Chapter 102: The Assessment Post Was Replaced

Chapter 102: The Assessment Post Was Replaced

Chapter 102: The Assessment Post Was Replaced

Got hit with a club?
Tiechui grabbed Daqing and turned him around half a circle, and sure enough, he saw that the back of his head was a little red.

It was indeed a sneak attack.

But Tiechui saw that the servant's wound was not serious enough to knock him unconscious.

"Well, you are so brave to lie."

"Tell me, where is the banknote? Did you embezzle it and then deliberately make up an excuse to lie that the girl was kidnapped?"

Daqing was panicked, but he defended himself angrily, "It's unfair, I was clearly hit by a club, and the banknotes were really stolen.

How dare I lie to you, young lady? If you don't believe me, you can search me to see if I have the banknotes."

Since Daqing dared to say this, Xie Lan knew that the banknote would not be with him.

Tiechui still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, but unfortunately, after searching Daqing thoroughly, he still couldn't find the banknotes.

Tiechui was unwilling to give in and was about to interrogate him, but was stopped by Xie Lan.

Time is short and assessment is important.

It won’t be too late to interrogate this boy after she finishes the exam.

"The banknotes were stolen, where is the assessment post for the academy?"

"Don't worry, young lady. The assessment sticker is still there and has not been snatched away."

Daqing was relieved to see that she did not continue to ask questions. He smiled and took out a square box from his bag and handed it to her.

Tiechui took it and handed it to Xie Lan.

Seeing Xie Lan open the box and find nothing inside, the servant was stunned, "How could it be gone?"

Tiechui reached out and grabbed Daqing's collar again, "What's going on? Don't tell me that the assessment sticker was also taken away."

The servant's face turned pale, and he hurriedly explained, "I don't know how it disappeared. I checked after I woke up, and the assessment sticker was not taken away."

Xie Lan did not doubt the servant's words. After all, this assessment sticker was different from ordinary things. It could not be eaten or used, and it could not be sold for money. Its only function was to serve as a certificate for entering the White Crane Academy for assessment.

Normally, the person who did this would not steal the assessment sticker, because the college would keep a record of every student who took the sticker to take the assessment. As long as you go to the college to check, you will know who stole the assessment sticker.

The academy values ​​students' character the most. If they knew that the student who used this post to take the exam not only stole someone else's post but also stole three thousand taels of silver notes, they would definitely not admit her.

At this moment, three bell sounds came from the direction of the academy.

Tiechui looked grim, as the bell rang as if the academy's examination had begun.

When Xie Lan heard the bell, his expression was relatively calm. He glanced at Baihe Academy and then looked away.

Since it’s too late to take the exam, let’s interrogate him.

"Did the bag ever leave your hand after you woke up?"

"Yes, my bag fell off my shoulders when I was walking to East Street. There were many people on the street at that time, and I was in a hurry to get to the academy so I didn't pay much attention. I just picked up the bag and left."

Daqing's face turned pale. "It must have been switched at that time. Miss, it's all my fault for being so careless that I didn't notice it."

Tiechui glared at him angrily, "Did someone really switch the items? If I find out you're lying, you'll be dead."

Daqing raised three fingers to the sky and said, "I swear, the bag was really swapped."

Tiechui frowned, "Girl, who is so stupid as to swap the academy assessment stickers? Wouldn't it be discovered after a quick check? Could it be that the person who did it thought there was something valuable in the bag?"

Xie Lan had the same idea as Tiechui, but she raised her hand and pinched it, then raised her eyebrows and looked towards Baihe Academy. Tiechui followed her gaze and didn't find anything special, so he couldn't help but be curious, "Girl?"

"The assessment is posted at Baihe Academy." Xie Lan said as he walked straight towards the two teachers who were packing up their things.

In the college?
Tiechui looked at him in surprise, then pulled Daqing to follow.

The two teachers who were packing up were responsible for registering the students who came for the examination. When they heard the noise, they looked over.

One of the shorter teachers glanced at Xie Lan and said in a gentle voice, "What can I do for you, young lady? This is a college, outsiders are not allowed to enter."

"Master, I originally came to the academy to take the assessment test, but my assessment sticker was stolen on the way here. Could you please help me check who stole my assessment sticker?"

The teacher frowned, "Is this really the case?"

The teacher next to him looked serious and said, "Check to see who the candidate is. Our academy cannot admit students with questionable character."

"Girl, what's the number on your assessment sticker?"

Xie Lan had never seen the assessment post, so naturally he didn't know the number and could only look at the servant.

Daqing said with a bitter face, "I didn't look carefully, so I don't know what the number is."

"Didn't you just see it on the way here? How could you not remember it? Think about it carefully." Tiechui glared at him coldly. If she hadn't been concerned about the fact that it was at the gate of the academy and she was afraid that it would have a bad influence on the girl, she would have been unable to help but beat up the damn servant.

"I didn't expect someone would steal the test stickers. I really didn't pay attention to the number on the stickers, and I really can't remember it."

Without knowing the number, the two teachers could do nothing to help.

However, the teacher also attaches great importance to the students' character.

"Girl, why don't you go home and ask your family if they remember anything? Once you've found out, come to the academy. If we find out that someone really stole your assessment sticker, we will definitely cancel her admission."

"Miss, the master must know what the number is. I'll go ask him." Tiechui glared at Daqing again, "Why don't you tell me where the master is? Do you want to be beaten?"

Daqing swallowed and said dryly, "The master is discussing matters with his colleagues in the Tingyu Pavilion Teahouse."

"Miss, I will go ask the master now, please wait here first."

Xie Lan nodded, "Go ahead."

She didn't care about the assessment post, and she didn't have to go to Baihe Academy to study. But the other party dared to steal her head. If she didn't find the person out and spread the news, how could she survive?

Tiechui went to find Xie Changting. The two teachers did not leave after packing up their things, but simply stayed to wait with Xie Lan.

Seeing that Tiechui was gone, Daqing wanted to take the opportunity to sneak away, but Xie Lan hit him with a spell and he was immediately unable to move.

Tingyu Pavilion was not far away, and Tiechui rode his horse at full speed and quickly brought Xie Changting over.

Xie Changting already knew that his banknotes had been snatched away and his examination tickets had been stolen, so he stepped forward and saluted the two masters as soon as he got off the carriage.

"I am Xie Changting, the chief clerk of the Imperial Household Department. The number on my daughter's exam ticket is Yu Taotang. I would like to trouble you two masters to help find out who stole the exam ticket."

The examination papers of Baihe Academy are numbered using the Thousand Character Classic, with four characters in one rhyme and each rhyme being assigned a number.

The two teachers looked at each other. Only children of officials of the fifth rank and above were eligible to take the assessment at Baihe Academy. This Xie Zhubo was only of the seventh rank. It seemed that he had used other connections to get the assessment sticker from the academy.

But this is none of their business. They are only responsible for catching those who steal the exam tickets.

I checked the registration book and found it quickly.

"The candidate who is taking the test with the Yu Taotang number is called Xie Yu."

(End of this chapter)