Furina paused briefly after hearing Yide's statement, then burst into uncontrollable laughter. "I was expecting you to produce some compelling evidence, but this is all you've got?
I already had that prescription thoroughly examined by professional doctors. I can assure you, there's absolutely nothing wrong with it."
In the audience, Elina also wore a relieved smile. She had personally designed the prescription, and there was definitely nothing wrong with it.
However, Yide's expression remained unchanged. He said calmly, "In this prescription, there is an ingredient called a Lakelight Lily."
As soon as he said this, the smile on Elina's face instantly froze, and an indescribable sense of unease surged into her heart.
"Lakelight Lily?" Furina frowned slightly, a look of confusion on her face.
Yide looked at Furina' reaction, a mocking smile appearing on the corner of his mouth. "Oh? Our great Hydro Archon of Fontaine doesn't know the effects of Lakelight Lily? That's quite surprising."
"I… how could I not know? I just couldn't recall it for a moment, that's all," Furina said, forcing herself to sound confident.
She would never admit that she didn't know about it; she was a god, after all.
Yide didn't continue to "grill" Furina but slowly explained, "Lakelight Lily is a very precious medicinal ingredient. Its main function is to enhance the effects of other ingredients, allowing the body to absorb the medicinal properties more quickly."
Furina breathed a sigh of relief. She thought the Lakelight Lily had some side effect. "Yide, is this your defense? You're completely wasting our time."
Yide sighed, seemingly lamenting her poor intellect.
Furina was furious when she saw Yide's expression.
She had never encountered such an infuriating man, and she wanted nothing more than to pounce on him and bite him hard.
Yide continued, "Lakelight Lily not only has the ability to enhance medicinal effects but also to spread toxins.
In fact, Baron Lorraine was not suffering from a disease but from chronic poisoning."
These words were like a bombshell, causing an uproar in the audience.
Elina's face instantly turned as pale as snow, her eyes filled with fear and unease.
Rodman, who was next to her, also looked grim, and he growled through gritted teeth, "How could this lowly wretch know about Lakelight Lily?"
Lakelight Lily, this extremely precious medicinal ingredient, was indeed something that the original Yide could not have had access to.
However, the original Yide had firmly remembered the name because of a doctor's unintentional remark when his mother was dying when he was six years old.
Furina thought for a moment and instantly understood Yide's meaning. "You mean to say that Baron Lorraine had been chronically poisoned long ago.
But this doesn't completely absolve you of suspicion. Maybe you were the one who administered the chronic poison?"
Neuvillette couldn't help but feel speechless upon hearing this.
He interrupted Furina, saying, "Madam Furina, please think carefully before you speak.
If Yide had indeed administered the chronic poison, then he only needed to wait quietly. Why would he suddenly want to kill Baron Lorraine?
It doesn't make sense."
"Chief Justice, your wisdom is truly admirable," Yide said, his words full of respect.
Then, he raised his voice, which echoed throughout the opera house. "In fact, at this point, everyone should understand who the real poisoner is, right?"
As his words fell, he pointed his finger at Elina in the audience.
"Miss Elina, your cruelty is truly like that of a viper!"
Yide's words caused an uproar in the entire venue.
The audience members discussed among themselves. No one had expected such a huge reversal in this seemingly simple case, with the plaintiff becoming the defendant in an instant.
"You're lying!" Elina stood up and argued loudly.
"Silence!" Chief Justice Neuvillette forcefully tapped his cane, the crisp sound instantly silencing the entire venue.
His majestic gaze swept over everyone, finally landing on Elina. "Miss Elina, please step up to the witness stand and answer our questions."
Elina took a deep breath, trying her best to remain calm.
She knew very well what it would mean for her if she lost this trial.
She slowly walked to the witness stand, her face filled with sorrow, and sadness almost overflowed from her eyes, with tears swirling within, as if they would spill out at any moment.
She looked like a pitiful person who had suffered a great injustice, evoking sympathy in people's hearts.
When the audience saw Elina's appearance, their hearts, which had been somewhat shaken by Yide's reversal accusation, became firm again.
In their eyes, how could such a beautiful and lovely noble lady be the murderer?
Elina stared at Yide, her voice trembling with endless sorrow. "Yide, I once loved you so deeply. Why must you be so heartless to me?"
Furina's anger instantly ignited upon hearing these words.
In her opinion, Yide was simply a cold-blooded criminal who was treating a woman who loved him deeply in such a way.
And the audience's hearts were completely on Elina's side at this moment. They sympathized with her, supported her, and firmly believed that she was the true victim in this trial.
"Clap!" "Clap!" "Clap!"
Yide's applause echoed in the silent courtroom, and he praised with a hint of sarcasm, "People often say that women are natural actors, and this is indeed true.
Miss Elina, if you really loved me deeply, then how could you have an affair with your piano teacher, Rodman?"
Hearing this, Elina's tears fell like broken pearls, and she choked as she defended herself, "I didn't. My love for you has never wavered."
Furina could no longer contain her anger at this moment. She glanced at Yide coldly and said with disdain, "Yide, you're disgusting.
Even at this point, you still want to smear your fiancée?"
However, Yide seemed to have heard something funny, and he burst out laughing. "Hahaha! How absurd!
A slut who betrayed love and is pregnant with another man's child dares to say that she is loyal to love?
This is truly the funniest joke I've ever heard!"