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Chapter 220 Case Closed, Concealing One's Strength and Biding One's Time (Seeking monthly votes and continued reading)

The Office of the Minister of Rites.

When Qin Changge arrived here with Xie Buyan, Ye Hanzhou, and others, they were immediately stopped by the guards of the Ministry of Rites.

Qin Changge took out the Golden Knife Police Token and said, "Golden Knife Guards are handling a case, get out of the way immediately!"

The head guard of the Ministry of Rites' residence clasped his hands and said, "Greetings, sir. Do you know where this place is? My master is the Minister of Rites, a first-rank official. If you want to investigate my master, do you have His Majesty's password or imperial edict?"

Qin Changge flashed the Golden Knife Patrolman's token and said, "This thing isn't enough to shut you up?"

At this moment, Qin Changge waved his hand and said, "Come in with me. If anyone dares to stop us, kill them without mercy."

Upon hearing this, many guards in the Ministry of Rites' residence hesitated, after all, this was right under the emperor's nose. The Golden Knife Guards were the emperor's personal troops, so if they dared to obstruct the arrest of the Minister of Rites, it would be considered treason.

The guards were just trying to make a living and had no intention of hindering Qin Changge and his team from handling the case.

There were a few servants from the Minister of Rites' household, who had grown up in the Minister's home and were practically bound to him. They did want to take action against Qin Changge and his group.

Just then, Yun Shu, the Minister of Rites, stepped forward and said, "No need to investigate. I will go back with you to cooperate with the investigation. Remember, it's to cooperate with the investigation, not to be arrested."

Qin Changge calmly asked, "What's the difference?"

Qin Changge waved his hand, "Take him away!"

Xie Buyan and Ye Hanzhou immediately handcuffed Yun Shu, the Minister of Rites, and took him away.

The others who witnessed this scene were somewhat apprehensive; it was indeed an arrest of criminals, not an investigation or questioning of confessions.

The Minister of Rites was somewhat surprised, not expecting Qin Changge to be so audacious.

Did Qin Changge do this because she knew Yun Shu couldn't turn things around?

However, Minister of Rites Yun Shu felt that he was not finished yet, since he had not received any news before today.

Minister of Rites Yun Shu looked at Qin Changge and said, "I haven't seen you before. It seems you're a newcomer. A newborn calf may not be afraid of a tiger, but newcomers are too impetuous. I advise you to be more experienced in your work."

Qin Changge didn't waste any words with Yun Shu, and waved his hand, saying, "Take him away."

Afterwards, Qin Changge and his group returned to the headquarters of the Golden Saber Guard. The residence of the Minister of Rites was immediately thrown into chaos, with everyone busy trying to find out what had happened to the Minister of Rites, Yun Shu, and whether they could use their connections to get him rescued.

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In the main prison of the Golden Knife Guard headquarters, Qin Changge looked at Yun Shu, the Minister of Rites, and said, "Confess, who did you leak the imperial examination questions to?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Shu was somewhat surprised, not expecting that he had been arrested because of this matter.

Yun Shu calmly said, "I didn't leak the exam questions, so don't make false accusations."

Qin Changge calmly said, "If we didn't have solid evidence, would we have arrested you?"

The Minister of Rites, Yun Shu, calmly said, "I wish to see His Majesty."

Qin Changge slammed his hand on the table and said, "You can see His Majesty if you want. You will be able to see His Majesty after you have finished explaining the case and handed it over to him for processing."

The Minister of Rites, Yun Shu, calmly said, "I wish to see His Majesty."

Upon seeing this, Qin Changge shrugged, stood up, and walked out.

Xie Buyan and Ye Hanzhou, who were standing nearby, were somewhat stunned by this scene. Qin Changge's interrogation had been quite skillful and he seemed very experienced, so why did he suddenly leave?
Qin Changge said, "You all stay here and watch over things. I'll go ask Lord Chu."

Then Qin Changge arrived at the Golden Knife Patrol Office Hall and paid his respects to Golden Knife Patrol Officer Chu Linfeng.

Qin Changge said, "Lord Chu, Yun Shu is being stubborn and only wants to see His Majesty, refusing to explain the details of the case."

Chu Linfeng rolled his eyes at Qin Changge and said, "This is what you should do: pry his mouth open. If necessary, you can use some special methods." Qin Changge shrugged and said, "He is a high-level Confucian cultivator. I can't even beat him. How could I possibly pry his mouth open?"

Chu Linfeng rolled his eyes at Qin Changge and said, "Have you thought this through? If I make a move, I'll take most of your credit."

Qin Changge said, "It's good that we're separated. I might have been showing off a bit too much lately, and being too flamboyant isn't a good thing."

Chu Linfeng was speechless at the sight. Did Qin Changge think it was too ostentatious at this moment?

Why didn't he feel ostentatious when he won first place in the Bronze Sword Guard?
Why didn't he seem ostentatious when he was bargaining with the young princess?
Qin Changge thought he had kept things very secret, but in reality, these things were not a secret to anyone.

Now Qin Changge is going to keep a low profile, it seems he's already made enough money off the little princess.

Chu Linfeng shook his head and said, "Alright, I'm afraid I really have to take charge of Yun Shu."

Afterwards, Chu Linfeng went to the Golden Knife Guard prison.

After leaving, Minister of Rites Yun Shu wept bitterly and explained everything.

Seeing this, Qin Changge admired Chu Linfeng somewhat; he did have some skill.

Chu Linfeng explained, "No one can lie before my monarch's domain, so he naturally has to confess honestly."

Chu Linfeng said, "Alright, go and arrest that guy named Mo Zheng. He's the son of the prefect of Qingzhou, and the prefect of Qingzhou and Yun Shu are close friends. So, he leaked the exam questions to his son. It was a favor they were doing, and they had done it flawlessly, but they ran into Ling Shuo and messed everything up."

Chu Linfeng shook his head and said, "The case is already very clear. I will report it to my master."

Qin Changge clasped his hands and said, "Yes!"

Chu Linfeng said, "You just need to compile the report and send it to me, then I will report it to my master for processing."

After finishing his sentence, Chu Linfeng went back to attend to his own business.

After Qin Changge finished writing down the details of the case, he handed it over to Chu Linfeng.

After reading the memorial, Chu Linfeng said speechlessly, "I asked you to write the memorial so that you would take credit for yourself. If you write it like this, all the credit will be mine, do you understand?"

Qin Changge said, "I will report the truth and will not falsify anything."

Chu Linfeng rolled his eyes at Qin Changge and said, "You're getting less and less discerning."

Chu Linfeng didn't say much, and then handed the memorial to Xiao Tianjue, the commander of the Golden Knife Guard, who was also his master.

The chief supervisor would then submit the memorial to the emperor, who would then deal with the individuals involved in the case.

Ultimately, the imperial examination fraud case was successfully concluded.

Yun Shu, the Minister of Rites, did not lose his head; he was merely exiled.

Mo Zheng was also exiled.

Xuan Yi purchased exam questions used for cheating in the imperial examinations and had him imprisoned, to be executed later in the autumn.

Ling Shuo was imprisoned for leaking the exam questions and was executed in the autumn.

Murong Guihe leaked the exam questions and was imprisoned, to be executed in the autumn.

Actually, the most wronged person here is Murong Guihe. He never expected that the fake test questions he sold were actually real test questions.

As for Xuan Yi, he bullied others and was retaliated against; he brought this upon himself, so there's nothing more to say.

Qin Changge ignored all of this and returned to his room number twelve in the Ren section to refine the Heaven-Mending Spirit Liquid to improve his cultivation. In the blink of an eye, he had become a cultivator in the late stage of the Divine Illumination Realm.

(End of this chapter)