"Give me three days, and I'll uncover the truth for you!"
The meeting room fell silent. Everyone stared at the handsome young man standing in its center, struggling to take in what he had just said.
Zhu Meng's eyes trembled. He looked at Mo Xie as though he were an idiot, then gave a scornful laugh.
"Boy, are you insulting my intelligence, or do you think you're some great detective who can solve this in three days?"
"The truth is right in front of us. The Totem Black Snake is the source of the plague. That's beyond dispute!"
Mo Xie shook his head slightly and answered with certainty.
"No. I know you have doubts. But the situation won't let you delay any longer, so you're pinning your hopes on the Totem Black Snake."
Zhu Meng showed no reaction, but to his surprise, part of him agreed. Startled by his own thought, he hurriedly pushed it away and snorted.
"So what? If the Totem Black Snake's blood can be used to make a preventive medicine, then its bile can certainly be used to make a cure!"
"But what if... the Totem Black Snake's bile doesn't work?"
"Doesn't work..."
"Exactly. If you execute it... Oh, I'm not questioning you, Councilor. But the Totem Black Snake is Hangzhou's guardian. Once it safely finishes shedding its skin, it could help us drive back those White Demon Eagles too. Don't you think?"
Zhu Meng narrowed his eyes. His resolve wavered even more.
That's right. We don't know whether the Totem Black Snake's bile will work. If it can't produce a cure, we'll have destroyed our last hope.
The White Demon Eagles have a Monarch-Level Demon among them, and the Totem Black Snake is Monarch Level too. If...
At that thought, he clenched his fists and