Mofan didn't continue speaking. He asked everyone to go to Roja Garden together.
Everyone moved to Roja Garden. It was still in a sealed state. The tall walls showed some signs of decay, and no one fixed them. There was a small medicinal field next to Roja Garden, but it was abandoned because of the ominous situation here. It was overgrown with weeds.
"Let's go in," Mofan said.
"Mofan, just say it. We don't need to go in." Brianca thought about Ceylan and Headmistress Perry's feelings and stopped them.
"Okay, I'll just say it." Mofan walked to the gate of Roja Garden and pointed to the soil inside. "Yuria's blood dripped into the soil of this garden, but the Roja Flower didn't bloom. Do you know why?"
"She's lying. She's a traitor. The reason is that simple," Edith said.
Mofan smiled and glanced at Mubai.
Mubai looked at Mofan like he was an idiot. He didn't expect Mofan to really play detective. He must have watched too many TV dramas!
"It's a coincidence. When we first came here, Zhao Manyan's stomach wasn't feeling well, so he asked Mubai, who knows a little about medicine, to make some medicine for the body. He found that it was a very simple medicine, but it didn't work at all," Mofan said.
Zhao Manyan was confused. When did his stomach not feel well?
He was about to explain when Mofan glared at him and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Do you want them to know that we gave Brianca an aphrodisiac?"
"Oh, yes." Zhao Manyan reacted quickly and immediately agreed with Mofan.
"Mubai, tell me why the medicine didn't work," Mofan said.
Mubai understood. He pointed to the abandoned medicinal field next to Roja Garden and said, "I picked up a stalk of blue grass here. At first, I couldn't figure out the reason. Later, I picked some other grass here and did an experiment. I found that all the plants that grew here had a greatly delayed effect."
"What does it matter? It's abandoned. It's normal for there to be problems with the medicine. Maybe it's just weeds," Edith said impatiently.
"If you still don't understand, either there's a problem with your IQ or you're hiding something." Mofan coldly snorted and stared at Edith.
Edith was stunned for a moment, then she pretended to be puzzled.
The others remained silent and looked solemn, especially Headmistress Perry and Ceylan.
The meaning behind Mo Fan's words was very clear.
"This is the place closest to Roja Garden. You can say that the soil here is similar. It's true that a Forbidden Spell can't be wrong, but the person who's good at plants secretly changed the properties of the soil. When the blood dripped onto the soil, it couldn't form a connection with the real Roja Flower," Mofan said.
"We were talking about Amelia. Why are we talking about this again?" Shirley said angrily.
"Are you a pig?" Mofan scolded.
Shirley was even angrier. She almost fought with Mofan.
Brianca scolded Shirley fiercely.
"It's actually very simple if you put everything together. Amelia always wanted to complete the perfect work in her heart. Even though Roja Garden was sealed off, she still snuck in at night. However, she soon discovered that there was something wrong with the soil of Roja Garden. The person who killed Yuria wouldn't let her tell anyone about it, so Amelia ended up in the same situation as Yuria! "Mofan said heavily.
At first, Mofan always thought that the person who killed the animals had a deep grudge against the Alps Institute. However, when Li Yu 'e was framed, some people said that she did it on purpose to scare everyone, so she could use the opportunity to get rid of her competitor, Amelia.
It was only half true. The person who killed the animals to blaspheme the gods of the Alps was indeed trying to cover it up. That way, no one would suspect Roja Garden after Amelia died.
Mofan admitted that he was only a half-baked Hunter. His logic wasn't as strict as Ling Ling's. He was almost misled by the cunning woman. However, when Li Yu 'e described Amelia's work to him, and when the idiot Mubai actually went to investigate the reason why the aphrodisiac didn't work, and when he learned that the culprit had poisoned Herr Casa, Mofan finally had an idea.
In the end, everything became clear when Ceylan and Headmistress Perry told him about Yuria's death.
"Is it true, Miss Brianca?" Headmistress Perry turned around and looked at Brianca.
Brianca had been around Mofan the whole time. She must have known about it, too.
Brianca nodded and said, "Whether it's true or not, Headmistress Perry can bring some of the soil from the garden and let the teachers of the Plant Element analyze it in detail. We will know the answer. Headmistress Perry, Miss Ceylan, Yuria didn't lie, nor did she betray us. She was killed by someone. "
Everyone could hear Headmistress Perry and Ceylan's heavy breathing. They looked at Roja Garden. Their gazes passed through the hollow iron gate and seemed to see a girl standing on the soil. Her eyes were firm, but her face was extremely pale.
Headmistress Perry and Ceylan felt like they had lost their souls when they learned the truth. They still thought Yuria was the most outstanding student they had ever taught. She was passionate about magic, and the serious look on her face when she argued with them about the doctrines was still fresh in their minds.
"Then … who did it?" Headmistress Perry asked in a daze after a long time.
"Her." Mofan pointed at one of them.
Everyone was stunned, and their gazes landed on Shirley.
Shirley was shocked too. She then scolded Mofan furiously, "Don't you dare accuse me! I've never done anything wrong to Yuria and Amelia!"
"Did I say it was you? Idiot, move aside. I'm talking about the person behind you," Mofan scolded back.
Shirley was shocked and angry, but she still turned around. Her face was filled with disbelief when she saw the person standing behind her.
"Edith?" Headmistress Perry was even more shocked than Shirley. She even shook her head. She could not believe Edith was the culprit.
Edith was expressionless. She stood there like an ice statue. She was completely lifeless.
"I still remember you reporting us for eating roasted rabbits on the mountain," Mofan said to Edith.
"Humph," Edith snorted in response to Mofan.
"We were curious too. The three of us snuck out of the school that night and sneaked up to the mountain. There was no one there. How did you and Shirley know we were roasting rabbits there? I only realized that you were also on the mountain that night. You were setting up your masterpiece. You were cruelly trapping the little creatures and gathering them before killing them at the right time. You summoned the patrols to chase us away so we wouldn't interfere with your plan, "Mofan said.
Edith fell silent. Her eyes had a complicated look.
"Oh, I was wondering why a rabbit's leg was frostbitten and caught by us so easily. Someone must have cast a spell on it," Zhao Manyan blurted out in realization.
"Shirley has been picking on us since the beginning. We thought you were purposely picking on us when you reported us … Miss Brianca and I went to the mountain that day and saw what happened. You sneaked past us and returned to the school without us knowing. We thought some expert was trying to take revenge on the Alps," Mofan said.
"Say whatever you want," Edith said.
"Shirley, you were the one who reported us, right? But Edith was the one who told you we were doing bad things on the mountain, right?" Mofan asked.
Shirley was dumbfounded. She nodded after some time and said to Edith, "Edith, were you really at the mountain that night?"
"Edith, why did you do that!? What kind of grudge do you have against Yuria and Amelia? Why did you treat them like that!? "Headmistress Perry stared at Edith. Her body was already twitching.
Edith was Headmistress Perry's disciple. Headmistress Perry would never have thought that her disciple was the one who did all this!
"Teacher, do you really trust him that much? He doesn't even have any evidence! "Edith said.
"Evidence?" Mo Fan smiled, but it did not have any warmth. He pointed at Roia Garden and said to Edith, "Do you dare to stand in there? Do you dare to swear with your soul that you didn't do it to the soil that is stained with Yuria and Amelia's blood?"
"Why wouldn't I dare!?" Edith said.
"Edith, don't try to deny it! Mofan borrowed the blood detector from Headmistress Perry. You risked your life to move the soil to your own place so no one would notice the problem with it … did you know, when the light of the detector shone on your plants in your backyard, Yuria's blood was as red as the setting sun? Don't you feel any regret or fear when you sleep in a house like that!? "Brianca snarled, staring at Edith.
These words echoed above the abandoned herb field, and also in Edith's mind.
"Even now, you still can't forget about her. What kind of sorcery did she cast on you? Why are you all treating her like this? I've always obeyed your rules. I would never dare to violate them, but none of you paid any attention to it. Why did you forgive her for challenging your bottom line again and again? She even challenged the dignity of the Alps Institute! "Edith lifted her gaze and glared at Headmistress Perry!
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