me. They thought I was not tactful enough, not decisive enough, and unworthy of power. So they wanted to support someone else to take the position, and I became a thorn in their side."

Upon hearing this, the city lord frowned, "Are you saying that someone from the Lin family framed you?"

Lin Zixuan nodded, "Yes."

The city lord pondered for a moment, then asked the slanderer, "What about you? Who instructed you to do this? If you tell the truth, I will give you a lighter punishment."

When the man heard this, his body stiffened, but he still insisted that it was Lin Zixuan who ordered him to do it.

"City Lord, it was really Master Lin who asked me to do this. He said that if I helped him frame Liang Weijiang, he would give me a large sum of money and let me live a worry-free life for the rest of my life."

Upon hearing this, the city lord looked at him coldly, "Since you said that it was Lin Zixuan who ordered you to do it, then where is the evidence? Did he give you any token? In other words, is there any transaction record between you two?"

The man's face turned pale when he heard this, and he was about to fall down, but he still insisted: "No, no, he, he only promised me verbally, and he didn't give me any token or transaction record."

Upon hearing this, the city lord sneered, "Since there is no evidence, you are slandering the young master of the Lin family with empty words? Framing Lin Zixuan is a small matter, but you have ruined today's essay test. Once you are held accountable, you will be killed. Have you thought about it?"

Upon hearing this, the man's face turned even paler and his body trembled even more violently, but he still insisted that it was Lin Zixuan who ordered him to do it.

“Since you are so insistent, I will have someone search Lin Zixuan’s body to see if he has any evidence against you, so that you can give up.” The city lord said as he was about to send someone to search Lin Zixuan’s body.

Lin Zixuan was not panicked at all when he heard this. Instead, he looked calm and said, "City Lord, please do as you wish."

When the city lord saw this, a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes, and then he waved his hand and asked people to search.

Soon, the person who searched him came back and shook his head at the city lord, "City lord, no."

Upon hearing this, the city lord frowned and looked at the slanderer with a bit of coldness, "Do you have anything else to say?"

The man shuddered when he heard this, but he still insisted that it was Lin Zixuan who ordered him to do it, "City Lord, it was really Young Master Lin who asked me to do this. I beg you to see clearly and give me justice."

"In that case, let's take him away first and keep him under strict watch. We will deal with him after today's exam is over." The city lord said, waving his hand and having the slanderer taken away.

Lin Zixuan bowed to the city lord and said, "Thank you, city lord."

"You don't need to thank me. I'm just doing my job. But I'm afraid this matter won't end like this." The city lord said, looking at Lin Zixuan thoughtfully.

Lin Zixuan's expression remained unchanged when he heard this. "If an enemy comes, we will stop him with our own army. If a flood comes, we will block it with our own earth. I, Lin Zixuan, have always acted in an upright and aboveboard manner and am not afraid of any conspiracy or trickery."

"Good, you have guts." The city lord nodded in appreciation, "But this matter is of great importance, I'm afraid you'll have to stay here for a while."

Lin Zixuan was not afraid of his shadow, and said, "I will wait for the Lord of the City to give me justice."

The city lord glanced at Liang Huanxue and Xu Zhiyi and was about to say something when Chunyu Zhuo walked in with an old couple.

"Uncle, these are the parents of the informant." Chun Yuzhuo said, "As soon as I heard the news, I sent people to investigate. As luck would have it, there were people waiting outside the venue. My people followed them and ran into the two elders."

The couple looked at each other, then at the city lord, and knelt down with a "thump". "Please investigate carefully, Lord City Lord. My child has been timid since he was young. If it weren't for us two old men, he would never have done anything to disrupt the examination."

The two of them kowtowed as they spoke.

The city lord personally helped the couple up and said, "Your child is filial, but he refuses to tell the truth. Even if I intend to give him a lighter punishment, it is not in accordance with the rules."

The two looked at each other, and after a while, they said, "Sir, please let us see the child. We promise to persuade the child to tell us everything."

This is what the city lord wants.

He nodded and stepped aside to make way. "Please."

Chun Yuzhuo personally led the couple forward. After walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped and turned to look at Xu Zhiyi who was holding Liang Huanxue tightly.

"Don't you want to learn? Come here."

Xu Zhiyi opened his mouth to retort, but was kicked by the city lord: "Get out of here, if you want to learn, then learn well, or do you want to give up halfway, you little brat?"

Xu Zhiyi, who had originally wanted to back out, followed him directly.

Liang Huanxue tried to follow, but was stopped.

The city lord smiled and said, "Don't look at these, kid. Come back with your godfather to preside over the examination."

Before Liang Huanxue could speak, Xu Zhiyi patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, sister, I will not let our eldest brother get away with anything."

The young guy's mouth was so sweet, without any of the disdain he had just shown when he called Liang Weijiang.

Liang Huanxue glanced at him, her eyebrows curved, and she smiled cutely: "I believe Brother Zhiyi."

Chunyu Zhuo frowned and didn't give Xu Zhiyi a chance to speak. He just dragged him in.

As soon as the two of them entered, the city lord had someone bring a stool and brought some tea and snacks. He then held the little girl in his arms and chatted with her in a casual manner.