Eat My Childless Life: The Little Fisher Girl is Poor and Fierce

Chapter 305 Whoever makes the claim must provide the evidence; I'll go first.

Lin Chang'er responded, "I heard that today's events were caused by my brother and the Gu brothers stealing exam papers and cheating?"

"Yes! Li Xun and Gu Ziyan stole the exam papers and committed fraud!"

Before Headmaster Chen could speak, all the students answered first.

Lin Chang'er curled her lips slightly, "You have prejudicially judged my brother and Gu Ziyan as guilty and are eager to expel them from the academy."

“My heart has already turned out the wrong way. I don’t want to hear what you have to say. I want to hear what Headmaster Chen has to say.”

In her view, whether these students spoke up or Li Xun described it to Gu Ziyan, it was a case of the elder brother being dissatisfied with the younger brother.

Although Headmaster Chen did not stand up for Li Xun and Gu Ziyan, he also did not grant the students' request.

Keeping Li Xun and Gu Ziyan in his courtyard was also a way to protect them.

Therefore, it is most appropriate for him to say it.

Headmaster Chen did not shirk his responsibility. He stroked his beard and recounted how Yang Cheng accompanied Chen Zhao to Li Xun and Gu Ziyan's school to seek their advice, and how they inadvertently stumbled upon the exam papers for the next day's examination.

Lin Chang'er turned to look at Yang Cheng, "So, Yang Cheng found the exam papers that were supposed to appear the next day in my brother's dormitory?"

Headmaster Chen nodded.

Lin Chang'er continued, "At the time, there were only four people present: him, Chen Zhao, Brother Li Xun, and Gu Ziyan?"

Headmaster Chen nodded again.

Lin Chang'er paused, a hint of mockery appearing in her eyes as she looked at Yang Cheng.

At this moment, Yang Li shouted, "What, speechless now?"

Other students chimed in, "Yes, what else do you have to say?"

Li Xunyang explained loudly, "Brother Ziyan and I did not say at the time that it was not ours."

Gu Ziyan also said, "Before that exam paper was unearthed, neither Brother Li Xun nor I had ever seen it."

"Solicitation! This is nothing but an excuse for you to shirk your responsibility!" Hu Guang pointed at them and angrily rebuked them.

Other students also criticized, "They dare to do it but don't dare to admit it; they have completely disgraced Yunhai Academy."

"From now on, never say that you studied at Yunhai Academy. We dare not associate with shameless scoundrels and become a laughing stock!"

"You say it's not yours, so why is that thing in your schoolhouse?"

"Good question!" Lin Chang'er clapped her hands to interrupt, "That is to say, this thing doesn't belong to my brother, nor to Ziyan's brother, so why would it appear in their schoolhouse?"

As soon as she finished speaking, all the students were stunned.

They looked at each other, then suspiciously focused their gazes on Lin Chang'er.

What exactly is this woman trying to say?

Lin Chang'er didn't keep them in suspense, "So, is it possible that someone else smuggled this exam paper in?"

"How...how is this possible?"

"That can't be, right?"

"Could it be Chen Zhao? But hasn't Gu Ziyan been tutoring Chen Zhao recently? Why would he want to harm Gu Ziyan?"

These words stung Chen Zhao's eardrums, making her feel extremely wronged. She cursed at everyone, "How could I possibly harm Li Xun and Gu Ziyan? I even need Gu Ziyan to teach me how to write articles! Li Xun is my sister Chang'er's cousin. If I dared to harm him, would my sister Chang'er let me off the hook? Am I crazy to harm them?!"

"Besides, if I really wanted to deal with someone, I'd just drag them into an alley and beat them up."

"I won't beat around the bush like that, it gives me a headache!"

Li Xun and Gu Ziyan nodded in agreement.

That's true. If Chen Zhao had such ulterior motives, he wouldn't have been instigated to beat up Gu Ziyan in the first place.

However, Lin Chang'er's main focus was not on them.

Her eyes were fixed on Yang Cheng. He had stopped making a fuss and was now half-burying his head, his eyes darting around as if he were observing something.

At this moment, Chen Zhao said aggrievedly, "Sister Chang'er, they've wronged me! You didn't even speak up for me."

Lin Chang'er smiled, pursing her lips, "I knew it wouldn't be you."

Having said that, he looked at Yang Cheng and said, "Isn't there a fourth person here?"

"Yang Cheng? How is that possible?"

"That's right, how could it be Yang Cheng? It was he who exposed Li Xun and Gu Ziyan."

"Wait a minute, he's always been extremely close to Chen Zhao, practically inseparable, but lately hasn't Chen Zhao been getting closer to Li Xun and Gu Ziyan?"

"He used to eat and drink well with Chen Zhao, but lately, Chen Zhao doesn't seem to take him out to restaurants much anymore, nor does he go to watch cricket fighting or cockfighting..."

"Could it really be him?"

The wind suddenly shifted, and the students present no longer looked at Yang Cheng as a righteous fighter; instead, they looked at him with a more discerning eye.

Yang Cheng panicked, shaking his head frantically and sobbing as he tried to defend himself.

Unfortunately, his hands were tied behind his back, and a shoe was stuffed into his mouth...

Chen Shanzhang stroked his beard and looked at Lin Chang'er.

Lin Chang'er smiled and said, "No rush. Whoever makes the claim must provide evidence. I'll go first. I claim that this exam paper was brought into my brother's school by someone else. I would like to trouble the headmaster to invite the teacher in charge of the exam papers to come and discuss this with me!"

Headmaster Chen nodded, and soon the teacher in charge of the exam papers was invited to the front of the courtyard.

Lin Chang'er greeted him politely and went straight to the point, "I don't think I need to say much about what happened today. I have a few questions, and I would like to trouble you, Master, to answer them for me."

The Master nodded. "Please ask."

Lin Chang'er asked, "Excuse me, before today, has any exam paper been stolen from the academy?"

The Master shook his head.

Lin Chang'er then asked, "Besides the teacher, who else has access to the exam papers on a regular basis?"

The Master said, "Logically, there shouldn't be."

Lin Chang'er narrowed her eyes. "Really? Is the room where the exam papers are stored not cleaned regularly?"

The teacher opened his eyes wide, as if he had just thought of something. "Yes! The academy originally hired people from outside to clean it. In recent years, many of the students enrolled in the academy have come from families with financial difficulties."

"After discussing with the headmaster, we, the teachers, decided to have some poor students take turns cleaning, and the academy would subsidize some of their meals. In this way, both sides would benefit."

Lin Chang'er nodded, "Did the students on duty keep a record?"

The Master said, "Yes!"

Headmaster Chen said, "Go and fetch it quickly."

The Master shook his head, "No need to take it. I've memorized all the recent shifts."

The teacher immediately announced the names of all the students on duty for the past few days.

“There is no Yang Cheng!” a student exclaimed.

Lin Chang'er noticed it too. She turned to Yang Cheng and saw him secretly breathe a sigh of relief, almost imperceptibly.

Lin Chang'er's eyes darted around as she pondered, when she suddenly heard Chen Zhao shout, "No, it's not Yang Cheng, but he's gone."

The scene fell silent as almost everyone's eyes were fixed on Chen Zhao.

Immediately, a student retorted, "We know you're protecting Li Xun and Gu Ziyan, but you can't just spout nonsense and frame Yang Cheng like this!"

"Exactly, it's a shame Yang Cheng was so close to him before!"

"On the one hand, they covered Yang Cheng's mouth to prevent him from defending himself, and on the other hand, they resorted to any means to smear him. They colluded with outsiders and were utterly shameless."

"Chen Zhao is a piece of trash who only drags the academy down. He should get out of the academy along with Li Xun and Gu Ziyan..."