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In reality, he was beaten to the point of being unable to get out of bed by the Yue Governor. It was from the mouths of the servants who had been beaten by the Yue Governor that I managed to extract some truths. After months of investigation and analysis, I gradually pieced together the real story.
Yue Hao's expression changed dramatically as he spoke, his face twisting into a somewhat ferocious look. Zhou Fan was just a farmer's child who had hardly left his village before entering the academy; how could he know how treacherous the outside world could be?
Upon entering the academy, he quickly stood out, repeatedly surpassing the top student, Yue Ting. For a poor boy without any background, this was a grave mistake. Tragically, he had no defenses against it and even became friends with the scheming Yue Ting.
In front of Yue Ting, Zhou Fan appeared flawless, but behind his back, various schemes were employed to prevent him from taking exams. There had been other children from similar backgrounds who subtly warned him, but this foolish boy simply couldn't understand and kept following Yue Ting around like a lost puppy.
Yue Ting grew increasingly impatient and tried to distance himself from Zhou Fan through various means, but nothing seemed to work. Under the suggestion of his dubious friends, Yue Ting devised a plan to completely ruin Zhou Fan. Initially, he intended to take Zhou Fan to a gambling den; such schemes had worked for him in the past.
However, when faced with Zhou Fan's stubbornness, his plan backfired. Even if Zhou Fan lacked experience, he understood that entering such places could lead to ruin. Not only did he refuse to go himself, but he also repeatedly blocked Yue Ting's attempts. Yue Ting then deceived him by claiming he was deeply in debt and unable to tell his father for fear of being beaten by his temperamental parent.
He claimed he could only use his meager monthly allowance as capital to gamble in hopes of winning big and paying off his debts. Yet, he never succeeded even once; instead, he found himself sinking deeper into debt. He was too afraid to borrow money from friends for fear that his father would catch on.
Ah, this foolish boy believed him! He didn’t consider that the Yue Governor controlled all of Huzhou City and had a volatile temperament; who would dare lure his son into such places?
Yue Ting continued to praise Zhou Fan's intelligence and casually taught him some gambling tricks. Zhou Fan followed suit, and Yue Ting flattered him further by claiming he had a natural talent for it, coaxing him into helping win money at the gambling den.
After several rounds of manipulation, Zhou Fan finally relented for the sake of friendship. One misstep led to eternal regret; Zhou Fan became increasingly entangled in this web until it was impossible to extricate himself. Still, he never doubted his brother.
On the night of his death, after hearing Yue Ting's drunken confessions, this foolish boy became agitated and got into a scuffle with Yue Ting, who pushed him into a well.
As Yue Hao recounted this part of the story, he took several deep swigs of alcohol. He drank so quickly that tears streamed down his face from choking on it while trying to mask his laughter. In the academy, Zhou Fan had shared similar sentiments with another child who had warned him.
That night, Zhou Fan had told him that he felt unworthy of being a student and planned to withdraw from school. After leaving school, he intended to work at the gambling den to pay off his debts and had even discussed this with the owner there, who thought highly of him and nodded in agreement.
Look, this child has found a way to save themselves; how could they possibly consider suicide?
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