During the brief interval between the adjournment.

In the tightly guarded room, Ye Qingxuan and Maxwell sat opposite each other, speechless.

Ye Qingxuan looked at him, and after a long time, asked:

"Michelle he...... Why?"

"Probably because you woke up from a dream?"

Maxwell said, "He should have understood decades ago, that dream was shattered when the Inquisition was dissolved."

In order to continue this dream, he can pay any price.

Recruiting Colt was a risky move, he wanted to give the Ministry of Faith a shot in the arm, but now, the shot has turned into poison, and the Ministry of Faith has become a joke and will never rise again.

Since then, he has been cornered. ”

"Actually, he didn't need such a ...... in the first place"

"For idealists, there is nothing more terrifying than recognizing the distant gap between ideals and reality. It's worse than going to hell, isn't it?"

Maxwell looked at him: "I believe that you know this very well. ”

Ye Qingxuan was silent.

"I know you don't want to accept it, but you always have to respect his sacrifice. ”

Maxwell looked at him: "But you have to think about the people you care about, and you don't want Miller's thing to happen repeatedly, right?"

People live with things they care about, and they always have to do dirty things for the things they care about. If he doesn't come forward today, then his family will fall apart...... His parents and his brother, everyone he cared about, would lose everything.

Don't give others any more excuses to attack you, Ye Qingxuan, you are not afraid of death, but think about your teacher, think about Bai Xi. ”

Ye Qingxuan was still silent.

After a long time, he asked in a low voice:

"Is there any smoke?"

Maxwell threw a pack of cigarettes into his arms. Ye Qingxuan took the shackles, lamely unpacked the package, bent down and brought the cigarette roll to Maxwell's lighter, and the cigarette was lit.

Ye Qingxuan took a deep breath of stinging smoke, and sighed softly after a long time: "Maxwell, the world of adults is really complicated. ”

"yes. ”

Maxwell nodded, "It's complicated and dirty, so adults can become disgusting." ”

"What did Anglo promise Michelle?" Ye Qingxuan asked.

"A lot. ”

"That includes a new colony in the Dark World, 3,000 literate young people, a lot of supplies, and 50 musicians a year," Maxwell said...... As it happens, I have most of these things.

I gave him my fief. ”

“......”

Ye Qingxuan was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly: "I owe you." ”

"You don't owe me anything, but you do denote it, it's all supposed to be yours. ”

Maxwell glanced at him, "Just use your life money." In the future, remember to work hard, at least earn my pension back. ”

He got up and patted Ye Qingxuan on the shoulder: "Have a good rest, after you appear in court, I will ask you and your teacher to celebrate you in the best restaurant in the Holy City." ”

Ye Qingxuan bowed his head and watched him go away.

After a long time, he lowered his eyes, remembering the gloom that flashed in Borja's eyes in his memory, and couldn't help but sigh in a low voice:

"I hope so. ”――

There was silence in the office.

A dim light passed through the curtain and fell on Borja's face, whose face was pale, and he stared silently at the emblem on the wall, without saying a word.

It wasn't until a long time later that a hoarse voice came from the corner where there was no light.

"One-sided words, don't be gullible. ”

"Everyone knows that this is a one-sided statement, but who can say it?"

Borja shook his head, "Mr. Ludovic, if the situation is allowed to continue like this, I can only sentence Ye Qingxuan to acquit. Anyway, isn't there a lot of ways for the Single-Hearted Monks to kill him?

"Ignorance!"

Ludovic sneered: "If we really want him to die, we don't need to wait until the court at all. In the cells of the Tower of Judgment, in the toilets, and even in the bathrooms...... It is very simple to want a person to die, but his death will not solve the problem, but will exacerbate the situation.

Only if he is allowed to die on the basis of the judgment of the court will it be meaningful, and it will prove that the laws of the Holy City do not tolerate any blasphemy or provocation.

Don't you understand that? Borja.

Otherwise, the laws and dignity of the Holy City will become a joke, and where will you be when the time comes? You don't want to inherit a false ministry of forgiveness, do you?"

Borja was silent, his eyes wandering.

"Borja, think about Michelle's end. ”

Ludovic's words did not stop: "How did the Inquisition, which was once so powerful, become what it is today in the hands of short-sighted and ignorant nations?

In order to revive the Ministry of Doctrine of the Faith, he had to die in humiliation in the courtroom.

That heretic who deserves to fall into hell, who only has untimely dreams of the Crusade in his head for the rest of his life, is like a walking dead when he is alive, and does not make people worry about being dead.

You don't want to be like that, do you?"

"I'm thinking about ......"

Borja lowered his head and suddenly asked, "What if this is what His Majesty the Pope meant......?"

"But the problem is that this is not what Your Majesty meant. ”

Ludovick's voice was hoarse, like the wind in the cellar: "Ever since he was wounded in the Battle of the Hundred-Armed Giants thirty years ago, he should have understood that the position of Pope was starting to be boring.

Over the years, he has pretended to be in his prime, intimidating nations and natural disasters, but unfortunately, his injuries have deteriorated to the point where they cannot be delayed.

It is impossible for him to express any clear attitude. ”

Borja was stunned, stunned.

"Otherwise, why would he pretend to be so unfathomable?"

Ludovic sneered: "He knows better than anyone else that his life is short, and if the fact of his weakness is exposed, the so-called majesty and sacredness will be gone, and he will be nothing." ”

Borja gasped: "If that's the case, the Holy City ......"

"The holy text says, 'Thou shalt not worship idols before me.'

But the most ridiculous thing about the Holy City is that all the honor and power are pinned on one person.

Borja, all along, the inheritance accumulated by our ancestors through a lot of hard work has been enjoyed by one person exclusively. But are you really willing to let all this be carried by him to the so-called kingdom of heaven?

Don't be naïve, Borja.

Do you think that His Majesty brought all this to you? Joke, it's us! It's us who have kept the world going and the nations stable all these years.

Don't succumb to that corpse sitting on a sacred chair waiting to decompose, it's time to take back what belongs to us!"

In the silence, Borja swallowed dryly, and after a long time, he made a difficult sound:

"This matter, my father...... Does he know?"

"Ever since the day he joined us, he's known about it. ”

Ludovic came from the shadows, stretched out his hand, and pressed his shoulder: "Borja, the Holy See Single-Hearted Monks were born for this. And you, too, will be one of us. ”

"I, understood. ”

Borja nodded, his expression changed, and he finally made up his mind:

"I'll take care of it. ”――

Ten minutes later, the adjournment ended.

But Judge Borja was five minutes late.

For the first time, Borja was late to the courtroom, showing his authority, but faintly smelling bad. When he hurried back to his place, his expression had become solemn and solemn.

"The trial began. ”

Borja knocked down the gavel.

In the silence, everyone looked at him.

The trial began, but how was it going to begin? No one knew what to say, and even Bastian looked stunned.

Aldrich asked, "Your Excellency, is this senseless trial going on?"

"The facts of the case are not yet clear, the conclusions have not been reached, and the trial is not over. ”

Borha's face was expressionless: "The procedure is as usual, just continue, the few of you are not in court for the first day, do you want me to teach you how to do it?"

Aldrich frowned.

"Your Excellency, I think that now that the case has been settled, we can already draw conclusions!" he asked in a solemn voice, "Are you going to ignore Bishop Michel's testimony?"

In the audible silence of the falling pin, Borja was silent, meeting everyone's gaze, and spoke again after a long time.

"The testimony of witnesses has yet to be verified, and the testimony of one person alone is not sufficient to draw conclusions. Isolated evidence is not established, and the case cannot be decided. ”

He paused and said indifferently: "Because the witness is involved in the case, he cannot appear in court purely as a witness. At the same time, it has not been registered as a tainted witness, so the relevant testimony is not accepted by the Tribunal until the testimony has been substantiated.

In an instant, Aldrich's face turned iron-blue.

Tainted Witness Registration Process?

Just kidding, if you go through the seven departments of the Holy City with an inch-thick form half a month in advance to collect and seal the tainted witnesses to register, it will be tantamount to handing over all your hole cards to the Yixin Monks Association in advance, and Michelle's testimony will be stillborn.

Witness testimony to be verified?

So how do you verify it? by what procedure and how much time does it take?

After ten days and half a month, who will remember this incident?

The court had made it clear that it was going to put Michelle's death aside, wait for it to cool down, and finally be swept away in the pile of old papers.

After a short period of time, Michelle's final sacrifice will so quietly dissipate, leaving only a story to be ridiculed in the memories of a few people.

Aldrich clenched his fists and stared at Borja with a bruised spin on the back of his hand.

The worst thing happened!

If Borja had to ensure superficial justice, now under the influence of the Holy See Single-minded Monks, he has completely sided with the prosecution.

In the future, no matter how strong the evidence is, he will not be able to gain any advantage. When the referees of a ball game are bought, there is no suspense about winning or losing.

What's more, this is not a stadium where both sides can do their best, but a court where judges are supreme in deciding on the case.

And now, Aldrich simply has no way to apply for a change of judge.

And if the Holy Wheel Court makes a ruling, there is no possibility of appeal.

Where to appeal?Where to appeal?The Holy Wheel Court already represents the highest apex of the judiciary in the world, second only to the Pope's edict, but will the Pope do **** for Ye Qingxuan?

This kind of thing simply can't happen......

"I'm against it!" Aldrich roared: "Bishop Michelle's testimony ......"

"The objection is invalid. ”

Borja interrupted him and said coldly: "Mr. Aldrich, I have warned you again and again, don't roar at the court, come and expel him. ”

The expressionless bailiff stepped forward, set up Aldrich, prevented him from resisting, and forcibly dragged him away.

"Ridiculous!"

Aldrich struggled and roared: "Where is the law, where is the law, where is the law, Borja, you will be nailed to the pillar of shame! forever!"

The door slammed shut.

There was a dead silence.

Borja knocked down the gavel: "The trial continues, suspect Ye Qingxuan, if you need a defense, the court will appoint a new lawyer for you." ”

Maxwell's expression turned grim.

He did not expect Borja to forcibly expel Aldrich in such blatant disregard for justice.

Ye Qingxuan was silent, raised his eyes and stared at Borha, his eyes changed.

It's getting cold.

Maxwell stroked his forehead with his hand and couldn't help but have a headache: Damn, worse is about to happen.

The trial continues.

Bastian wiped away his sweat, his mind stabilized, and his fighting spirit rekindled in his eyes: "Your Excellency, we have new physical evidence to submit. During the war at Auschwitz, Ye Qing ......"

His words were interrupted, from a voice behind him.

It's Ye Qingxuan.

"Mr. Judge. ”

He raised his head and sighed softly, "There's no need to go through such a big deal, let's save each other's snacks." ”

"Suspect, watch your words. ”

Borja frowned, "It's not time for you to speak. ”

"Are you worried that I'll repeat the one in front of the Holy City here?"

Ye Qingxuan asked rhetorically, and then smiled: "Don't worry, this is the court, I am the suspect, and the status of the judge is supreme." There's no need to be so nervous, you see, it's still tethered here. ”

He raised his hand and shook his own handcuffs, which rubbed together with a crisp sound.

In the silence, the sound was so harsh.

He stared into Borja's eyes and whispered, "Actually, at the beginning, I was ready to confess my guilt and accept the end of being hanged on the gallows.

The premise is that in a fair trial. And not on this kind of funny repertoire, as it is now!"

At the sound of a small noise, Borja struck the gavel:

"Ye Qingxuan, pay attention to your words. This is the last warning!"

But Ye Qingxuan's voice did not stop.

"I'm sorry that there isn't the justice and justice I want—I should have understood from the moment you put Miller in court. ”

"But it wasn't until Michelle died here that I realized that there wasn't anything I was looking for. So, I changed my mind. ”

"Ye Qingxuan!"

Borja was furious: "Can't you learn to be in awe!"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Judge, but I have come all the way from south to north and finally to the Holy City, and I am not looking for this high-sounding ghost. ”

Ye Qingxuan stared at him word by word: "Continue the trial, Mr. Judge, you can send all my friends here one by one and let them correct my crimes."

But I hope you'll understand that I'm not going to throw in the towel.

I will repay them a thousand times on their behalf!"

"Presumptuous!"

Borha roared: "Ye Qingxuan, this is the Holy Wheel Court, do you dare to desecrate the Holy Emblem and the sacred?

The mallet fell.

The bailiff rushed up, pressed Ye Qingxuan down, and slashed at his throat with a palm, making his eyes black and almost out of breath, and then the heavy shackles were locked around his neck, almost pressing him upright.

The shackles clung to his throat, shutting tightly, leaving only a brief gap for breathing.

Ye Qingxuan coughed violently, his voice was locked by the shackles, and he gasped silently.

"Mr. Borha, is this too rude?!" Maxwell stood up and questioned, "With all due respect, what you have done calls into question your impartiality. ”

"If you have any opinion about my position, you can appeal to the Congregation of Holy Pardons. Borja said coldly: "But in the Holy Wheel Court, the status of judges cannot be questioned in any way.

Once again, Representative Anglo, you've broken enough of the bans today!"

The roar of the angry sword flashed away, and it was crushed to the ground.

Maxwell's face turned pale, and he sat back in silence.

Beside him, Mr. Hu reached out and patted him on the shoulder.

"Rest easy. ”

He sighed softly: "There may not be no turnaround. ”

Maxwell lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Bastian looked at Ye Qingxuan's embarrassed appearance coldly, his eyes became mocking, and he was about to speak.

But I heard a commotion outside the door.

Amid heavy footsteps, a man in a black robe and a strangely patterned lacquered tiara burst through the door.

The man's face was white and beardless, his skin was like a virgin, and his eyes were pitch black. He pushed the bailiff guarding the door away, and walked in with a loud voice:

"Look at your dog-like appearance, dare to stop my father-in-law!"

In the stunned eyes of everyone, dozens of guards wearing black armor and black clothes and wearing long knives rushed in behind him, and they actually broke into the Holy Wheel Court.

The sudden change made everyone stunned and stunned.

But the man looked around and looked at the appearance of everyone, but there were too many people, and he couldn't see them for a while, and he was suddenly dazzled, and called:

"Where is Master Hou? Who is Master Ye?"

In silence, no one responded.

He was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up when he fell on the jury's seat.

"Mr. Hu, you can make it easy for me to find you! I arrived here at noon today, and I've been looking for you for a long time!"

"Sorry, sorry, something happened. ”

Mr. Hu suddenly looked embarrassed, coughed and got up, and walked over: "Gonggong Zhao, why are so many people coming? This is a holy city, Your Majesty may not be so nonsense, right?"

"Mr. Hu, you want to be the master of our family!"

Zhao Gonggong grabbed his sleeve, and his expression was suddenly excited and about to cry. (To be continued.) )