All eyes turned to Meng Hao.
He straightened and spoke clearly.
"I am an undercover officer sent by the government. My mission was to infiltrate the Alchemy Competition and catch the traitors.
The government has been worried for years about the strange results in the last ten competitions.
We suspected that powerful groups were controlling the outcomes from the shadows, and I was assigned to help bring them down.
We have been trying for years but failed every time. This year, with Gu Jin's help, we finally caught all three traitors."
Qiao Feng shook his head violently. "No! I am not one of them! You have made a mistake!"
One of the Magic Council officers raised his hand, and a subordinate stepped forward holding a strange artifact.
It looked like a mix between a camera and a crystal. With a flick, it lit up, and a shimmering projection appeared in the air.
Everyone turned to watch.
