"You—" That unexpected question sounded like a thunderbolt in Magnum's mind. He shuddered and stuttered, "What do you mean?"
As he spoke, his head was in a buzz, and he was distressed.
'Why did he specifically ask me? Did he know I was the one who poisoned the Mistress with the Hysteria Powder?'
'No, no way. He had just become the Pure Yang Division's head of the Elixir Sector. Plus, we don't know each other. How would he know what happened three years ago?'
'That's impossible.'
'But why did he not ask anyone else but me?'
For a moment, Magnum was nervous and suspicious. The sweat on his body almost drenched his clothes.
Looking at the situation, everyone, including Zacho and the elders, was secretly wondering about that.
'What's up with Magnum today? He looks so sensitive. The head of the Elixir Sector only casually asked him a question, and he's acting so nervous.'
Feeling doubtful, the few elders could not help but ask.
"Elder Walt, what's wrong with you?"
"Yes. Why are you sweating so badly?"
"Are you okay?"
Magnum felt helpless after hearing the elders' questions. He wiped the sweat from his brow and forced a smile. "I am perfectly fine. Perhaps it's the weather today."
As he spoke, he glared at Darryl ferociously.
'D*mn it. That man almost exposed me.'
Like everyone else, Zacho did not believe that the culprit was one of the North Sea Galaxy members. He thought Darryl's guess was a bit rash.
Darryl was speechless, but he chuckled and looked around. "Everyone, I didn't mean to provoke your unity. I was just judging the situation on its merits."
"You know that Hysteria Powder is one of the world's rare poisons, and an ordinary human could not fathom it. Though I have little medical skills, I can't formulate the antidote for Hysteria Powder. Even if I try to develop it, I don't know when I will succeed.
"And my speculation was not groundless. Think about it; the Mistress had always stayed in the sect and had never stepped out. She doesn't have enemies, and even the Sect Master's enemy would never barge into the Altar of the North Sea Galaxy. So, the culprit is most probably a member. I requested for the Sect Master to do a search out of my goodwill. How is this nonsense?
"More importantly, if we could find the culprit today, I would not need to waste time trying to formulate the antidote, and the Mistress would be cured."
Darryl looked sincere, but his eyes flickered with mockery.
In fact, according to Darryl's attainment in medical skills, it was not difficult to formulate the antidote for the Hysteria Powder. However, he said that on purpose to expose Magnum.
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