Chapter 45: The Trial in Court (I)
The next morning, the three Kevin returned on time. The pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info was just about to sit down and rest for a while, when a bunch of guards came to the church, and the team leader shook his hand and threw out a piece of paper to show them: "Court leaflet, let's go more!"
Kevin and the others were helpless, so they immediately pushed Lauri and followed the guards. This was the result of yesterday's negotiations between the resident ambassador and the city lord, and the ambassador did not return that night, but only brought a message saying that the court would be held tomorrow.
The court is generally used more often in a society with at least the rule of law. And a messy, random killing in the middle of the night, and a society that is dead and counts its own, the court is meaningless. Something that doesn't make much sense, naturally doesn't exist. This time, in order to deal with Kevin and a few foreigners, he had to temporarily change an auditorium, and if he arranged it randomly, it would be regarded as a courtroom.
Once this matter goes through the formal channels, it will inevitably arouse a series of concerns. The supreme commander of the Somtam City Security Office, accused Lou Pauler of the State Priest Lau Lu for breaking into the city wall guard in the middle of the night. Even a small thing in peacetime can cause waves like stones thrown on the surface of a calm lake. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also sent a letter expressing concern and reminding the country that it hoped to get a fair and just verdict.
For the address of the court, the choice of judges, the ambassador and the lord of the city directly argued for a day. Strictly speaking, the city lord is not alone, and he still raises a bunch of wise men at home. The ambassador is really alone, and it is not easy for a person to argue with the city lord and a bunch of wise men.
But after all, the matter happened in the country of Labozier, and the country of Labozil is also a sovereign state recognized by the mainland and has the ability to set up a court. It is not possible to locate the Tribunal in Loupaul or in such a nondescript place as the border between the two countries. But if it is directly placed in the city lord's house, or the security office, etc., and it is directly within their sphere of influence, it means that whatever they say is what they say. This is especially true for judges.
The final site was an auditorium, which happened to be in the heart of the main city and near the bazaar. The flow of people is huge, so that the court is basically exposed to the people's noses, and it is difficult to fake. At the same time, there are three judges, in order to ensure fairness and justice, a resident ambassador of the Ryan Empire, a diplomatic envoy of the elf clan, and an additional orc shaman.
At that time, the lord of the city vehemently objected, and said that the affairs of the human race itself, why should the foreign race be interrogated? This is a joke! However, the ambassador insisted that the interests of the two countries were involved, and that the whole country should avoid suspicion, and it was necessary to let a third party do it.
When Kevin and the others followed the guards all the way to the courtroom, they looked at the three people with different painting styles on the stage, all holding hammers. I was amazed. Jack even closed his eyes: "Oh no! ”
The courtroom was rudimentary, with the Lane Empire Judge sitting in the middle, the Elven Judge on the left, and the Shaman Judge on the right. These three people are by no means passers-by who are found casually, of course, the diplomatic ambassador of the Ryan Empire needless to say, the elven judge is also a man, a level 7 light elf clan magic master, who came from Lou Baole yesterday, a foreign teacher of Wang Li Academy. And the orc shaman seems to be investigating this generation of society, and those who can be shamans are the most senior sages of the orc, known as prophets among the orcs.
There is basically no problem for three people to be judges. The number of people is three, and even if there is a disagreement, the minority can obey the majority. According to mainland custom, all three judges wore white wigs. After putting on the wig, the shaman is more like an old goat.
The auditorium was originally illuminated and used for large celebrations. But today, these things have all been demolished, and the guards are surrounded by piles of knives and guns, and the murderous atmosphere is high. The lord of the city, ambassadors and other important tasks were also present, and there were some people watching the excitement in the rear.
The auditorium is also roofed above, so at least today there is no need to worry about the soldiers fainting from heat stroke.
"Silence!" Judge Lane, who was sitting in the middle, spoke, hammering the hammer casually, "Now prepare for the trial! Everyone stands! Play the national anthem of Leibrezier!"
Everyone: "......"
The scene was stunned, and the people in the rear were very curious: "National anthem? Do we still have music?" A group of people who can't even write their own names don't usually teach them the national anthem. And here the courtroom is rudimentary, and there is no band. And the judge said that he was playing music, not letting people sing it.
Judge Lane was slightly embarrassed, and it was the first time he had been a judge, according to the customs of their country. I didn't expect the country of Leibozier to be poor like this.
"Sit!" Judge Elf skipped this step directly, "Now please ask the plaintiff's lawyer to come to the stage and state what happened." ”
"Hello, Judge," a black-robed man standing next to the Chief of Security said, "I am Chief Hoblu's lawyer for the Security Service of Somtam City. Let me tell you about the day!"
Immediately, the lawyer began to speak at length, mainly to show that the chief of Holburu was very conscientious, patrolling all kinds of border crises on a daily basis, and often inspecting the city wall formations. Hard work, tireless work, is simply an exemplary level of chief.
Apparently the lawyer saw that the three judges were not professional, so he tried to come up first to make a good impression on them. Of course, he also managed to win the eyes of all the soldiers present.
"Protest!" Kevin immediately slapped the table, "What the other party stated has nothing to do with the incident, and it is seriously inconsistent with the facts!"
Everyone was stunned, and the three judges looked at each other. Judge Lane Country dropped the gavel: "The protest is invalid!"
The elven judge dropped the gavel: "The protest is effective!"
Leaving the shaman to think for a while: "The protest is effective!" The orc tribe spoke Lou Pauler's spoken Chinese very strangely, and they were a little unaccustomed to listening to it present.
The lawyer was helpless, and finally began to state the topic: "Chief Holbrook was asleep that night, and suddenly someone broke in. However, because Chief Holbru had expected it, he then attacked with array magic and severely injured the opponent. And lay an ambush in advance where the other party went down the tower, and wiped them out! Laurou, who was still wounded at this time, was ostensibly a priest, but in fact an impostor. In the Church of Light, there is no such priest as Laulu!"
"And!" the lawyer slapped the table, Kevin felt a strong push, and he was pushed against the wall without standing firmly, "This man used to claim to be the son of Sain, the head of the three knights of Lou Paulle, but in fact, he was nothing more than a down-and-out bard. Pretending to be a nobleman of the kingdom, a person who speaks falsely! It is simply shameless!"
The elven judge dropped the gavel: "No magic is allowed in the courtroom. ”
"Yes. The lawyer just nodded casually.
Kevin got up with a black face, and the other party directly used mental power to attack. In fact, it is a kind of hypnosis, but this method is more domineering. Xiao Jiu's charm technique is actually a way of hypnotic attack, but it is relatively gentle.
The so-called hypnotism, simply put, is to lower people's intelligence, and then make people subconsciously follow the instructions of the hypnotist. You must know that people's intelligence is not the same all the time, people who have just woken up are more confused, and their ability to think will be greatly reduced when they are extremely frightened, extremely excited, and extremely angry. The essence of hypnotism is to make people produce a similar state, and maintain this state for a long time, so when the IQ is low, it is naturally easy to flicker.
This naturally involves the combination of mental power with attack, or seducing, or using strong spirit to stun the opponent, all of which are all one purpose. This kind of attack is invisible and intangible, there are no elemental fluctuations, only very small mental fluctuations, but this aspect is not easy to detect.
Of course, the lawyer's move is a bit big, he directly attacks with mental power, and pushes Kevin with physical control. also bullied Kevin's strength was not as good as his own, and the judge was more dish.
However, theoretically people who are absolutely calm cannot be hypnotized. But in fact, there is no such thing as an absolutely calm person.
"How are you?" the little spoon came over a little nervously and helped him.
Kevin patted the ash on his body: "I was mentally attacked and asked for a half-day adjournment." ”
"Protest!" the lawyer had already spoken, "he's running away!"
"Protest!" Kevin did not show weakness, "he attacked me first, I don't have the professional standard of a lawyer at all, and I recommend that the judge be in contempt of court......"
"Protest !!" The lawyer opposite suddenly roared, slapped the table again, and the mental attack shot again.
Kevin saw the opportunity quickly and flashed to the side. The invisible spiritual power rushed directly behind Kevin, and as a result, the resident ambassador did the back, and his eyelids were raised. The mental power was directly rebounded back, and the lawyer flew backwards on the spot, hitting the wall, foaming at the mouth, unconscious.
The elven judge struck the gavel repeatedly: "No magic is allowed in the courtroom!"
Judge Lane Nation: "It seems that the lawyer has been injured, and I recommend adjourning the court for half a day." ”
"Protest!" Kevin slapped the table, "We don't have a lawyer either! We just need to restore the situation at that time, restore the truth, and where do we need a lawyer? I ask the other party, Chief Holbrook, to come out and debate with me!"
The three judges looked at each other, and Judge Lane dropped the gavel: "The protest is invalid!"
But the other two said: "The protest is effective. ”
Chief Holbru had to grit his teeth and walk down: "Okay, who are you first?"
"I'm Kevin Indon. Kevin replied calmly, "I admit I used to impersonate Sain, but that's ......"
"Enough! you don't need to speak," Holbru waved his hand, "you liar, all your words are not enough to believe!"
"Hehe," Kevin sneered, "So Chief Holbru must be the same as the lawyer just said, working hard and checking the formation until late at night?"
"Of course. Holble's face was not red or breathless.
"Hmph!" Kevin turned back to the soldiers, "Is your commander doing his duty?
The soldiers, of course, did not dare to answer, but the look of disdain on their faces was self-evident. Kevin turned back to the judge, "Your Excellency, please enjoy the soldiers' expressions. ”
As soon as these words came out, the soldiers were a little embarrassed for a while, and their expressions didn't know what to do. The three judges, of course, are not fools, and they all know it.
"A lot of people are forced to lie because of certain circumstances," Kevin sighed, "and if I hadn't pretended to confess Sain that day, we'd probably have all been killed." But should we be head-to-headed? We're innocent!"
"Protest!" said Holbru, "this man is full of lies!"
"Oh, what proof do you have that I lied?" asked Kevin.
"I have a witness!" Holbru directly pulled over a mage-looking person, "This is a level 4 mage, a master of spiritual power detection, and he can detect subtle changes in people through his spiritual power." He's a first-class polygrapher! He can prove it!"
"Yes!" the polygrapher stepped forward, "I prove that he is lying!"
"Hahaha......" Kevin laughed, "you're saying I'm all a lie?"
"Of course!" the polygraph sneered.
"Then I'm going to say, 'I'm lying,'" Kevin confidently repeated, "I'm lying!"
Polygraph Master: "......"
"Can you prove that I just told a lie?" Kevin asked.
Kevin roared, "You don't have the ability to prove anything! You deceitful and famous thief, get out of here!"
The polygraph master subconsciously took two steps back and sat back in his seat.
Judge Lane dropped the gavel: "This is a paradox, and it doesn't prove anything. ”
The shaman dropped the gavel: "No! I think it's interesting. ”
The elf judge dropped the gavel: "We haven't been in court until now, and it seems that we haven't gotten to the point. ”