Patriarch Yan really didn't expect this.
He had sent out all the elite guards in the family and specially investigated Jiang Ran's tracks today. He had set up an ambush at the border between the ancient martial arts world and the ancient medicine world in advance, but he didn't succeed.
Not only that, but none of these guards returned.
The assassination had happened in the morning. Logically speaking, the guards should have returned by two in the afternoon at the latest.
However, Patriarch Yan waited for a few hours and didn't see them return. He immediately realized that something was wrong.
After knowing that Jiang Ran had returned safely to the Ling family, Patriarch Yan was shocked to find that all the guards in the family were dead. Not even their corpses were left.
A guard with fifty years of ancient martial arts cultivation was not worth mentioning to the Xie family, but it was the Yan family's highest combat power.
With this death, the Yan family didn't even have the right to rely on the Xie family.
"Killed?" Ling Zhonglou had his hands behind his back. When he heard this, he smiled faintly. "Yan Shan, you're wrong. This isn't the secular world. Fighting and killing happens every day. How is this murder?"
For a clan like the Yan Clan, every month, there would be new ones being established and destroyed. This was nothing.
Large-scale wars were not allowed. Small conflicts were not worth mentioning at all.
"How is it not murder?" Patriarch Yan was so angry that he stomped his feet. "Your methods are vile. The Judicial Hall will definitely punish you!"
At this moment, the consecrator said faintly, "Do you have evidence?"
"Of course!" Patriarch Yan immediately said. "That guard of the Yan family didn't return after seeing Jiang Ran. If it wasn't him, who could it be?"
Ling Zhonglou's eyes were sharp. "Yan Shan, don't you think before you speak? Do you have any intelligence? My son isn't even twenty this year, and he killed your seventy-year-old consecrator? "
"This …" Yan Shan choked immediately.
This was indeed a suspicious point.
They had finally found an opportunity when Jiang Ran didn't have any guards with him. Who knew that he would die without a corpse?
"The Judicial Hall only cares about evidence." The consecrator said. "If you don't have evidence, don't interfere with the Judicial Hall's procedures."
Patriarch Yan's expression changed. He didn't expect the Judicial Hall to side with the Ling family.
His expression darkened. He spoke again with a faint threat. "Consecrator, I'm from the Xie family —"
"The Left Protector is in charge of guarding the Hall of Justice. It has always been tough." The Consecrator turned his head and smiled. "How about this? I'll help you ask him if he wants to transfer to the Ministry of Supervision."
The Hall of Justice had their own duties.
The Supervisory Department was in charge of supervising whether the Ancient Martial Artists had violated the law, the Judicial Department judged their crimes, and the Punishment Department convicted them.
The Ministry of Security maintained the order of the ancient martial arts world and approved the actions of the ancient martial arts practitioners in the outside world.
The two Enforcers on the left and right led the guards to guard the Hall of Justice.
Upon hearing this, Patriarch Yan's face turned pale. "No, no, Lord Consecrator, that's not what I meant."
He turned around and was about to leave to inform the Xie family.
Then, he heard the Consecrator say faintly, "If you have nothing to do with the Hall of Justice, send him to the Punishment Department first."
The two guards who came along naturally listened to the consecrator's orders and immediately restrained Patriarch Yan.
Patriarch Yan was drenched in cold sweat, and his legs were weak.
"Sorry to disturb the Ling Family." After the consecrator finished speaking, he left with his guards.
Ling Zhonglou's eyes narrowed slightly. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
Why didn't the Hall of Justice side with the Xie family this time?
A few minutes later, Butler Ling came to report, "Patriarch, Miss Ying's father is here."
Ling Zhonglou's faction also knew that Ying Zijin was Jiang Ran's friend, so they treated him with respect.
"Mr. Wen is here?" Jiang Huapin was surprised, and went forward to welcome him, "Quick, please take a seat."
After Jiang Ran returned to the ancient martial arts world, Jiang Huapin did not go out much.
However, the Ling family had WIFI, and she was in close contact with the outside world, so she knew a little about the Ji family.
"You're welcome." Wen Fengmian sat down, "Yaoyao is here?"
"Yes." Jiang Huapin called out towards the inside, "Little Zijin, your father is here."
Ying Zijin walked out, "Dad."
After Wen Fengmian confirmed that she was fine, he nodded, "If something like this happens in the future, inform me in advance."
"Dad, you're an ordinary person." Ying Zijin poured him a cup of tea, "Rest well, I'll be fine."
Wen Fengmian nodded, "That's true."
Jiang Ran, who was following behind, was speechless.
He almost believed it.
Jiang Huapin did not understand the conversation between the father and daughter, and only smiled as he warned, "Mr. Wen, the ancient martial arts world is rather chaotic, so you should come less often."
"Stinking brat, come here." Ling Zhonglou waved at Jiang Ran, "Let father take a look."
Jiang Ran walked over with his ears drooping.
Ling Zhonglou tested his ancient martial arts cultivation and pinched a few of his acupuncture points, "Strange, it's still the same. How did you kill people?"
Hearing this, Wen Fengmian glanced at his daughter.
Ying Zijin understood: "I am also an ordinary person, I need to rest."
Other than Jiang Ran, no one else in the Jiang family knew that she knew ancient medicine.
"Forget it, it's just luck." Ling Zhonglou patted his head, "Tomorrow is the guard assessment. After entering the Judicial Hall, I can feel more at ease."
**
On the other side.
Judicial Hall.
Patriarch Yan was sent to the Punishment Department, and after a round of punishment, he was released.
But everyone knew that the Yan Clan was finished this time.
"Lord Protector."
A guard came over from the Punishment Department and reported everything that had happened in the Ling Clan.
The Left Protector of the Xie Clan in the Judicial Hall was already over a hundred years old.
Among the ancient martial artists, he was in his prime.
His talent in ancient martial arts was also not bad. Although he was over a hundred years old, he had cultivated for more than two years.
The guard asked again, "Lord Protector, what should we do about this?"
"A new official takes office three times. What do I want?" The Left Protector did not comment, "If the Yan Clan had killed that young master of the Ling Clan, it would have been fine. Now that the dead have no evidence, they still have the nerve to come to the Judicial Hall?"
He waved his hand, "Don't bother me with this kind of thing."
After the guard bowed, he went down again.
The Left Protector actually didn't care much about the Xie Clan. The only thing he cared about was a junior he had high hopes for, Xie Yu.
Xie Yu was a true genius.
Among his peers, in terms of ancient martial arts cultivation, there was no one who could compare to him.
Xie Nian couldn't either.
Xie Nian's reputation was only because of her ruthless and vicious methods.
If she took a fancy to a man, she would directly kidnap him back.
Therefore, when the Xie Clan sent someone to the Judicial Hall to ask for a quota to go to the secular world, the Left Protector mentioned it to the Minister of State Security, and the quota was quickly approved.
Unfortunately, Xie Yu's life was hanging by a thread, but he still hadn't woken up.
The Left Protector sighed and summoned another guard, "Go to Danmeng and see if there are any new drugs. Buy one and send it to the Xie Clan."
**
After the weekend, the exchange program between Imperial Capital University and Turin University came to an end.
Today was Monday, and the results were due.
Professor Gu and Professor Nora had gone to discuss the exchange program, so they were not in the laboratory.
Yan Anhe arrived early.
She glanced around, "Why isn't anyone here yet?"
Chen Qi opened the door and replied, "Junior Ying has something to do, so she took half a day off."
"Leave?" Yan Anhe pointed out, "Maybe she has a guilty conscience."
Hearing this, Chen Qi glanced at her, "Shut up if you don't know how to talk."
He went in, and the equipment in the laboratory was still the same as when he left last Friday.
Chen Qi walked to the computer, and the first thing he saw was a pig's head sticker.
Another team member came over and smiled, "Junior Ying really likes the pig."
"She likes it." Chen Qi nodded and turned on the computer.
In less than a minute, his expression changed, "Is the experimental data on the D drive?"
The experimental data was not backed up online because they were afraid that others would steal it.
When they integrated the experimental data, they wrote it by hand.
The information was still there, but the electronic data was gone.
"It's on the D drive," another team member said, "What's wrong?"
"There's no data on the D drive." Chen Qi frowned, "Strange, last time I saw junior Ying, she did save the file on the D drive."
"There's nothing strange about it," Yan Anhe said meaningfully, "She deleted the experimental data. Isn't that simple?"
Chen Qi said coldly, "Yan Anhe."
"Doesn't she have a good relationship with the professor of the Physics Department?" Yan Anhe didn't care about Chen Qi at all, "Maybe she wants to destroy the exchange program of our Medical Department so that the Physics Department can suppress the Medical Department.
As soon as this sentence came out, the two team members fell silent.
"She's responsible for keeping the experimental data, and now it's gone." Yan Anhe continued, "Today's program exchange program is over, and all the data have to be handed in. She's not here so coincidentally. Doesn't this mean anything?"
"Yan Anhe, I'm warning you for the last time." Chen Qi's expression was very cold, "Junior Ying just took a short leave, and she'll be here soon."
Yan Anhe smiled and said sarcastically, "She's really amazing. She's only been in Imperial Capital University for a short while and she's already bribed all of you seniors. Do you really trust her that much?"
"In terms of scheming, I'm not as good as her. At least I'm too lazy to curry favor with others."
"Curry favor?" Chen Qi sneered, "Even if you want to curry favor, you should see who among the fifth-year students cares about you. Isn't it disgusting?"
Yan Anhe's face turned red, and she gritted her teeth, "Chen Qi!"
The reason why the fifth-year students of the Medical Department hated Yan Anhe was because Yan Anhe maliciously seduced the president of the Student Union when she was a freshman.
At that time, the president of the Student Union had a girlfriend.
However, the president of the Student Union at that time had already graduated from Imperial Capital University. Two years had passed, and the freshmen and second-year students didn't know about it.
However, because the Medical Department was a five-year program, the fifth-year students were very clear about it, and they all avoided Yan Anhe.
Chen Qi ignored Yan Anhe and sent a WeChat message to Ying Zijin.
[Junior Ying, when are you coming? There's some problem with the project.]
Ying Zijin didn't reply.
Chen Qi was also a little anxious, and he contacted Professor Gu.
"What's the matter?" Professor Gu heard and hurried over from the academic affairs building. "What's wrong with the experimental data?"
Chen Qi stood up. "Professor Gu, the experimental data —"
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Yan Anhe. "Professor Gu, the experimental data that Ying Zijin was in charge of is gone. We worked so hard to prepare it for five days. Does this count as her negligence?"
"The experimental data is gone?" Professor Gu frowned. "Have you asked someone to restore it?"
"It's not a matter of whether or not it can be restored." Yan Anhe frowned unhappily. "It's a matter of whether or not she took the exchange project seriously. She didn't fulfill her duty, right?"
Chen Qi shook his head. "It's completely shattered. There's no way to restore it."
Professor Gu glanced at the time and said, "Mr. Ying will be here in a while. It's not time to hand in the experiment yet. We can tidy it up again. It's not too late."
He didn't believe that Ying Zijin would do such a thing at all.
It wasn't just these professors. All the students who watched the ISC finals believed in Ying Zijin unconditionally.
There was no other person who could make them burst with a kind of belief.
It was youth and hot-bloodedness.
Yan Anhe suppressed her anger. "Why should we waste our time when something happened to her?"
"If you don't want to, you can leave the team." Chen Qi took out the handwritten information and created a new document on the computer. "I'm the team leader. I can fire a team member."
Yan Anhe's face turned pale. She didn't say anything.
The exchange project had eight points for quality. It was indeed very high.
Ten minutes later, the laboratory door was pushed open.
"Mr. Ying." Professor Gu was quite concerned. "How did you get here so quickly? You said that you had some urgent personal matters. Are you done? "
Ying Zijin nodded. "It's a small matter. It's done."
She just watched Jiang Ran's assessment.
"It's good that you're done." Professor Gu didn't say anything. "There are still two hours. We can redo the experimental data."
Ying Zijin looked up. "Experimental data?"
"Yes, experimental data. The experimental data you kept is gone. All of us have to pay for it." Yan Anhe turned her head and looked at the girl with undisguised disgust. "Now, what do you want to say?"
Ying Zijin didn't look at her. She walked over and slowly tore off the pig's head sticker on the computer. "Well, I actually know a little about computers."
----- Digression -----
Happy Lantern Festival ~
Next, I want to ask for votes so that Ying Huang can rise to the top.
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