Chapter 45: Hearings (II)

Sutton's appearance at this time cannot be said to be embarrassed, it should be said to be very embarrassed! He was disheveled, his hair was scattered, his face was covered with mud marks and abrasions, his shoulders were wrapped in torn underwear, the red blood stains were still expanding on these strips of rags, and the clothes on his body were also cut through several neat cuts, which a discerning person could know at a glance that it was caused by a sword. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info He stumbled in with someone helping him down. Seeing everyone in the audience, as if a wanderer had seen a relative, his face was full of tears, "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm late!

"What's wrong with you?" asked the Presiding Inquisitor, Marquis Leske, in astonishment.

"Your Excellency, on the way to the Justice Office, we were attacked and killed by a group of masked flying horses!" Sutton cried here, glanced at Lana with a resentful look, and continued to choke up: "If it weren't for the desperate escort of the guards sent by the Justice and Political Affairs Department, and the officers and soldiers who survived to the Sheriff's Office arrived, I would have died on the street!"

"What a presumptuousness! How dare you murder an important witness in broad daylight!" said the Marquis of Lesque.

"High, really high!" Li Yun sighed secretly, "This play is performed! Especially the little language disease in Leske's words, 'murder and murder of important witnesses', coupled with Sutton's resentful eyes looking at Lana, the fool can hear the hint that Lana bought murder and killed the plaintiff." ”

Sure enough, the nobles at the hearing table were very cooperative, and many people clenched their fists and demanded that the Legal Affairs Department strictly investigate this lawless incident. There are even nobles who are 'extremely irrational' and directly accuse Lana of planning all this.

The Marquis of Leske's sense of drama also came up, he was majestic and calm for everyone to be quiet, and then leaned forward slightly: "Sutton, Anvenska, don't worry, the law is fair, and the Legal Affairs Department will definitely investigate this matter to the end! I will now determine whether your mental state is still suitable to continue to participate in this hearing!"

"It's up to Your Excellency the Judge!" Sutton looked aggrieved, and he almost hung a sign on his chest with a capital letter: 'I am the number one victim in the world'.

Two clergy members of the Holy See were invited to swear in public that they were honest and impartial, and that they would not bear false testimony, and they healed Sutton of his shoulder wound and examined his mental stability. Finally, indeed, eligible to participate in the hearing.

After that, the situation was completely one-sided. Sutton's evidence, the abundance of witnesses is staggering, the housekeeper of the Pattarek family, the personal servant, Lana's nurse and the maid who waits for the daily life, childhood playmates, seminary classmates, and the elders of the family, including Karl, Anvinska, etc., have all appeared, and most of them did not directly 'bite' the person in front of them was not Lana, but just said that there are many places like it, but there are more suspicions. In this way, it seems that their words are fair and very credible.

Later, several full-time identification mages and clergy identified and compared the tokens taken out by Lana with the evidence taken out by Sutton on the spot, and confirmed that Patarek's signature on the seal was fake, and although the half of the magical memory metal was real, it did not belong to Lana and Anvenska, because they could not follow the half of the pieces that belonged to Lana and Anvenska retrieved from the Temple of Light.

"Miss, what else do you have to say now? The facts are in front of you, and you can't deny them, so let's say, who are you, why are you pretending to be Lana and Anvinska?"

"Your Excellency Judge asks me who I am? Who am I? I am Lana and Anvenska, and even in the face of God the Father who created all things, even in the face of the most terrible Lord of Destruction, I dare to puff up my chest and say to them, I am Lana and Anvenska!"

Lana looked around at everyone, her expression was firm and calm, and she said in an extremely honest tone: "When I was a child, my father told me that there are countless ugliness and depravities hidden in the human heart, and sometimes he asks himself whether it is worth all the effort for the family. I didn't believe it at the time, because I had elders who loved me, housekeepers, nurses, maids, and classmates who liked and appreciated me...... But now, I believe. Because I saw with my own eyes their ugly faces. They swear against their conscience in this solemn place, and they sell their souls. I don't know why they did it, but I do know that they shouldn't and don't have the right to inflict the pain of betrayal on someone they've watched grow up with their own eyes and who once trusted them immensely.

If power, money, and status could be exchanged for family affection and my father's life, and if I could return to my old happy life, I would not hesitate to choose to abandon fame and fortune, but I know that all this is just wishful thinking on my part. So, I'm going to fight, I'm going to fight! So I've been hunted down for thousands of miles, and I've lost my most loyal servant and still have no hesitation! So, I've come to Nesmead alone as a weak body that hasn't had a coming-of-age ceremony, so I'm standing here in full view of everyone, and I'm still calm and confident in being denied by so many people!

The judge asked me what else I had to say? I have nothing to say, this world has not lacked examples of reversing black and white since ancient times, but the pure are self-purifying, and the turbid are self-turbid, even if no one believes my words, at least, I myself firmly believe in everything, and this eternal firmament and earth can testify for me. All of us will pay for our words and deeds, and the Father's righteous eyes are watching each and every one of us, and I pray!"

Lana's words still echoed in the hall, where there was silence except breathing, and everyone could feel the emotional temperature of the trembling soul from the words of the girl in the dock. In this moment, Lana and Anvinska represent solemnity, integrity and sacredness.

"Ahem!" the Marquis of Leske coughed a little embarrassed, "Your words are impassioned and beautiful! But the law is based on evidence, and clever words cannot hinder the justice of justice!" Looking at the hearing bench under the east and west gables, the Marquis of Lesque said aloud: "Although the whole matter is clear, I still want to hear your thoughts. ”

"She's not Lana, she's not Anvinska, she's not ......," said many of the nobles at the hearing, but it didn't seem so reasonable. At this time, suddenly a man stood up and said discordant words: "I think there are still two big doubts in this case, one of which is the cause of death of Count Anvinska. The crash tumbled into a deep stream, and the fuel from the headlights burned the corpse to ashes, a coincidence within a coincidence, which struck me as incredible. I only recently learned about the incident. I mention this because it was because Count Pattaric did not leave a single drop of blood behind, which made the identification extremely complicated. ”

"Count Collins!" Marquis Leske interrupted the man, "I hope you understand that what you are saying now is questioning the credibility of the Attorney General's Authority's determination of the cause of Count Anvinska's death and the Holy See's magical memory metal." "Leske pressed Collins in the name of the Attorney General's Office and the Holy See.

"Yes!" Collins' answer was unusually crisp. "Sages make mistakes, but who of you here dares to call themselves sages? Why can't I question them?"

"Count Collins, are you challenging the prestige of the Holy See?" said Fabiang, who was at the interrogator's seat, displeased.

"Judge, I ask to speak as a Witness!" said someone from the temporary additional hearing seat on the south side of the main hall.

"It turned out to be His Royal Highness Prince Oster, if you have anything to say, please speak. Due to the special status of the person who spoke, the Marquis of Lesque had to show some respect.

"Thank you!" the young and handsome prince stood up, first smiling kindly at Lana, who had seen him, and then said, "Personally, I think that whatever the Earl of Collins meant, please listen to him first." In the Kingdom of Leipzig, that's a minimum of respect for a person!"

Prince Oster's words can be said to be very heavy, and this is undoubtedly a direct offense against the highest officials of Fabion and Nessryl's legal administration, which means that they do not know how to respect people at all. The nobles at the hearing were boiling, and as soon as Auster spoke, his position was so clear, although he said that his identity only represented a witness, he was after all a prince of a country.

"Silence!" Lesk shouted with a frown, but the nobles' voices were too loud for many people to hear, so Leske had to pick up the brass bell on the table and shake it, and the crowd gradually quieted down. "Well, Count Collins, you're done. ”

Collins thanked Prince Oster first, and then continued: "The second and greatest doubt, as far as I know, the skill of this young lady in front of me can only be described as immeasurable. With some time, with these skills, this young lady could have amassed the fortunes of two or even three of the Anvenska family. What is the motive of a person who has mastered such a skill to do something that will be hanged if it is exposed?

Before the Marquis de Leske could speak, Prince Oster stood up again, "Since the Earl of Collins has so much praise for the skill of this young lady, I beseech the Presiding Judge, that this young lady may produce two objects of kind, to determine whether the Earl of Collins' praise is exaggerated." ”

"I also approve of Prince Oster's proposal. Ask the presiding judge to approve it as a sign of justice," Princess Erica of the Kingdom of Crane also stood up and proposed.

Lex looked at Prince Auread, who had been silent, and Bishop Fabion, who had a calm face, and didn't get any hints, he said a little helplessly: "Allowed!"

As a result, Li Yun presented two things, porcelain and spices. The porcelain is very intuitive, and the spices, after Li Yun's explanation, were used to stew the most fishy roe meat in the pot. After seeing the porcelain and eating the stewed roe meat, Prince Oster, in his capacity as Crown Prince of Leipzig, announced that even if Lana was ultimately found guilty, he would ask for a diplomatic pardon and threatened to negotiate directly with Friet V.

Leske picked up the bell again, stopping the somewhat chaotic order caused by porcelain and spices. "I reiterate once again that the law is evidence-based, and there are not without examples of rich people being thieves, so we should focus on the facts, not on the reason!" With a strong aroma wafting through his nose and the incomparable colored glazed porcelain in his eyes, Leske felt that even he lacked confidence to say this.

"Your Excellency, I have one more piece of evidence that doesn't count as evidence to prove my identity!" Lana on the round platform said loudly before Leske pronounced his sentence.

"Something, bring it up!" When Lana was silent, Lesque was a little unconfident, and now listening to what she said about the evidence that was not considered evidence, he thought that Lana was in a mess, but his confidence swelled. What about possession of unparalleled skills? In the final judgment, these skills should be confiscated, or they should be charged with theft, and no matter who the skills fall into, the benefits of his Leske will be indispensable. Now, let's take a look at the last struggle of this unfortunate woman.

Li Yun took out a small brocade box from his arms, handed it to Lana with both hands, Lana took it, opened it gently, and silently circled the field and displayed it in front of everyone. People all rushed to watch, and in the brocade box were two golden-yellow, glowing core-like things, and no one knew what they were. It wasn't until the thunder mage Feng Sis, who came with Erica, suddenly changed color and shouted, "True Fruit!"

The short four words were like a thunderbolt in their hearts, which stunned many people present. There are also some who don't hear or don't know what they mean, and ask the people next to them what is wrong. The sweat on the heads of Lesque, Fabiang, and Oride came down. Fabion's eyes widened like dead fish, and he swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva before he stammered to himself, "Why, how is it possible!" Leske felt like he had fallen from the sky to hell when he heard these four words, and his face quickly turned gray, and he knew that everything was over.

"Someone, please come here, the court wizard Theodore!" said Prince Orient, who had not spoken, at this time at the guard of the temple gate.

It didn't take long for Theodore, the most knowledgeable court wizard of Nesser, to arrive, and the old mage took the brocade box from Lana's hand with some trembling trembling, took out one of them, looked at it carefully, and stood for a long time, sighing: "It is indeed the fruit of truth, but it is ......"

"But what?" Lesk, as if he had seized the last chance to turn defeat into victory, leaned forward and leaned out of the table.

"One of them should have been plucked less than two days ago!" said Theodore.

Hearing this, Fabiang suddenly rose from the interrogator, "I confess to the God of Light that there was indeed an accident on the way to transport Lana and Anvenska on the other half of the magical memory metal. For the sake of impartiality and rigor, I declare on behalf of the Holy See that we will thoroughly investigate this matter. Until then, any attempt to damage the reputation, interests, and life of this young lady will be considered a direct declaration of war on the Holy See. Due to urgent matters, I am not with you!" Fabion said with emotion while wiping his sweat, and then quickly disappeared at the door of the main hall.

Prince Oride was even more desperate, he didn't even say hello, and left directly. Erica of Krant and Oster of Leipzig were also quick to pull off and then walked away. Princess Katrina overstepped her authority on the spot and announced that the identification of Lana and Anvinska would be handled directly by Friet V, and that the hearing would be frozen indefinitely. Subsequently, a large number of court knights poured in, sealed all the evidence on the field, and all the witnesses were placed under house arrest.

The hearing came to an abrupt end like a beheaded prisoner. The sheriff at the hearing, Count Tantus, witnessed what had happened, and he asked the Marquis of Polo of Athens in bewilderment: "Lord Marquis, what is going on?

Athenapolo pointed to the demented Sutton in the corner and smiled bitterly, "We were miserable by him." The True Fruit, as its name suggests, will not be able to lie to anyone who eats the True Fruit for a period of time. ”

"Huh?" Tantus finally understood the horror of this fruit, and only had to give Sutton one to eat, and all the truth had to be revealed, and it was a must-lose hearing. "How could such a perverted thing exist?"

"Perverted, perverted, you don't know yet, do you know the original name of the True Fruit, the gift of God. Legend has it that more than 10,000 years ago, the dark gods invaded the world, and in order to fight evil, the gods of light planted true fruit trees in the holiest land in the world, and gave this fruit to various creatures who fought against evil, so that they could master the ability to use light spells. Why did the Holy See of Light become the number one religion in the human kingdom? Why is it not the Cult of Creation, the Goddess of Liberty, the Goddess of Victory, or whatever? It is because the Holy See once had a real fruit tree. A fruit can make an ordinary person qualify to become a mage, and the paladin will have the opportunity to become a blessed warrior, and the high-ranking light mage will eat it, and the ability will be rapidly improved and it is possible to break through the bottleneck to become a mage, which means that as long as there is a true fruit, the divine blessing warrior and the light wizard will no longer be the existence of legends. ”

This time Tantus was really stupid, "Just now the Magister Theodore said that there is a true fruit that has just been plucked less than three days ago......?

"That's right, that woman has a real fruit tree in her hand, a real fruit tree that can't even survive in the Garden of the Holy See God Tree, and must be blessed by the gods of light to grow!" Athenian Polo slapped himself and said, "I actually turned a deaf ear to Collins' words, and the only kind reminder of this guy was ignored by me!

"Think of a remedy?" said Tantus, with a sad face.

"Yes, I have to find a way, my sister is His Majesty's favorite concubine, there must be a way to prevent this disaster, definitely!" The Marquis of Athens Polo also ran away desperately.