CHAPTER 57: CHAPTER 57: HIDDEN PLOT DETECTED

"This... this is the new protein powder our base has been researching! What’s wrong?" The person fumbled nervously, eyes darting around, quickly stuffing everything inside!

Mu Zhi’s sharp eyes fell on a plant shell inside, "And what about this? Why do I feel like..."

"No!" He quickly grabbed the oval shell and even bumped into Mu Zhi, eager to leave quickly.

Mansa’s face changed immediately, she grabbed him, "Who are you? Why are you holding this thing!"

Wen Shan’s face also turned extremely ugly.

"What are you talking about!" Immobilized, the man’s anxious gaze darted to Connor, "This... this is just a poppy seed!"

"How is that possible!" Mansa sneered, "Poppy fruits are lotus-shaped, with fuzz on top, but what you’re holding..."

"Is clearly a poppy fruit!"

"What nonsense!" The man’s face flushed red, "This is a newly cultivated poppy! It’s a new variety!"

"Do you take us for fools?" Wen Shan’s expression gradually grew grim.

Lai stepped forward, snatched the shell from the man’s hand, and after a light sniff, affirmed, "It’s a poppy shell."

He picked up a bag of powder from the ground, "Whether this is really protein powder, we can find out with a simple test."

[OMG! This is huge! Someone is actually clandestinely planting poppies underwater! That bag of powder is clearly contraband!]

[I’ve already reported it, waiting for further developments!]

Damon was so scared he was dumbfounded, "How is this possible!"

"There’s no poppy plantation here at all!" Damon hurriedly tugged on Mansa’s sleeve, "Cousin! You have to stand up for me! How could I ever touch this stuff!"

"If I were really planting it, would I have brought you here?"

Damon was both aggrieved and terrified!

If this turned out to be true, at the very least, he would be thrown into the Undersea Prison, at worst...

Damon’s lips turned pale.

He didn’t want to die! He hadn’t even found a wife yet!!

"This is a setup, it must be a setup!" Damon, tears and snot flowing!

Mansa shook off Damon’s hand, "Instead of clinging to me here, why don’t you first figure out where the problem lies!"

Mansa sharply kicked the person she was holding, "Speak up! Who sent you to frame Damon?"

"Such a clumsy frame-up, are you not embarrassed to present it!"

"So coincidental, we were livestreaming here, and you just came out from inside? This box, you didn’t even lock? Just a light bump, and it opens?"

[It is quite a coincidence, I’m confused too! But if you really are hiding this stuff, you deserve the harshest punishment!]

"Do you take us for fools?" Mansa kicked the box several meters away!

Mansa looked at Damon, frustrated at his failure.

How did he end up sending such an idiot here?

He didn’t even know he was being used!

"What frame-up! I’ve been working here all along! You can investigate, I’ve worked here for three years!" The man craned his neck, "I didn’t frame anyone!"

[No frame-up? Then it must be true? Quickly go inside and see! The truth will be revealed once you see what’s inside!]

"Stop! Where do you think you’re going?" Delasal stopped Connor as he backstepped, seemingly trying to escape.

Connor suddenly erupted, shoving Delasal aside and charged toward the exit!

Delasal merely took a step back before steadying himself, immediately grabbing Connor, "You’re not leaving!"

Connor roared in anger, morphing into a lion, counterattacking Delasal who was blocking him! His mouth full of sharp teeth lunged toward Delasal’s throat!

Delasal’s hands transformed into wolf claws, pushing against the lion’s shoulder...

"Ah!" Vivian hurriedly backed away, fearing the lion would hurt people, worried she might get injured!

She depended on her face for a living, she couldn’t afford any problems!

Wen Shan rushed over immediately, pulling out his concealed military knife and stabbed it directly into the lion’s shoulder!

Scarlet blood oozed out, because the scene involved violence and bloodshed, it automatically sealed!

Brody slumped at the back.

It’s over...

This time, his program really took off.

But he couldn’t survive now either!

"Roar!"

Having rescued Delasal, Wen Shan held the knife against the lion’s throat, "You can continue to resist, but I can’t guarantee where the next stab will land!"

Knowing resistance was futile, Connor stopped, reverting to human form, the tattered clothes only covering the key areas.

"Connor..." Damon looked at him incredulously, his eyes reddened instantly.

"I treated you like a brother! Why? Why would you betray me!"

Connor’s actions clearly told Damon he had been betrayed! He had misjudged!

The research lab inside was all set up by Connor! Damon respected Connor and rarely went inside, was there actually a problem inside?

There likely was...

The whole thing was a setup! And he was the only fool who got tricked!

Connor lowered his head, remaining silent.

Damon tightly grabbed Connor’s shoulder, "Was I not good to you? Answer me!"

"Nobody move!"

Police officers in uniform quickly arrived, immediately restraining both Connor and Damon together.

Damon didn’t struggle; he just stared at Connor with bloodshot eyes.

"Search inside!" They managed to open the door.

"You came pretty quickly..." Mansa murmured.

This was clearly premeditated.

"Over here! Quickly, quickly!" Reporters swarmed in! Surrounding the scene directly! Most were livestreaming...

Reporters barged into the lab, missing no clue!

[Live feed from the show’s streaming room! It looks quite normal inside, doesn’t it? Could it really be a frame-up?]

Mansa frowned, wanting to step forward, but Wen Shan pulled her back.

"Wife..." Wen Shan shook his head at Mansa, "Let’s stay calm for now."

This was clearly falling into someone else’s trap.

Lai protected Yu Man and Manman, standing to the side.

Right now, Yu Man was pregnant, what would happen if they got jostled and something went wrong?

Yu Manman looked at the indifferent-faced Connor and the exceptionally angry Damon.

Just then, the system chimed again...

[Ding! A hidden storyline detected!]

Damon, as the youngest son of the Berkeley family, was falsely accused of planting illegal poppies and couldn’t prove his innocence, resulting in a life sentence in the Undersea Prison! The Berkeley family candidate was also disqualified from the Secretary-General position because of this!]

[Now issuing the mission for the antagonist’s reform: Help Damon clear his name!]

[Mission Difficulty: Ten stars!]

[Mission Reward: Luck Value +100!]

Yu Manman exclaimed, "Wow!"

A hundred Luck Value!

That’s a lot!!

But...

Yu Manman looked at the chaotic scene and pouted.

Is this something a child like her can accomplish?

Clearly not!!

What can be done?

Yu Manman bit her little finger, thinking about what tools she could use now?

Yu Manman’s eyes were vacant, already sifting through the system’s inventory!

Finally, she focused on the Character Detection Card!

—System! I want to use the Character Detection Card on him!