Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 162 The devil is one foot tall, but the righteous are ten feet tall.

Now that they have obtained the evidence, what they need to do is organize it and submit it to the Dali Temple as soon as possible to clear Uncle Si's name.

“We’ll go with you,” Jiang Liuyun replied immediately upon hearing this.

Others nodded.

"No way." Lin Zhiqing refused without even thinking.

“You have already been punished for not returning to the capital when summoned. If you get involved in the Lin family’s affairs, it is hard to guarantee that the Crown Prince will not blame you.”

"The Lu family should also avoid suspicion at this time to avoid being implicated."

Now that the emperor is seriously ill and the crown prince is overseeing the country, the Lin family has always been a thorn in the side of the court.

The reason the higher-ups transferred the Zhenyuan Marquis's residence was to better deal with the Lin family.

Jiang Liuyun's unauthorized return had already offended the Crown Prince, and might have indirectly drawn hatred towards the Lin family as well.

If Jiang Liuyun accompanies Lin Zhiqing this time, it would be tantamount to going against the Emperor and the Crown Prince.

The same principle applies to the Lu family.

When gods fight, little devils suffer.

With the Marquis of Zhenyuan's power so great, the Crown Prince will definitely not touch Jiang Liuyun; in the end, it will only be the Lin family that suffers.

At least on the surface, the Lin family's affairs can only be resolved by the Lin family itself.

Neither Jiang Liuyun nor Lu Huai should be involved.

Having understood this, Jiang Liuyun and the others did not speak again.

Soon, the group returned to the Lin family home.

Lin Congli had been waiting in the main hall for a long time.

He caught Lin Shi'an and Lin Yangyang trying to sneak out late at night and learned from them that Lin Zhiqing had gone to the Liu residence.

He then didn't close his eyes all night.

He didn't expect Lin Zhiqing to actually bring the evidence back.

As the group took their seats, Lin Congli's gaze remained fixed on Lin Zhiqing.

Lin Zhiqing didn't sit down; she was sorting through the letters she had received.

The hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Almost everyone held their breath, watching Lin Zhiqing's every move, afraid of missing anything.

Soon, Lin Zhiqing divided the letter into two parts.

One copy was very thick, while the other only contained five or six envelopes.

She put away the five or six letters, which were Liu Mang's records of other officials' misdeeds. Bringing them out now would only cause more trouble.

The contents of these letters are known only to her.

But now that the Lin family is weak, it would be easy for them to be harmed if they were brought out.

She deliberately pulled out a few letters from another thick stack and handed them to Lin Congli.

As Lin Congli picked up the letters between Liu Mang and Aunt Chun, his hands trembled more and more as he read them.

He read about many important and minor events in the Lin family in the letters.

It was obvious that Aunt Chun had been passing on information about the Lin family to Liu Mang through letters.

This included the poisoning of Lin Yangyang, and even clearly stated that Qianjin Pavilion was Lin Jiusi's private property.

Furthermore, Liu Mang and Aunt Chun knew about this news even earlier than the Lin family.

Seeing that Lin Congli had finished reading, Lin Zhiqing then found the crucial letter and began to read it aloud:
"Having read the jade tablet, I now know everything."

"Greetings, sir. I have gained Lin Jiusi's trust as planned. He has long harbored resentment towards Lin Congyan over matters of official business."

"My lord is a man of brilliant strategy. I used the method you taught me to guide him, and Lin Jiusi indeed suggested that I lure Lin Congyan into the Lin family to help him seize power."

"The time is ripe; we can invite Lin Congyan to Qianjin Pavilion for a chat."

"Respectfully presented by Chunqin."

The information revealed in the letter indicates that Liu Mang's initial intention was to target Qianjin Pavilion because it was the private property of his second grandfather and Lin Jiusi.

Aunt Chun was someone he deliberately planted in Qianjin Pavilion to seduce Lin Jiusi and Lin Congyan.

His reason for doing this was simply to use his beauty to sow discord between Lin Jiusi and Lin Congyan.

If problems arise between Lin Jiusi and Lin Congyan, the Lin family will definitely be in trouble.

"A brilliant plan!" Lin Congli's chest heaved slightly. How could he not tell that what the letter described was exactly the same as the current situation of the Lin family?

"Liu Mang only moved to the capital a few years ago. My Lin family and the Liu family have always kept to themselves. Why would he go to such lengths to scheme against the Lin family?"

Lin Congli couldn't think of a reason.

This point was not mentioned in the correspondence.

Lin Zhiqing couldn't think of a reason either, but that wasn't her goal right now.

Her goal was to prove that Aunt Chun's death was caused by Liu Mang and had nothing to do with the Lin family.

The evidence she has is already quite compelling.

Anyone who has read the letters now can see that Aunt Chun and Liu Mang were in cahoots and were very likely to use their deaths to slander the Lin family.

"Uncle, according to the laws of Dasheng, are these documents enough to prove Fourth Uncle's innocence?" Lin Zhiqing put the letter away before asking.

"Okay." Lin Congli breathed a slight sigh of relief, then nodded: "With such irrefutable evidence before us, Congyan is saved."

"If it weren't for Zhiqing's investigation leading him to Liu Mang through those subtle clues, we'd probably still be running around like headless flies," Lin Shi'an said, not holding back his praise. "That's right," Lin Yangyang couldn't help but chime in.

"If you ask me, all of us in the neighborhood combined are not as powerful as Qingmei alone."

If an ordinary person said this, it would inevitably be perceived as flattery that could backfire.

But Lin Yangyang's tone was very sincere, and there was a hint of pride in it.

Lu Huai and Jiang Liuyun both looked at Jiang Liuyun with admiration.

After all, before tonight, no one expected that Lin Zhiqing would actually be able to obtain the evidence.

Lin Zhiqing waved his hand: "If it weren't for everyone's help, who knows how things would have turned out tonight."

She didn't boast about her achievements, but everyone present knew that Lin Zhiqing was in a dominant position in this search for evidence.

Especially Lin Congli.

He had never imagined that his niece, who was so quiet and unyielding, would be the only one to stand up when the Lin family was on the verge of collapse.

He even began to wonder when Lin Zhiqing had become so eloquent and shrewd.

Not to mention the younger generation of the Lin family, even Lin Congyan, who pursued a literary career with his intelligence, is not as quick-witted as Lin Zhiqing.

Thinking of this, Lin Congli sighed.

He used to think that the clever ones were imprisoned, while the foolish ones had saved the Lin family's life.

Putting everything else aside, he had misjudged the situation before.

If Lin Zhiqing were a boy, he might have been able to carve out a future for the Lin family, just like his father.

Lin Congli was very quick-witted. He always considered the Lin family his responsibility and was determined to revitalize it, but his abilities were limited.

Now that Lin Zhiqing has emerged, he has truly felt a sense of vitality and hope.

In the past, he might have had some doubts about Lin Zhiqing taking power, but now most of his doubts have disappeared.

Although he didn't want to admit it, Lin Zhiqing had done better in the past few months than he had done in the past few years!

The appearance of Lin Zhiqing is a blessing for the Lin family!

The look in Lin Congli’s eyes as he looked at Lin Zhiqing was one of unprecedented appreciation and satisfaction.

Lu Nanyue couldn't help but pinch Lin Zhiqing's nose: "Little Qing'er, you've become quite capable."

"I've never heard of that so-called 'mind-reading theory,' yet you're so well-versed in it."

"So that's why you're always holed up in the yard. You're studying hard to learn a skill."

Everyone knows that Lin Zhiqing used to dislike going out.

Even though Lu Nanyue and Lin Zhiqing have a close relationship, they rarely meet outside.

In addition, the Lu family clinic was usually very busy, so Lu Nanyue and Lin Zhiqing mostly communicated through letters.

She felt that Lin Zhiqing in front of her was as if she had been reborn.

It was a change in temperament from the inside out, which made Lin Zhiqing look energetic and spirited, much better than her previous gloomy and miserable appearance.

When the topic of Mind Observation was mentioned, Lin Zhiqing couldn't help but smile: "Mind Observation is indeed a very profound skill."

She has always been proud to be a psychotherapist, and she is no exception now.

The fact that I was able to obtain the evidence this time is also inseparable from my knowledge of psychology.

After reviewing the various obstacles Liu Mang had set up in the Liu residence, Lin Zhiqing silently recalled the elements that his hypnotic array commonly used.

Liu Mang was very versatile; he could make good use of his senses of sight, hearing, and smell.

Even Lin Zhiqing couldn't help but marvel at the layout of that three-story study.

In addition, Liu Mang was very good at using the environment to set up hypnotic arrays.

The flute inside the warehouse, the stacked stones planted with pitcher plants, the wasteland outside the Liu residence, and the mist on the mountains.

By planting psychological suggestions similar to these elements within the Liu residence, Liu Mang calculated every move of the intruder.

Placing the crucial evidence in the secret storage room, in the hands of the hypnotized white-haired man, would be 100% safe for Liu Mang.

Because the white-haired man possessed both a hypnotic array and martial arts skills, his combined power made him difficult for most people to handle.

However, he made a miscalculation; he didn't expect Lin Zhiqing to be knowledgeable in psychology and to successfully obtain evidence.

Lin Zhiqing's gains from the Liu family were not only evidence, but also experience and an awakening of self-awareness, which also confirmed that Liu Mang was proficient in psychology.

These are all very precious things to Lin Zhiqing.

Going back further, Liu Mang hypnotized his fourth uncle, making him believe that it was Liu Mang who suggested going to Qianjin Pavilion.

In this way, the prime suspect becomes an insignificant passerby.

No one would consider Liu Mang, and Lin Zhiqing's thinking initially followed this line as well.

Because at that time she did not expect Liu Mang to know psychology, and she happened to fall into Liu Mang's trap.

Fortunately, the devil is one foot high, but the Tao is ten feet higher.

Lin Zhiqing's appearance caused a crack in Liu Mang's carefully designed scheme.

Despite her efforts, the cracks grew wider and wider.

Like a snowball rolling downhill, more and more clues emerged, and the evidence became clearer and clearer.

Just one step away!
Lin Zhiqing raised her head amidst the approving gazes of the crowd:

"Now that we have obtained evidence of Liu Mang's collusion with Aunt Chun, we must submit the evidence to the Dali Temple as soon as possible to clear Fourth Uncle's name."