"The victims of the serpent's incident have been found, as two Hunters were poisoned by the poison! The corpses were then corroded by the poison, leaving them unrecognizable. No one was able to tell that they were human corpses for a few days. They were only able to verify their identities recently. They were indeed killed by the poison when the snake showed up, "Mo Fan read the latest news.
When Mo Fan saw the news, his heart was filled with doubts.
Didn't they just announce a week ago that there were no casualties in the incident? Why were they able to find two victims now? And why did they only discover them after such a long time?
"Set up, someone must be trying to set up the Skyscraping Snake!" Tangyue's face reddened.
"Why do you think it's a set up … Miss Tangyue, your phone is ringing." Mofan pointed at Tangyue's pocket.
Tangyue received the phone with a frown. Judging from her stern expression, the person on the other end of the phone was most likely her superior.
"Come with me." Tangyue hung up the phone and dragged Mofan onto the boat.
"Where are we going?"
"The Enforcement Hall."
…
Mofan followed Tangyue to the Magic Association Building in Hangzhou.
They took the elevator all the way to the top floor of the building. It was a meeting hall with a spectacular view.
They went into the meeting hall and saw a group of men in uniforms guarding the entrance. Their cultivations were immeasurable. Mofan could not help but exclaim at the authority of the Enforcement Union. Even the guards guarding the entrance were Advanced Magicians!
Not long after, a man with long black hair came out. His eagle-like eyes glanced at Tangyue, before glancing at Mofan.
"My student, Mofan." Tangyue introduced.
The man with long black hair nodded slightly, signaling the two to enter the meeting hall.
The meeting hall had a standard round table. A group of men and women in decent attire were sitting around the table. There were around seven to eight of them.
The rest of the people were standing to the side. Judging from their uniforms, they were basically members of the Enforcement Union.
The guards outside were all Advanced Magicians. Mofan was even more shocked when he saw the people inside the meeting hall. None of them were on the same level as him!
These people were all authoritative figures among the mages!
Mofan had a slight impression of the man with long black hair. He was the one who had stood on the roof of the bank and stared into the eyes of the Skyscraping Snake. The man's strength was a lot stronger than Boss Zhan Kong's, yet he was still standing, as he was not qualified to take a seat.
"He is my Eldest Senior Brother, Hei Yu. He's also the Vice Head of the Magic Court, "Tangyue whispered to Mo Fan.
Mofan nodded. Just as he was wondering what realm this person's cultivation had reached, he heard a middle-aged man with a thick beard slam the table heavily and say righteously, "He's already dead, and you're still protecting that poisonous snake! I didn't come from the Magic Palace to negotiate with you. I'm here to eliminate the threat of the West Lake and restore peace to Hangzhou. You better hand the Skyscraping Snake over to us as soon as possible! "
Tang Yue stared angrily at the man with a thick beard and cursed in a low voice.
Mofan asked softly when he saw Tang Yue losing control of her emotions, "Who's that?"
"Zhu Meng, a Councilman of the Enforcement Union." Tang Yue replied while clenching her teeth.
"Why do you seem to hate him?" Mofan continued to ask.
Tang Yue did not try to hide the truth from Mofan. She told him everything that had happened.
It turned out that the Enforcement Union had always been aware of the existence of the Skyscraping Snake. The Hangzhou government had silently agreed to the existence of the Totem Tribe. However, the Magic Palace, led by Councilman Zhu Meng, had strongly opposed the idea.
Zhu Meng's faction in the Magic Association's Enforcement Union had always advocated the Hidden Danger Theory. They believed that anything that could threaten the city, or the people, should be eliminated as soon as possible.
The Totem Beast of the West Lake had long been treated as the greatest threat by Zhu Meng's faction. They had been keeping an eye on the Three Pools Mirroring the Moon, and had repeatedly proposed to the Supreme Enforcement Union to eliminate the threat to the city. In other words, the snake could not stay in the city. God knew when the creature would go berserk. If the snake stayed in the city, it would bring an unimaginable disaster to Hangzhou City.
Zhu Meng's suggestion received the support of many Councilmen and participants. They had been planning to eliminate the Totem Beast for many years. However, some of the elders believed that the Totem Beasts were an ancient Magic Civilization in China. Besides, the Skyscraping Snake had never harmed a single citizen. As long as the Hangzhou government did not give the order to evict the Skyscraping Snake from the West Lake, there was no reason for them to evict him.
"Therefore, this Zhu Meng is the greatest enemy of your god," said Mofan softly, glancing at the man with a beard.
"Mmm, he immediately came to condemn us as soon as there were casualties … it's like he has been waiting for a long time," said Tang Yue.
"But, how do you know the Skyscraping Snake was framed?" asked Mofan with a confused face.
As a matter of fact, Mofan also agreed that it was too dangerous for such a huge snake to appear in the city. If it were not for Tang Yue's explanation of the Totem Beasts, he might have agreed with Zhu Meng's suggestion.
"The big guy is poisonous, but it won't release its poison randomly, nor will it use it on humans. If it were to use its poison, not a single living thing would be left in the vicinity of the West Lake. A week ago, we clearly sent someone to investigate the place. The big guy appeared at a construction site where a skyscraper was being built. There was no one there at the time. Even with its enormous size, it didn't crush anyone, let alone corrode them with its poison! "said Tang Yue angrily.
Tang Yue knew the Skyscraping Snake better than anyone else. It would never trample on any living thing, especially the humans that had nurtured it.
The corpses that were found a week later were not the Skyscraping Snake's doing, it could not be!
"Most importantly, the Skyscraping Snake will only secrete a kind of fluid during its ecdysis. It won't be poisonous during this period. Therefore, someone must have used this as a pretext to make a fuss and put two inexplicable corpses on the big guy. "Tang Yue said with certainty.
"I see." Mofan nodded.
The Skyscraping Snake was not poisonous during its ecdysis, yet two people had died from its poison. Mofan did not think Tang Yue would come up with such an easily proven lie.
It seemed like someone was indeed trying to frame the Skyscraping Snake.
Looking at the news and the discussions on the internet, the incident that was about to die down suddenly became a hot topic again due to the casualties. Many citizens had requested the government to provide a reasonable explanation, and even accused the government of hiding the truth.
"So, do you think it's him?" asked Mofan softly as he glanced at the Councilman called Zhu Meng.
"It must be him!" said Tang Yue confidently.
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