The Jade Emperor looked up at Uchiha Shin. "Oh? How did the investigation go?"
Uchiha Shin said, "Your Majesty, the Heavenly General at Tianhe has already confessed. He said he was acting under the orders of a mysterious man, who poured poison into the black pipes of the Imperial Stables. It was not Goku's fault."
The Jade Emperor said, "Since it was a mysterious man, we should not reach such a conclusion before the matter is cleared up. Continue the investigation."
Uchiha Shin frowned slightly. "Your Majesty, that mysterious man had a golden token. There are very few people in the Heavenly Court who possess golden tokens, and Goku definitely does not have one. Even if we do not yet know who that mysterious man is, Goku's charges can be cleared."
The Jade Emperor looked at Uchiha Shin and said mildly, "That still cannot prove Goku is innocent. What if that person was his accomplice? Or what if that mysterious man was Goku in disguise? Or perhaps he stole that token? None of that is certain."
Uchiha Shin frowned and stared at the Jade Emperor. He had actually said something like that!
"Your Majesty, I guarantee with my life that the monkey would never do such a thing!"
The Jade Emperor said, "Shin, I also believe in Goku very much. But do the gods of the Heavenly Court believe him? They can hardly wait for Goku to die. If we say this now, all the doubts I just raised will become grounds for those Heavenly Gods. There is simply no way to convince them."
"We have only just recovered some of our authority. We must proceed step by step. If we want the Heavenly Court and the Three Realms to become more stable, we must use heavenly law to restrain