I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 277 - 275: Detention

Now, only some of the high-ranking officers and witnesses know the truth of the case. Most people’s understanding of the case is limited to various half-baked and even eye-catching false reports online.

These reports excel at manipulating public emotions, provoking antagonism between factions. As the victim, Lin Yin naturally became the moral high ground in this public opinion battle.

Countless websites and bloggers have portrayed Lin Yin as a young hero with great prospects, making the soldiers of the Second Army regret losing such an excellent comrade even more.

From the moment they took over Li Xing from the Second Army, they did not hide their hostility towards her, trying to make things difficult for her within their power, helping Lin Yin demand justice in their way.

The gravitation handcuffs for the offender are adjusted according to elemental spirit attributes, with Earth Elemental Spirit Users known for their strength capped at five times gravity, while other elemental spirits shouldn’t exceed three times. Yet, those guarding Li Xing directly set her to six times gravity.

After boarding the flying device, the soldiers deliberately did not fasten Li Xing’s seatbelt. Even though the weather was clear and the air current was stable, the pilot insisted on performing stunt maneuvers, causing the cabin to shake as violently as if it was about to crash.

After a tough trip to the fortress, Li Xing was paraded through the most soldier-populated areas within the fortress like a public spectacle, enduring taunts and insults from the bully soldiers. It took more than an hour before Li Xing was finally shoved into a cell.

With a clang, the iron door locked behind her, Li Xing surveyed the interior, resembling a slum-like unfinished room, feeling speechless.

Considering the level of technology on the Qianyuan Continent, such a primitive and bare room might be harder to find than a room with complete utilities, truly going out of their way.

There wasn’t even a piece of cloth in the room, yet the air conditioning was set to maximum. Li Xing looked at her tropical island vacation outfit, feeling both amused and exasperated. These people were meticulous in their observations, not missing any detail to torment her, seriously meticulous!

These seemed like the lower-ranked soldiers harassing Li Xing, but without the higher-ups’ tacit approval or even directives, they definitely wouldn’t dare.

This shows that the Second Army’s upper echelons have a pretty bad impression of her. But then again, it’s no surprise, since the Second Army is chiefly financed by the Jiang Family, followed by the Lin Family; both families had grudges with Li Xing, so why not target her now?

What a pity, Li Xing does not have a fragile heart, her physique has been forged robustly by the Eternal Green Technique, these little tricks are no contest to her at all.

Li Xing lay down on the bare hard wooden bed, closed her eyes, and used her divine sense to carefully check her body from the inside out.

After a cup of tea’s time, Li Xing finally felt relieved. Perhaps she was lucky not to have consumed anything contaminated by insect eggs, or her strong physique prevented any Tri-eyed worms from surviving, she hadn’t been infected whatsoever.

Lin Yin’s body also had high-level insect eggs, just as Li Xing had suspected, high-level insect eggs do have the characteristic of controlling the host’s behavior.

As for why Xue Han wasn’t affected, Li Xing believed it directly related to his blindness. The connection between Mingzhen and the insect eggs is likely related to the host’s visual feedback. Once the host’s vision is impaired, Mingzhen finds it hard to control the insect eggs to make the host act against their will.

Before Lin Yin died, his whole demeanor exuded a strange, sinister aura. It was exactly the same as when the Tri-eyed worms were used to spy on Li Xing, indicating that by then Lin Yin had already lost control of his body and became a puppet of Mingzhen.

Mingzhen knew Lin Yin was not her match. If Lin Yin had been caught, the impact would be no less than Xue Han’s betrayal, so she decisively killed Lin Yin and used his death to frame her as well.

With the fingerprints on Lin Yin’s neck and the testimony of over a dozen eyewitnesses, the law would certainly sentence Li Xing to death, saving Mingzhen further manpower or resources.

Li Xing squinted angrily, this tentacled monster really played a grand scheme!

However, Li Xing was not worried about herself, the truth cannot become false. Her process of "killing" was highly suspicious, after rigorous investigation, conclusive evidence will surely prove her innocence.

She couldn’t rule out the possibility that the Second Army was eager to convict her, but Li Xing believed that her friends, mentors, would not let the Second Army have its way and see her wronged.

Thinking of this, Li Xing grew even less eager to leave, she could make use of the detained time to sort through her thoughts, and see if there were any more of Mingzhen’s pawns in the Second Army.

Currently, what baffled Li Xing the most was, what was Mingzhen’s purpose when he installed "remote controls" in countless Qianyuan people? To incite a rebellion at a certain moment?

Most likely.

If the Elder Council’s prophecy is true, what Mingzhen has been doing will lead to the Qianyuan Continent’s fragmentation, reverting back to the state where the Qianyuan Realm shattered into fragmented worlds.

Non-my-race, their hearts must be different, Mingzhen can disregard human lives, but could he disregard even his race’s descendants? If humans and Star Beasts were all dead, who would Mingzhen’s Tri-eyed worm progeny parasitize?

Li Xing always thought she was good with her brain, but now her temples ached from the chaotic thoughts.

She raised her hand to hold her forehead, her eyes catching sight of the emerald Glazed Pearl on her wrist, suddenly a flash of inspiration struck, and a bizarre yet extremely reasonable explanation appeared in Li Xing’s mind. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Li Xing suddenly sat up from the bed, absentmindedly caressing the Glazed Pearl, her gaze gradually turning intense.

Outside, footsteps echoed, Li Xing collected her thoughts, looking towards the iron door.

Shortly, a short-haired woman in military uniform appeared. In the instant she saw Li Xing’s situation, the woman’s expression changed from surprise to anger, she loudly questioned the soldier in charge.

"Who authorized you to imprison the suspect here?"

The soldier saluted, calmly explaining, "Reporting to Colonel Su, it was ordered by the superior."

Su Minghe’s temperament was much like Chu Ying’s, straightforward yet irascible, clearly having more battle merits than any army officer in the Second Army, yet because of her nature, she did not gain the appreciation of superiors and remained a field officer for decades.

"Li Xing is a suspect, not yet convicted, it’s not anyone’s place to suppress and retaliate against her, transfer her to a regular room."

"This—" the soldier pursed his lips, "Colonel Su, there’s a formal document for Li Xing’s arrangement, with the commander’s handwritten signature, I dare not defy it, unless you talk to the commander yourself?"

Su Minghe widened her eyes in disbelief that there was a direct command signed by the commander for a suspect’s room arrangement, what is Jiang Yishan up to? Indulging subordinates to abuse a suspect!

"What’s with the handcuffs, why is it set higher than for Earth Elemental Spirit Users?"

Zhang Feng confidently replied, "Li Xing has dual-elemental spirits, equivalent to two people, three plus three is exactly six, so none of her restraints were exceeded."

Su Minghe’s gaze chilled, "Hmph, Zhang Feng, don’t think I can’t see what you’re up to. I don’t care if you want to curry favor with the higher-ups, but you shouldn’t forget the principles of being a decent person. I suggest you act like a man, channel your efforts on the battlefield to kill the enemy, meddling with a little girl achieves nothing."

Since Jiang Yishan arranged the room, Su Minghe couldn’t interfere, forced to seek a compromise instead.

"Turn off the air conditioner, bring a blanket, these requests don’t contravene the commander’s orders, right?"

Zhang Feng looked disheartened, turned around to leave, Su Minghe’s voice floating in from behind, "If I find the blanket damp, or the cotton is less than eight pounds, you can go sweep the barracks!"

"Yes...!"

Su Minghe, having earnestly climbed the ranks from a new recruit, knew these bullying tactics too well, so saying them upfront to counter Zhang Feng, saving herself from having a damp thin quilt delivered to add to the trouble.