This time Ferdinand did not smile, but said solemnly: "This matter is still a secret of the temple, and I have no right to tell you.

All I can say is that whether or not Philip is innocent in today's case, he was a true hero in the city of Gokan that year ago.

He has saved countless lives. ”

The courtroom had already exploded, and before the trial officially began, the bishop from the General Temple was willing to come forward to endorse it in person, and perhaps the outcome of the trial was irrelevant.

Old Roland turned blue, glared at Dekker beside him, and asked sharply: "What's the matter, how could he have something to do with the temple, why hasn't the matter of the badge been investigated?"

's face was not good-looking, as the sheriff of the imperial capital Hongshan District, he naturally recognized the style of the badge, and he couldn't fake it.

There was a cold sweat on his forehead, and he couldn't speak, who could find out what happened eight years ago, or the secret of the temple.

But under the vicious gaze of old Roland, he could only bite the bullet and say: "Even if it is true, we already have sufficient evidence, he can't escape." ”

The voice was weak, and even he didn't have any confidence, in front of the behemoth of the temple, what was he Dick, and what was the Blazer family.

Old Roland stared at Dekker for a long time before coldly squeezing out a sentence from between his teeth: "I hope so." ”

After speaking, he didn't pay attention to it, but closed his eyes and thought about countermeasures, with Ferdinand here, many follow-up methods are impossible to use, and they need to be considered in the long run.

Until now, he and Dekker still believed that Philip would not escape the guilty verdict, but would just get out of their grip after the verdict was pronounced.

The Kurlins had shocked, incredulous expressions.

It's not that they don't know that their daughter is involved in the wrestling between the two major families, and even the two aristocratic groups, and becomes an innocent victim.

So they also frowned at old Roland and hated each other.

Especially Kulin, as a military attache in the embassy, he saw more intrigue and intrigue, and the whole thing was so suspicious that he was even more suspicious of the Blazer family at the moment than Philip.

Now that the power of the temple has officially intervened, the scales in his heart have been faintly tilted, no matter what the truth is, all he needs today is a definite answer.

If necessary, he did not hesitate to take matters into his own hands and kill the real culprit behind the scenes.

Emily, who was sitting next to them, shrank her eyes, revealing a hint of imperceptible fear, and her body was hidden downward, not daring to look at Ferdinand.

Ferdinand spread his hands and motioned for everyone to be quiet before finally speaking, "Because the suspect in the case involves the Knight of Glory, the temple must intervene."

After discussion, in order to ensure the fairness of the trial, the temple will not take over the case, but will continue the trial.

And I, as the representative of the temple, will oversee the whole process, do you have any objections?"

Of course not, and if there is, I don't dare to say it, the reporters are slandering, and they are racking their brains to figure out how to report in order to cause a greater sensation.

Ferdinand waved his hand to signal that the judge could begin the case, and he himself sat on the other side of Sofia.

Barrister Ross, who was sitting in the defendant's seat, looked at Philip with a blank face, and looked at Philip complainingly, meaning that there is such a powerful killer weapon, you said it earlier.

As a result, he focused most of his energy on how to prevent the other party's small actions in the trial.

The brilliance of the seven-pointed divine crown shone throughout the Inquisition, and whoever dared to do anything if he was fat dared to do anything.

Philip was also entangled by this incident, now the people of the sub-temple are not very rich, is he really going to sell himself into slavery?

As the clerk's bell rang, the long-overdue trial finally began, but the atmosphere was completely different from before.

The trial was extremely efficient, and after the prosecutor on the other side read out his claim with a gloomy face, Philip's lawyer, Rose, was not to be outdone, and declared Philip's innocence.

The two sides immediately moved on to the stage of presenting evidence and arguing.

First, the prosecutor on the other side issued a six-page autopsy report on Fiona.

Fiona, who was only 18 years old, suffered a fatal wound from a blunt blow to the chest, with a strong force that broke her ribs directly and acted on her heart.

As a result, the heart first went into arrest, then the broken ribs punctured the blood vessels, and finally died of blood loss.

This is also the reason why she fell to the ground silently, and died before she even had time to let out a scream.

The other two people present at the time, Emily, were also victims, and the scars and blood on their faces were indefensible.

And she is only a student of the conservatory, not an awakened person, and she has no ability to kill with one blow at all, cleanly.

Then the only murderer can only be the male awakened Philip, only he has enough motivation and enough ability.

The second piece of evidence, or witness, is Emily's testimony.

A medical examination report was also issued for her wounds, which completely matched the blade of the murder weapon that fell at the scene.

The scars on his face are so deep that even if the temple treats them in time, they still can't avoid leaving scars.

Emily sat on the witness stand, her body trembling, her voice repeating what had happened.

In her description, everyone seemed to see Philip's hideous smile and murderous face.

First, he left the two behind to thank him for participating in the band's performance, and lured them to the hotel together, but Fiona refused on the grounds that she wanted to return to the academy as soon as possible.

Then he mixed the drug into the water bottle and tricked the girl into drinking it.

But after the effect of the drug worked, the girl was in a hurry to get out and left, so she changed to violent coercion.

As a result, the girl resisted fiercely, and in anger and shame, she killed the killer.

The logic was clear and complete, and even the untidy clothes on her and Fiona's bodies, as well as the small scratches on the placket of Philip's clothes, became reasonable details, adding credibility to the testimony and standing up to scrutiny.

And after that, the third report, or the addition of the first two test reports, did detect a large amount of the drug in the blood of Emily and Fiona.

Suddenly, the entire trial court was in an uproar, and the victims' families shouted and scolded Philip for his shamelessness.

Even Catherine and the others, knowing that it was all fake, as women, inevitably frowned uncomfortably.

The fourth piece of evidence, Philip's dagger, was full of Philip's fingerprints and a small amount belonging to Emily, which was completely consistent with her testimony.

The four pieces of evidence, all of which were like bombshells, smashed on Philip's side, making his situation extremely unfavorable.

The jury was composed of eleven members who were randomly selected, five men and six women, four of whom were low-ranking staff members of the temple and seven were citizens of good standing.

At this moment, they are talking to each other, and it seems that they have a clear judgment of what happened in the case.

This is also where is most confident, he really can't think of any way Philip can turn the tables.

In order to reduce omissions, he even deliberately weakened the testimony of the witness who called the police, because it would be easy for someone to find a flaw in such a subtle place.

No one can be trusted except Emily, the real culprit in the case.

To his surprise, the other party's barrister, Rose, did not grasp this point, but only asked a few words lightly, and then let go of the "kind" citizen.

Dick looked at Philip's confident appearance, and for the first time felt that things were really going wrong.

Sure enough, in the face of four seemingly irrefutable pieces of evidence, Rose did not have any decent justification at all, which was completely inconsistent with his loud and difficult name.

When it was Philip's turn to be questioned, the prosecutor on the other side stood in front of him menacingly and asked, "Mr. Philip, why didn't you go back to the hotel directly after the concert, but stayed to have separate contact with the two victims?"

Philip replied, "They were my concert collaborators, and as a token of appreciation, I invited them to dinner." ”

"Where is the dinner scheduled?"

"In the hotel where I stayed. ”

"Is it just dinner? As far as I know, or many citizens now know, you don't seem to have a simple purpose in inviting the girl back to the hotel. ”

As soon as these words came out, many people laughed, it was really the gossip news of the teenagers these days that was repeated by the newspapers, and even the identity of the girl who stayed in the hotel was picked up by the powerful reporters.

There was even a girl who took the initiative to be interviewed and praised some aspects of the teenager in Gaokan City, which was quite a limelight.

Wesley and the others present couldn't raise their heads in shame, and their faces were flushed.

Philip thought about it, and it was not easy to answer this question.

If he denies it, then he will appear to be out of the organization, pretentious, obviously unable to win the trust of others, and it will appear that the behavior of Wesley and others will be even more dirty.

But if he admits it, he will fall for the other party's tricks.

Although the final result will not change, he still hopes to help the teenagers as much as possible.

He looked up at the prosecutor's serious face and asked, "Have you ever been in love?"

"What?" the prosecutor didn't seem to expect Philip to ask such a question.

"Did I say you're in love?" asked Philip again.

"Of course, I've been married for many years. ”

"So have you ever had sex with any other woman besides your wife?"

The prosecutor's face became very ugly, and he retorted: "Now I am asking you, please answer truthfully, and do not ask about some topics that are not related to this case." ”

Philip smiled and said, "Isn't it irrelevant to this case?" No, it's you who ask questions that have nothing to do with this case, Your Excellency Prosecutor.

Young Mu Ai, having some intimate contact is a natural thing, and it is understandable.

But when you find a soul mate, you will naturally be loyal to your feelings, loyal to your lover, restrain your words and deeds, and control your desires.

Curiosity, contact, understanding, falling in love, getting married, having children, almost every one of us has come over like this.

You didn't answer me directly, but I can guess the answer.

In that case, why do you want to involve such a natural and beautiful thing with the private affairs of my companions with the murder?"