Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 379 The Beauty Trap!?

Lin Zhiqing did not disturb them, letting them think.

After a long while, Lin Yangyang finally spoke again:
"I've been thinking about what benefits they could gain from doing this."

“I can understand why the Zhenyuan Marquis’s family is like this. After all, if Jiang Liuyun were to have another life on his hands, it would damage the reputation of the Zhenyuan Marquis’s family.”

"Furthermore, it will also affect Jiang Liuyun's career."

"But what about the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Justice?"

Lin Yangyang had only a vague understanding of the affairs of the Ministry of Justice, while Lin Shi'an and Yan Yu also looked at Lin Zhiqing.

Lin Zhiqing took a sip of water and spoke again:
"The Minister of Justice is also very concerned about his reputation and career. Think about it, as far as we know, the Marquis of Zhenyuan's mansion has two pieces of leverage over the Minister of Justice."

"Two? Aside from Li Jinzhi's abduction of women on the frontier, is there something else I don't know?" Lin Yangyang asked.

Lin Shi'an shook his head, indicating that he did not know.

Yan Yu shrugged: "I arrived later than you, so I didn't know."

"The Minister of Justice's earlier promise to release Mole Girl, a wanted criminal, is actually a handle against him," Lin Zhiqing said.
"Although this incriminating evidence has been dealt with, it would not be good for either the Ministry of Justice or the Marquis of Zhenyuan's residence if it were to resurface."

"In this case, they made a substitution."

"The Zhenyuan Marquis's mansion protected Jiang Liuyun and blamed Li Jinzhi's death on the woman who was arranged to be killed."

"The Ministry of Justice chose to preserve Li Jinzhi's last shred of dignity before his death, not wanting his past misdeeds to be brought up again."

“These things can be associated with deer and rabbits.”

Lin Zhiqing spoke very slowly:
“Taking the Ministry of Justice as an example, if he were to pursue Jiang Liuyun’s responsibility to the end, that would certainly be possible, but Li Jinzhi’s matter could not be kept secret.”

"This would be considered damaging existing interests, and the losses would outweigh the gains."

Yan Yu listened with great interest:

"So, according to you, this deer hunt game is their inevitable choice?"

“No, this is just one of the choices they’ve made, and it’s also the one that brings them the greatest benefit,” Lin Zhiqing replied.

"I think I understand what you mean by game theory now." Yan Yu was unusually serious.

Lin Shi'an also spoke up: "Zhiqing, I only knew that your Mind-Reading Theory was impressive before, but now your Game Theory is even more refreshing."

"Where did you acquire so much knowledge? I am ashamed of my own inferiority!"

“I’ve had some free time lately, so I’ve been thinking about it on my own, and I remembered some things my parents had mentioned before, which led me to think about game theory,” Lin Zhiqing replied calmly.
"People always need to improve, and Jiang Liuyun and his group have already developed a certain level of awareness of the defenses against the Mind-Analysis School."

Lin Yangyang looked on with envy:
"Qing-meimei, can you share half of your brain with me? I only have a superficial understanding of the philosophy of mind and game theory, and I am far inferior to you."

Just as Lin Zhiqing was about to speak, Yan Yu came out to cause trouble:

"If I study hard, I will surely be able to master these things."

"You?" Lin Yangyang laughed without any politeness:
"Butterfly, you should learn from your own style of dressing. My Qing sister is not someone anyone can compare to."

"I really don't know what Lin Zhiqing did to you that makes you admire her so much." Yan Yu rolled her eyes.

"That's personal charisma; you can't learn it." Lin Zhiqing rarely made a joke:

"Alright, alright, let's continue talking about the Zhenyuan Marquis's residence. The Ministry of Revenue discovered that some of the Zhenyuan Marquis's belongings had been scattered outside. What happened next?"

Lin Zhiqing looked at Lin Shi'an.

Lin Shi'an had been paying close attention to this matter and quickly responded:
"The previous matter was covered up by the Marquis of Zhenyuan's mansion using the excuse that a servant stole it, but I think the Ministry of Revenue doesn't want to stop there." "Lu Huai has been investigating people in the Ministry of War these past few days, so this matter should be related to the Ministry of War."

"The Marquis of Zhenyuan was overwhelmed with this matter and had to deal with it in court, which is why he had Jiang Liuyun approach Li Jinzhi earlier."

"So, Jiang Yunhe is too busy to deal with us for the time being?" Lin Zhiqing hit the nail on the head.

“Not bad.” Lin Shi’an nodded.

"Wait, wait, wait!" Lin Yangyang interrupted their conversation:

"I heard that among the things that were lost in the Zhenyuan Marquis's mansion were the engagement tokens that my second uncle had sent. Now that the engagement has been broken off, can't we take the tokens back?"

Lin Zhiqing herself felt that the token was dispensable, so she didn't care much about it.

Lin Shi'an patted Lin Yangyang on the shoulder: "Sister, don't worry, I've been keeping an eye on this matter."

"Those items are in the hands of the Ministry of Revenue as evidence. I will take them back if I have the chance."

Lin Yangyang was relieved: "Okay, then you can continue."

Lin Zhiqing was both amused and exasperated by her cousin's thought process.

Yan Yu spoke up and asked about the important matter:

"You previously said that you wanted to bring the people from the Three Judicial Offices to the Lin family before the retrial, to prevent them from showing favoritism towards the Marquis of Zhenyuan's family."

"Now that the Minister of Justice has been dealt with, who's next?"

Lin Zhiqing nodded: "I have already come up with a solution for Zhou Chongzheng, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review."

"Zhou Chongzheng's wife's younger brother, Ling Shuo, suffers from a rather severe form of epilepsy."

“I went to treat his illness twice before, and he insisted that I was in love with him.”

"No, this guy is way too confident!" Lin Yangyang said with a look of disdain.
"But speaking of which, what exactly is 'peach blossom epilepsy' again?"

Lin Zhiqing explained it again.

After listening, Lin Yangyang glanced at Yan Yu and said, "Why do I feel like you have this disease too? Otherwise, why would you dress up so flamboyantly all the time?"

“Yes, I’ve also developed a case of ‘peach blossom syndrome’.” Yan Yu leaned closer to Lin Yangyang:
"You don't like me, do you? You always find reasons to talk to me, you're obviously trying to get my attention."

"Even if I, Lin Yangyang, were to jump out of the house, I would never like a flirtatious woman like you." Lin Yangyang rolled her eyes.

"Sister, you two stop fooling around and listen to Zhiqing properly," Lin Shi'an said helplessly.

"It's nothing," Lin Zhiqing said.
"One of us must approach Ling Shuo first and make him dependent on him!"

A chill suddenly ran down Yan Yu's spine. He touched his nose and asked:

"Does this 'peach blossom syndrome' have gender distinctions?"

Lin Zhiqing curled the corners of her lips:

"Whether it's male or female doesn't really matter. Yan Yu, you're naturally beautiful. With a little dressing up, you might even outshine me and my cousin."

“Of course, how could you possibly compare to me…” Yan Yu’s words trailed off as he suddenly realized something was amiss. He looked at Lin Zhiqing with a wary expression:
"What do you want to do? I'll say it again, I perform, I don't sell my body!"

"How could I possibly make you sell yourself? All you need to do is make a tiny sacrifice." Lin Zhiqing's smile was chilling to Yan Yu.

He swallowed hard. "You don't mean for me to seduce that Ling Shuo, do you?"