Chapter 39: Public Trial

It's been a long time since Stilwell City has been so lively as it is today, and adults and children have put on festive costumes and gone to see the officials and prisoners together. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoDue to the reopening of the mercenary union, all walks of life have returned to prosperity, many vendors are crowding around in the crowd to sell candy man windmills or something, some fashion pioneers rubbed out the mission biographies and lace news of the big names, and they are actually out of stock, and a few women who have lost their footings are throwing flyers everywhere with flattering eyes and flyers, which are written in large font "The story that Mira and I had to tell in a mysterious encounter, for more information, please go to Room 502, Block B, Rose Garden, for an in-depth understanding and communication." ”

When Mira was escorted to the square, the mood of the crowd reached its peak, and many people came over to touch Mira, but they were frightened away by the cold glance of the Immortal Sword, so the good people began to shout at Mira: "Hey, hey, say something." "Yes, let's just say that, twenty years later, I will be a good man again. ”

Mira came out of death row after being locked up for many days, and was in a good mood, but when she heard these words, she was immediately furious: "Damn, I wasn't sent to be killed, why did I shout that?"

Immediately, someone shouted: "Don't you know? Experts have already analyzed that after this public trial, 71 percent of your people are dead, 28 percent are alive, and 1 percent may be cut and sent to the palace to be a eunuch." I paid ten silver coins to buy you to die, and you must die, remember, for the happiness of the people, you must die. ”

Mira was gritting her teeth when she suddenly saw Trace, who was standing alone in the crowd and looking at her worriedly, who had changed into a lake-green dress and a loose headscarf tied around her head. She pointed at Mira and then at herself, as if she was about to cry, but finally she just coughed loudly. I don't know why, Mira's pent-up anger turned into nothing in an instant, and her eyes began to sour.

On the high platform, the high-ranking officials of the imperial capital and the bishop of the Holy See sat on the left and right, and on the table in front of the seat were placed a delicate white porcelain teacup, which is said to be the original Jun kiln from China. Everyone admired the wealth and selflessness of the Kempinski lord, raised his teacup reservedly, took a sip, and then praised the beauty of the tea set and the fragrance of the tea leaves, either sincerely or falsely.

Earl Goodwin, the governor of the province of Sdi, smiled happily, and seemed to really feel that his brother-in-law had earned a lot of face for himself, and he patted Kempinski on the shoulder vigorously, but whispered, "You're all ready, aren't you?

Kempinski said respectfully: "They have been on death row for the past two days, and my people can't get in, but I have already beaten that guy hard before they came, and there shouldn't be anything wrong." ”

Seeing that Mira was brought to the stage, Isabel, who had been standing behind Bishop Lyudmila, suddenly became short of breath, Lyudmila gave her a strange look, and then glanced at a black-robed man at the end of the Holy See camp, and a trace of worry flashed in her eyes. The black-robed man looked a little similar to the great thief Lizaram, but he was much more burly and taller, his black robe was almost impenetrable, and even his face was tightly covered.

Although the appearance is very funny, Lyudmila knows that in this investigation of the Scourge Legion, several bishops are just pawns on the surface, which are used to deal with the imperial officials, and it is this black-robed man who can really play a key role. Once, Lyudmila accidentally saw his face, a face that could make people scream and nightmares, with a protruding mouth, interlaced canine teeth, a whole face covered with long brown hair, and eyes full of fierce light, as if to choose someone to eat.

Although Lyudmila usually deals with daily affairs in the diocese and has few opportunities to return to the temple, she has also vaguely heard that the Inquisition once mated the captive girl with a strong male dog, giving birth to a half-human, half-dog monster, and then through the survival of the fittest and domestication inheritance, she finally achieved something, and this black-robed man nicknamed Mad Dog must be one of these monsters. As if sensing that Lyudmila was looking at him, the mad dog also turned to look at the bishop, and the sharp mouth under the black linen cloth seemed to grin, and Lyudmila immediately stood on end.

By the time the bishop had returned his attention to the room, Count Goodwin had finished his questioning and walked back to his seat triumphantly, followed by several clerical staff members who went up to bombard Mira in turn, but always asked inconsequential questions, which made Mira a a little dizzy. The Holy See, on the other hand, changed the aggressive momentum of the previous few days and generously let the side ask as many questions as possible, only occasionally asking a few questions such as whether you had breakfast and how you slept at night, which could be regarded as adding some tidbits to the dull atmosphere of the venue.

At the end, one of the staff members on the stage made a concluding speech with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, through the inquiry just now, we have learned that Mira Demir, born in Minsk, Sidi Province, was once a second-year student at the Imperial Capital Academy of Arts. Now the head of the skeleton mercenary group, he led the whole regiment to participate in the battle of Lord Kempinski to defeat the sand thieves, and after returning to the city, he ate two guinea fowl, barbecued five times, stole the girl once, and collided with a number of innocent passers-by, and the evidence was conclusive. Therefore, we convict the suspect Mira of colluding with the sand thieves to summon the undead to murder our army, causing countless Imperial soldiers to be buried on the battlefield, and should be executed immediately. ”

Mira was stunned, what is this, the guinea fowl and the barbecue were paid for, and the girl was accidentally touched by herself, and she was lured by them to confess somehow, and besides, is there a copper coin relationship between these situations and the subsequent crimes?

Mira was about to retort, but she glanced at Lizaram who was sitting next to her and shook her head slightly. Mira calmed down and decided to wait and see.

While the crowd was talking, Cardinal Philip smiled and said, "Is it such a great sin to have a barbecue in Stilwell City?

Bishop Ducky also smiled: "This may be the unique folk culture of Stilwell, there is a saying in my parish that there is nothing that cannot be solved by one barbecue, and if there is, it is two." ”

Cardinal Philip retracted her smile: "The Holy See has reservations about the accusation against Mira just now, but I hope that the Empire will give a detailed explanation of the summoning of the undead, otherwise we will not be able to explain it to His Majesty the Pope." ”

Kempinski was in good spirits: "On that day, we were led into an ambush by the Gipps guide, and it turned out that the Gipps were bribed by this Mira, and one of the desert dwarf spies we captured was also rescued by this Mira. This poisonous snake is in vain for me to trust him so much......"

The cardinal knocked on the table: "Getting to the point. ”

“...... At that time, the scene was chaotic, and I led the troops behind the palace to fight and retreat, and the blood stained the yellow sand. Under my heroic fighting and wise guidance, the troops were defeated but not chaotic, and organized many counterattacks, successfully rescuing many soldiers who were surrounded by the enemy. However, the number of sand pirates is so great that there are even Mamluk ......"

The cardinal knocked on the table again, and said in an aggravated tone, "Getting to the point." ”

"Well, okay. When I crossed the ferry with my troops, I looked back and saw that this Mira had summoned a large number of undead creatures to hunt us down, including skeletons, zombies, ghosts, vampires, etc., and even bone dragons. The loyal soldiers of the poor empire were killed by them one by one, and one by one they were transformed into skeletons. I stood on the other side of the Mudu River, watching the soldiers who had not yet had time to cross the bridge struggle in pain and roar in despair. ”

A little boy in the audience suddenly said, "Then why don't you go over and save them?"

Kempinski's action of raising his hand to wipe away his tears was suddenly stuck, and it took a long time to explain: "I am the commander of the first army, and if I want to bring the troops back safely, how can I die lightly." ”

Under Kempinski's arrangement, several wounded soldiers with bandages all over their bodies began to come to the stage to complain about Mira's ugly behavior, some of them cried with snot and tears about how Mira commanded the skeleton soldiers to chop their comrades into pieces, and some swore that they saw Mira draw a bone sword with their own eyes, and shouted to the heavens, give me strength, I am He-Man, and countless undead fell from the sky, killing people indiscriminately.

Mira was very angry at first, but later she was almost amused by the whimsy and clumsy acting skills of these guys, if she was a super demon who wore underwear and flew here from Krypton, five million light years away, she would be put on death row by them?

Cardinal Philip couldn't listen to it anymore, especially since the ketchup on the so-called wounded soldiers was still dripping on the ground, attracting waves of ants and waves of laughter. She waved to stop the lame performance and asked Mira, "Don't you have anything to say?"

Mira was watching the play, when she was suddenly asked, and hurriedly glanced in the direction of Lizaram, but saw the big thief groaning and nodding heavily. Mira exclaimed with joy: "Yes, I have something to say, and I deny all the accusations just made against me. ”

Everyone was in an uproar, and there were buzzing voices on and off the stage, but Mira ignored it and said loudly: "In addition, I have to sue Kempinski, the lord of Stilwell." I accused him of cruelly abusing the Gipps and forcing them to defect to the enemy; second, I accused him of fleeing from the battle, ignoring all the officers and men of the army, and escaped across the Mdu River alone; third, I accused him of fabricating lies in order to conceal the truth and trying to evade responsibility, and killing the soldiers who protected him on his return journey, covering the sky with one hand, which is simply an unforgivable crime. ”