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In the minutes that followed, Ashton had no idea what was going on there. But from what he saw, he could infer that things were not going to end on good terms for the man. As for what the Venom was, Ashton had no idea. 

The special officers, as they referred to themselves, had already confiscated the syringe before he even got a chance to use Detection in the syringe. However, after seeing how everyone around them reacted upon learning that the syringe had venom in it, it was probably a well-known substance. 

Thus Rose should be able to tell him what it was. But at the moment, Ashton had some other things he had to worry about. The duration for his [Alteration] skill was rapidly running out.

In five or so minutes, his face would automatically turn back to its original form. If he did not get out of there before that, there was no way these officers would believe anything he had to say.