"There's something fishy about these Provincial Graduates!"
Not only the constables and head constables seasoned in criminal investigations, but even Tan Ping, prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, and Liang Yuyin saw through it at once. Tan Ping's expression grew grave, while Liang Yuyin's heart settled.
Though the plan had long been laid, this was a major affair, after all. Only seeing it come to fruition could put his mind at ease.
Just then, the two constables searching Zhang Modong also found something. One shouted, "Found it! He really does have a slip of paper on him, with writing on it!"
What audacity!
Not only had he bought the examination questions, he had actually carried a slip bearing those questions on his person?
That was what those already convinced of Zhang Modong's involvement in cheating thought. Others, of course, felt that even if a slip had been found on him, it might not contain the questions for this examination. What if he had merely been reviewing his studies before the examination and casually jotted something down?
Although the two constables could read, they did not know whether the slip they had found contained examination questions. Nor did they dare study it closely, so they carefully handed it to the two officials.
Tan Ping, prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, took it and glanced at it. He did not know what the examination questions were, and seeing these three prompts did not tell him whether this was evidence. He passed it to Liang Yuyin.
As one of the examiners, Liang Yuyin was not actually allowed to know the questions beforehand either, but Zhang Modong's reaction just now had already told the tale. Besides, Liang Yuyin had received a warning earlier, so he knew perfectly well that what was written on the slip had to be