Chapter 688
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Fan Zhuo had always been in poor health and Fan Jin, the "adopted son", was more commonly known. Although he held the title of "adopted son", he was no different from a biological son.
If things continued like this, Fan Zhuo's health would not last much longer and the position of Headmaster would eventually be handed over to Fan Jin.
But the problem lay with Fan Zhuo.
Under Jun Xie's care, Fan Zhuo's health was improving day by day. He had not even been able to leave the little bamboo grove, but he had left the Zephyr Academy twice recently. From Fan Zhuo's actions, it was not difficult for the people of the Zephyr Academy to see that the frail and sickly youth was slowly recovering.
And the recovery of Fan Zhuo, the "biological son", would put Fan Jin, the "adopted son", in an awkward position.
Hence, everyone speculated that Fan Jin had gotten into a fight with Fan Qi because of these reasons, and had accidentally killed Fan Qi!
With that theory in mind, and Fan Jin standing in the closed room with the blood stained sword in his hand, everything seemed clear.
The crime of murdering Fan Qi had been pinned on Fan Jin's head and he should have been dealt with early on. But unexpectedly, the honorary headmaster of the Zephyr Academy had suddenly returned. Honorary headmasters were not uncommon in large academies and they were usually powerful exponents who held the position in name. They did not need to do anything, and did not even need to come to the academy, but only needed to lend a hand when the academy was in trouble. At the same time, the privileges and benefits they enjoyed were highly attractive.
There were three honorary headmasters in the Zephyr Academy. Although they held the title of headmaster, they were still a far cry from the real headmaster. But within the academy, their words carried a great deal of weight!
The Honorary Headmaster was an old acquaintance of Fan Qi, and he had also met the Fan brothers when they were young. When he found out that Fan Jin had murdered Fan Qi, he immediately suppressed the matter, and did not allow anyone to harm Fan Jin's life.
But the Headmaster's murder was a very serious matter to the entire Zephyr Academy. Even if the honorary headmaster came forward, he would only be able to stall for time. Before any evidence was found, Fan Jin could be executed at any time.
Now, Fan Jin was locked up in his own room, and the door was guarded day and night.
With the death of the headmaster, the affairs of the Zephyr Academy should have been handed over to Fan Qi's two sons. But Fan Jin was suspected of murdering Fan Qi and was now in prison. Coincidentally, Fan Zhuo was not in the academy. Hence, the person in charge of the academy now was the Zephyr Academy's Vice Headmaster, Ning Rui!
"Um … Do you want to go back to the dormitory first?" After the youth finished rambling, he stared at Jun Xie's icy cold face, not knowing how to continue the conversation. Everyone knew that Jun Xie and Fan Jin had always been on rather good terms. When Jun Xie had been wrongly accused and condemned by the masses, only Fan Jin had stood behind her, choosing to believe in her.
And it was also Fan Jin who had introduced Jun Xie to Fan Zhuo. Now that Fan Jin was in trouble, it was not known what Jun Xie would think about it.
"There's no need." Jun Wu Xie said softly and turned to walk towards the little bamboo grove.
She had known that after Fan Qi had been eliminated, Ning Rui would definitely make a move against Fan Jin. But she had not expected that Ning Rui would be so meticulous in his thinking and use Fan Qi's death to drag Fan Jin down with him!
Killing two birds with one stone, what a good plan!
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