Chapter 85: Chapter 70: Shen Zueran Tests the Medicine, Someone Plots to Harm

A new, completely unexpected method presented itself.

To concoct the Hope Potion in front of everyone.

No one had expected Yu Lan to make such a proposal.

Even Louisa, in the spectator stands, couldn’t help the tightening in her chest. She hadn’t anticipated Yu Lan proposing this method, nor had she made any relevant preparations.

’If they really let her concoct the potion in person, wouldn’t that mean...’

Louisa’s face was filled with resentment.

Just then, the Chief Justice’s authoritative voice rang out.

"Yu Lan, the biggest problem right now is that the Hope Potion is suspected of illegally using the deceptive P-material."

"So what if you concoct the potion in person? Who would dare to use it now?"

Who would dare risk having their spiritual power collapse and dying instantly after using the Hope Potion?

No male possessed such audacity.

[You can count on the Chief Justice. If that were me, I would’ve fallen for Yu Lan’s bluff.]

[Exactly. Once her potion is made, someone has to test the results, right? Otherwise, who knows if what she’s making right now is really the Hope Potion, or just something she cobbled together to escape her sentence.]

The livestream comments flooded in one after another, and in the courtroom stands, the audience couldn’t help but murmur amongst themselves.

Just then, a mocking female voice rang out:

"So, does that mean you’re too scared?"

Standing in the center of the tribunal platform, Yu Lan lifted her chin slightly, her face a mask of blatant ridicule.

It was as if she were mocking them for deliberately trying to force her to confess without evidence.

’A pack of spineless degenerates.’

Arrogant.

Utterly arrogant.

In the past, every criminal brought to the tribunal for a public trial would be weeping, frantically repenting, and begging on their knees for the slightest chance of survival.

Only Yu Lan.

Not only did she refuse to plead guilty, but she even had the audacity to mock them openly.

It was infuriating.

Even the Chief Justice felt a surge of stifled frustration.

With a loud BANG, he slammed his gavel on the bench.

"Silence."

"Yu Lan, the tribunal grants you permission to conduct the experiment."

"However, you must find a male volunteer to test the potion here and now."

Given the Hope Potion’s current, universally condemned status, what fool would be willing to step forward?

Yu Lan’s gaze quickly swept across the audience in the stands.

Her best candidates, of course, were the males currently locked in iron cages, who had reverted to their beast forms after their spiritual power had collapsed for some unknown reason.

The moment her gaze fell upon them, just as she was about to speak,

She saw a smile play on Louisa’s lips in the stands.

The next second,

Two people rushed out from beside the iron cage, dropped to their knees in front of everyone, and kowtowed three times with loud THUDS.

"Chief Justice, I’m begging you! My son has already lost his sanity and his spiritual power has collapsed. I just want him to live out the rest of his life in peace."

"I will never let them fall into the hands of this vicious female again to become her lab rats."

The speaker’s face was a mask of grief and indignation. As they spoke, they raised a hand and pointed viciously at Yu Lan, looking as if they wanted to tear her flesh and drink her blood.

The smile on Louisa’s lips grew wider.

’Now I’ll see what you do, Yu Lan,’ Louisa thought. ’With no male willing to volunteer for the experiment, what’s your next move?’

Just then, a cool, clear male voice rang out.

"I’ll do it."

It was none other than Shen Zueran, who was standing right beside Yu Lan.

The young, distinguished, and incredibly promising Scientific Research Institute Director was actually volunteering to be Yu Lan’s test subject. Everyone who witnessed this wore a look of utter disbelief.

In front of everyone, Shen Zueran repeated himself in a cool tone.

"I’ll do it."

Having spent this time together at the Science Research Institute, he understood Yu Lan’s ideals and goals better than anyone. He trusted her completely.

’Even if something goes wrong in the end, it will just mean I died in the pursuit of science. It will have nothing to do with Yu Lan.’

Shen Zueran’s dark eyes were incredibly resolute. He then glanced up at Huo Zhanting and Su Xingye, who were outside the main stage area.

The two of them gave him a slight nod.

Since Shen Zueran had already beaten them to the punch and rushed onto the platform, their job was to be ready on the outside.

If the situation turned sour, they would have to grab Yu Lan and make a break for it.

Now, with Shen Zueran’s volunteering,

The live, public experiment was a foregone conclusion.

The gavel in the Chief Justice’s hand struck the bench with a heavy thud.

"Guards, bring in the experimental equipment."

In a few moments,

All the experimental equipment Yu Lan required was brought up to the tribunal platform, piece by piece, including a sterilized white lab coat.

At this very moment,

Every single eye was fixed on Yu Lan as she stood in the middle of the tribunal platform, calmly picking up the various reagents and beginning to prepare the mixture.

They were waiting!

Whether they were waiting for a dramatic reversal or for Yu Lan’s final doom, not even they could say for sure.

Watching the live broadcast from her castle, Mrs. Li saw this and couldn’t help but clutch her handkerchief tightly.

Her heart leaped into her throat as a wave of unprecedented tension washed over her.

Just then, a delicate, pale hand gently picked up a test tube from the table. Seeing this, Louisa couldn’t help but hold her breath.

The next second,

Yu Lan, who had been about to pour liquid into the tube, suddenly paused as if she had discovered something. She slowly raised the transparent test tube, holding it up toward the light.

Under the sunlight, her amber eyes glinted like molten gold, more brilliant and clear than the finest gemstone.

Even those who currently hated Yu Lan to the core had to admit she was stunningly beautiful, with the kind of face that could captivate countless men.

But her exquisite beauty couldn’t hide her vicious nature. She was a murderer, an executioner, a vile killer.

The Chief Justice, sitting high on the bench, frowned and called out a reminder:

"Yu Lan, do not perform any unnecessary actions."

"Do not attempt to stall for time."

The very next second,

Standing on the platform, Yu Lan’s red lips curled into a bright, brilliant smile, as if she had just seized some kind of leverage.

She waved the test tube in her hand toward the Chief Justice.

"Your Honor, I suspect that this test tube has been laced with the deceptive P-material."

"Someone is trying to frame me."

[WHAT!!!]

Her words caused an uproar.

Everyone at the trial, including the viewers in the livestream, was completely stunned by her sudden bombshell.

[What does she mean? Is she serious?]

[There’s really deceptive P-material in the test tube? If that’s true, doesn’t that mean Yu Lan’s Hope Potion is legitimate?]

[Someone’s trying to frame her? Who? Who would go to such great lengths to target a junior researcher?]

[Don’t forget, this is the tribunal! To be able to interfere with the proceedings here... the person behind this must have some serious backing!]

The hand hanging at Louisa’s side suddenly clenched into a fist, and her entire body went rigid.

’How did Yu Lan find out!’

The Chief Justice’s face darkened completely. He slammed his gavel on the bench and, with an ashen expression, signaled for a trusted subordinate to go and prepare several more test tubes to be brought up.

"Well, Yu Lan? I trust there are no problems this time?"