Chapter Eighty-Nine: Talking about black and white

"It's different, it's a big deal. Pen Γ— fun Γ— Pavilion www. biquge。 info" Cecilia's female presiding judge said: "It is reported that the other party in this case is the captain of the North Gate Urban Management Brigade under the City Guard, Maiwen Kosos, and Maiwen Kosos violated the constitution by setting up checkpoints at the North Gate to collect tolls, and even illegally detained civilians, and even illegally mobilized force to attack civilian convoys. ”

"So..."Cecilia stared at the middle-aged presiding judge and said loudly: "Presiding Judge Gallen, I think that the person on trial, Ji Yuan, is not guilty. ”

Gallen was unimpressed, with a serious face. "Presiding Judge Cecilia, as a believer in the Radiance of the Judgment, you should know that there must be evidence in all things. Where is the evidence for all this? ”

"Evidence? The fact that the client, Maivin Kossos, had confessed all the charges against him and apologized to death at the door of the Maple Leaf Knights, witnessed by hundreds of Lorendi citizens at the time, was the evidence. ”

"That's right! I saw with my own eyes that Maivin Koxos killed himself at the scene, and we were all witnesses. The people in the audience raised their arms and shouted, and the servants gathered.

Hearing the cries of the masses, several people on Gattuso's side did not look very good, and Coren, who was in the middle of the sound, was a thief, and he looked left and right.

"Silence! Quiet! As soon as the chief deacon, who stood quietly beside the seat of the ruling, spoke, he overpowered everyone's shouts, "No noise is allowed in the civic hall, and violators will be expelled from the hall!" ”

When the crowd calmed down, Gallen spoke again: "Unfortunately, these citizens are not the first witnesses to the scene, and they are likely to have misunderstandings, so these testimonies do not work." In addition, I have good reason to believe that the suicide of the client, Maivin Kossos, was not intentional, but was forced by circumstances. So I think the evidence that Presiding Judge Cecilia said is invalid. ”

Hearing Gallen's quibble, there was some commotion in the audience, but the chief deacon said that no one wanted to be the unlucky one who was kicked out, and the citizens could only suppress their anger and wait and see how things unfolded.

As if expecting Gal to say this, Cecilia smiled coldly, turned to the high platform and saluted, and said respectfully: "Your Faceless Crown, please allow the witness Hathaway Gatua to play." ”

The Faceless Man seated on the high platform nodded slightly, and the chief deacon said in a loud voice, "The witness Hathaway Gatua is here." ”

Ji Yuan looked back, and due to the angle problem, he could only see a silhouette slowly walking up to the witness stand, still the armor he had seen for the first time, and he was still wearing dazzling long golden hair. It's just that after this incident, the hair is still fragrant, but the armed force will be replaced by red makeup.

"Presiding Judge Gallen, didn't you say that without the first witness, the testimony is invalid? Hathaway is not only the first person at the scene, but also a witness to the suicide of Maivin Coxos, this testimony is always valid, right? Cecilia teased.

In the face of Cecilia's provocation, Gallen ignored it, turned to Hathaway and said solemnly: "Witness Hathaway Gatua, can you guarantee that everything you say is true?" ”

In the face of doubt, Hathaway raised her right hand and said calmly: "The God of Judgment is above, I, Hathaway Gatua, solemnly swear in front of the court: with the guarantee of my character and conscience, I will faithfully fulfill the obligation of testimony stipulated by law, and promise to make a truthful statement without concealment." If the oath is violated, he is willing to accept the punishment of the law and the condemnation of morality. ”

"Okay." Cecilia gave her an encouraging look, "Witness Hathaway, please tell us everything you know. ”

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"That meansβ€”" Gallen's eyes flashed with a dangerous glint, "You didn't see it with your own eyes about the fact that McVin Koxos was collecting tolls and illegally detaining civilians, but that someone else told him?" ”

Hathaway was silent for a moment, then replied, "It's true that I didn't see it with my own eyes, but the injuries of all the people who were stopped and the outsider were true. ”

Seeing that there was finally a breakthrough point, Gallen was relieved and said pretendly: "Witness, I am willing to believe your testimony, but the trial court is a place to talk about evidence, and your testimony is doubtful." Unfortunately, I don't think it's valid. ”

After speaking, Gal said loudly: "Take the prisoner Jem to court." ”

Outside the door of the civic hall, two black-armored court guards escorted one person in. Ji Yuan looked at it and saw that it was a plainly dressed and dusty young man, who was the traveler who had been captured at the city gate before.

How did he end up here? And why was it sought by the people on Gattuso's side? All kinds of doubts emerged, and a sense of foreboding faintly appeared in Ji Yuan's heart.

Drew, who had been watching coldly, saw this person, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously showed a smile.

"This man is a civilian who was captured by the city guards, and his testimony must be the most convincing, so we might as well hear what he has to say." Gallon smacked a meaningful tone.

The deacon nodded and said to Jim, "Jim, please tell the truth about everything you know, and there must be no lies. ”

"I, I, I..." Jim, who had seen such a big scene for the first time, was so nervous that he stammered and couldn't speak.

Gallen smiled kindly: "Jim, don't be nervous, speak the truth boldly, and the inquisition court will give you a just verdict." ”

"Yes." Jim swallowed nervously, thinking of the threat of the person before here, his back felt cold, but the thought of the gold coins lying in his purse was hot again.

"My name is Jim, and I'm a villager from Hutao Village, Black Fire City, and I'm out to see the world. But because the coil on his body was entangled in the middle of the road, he had been hungry for several days, and as a result, he was carried away by hunger in front of the north gate of Lorendi, stole a man's wallet, and was caught by the city guards. ”

Ji Yuan was shocked and couldn't help but speak: "He is lying, I saw him shouting at the city gate to report Maivin Kosos, so he was knocked to the ground by the city guards and taken away. ”

"The person on trial, Ji Yuan, please abide by the rules of the trial court, and don't speak at will." On the high platform, the chief deacon interrupted Ji Yuan's words.

Ji Yuan reluctantly stopped, looking down at Gallon full of anger.

Sensing Ji Yuan's gaze, Gallen raised his head, but he was not used to looking up like this, so he looked away and said, "Since the person being interrogated has raised doubts, then Jim, please tell everyone what the facts are." ”

Jim shrunk his head and said nervously, "No, the city guards didn't charge tolls, and I wasn't beaten. The officer was kind enough to bring me something to eat and to educate me not to do it again in the future. ”

"You see, I'm fine, and I don't have any scars on me." Jim spun around, but thought to himself that he had been treated by a magician for the first time since he was born, and it was so comfortable!

The audience was in an uproar and there was a lot of discussion. Everyone began to wonder, both sides insisted on their own words, and now even the victim said so, did they really wronged the officer?

Gallen hit the railroad while it was hot: "Listen, everyone, even the thief who was caught said that, you can think of what a responsible and kind officer Officer Maiwen is!" But just a few unbelievable rumors, forced by the pressure of public opinion, Officer McVin actually chose to sacrifice himself to calm the situation, doesn't this explain everything? ”

Hearing this, some of the people who threw stones at McVen at that time lowered their heads in shame, but some people questioned: "At that time, Maiwen's reaction was obviously that he was a thief and didn't even dare to make an oath, who knows if this Jim was bought?" ”

Hearing this, Glen turned his head to stare at Jim and said in a deep voice, "Jim, do you dare to swear to the gods that everything you say is true?" ”

"This..."Jim hesitated, but when he saw the warning in Gallen's eyes, he felt a pang in his heart, and comforted himself that the great gods should not care about these little things, I was just trying to protect myself. Gritted his teeth and puffed up his chest and swore an oath: "I, Jim, swear to the God of Judgment that everything I say is true, and if it is violated... If I disobey, I will not die well. ”

Jim had a weak heart, and after all, he didn't dare to make too heavy an oath.