Seeing the other party fall silent, Lu Ban knew that his judgment was correct.

"Poison? Mr. Lu Ban, as the host of the Yellow Sand Brotherhood, I need to remind you that in Utopia, spreading rumors is also illegal."

Cleopatra did not directly answer Lu Ban's question, but instead made an accusation.

"So in other words, if I say these words now and I am not sanctioned by Utopia, it means that I am telling the truth?"

Lu Ban responded sharply.

"I don't have time for word games with you."

As Cleopatra was speaking, she suddenly heard some tiny whispers in her ears.

"If you want, you can ask someone to take him out of the city. I will kill him cleanly in an instant without leaving any residue."

It was a poisonous voice, transmitting his thoughts directly through the part of himself that was immersed in Cleopatra's brain.

In Utopia, everything must follow the rules, but outside this city, this may not be the case.

At least in the wilderness far away from Utopia, killing people will not be punished. Even if you kill someone and come back, Utopia cannot trace it back.

Therefore, sometimes if you make an enemy in the city, you will try to lure the other party out of the city and then settle the matter.

This has led to many people not daring to leave Utopia, for fear that they will be killed if they go out.

"I think the people from the academy came here to waste my time, not just to tell me something that is totally untrue, right?"

Cleopatra did not respond to the madness. If she wanted to make a person disappear from Utopia, she didn't need to use the hand of an outsider.

"Moreover, if it is really as you said, then who can poison others without being discovered under the witness of Utopia?"

"It was your men who poisoned me. The poison is a mixture of two non-toxic substances. If I say this, you will definitely have a rebuttal. But unfortunately, this is not such a simple trick."

Lu Ban said in a deep voice.

If he publicly executed Cleopatra for these reasons, he might really be expelled from Utopia for spreading rumors, or even be directly punished by God.

This kind of strategy that any normal person could think of would definitely not be Cleopatra's idea.

The fact that she was able to take the position of a saint who protects merchants in this city must have been due to her superhuman strategies.

"I heard that the Yellow Sand Brotherhood has started distributing food to ordinary people living in the city during these months. I tasted it yesterday and it tasted a bit like shit."

Lu Ban replied without changing his expression.

"…If you are here to tease me on purpose, I suggest you leave immediately, otherwise the crime of insulting a saint will be enough to make you suffer unbearably."

Cleopatra felt that this man was good for nothing except that he was handsome. His words were full of teasing and vulgarity. Even the bandits she met in the wilderness were much cuter than him. At least those guys knew what to say and what not to say.

"It's just that this shit is poisonous."

Lu Ban said without any hesitation.

"?"

Cleopatra felt that the young man in front of her was really crazy. Did he really know what he was talking about?

"Don't worry, my lord. I tell you not to worry."

Lu Ban did not explain directly, but raised his hand to ask Cleopatra to stop calling other people.

"What evidence do you have?"

At this time, Cleopatra felt that Lu Ban might really know something. Since the other party chose to talk to her one-on-one instead of making it public directly, it either meant that Lu Ban had no actual evidence and was relying on guesses, and wanted to deceive her, or it meant that Lu Ban had other intentions and did not want to break off relations with the Huangsha Brotherhood.

"Your next sentence was, 'If the food distributed was really poisonous, I would have been sanctioned by Utopia long ago.'"

"If the food distributed was really poisonous, then I would have been sanctioned by Utopia long ago... Huh?"

Cleopatra paused.

How did this person know I was going to say this?

Did he really anticipate everything?

At this moment, Cleopatra heard the faint whispers of Mad Poison again.

"Let me kill him quickly. I can sense that this person is not ordinary. You may not be able to handle him. Let him leave Utopia, and I can give you everything you want."

Cleopatra rubbed the corners of her eyes to drive the devil's whisper back, and looked at Lu Ban, waiting for his explanation.

"In my world... in my city-state, there is a saying that talking about toxicity without considering the dosage is just hooliganism."

Lu Ban then said.

"Being a hooligan?"

Cleopatra narrowed her eyes slightly. She didn't know what "acting like a hooligan" meant. The structure of this phrase was really confusing.

But compared to this, Lu Ban’s words made her alert.

"You know, there is nothing in this world that is completely non-toxic. Even water can kill people if you drink enough of it."

Lu Ban spoke slowly and calmly.

"The poison you added to the food you distributed is not harmful in individual doses, but these toxins cannot be digested or eliminated by humans, so they will gradually accumulate in the human body. Over time, when these toxins accumulate to a certain level, they will cause harm to the body."

"In this way, the act of poisoning will not be punished by the laws of Utopia, but it can be accomplished through the accumulation of time and space."

Utopia has absolute justice, but criminal behavior is not absolute. Even if too much salt can cause death, the law will not punish a chef who adds too much salt. This is the loophole.

Just like a building, taking away a brick every day is certainly not a crime, but over time, the foundation of the building will be unstable and it will eventually collapse, causing an accident.

“Interesting idea.”

Cleopatra suppressed her emotions. She knew that in the game of business, sometimes even a change in the eyes could determine victory or defeat, and she could not expose any problems.

"But why would someone poison the food being distributed? Would poisoning those ordinary people bring any benefit to any faction?"

The businessman, who inherited the name of Cleopatra, deliberately chose a way of expression that would not reflect his own role in the matter.

"It's very simple. We don't need to poison these people to death. We just need to let them show symptoms. Then Utopia will fall into panic. At that time, the Brotherhood of the Yellow Sands will lend a helping hand to these victims and use the medicine obtained from the traveling merchants to heal them. From then on, the Brotherhood of the Yellow Sands will become everyone's lifeline and gain great reputation."

Lu Ban said, he paused and continued.

"Sir, you don't want these things to be known to others, right?"