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People continue to agree, as if Gu Jiao had committed some heinous crime.
However, upon closer thought, it wasn"t Gu Jiao who wanted to sit with Mu Qingchen, it was Mu Qingchen who, despite having plenty of empty seats in front, insisted on squeezing onto her desk.
Was Mu Qingchen trying to help her because she looked lonely?
Obviously not.
He was skillfully drawing a lot of hatred towards her without shedding a drop of blood.
"Zhong Ding." Gu Jiao called out.
Not far away, Zhong Ding, who was pretending not to see anything, froze. Under immense pressure, he walked over to Gu Jiao.
"W-what do you want?" He asked in a low voice.
"Would beating someone up get me a demerit?" Gu Jiao asked.
Zhong Ding trembled, "Y-yes, that’s true. Why do you ask?"
Gu Jiao lamented, "What a pity."
As she said this, she propped her elbow on the desk, resting her chin in her hand. She looked at them and said, "Alright, I"ll vacate this seat for you guys."
The group was collectively taken aback.
This guy... is giving in just like that?
Without even putting up a fight?
That’s no fun! Where"s the satisfaction in bullying you if you give in so easily!
"But——" Gu Jiao"s gaze swept over the faces of the six people, "There"s only one seat, so who should I give it to?"
A scholar with triangular eyes stepped forward, "Of course, to me!"
Square-face angrily said, "Why should it be you! I was here first!"
Triangular-eyes said, "I made the suggestion first!"
Square-face retorted, "Well, I noticed it first!"
Another person chimed in, "Stop arguing, both of you!"
The two said in unison, "What then? You think you should take the seat?"
The person replied, "Fine, I just will!"
Several people started arguing fiercely while Gu Jiao calmly packed up her books, stood up, and walked out through the back door with an indifferent air.
Zhong Ding looked at the six people who were about to start fighting, then glanced at the casually departing Gu Jiao, looking utterly bewildered.
That worked too?
Between Mingyue Hall and Mingxin Hall, there was a path adorned with blooming flowers. Gu Jiao walked along the path when suddenly, a group of imposing guards in armor approached.
Accompanying them was a teacher from the academy, but it wasn"t Teacher Jiang; Gu Jiao didn"t recognize who the person was specifically.
Besides them, there was also a flamboyantly dressed woman.
"Respectable officers! It"s him!"
Gu Jiao quickly realized that the woman was referring to her.
She wasn"t unfamiliar with this woman, for she had visited her brothel last night.
What was going on?
Even after all that, people could still recognize her? And more importantly, they could even track her down to the academy?
"You"re not mistaken? Are you certain it"s him?" The leading officer asked.
The teacher beside him also said, "Yes, he"s a student of our Tianqiong Academy. Don"t falsely accuse people!"
The woman waved her handkerchief and said, "I would never make a mistake! That birthmark on his face can"t be covered by any amount of dirt!"
Oh, the birthmark.
So Mu Qingchen recognized her in Mingxin Hall through her birthmark?
But how did this female brothel keeper manage to track her down here?
The woman pointed at Gu Jiao and said, "Officer, it was this person who brought Young Master Qingchen"s fish token to our brothel last night! Young Master Qingchen is such a handsome and divine figure; even though I"ve never seen him but I"ve heard of him! At a glance, I knew this person wasn"t the real Young Master Qingchen!"
Gu Jiao asked, "Then why didn"t you quickly report it to the authorities?"
The woman squeezed her handkerchief and said, "I... I thought you were a friend of Young Master Qingchen?"
Gu Jiao added, "Then why did you report it later?"
The woman snorted, "You threw Young Master Qingchen"s fish token into the latrine! What friend would do that?! I then made a quick decision; this person must have stolen Young Master Qingchen"s fish token!"
Gu Jiao: You actually dug out something I threw into the latrine. What"s your deal?
Gu Jiao asked, "Then how did you know I was from Tianqiong Academy?"
The woman’s eyes flickered, "Y-you... You let it slip yourself!"
Gu Jiao hadn"t let anything slip, and to conceal her ident.i.ty, she wasn"t carrying anything related to Tianqiong Academy.
The woman’s previous statements might have been true, but this one was definitely a lie.
It definitely wasn"t Gu Jiao who revealed it, nor was it discovered by this female brothel keeper herself. In that case, there was only one possibility——someone who knew her ident.i.ty as a student of Tianqiong Academy was also at the brothel last night.
Gu Jiao suddenly looked towards the teacher who had come with the woman.
Ah, she recognized him now.
Wasn"t this the teacher who handled her and Gu Xiaoshun"s enrollment procedures at Qingzheng Hall yesterday?
They pretended not to know each other, with one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop. But as it turned out, he had already informed the woman about her ident.i.ty.
The teacher felt Gu Jiao"s gaze and his expression grew nervous.
"Is it illegal for students to visit brothels?" Gu Jiao asked the leading officer across from her.
He replied, "Visiting brothels is not illegal, but you"re suspected of attempting to a.s.sa.s.sinate the Crown Prince, which is a heinous crime! You also dishonored the Crown Prince"s handmaiden, bringing disgrace upon the entire Crown Prince Residence!"
So the sudden curfew last night was because of this?
Gu Jiao calmly asked, "Do you have evidence to support your claim that I"m an a.s.sa.s.sin?"
The leading officer said, "Yes! A servant girl from the Crown Prince Residence accidentally saw a red mark on the a.s.sa.s.sin"s face! And it was on the left side!"
Seriously?
Could she be any more unlucky?
Even the birthmark on her face could also lead to accusations?
She seriously suspected that Xiao Liulang"s fate was at odds with destiny!
"Is the handmaiden still alive?" If she met that handmaiden, she would surely understand that she wasn"t the a.s.sa.s.sin from last night.
"She hanged herself." The leading officer said.
Gu Jiao: “...”
So there wasn’t even a witness to prove her innocence?
Xiao Liulang, oh Xiao Liulang, your ident.i.ty was too poisonous!
Gu Jiao asked, "As soon as the a.s.sa.s.sin escaped from the Crown Prince Residence, did you impose a city-wide curfew?"
The leading officer said, "Of course! We imposed a curfew using flares as a signal."
Flares, how befitting for a nation of such stature.
She didn"t see the flares because at that moment, she was most likely hiding under the covers with that middle-aged man.
There were two key points about the a.s.sa.s.sin——a red mark on the left side of their face, and they were male.
Gu Jiao had two ways to prove she wasn"t the a.s.sa.s.sin——first, to reveal her female ident.i.ty outright, but that would result in her being expelled from the academy and unable to stay in the State of Yan.
Second, to have Mu Qingchen provide an alibi for her.
Although she didn"t know where the Crown Prince Residence was, she presumed it wouldn"t be too close to the street she was on at the time, considering it was a bustling area.
She had boarded Mu Qingchen"s carriage right at the start of the curfew, so she didn"t have enough time to commit the crime.
However, she had robbed Mu Qingchen, so would he still be willing to provide her with an alibi?Raz P."s Thoughts
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In the suspenseful supernatural novel “Records of Mortals,” Jiang Baiyan, once a solitary and impoverished youth, finds refuge in the Shi family of Chang’an due to his extraordinary bloodline. With his clear and captivating peach blossom eyes, this seemingly innocent young man conceals a fanatical and malevolent lunatic within. Destined to succ.u.mb to darkness amidst hardship and degradation, he becomes a harbinger of chaos.
When Shi Dai suddenly transmigrates, she takes on the role of the Shi family’s young lady, the one who subjects him to countless trials, eventually leading to her demise.
The twist? She never got to finish reading the novel.
From what she knew of the plot, Jiang Baiyan was just a silent, timid, and often bullied pitiable character.
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Jiang Baiyan had never encountered someone like Shi Dai.
After he had slaughtered all the evil creatures in the garden, the blood-stained young man, exuding a murderous aura, approached her step by step, his lips curling into a malicious smile, "Scared?"
Shi Dai responded, “You’re really amazing! I applaud you until I spin like a spiral and fly around the moon three hundred times! And also——you have dimples when you smile!"
Jiang Baiyan: ...?
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After seeing her at a lantern festival with another man, Jiang Baiyan lowered his eyes, his fingers twirling her hair. He said in a mocking and sinister tone, "The mansion in the western suburbs...if I hide you there, no one will find you, right?"
Shi Dai replied, "Does it come with meals and lodging? Can I sleep in everyday? Oh, and your cooking is the best!"
Jiang Baiyan: ...?
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Jiang Baiyan was supposed to dislike her, even hate her, but as their separation drew near, his eyes turned red and he grabbed her sleeve, pleading, "Don"t abandon me, alri—”
Shi Dai responded, "Alright, alright, I’ll only have you. Mwah."
Jiang Baiyan: ...?
He hasn"t finished his lines yet though…