Chapter 129 Purpose 2

As the word "of course" fell, the council hall was filled with deathly silence, and even the sound of breathing seemed to be strangled.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on him. No one expected that this young man in a waiter's uniform would so straightforwardly admit that he knew the murderer.

No excuses, no hesitation.

The next second, the uproar was like a flood that broke through the dam, instantly flooding the entire hall!

"He really knows?!" A white-haired earl in the noble seat suddenly clenched the scepter in his hand.

The gem on the top of the staff hit the ground, making a sharp sound, and his tone was full of disbelief.

"How could a waiter know so much? Who is he?"

"When he said the brooch wasn't a royal style, I thought he was just guessing... Turns out he knew it all along!"

The noble lady next to her covered her mouth, her voice filled with fear.

"Doesn't that mean he watched Her Highness Karen get poisoned, but never said anything?"

The reactions from the military were even sharper, with most people's eyes looking more scrutinizing.

Cang Lin turned his head and whispered to Cangye, "This young man is not simple. The timing and tone of his words are so steady. It doesn't seem like he is cramming at the last minute, but rather that he has been prepared for it for a long time."

Cangye nodded, his eyes fell on Lin Yao, a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes,

To be able to remain so calm in such an occasion and dare to face the old emperor directly, he could not be an ordinary waiter.

Even Lin Zhixiong, who was confident of victory, could not help but ignore his disguise as a kind father and just stared at the waiter.

The comments scrolled frantically. The one that was originally discussing the waiter's identity was instantly blown away by the word "of course". The dense text almost covered the entire screen:

"Holy crap! He really knew! This twist is too exciting!"

"So who is the murderer? Was my previous guess that it was Lin Zhixiong correct?"

"If he knew that, why didn't he tell me earlier? Was it fun to watch Karen die?"

"That's not right! How could a waiter like him get access to such a core secret?"

"Stop guessing! Let him tell you! Who is the murderer?"

Ye Mang had long since returned to his original attitude. From the moment Lin Yao answered "of course", he knew that the rest of the plan had already begun.

He turned his head to look at the old emperor,

A hint of surprise flashed in the old emperor's eyes. Even he did not expect Lin Yao to answer like this. He thought there would be some wrangling.

Lin Yao stood in the center of the storm, but remained calm.

He raised his hand to signal everyone to calm down, and then spoke calmly in a voice that was not loud, but had a strange penetrating power.

That jewel brooch was a gift given to Her Highness Karen personally by Lin Zhixiong, the head of the Lin family, before the coronation ceremony began today. The poison was hidden in the brooch.

"Is this a gift personally delivered by Patriarch Lin?"

As soon as Lin Yao finished speaking, the seats of nobles exploded. The first one to jump out to refute was Earl Winston, who had been friends with the Lin family for generations.

He stood up suddenly, the hem of his dark red noble dress brushing against the chair, making a rustling sound, his tone filled with incredible anger:

"You, waiter, are simply lying! His Highness Karen is the son-in-law of the Lin family and the future support of the Lin family in the court. How could the head of the Lin family possibly harm him?"

"That's right!" Mrs. Winston next to her echoed, her hand holding the folding fan trembling slightly with excitement.

"Before His Majesty appeared, everyone thought that His Royal Highness Karen would succeed to the throne smoothly.

The Lin family is using this relationship to solidify their position, so why would they send a poisoned brooch in advance? Isn't that just cutting off their own survival?"

Other nobles who had interests with the Lin family also spoke up, accusing Lin Yao one after another:

"I'm afraid it's not to get away with it, but to deliberately frame the head of the Lin family!"

"How dare you speak without evidence? Do you know what the crime of framing a noble is?"

"Your Majesty, this man is spreading rumors and misleading the people. He should be arrested and interrogated immediately!"

For a moment, all the criticisms in the parliament hall were directed at Lin Yao, but the military leaders did not express their opinions.

But they also understood that what the nobles said made sense. Karen's interests were tied to the Lin family, and Lin Zhixiong had no reason to cut off his own arm.

Lin Yao neither argued nor panicked, but just looked at the quarreling nobles calmly, as if the accusations had nothing to do with him.

The old emperor sat in a wheelchair, remaining silent.

After the chattering of the nobles gradually died down, he spoke slowly, his tone unbiased:

"Do you have any evidence for everything you said?"

"Of course—" Lin Yao had just uttered the word 'of course' when the screen in the hall, which had been closed, suddenly lit up with a buzzing sound.

The blinding white light instantly caught everyone's attention. What appeared on the screen was nothing but the slow-motion footage Ye Heng had captured in the broadcast studio:

The camera was fixed on Lin Zhixiong's cuffs. In the moment before Karen's poison took effect, Lin Zhixiong slightly raised his hand hanging by his side, pressing hard on something with his knuckles.

The satin on the cuffs was squeezed into a clear fold. Although the action only took half a second, it was clearly visible under the slow motion camera.

“This is…” Earl Winston’s words got stuck in his throat, and the anger on his face instantly turned into astonishment;

His wife also forgot to fan herself, her eyes fixed on the screen, muttering: "How could this happen..."

At the military seats, the generals attending the meeting all glanced sharply at Lin Zhixiong and put their hands on the hilt of their swords again.

Lin Zhixiong's face instantly turned ashen, but he still managed to remain calm. He glanced at the screen and then at Lin Yao, then shouted angrily:

"This is fake! You deliberately edited the footage! I was just raising my hand to adjust my cuffs, I didn't do anything else!"

"Fix your cuffs?" Lin Yao took a step forward, staring at Lin Zhixiong with a sharp gaze, his voice carrying a hint of coldness.

"What is that thing that Patriarch Lin hides in his sleeve?"

These words were like a hammer, hitting Lin Zhixiong's heart hard.

He subconsciously took a step back and quietly put his hands into his sleeves, but Lin Yao saw it clearly.

Before Lin Zhixiong could make another excuse for himself, a glimmer of ice-blue light suddenly flashed by.

It drew a neat arc in the air and instantly wrapped around Lin Zhixiong's right arm!

"What is this?!" There was an exclamation from the nobles, but then the ice blue color was recognized.

The spirit body of Major General Lin Yao, who was hastily buried by the empire, is ice-blue vines. Moreover, some time ago, the Second Prince announced in a high-profile manner that he had captured Ye Heng and Lin Yao.

"You...?" Lin Zhixiong's voice was hoarse as if it had been rubbed with sandpaper, his eyes filled with fear. "Impossible... You were clearly blocked outside the central star!"

Lin Zhixiong's words also echoed the sentiments of the Ye family members who attended the meeting.

At first, they thought that when they attended the coronation ceremony of the new emperor, they would meet Ye Heng and Lin Yao who had been captured.

Everyone has made all emergency preparations and is always clear of any connection.

As a result, the situation took a turn for the worse, and the Second Prince and his captives were stopped by the Third Prince outside the Central Star.

This made Ye Bingzong feel relieved. Fortunately, he didn't have to make a decision so early. But he didn't expect Lin Yao to appear so suddenly.

Ye Bingzong looked at the ice-blue vine, and he was very sure in his heart,

The waiter who changed his appearance was Lin Yao, and Lin Yao's appearance meant that Ye Heng was also there.

He looked around, hoping to see Ye Heng.

Unfortunately, it didn't go as he wished. Even Ye Mang and the others disguised themselves when they came to the hall.

Just when Ye Bingzong was looking for Ye Heng, Lin Zhixiong felt his right arm tighten.

A cold force came along the vines. He wanted to struggle, but found that the vines were getting tighter and tighter, and even his bones were aching.

Before he could shout, Lin Yao lightly hooked his fingertips and pulled the vine back violently.

With a crisp sound of "swish", Lin Zhixiong's silk sleeve was torn apart and fell to the ground.

As the sleeve fell to the ground, a palm-sized black controller rolled out and hit the ground with a "click".

A tiny Lin Family Workshop emblem was printed on the side of the controller, and the transmitter on the top was flashing with light.

The whole audience fell into silence.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the controller. The nobles who had just accused Lin Yao were now speechless, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.

The comments on the broadcast went completely crazy, with the screen full of "It's confirmed" and "Lin Zhixiong deserves death". The comments that had previously defended the Lin family had long disappeared;

The old emperor's eyes turned completely cold and his breathing became rapid. It was obvious that he was really angry.

Shasha rolled up the controller and handed it to the captain of the guard.

Then Lin Yao turned to look at Lin Zhixiong, whose expression was no longer calm, and spoke in a calm tone with unquestionable pressure:

"Now, Master Lin, how do you explain this?"

Lin Zhixiong looked at the controller, his lips trembling. He wanted to say something, but found that his throat seemed to be blocked and he couldn't utter a word.

He knew that he had no room for excuses.