Chapter 280: Ninja Court
(PS: Fuck the details, I drove straight away.) οΌ
"If you want to get a lot of it, you have to be on the battlefield, and other things don't make much sense. β
"It's time to go......"
Kannaten took one last look at Konoha Village, and his figure flashed and disappeared without a trace.
After a few flickeres, Kannaten returned to Fog Hidden Village, a cold, empty village.
As far as the eye can see, almost all the buildings in the village are oppressive gray-black, with only a little vegetation left on the roofs and the surface of the earth.
On the streets, there are few people coming and going, and it seems quiet.
The sky was dark and cloudless, the air was muggy, and it was another rainy summer day.
Kannato stayed in place for a moment, and with a bang, thunder and thunder, and the rain dripped from the sky, and soon turned into a torrential rain, drenching Kannaten's body.
The pedestrians on the street soon disappeared, and only Kana Tian was alone, standing straight in the street, bathed in the heavy rain.
Kannaten didn't use the chakra, and let the cool rain wet his clothes, only to feel refreshed, and his brain was much clearer.
He simply took off his shirt directly, tied it around his waist, and then stretched his arms, and suddenly a piece of muscle protruded from his upper body, and between the movement of his arms, the black wing tattoo of the crow on the shoulder blade seemed to come to life, fanning slightly, looking lifelike, and there was a hideous taste.
As soon as he stepped out, the water splashed everywhere, and Kannatian's figure soon disappeared in the vast rain.
......
Half a month later, in mid-August, the preparatory work for the ninja court in Fog Hidden Village was preliminarily completed, so people from all walks of life were invited to initiate a review of the cause of death of the three generations of Mizukage.
There are nearly 10 million citizens of the Land of Water, 200,000 villagers of Wuyin Village, and more than 8,000 ninjas, and the number of elected representatives is tentatively 46. In principle, these 46 deputies are enough to guarantee the interests of the common people, but unfortunately, in this world where the people's wisdom is not opened, most of the power is in the hands of a few.
According to Hakujue's report, the Daimyo Mansion directly won sixteen seats by reducing the commercial tax rate, increasing the military spending of the Ninja Village, and increasing support for a certain family when running for the Mizukage. Wuyin Village, as the owner, won 20 of the remaining 30 seats. The last ten seats were divided among business, religion, large domestic organizations, secret societies and other minorities.
The twenty seats occupied by the fog were equally divided between the five major foreign forces, the Heavenly Department, the Intelligence Department, the Dark Department, the Armed Forces Department, the Command Department, the Medical Department, the Ministry of Education, the Alert Department, and the Seven Ninja Blades, as well as two civilian representatives, two family ninja representatives, and two civilian ninja representatives.
Just a foggy hidden village, the internal struggle is already so complicated that it is dazzling, coupled with the participation of people from all walks of life, the composition of this ninja court is so complex that it is simply unprecedented, and its forty-six members stand behind the most powerful and powerful people in the entire water country, and the influence of this group of people can radiate the entire Tokaido, which can be called the most authoritative official organization in Tokaido.
After repeated discussions, the Daimyo's Mansion, the Ninja Village, the business, religious, and private circles finally reached a consensus. From then on, all unconventional conflicts, fights, military and non-military battles in the Land of Water were to be tried by the Ninja Court, which had independent but incomplete judicial jurisdiction - this missing part of the judicial power was handed over to the Ministry of Intelligence, which supplemented the operation of the judiciary with a heavyweight intelligence system.
Strictly speaking, this idea was first proposed by Kannaten, and was approved by some people in Wuyin Village and the vast majority of the heads of the Daimyo Mansion. In any case, this idea of a strict plan for the distribution of rights is beneficial to both the Ninja Village and the Daimyo, and deserves to be vigorously promoted.
Then, Kanaten ushered in the day of judgment against him, and he understood that it was the first time, but it would definitely not be the last.
β...... For this reason, we have convened the first public trial meeting of the Ninja Court of the Water Nation!"
After a short but powerful opening remarks, Yorihisa Usami, a close confidant of Prince Ni and the host of the public trial, announced the official opening of the conference.
Due to the urgency of time and the fierce struggle between the parties, it was not possible to elect a presiding judge who was recognized by everyone for the time being, so a representative of Prince Ren was temporarily elected to preside over the meeting.
This is more beneficial to Kanaten, because Usami Yorihisa has received a huge bribe from him, and he has to help him say a few good words.
Of course, this benefit is nothing, because more than half of the forty-six judges present have been quietly replaced by Bai Jue stealing beams and changing pillars with the technique of barter.
The rest of the people were either highly armed themselves, or they were too tightly protected, and it was inconvenient to do it for a while, so they were let go.
However, the part of the manpower that he has now is completely sufficient, and no matter how much the ninja court tries to judge Kannaten, it won't hurt him a single hair.
Thus, a series of trial processes began.
The Registrar asked all participants to remain silent, declared a number of court disciplines, and summoned the parties Kanaten.
All members of the collegial panel are invited to take their seats, and then they are seated.
Next, check the identity of the person concerned, that is, Kanaten.
Since it is a ninja court, it is natural to conform to the style of ninjas, and some procedures can be exempted, highlighting a decisive and swift. Soon, the process came to the part where the parties made their statements.
"I killed the Mizukage of the three generations. Kannaten said frankly in front of everyone, "I admit it. β
According to the usual practice, the following process was supposed to present evidence and cross-examination, but the body of Mizukage sank into the deep sea, and the Fog Hidden Village could not find any evidence about the death of Miyome at all, except for the testimony of Kannaten himself.
In other words, Kannaten is both a defendant and a witness, and no one other than him can prove that Kannaten is the murderer of Mizukage. However, some people, led by Kana Tokitomi, resolutely opposed Kanaten's voluntary surrender and resolutely did not approve of any actions that might reduce Kannaten's punishment.
Usami Yorihisa had already planned for this, and after pretending to cough, he said: "Due to the complexity of the case and the extremely difficult conditions for obtaining evidence, we have not been able to obtain evidence for the time being, so Kanaten's testimony cannot ensure its credibility......
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the audience.
Kanaten's admitting that he killed Mizukage is considered to have no credibility?
"Bought by Kannaten, let him get down!" a loud roar rang out from the field.
Usami Yorihisa's face did not change, and he said: "There is no noise in the courtroom! However, it is the first offense, so I will spare it for the time being, and if there is a further offense, I will be expelled directly!"
The roaring ninja could only swallow his breath and close his mouth.
Usami Yorihisa coughed again, cleared his throat, and said loudly: "You must take into account the special nature of the ninja court! Since the trial is for a special group such as ninjas, the possibility of scapegoating cannot be ruled out. If a high-ranking ninja breaks the law and orders his loyal subordinates to take the blame, should we be guilty without conclusive evidence?"
Usami Yorihisa waved his hand again and said, "So, unless Kana Tian or someone else presents conclusive evidence that Mizukage died at the hands of Kana Tian, our judges will be able to judge whether he is guilty or not. β
"Of course, according to the prior agreement, if the matter is urgent, Wuyin Village also has the right to propose a compulsory trial, which will be jointly decided by our forty-six seats. However, you should be prepared that if there is no definite evidence, the credibility of the final outcome of the trial may be questioned, and a trial is final, and there is no repetition or re-examination ......"
The meaning of this passage is that if the Fog Hidden Village proposes a compulsory trial, then the 46 seats of the trial can only judge whether Kannaten is guilty or not according to the existing conditions and personal subjective understanding, and once the result is reached, no one can refute it, and the case will end here.
Either they will be temporarily suspended, and then spend a lot of manpower and material resources to collect enough evidence to confirm Kannatian's crimes at one time. Or, hopefully, the judges will be fair enough.
Kanna Tokitomi frowned, he felt that something seemed wrong, but he couldn't say it.
"What do you think?" Shi Chen asked in a low voice to the people around him.
"This ......," the man hesitated, "Kana Tendu has already confessed, and he is the only one who has the motive and strength to kill Mizukage, and the distribution of the forty-six seats of the trial comes from all sides, and it is impossible for all of them to help Kana Ten, so ......"
"Understood. Shi Chen closed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and suddenly opened his eyes.
"I request a compulsory trial!" Shi Chen stood up and said in a deep voice, "Please give me an accurate answer to the village!"
Usami Yorijiu glanced at Natian quietly, and found that after the other party nodded lightly, he also felt a little confident in his heart.
"Then, on behalf of the Ninja Court, I accept your request!"
"Now, all the inquisitors, please come with me to the conference room to discuss and vote. β
Forty-six Xi silently left the table and followed Usami Yorihisa into the conference room next door. Then, a few minutes later, a faint quarrel began to reach everyone's ears.
"I disagree...... How could it be ......"
"The minority obeys the ...... of the majority"
"I refuse!" Kannaten, he confessed himself......"
"Insufficient evidence......
"I doubt ......"
The people who remained in the courtroom were all nervous, their minds going up and down as the quarrel erupted, and they were eager to rush over and open the door to the conference room to listen to what they were arguing about.
Finally, after a full half hour, the judges walked out of the conference room. Most of them have normal complexions, but a few have unusually ugly complexions.
Usami Yorihisa was holding a closed black ballot box in his arms, surrounded by two ninja guards to keep him from the other inquisitors and prevent anyone from cheating.
"Hoo ......"
Usami Yorihisa took a deep breath and forced himself to composure.
"Judges, take your seats, and everyone be silent! Now that the results of the deliberations have been reached, the votes will be counted. β
To be honest, Usami Yorihisa was also scared, he was thinking, if Kanna was naΓ―ve, would he bite him back before he died?
Or, if Kanaten's judgment is established, will Kannaten be captured, and will Prince Nishi be able to save him?
Could Kannaten send someone to slaughter him in a fit of anger because he received his money but didn't do anything good?
But after all, he was helping Prince Ren run errands, and when it came to the end, he could only bite the bullet.
"Start reading the votes now!"
Usami Yorihisa called a special record player, and then turned on the large screen hanging above to announce the results to everyone.
The figure of the teller appeared on the screen, he rolled his sleeve to his elbow, spread it out on the front and back, signaled that there was no entrainment, and then opened the ballot box and took out the first folded note.
"First vote! Circle! Kannaten is guilty!"
The scene suddenly became lively, and the group of people who were hostile to Kannaten cheered in unison, although it was only the first vote, but it gave them the hope of victory.
"Silence!Silence!" Usami Yorijiu scolded them again and again, and it took a long time to calm them down.
However, in the next record ticket, there was a dramatic scene.
"Second vote! Fork! Kannaten is not guilty!"
"Third vote! Fork! Not guilty!"
"Fourth vote! Fork! Not guilty!"
"Fifth vote! circle! guilty!"
......
"Thirty-second vote......! Not guilty!"
"Thirty-third vote......! Fork! Not guilty!"
The voice of the teller was trembling, he was an old qualified official of the Daimyo Mansion from the Ministry of Justice of the Land of Water, he had worked hard all his life, and he had never dealt with a case involving a ninja before, but as the process of recording the ticket was coming to an end, he also realized that perhaps it would be a major stain on his career.
Under the circumstance that the parties themselves have already pleaded guilty, there has been a bizarre situation in which the majority of the judges have ruled him not guilty! No matter what the truth of this case is, it will surely be recorded in the annals of history and passed down forever!
"Forty-sixth vote! cross! not guilty......"
After singing the last vote, his back was already wet with cold sweat, and he stepped back from the front stage weakly.
Usami Yorihisa also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, sorted out his mentality, and quickly took over the position of the teller.
"Then the final result, Kanaten is guilty, seventeen votes! Not guilty to Kanaten, twenty-nine votes!"
Usami Yorihisa rang the gavel and made the final verdict.
"Now, all stand up!"
"With regard to the indictment against the Kirigami Murakami Shinobu Kanaida for killing the third generation of Mizukage, hereby this court officially declares the indictment null and void! Kannaten is not guilty! The verdict is final, and no one can object to it! No one is allowed to file a second trial!"
"Above!