Chapter 113: The Hearts of the People

At those words, everyone's eyes widened.

The exact same... as the poison on the plate?

Did that mean, right now, the girl wearing the Electric Helmet was holding the toxin in her hands?!!

A moment ago they had no clues, and now one had just been found?!

Looking at that massive trash can, and then at the girl's small, thin frame, the crowd found it hard to imagine how she had done it.

Yan Jing's eyes lit up. He ran over, took Mantou's hand, and gripped the paper holding the pinch of ash. He turned to Giant Mouth. "Sir, this ash should be what was left behind after the murderer used weird energy to destroy the toxin. It shouldn't be hard to find the real culprit now, right?"

As he spoke, his gaze flicked across to Yu Xiran and Yu Ling. Yu Xiran's head was slightly bowed at this moment, hiding her eyes, but the hatred radiating from her was already becoming impossible to suppress.

Giant Mouth looked at the pinch of ash in Yan Jing's hand, his eyes lighting up.

"Who will perform the Anomalous Energy Detection?"

He looked at the crowd. This matter involved their three parties; if possible, it would naturally be best to have someone else perform it.

"I will," a cold voice said.

The tall Lu Miao and An Ze walked over.

"Order Management Bureau, Fourth Level executive team leader, Lu Miao," she said flatly.

"I've heard of you." Giant Mouth grinned. "The Order Management Bureau's Anomalous Energy Detection is a specialty. Please, go ahead."

Very quickly, Lu Miao completed the Anomalous Energy Detection.

Now, she only needed to perform an extremely simple Anomalous Energy Detection on everyone to find who had planted the poison.

Of course, for the Order Management Bureau, this also had to follow the rules—it required the other party's consent to proceed.

But... everyone knew that at this point, if anyone refused the simplest Anomalous Energy Detection, it was undoubtedly a confession.

Immediately, everyone's nerves pulled taut, wanting to know who the murderer actually was.

But unexpectedly, before Lu Miao could begin her detection, a figure suddenly went limp and collapsed to the floor.

The crowd looked over to see Yu Ling crumpled on the ground. Tears streamed down her face, soaking through her white veil:

"It was me! I did it!"

"I'm sorry, everyone! I'm sorry!!"

"But I didn't know it was poison... I just thought it was..."

She no longer had her previous impassioned indignation, but trembled all over, seemingly terrified to the extreme.

As she spoke, she raised her hand. Weird energy flared, and she moved to slash her own neck.

But a streak of weird energy struck her neck first. Her eyes rolled back, and she fainted.

The one who struck her was Yu Xiran, standing beside her.

"I've made a fool of myself before everyone," Yu Xiran sighed. "I didn't expect Yu Ling to do such a thing. It seems Dandelion Manor has indeed been poorly managed. For this meeting, we will step down from the primary seats and invite Sleepland and Sun-Swallowing Tower to discuss matters first."

"As for Yu Ling, we will deal with her severely."

"But after all... After all, Ling'er and I grew up together. I hope everyone can show a little leniency."

Saying this, Yu Xiran gave a deep bow to the crowd.

After that bow, she gave another deep bow to Giant Mouth and the people from Sleepland.

Finally, she bowed to Yan Jing and his companions.

"I've caused you trouble."

At this moment, she was no longer the woman who cried at the drop of a hat. She was clear-headed and decisive enough.

She admitted what needed to be admitted.

She entirely cut loose what needed to be cut loose.

And the person who died was, after all, from Dandelion Manor.

Their own people had killed their own people.

Outsiders seemingly had no way to pursue the matter.

Moreover, she was the main character today, the future hope of Old Sin City.

Therefore, the crowd calmly accepted her apology.

Even Giant Mouth did not get angry, merely nodding.

As for whether his lack of anger meant he truly accepted Yu Xiran's apology, or if he was giving some face to Madam Yu, who hadn't appeared in years, that remained unknown.

So the matter was about to conclude just like that.

In this third clash between Yan Jing and this existence of "desire," it seemed Yan Jing had won, but not by much.

This was the inequality of status.

If the one who lost was Yan Jing, then the one who died would also be him.

But the one who lost was Yu Xiran, so the one bowing was just her.

However...

Yan Jing smiled:

"I accept your apology, Miss Yu Xiran."

"And I wish you and Mr. Meng Qianqiu a hundred years of harmony."

"However, I have a question. Why is it that Miss Yu Ling committed the murder, yet you are the one apologizing?"

"She has already fainted," Yu Xiran replied coldly.

"Yes, but she wasted so much of our time and even tried to put me to death, yet... I haven't even seen her face."

Yan Jing sighed:

"I only have one small request, which is to see the face of the person who framed me. For no other reason, I just want to see what the person who framed me looks like."

"I know we are just ordinary residents with no status and no standing, but... to be casually framed like this and not even know what the other party looks like..."

"Sigh... forget it... I know, we are just ordinary residents of Old Sin City."

Hearing Yan Jing's words, Yu Xiran clenched her fists fiercely, her fingertips nearly digging into her palms.

This was her method from just now!!

But now, it was being used by Yan Jing!

Ordinarily, no one would care about Yan Jing's appeal. Just as he said, he was nothing but an ordinary resident.

But today was different.

Sure enough, after Yan Jing's voice fell.

The first to speak were that group of 'Kindness' residents from Virtue Bridge.

"Look at this murderer's face!!"

"Ordinary residents also have human rights!!!"

Next were the other residents of Virtue Bridge.

Coming from the same place, they naturally had to strongly support him.

After that were the two residents from Rotten Vegetable Village who came to cook.

Then, Mad Amusement Park.

Then came the employees of Sun-Swallowing Tower. These naive residents felt a deep sense of resonance with Yan Jing's words.

Following that, the people from the Death Club surprisingly joined in as well.

Then came Sleepland, for no other reason than they wished for Dandelion Manor's death.

Ultimately, everyone's voices gathered into a wave, almost lifting the roof off the main reception hall.

"Look at that murderer's face!!!!"

In this wave, let alone a ship like Yu Xiran, even the ship of Dandelion Manor would be capsized!

And if someone was going to be capsized, naturally someone would seize this wave.

"Let this gentleman see, Miss Yu Xiran!"

Giant Mouth said.

He finally saw the public sentiment he had hoped for, and now, he would grasp it in his hands.

Even if only for a moment.

After Giant Mouth spoke, Yu Xiran clenched her fists, her eyes full of dejection and unwillingness, her whole body trembling.

Finally, with the decisive word from the two persons in charge beside her, the veil on Yu Ling's face was slowly lifted.

Beneath the veil was an incredibly ordinary face.

The instant the veil was lifted, a tide of applause and cheers erupted in the main reception hall.

People did not care what that face actually looked like.

But today, that face had to be seen by people.

In such a carnival, no one noticed Yan Jing's profound gaze after he saw that face.

In his mind, that vague feeling finally descended.

The feeling he once had in Mad Amusement Park now reappeared.

Rings of misty memories rippled in his mind.

"Ah Ji, look at me, am I beautiful?"