It didn't take much thought to deduce that the manager must have been bought off by Li Dan, or perhaps he was already part of Elder Wei's sect.
It would be difficult to manipulate the difficulty of the account books without arousing the suspicion of the judges, but there was definitely something fishy going on.
Either Li Dan had already seen the book he got and knew the many places that needed correction, or it was as Bai Ruozhu had initially thought, much of it had been prepared in advance, or perhaps marked secretly.
Bai Ruozhu whispered to Jianqi, instructing him to have someone keep an eye on that manager.
The account books were displayed, and all the competitors rushed to look at them, each hoping to get an early look at the contents to formulate a plan, counting on the chance that they might draw the very book they had considered, thus speeding up their completion.
Bai Ruozhu watched the account books but noticed that the manager slipped away quietly.