Even though things have come to this point, a candidate had an accident before the exam and now has lost his life. Especially since it involves false accusations against high-ranking officials in the court, the candidate may also have been silenced. The nature of the matter is completely different.
Wei Tingyu said coldly, "What did the inn say? Why didn't they report it?"
The imperial court has always given preferential treatment to candidates and paid more attention to all aspects. If there is a problem and it is inconvenient for you to report it yourself, you can ask others to help report it to the government office, and it will basically be properly handled. The inns where candidates stay have always paid attention to this aspect. Usually, as long as a problem is found, whether it is for fear of being implicated or for other purposes, it will be reported actively.
"My Lord, the innkeeper said that it's not that they didn't report it, but they didn't dare to because someone of unknown origin threatened them. They didn't throw the patient away, but secretly took the medicine to keep him alive, hoping that we could investigate it as soon as possible.
When the subordinates went over, they were obviously relieved. It seemed that he didn't lie. However, the inn has been temporarily sealed off and all the people inside are under guard, waiting for further instructions from the adults."
From this line of evidence, it is actually too late. More than ten days have passed from the beginning to now. Even if there were any clues, they have been wiped out. Even if the people who are still alive are rescued, they probably can't provide anything specific. The other party's purpose may not be to silence them, but to delay them and prevent them from revealing the truth in advance. If they are alive, they are lucky, but if they die, they will probably be considered to have deserved it because they don't know what is good for them.
Even if you know you can't find the answer, you still have to check it. There can't be any omissions.
Wei Tingyu let them continue with the rest of the interrogation. He left first and prepared to go check on Xiaocao.
As for those candidates who are used as pawns, no matter whether they are excellent or mediocre, no one cares. After all, the main thing is to teach them a lesson. Whether they really learn the lesson and change in the end, or just harbor resentment, that is their own future.
Not long after Wei Tingyu left the prison, he received another piece of news. It was about Fan Wuguo. This kid had a tyrannical temper and took people to run around in the imperial city. He didn't know how many young masters from different families had "suffered from his murderous hands".
If the troubles in the past were only caused by individual cases, today it has become a widespread and indiscriminate incident.
Because too many people were injured and it was clearly intentional, Fan Wuguo was jointly reported to Emperor Xuanren by the parents of various families, so he is now in the palace.
This news made Wei Tingyu smile slightly coldly. As expected, he was still a little bully.
In front of Emperor Xuanren, facing the accusations from various families, Fan Wuguo was also very stupid, with a cynical look, which made people hate him so much that they really wanted to beat him up. If he had done something wrong in the past, he would at least restrain himself and pretend to be good, at least he would admit that he was wrong. But now he is getting more and more arrogant.
It can be said that Emperor Xuanren knew his nephew very well. Basically, he would not go out of his way to pick a fight with anyone unless it came into his way. Everyone knew what kind of person he was, and usually no one would take the initiative to provoke him. But today, he was causing trouble for so many people for no reason, and we probably knew why.
"Why today?" Compared to those angry parents, Emperor Xuanren was absolutely calm.
"Your Majesty, I don't have any other intentions. I just want to set an example for Sister Anguo. There are always those people who gossip about her, saying that she is arrogant and domineering. I look left and right and I feel that she has nothing to do with those words. It's so unfair for her to have such a reputation. So, I want her to learn. After all, you know, people have bad natures and bully the weak and fear the strong. Sister Anguo is just a soft-hearted person. She has done so many things, but she is still picked on for no reason. I am different. I am idle all day long and have no skills. Those people will take a detour when they see me from a distance. They can't avoid me. They are as respectful as they can be, but they are all cheap skins."
Fan Wuguo's joking conversation made the parents who filed the complaint look very unhappy and gloomy. However, most of them cried out in their hearts that they were particularly innocent. They had no intention of disrespecting Princess Anguo. As for the remaining few...
Fan Wuguo didn't care how many of the people who "ran into" his hands were innocent. It was their bad luck today. However, he had information in hand beforehand, so he still showed mercy to the truly innocent people. There were only a few people he took special care of, so he didn't kill them. He just hit them where it hurt and left no marks. He was becoming more and more proficient in "this skill". If they didn't feel pain for ten days or half a month, he would consider them a loser. From now on, just meeting them would make them feel pain subconsciously.
Of course, these were just appetizers. The real main course would be prepared by the evil-hearted Wei Tingyu, so Young Master Fan would not get involved.