Although Qin Hui hemmed and hawed, Su Ke was no fool.
He had been able to thrive at a prestigious institution like Yingtian Academy, even successfully securing a recommendation from an academician to participate in the Imperial Examination. In his early years, he had even acted as Su Pan'er's little informant in Shengjing; such petty tricks naturally couldn't deceive him.
A flash of realization crossed his mind.
Judging by the friends Qin Hui usually associated with, the identity of this friend was probably not as he had previously claimed, merely coming to the Capital City to participate in the Spring Imperial Civil Service Examination. It seemed likely that these two had formed a "friendship of like minds."
"All are examinees who have come to the Capital City? Or are there others?"
"There are a few more..."