Emperor Kyle, who was interrupted from speaking, frowned and looked at the row of soldiers who had already taken a polygraph test: "Witness, was there a monster hunter with the man who called himself Rod Foster at the time of the incident?"

The witness representative nodded: "There was indeed a man with a sword and a wolf on his back, but he escaped over the wall before we could react...... Since the main culprit with the sword in hand and the blood dripping from the weapon did not move, we did not chase the man who was dressed as a suspected monster hunter. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Uh-huh" After a moment of silence, the Emperor realized that he had no reason to refuse, and ordered the new witnesses to be brought in.

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Ryan caught?

Rhodes reacted instantly, immediately feeling like he was being hit in the heart by a sledgehammer, and as a tall man on the outskirts of the crowd was pushed into the square by several soldiers, he felt it difficult to breathe.

Even without the sword on his back, the boy recognized the hunter at once, and after a few days of fighting side by side with Ryan, Rhodes was all too familiar with his physical appearance. How could he get caught? Since he was caught, what happened to Nakalya who was with him? An adult demon wolf, it's hard to be captured alive, right?

He thought of the she-wolf, of her meek relatives in the form of a calf-like threat. I remembered the way it wagged its tail at itself, the look on it when it sat obediently waiting for it to share its food with Rayne, and the many jokes it made about Yin'er but always scared the little fox girl to death...... The scenes in his memory came to mind, and Rod felt like a knife in his heart, blood rushed to his brain, and he felt like the world was spinning.

He finally understood the meaning of what his mother had said, that everyone should be punished for their mistakes...... He sat here unharmed, but the familiar she-wolf may have suffered misfortune, and he had to make a face that he had never seen before to escape the punishment he deserved, and this pain and torment was worse than killing him.

"Mom, that man saved me......" He turned his head away in confusion and decided to plead with his mother to save Reen. It was a shame to go to his parents for everything, but he couldn't care so much about it now - he couldn't watch a man who had helped him save his life be convicted and sentenced for his own fault.

"Sit down!" Roy was the first to notice that something was wrong, and reached out to hold his brother down: "Let others see that something is wrong with you, and that person will be finished!"

"Hmm. Rod suppressed his emotions and turned back to continue to look at the field, but he was still in a state of his mind. As the hunter was escorted into the field, Raven's face was also difficult to look at - an unexpected situation occurred, this man was sent to the imperial capital last night, she didn't have the ability to modify other people's memories in the air, and at this distance, if she used magic to forcibly control the person to answer according to her own wishes, it would produce strong mana fluctuations, which was tantamount to not admitting herself...... Now the only way to do this is to try your luck and see if the man is smart.

"Witness names?"

"Ryan, a wandering monster hunter, was born as an orphan and was raised by another hunter without a surname. ”

The Emperor on the judgment seat nodded, slightly relieved by Ryan's cooperation: "You are accused of participating in an attack on the Midland army in the village of Hill southwest of Anteli, do you admit it?"

"Nope. Holding his own soldier let go of his hand, the hunter was able to stand up straight: "I was only commissioned to find a runaway boy, and when I found him and brought him home, I happened to encounter the Imperial army...... There was some confusion after that, but I didn't use my weapon all the time. ”

"Other witnesses say that a young man attacked Imperial soldiers, did you witness the whole process?"

"See. ”

"Please answer what your relationship is with the attacker, and give a detailed account of what happened. ”

"I met the boy while fleeing from the war, and before the incident the two of us went together to look for the runaway boy, and when we found it, we returned to the village and saw an officer trying to commit violence against a girl we had left in the village, and my companion was about to step forward to stop it, but two vigilant soldiers drew their weapons to intercept it, and then the fight ensued. ”

There was a small commotion in the crowd on the periphery, which made Emperor Kyle feel bitter and indescribable - no matter how disciplined the troops, it was inevitable that they would be sent out to fight and be a little brutal and rude in a dangerous environment, and that this kind of case involving the army that should have been tried by a military court would have a bad impact on the public trial: "Take him forward, and ask the witnesses to see if the young man who was with you that day was sitting over there?"

Ryan was brought to the judgment seat and turned his head to meet Rod's eyes. The boy was even more upset when he found him sleek and wounded, apparently because of the fight that had taken place while he was captured.

The hunter saw Rhodes as soon as he entered, and at this moment he didn't know whether to lie or tell the truth...... He didn't know how far the trial had gone before he was escorted into the field, which side had the advantage and which side was at a disadvantage, he only knew that confession would kill nine times out of ten, and lying did not necessarily guarantee that he would help the other party, let alone that the other party would appreciate and rescue him.

What to do?

Ryan chose to believe in Rod's character, so he stared at the boy, thinking that it would be good if he gave him a hint of a look, but the boy just looked at him with a blank face, and didn't give any expression or action that could contain any information...... Just when Ruien was disappointed and was about to confess honestly, a female voice suddenly sounded in his head, guiding him to look at Rod's side, a woman of peerless beauty.

After a few seconds, the monster hunter replied, "No, not this one." ”

The plot has not been reversed, people are whispering, and the outcome of this public trial seems to be basically doomed.

"Don't let the mage take a polygraph?" someone reminded loudly.

"Three masters?" Kyle Ross looked at the guest seat with an inquiring expression.

"I don't think it's necessary, when two groups of witnesses have the same testimony, why is there any need to repeat the polygraph? It's just magical......" Wade Holy Magister shook his head: "I don't know what the judges think?"

The main lord was not willing to make any more effort, and the judges who came over to make soy sauce would dare to force a holy demon master to work? Naturally, they all nodded in agreement.

"The verdict, then, is clear that there is an attempt to frame Sir Rod Forster in an attempt to cause internal turmoil in the Empire. Emperor Kyle breathed a sigh of relief and came to his final conclusion: "Then ......"

He was about to announce when another voice jumped out of the auditorium: "Wait, Your Majesty, I have other witnesses here, a little girl that Rod Foster brought back from Antelli, she has already admitted that Rod did it to little Carlyle and the other two Imperial soldiers for her that day!"

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