When he heard that Jing Hongchen intended to arrest them,
Fan Yu's expression changed, and he put on an air of being wronged. "Hall Master Jing, if you want to condemn us, you'll never lack a pretext! Yuhao, Bei Bei, He Caitou, and I have spent this entire time studying diligently in the Illustrious Virtue Hall, researching soul tool technology. We haven't stolen any blueprints!"
At those words,
Jing Hongchen was utterly dumbfounded.
What the fuck?
What was going on?
Caught red-handed with the stolen goods, and this fellow was still trying to talk his way out of it.
"You didn't steal soul tool blueprints?"
"Then what are these things we found on you?"
"No idea! All we had tucked inside our clothes were some blank sheets of paper. Who knows whether you swapped them after taking them away?" Fan Yu remained as stubborn as a dead duck whose beak refused to soften.
He knew that once they had done something like this,
they absolutely could not admit it.
Even if they were caught red-handed.
Otherwise, the consequences would be extremely severe.
But as long as he adamantly refused to confess, Jing Hongchen could do nothing about it.
"Oh? So you're saying we deliberately framed you?" Jing Hongchen laughed in anger.
He realized his understanding of Shrek had still been far too shallow.
These fellows were utterly shameless.
They had been caught red-handed, yet still dared to argue.
Fan Yu puffed out his chest and declared with righteous conviction, "Of course! Who on this continent doesn't know that Shrek Academy has always been pure as ice and spotless as jade? We never stoop to crowing like chickens and stealing like dogs! Throughout this month in the Illustrious Virtue Hall, we've been working hard on soul tools. We haven't stolen any