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Chapter 215 The Imperial Examination Cheating Case (Seeking monthly votes and continued reading)

Qin Changge recruited four more people at this talent reserve point for the Golden Knife Guard. They were all members of the Copper Knife Patrol Team who had been scattered due to the death of their captain.

In this way, Qin Changge's team has a total of seven people, which is not a full team. This is to allow for the recruitment of more suitable candidates later.

Qin Changge led everyone back to his Silver Knife Police Station office.

Xie Buyan, Ye Hanzhou, and the others were quite excited. Since joining the Golden Knife Guard, they had not yet carried out any missions. Now, they could finally carry out missions and make contributions.

Qin Changge saw all of this but didn't say anything.

They were destined to be disappointed; the Golden Knife Guard's missions were extremely dangerous. Qin Changge wouldn't accept any more missions unless absolutely necessary.

Qin Changge clocked in on time and returned to his room number twelve in the Ren section to continue absorbing the Heaven-Mending Spirit Liquid for cultivation, his cultivation level gradually increasing. He was about to break through from the early stage of the Divine Illumination Realm to the middle stage.

The Heaven-Mending Elixir is indeed a good thing, and very precious, but Qin Changge just happens to have plenty of money.

The next day, Qin Changge was summoned to Chu Linfeng's Golden Knife Police Office Hall.

Chu Linfeng said to Qin Changge, "You've just become a Silver Knife Constable, and you need a mission to practice. I happen to have a mission here that's suitable for you."

Qin Changge clasped his hands in greeting and asked, "May I ask what your mission is, sir?"

Chu Linfeng explained, "Not long ago, our Great Xia Dynasty held the imperial examination, and someone was caught cheating. So we need to investigate who was behind it. To dare to plot cheating in the imperial examination is a big case, but not too dangerous. It's a good opportunity for you to practice. If you successfully solve the case, you will make a great contribution."

Witnessing cheating in the imperial examinations earns you +100 Witness Points!

Qin Changge was somewhat surprised to hear this and said, "Do our Golden Knife Guards care about this?"

Chu Linfeng explained, "Normally we don't care, but this imperial examination cheating case is different."

Qin Changge understood the implication behind the words. Normally, such cases would be handled by the Ministry of Justice, but since the mastermind was unknown, it was very likely someone from the Ministry of Justice, so the case was handed over to the Golden Knife Guards to investigate.

The Golden Knife Guards have always been responsible for fighting against calamities and rarely concern themselves with court affairs, so it's perfect to let them handle it—that's the art of imperial strategy.

Qin Changge did not refuse. It was still quite safe in the capital. Investigating the case would not endanger his life.

Qin Changge said, "Okay, what are the specific details of the case?"

Chu Linfeng took out a jade slip and handed it to Qin Changge. He then took out his own token and said, "I'll give you this Golden Knife Patrol Token first. You can use it when you're investigating a case so you won't encounter any unnecessary trouble."

Chu Linfeng gave his token to Qin Changge, which is enough to show his trust in Qin Changge.

Qin Changge, holding the token and jade slip, clasped his hands and said, "This humble servant will certainly live up to your expectations."

Chu Linfeng nodded and said, "Go down. I have faith in you."

As soon as Chu Linfeng finished speaking, Qin Changge clasped his hands in a fist salute and left the Golden Knife Police Office Hall, returning to his Silver Knife Police Office.

Qin Changge said to Xie Buyan, Ye Hanzhou and many other teammates, "We have accepted a mission to investigate a case of cheating in the imperial examination. Get ready."

These words surprised many of the copper-sword and iron-sword constables, since they were usually dealing with calamities and disasters, and it was quite unexpected that they would be investigating a case now.

However, these subordinates were only responsible for following orders from their superiors, so they weren't surprised.

Qin Changge took out the jade slip and refined it to understand the specific situation.

Actually, there wasn't much information. It was just that an unlucky guy was exposed while cheating on the imperial examination, but no one knew who exposed him.

The current situation is that the unfortunate fellow is imprisoned in the Golden Knife Guard's dungeon, awaiting interrogation.

If Qin Changge wants to find out who is behind this, he must use this unlucky guy as a key entry point.

Upon realizing this, Qin Changge said to Xie Buyan and Ye Hanzhou, "You two come with me. The rest of you stay put."

"Yes." The others clasped their hands in obeisance and accepted the order.

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Xie Buyan and Ye Hanzhou followed Qin Changge to the Golden Saber Guard's prison. The Golden Saber Guard's prison had wooden bars and several layers of space. The first layer held prisoners with lower cultivation levels, while the second and third layers held prisoners with increasingly higher cultivation levels and more serious crimes.

Qin Changge, Xie Buyan, and Ye Hanzhou arrived at the fourth level of the Golden Knife Guard prison.

This place holds serious criminals, mostly death row inmates, and some whose entire families are to be executed. This case of cheating in the imperial examinations is naturally a capital offense.

The scholar was terrified in his cell; his face was ashen, and his lips were pale, though his clothes were relatively clean. Clearly, no one was mistreating him, as he was being held alone in a cell as a serious offender.

The scholar trembled, looking at Qin Changge, Xie Buyan, and Ye Hanzhou at the prison cell door with some fear.

"I'm innocent. I'm innocent!" the scholar quickly said.

Qin Changge looked at the scholar and asked, "Are you called Xuan Yi?"

The scholar nodded: "I am Xuan Yi."

Qin Changge said, "Then I haven't wronged you. Did you write the examination paper yourself?"

Xuan Yi nodded and said, "It was indeed written by me."

Qin Changge said, "What you wrote is exactly what you cheated on. Since you admit that you wrote it, you admit that you cheated."

Xuan Yi said, "I really didn't cheat."

Xuan Yi tried to argue, but Qin Changge waved his hand and said, "Whether you cheated or not is not something we need to investigate. What we need to investigate is the person behind you."

Qin Changge asked seriously, "How did you know the exam questions?"

Xuan Yi shuddered and looked at Qin Changge with a trembling expression.

At this moment, Xie Buyan, the fat man, smiled and said, "You'd better tell the truth. Otherwise, we'll have to teach you a lesson."

Ye Hanzhou also gave a lewd smile and said, "I advise you not to ask for trouble."

Xuan Yi wasn't afraid of Xie Buyan, but when he saw the lewd Ye Hanzhou, he couldn't help but shudder, a chill running through his body.

"I'll talk, I'll talk, isn't that enough?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Buyan looked at Ye Hanzhou with a strange expression.

Xuan Yi looked at Qin Changge and said, "I said, don't let him lay a hand on me."

Qin Changge said, "You speak, and we'll listen."

Xuan Yi explained, "I bought the exam questions from a stranger on the street. He said that he had predicted the questions himself, so I bought them."

Qin Changge calmly said, "He said he predicted the exam questions himself, so you bought it?"

Xuan Yi explained, "He performed before, and he seemed to have a strong ability to predict exam questions, so I decided to believe him for the time being."

Qin Changge calmly said, "You mean he can predict the future?"

Xuan Yi nodded and said, "That's right, that's right. I only bought a prediction question, I didn't cheat."

Qin Changge remained noncommittal and asked, "Who is that person? Where does he live?"

Xuan Yi shook his head and said, "I bought it from him near Mingyue Tower. I didn't know who he was or where he lived. He just showed me his ability to predict exam questions, and I believed him."

Xie Buyan said, "If you don't tell us the truth, we'll have to take action."

Ye Hanzhou echoed this sentiment.

Xuan Yi shivered and said, "I really don't know. He's in Mingyue Tower. You should look around there; he should be active there."

Seeing this, Qin Changge thought for a moment and realized that he needed to make a trip to Mingyue Tower.

(End of this chapter)