The crowd nodded their heads in agreement. Although they had no idea why the culprit would do such a thing, it was the only logical way for the culprit to target all the disciples of the East Continent.
"You mean the culprits are those chefs?" Liu Ziyu narrowed her eyes. She still felt that something was wrong, but since so many people agreed, she could only follow their train of thought and continue asking.
"It's possible, but the possibility is very small. They are all top-notch experts of the Heavenly Island. Poisoning their food is worse than killing them. Not to mention that their families are in the Eastern Continent College. There is no reason for them to do so." Ren Zhongyuan pinched his chin and analyzed objectively.
"That's right. They have little contact with us East Continent disciples. They shouldn't have the motive. Besides, if they really had the intention, they could have done it on the way to West Island. Why wait until now?" Yi Xiaotian echoed.
Looking at the two of them echoing each other coldly, Lin Yi could roughly guess what was going on. They had led the others' train of thought into their rhythm. Next, they would probably target him.
"In that case, who is it? Other people can't enter the kitchen without permission, so there shouldn't be a chance to poison the food. "Liu Ziyu shook her head. The kitchen was not a place that could be easily sneaked in.
"No, the rest of us really don't have the chance to poison the food. Only one person meets this condition, and that is the person responsible for moving the food today. As long as we catch this person, all the problems will naturally be solved!" Ren Zhongyuan revealed his fox's tail as expected.
"The person who moved the food today?" Liu Ziyu frowned slightly. The rotation of work was arranged by special disciples. She really didn't know the specific division of labor. She immediately looked at the disciple and asked, "Who is it?"
The disciple took out the name list and glanced at it. His expression changed and he said, "It's Lin Yi!"
In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on Lin Yi. They were shocked and angry. These people didn't know Lin Yi and had no enmity with him. Who would have thought that this guy would deliberately poison people as soon as he got on the boat?!
"Lin Yi? How could it be Lin Yi? "Liu Ziyu was also shocked. She felt that something was wrong from the beginning, and now it was true.
"That's right, it's him! I saw him moving food before! "Very soon, a disciple stood out to testify.
"Yes, I saw it too!" Many other disciples chimed in. This matter was not a secret to begin with, and more than half of the East Continent disciples present had seen the scene of Lin Yi carrying the food.
The crowd was agitated, and Lin Yi suddenly became the target of public criticism. He was instantly pushed to the opposite side of everyone. Under the threat of death, they could only grab onto this life-saving straw. Only by locking onto Lin Yi, the real culprit, could they get the antidote!
"Humph, what a wild ambition! We were kind enough to give you a lift, but not only are you not grateful, you want to poison all of us to death. What are your intentions? " Ren Zhongyuan looked at Lin Yi coldly, and the corner of his mouth unconsciously revealed a strange curve, as if his scheme had succeeded.
"There's no need to waste words with this scum. Hurry up and capture him to force out the antidote. We can't afford to delay any longer, what do you say, Deputy Dean Liu? "Yi Xiaotian encouraged the crowd.
"Yes, capture the real culprit and execute him. Hurry up and force out the antidote!" Everyone was anxious as expected. Anyone who discovered that there was a poison gas like a ticking time bomb in their body would probably find it hard to maintain their rationality.
"This …" Liu Ziyu couldn't help but be in a difficult position. She obviously didn't believe that it was Lin Yi who poisoned them, but now the situation was out of control. If she didn't do something, it would be hard to say what would happen next.
"Deputy Dean Liu. Don't tell me you still want to protect him at this time? You are the leader of our East Continent's diplomatic mission. Don't tell me you really intend to disregard the lives of so many people? Are you determined to associate with this kind of wild ambition scum? "Ren Zhongyuan sneered when he saw this.
Yesterday, not only Lin Yi made a fool of him, but this old woman was also an accomplice. Of course, he had to make things difficult for her. Today, he had to force her to personally take action against Lin Yi!
Liu Ziyu glared at him, but she couldn't directly refute at this time. Otherwise, so many East Continent disciples would really explode. To a certain extent, she had already been held hostage by public opinion. Even if she raised all kinds of doubts, it would only make everyone think that she was protecting Lin Yi, which would aggravate everyone's dissatisfaction.
"Wait!" At this time, Huo Yudie stood out and looked at Ren Zhongyuan coldly. "You said that Lin Yi is the real culprit, but what about the motive? He has no enmity with so many of us, why would he poison us?"
"That's right. Lin Yi is our West Island's son-in-law. You guys are framing him without any evidence. Do you really think our West Island is easy to bully?" Ning Xuefei spoke up at the same time. Although her strength wasn't great, her status was there. She had been influenced by Ning Shangling since she was young. At this moment, she really had the aura of a superior.
When everyone heard this, they instantly flinched. They weren't stupid. Liu Ziyu could see that there were many doubtful points in this, and so could they. They were so agitated purely to save trouble.
If Lin Yi happened to be the real culprit, then they could directly get the antidote. If they couldn't get it, at most, they would just wrongly accuse Lin Yi. As for whether Lin Yi was dead or not, it didn't matter to them at all.
But now, facing Huo Yudie and Ning Xuefei's attack, they didn't dare to be the first to speak up. Once they wrongly accused Lin Yi, they would have to pay the price. For a moment, everyone's gaze turned to Ren Zhongyuan again.
"The motive is very simple. Didn't you guys say that I flipped his table yesterday? Humph, then he must be harboring hatred in his heart. His strength is much weaker than mine, so he can only use despicable tricks like poisoning. Now, what else do you guys have to say? "Ren Zhongyuan retorted with a cold smile.
"Ridiculous! Even if Lin Yi really wanted to take revenge on you, he only needed to poison you. Why did he have to make things so big and poison everyone? Isn't that asking for trouble? "Huo Yudie questioned.
"That's right. Our Lin Yi isn't as stupid as some people. He didn't use such a low-level framing trick. There's no technical content at all!" Ning Xuefei curled her lips and said.
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