As Funina guessed,

Paimon looked at Linny angrily, "Hey, Linny, why didn't you tell us about this kind of thing!" ”

Linny and Lynette are the Fatui,

At the time of the accident, Linney was not in the box.

These two pieces of information almost crucified Linney's crimes,

But before, when Ying and Paimon asked Linny for details,

Lynny did not disclose either of these information at all.

The client's withholding of important information is an unimaginable blow to any defender.

In court, the only thing a client can trust is his own defender.

If he even hides the defender, then probably, he is the real murderer.

Ying also looked at Lynny and Lynette, and suspicion was already in her eyes.

On the judgment seat,

Navillette's cane strained and said, "Please be quiet. Mr. Linney, I would like to reaffirm the two points made by Madame Funina—that you are not in the boxes and tunnels when you hear a muffled noise at the Opera House, and that you and Madame Lynette are members of the "House of the Fireplace". ”

Navillette's eyes stared: "This sentence, is it true!" ”

Linny was slightly silent: "......"

Navillette: "Please answer my question, Mr. Linney. ”

For the judge, silence is evasion, and evasion is ineffective in a trial.

In the audience, Wang Daoyi suddenly spoke: "There is nothing to hide, Linny, you stand on the judgment seat, it means that someone has made a move against you, this is a provocation to the Fatui, Artecino will agree with you to fight back against this provocation, when fighting back, it is normal to leak some information." ”

As a god, the Lord of the Red Sands, his words, naturally attracted everyone's attention,

However, the words of the Lord of the Red Sands are vague, making it difficult for others to distinguish whether he is helping Linny get rid of his guilt or persuading Linny to return to justice.

Linny took a deep breath: "Yes, Lord Inquisitor, it's all true. ”

The Cardinal's Decree was activated in an instant, the scales tipped again, and one more time later, Linney could be convicted.

"Hahaha, this can convict him."

"It doesn't look like there's any reversal, it's really worthy of Funina-sama, it's easy to win."

"The Fatui are really not a good thing."

"Although there is no reversal, it is also wonderful to see Frina make a move."

……

There was a lot of discussion in the audience, and no one was optimistic about Linny anymore.

On the defense bench,

Paimon was a little nervous, "Woo woo, what to do, Ying." ”

Ying frowned slightly, glanced at Linny, but spoke anyway, and she looked at Navillette, "I want to say a few words, Inquisitor. ”

Navillette nodded, "Please speak." ”

"My client withheld key information and my defense could not proceed." Ying said.

Villette looked at Ying, "So, what about your request?" ”

Ying: "Adjournment, we need to communicate. ”

In the audience,

"Even the person who invited the defense is deceived, what can communication communicate?"

"yes, it's just a death throe."

"Lady Funina has won."

……

"Silence." On the judgment seat, Navillette nodded, "The appeal is reasonable, and we will adjourn the court." After an hour, the trial will resume. ”

On the bench of accusations,

Funina clasped her hands to her chest, and the victory was in her hands: "You know this kind of thing, and you still don't refuse to defend Mr. Linny, it seems that the professionalism of my opponent is beyond imagination." ”

Of course, she can't be praising Ying, she's just paving the way for her performance.

Sure enough, Funina quickly looked at the audience: "My favorite audience, let the joy of victory settle for a while, hahaha." ”

The audience also responded with bursts of cheers.

The court was adjourned for the time being.

Ying and Paimon take Linny and Lynette backstage at the opera house, where they need to have a real conversation.

Funnina also went to the lounge to rest,

And Wang Daoyi appeared in the lounge of the supreme judge,

"What did you mean by what you said before the trial began?" Navillette looked at Wang Daoyi with a wary expression.

Wang Daoyi leaned on the sofa and shrugged his shoulders slightly: "Although I don't know what the lifespan of the water dragon is, you don't have a good memory right now, didn't I say it very clearly just now?" After the trial, I will pay an official visit to Fontaine. ”

"What is the purpose of the visit?"

"Ha, it has nothing to do with you, then Villette, Lady Funina is the ruler of this country."

"As the Supreme Inquisitor of Fontaine, I have the right to know all the affairs of this country."

"Tsk, okay, okay, between me and Funina, there are some things to talk about the gods, as a member of the dragon, you won't eavesdrop, right?"

Wang Daoyi looked at Navillette with a smile.

The gods and the dragon are hostile in nature.

Wang Daoyi is telling Navillette that compared to him, an outsider, oh, this outer dragon, Wang Daoyi and Funina are in the same group.

“…… The meeting should not be out of my sight unless Ms. Funinga herself requested. ”

Navillette didn't care about any gods, any dragons,

He just wanted to protect Funina.

There was something wrong with Funina, and Villette already knew.

But no matter how problematic Funina is, it should be the Fontaine's own business.

"It doesn't matter, just arrange for me to meet with Funina."

Wang Daoyi shrugged.

When we talked about Fcalus, Frunina would naturally let Villette go away.

This point, Wang Daoyi is extremely confirmed.

The two remained silent in the break room for an hour.

"It's time for the trial to continue."

Navillette got up from the couch.

"I'm looking forward to it."

Wang Daoyi also smiled,

Ying, they should be able to surprise themselves.

……

"Both sides have returned to their positions, then our trial will continue."

Navillette glanced at Wang Daoyi, who had returned to the audience, before looking at Funina and Ying, announcing that the trial would continue.

"Since Mr. Linney believes that the new evidence presented by Ms. Funina is true before the adjournment, let Ms. Funina tell the truth of the case."

Navillette gave the voice to Funina.

Funina still looked like she was winning: "It's not in vain that I've waited so long." Come on, guys, and listen carefully. ”

She held her head high and stretched out her hand to Linney and pointed: "At this stage, we only start from Linny's perspective and restore the whole incident. ”

First of all, at the beginning of the countdown to the audience, Linny was in the tunnel.

As the flatbed passed through, he opened the box and tangled with Halsey, causing the muffled noise.

He didn't realize that the sound would be loud enough to be heard throughout the opera house, so in the previous inquiry he deliberately said that he didn't hear the sound,

Eventually, Lynny knocked Helci unconscious with a vase and took off her coat to avoid being recognized.

But at this time, Cowell hears something strange and comes to the tunnel and meets Linny, who is committing a crime.

So Lynny knocked Cowell unconscious again and put him in the box.

Linney then handed the fainting Helsch through the magic box in the audience to the accomplices, and then manipulated the mechanism to make Cowell appear to have died in an accident. ”

As she spoke, Funina crossed her hands on her hips: "This is the truth of the matter!" (Hey, hey, hey, I'm amazing!) ）”

On the judgment seat,

Navillette's expression remained unchanged, and after Funina finished speaking, she turned to look at the defense bench: "For the truth description proposed by Lady Funina. Is there anything you would like to refute here? ”

On the defense bench, Ying frowned slightly, and her heart was already active: (The key to the rebuttal is, in chronological order, what did Linny experience in the tunnel, and what did he witness...... ）

After thinking about it slightly, Ying prepared a defense, and then quietly told Paimon,

Paimon's eyes lit up and she pulled out her detective suit again, "Detective Paimon has something to say!" ”

Navillette nodded slightly: "Please speak from the defense bench." ”

Paimon held his head: "At the beginning of the countdown, Lynny did enter the tunnel.

But he immediately went through the vent to the basement of the opera house, the room where the underground core of the [Signal Machine] was located, and when he arrived, he heard the voice of speech in the unoccupied room.

Feeling that something was wrong, he decided not to linger and went straight back.

Back in the tunnels, the crime scene has been formed, and in order to successfully complete the magic, Linny does not stop long.

Finally he returns to the ground, and the unexpected happens, and that's how he sees it! He is innocent! ”

After saying that, Paimon covered his chest, "Wow, I'm done with it all!" I'm amazing, I'm amazing! ”

On the other side,

On the accusation seat, Funina clasped her hands and put one hand on her chin, revealing a disdainful smile: "In other words, you think Lynny is completely unaware?" ”

Paimon: "That's right! ”

Ying: "And your reasoning is flawed. ”

Funingna's face froze: "Huh! Huh? Mine? ”

Ying nodded and spoke, "The Tao on the stage was premeditated, but you said that Cowell bumped into Linny by accident. ”

"That's right." Paimon continued, "In that case, if Cowell hadn't broken into the tunnels, who was Linney set up to kill?" According to the truth of the case you said, Linny is just going to kidnap the girl to create a new disappearance, and there is no need to kill people on stage. ”

With that, Paimon clapped his little hand and looked at Funna innocently.

In the audience,

"Yes, yes, that's it, hehe, worthy of being my partner, the situation has finally come back."

Someone started talking for Ying's side,

Wang Dao turned his head to see that it was a blonde girl,

It's really worthy of Ying, did you meet a new girl so soon!

On the bench of accusations,

Funinga did not show weakness, but became a little stronger,

Now there is no direct evidence on both sides, and the comparison is who comes up with a more comprehensive story chain and can convince the audience more.

And Funina is obviously more advantageous than Ying in this regard.

"Even if you have the audacity to deny my inference, what evidence is there to prove that you are right?"

Funina questioned Ying.

Ying immediately replied, "Do you remember... How do you overturn Linney's alibi? ”

"Remember, what's wrong... If he was in the magic box the whole time, how could he not hear that voice..."Funina didn't feel the language trap at all, and replied directly, and after finishing speaking, she was stunned, "Ah! You mean......"

"Now [it] has also become [key clue]..."Ying smiled, "It was because Linny wasn't in the magic box, and he wasn't in the underground passage, that he couldn't hear that loud noise." It shows that when the crime happened, Linny had indeed climbed into the basement through the vent. ”

Paimon followed suit, "Hmph, the clue you used to deny Linny's alibi has now become the best proof of his alibi!" ”

In the audience,

"It's wonderful to use Funina-sama's logic to refute Funina-sama."

"In this way, if the evidence is established, then Linney is indeed not below at the time of the crime."

"It's reversed, it's reversed, I really like to reverse it."

……

Public opinion in the audience has begun to tilt in Linney's favor.

This is the dramatization of the Fontaine trial,

If neither side has evidence to prove anything,

The brilliance of the speeches of both sides will directly affect the judgment of the audience, and thus the operation of the Cardinal.

Of course, the premise is that a being hidden in the Cardinal does not intervene directly.

On the bench of accusations,

"Shout... You actually use such logic..."Funingna's little face sank, "That, that, then you say!" If this wasn't done by Linny, who else would it be! ”

Funina's questioning made Ying's happiness disappear just now,

refuting Funina's point of view only proves that Lynny did not act as Funina said,

But the possibility of Linney could not be completely washed out.

If Linney is to be proven innocent, then finding the real culprit is the most important thing.

So, who is the real culprit?

Ying began to review the clues she had found,

(The garrison's investigation revealed that fireworks set off near the end of the magic show burned the rope that suspended the water tank, causing the tank to fall and kill Cowell in the box.) After ruling out Linny's suspicions, the only people who can do anything to the magic props are the other members of the magic troupe. ）

(Linney details how the magic works: through the design of the double box, the box containing the audience is sent to the opposite side through a tunnel, and he himself goes to the opposite side through the tunnel.) The interaction on the stage is realized by Lynette, who changes her costume, and the assistant on the stage. ）

(The cloak of the missing girl Helcy has been left in the tunnels for unknown reasons.) ）

Ying whispered, "The deceased's name is Cowell, and he is Linny's assistant actor, and he can manipulate the props..."

"Huh?" Paimon beside him heard Ying's whisper, "Huh, won't you?" Are you serious? ”

Looking at Ying's serious eyes, Paimon announced to everyone with some embarrassment, "Uh... The murderer is the victim of this case, Cowell! ”

On the bench of accusations,

Funina smiled suddenly: "Oh, is it? It's really interesting, then tell your reasoning and listen to it. ”

Sometimes, you can't prove that you're right, and you can prove that the other party is wrong.

The other party pointed out the deceased as the murderer, which was exactly what Funingna wanted.

Anyway, she doesn't have any tricks, and it's good to watch her opponent make a faint move.

And the next thing Ying has to do is to review what Cowell did and how he went from a murderer to a deceased.

Ying's brows were tightly locked, but she couldn't speak.

On the side, Paimon and Linney looked at her with some concern.

But no matter what Ying thinks, she can't reason a complete logic.

If Cowell were to go from a murderer to a victim,

There must be a real murderer,

Among the people involved in the case,

Only Linny, Cowell, and ...... Missing teenage girl.

So, who can exist as a murderer?

And, where did the missing girl go?

Ying's reasoning has fallen into a dead end.

Time passes little by little,

On the accusation bench, Funina was already excited: "Forgive me, dear opponents, do you perceive the impatience of the audience? There is no greater sin in this opera house than being cold. ”

On the bench, Navillette also looked at the defense bench: "If Mr. Linney's side is unable to speak forcefully, we will move on to the next link." ”

On the defense bench, Paimon and Linny's siblings become more and more nervous, but they still comfort Ying and tell her not to be stressed.

And in the audience, the long-awaited audience can't wait to start the next scene.

"Please wait a moment, Your Excellency Supreme Inquisitor."

Suddenly, a voice sounded, attracting everyone's attention.

Everyone saw that it was the Lord of Chisha who had been watching the play before.

"Dao Yi ......" Paimon's eyes lit up.

Funina frowned slightly.

Navillette looked at Wang Daoyi: "Your Majesty, the Lord of the Red Sands, as a jury, you should not speak at this time. ”

"Of course, of course, but as a god, I have the right to speak at all times, don't I?" Wang Daoyi shrugged at Navillette.

Navillette was slightly silent, and then added, "So, what do you want to say?" ”

"I was 'satisfied' with such a wonderful performance at the first show I came to Fontaine, but as a country of justice, I think that when the defence bench makes an argument, we should consider whether his argument is reasonable, and if there is even the slightest possibility, it needs to be investigated, right?"

"What exactly do you want to say?" Navillette didn't want to go around in circles with the king.

"I just want to say, should our guard search Mr. Cowell's luggage when the defence bench suggests that Mr. Cowell is the murderer?

If Mr. Cowell is really the murderer, then he must have come here for some purpose,

In his luggage, there may be the evidence we need most. ”

As the Lord of the Red Sand spoke, he stood up and faced the audience: "The case has been reasoned so far, and there are three key characters in total, the suspect Linny, the deceased Cowell, and the missing girl Helsi.

In the case of Liyue or Sumeru, the first thing we need to do is to investigate all the luggage of these three people and find out what is suspicious. ”

As he spoke, Wang Daoyi looked at Navillette again: "So, Your Excellency Supreme Judge, does the garrison have the luggage to investigate these three people, oh, the missing girl is just a spectator, and there is no luggage, so has the luggage of Linny and Cowell been investigated?" ”

Navillette was silent when asked by Wang Daoyi, and finally looked at the guards on the other side: "Have you investigated the luggage of the two?" ”

The guards were silent,

They had long decided that Lynny was the murderer, so how could they investigate.

"Ha, it looks like it's gone." Wang Daoyi sneered, and then continued, "A trial that has not even investigated the evidence clearly is obviously not enough to call it justice, Your Excellency Supreme Judge, both the accusation and the defense need more evidence, and we, the audience, also need the truth, so I hope to temporarily stop the reasoning of the case and search for more evidence." ”

"The truth needs proof!"

As soon as Wang Dao finished speaking, there was silence in the opera house.

soon

The audience erupted in shouts,

"That's right, we need the truth with evidence."

"Your Excellency Supreme Inquisitor, please agree with the Lord of the Red Sands."

"Judgment with evidence is justice, that's a good thing."

……

Looking at the shouts that erupted from the audience,

Navillette sat in the judge's chair, his eyes drooping slightly: "Searching for more reasonable evidence, this is a reasonable request, since it is difficult to reach a conclusion on the case at this stage, it is also beneficial to the progress of the trial to be able to supplement the evidence, please ask the guards to enter the lounge and investigate the belongings of the deceased Cowell." ”

(End of chapter)