Chapter 69: The Mad Girl Spoils the Situation
Rudy's remains have been recovered, and although his face is unrecognizable, he has a broken old wound on his arm that is enough to identify him.
The "public trial" of the "provisional military tribunal" began with the incessant questioning of the provost.
Of course, Changle pushed things off, and the story ends with Rudy's kidnapping and attempting to insult Fanny, which can be confirmed by Fanny's statement.
After Fanny fainted, Chang Le's murder passage was replaced by the fictional "beast attack", due to the "sudden beast attack", Rudy was busy resisting, and the entourage was also eager to protect the master, Chang Le took advantage of the chaos to escape with Fanny in his arms, as for what happened later, he didn't know anything.
The cause of Rudy's death was indeed a "beast attack", and when Chang Le handed him over to the Split-tooth Leopard Lao Hei to deal with, he was still alive, so Chang Le insisted on this statement.
The death of Rudy's entourage is more complicated, both claw disemboweling, and war guns piercing the chest, and Chang Le can inflict heavy damage on Webber, so he naturally has the ability to kill Rudy and his party, and he was at the scene at the time, and he is the biggest suspect, which sounds reasonable.
The problem is that Changle himself flatly denies it, and there is no evidence for the provost's allegations.
Chang Le didn't have any war guns, and what he was later witnessed in the exercise and confrontation was also the "artifact big black stick", if he couldn't get the murder weapon, he couldn't prove that Chang Le was related to it, and he couldn't be convicted.
In fact, nobles did not need hard evidence to judge commoners. But "Chang Sler" is different, there is a Marshal Fontaine behind him, and if there is no evidence to judge, no one dares to face the marshal's anger.
Unable to open a gap from Chang Le, the provost summoned Fanny to appear in court and asked her to repeat the day's experience, if it does not match the former's statement, Chang Le is lying and guilty!
Fanny had already talked about these situations, and the reason why the provost asked her to repeat them was that Chang Le immediately understood the reason. In front of the marshal, provost, and others in the small conference room, the atmosphere was different from that of the current public building.
The onlookers laughed and yelled, insulted Fanny, and even spread rumors that they saw her having an affair with Changle, and poured all kinds of ugly words at Fanny.
The Provost was aggressive, asking question after question, and in a stern tone like a prisoner, and Fanny was almost tormented to the point of insanity.
Whether Fanny mistells the truth due to nervousness, which does not match Chang Le's confession, or she is deranged by this atmosphere, Chang Le will lose circumstantial evidence, and then the provost can show his strength.
And Fanny happens to be the most fragile girl Changle has ever seen, although Alan also loves to cry, but in fact she is strong and assertive, and tears are just a habitual coquettishness. Fanny is as weak on the outside as she is on the inside, and she is thrown into such an occasion where everyone is watching and laughing, and she is about to collapse completely under the weight of interrogation.
The provost struck while the iron was hot and continued to hunt down:
"You said Rudy insulted you, did you touch you? Where did you touch you?" Show me!"
How could a shy girl like Fanny point at herself in front of everyone? Seeing her face turn from red to pale, her body was about to faint.
"Fanny!" Chang Lego shouted her name, drawing her gaze, "Whoever is the good guy and who is the bad guy, the truth will never change!
Looking at Chang Le's warm and firm gaze, Fanny's pale face gradually turned rosy, and her expression returned to calm.
She stood up, inhaled deeply, and then went through the whole thing without pause, despite any noise distractions, no matter how much the provost interrupted, with clear logic and precise words, and her voice trembling but high-pitched and powerful.
It wasn't until she finished the last sentence that she finally couldn't support it, her body went limp, and she slowly collapsed.
Chang Le rushed out of the "dock" and grabbed Fanny, and several guards tried to stop him, but he was knocked on his back.
Fanny slowed down before opening her eyes, looking at Chang Le and smiling:
"I'm sorry, I'm too cowardly, I'm scared......"
Chang Le smiled: "You are already very brave, beyond my expectations!"
"Really?" Fanny's face flushed, and she broke away from Changle's embrace, trying to stand up straight.
The provost was speechless for a while, and the children of the nobles around him were shouting and shouting, saying that Fanny was sheltering her man, and the testimony was not credible, and the children of the fifth class of commoners quarreled with him, and soon developed into a move.
The marshal finally couldn't help but get up, drank the order to stay silent, and then glared at the provost with fierce eyes, waiting for his statement.
The provost rubbed his hands around the table, rubbed the case file around, lost his claim for a while, and after a few minutes of embarrassment, pointed at Fanny and shouted:
"Civilian, you're just a civilian, your words can't be trusted!"
The nobles did not dare to shout after being reprimanded by the marshal, but still whispered in favor of the provost, believing that Fanny's testimony was a lie.
At this time, a young and loud girl's voice suddenly came from outside the crowd:
"So, what about my words? I prove that Chang Sler is a good man, can he be trusted or not?"
"Who? presumptuous! This is a makeshift military court!" the provost picked up a rubber hammer and slammed it on the table, "Come on, arrest those who disturb the order of the court!"
Several officers were ordered to rush in the direction from which the voice came.
Chang Le was also stunned, the voice sounded familiar, but it wasn't Miranda, but who else was so bold except for the marshal's daughter?
When the crowd automatically parted, and a figure in a gorgeous dress came with his head held high, Chang Le lost his voice and laughed, this is more ruthless than the marshal's daughter, it is the emperor's daughter, Princess Wendy!
Several officers didn't know Wendy, and they still didn't know how to arrest someone, but they saw several palace guards flash out behind Wendy, with bright armor and white feathers on the top of the helmet, pulling the sword out of its sheath in half, and glaring at several people:
"Presumptuous, disturb the princess, do you want to die?"
The officers were stunned and retreated, while the provost was stunned for a few seconds, and then shouted in panic:
"Princess Wendy, why are you here?"
In the chaos, he also lost his rubber hammer and fell to the ground, hurriedly left his seat, and saluted Her Royal Highness the Princess.
Wendy ignored him at all, and commanded his subordinates to be busy, hanging red banners and flower baskets, and some people held a colorful ribbon and draped it over Fanny's shoulders, so frightened that the girl hid in Chang Le's arms.
The "public trial" was over, and the provost watched as the "temporary courtroom" turned into a grand ceremony.
Wendy announced in public that she was coming to the ceremony on behalf of her father, and there was only one object: "Lady Knight" Fanny!
A knight is the lowest noble title, cannot be hereditary, and usually has no fief, but it is enough for the recipient to cross the threshold and become a member of the nobility.
The girl who was scared so much that she almost fainted just now suddenly became a "female knight" with the stars holding the moon.
Fanny looked timidly into Changle's arms like a frightened bunny, and Changle smiled and encouraged her and pushed her to Wendy.
Wendy expressed her praise for Fanny on behalf of her father, and throughout the thousand-year history of the continent, Fanny was the first person who was willing to join the army as a magician and serve the royal family as an officer.
Therefore, Wendy performed the sealing ceremony on behalf of her father as a high-level magician and a royal princess.
Fanny still insisted on being a soldier after awakening her magical talent, but in fact, it was to stay by Chang Le's side, but she didn't expect to be so grateful to the royal family, she was suddenly like in a dream, and couldn't help but look back at Chang Le.
Chang Le gave a thumbs up and nodded and smiled, a gesture of approval and encouragement, which made the girl's cheeks crimson, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and then bravely greeted the princess, and I knelt down on one leg according to the ritual requirements.
Wendy forgoes the sword that knights usually use to bestow their knights, and places a staff on Fanny's shoulder, asking her to swear allegiance to the royal family.
Fanny complied, of course, but at the moment she was more nervous than joyful, and stammered her vows.
Wendy smiled, put the staff in her hand, and handed it to Fanny:
"This is the royal collection, the spirit weapon Del Chara Staff, I hereby bestow it on the valiant female knight Fanny in the name of my father, His Majesty Elvis III, Emperor of the Haviland Empire, hoping that this staff with a legendary story can start a new legend in your hands, and help you become the defender of the light and the patron saint of the empire!"
Fanny carefully took the staff, her whole body shaking, her face the same color as the red silk that adorned the sidelines, and she couldn't say a word.
Wendy grinned and patted Fanny on the shoulder:
"Now that you're a nobleman, look who dares to bully you!"
"Yes...... Thank you, Your Royal Highness, Princess!" Fanny bowed her head desperately.
Wendy leaned closer, lifted Fanny's face with her chin, and whispered:
"I didn't expect you to be so beautiful! I see that you seem to be very close to Chang Sler? What is the relationship between you two?"
"I didn't ...... It doesn't matter......" Fanny, who was born as a commoner, didn't dare to look directly at the princess, and didn't dare to raise her head or raise her eyes.
Wendy laughed:
"It's okay, I don't want you to have a relationship!"
"What?" Fanny finally met Wendy's gaze, confused and flustered trying to find an answer.
Wendy walked around Fanny and walked straight to Changle, raising a finger and poking it into his chest:
"You're a bad guy!"
Chang Le subconsciously avoided backwards, so Wendy strode forward, Chang Le quickly retreated, and the princess's fingers poked and poked in Chang Le's chest, and finally turned into a thrashing, and the crowd hurriedly flashed out of the passage for them.
Many children of the nobility began to gloat:
"The princess also said that he was a bad person! This kid is miserable!
After the princess punched a few times, she stood still with her hands on her waist, and rebuked in a loud voice:
"You promised to come and play with me, and I waited four months!
The children of the nobles made a "boom" again, and everyone felt that this remark implied a deep meaning, as if the princess had an unusual relationship with "Chang Sler"!
Chang Le laughed awkwardly:
"I've been, but you're not ......"
"I wasn't there for the first month, and I was there for the next three months!" Wendy screamed.
Chang Le explained with a bitter face, saying that the Royal Military Academy has strict management and is not allowed to go out in normal times.
The little girl's face was full of disbelief, her eyes rolled, and she suddenly shouted:
"I'm going to give you a knighthood!" in the name that my father promised sooner or later!"
As she spoke, she pulled out her sword from the guard's sheath and put it on Chang Le's shoulder:
"Kneel down and swear allegiance to Her Royal Highness the Princess for life!"
"I don't!" Chang Le stood straight, "How can you have the right to knight me!"
"Daddy's power is my power! Kneel!
"I don't swear!"
Wendy was still very dignified when she gave Fanny the medal, and the princess was full of style, but what kind of system would it be if she continued like this now?
The marshal hurriedly intervened, saying that "Chang Sler" was still in confinement, and Her Royal Highness the princess wanted to catch up with him and ask for another date, and that he had to consult His Majesty about the award, and then ordered several officers to take Chang Le away.
Until Chang Le walked away, Wendy could still be heard shouting:
"My eldest brother is a good man! What crime are you trying to judge him? If he is really guilty, I will also ask my father to pardon him, and then I will settle accounts with you! What about the judge just now? He is so energetic, where is he running now? You come out, don't hide, it's you! Explain to me why you framed a good person!"
There was chaos at the scene.
"This minx!"
Chang Le laughed, glanced back at the escort officers, these people were all cronies of the provost, and their expressions at this time were of course wonderful, making people never get tired of looking at them.