Chapter 368: Chapter 368

"Wow, that really could be called bringing the dead back to life."

"Even though it requires the vitality of family members to sustain it, I don’t think it’s a big deal. It’s good for the whole family to be together and complete."

"You’re lying!" An Yan shouted angrily, startling the netizens who were posting comments.

On the screen, An Yan glared furiously.

"Matsumoto Mina, by the time you started promoting the Revival Dan, we had already begun our investigation."

"After more than half a month of hard work, our frontline personnel finally sent back evidence!"

With a raise of her hand, the live broadcast switched scenes.

The screen showed person after person with wooden, dull expressions, sitting or standing stiffly.

An Yan’s voice sounded from off-screen:

"Just as I’ve said before, the Revival Dan is nothing but a nerve anesthetic. When living people consume it, their nerves are numbed, their perception decreases, and they rush headlong towards death."

"When the dead consume it, their nerves are stimulated. However, a person cannot truly be brought back to life this way, resulting in this phenomenon: they appear not to have died, but in reality, they are already dead!"

"The crucial point is that to sustain such a ’living’ corpse, the entire family’s vitality is drained. In an attempt to save one person, you end up harming all their blood relatives. Is this saving a life? This is clan extermination!"

The thunderous, deafening words caused Matsumoto Mina to involuntarily flinch.

But it was only for a moment. She quickly regained her composure, grabbed the microphone, and said loudly,

"An Yan, I was just trying to save people! I don’t harbor the despicable intentions you’re accusing me of!"

"This ’evidence’ of yours is fabricated! People revived by the Revival Dan are exactly as they were before death, not dull and lifeless ! You doctored all these videos! They’re fake!"

"Fake?" An Yan had anticipated her reaction.

"In that case, conveniently, I have two deceased individuals right here. Please, use your Revival Dan to bring them back to life."

The moment An Yan finished speaking, the auditorium doors opened. Liang Shen and Ya Zhuo each pushed a gurney in.

"This person died last night from drinking alcohol after taking cephalosporin antibiotics. Time of death: three o’clock this morning."

"This person died from accidentally falling into a sewer while walking at night. Time of death: eleven o’clock the night before last!"

"Matsumoto Mina, begin your performance!" An Yan yielded the stage to Matsumoto Mina.

Although Matsumoto Mina sensed something was amiss, the arrow was already nocked; she had no choice but to proceed. She gestured for her assistant to come over, and they administered the Revival Dan to the two corpses.

One minute, two minutes...

The corpses showed no reaction.

"Damn it, what the hell is going on?" Matsumoto Mina was frantic, curses spilling from her lips.

Why had the Revival Dan failed again?!

An Zhongbo had taken it with no reaction, and the esophageal cancer patient had also felt nothing.

At the time, she had merely assumed An Yan had tampered with them; after all, the pills she herself had taken were effective!

But what the hell was happening now?

"An Yan, you switched my Revival Dan, didn’t you?"

"Matsumoto Mina, is that the only thing you know how to say?" An Yan’s gaze was icy.

"Let’s do this. Today, I’ll give you ample opportunity to demonstrate. If you think this Revival Dan was switched, then go and get a new one!"

"I’ll stand right here. I absolutely will not leave anyone’s sight. How about that?"

As long as Matsumoto Mina’s Revival Dan left the Protective Array, she could use the Soul-Release Talisman to release the Spiritual Energy within it.

Even if the Revival Dan was stained with Li Tianyao’s blood, it would only be a tiny amount.

She could retrieve that minuscule amount completely unnoticed!

Matsumoto Mina stared at her for a few seconds and said,

"And Yan An, along with everyone on your team! All of you stand where everyone can see you!"

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Yan An, Liang Chen, Ya Zhuo, and the others all came out and stood beside An Yan.

After confirming that all of An Yan’s team were in sight, Matsumoto Mina personally went to her exclusive dressing room and retrieved two new Revival Dans, stained with Li Tianyao’s blood, from the safe.

However, after the pills were administered, the two corpses still remained completely motionless.

"Absolutely impossible!" Matsumoto Mina was utterly panicked.

The Revival Dan failing was already incredible enough, but why would Li Tianyao’s blood also be ineffective?

"An Yan, what exactly did you do to my Revival Dan?"

"What could I have done? With everyone watching, did I even have a chance to tamper with it?" An Yan looked at her coldly.

"Matsumoto Mina, admit it. Your Revival Dan is a scam. It cannot truly bring the dead back to life."

"That’s impossible! It definitely works! This medicine has already been launched in the market in our Country R, and so many people there have confirmed its effectiveness!"

Matsumoto Mina was frantic. "It must have been you, An Yan! You must be behind this!"

An Yan quietly observed her.

"Do you know why your medicine works in your Country R, but not in Country Z?"

Matsumoto Mina glared at her viciously,

"Because you tampered with it!"

"No. It’s because we are protected by our national destiny, which defends against all malevolent forces!"

Matsumoto Mina: "..."

"You claim the Revival Dan can use a relative’s vitality to sustain a deceased person’s body. Since you are certain that so-called ’vitality’ exists in this world, then you should also acknowledge the existence of something like ’national destiny,’ shouldn’t you?"

"My land of Huaxia is where the dragon veins converge. Isn’t it perfectly normal for it to be protected by national destiny?"

"Therefore, you were not defeated by me. You were defeated because you dared to use such a vile item in an attempt to harm the sons and daughters of Huaxia!"

A great roar of deafening applause erupted.

"Seriously, I really feel that our Country Z is protected by national destiny."

"Throughout five thousand years, countless civilizations have vanished into the river of time, yet our great Country Z has always stood firm!"

"Although we have faced our darkest hours, we persevered!"

"Protected by national destiny! Such a profound sense of security!"

"Malevolent forces, get out!"

An Yan looked at the camera again,

"To all netizens watching me, both here and in other countries: through our investigation, we have determined that this item called the Revival Dan, presented by Ms. Matsumoto Mina from Country R, is a harmful poison."

"Birth, aging, sickness, and death are the laws of nature."

"We can prolong the length of our lives through physical exercise and a regular lifestyle. We can add depth to our lives through diligent study and by living earnestly."

"I will not permit anyone, under any pretext, to shorten my life!"

"Nor will I permit anyone, for any reason, to use my body after I am gone to shorten the lives of my loved ones!"

"Therefore, I, An Yan, speaking solely in my personal capacity, hereby explicitly refuse to allow the Revival Dan to be used on my patients."

"As for the rest of you, I can only fulfill my duty to warn you! After all, we in Country Z are protected by our national destiny, while you can only rely on yourselves!"

As An Yan delivered her speech, Matsumoto Mina’s chaotic mind gradually cleared.

Why is she addressing netizens from other countries? Is this program being broadcast in other countries too?

She turned her head to ask Ono Eishi, who was beside her.