Who put the yellow robe on me?

Jingzhao Prefecture Governor Yang Weiqian was shocked when he heard Jiang Chen's words.

The two people mentioned by Jiang Chen are the invigilators in charge of the autumn examination. If there is anything wrong with Jia Shiyan and Yang Shaolin, it is likely to implicate many people.

"Your Highness the Sixteenth Prince, is there sufficient evidence to prove that these two people were partial to each other and engaged in fraud during the Autumn Examination?" asked the Jingzhao Prefecture Governor in a serious tone.

Xiong Zhiheng immediately responded: "Master Yang, there is indeed sufficient evidence to prove the fraudulent process of these two people."

Yang Weiqian frowned, obviously thinking that this matter was not enough to arrest the two men: "Your Highness the Sixteenth, Lord Xiong, it's not that I don't trust you two.

However, Daliang law stipulates that both human and physical evidence are necessary to apprehend a suspect."

Xiong Zhiheng immediately responded: "Master Yang, according to Daliang law, as long as there is a defendant, the suspect can be summoned to the court for questioning."

Yang Weiqian responded: "Mr. Xiong is right. At this moment, there is no specific defendant."

Jiang Chen's mouth curled up slightly, and a sly look flashed in his eyes: "Oh? No defendant? I guess he's coming soon!"

Before he could finish his words, the drum at the gate of Jingzhao Prefecture sounded rapidly, and a guard came running over in a panic: "Oh no, Your Excellency the Prefect!"

The Jingzhao prefect waved his hand and said, "Don't panic. Tell me what's going on slowly."

The guard gasped and said, "Two injured scholars are beating drums outside the door, saying they want to seek justice."

When the Jingzhao prefect heard this, his face changed slightly. He then glanced at the Sixteenth Prince and Xiong Zhiheng, and was shocked, and seemed to understand everything.

Then he turned to Jiang Chen and said respectfully, "Sixteenth Prince, will you please take the seat and proceed with the trial?"

Xiong Zhiheng, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, smiled and said, "Sir Yang, according to Daliang's laws, you are definitely the main investigator. We are just assisting."

Yang Weiqian nodded in agreement and immediately ordered, "Open the court! Investigate the case! Bring the two drummers into the courtroom!"

Everyone in the hall took their seats. The prefect of Jingzhao sat in the front of the hall, while Jiang Chen and Xiong Zhiheng sat on the left and right of Yang Weiqian respectively.

Two scholars were escorted into the hall. They looked pale, and it was obvious that they had just experienced a thrilling chase.

After a closer look, the two people who came were not Luo Shihua and Qin Yiliang, so who else could they be?

"Your Excellency the Prefect, this is injustice!" As the two scholars entered the hall, they shouted out their grievances in hoarse voices.

The Jingzhao prefect asked in a deep voice, "What's your grievance? Tell the truth."

Luo Shihua said with difficulty: "I am Luo Shihua, and this is my classmate Qin Yiliang. The two of us participated in this autumn examination and were caught cheating. We were chased by thieves and almost lost our lives.

We have solid evidence accusing the two invigilators, Jia Shiyan and Yang Shaolin, of colluding to cheat in the Autumn Examination."

The Jingzhao prefect looked at Luo Shihua and Qin Yiliang in the hall and asked in a deep voice, "Do you have any real evidence for what you two are saying?"

Luo Shihua stepped forward and said firmly, "Sir, everything I said is true, and I have witnesses and evidence. Please summon Jia Shiyan and Yang Shaolin for questioning."

The Jingzhao prefect nodded and signaled to the guards, "Alright, come here, take Jia Shiyan and Yang Shaolin into custody!"

The constable took the order and left!

But within an incense stick of time, a constable came in hurriedly to report: "Your Excellency, Jia Shiyan and Yang Shaolin are missing!"

The Jingzhao prefect's face changed drastically: "What? They escaped?"

Jiang Chen said calmly, "It seems they've gotten wind of this and are trying to escape. Sir Xiong, immediately send people to seal off the four gates of the capital to prevent them from escaping."

Xiong Zhiheng immediately contacted Lin Shigong to mobilize the imperial guards and quickly arranged for personnel to block the city gates.

Yang Weiqian also urgently mobilized all the detectives to launch a city-wide search.

Under the cover of night, intense manhunts were underway across the capital.

Jiang Chen and Xiong Zhiheng led their men to search for Jia Shiyan and Yang Shaolin in the city.

Finally, Dianzhang and others found traces of the two men in the Yinghe Inn in the north of the capital.

Xiong Zhiheng took the lead and led the guards into the courtyard.

Seeing that they had no way to escape, Jia Shiyan and Yang Shaolin did not resist. Dianzhang and Zhou Liangwei captured them easily.

Jia Shiyan and Yang Shaolin were then taken to court. They looked frightened but tried to remain calm.

The Jingzhao prefect looked at Jiang Chen and asked, "Sixteenth Prince, this case involves the Autumn Examination and is of great importance. What are your thoughts?"

Jiang Chen smiled calmly and turned to Xiong Zhiheng, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice: "Sir Xiong, please repeat the entire case."

Xiong Zhiheng nodded and said, "Yes. Next, please allow me to continue to recount the entire case."

He gathered his thoughts and continued, "First, Jia Shiyan placed kerosene in the candles of Luo Shihua and Qin Yiliang. Because Jia Shiyan was in charge of the overall distribution of the candles, he was the only one who had the opportunity and the right to do so."

"But," Xiong Zhiheng said, "the candles with kerosene won't explode after burning like they did in the exam room."

After he said that, he signaled the guards to place two candles filled with kerosene on the court.

Then the candle was lit, and the flame burned slowly, seemingly as usual.

Everyone was wondering why the candles did not explode.

Xiong Zhiheng explained: "The kerosene candles were just a decoy. Their real purpose was to create chaos in the exam room to cover up their cheating."

The Jingzhao prefect asked in a deep voice, "Then who distributed the candles with kerosene to Luo Shihua and Qin Yiliang?"

At this moment, Xiong Zhiheng was speechless and forgot the details that the Sixteenth Prince had told him before.

He looked at Jiang Chen helplessly, his eyes pleading for help.

Jiang Chen coughed lightly, stood up and said, "These two candles with kerosene can only be made by people from the candle shop outside the city.

Except for the people in the candle shop, no one else can directly distinguish which is a normal candle and which is a candle with kerosene."

Jia Shiyan immediately retorted, "Sir Yang, I am innocent! Where are the people from the Candle Shop? I demand a standoff."

Yang Shaolin even said, "Now that the people in the Candle Shop have died, are you going to fabricate evidence out of thin air?"

Yang Weiqian also agreed: "Indeed, now there is no evidence."

Jiang Chen responded calmly: "Yes, so now if we catch the murderer who killed the Candle Shop, everything will be solved."

Yang Weiqian nodded. "Your Highness the Sixteenth Prince is quite right. Sir Xiong, please continue and tell me what happened next."

In the lobby of Jingzhao Prefecture, Xiong Zhiheng continued to explain the case in detail: "Yes, Lord Yang! The test papers issued by Luo Shihua and Qin Yiliang were swapped in order.

The first exam for other candidates was eight-legged essay, but Luo Shihua and Qin Yiliang got judicial judgments.

The second round was supposed to be a judicial judgment, but the test papers of Luo Shihua and Qin Yiliang were replaced with policy questions.

Am I right? Master Jia Shiyan! "

At this moment, fear flashed across Jia Shiyan's eyes, and cold sweat oozed from his forehead, but he forced himself to say, "Mr. Xiong, your story is very exciting, but why should I do this?"