Li Tai also thought of the same thing. His expression changed slightly, and he strode forward without hesitation.
Wu Jiong was not in a hurry.
She had already guessed what this examination was about. Since it was an examination, she would not let the students mess around. As expected, the teacher and the others had already gathered at Cheng Goudan's house.
By the time Wu Jiong arrived, everything was as she had expected.
This was a building surrounded by high walls. It was obviously different from the other mud walls in the village. Upon closer inspection, it was not only made of baked red bricks, but also of concrete.
It was nothing in a real big family, but it was a little too conspicuous in a village like this.
At this moment, many students were surrounding a person in a long robe.
Obviously, this person was the "Cheng Goudan" that the villagers were talking about.
He did not look old, about twenty years old. Although he was dressed well, his dark and rough skin showed that he was not born into a rich family. Facing the group of students, he looked even more terrified.
After all, many of the rich and noble students in front of him were glaring at him.
If not for the teacher of the academy and the ghost tamers who had come with him to stop the students from approaching, he would not only be terrified, but would have knelt down and begged for mercy.
No matter how one looked at it, he was a very ordinary person. He would not have been rich for more than three years.
Seeing that the last student had arrived.
The teacher coughed softly.
"Students."
He raised his voice slightly. Not only could the students hear him, but the villagers who were further away could also hear him.
"You have already investigated for two hours. I think you must have found something. So, who will go first?"
Beside him, there was already a pen servant who was ready to write with a brush.
Obviously, everyone's words would be recorded.
The students were very enthusiastic.
Immediately, one of the students stood out.
"The four of us separately questioned a total of seventy-eight villagers. Among them, seventy-one harbored resentment toward this Cheng Goudan. We have recorded all of his eight major crimes here as evidence. With this, the reason why there are so many malicious ghosts appearing in this place is clear. Everything is just as the second prince said, someone is doing evil." The student handed over the notes in his hand.
He was very confident.
Not only was the investigation recorded, categorized, and tabulated, there was even an analysis of Cheng Goudan's personality.
Using the knowledge imparted to him by the academy, he wrote a few hundred words.
Obviously, he had put in a lot of effort.
The father and son glanced at the notes and nodded slightly. They seemed to be quite impressed.
Then, he looked at the others.
"If any of you have the same opinion, you can stand here."
Immediately, some people started to move.
But that wasn't all.
Not even most of them.
Taking a closer look, quite a number of people were originally prepared to move. However, after observing Wu Jiong's group for a moment, they immediately stopped moving. Some of the people who were already in position also revealed vexed expressions when they discovered that Wu Jiong's group did not react.
Even the student who had been so confident that he was the first to step out, when he looked at Wu Jiong, his expression wavered. He began to ponder whether or not his conclusion was wrong.
Of course, this scene was witnessed by the Headmaster.
He could not help but sigh in his heart.
Clearly, Wu Jiong's attitude was enough to make them doubt their judgment. The self-confidence of this generation of geniuses had been completely suppressed by Wu Jiong alone.
He decided to ask Wu Jiong directly.
"Your Highness, Princess Ming, may I know the results of your investigation?"
His words immediately caused an uproar outside.
Although they were just ordinary villagers.
Everyone in the world knew of Princess Ming's reputation. She was the Princess Ming who had been blessed by the Immortal King when she was young and was invulnerable to all ghosts!
Some of the people who were questioned by Wu Jiong earlier were even more agitated.
They were actually questioned by Princess Ming.
If word got out, they would be tainted with immortal aura.
However, Wu Jiong's expression did not change much. She had long been used to the gazes of others. At this moment, she only maintained a faint smile.
"Headmaster, I think that this person is guilty. However, his crime is not extremely evil, and he does not deserve to die."
In short, it was not the villagers who were in an uproar, but many of the students.
Apart from a few people who were deep in thought, most of the students were actually affected by the villagers' public opinion. According to the villagers, Cheng Goudan's crime was not enough to kill him even if he had several lives.
The Headmaster revealed a smile as if he had expected this.
However, he still asked, "Why do you say so?"
"This person is hated and even hated by the villagers. This goes without saying." Wu Jiong glanced at the terrified Cheng Goudan. "If his crime was already punishable by death, I'm afraid he would have been thrown in jail long ago and saved us a lot of trouble."
This was jumping out of the situation to think about.
"Why can't he be spared to use his life for the test?" The Headmaster asked again.
"The first ghost to appear here was two years ago. He killed two people and one of them turned into a ghost and was later eradicated by the Ghost Driving Department. If he was spared on purpose for the test, it should be the previous batch and not us. Moreover, I'm only stating the most logical deduction." Wu Jiong's voice was clear and gentle, and there was an indescribable confidence in her calm voice.
It even made people involuntarily feel that this should be the case.
Even the Headmaster could not help but be speechless.
Wu Jiong's deduction based on the test itself was the most logical deduction. Although it was not that there were no other possibilities, it was a little too forceful to state them out now.
Meanwhile, the students all had different expressions.
Annoyance, contemplation, realization …
It was very obvious that some people had thought of this suspicious point. Some people were too involved and did not think of it at all. There were also people who thought of it but did not take it to heart.
"But the villagers all said that he was guilty, and not just one or two of them." The student who stood out first could not help but say.
"As long as we know that the villagers have ill intentions towards him, it will not be difficult to find the flaws in the 'evidence'." Wu Jiong smiled faintly. His strong self-confidence expanded like an invisible domain.
It was an expression that said everything was within her control.
Even the Headmaster was suddenly speechless at this moment.
Only Wu Jiong's clear voice could be heard.
"For example, the two people who were killed two years ago. The villagers only told you that it was because of a small conflict, but did not say that the two people snuck in here at night. As for whether they just wanted to steal some money or commit crimes, only the two people and the person himself know."
At the end, Wu Jiong glanced at Cheng Goudan again.
This glance caused Cheng Goudan to kneel on the ground and cry bitterly.
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