Chapter 90: Forcing the Palace (Asking for Collection)
There was an oath to testify, public opinion gradually changed the direction of the wind, and some people began to regret Maiwen's death, and in the midst of a sigh, a voice suddenly sounded. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
"He's lying! This is not the case! Both the City Guard soldiers and pedestrians present can testify, and I ask the court to find more witnesses! Hathaway stared at Jim with an angry expression, who looked down and didn't dare to look at him.
Gallen chuckled in his heart, although Gattuso's name was very good in Lorendi, so many people didn't have time to solve it one by one.
Drew, who had not spoken, suddenly spoke: "Wait! The main issue of this interrogation is the case of the interrogator Ji Yuan's attack on the officers of the city guards, this matter has nothing to do with it, the deceased is the greatest, let Officer Maiwen rest in peace! ”
Gallen hurriedly borrowed the slope to get off the donkey and said, "What Judge Derui said is very true, let's get back to business. ”
The rest of the presiding judges, who had been recuperating with their eyes closed before, came to life one after another, and hurriedly nodded in praise.
The Faceless One was unresponsive, as if indifferent to everything.
"Take the prisoners down and detain them first." Gal hurriedly sent Jim away.
Seeing that the opponent's momentum was greatly reduced, Cecilia took the lead and said in a deep voice: "Regarding the illegal mobilization of force by Maivin Kosos and the attack on the civilian convoy, it should have been witnessed by the witnesses. What does Presiding Judge Gallen say about this? ”
Gallen smiled indifferently and said in a reminiscent tone: "I remember that Article 45 of the Lorendi War Readiness Law describes this in detail, and in the event of an emergency, any officer of any rank can directly issue the right to fight without an order, and this article can explain the behavior of Officer Maiwen. ”
"Emergency?" Cecilia sneered, "Is attacking a group of unarmed civilians an emergency?" ”
"Of course not." Gallen looked at Hathaway, "Witness Hathaway, what was the reason given by Officer McVen at the time?" ”
"At that time, he claimed to suspect that there was a convoy of spies, and went to search for it, but chose to release the arrow because of resistance."
"So." A triumphant smile appeared on Gallen's face, "I think what Officer McVen has done is in full compliance with Lorendi's laws, and the person on trial, Ji Yuan." Gal raised his hand and pointed at Ji Yuan, but found that it was tiring to raise his arm like this, so he put down his hand and said sternly: "It's completely a thief's heart and obstruction of the city guards' search, not what Cecilia said to stop the situation from getting worse." ”
To put it this way... It seems to make a lot of sense. In the audience, some people turned their suspicious eyes to Ji Yuan.
Ji Yuan remained silent and explained the matter one by one.
"I was entrusted by Viscount Lauren's last words to go into the city to return the relics. But Maivin Kossos stopped me, claiming that Viscount Lauren was his friend, and asked me to hand over the relics to him, and he would pass them on to Viscount Lauren's family. However, the will stated that it must be handed over to Viscount Lauren's only daughter, so I refused Officer McVene's request. Officer McVin was very unhappy and immediately said that I could not enter the city unless I paid the entrance fee. ”
"The person on trial, Ji Yuan! As I said earlier, this matter is suspicious and irrelevant to the case, so please don't try to change the subject! Gallon rudely interrupted Ji Yuan's words.
Ji Yuan glanced down at Gallon, and the disdain in his eyes made Gallon's muscles jump.
"Your Majesty, I protest against Presiding Judge Gallen's actions."
"The protest is valid, Presiding Judge Gallon, sit down."
At this time, Gallen behaved in a way that stunned everyone, and he reluctantly shouted at the high platform, "Your Faceless One!" All the presiding judges have reached a consensus on this matter, why do you want to be so biased in favor of the person being tried? ”
As soon as the words came out, the four were shocked. You must know that the chief judge has great power, and he is completely the uncrowned king of the court, how can the chief judge, as a subordinate, dare to ask his boss in such a tone? Even the presiding judges, who had been closing their eyes and recuperating their minds, suddenly opened their eyes when they heard this, and their eyes flashed.
In the audience, Dodge watched this scene and his heart was extremely shaken. As the son of a great nobleman, he naturally knows more about the inside story, since the inquisition, the faceless ones have been passed down from generation to generation, without names and surnames, and are only designated by the previous faceless ones, and there are no more than a few people in the Duchy of Lorendi who know their identity.
However, the previous Faceless One had suddenly disappeared and the Inquisition was leaderless, and the Gattuso family took the opportunity to expand their power in the Inquisition. However, the current Faceless came to the door with a wooden mask and a letter from the old Faceless, and after repeated confirmations, Archduke Lorendi, the clerk and the head of the Maple Leaf Knights, Aragorn, recognized him as the new Grand Inquisitor, and the Gattuso family could only pinch their noses and admit it. But as soon as he took office, the Faceless One with no foundation was overshadowed by his subordinates, and for months he was manipulated like a puppet on the throne.
This is already a fact that the aristocratic circle knows in their hearts, but the Gattuso family is worried after all, and they dare not go too far, on the surface, the faceless one is still the supreme chief judge of the court, but I didn't expect that the chief judge who belongs to the Gattuso family's side today will question the faceless one in public.
As soon as the words came out, Gal secretly exclaimed, how could he accidentally show his true attitude towards the Faceless? He quickly turned his attention to Dreis for help.
Dre screamed stupidly! But when he thought about it, this faceless person seemed to be a different person today, in the past, the faceless people just sat on the high platform and did not say a word, allowing them to manipulate the outcome of the trial, but today they clearly showed favoritism in favor of the untouchable, this is not a good opportunity to take the opportunity to weaken the prestige of the faceless one, and in the long run, maybe they can set a precedent and abolish the faceless one, and firmly control the inquisition in the hands of the Gattuso family.
Thinking of this, Derui's heart was hot, and he immediately stood up and said: "I agree with the opinion of the presiding judge of Gallen, this matter has been unanimously agreed by all the presiding judges, even the chief inquisitor has no right to change it, please take back the decree from the faceless one!" As he spoke, Dre winked at several of the presiding judges on Gattuso's side.
Seeing that the young master of the owner had already unveiled his flag, several presiding judges sighed silently, stood up and said in unison: "Please take back your life from the Faceless Crown!" "At a glance, there were as many as six presiding judges who stood up against the Faceless One!
Everyone was in an uproar, and the audience, the court guards, and the deacons were all stunned to see all this, shouldn't it be just an ordinary public inquiry? How did it become a presiding judge in a blink of an eye and united against the chief judge?
Seeing that such a rebellious act had taken place inside the courtroom, a dying old presiding judge stood up tremblingly and pointed at several presiding judges and said angrily: "How dare you offend the majesty of the chief judge so much? I support the decision of the Grand Judge! ”
In line with the principle that the enemy of an enemy is a friend, Cecilia chimed in, "I also support the decree of the Faceless One, the Presiding Judge has no right to oppose the edict issued by the Grand Inquisitor, and it is against the rules of the Inquisition that you are doing so!" ”
Dere was not dissatisfied, and said in a righteous tone, "Presiding Judge Simon, Presiding Judge Cecilia, could it be that what the Grand Inquisitor said must be right?" You are the presiding judge bathed in the brilliance of the ruling, and daring to challenge authority and dare to question is the criterion for being the presiding judge! Besides, there doesn't seem to be a point in the rules of the trial court that says that the words of the chief judge are all true, right? We are doing this to uphold the authority of the Inquisition and to help His Majesty the Faceless One correct its wrongs. ”
At this point, the remaining four presiding judges looked at each other and understood that a decision had to be made after all, one for the Delure side, one for the Faceless One, and the remaining two abstained. Of the twelve presiding judges, seven opposed the Faceless, two abstained, and only three supported the Faceless.
Seeing that the victory was in hand, Derui was excited, he didn't expect that an unintentional little thing would give him such a good opportunity, he was in a good mood and glanced at Ji Yuan, thinking that this pariah is really my lucky star, in order to repay you, I will let you die happily later...
On the seat of judgment, there are countless scrutiny, doubts, and gloating eyes. The Faceless Man slowly stood up, walked to the edge of the high platform, looked down at the presiding judges, and a sneer came from under the mask, "A bunch of waste! It's really disappointing that the palace can play like this! ”
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