Saifan Port District Court.

The marble walls are carved with scales symbolizing justice, and circles of chairs are displayed under the majestic dome.

There were five judges sitting on the judgment seat, all of them in their fifties and sixties, their wrinkled faces full of solemnity and respect.

The wide jury bench was also packed.

A small number of them were officers of the Southern Legion, while most of the others were local Willant citizens of Saisail Harbor, or who happened to be passing by the local Willant merchants.

There was great enthusiasm for the trial, and some even made a special trip from Eternal Night Harbor or other colonies, not for the business opportunity of the "coming army of 300,000," but to go to the court to see it live.

And the reason why people are so interested is not only because of the identity of the defendant, but also because the charges brought out by this trial involve three betrayals - betrayal of the Willants, betrayal of the Legion, and betrayal of the marshal.

With so many big hats on one person, it is extremely rare in the history of the Legion.

Especially this guy is still an "honorary Wilante" who is promoted by his military exploits.

The crowd on the jury bench was even more curious!

It is said that the court collected a lot of money just by selling tickets for the jury seats!

Looking at the person who was brought to court, Penny, who was sitting on the jury, couldn't help but clench her fists, and her palms oozed sweat.

In the corner on the other side of the jury bench, a man in an officer's cap also sat in the auditor's seat.

He looked young, with a bulge in the middle of the bridge of his nose, and his eyes were resolute and cold, looking with interest at the pangolin being brought to the dock, like an eagle overlooking its prey.

This person is Gurion, the commander-in-chief of the Borneo Province Combat Zone, and the three-star captain of the Southern Army!

Before coming to Xifan Harbor, he had heard a lot about the heroic deeds of this man named Pangolin.

For example, he single-handedly dragged the attacking troops of the alliance for a full month, and killed and injured thousands of people of the alliance.

For example, in the province of the River Valley, he single-handedly hunted and killed the Mother of Claws and decapitated her.

Another example is the record in Haiya Province and so on.

Now this guy has reappeared in Borneo, and before he came here, he has done another earth-shattering thing.

Gurion couldn't help but be a little curious.

This guy with a mantis arm blocking the car, how is he going to get out of trouble this time.

Just as he stared at the man named Pangolin with interest, a man walked next to him.

The man pulled out a chair and sat down next to him, placing his officer's hat casually on the table.

Gurion glanced sideways slightly, seeing the face that was also famous, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up with a playful smile.

"General McClown? What a rare guest, what kind of wind blew the 'chief instructor' of Borneo Province here? ”

Due to the hilarious performance of the Xilan Empire in a series of fields such as military, economic, and diplomatic, McLen, who went to Borneo Province to become an instructor, was also somewhat implicated in his reputation in the army.

After all, the Brahsins who swim butterfly at the mouth of the Yongliu River are nominally all students of Mackelan.

Even if their swimming skills have nothing to do with McLene, they are mainly taught by the civil officials of Triumph City, and they can't get rid of the imprint of McLen.

Not caring about General Gurion's ridicule, McClan just smiled faintly.

"You and one of my ...... Friends are very similar. You are as talented, personable, and capable as he is...... I see many of his shadows in you. I always argued with him, but I didn't win once. ”

A little embarrassed to be praised, Gurion smiled and said humbly.

"Thank you for the compliment."

With his leg on his knee, McClan smiled.

"You're welcome...... Aren't you curious about who he is, though? ”

Gurion said gently.

"Then I'll ask for the name of your friend, and please introduce me next time I return to Triumph City."

McLean said in an equally gentle tone.

"His name is Griffin, and just like you, he's also a three-star captain."

Hearing Griffin's name, Gurion's face turned cold at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his eyes narrowed dangerously.

"What do you mean? Compare me to a dead man? ”

"Dead people?" McLaren glanced sideways slightly, and glanced at him slightly stunned, "General Griffin is a hero who accepted the state funeral, are you showing disdain for him?" ”

Gurion's expression froze for a moment, and a thousand words were blocked in his mouth, and in the end, he only held back a half-cold smile.

“…… Hehe, the Eastern Legion used to fight by mouth, and I was lonely and unheard. ”

He knew about Griffin, who was said to have died of a stroke when the Eastern Legion's expeditionary force was gaining the upper hand.

It was for this reason that the expeditionary force, which had lost its commander, was forced to accept the cease-fire agreement proposed by the alliance and the enterprise, regrettably before the war was about to expand.

The victory of the Eastern Legion expeditionary force was announced, and in the end Griffin received an honorable state funeral as a general.

No matter what he said of Griffin himself, that honor was not something he could laugh at.

It could only be him who is embarrassed.

Looking at the deflated Gullyon, McClen said with a faint smile.

“…… Don't get me wrong, General Gurion, I don't mean to quarrel with you. ”

Gurion chuckled and looked at the dock in the distance.

"I heard that pangolin was hand-pulled by you?"

McLaren nodded slightly.

"That's right, during the Luoxia War, his immediate superior was Colway, and both of them were my subordinates."

Hearing this, Gurion immediately said softly as if he had seized some opportunity.

"Tsk, that's a pity...... But I'm not surprised at all, I can only say what kind of boss leads what kind of subordinates, it seems that the civilian clique did not teach him well. ”

The mockery in that speech was palpable.

However, when McClen heard this, he didn't laugh angrily, and said with an open-minded laugh.

"I also think so, those civil officials can't teach him anything, and let him follow them...... Having said that, I'm proud to have brought out such a good subordinate and he lived up to my expectations. ”

Outstanding?

Gurion raised his eyebrows in slight surprise, glanced sideways at McLean, and asked with interest.

"Do you think he still has a chance to turn the tables around?"

"Turnaround?" McClan also glanced sideways at him, and said with a smile, "General Gullyon, why don't you wait until you win." ”

Gurion pursed the corners of his lips disapprovingly, and looked away from the hard-mouthed fellow.

Wait until you win?

Joke!

The whole courtroom was his guy, and the guy who wasn't even a Willant was going to win with anything!

Seeing that Gurion didn't speak again, McClan didn't say anything more, just smiled and looked at the courtroom not far away.

Both eyes were focused in the center of the courtroom, waiting for the solemn trial to begin.

At the end of the not even lengthy opening ceremony, with the light sound of a wooden hammer, the prosecution representative standing in the plaintiff's seat stacked the documents on the table and declared in an impassioned tone.

"Pangolin Commander! I sue you on behalf of the Southern Legion and all of the Willants! ”

"The tragedy of Xifan Harbor is vividly remembered, and even on this stone brick under my feet, the blood of the Wilantes is sprinkled here...... Three thousand! More than three thousand people were slaughtered by gangsters! And these murderers are still at large! He even sat on the throne that belonged to our allies! ”

"And you! What did you do when we honored the Willantes? ”

The prosecutor glanced at the judge, at the crowded jury behind him, and then at the pangolin standing in the defendant's seat, and said solemnly.

"As we fought for the fate of the Willants, you took the liberty of representing the Willantes of Triumph to acknowledge the legitimacy of a brutal, filthy, and illegitimate regime that slaughtered the Willants!"

"This is not only a betrayal of Triumph City, but also a betrayal of the Legion, to all the Willants, and even to the Marshal!"

"This is an unpardonable sin! Thank the Law for its mercy, and we forgive you for your capital sins! Instead, we will strip you of your honor, honorable status, and military rank, and sentence you to indefinite imprisonment. ”

"You will repent in a windowless prison, watch the consequences of your appeasement be wiped out in the flames of justice, and spend the rest of your life in remorse in darkness...... This will be the best punishment for you. ”

After the prosecution representative finished speaking, he also raised his eyebrows defiantly towards this "honorary Willant".

However, the Battlefield Atmosphere Team didn't look at him, just looked at the judge standing in the courtroom, waiting for his turn.

The judge didn't look at him, nor at the plaintiff, but just tapped the gavel.

"Silence! It is my responsibility to determine criminal liability, and the plaintiff only needs to state the facts of the defendant's crime. ”

As if aware of his gaffe, the prosecutor standing in the plaintiff's seat smiled and explained.

"I'm sorry, but I'm too emotional...... Please understand my anger as a Willant against a traitor. ”

"Then please understand the solemnity of the court."

Although the outcome of the trial was a foregone conclusion, the presiding judge said so, and then looked at the man named Pangolin, and said in a logical manner.

“…… So, as the prosecution said, is there anything else you would like to say? ”

The Battlefield Atmosphere team didn't want to make a superfluous defense.

One is that he knows it's useless.

Both the judge and the plaintiff are General Gullyon's men, and they can judge whatever they want, and it is nothing more than a matter of touching the skin of the upper and lower mouths.

The second is that he is really not very good at talking cannons, and he doesn't understand the laws of the legion at all, and he is easy to make mistakes if he talks too much.

A no-confession and then a silence is the best thing to do.

If he can't get to the court in Triumph City, no matter how much he says, it will be a waste of time, and it will only invite some humiliation.

At this moment, for example, the court did not even have a defense lawyer for him.

But just as he was about to fool around and "skip" this episode, he caught a glimpse of a worried face from the jury seat......

Never mind.

It is rare to wait for three days of resurrection, and it is not his style to let others decide his life and death.

The Battlefield Atmosphere Team was silent for a while, but finally decided to give it a try, so after brewing emotions for a moment, he looked up at the judge and said in a calm tone.

"Mr. Judge, I have nothing to say."

The presiding judge was stunned.

The other four judges seated on the bench did the same, exchanging surprised glances.

There was a sound of ear-to-ear voices in the jury bench in the distance, and it seemed that he didn't even bother to make a defense.

Penny glared in even greater amazement, eager to climb over the fence and rush up to shake him awake.

Commander Ross narrowed his eyes slightly, and suddenly he couldn't see through this man.

General Gurion cast a victorious gaze at General McLaen, and wrote everything he wanted to say in his eyes.

As for McClen, he was indifferent, just looking at the calm guy with a smile on his face.

Being able to single-handedly go into danger and convince Absec to rebel, this guy is no idle man.

The show has just begun.

This guy came back with the head of the Mother of Claws, but he also had this expression.

The prosecutor, who was standing in the plaintiff's seat, had a triumphant expression on his face, like General Gurion.

"It seems that the defendant has nothing to say, and I think we can make a verdict."

The presiding judge paused, staring at the battlefield atmosphere group standing in the dock.

"Do you mean to confess your sins?"

The battlefield guy said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"I didn't mean that."

After a pause, he added.

"It's just that I don't think I have any obligation to explain anything to a group of 'guys who use the lives of their fellow citizens as bargaining chips for their own selfish desires.'"

"It's not me who should be standing here, it's them!"

He didn't name the guy, but it was clear — the people sitting on the jury, waiting for him to explain.

At least some of them!

The moment his words fell, there was an uproar in the jury.

The officers of the Southern Corps exploded one after another, and stood up from their chairs one after another.

Most of them were ten-necks or centurions, but there were also some non-commissioned officers or soldiers.

Not only were they young, but they were also strong-blooded.

In the face of that Chiguoguo's provocation, they unceremoniously scolded back on the spot...... And this is one of the traditions of the Wilantes.

"What do you mean!"

"What does it mean to use the lives of compatriots as bargaining chips for your own selfish desires!"

"Aren't you civilians who are throwing away the lives of your compatriots!"

"Lackeys of civil servants! Bah! ”

"Cowardly and incompetent thing!"

"Sentence him to death!"

"Silence! Quiet! ”

The presiding judge tapped the gavel in his hand vigorously, signaling the people in the jury bench to be quiet.

The Warfield guy stood in the dock like he was nothing, bathed in the surprised gaze of the prosecutor on the side, deaf to the anger behind him.

When the courtroom finally quieted down, the presiding judge said with an angry look at the pangolin.

"Pangolin Commander, please watch your words! The Court will take into account the opinion of the jury at trial, where appropriate, and all the irrelevant charges you make in court will only aggravate your own guilt. ”

"Unrelated charges!"

The battlefield stared intently at the chief judge, repeated his words, and then turned to face the jury, his otherwise calm expression strangely angry at the moment.

"When I went deep into the hinterland of the Heavenly King's Army alone to find the truth, what were you people who stood up doing? Fighting with unarmed civilians? ”

The voice echoed through the empty hall, suppressing the noise of the room for a moment.

Everyone was silent, and a pair of eyes stared at him.

"Two hundred!"

The Battlefield Atmosphere Group raised two fingers, an index finger and a middle finger.

At that moment, he looked like a real Willant, proudly raising his head and the bridge of his nose.

"Two hundred civilians...... They are terrified in the land of the rebels, afraid to raise their voices, and right under your noses! And what did you do? Revenge for the 3,000 dead? You know where the real killers are, but you don't move! ”

The prosecutor standing on the side couldn't listen to it, and coughed and tried to interject.

"I've got to interject...... It's not that the Southern Legion didn't do anything, it's because the survivors of the Holocaust hid part of the truth, and we didn't know anyone was still alive—"

"Shut up!"

The battlefield guy suddenly roared, and the prosecutor was stunned by the fierce eyes, the soles of his feet seemed to have roots, and his legs and stomachs trembled slightly.

The look in his eyes was like that of a ferocious beast, and his bloodthirsty breath made him unable to utter a word.

He swallowed unconsciously, and there was a hint of trepidation written in his shaky eyes.

It's different from him who talks about it in court.

This guy is a real soldier, a terrible ghost who crawled out of the sea of corpses and bones!

“…… I didn't let you speak, and the judge didn't let you interject, so please keep your mouth shut, it's my time to speak. The Warfield suddenly lowered his voice and said this.

The pressure on his shoulders suddenly relaxed, and the prosecutor nodded nervously, but soon realized that he was being led by the nose, and glared at him in annoyance.

The Battlefield looked at him no more, and once again faced the packed jury seat.

This time, however, he was not looking at the soldiers and officers who were standing.

He looked at Yarman, and at his wife, Margaery, and at the many others like the couple, and at their children.

"See? Just like the prosecutor next to me, a civilian who had never been to the battlefield, I just had to stare at him to make his legs and stomach shake like a wall clock, and he couldn't help but kneel down to me. ”

"I tell you, this is power! Even a person as small as me can easily grasp the power. And I'm just a thousand-legg, plus an awakened person at most. ”

"In the face of this uncontrollable force, even the most dazzling truth can only be silenced, and I do not consider silence to be forced to submit to it as a sin...... It's more of a shame! ”

"And, it's your shame!" The Battlefield Atmosphere group pointed to the officers who were standing.

Some people couldn't help but sit down just now, but there were still many people standing.

"You keep saying that you will always be loyal to the Marshal, to the Legion, and to the Willants, yet you let your countrymen fear you, and even more people fear your people, and use their fears to take advantage of your own interests...... Am I wrong? This is the real of you! ”

"Two fires were lit in the harbor, one by a group of self-proclaimed unorganized thugs, and the other by a group of organized thugs...... Why was it the first fire that burned out the Heavenly King Army? ”

"Where did the weapons of the Heavenly King Army come from, and why did so much equipment appear in their hands? Who the hell is sending supplies to them! ”

And why! Why are those 200 men right under your noses, and you would rather massacre civilians there than take a single step forward! ”

"Yes, you don't know that they are in the estate of the Count of Sharma, as the prosecutor said, but what are your legs and eyes and hands for? Is it an ornament? ”

"Why can I find them? And you can't find it! Have you really done this except to send more gunpowder to Xifan Harbor? ”

"What the hell are you doing here! Answer me! Look me in the eye and answer!! ”

The angry voice spread like a tsunami, in circles, fearlessly crashing into the group of officers who were glaring at him.

Although the officers standing on the jury bench still had expressionless expressions, the eyes of the people sitting next to them changed significantly.

Margaery couldn't help but cover her mouth, her eyes glistening with tears of excitement, and pressed her forehead to her husband's shoulder.

Finally someone spoke the fear in her heart that night.

Someone finally spoke out about the fears her children had faced.

They didn't even dare to step out of the manor and tell their children that they were alive until they were sure they weren't important.

That's because of fear.

She didn't want to die for unknown reasons and take all the truth to the grave.

Even if all she saw was a vague shadow, it wasn't even much evidence......

Yarman put his hand on her shoulder, hugged his wife tightly, and continued with a determined look in support of the man standing in the dock.

A pair of eyes converge into a stream, and the streams eventually merge into a river.

A vast force is taking shape!

That is the power that once sustained the people of Willante and made them break free from their shackles!

Tears of excitement glinted in Penny's eyes, and she couldn't help but cheer him on.

The people of Willant have their own backbone.

They are not the kind of soft bones that don't have a position of their own.

The sword of truth is shining brightly at this moment!

She could feel the boiling emotions and atmosphere of the scene, and the maggots hiding in the gutter were hiding their foreheads in shame and removing their pupils.

Those filthy things don't dare answer these questions.

They don't even dare to admit that the problem exists, and only dare to say something small after the storm has passed, or to talk about him left and right.

The prosecutor standing in the plaintiff's bench was sweating profusely, trying to distract himself by sorting through the papers in his hand.

What can he say?

The evidence this guy has is much more powerful than a few pieces of paper in his hand!

He no longer dared to face the crowded jury bench, or even look at his teammates sitting on the bench, the judges who had already prepared their verdicts.

More and more eyes were turned to the officers of the Southern Legion, which made the guys who were still standing more and more unable to hold back the expressions on their faces, and finally sat down uncontrollably.

What they couldn't accept was that not only the citizens, but even their subordinates looked at them hesitantly......

Why don't you attack the Heavenly King's army, but defend that group of unarmed civilians to vent your anger!

Pete, gritting his toothpick, also wondered, staring intently at his centurion.

When the centurion sat down, he looked at his boss's boss, Rose, the dumbfounded centurion who had been stunned at the northern checkpoint.

Why?

He clenched his fists tightly, eager to hammer it on the table.

You're talking so much!

Say something!

Looking at the courtroom with a completely reversed atmosphere, McLaren smiled and clapped his hands lightly.

"Hehe, wonderful."

is worthy of being a subordinate who is promoted by himself.

He's really grown a lot.

McKellen could tell that the guy actually wanted to give up for a moment, but eventually changed his mind.

It's the right choice.

If even he gives up on himself, then there is no point in those who protect him, no matter how hard they try.

At least at this moment, he has the value of living, and he has earned it himself.

Unlike McLene, who was smiling and applauding, Gurion, who had looked at him with raised eyebrows and puffs, was panicked at the moment.

He didn't know what kind of conspiracy the upper echelons of the Southern Army had, but he could also guess that the "Rebellion of the Heavenly Kings" was not a complete accident.

Or rather, there is an invisible hand behind the accident.

It could be his superior, or it could be his superior, or even simply the regimental commander who gave him the "supreme command of the Borneo operational area"!

And yet, at this moment, this fool actually threw this secret in the court of public trial!

Is he crazy!!

Didn't the civilian clique make small moves behind the scenes!

Seeing this "self-detonating truck" crashing over, a drop of cold sweat crossed the corner of Gurion's eyebrows.

He originally intended to use this trial to severely humiliate the group of civil officials who were dragging his feet, but he didn't want to be turned against the army, so he lifted a stone and shot himself in the foot.

He stretched out his trembling index finger and took off his hat and threw it on the table in embarrassment.

This is the code he agreed with the judge.

He must stop this trial!

Stop that idiot from going on!

The battlefield had no intention of continuing, just quietly watching the boiling courtroom.

It didn't look like a solemn courtroom, it looked a bit like a vegetable market.

However, his purpose was also achieved.

The court could not completely ignore the jury's opinion, and the otherwise uncontested verdict was at least controversial enough at this point.

He actually doesn't have conclusive evidence for many things, and the Southern Legion will not leave too many handles, and it is enough to be able to point out doubts as a person who throws bricks and stones.

As long as the voice of doubt exists, then it makes sense for him to do it.

Next, as he said, he will appeal to Triumph City step by step, and go all the way with the hope on his shoulders!

"Well said!!" Yarman was the first to stand up, and like the officers who had risen in defiance of courtroom discipline, he yelled at the prosecutor in the plaintiff's seat, "Answer his question! ”

The sound of Ying He came and went, and it was deafening!

"That's right! Answer his question! ”

"What are you here for? Is it here to save us, or is it to prepare for aggression! ”

"Where were you when we needed you?"

"Why don't you go and save my mother! And also, why are so many weapons in the harbor! ”

Little Ruby, who was holding the guardrail with both hands, was also ignited in her heart, and shouted with bright eyes.

Although the slender voice did not make a single wave, and was easily drowned in the monstrous sound, she still made her own voice.

She will not forget the horrors of that day.

Otherwise all bravery will lose its meaning.

The officers who had stood up had all sat down, on the one hand, because of the warning in the eyes of their superiors, and on the other hand, they really did not have the courage to continue to stand and face the questioning.

Pete's eyes were completely disappointed, and he spit out the toothpick in his mouth, cursed "damn coward" fiercely, and endured the shame with his fists clenched.

He wasn't afraid to fight the Alliance in a dignified way.

But this shame made him unable to hold his head up.

"Silence! Quiet! ”

Looking at the noisy scene, the sweaty chief judge raised the gavel in his hand, and was about to knock it down but stopped.

He noticed the hat in front of General Gurion, and the urging look in his eyes.

However, it was precisely because of this that the gavel in his hand hung in the air and could not be knocked down for a long time.

He was well aware of General Gurion's hints.

But he also knows what it means if he does.

This is not just a controversial verdict, but it is completely contrary to people's hearts, and he can't even think of how to quibble.

Can he still say to people, "Although there are doubts in this case, this judge is going to convict him"?

A bullet fired at a hero does not erase the hero's aura, but rather makes him immortal, and the person who shoots is nailed to a pillar of shame and a permanent disgrace and a clown.

The real clown didn't dare to shoot, so he put the trigger in his hand, hoping that he would be the villain.

"This coward......"

You're a three-star captain!

The chief judge gritted his teeth, his eyes struggled for a long time, and finally hammered down the gavel in his hand.

However, his ruling did not go as General Gulion had intended, and even caused obvious disappointment in the latter's eyes.

"This court pronounced the verdict because the prosecutor did not submit sufficient materials to assert that the defendant was guilty......"

"Since the prosecution has argued that the Pangolin Commander betrayed the marshal, betrayed the Legion, and betrayed the Willantes...... Then let the marshal, let the court of Triumph City, and let all the Willantes come to judge him. ”

After a pause, he added.

"The court in Xifan Port is too small to hear such a big case."

"Adjournment!"

His words fell, and the jury instantly erupted in warm applause!

Yarman's eyes flashed with excitement, and his hands turned red.

He's not alone.

And Margaery, who stood beside him, all the others who survived, and those who had come here from distant colonies...... Except for the officers of the Southern Corps, almost everyone present stood up and applauded!

Including General McKellen.

This is not just a victory for Pangolin, but for all of them...... Even if they are still far from final victory!

But at least at this moment, they did not choose to remain silent and let the out-of-control force do evil, but bravely stood up and defended the power in their hands!

The power to know the truth!

"Oooo

Like the adults around her, little Ruby was cheering excitedly, and her whole body was hanging from the railing in excitement, and her calves dangling in the air.

She didn't understand so many difficult truths, she just thought that the brother named Pangolin was very handsome, and she was speechless about those people.

Of course –

Compared to his parents, he is still far behind!

Basking in the boiling applause, the presiding judge bowed slightly, accepted the cheers of the people in shame, and then left the bench with the other four judges.

General Gurion clenched his fists silently, his teeth chattering.

At this moment, an annoying voice suddenly came from the side.

"I think it's better for you to focus on the overall situation, and leave the troubles of the big guys to the big guys to worry about...... What do you think? It's easy to have too much involved, just like my friend, and suddenly have a stroke. ”

General McClown, who had already stopped clapping, looked at him with a smile of triumph on his face.

General Gurion glanced at him, got up from his seat with a cold face, picked up the hat on the table and put it on.

"I can't afford to be like a commander."

"Well, I don't think you're the kind of person who has no taste...... In addition, it is played beautifully. ”

McLaren also picked up his hat and put it on, smiling and holding out his right hand.

General Gurion did not shake his hand, did not even look at it, and walked away without looking back.

At the same time, the battlefield atmosphere group standing in the cheers finally gently lowered its clenched fists and hearts that raised their throats.

He'd never done anything so awesome in his life.

It's a lot harder than facing the Mother of the Claws!

His chest rose and fell slightly, and he looked at the survivors who applauded him, and a smile suddenly appeared on his tense face.

But one thing to say, the experience is quite interesting.

This game doesn't sell him for 10,000 dollars, it's a loss!