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If, whatever the outcome, it will not be recognized by the law and will not be enforced, then it will be meaningless.

Magellan patiently listened to this debate involving philosophy, politics, history, law, and so on, but he could not shake off the subtle sense of irony.

He couldn't help but wonder, did Holmes know about this?

......

Francis was terrified, but he did everything in his power not to let the sailors see it.

He had to be very, very focused to get what had just happened out of his mind for a moment, but no matter how hard Francis tried, it would all come back in the next moment.

A nightmare.

The eagle-man with amazing vision was the first sailor to spot the anomaly, and he saw the terrifying shadow of the sea swimming on the surface, but by then it was too late.

Something unknown caught up with the poor sailboat as Francis hesitated whether to stop or run away, and then everyone heard the wail of the keel overwhelmed.

It was a distant roar that meant only one thing to the sailor: death.

Francis spent his last bit of time rushing to the side of the ship to look at the sea, wondering why he had ended up in this end, and then he saw the sparkling sea, and the terrifying darkness beneath it.

But he didn't know what it was.

If it was some kind of terrifying sea monster like the Leviathan, the sea would be too calm, but it could hardly be anything else, something terrifying that could silently destroy the keel of a large ship, and nothing could fit the definition of a "sea monster" better than it.

There was another terrible roar from the ship, that is, the keel finally broke, and with it, the sea water poured into the hold, and the hull broke and even disintegrated completely.

The sailors stood on the deck and did not move.

They don't want to do anything, because it's useless to do anything.

Then a miracle appeared with a white light.

"Do something!"

A tall pious man roared at Francis, and his companions were miraculously separating the sea from the bottom of the ship while making the sailboat retreat.

The sailors rushed into the cabin.

Francis stood motionless by the side of the boat, his heart filled with despair as he looked at the still calm black shadow in the white light.

Only a predator who has never seen his prey flee from his mouth will be unresponsive to the resistance of his prey, like a giant whale in the depths of the sea.

The creature was always swimming silently in the sea, clumsy and slow, like a huge current in the darkness below the surface that had nothing to do with sailors. But it has terrifying powers, and this behemoth hunts with the same slow movements, swallowing the sea sluggishly, but its prey never escapes.

The thought sent chills down the spines of Francis.

The sea was still calm, and the black shadows were indifferent as the ship retreated under the protection of the white light, and the ripples weaved into a golden web.

"Why doesn't it move?"

Francis didn't know who he was asking, he knew no one was going to give him an answer.

"So we still have a chance, there are quite a few such monsters among the enemies of science, and they don't care about their actions, Captain. ”

"The keel is broken, we should abandon ship. Francis turned and walked down the steps, ready to go to the captain's room to pack up the important charts, "Paddle back to the last island." ”

"No, we'll fix your keel. ”

"We must get out of here," Francis said, turning around and walking towards the steps, ready to turn around and flee back to the island on the way, "your magic can't last long." ”

"We will use miracles," the pious man seemed to be concerned about the slip of the tongue, and he accentuated the word "miracle," "to help the ship get back to safety." ”

"Ah......" Francis paused for a moment in surprise, "Thank you......"

"But you must find a way forward. ”

Francis gave a wry smile: "I know. ”

The miracle escaped from the darkness with the sailboat in the white light, but the unknown horror only gave the escaped prey a cold gaze, like the god of death who knew that the prey would always return to him.

The sailors stood on deck, shouting frantically into the darkness beneath the sea, white light surrounding them, as if there was a scene from the Battle of Armageddon.

Every sailor, when they set sail for the endless wind and waves, has the sole purpose of experiencing what they are going through at some point in the future, and the reason they do not go home after this is only because they want to do it again.

The sailor's end is always an accident.

A miracle happened before their eyes, the darkness was gone, and the ship returned to the safety of the island.

"Gentlemen, we have work to do. ”

......

Just one day later, the jury was back in the courtroom, and everyone had already met with one thing: Holmes and Moriarty would not be arguing in court, and the next ballot was coming.

Daikoku sat on the jury and took one last look at Magellan in the front row before making a decision.

As everyone expected, another poll began.

William put a ticket in his hand into the cardboard box, then turned to look at the people behind him, calculating his chances of success.

Magellan, William Sr., the little beggar, the bull man, everyone he had tried to influence, William Jr. watched them put a ticket with the word unknown written on it into a cardboard box, knowing that he could not influence the outcome, but he could not take his eyes off it.

"Everything will be different. ”

William Jr. said to himself in his heart, and then turned around after the last person voted.

"On behalf of the Court, I hereby announce the results of the vote. ”

A slight commotion swept by.

"Thirty-one votes to nineteen votes ......"

The judge's voice began to tremble.

“...... Guilty. ”

There was a dead silence.

It was as if nothing had ever happened, the courtroom was silent, and Professor Moriarty took it in stride.

"Mr. Judge, what about the punishment?"

The judge was confused, he didn't seem to know the answer to the question.

Then Magellan laughed, knowing that there would be no answer to the question.

Daikoku looked at the people around him who were just as confused as he was, not knowing why his question was answered like this, but he vaguely sensed something.

"As justice requires," Magellan said aloud and stood up, resting his left foot on the railing of the jury, "to sentence Moriarty, to death." ”

He smiled and raised his sword at Professor Moriarty, who was also smiling in the dock in the center of the courtroom.

"Execute it immediately. ”