Stepmother in charge: Making a fortune through farming and raising her children to fight back

"Let's first look at the handwriting on the cheat sheet. While beautiful, it's written very stiffly, indicating that the person put some effort into it and used their left hand." Yun Zhenzhen tried to be brief, hoping everyone could understand. "Although the handwriting looks different at a glance, if you look closely, the structure of each character, such as this vertical hook, its emphasis and bend, you can see some similarities. After all, it's a habit he developed since childhood. Even if he deliberately avoided these details, it would be difficult to completely avoid them. The other transitions and writing order are almost identical to the handwriting on the cheat sheet..."

Several examiners around her listened to her clear and logical explanation and nodded in agreement.

They had heard of Ruyi'anren's name before, but they always looked down on her in their hearts, thinking that a peasant woman could not have any ability and it was just a matter of luck. But now they saw that she knew a lot of things.

One of them couldn't help but step forward and ask, "Although we now know a few suspects, how can we distinguish their handwriting? We can't just arrest them and interrogate them, and we don't have enough time."

After all, the college entrance examination is a major test. If innocent people are arrested and interrogated, it will definitely affect the emotions of the candidates. If it is known to the outside world, there may be a commotion, and this kind of thing can easily ruin a person.

Yun Zhenzhen didn't say anything, but picked up the four pieces of paper, looked at them carefully under the light, and then eliminated one of them.

With three cards left, she discovered a slight difference and immediately eliminated one more.

The last two notes are so similar, whether it is the horizontal strokes, vertical strokes, or the depth of the ink, they are almost exactly the same.

In modern times, it would probably take an expert to tell the difference. Thinking of this, she could only seek another method.

"What scores did these two candidates achieve in their first exam?"

The examiner nearby heard his question and immediately began flipping through the records: "The first one is called Li Dan, and he placed fifth in the first round. The other one is called Chen Sanhai, and he placed ninety-ninth in the previous round."

Yun Zhenzhen understood a little, and then said: "Then let's have someone bring Chen Sanhai here for questioning."

After the second exam, only the top 100 people can become scholars, and this candidate is on the edge of admission and is likely to fail. If there is one less Wang Ye, his ranking will move up one and his chances will be greater.

When the governor heard this, he immediately ordered: "Hurry up and send someone to bring Chen Sanhai to me for questioning."

Elsewhere, the examination room was completely silent. A stick of incense had already burned halfway. When it burned out, the exam would officially begin.

All the candidates were recalling the knowledge points, gradually calming down their hearts, and silently waiting for this moment to come.

At this moment, two yamen runners slowly walked into the examination room, came to Chen Sanhai's side, pushed the door open, and said softly: "Sir, the governor has something to ask you. Please come with us."

The yamen runner deliberately lowered his voice, almost speaking close to his ear, so only the candidates nearby heard the noise of the door opening, and it did not cause any impact.

As Chen Shanhai was led out by two people, he suddenly felt a little scared. He seemed to have a vague idea of ​​why he was called out alone at such a critical moment...

But I still can't believe it. He did it so secretly, how could he be discovered?

He forced himself to calm down and followed the yamen runner to the back.

Yun Zhenzhen looked at the person approaching and his eyebrows jumped. He had actually seen this person before. When Chen Shou came to cause trouble two days ago, he was the one who was shouting the loudest.

Thinking of this, she also understood the whole story.

When Chen Sanhai met Yun Zhenzhen's eyes, he froze in place. Didn't this person say that he had a close relationship with Wang Ye? Why did he appear here?

Could it be that he was really wrong, and the governor didn't call him here for Wang Ye's matter.

"Come here first. We have something to ask you." An examiner brought him to the table and asked, "Please carefully identify the handwriting on this. Is it yours?"

Before Chen Sanhai could even see what the examiner was pointing at, he fell to his knees with a thud, and quickly denied, "Sir, this is definitely not my handwriting. I didn't do anything. I was wrongly accused..."

When the people around saw this scene, they also understood a little bit.

"How could you deny it so quickly? It's your name written on it, and you just wrote it." Yun Zhenzhen walked over and whispered in his ear, "This student denied it so quickly, maybe there's something wrong with him. Chen Sanhai, do you want to take a look for yourself?"

After hearing this, he looked up in panic and saw that the words the examiner pointed to were indeed written by him. In order to leave a good impression on the examiner, he also wrote the word "fairness" specifically.

"You study for your future. When you're promoted, you serve the people. What matters is fairness, not slandering others and defaming your classmates." Yun Zhenzhen circled around him, her face full of disdain. "Now the evidence is irrefutable. If you tell the whole story from the beginning and reveal everything you've done, the governor might show some leniency for turning yourself in. But if you keep denying and refuse to admit anything, you'll have to confess in prison."

When Chen Sanhai heard this, the corners of his eyes twitched slightly, and he was filled with panic.

With so many examiners staring at him, and everyone's eyes were full of suspicion, he didn't even know how to defend himself.

He never thought that what he had just done would come back to haunt him so soon.

"Come here, if he doesn't want to confess, then there's no need to show mercy." The governor saw his expression and understood everything: "Take him to the prison and torture him severely. I don't believe I won't hear the truth from his mouth."

"No, no, no... My Lord, I was wrong. I confess everything. Please, since this is my first offense, please let me go..."

Chen Sanhai could no longer withstand this kind of scrutiny and fell to his knees.

He knew very well in his heart that if he spoke out now, there was still room for improvement, but if he went to jail, his life would be ruined.

On one side was his own life, on the other side was the man's promised future. He wanted gold, silver and treasures, and he wanted them too. Thinking of this, he finally made a decision in his heart...