Beast Taming Star Journey

The arsenic witness, a minor character whose name I can't even remember, is now like a mountain pressing down on me, making it hard to breathe.

He walked up to the bronze inspector, held up the scroll in his hand, and said in a shrill voice that seemed to pierce eardrums: "Your Honor, I saw with my own eyes that Nong Yu used a prohibited drug during the test! This scroll records all the details, please take a look!"

My heart sank suddenly and a chill ran from the soles of my feet to the top of my head.

Banned drugs?

I have never used any illegal drugs!

This is clearly a frame-up!

Su Yao grabbed my hand; her hand was a little cold, but it gave me immense strength.

“Don’t worry,” she whispered, “I believe in you.”

I gave her a grateful look and tried to remain calm.

However, the surrounding chatter surged in like a tide, overwhelming all my reason.

"I knew it! How could someone like him, an ordinary guy, win so easily? Turns out he used banned drugs!"

"How despicable and shameless! To win by such means!"

"This kind of person should be disqualified and permanently expelled from the Beast Taming World!"

These harsh sounds pierced my heart like needles, filling me with immense humiliation and anger.

I clenched my teeth tightly, trying my best to control my trembling body.

I know I can't give up; I have to prove my innocence!

The bronze examiner took the scroll and slowly unfurled it, his face expressionless, making it impossible to fathom his thoughts.

He read the contents of the scroll word by word, each sentence like a heavy hammer striking my heart.

"According to the witness, you secretly broke into the drug vault the night before the test and stole a banned drug called 'Blood of Frenzied'..."

My breathing became rapid, and my heart pounded violently.

Berserker Blood?

I've never even heard of this medicine!

The copper-clad inspector looked up, his sharp gaze fixed on me as if trying to see right through me. "Nong Yu, do you have anything else to say?"

I took a deep breath, trying to stay calm. "I have never used any illegal drugs; this is a frame-up!"

"A frame-up?" The zinc competitor sneered. "The evidence is overwhelming; do you still want to deny it?"

He walked up to me, a smug gleam in his eyes. "Nong Yu, you lost! You not only lost the game, you lost your integrity!"

I glared at him angrily, wishing I could punch his ugly face to pieces.

Just then, an old and dignified voice suddenly rang out: "Wait!"

I turned my head and saw an elderly man with white hair and a youthful face slowly walking towards me.

He wore a simple robe, yet he exuded a powerful aura that made people afraid to look him in the eye.

That's... Senior Ge!

He walked up to the bronze inspector and said in a deep voice, "Your Honor, I believe there are still some doubts about this matter, and further investigation is needed."

The copper inspector frowned slightly and said with some displeasure, "Senior Germanium, what do you mean by this?"

Senior Germanium ignored his dissatisfaction and turned to the arsenic witness, staring intently at him. "What's your name?"

The arsenic witness, feeling somewhat guilty under his gaze, replied with a darting look in his eyes, "I...I am the arsenic witness."

A barely perceptible smile appeared on Senior Ge's lips. "Arsenic witness, are you sure you personally saw Nong Yu use the banned drug?"

Senior Germanium's gaze seemed to pierce through people's hearts, and under his sharp gaze, the witness of arsenic broke out in a fine sweat.

I saw his fingers trembling slightly as he held the scroll, and a glimmer of hope rose in my heart.

"I...I'm sure!" Although the arsenic witness's tone was firm, his eyes darted around, and he dared not meet the gaze of Senior Germanium.

Senior Germanium smiled, but the smile only made the arsenic witness more uneasy. "You say you saw it with your own eyes, then please describe in detail how Nong Yu used the banned drug, the time, the place, and what the drug looked like."

The arsenic witness stammered, "Well... the night before the test, I saw him sneaking into the narcotics storage room, and then... and then he came out with a bottle containing a red liquid..."

"Red liquid?" Senior Ge interrupted him. "Berserk blood is colorless and odorless. Surely the Inspector is aware of that, isn't he?"

The bronze examiner's expression changed slightly. He looked at the scroll, then at the arsenic witness, a hint of suspicion flashing in his eyes.

Senior Ge continued to press, "You said you saw Nong Yu go to the forbidden drug warehouse, so how did you get in? The forbidden drug warehouse is heavily guarded, and ordinary people simply cannot get close."

The witness, sweating profusely, stammered, "I...I climbed over the wall to get in..."

"Climb over the wall?" Senior Ge's tone carried a hint of sarcasm. "The wall surrounding the forbidden medicine warehouse is ten zhang high and is covered with restrictions. How can an ordinary person like you climb over it?"

The arsenic witness turned deathly pale. He opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

Senior Germanium glanced around, his gaze settling on the zinc competitor. "As far as I know, Young Master Zinc has a close relationship with this arsenic witness. What explanation do you have for this, Young Master Zinc?"

The zinc competitor's face also darkened. He forced a calm expression and said, "This...this is just a coincidence..."

"Coincidence?" Senior Ge sneered. "So many coincidences, it's a bit too much of a coincidence."

He walked up to the arsenic witness and said in an icy tone, "Do you have anything else to say?"

The witness finally broke down, collapsing to his knees and crying out that he had confessed to perjury.

He confessed that he was instructed by a zinc competitor to deliberately frame me.

The copper examiner's face turned ashen. Although he was furious that he had been used, the evidence presented by the senior officer was irrefutable, and he had nothing to say.

He ordered the arsenic witnesses to be taken away and declared me innocent.

I breathed a long sigh of relief; the heavy weight on my heart finally lifted.

Su Yao held my hand tightly, a relieved smile on her face.

The zinc competitor, looking resentful, glared at me before turning and leaving.

As I watched his retreating figure, I felt little joy at his victory, but rather a sense of unease.

Although this false accusation has been exposed, who can guarantee that something similar won't happen again?

I looked at the copper examiner, who was whispering something to his gallium assistant.

Jia's assistant walked up to me with a fake smile on his face. "Congratulations, Nong Yu, you have passed the review."

He paused, then continued, "However, in order to ensure the fairness and impartiality of the competition, we have decided to add a new rule..."

My heart sank, a sense of foreboding washing over me. He took a scroll from his sleeve and slowly unfurled it…