TFWYH – Chapter 277 Entering the Examination Hall

Enduring the stench, the doctor pinched hard at the philtrums of the two men, and they slowly came to.

“Ow—my ass!” As soon as Ling Cangshun regained consciousness, he cried out miserably.

Wu Haoyuan also remembered what had happened the night before and nearly fainted on the spot.

“Doctor, how is my Third Uncle?” Ling Yu asked anxiously.

Hearing his voice, Wu Haoyuan suddenly lifted his head and glared at him viciously. “Ling Yu—it was you who did this to me!”

Ling Yu put on an innocent look. “Brother Wu, what are you talking about?”

“You’re still pretending!” Wu Haoyuan ground his teeth. “It was you who harmed me. Officer, it must be him—arrest him!”

The two constables frowned and immediately looked at Ling Yu with suspicion.

Ling Yu smiled bitterly in helplessness. “Brother Wu, I’m merely a frail scholar with no strength to truss a chicken. How could I possibly harm you? What’s more, Ling Cangshun is my Third Uncle—how could I ever lay hands on him?”

“Exactly!” Xie Wenjie couldn’t stand it anymore and said irritably. “You’re just jealous that Ling Yu is better learned than you and want to drag him down with you. How can you be so narrow-minded?”

Su Yangyu couldn’t be bothered to deal with him and only said to the two constables, “Officers, the two of us spent the entire night talking with Brother Ling. Brother Ling doesn’t have the ability to be in two places at once—how would he have had the time to harm them? Wu Haoyuan is a student of Yunhai Academy and has always regarded Brother Ling as a thorn in his side. Please don’t believe his nonsense.”

Wu Haoyuan refused to believe it. He knew—he was certain—that Ling Yu was the one who did it.

Seeing that the two constables were beginning to drop their suspicions of Ling Yu, he panicked and shoved Ling Cangshun beside him. “You tell them—wasn’t it Ling Yu who harmed us?”

“Ow—don’t push me, it hurts like hell…” Ling Cangshun had broken his leg, and that place was injured too; even the slightest movement hurt. Being shoved like that nearly made him pass out.

Wu Haoyuan flew into a rage. “I’m asking you—was it Ling Yu who harmed us?!”

“I… I don’t know! Stop pushing me, it hurts!” Ling Cangshun was utterly miserable and truly wanted to kick this guy away.

Ling Yu said calmly, “Brother Wu, you keep insisting that I harmed you. May I ask—why would I do that?”

“Because of your—” Wu Haoyuan started to say, then suddenly realized what he was doing and shut his mouth, glaring at Ling Yu fiercely.

Ling Yu sighed weakly. “Enough. Brother Wu harbors too deep a prejudice against me. But I stand upright and fear no shadow. Officers, feel free to investigate as you wish. I too would like to know who could have done such a thing to my Third Uncle.”

The two constables nodded. “Please take us to your room.”

“Of course. This way, officers.” Ling Yu led them ahead politely.

Wu Haoyuan glared viciously after him. Only when Ling Yu’s figure disappeared from sight did he withdraw his gaze resentfully.

He knew—he was finished.

But no matter what, he had to drag Ling Yu down with him.

He had it all planned out nicely—but would Ling Yu really be dragged down?

Not to mention that Ling Yu was a frail scholar with no strength to speak of, he also had an alibi and no motive for harming anyone.

After the two constables went to Ling Yu’s room and took a perfunctory look around, they left.

But Wu Haoyuan and Ling Cangshun were done for.

Those with bodily disabilities were not allowed to sit for the imperial examinations.

With their legs broken, the two of them had already lost their qualifications.

Not to mention the scandal this incident caused.

Yunhai Academy was disgraced. The head of the academy flew into a rage and immediately expelled them both.

Wu Haoyuan was still all right—his family had a bit of money, so he hired a carriage and went home on his own.

Ling Cangshun, however, didn’t have such means.

In the end, it was Ling Yu who paid out of his own pocket to hire a bullock cart for him.