The second pirate to be hooded was a young man with familiar red hair that made Gordon grab the stone fence and look at Harry with shocked eyes.

"It's Duncan......"

Harry also recognized the man on trial and whispered.

Life or fate is always unclear, and the three of them never thought that this meeting would become such a situation.

"Absolutely impossible, how could Duncan become a pirate!"

Gordon stared at the person below, they had been together for twelve years, and every habit or action made him instantly lock on to the person below, which was Duncan.

At this time, the guard side continued to read out the charges.

"Duncan, you are charged with piracy, robbery, homicide, smuggling, theft......"

Duncan just stared at the many people in the courtroom in front of him, a little indifferent, no one could understand his words, no, it should be said that no one wanted to listen to what he said, he could only speak in a voice that he could hear.

"I'm innocent, I'm not murdering, I'm not a pirate!"

Then he roared loudly: "I, not a pirate!"

His yelling began to attract everyone's attention, and the judge tapped the small hammer to signal the audience to fall silent.

"Does anyone understand what he's shouting?"

The presiding judge frowned and asked the other two judges on the side.

"Sir, he said he was not a pirate. ”

A judge whispered.

The presiding judge picked up the materials in front of him and read them aloud: "Duncan, the pirate ship Flinkon's cook, was shot down into the water by the impact of a cannon during the battle with the Navy Merlin, and you say you are not a pirate?"

"I am not a pirate, our ship was wrecked by the Flinken, I was scooped out of the water by them, I have never done any looting, nor have I received any share of the spoils. ”

"What is he talking about?"

"Sir, he says he has not plundered, but is a sailor who has fallen overboard. ”

"Who can prove it?"

The judge translated into English towards Duncan: "Who can prove what you say?"

"I can prove it!"

At a time when everyone was silent, Gordon shouted.

Gordon finally understood the linguistic trial, and shouted.

"We were on a ship, we were attacked by the Flinken, and we fell overboard. ”

Duncan also heard this familiar voice, and looked up to see Gordon, whose image had changed drastically, and Harry on the side, who had not seen him for a long time and was already a little strange.

"Hang him!"

"Yes, he's a pirate, hang him!"

The ordinary people who were watching did not buy it, and they still shouted loudly and hanged the man.

The judge looked at the agitated crowd and then slammed his little hammer again: "Silence. ”

"Summons witnesses to come forward!"

The two soldiers walked up to the second floor, and the people around them pushed them away, and then Gordon followed them down.

"Witness, is it true that you said that you were once on the same ship as him and were attacked by the USS Flinken pirates?"

The English-speaking judge asked.

"I swear, it's true!"

Gordon replied loudly, of course, with a lot of confidence to be honest.

"Pirate Duncan, is it true that you are the chef of the Flinken according to the confession of the pirates who were captured together?"

Duncan nodded: "I'm just here to survive......"

"You just have to answer whether it's true or not. The judge emphasized.

"This is true. Duncan replied through gritted teeth.

After obtaining this information, the judge on the side began to report the results to the presiding judge. The jury is then finally asked for their opinion.

"What do you think about this?"

"The crime of piracy is true, and according to the laws of the Empire, it should be hanged!"

The jury showed no mercy, and they were never merciful to pirates.

"Yes, hang him!"

This result was even more desired by all the people, and some people even shouted from above: "Since you were forced, why don't you just poison that shipload of pirates!"

This brainless inquiry drew a round of cheers and applause.

The three judges discussed for a long time, and finally pronounced the verdict: "Gordon, according to the confession, served on the pirate ship Flinken for three months, did not take any measures to resist, was convicted of piracy, did not participate in looting and distribution of booty, was not convicted of homicide and robbery, and was finally sentenced to deprivation of political rights and hanged according to the laws of the Empire!"

Bang!

The gavel fell, condemning Duncan.

"Damn, how can it be sentenced like this!"

Gordon roared, but the sound was completely drowned out by the cheers of the crowd, and the two soldiers dragged Duncan off the judgment seat, and prepared to be put back in prison, perhaps tomorrow, or a little longer, and hanged on the gallows.

Duncan, who was dragged away, looked at Gordon and Harry with a smile, looking very calm, again, he had foreseen his outcome, so this smile was sincerely happy, because he could see the two brothers again before he died.

"Don't come and see me hang Evan, and Harry, that must be ugly, haha. ”

Gordon's face was calm, he could finally understand why these people were chasing the pirate's trial, because their uproar could eventually change the outcome of the trial, which could only be regarded as aiding piracy at most, and was sentenced to imprisonment, but it was changed to hanging, because what they wanted to see was someone hanged, not justice!

Gordon didn't pay any attention to the trial that followed, but quickly squeezed out of the courthouse with Harry, watching Duncan be loaded into a heavy iron carriage and headed for the prison not far away.

"We saved him, Gordon, he didn't do anything wrong at all, why was he sentenced to be hanged?"

"I know, of course I know Harry, we have to follow this convoy, find the location of the prison, and get him out, we can't let him die here. ”

After witnessing the verdict of this era, he realized that as Jack said, sometimes justice is just a dead letter, he doesn't know how few of these people are real pirates, and how many of them are wronged, but he must get out of Duncan, the brother who saved his life.

In the evening, about thirty pirates were put on trial, and a wagon loaded with four pirates on trial headed for the prison, and the two of them followed the convoy to the location of the prison.

A huge stone fortress was dedicated to the detention of these prisoners, and if the prisoners of this era were sentenced to be deprived of civil rights, they were no different from slaves, and many of them were beaten to death in prison by the guards who were in a bad mood before they could not wait for the day of hanging.

Gordon and Harry were just wandering around the fortress like wandering merchants, looking at the soldiers and seeing where they could get people out.

"Gentlemen, this is a forbidden area, and no further approach is allowed. ”

Two soldiers stopped the two men and commanded.