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Ophelia looked at Frederick timidly and muttered weakly, "Actually, we have nothing to do with each other, do we?"
As soon as Frederick had finished swearing, he heard this, and suddenly remembered that when he was a child, he and Otto were arguing for the baby girl, tears slid down warmly, and he clutched the hilt of his sword in both hands, buried his head deeply, and argued in a choked and bumpy voice: "We have been brother and sister for fourteen years, and you will always be our only sister for the rest of our eighty years." Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ infoWhoever dares to touch you, you have to ask me. He closed his eyes tightly, his snot broke into silk, he suddenly turned his head and wiped his face with his shoulder, pushed his sword, hugged the slender Ophelia hard, and shouted hoarsely: "You and the William family, we are all blood relatives......! We all want to be your brothers and sisters!"
Ophelia was held in Frederick's arms, her cold body gradually warmed up, and the whirling loneliness seemed to disappear. She finally muttered "brother", buried her head in her brother's arms, and cried happily with comfort.
Filia hugged her chest and lowered her head to wipe the corners of her eyes a few times, and she was extremely moved.
Ophelia suddenly warmed her vest and was pressed up, and two warm softness were flattened on her shoulder blades.
"Little fool, don't ask anything like that. You will always be our sister, no matter what the court says. Filia hugged her and buried her face in her white hair.
The sharp sword was left in the dirt beside it.
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Justice Francis was so apprehensive when he appeared in court that he arrived at the Wiener Supreme Court two hours early to avoid the crowd of citizens. Sure enough, as he expected, when the trial was about to begin, the citizens of Wiener, who had heard the news, blocked the Supreme Court and rushed to see the retrial of this bloody case of the century.
The court square was crowded with people, and the poorly strapped citizens could not get permission to sit in the auditorium, so they could only gather outside the building and rely on word of mouth to broadcast the live broadcast.
The defendant, Oppenheimer, got out of the car with the lawyers' team outside the courtroom square, and immediately ignited indignation. Everyone did not hesitate to break the bank, rotten eggs whizzed by, and Rotten Tomatoes bombarded this defendant very luxuriously. The lawyers' group held up their umbrellas like a Spartan shield wall, covering Oppenheimer from the wind before entering the courtroom under the protection of the National Guard.
Entering the building, the feeding offensive came to an abrupt end. The VIP audience in the auditorium nodded to Oppenheimer, and the atmosphere was slightly more friendly.
Filia and Otto escorted Ophelia to the plaintiff's bench from left to right. Ophelia wore a plain dark black dress, her face covered by a black veil falling from the brim, and she sat quietly in the plaintiff's seat, like a porcelain doll that was terrifyingly beautiful.
"Frederick will come later. This lawsuit is about the defendant's net worth and honor, and he will definitely fight back fiercely. But fear not, we are well prepared. Otto told his sister.
"Hmm. Ophelia stroked the back of Filia's hand and turned back to comfort them, "I'll be tough." β
The trial clerk was already seated with a typewriter in hand, and the jury was seated one after another. When the time came, the National Guard cordoned off the courtroom, barring countless spectators outside the human wall, and only allowing the VIP members in the auditorium to sit and watch.
In a short time, Justice Francis, dressed in a black-on-gold open-sleeved robe and a ceremonious short wig, bowed his head to the jury and bowed to the jury: "Thank you for your time. Then with a flick of the hammer, the court was opened.
The 11 jurors bowed. The juries were drawn at random from a pool of 150 members.
Oppenheimer sat solemnly in the dock and listened to Justice Francis recite the trial rules. It took two long rows of long tables around him to stuff his luxurious lawyers. The royal barristers all wore solemn shawl white wigs, white swallowtail ties attached to jujube red vests, and wore a black robe with open sleeves and wide sleeves, emphasizing their respect for judges with the grandeur of their clothing.
β...... The final verdict is made by the justice, and if the jury is half of the verdict passes, the verdict takes effect. If not, the sentence will be re-imposed. "The chief justice finished the recitation, and stuffed the graceful and fat body back into the chair," the plaintiff stated the claim and the reasons. β
Ophelia stood up, looked at the attentive spectators in the auditorium through the black veil, and was nervously silent for two seconds before trying to speak: "My name is Ophelia Mendelssohn." I accused my uncle Oppenheimer of murdering the Mendelssohn family, a total of 583 people. The plaintiff requested that the defendant be sentenced to death. It also requested to regain the inheritance rights, dismantle and liquidate all the banks and properties inherited by the defendant, and transfer them to the plaintiff's name. β
It took her a night to memorize the clichΓ©s in their entirety. The whole courtroom was staring at her, making her nervous and cold. Fortunately, she mustered up the courage and recited loudly and clearly.
Oppenheimer's team of lawyers looked at the plaintiff for a long time, and all eight lawyers were silent and unresponsive. These people were so calm that Filia was uneasy, and she always felt that there was something strange behind this.
"The plaintiff presented evidence. "Justice Francis was methodical.
Ophelia was dumbfounded. Because of her age, she was unable to collect physical evidence. When she heard the words "show evidence", she felt extremely unfamiliar, panicked like a primary school student who forgot to write her homework, and was dumbfounded for a moment.
But Filia sensitively smelled her sister's panic, she immediately stood up, and Langlang replied, "Because there is a fault in the age, it is difficult to collect physical evidence. The plaintiff requested that witness No. 1 appear in court to testify. β
"Agree to the request. Witness No. 1 appeared in court. "Francis strikes the hammer.
The rosewood door was pushed open, and Major General Claude, dressed in a red woolen cavalry uniform, walked to the witness stand with a strained face, a medal hanging from his chest, shaking like a wind chime.
"Witnesses are asked to state their identities. β
"Major General Claude, Captain of the Third Squadron of Dragoons. "Senior generals are proud of their military ranks, so they give priority to their military ranks, and hide the title of Viscount Yipin.
The spectators were amazed for a while, admiring the plaintiff's generous efforts at the beginning of the opening ceremony and inviting important members of the military department to be witnesses, which can be called a heavy blow, and the credibility is so high that it is indestructible.
"If you testify under penalty of perjury, you will be legally responsible, please be aware of this. Francis warned.
"I swear that my testimony is true and valid. Claude took the oath. Then he recounted: "I remember it was the summer of 14 years ago, because the corpses decomposed quickly, and the smell of corpses attracted flies like black clouds, and the buzzing sound was louder than the bombing......"
Filia frowned and thought for a moment, not understanding what "bombing" meant. This inexplicable word is heard by her, and it brings familiar doubts. But the others listened intently, and she suppressed her suspicions and listened intently.
β...... We pursued and killed for three whole days, and the order of annihilation was executed. When the last bandit was killed, the corpses that died first stinked. But even so, the dragoons saw a lot of familiar faces among the bandits, and it turned out that the bandits who slaughtered the Mendelssohn family were the well-known vulture mercenary group. These mercenaries collect money to do things and are ruthless, but unfortunately, this time, they did not escape the pursuit of the dragoons over the mountains and mountains. While the corpses were being counted, our chief knight, the Marquis William at the time, suddenly brought back a baby of unknown origin. He was silent about the baby's identity and ordered the four of us to keep it a secret from him. Three months after this, he hastily built the Auguin Manor, but did not live long at all, for he soon resigned and returned to the fiefdom under the pretext of taking over the government, and since then he has governed Bafaria and has never returned to Wiener again. Claude said.
These thrilling secrets made the audience present creepy and whispered one after another. Oppenheimer's lawyer, however, leaned back in his chair and tapped with a pencil with interest. (To be continued.) )