"Deputy Head Miranda, why are you here?" Parsa stared at the woman in front of her. It turned out that she was Roger's wife, Ice Rose Miranda.

"Ah...... It's that powerful woman, how could she be here?" Joshua felt more and more confused, "I must be dreaming, dreaming. Joshua closed his eyes tightly, shaking his head as hard as he could, and constantly making mental cues to himself. Unfortunately, it backfired, and the Imperial Council was still in progress.

"As far as I know, Deputy Master Miranda, why did you appear in the palace without a sound when you were supposed to be in charge of clearing pirates near Barneysport at this time?" asked Ecberdo with a sudden smile.

"Deal with pirates, leave it to Lord Thunder Fist, Lord Zhang, and Princess Hailey, and they will do. I came to the palace this time to find an important piece of information about the murder of the king. Miranda clutched a parchment roll in her hand.

"The murder of the king has come to an end. Parsa said, "Based on the evidence we have, there is no doubt that the real culprit behind the whole case is Byron, the head of the Golden Dragon Knights, and what awaits him will be the cold guillotine." I wonder Miranda, what new evidence do you have?"

"That's right, Deputy Head Miranda. "We are now discussing the marriage of His Majesty the King, and it is not appropriate for you to bring up the sad matter of the King's murder again." ”

"Lord Ecbert, I think the murder of the king is the most appalling incident in the entire kingdom of Reims, and we must find out. It was too hasty to convict Byron and close the case early. Roger sneered at Ekbeldo, then immediately turned to Parsa and said, "Prime Minister, I think you will agree with me, right?"

Parsa frowned at first, and then feigned a smile: "Let's see what new evidence your wife has brought us!"

"Prime Minister, the evidence you have obtained earlier indicates that Lord Byron smeared a snake venom in the king's glass. And this snake venom can make people die of chronic poisoning. Miranda opened the parchment scroll in her hand and said, "And Lord Bolton said that Lord Byron had him collect this snake venom in the distant city of the Fog Forest. Then the problem arises, at the dinner that day, there were a lot of people walking around the king, and Lord Byron did not sit with the king, and his only chance was to poison the toast. However, I have shown through the report of the local scholar in Fog Forest City that this snake venom can penetrate the skin in addition to being poisoned by oral administration. Therefore, the cause of the king's death must have been due to this snake venom. Anyone who could come into contact with the king's corpse could re-poison it afterwards to achieve the purpose of planting. ”

Parsa stared at Miranda. Joshua looked at him sullenly: "Prime Minister, since there are still many doubts in this case, I think it is necessary to retry it. And my marriage can be put aside and discussed later. He smiled and glanced at Miranda, thinking that this woman had arrived just in time.

Parsa then said, "Then Mistress Miranda, do you mean that one of us wants to frame Lord Byron, or that there may be someone else? But don't forget that the evidence of Byron's rebellion is conclusive. We also intercepted his correspondence with the Lord of Craigie Island, Haig Mallory. Coupled with the confession of his subordinate Bolton, even if he was not the real murderer of the king, the case of rebellion could have been punished with death. ”

I'm free! Countless eyes fell on him. Joshua thought to himself, I can't laugh! The presence of this woman helped him to relieve him, and although he sat on the throne very restlessly, it was better to let him hear about the murder of the king than to ask him to marry.

"Prime Minister, it's hard to take a letter as evidence, right?" said Roger.

"What do you mean, Lord Roger?"

"Copying other people's notes can be done with magic. ”

Parsa became impatient: "I still don't understand, what exactly are you trying to say?"

I don't know what they're saying, Joshua thought.

"If Lord Byron's letter of conspiracy against him was forged by magic, then the murderer must have been a very powerful magician. Roger's words were shocking, and the onlookers present were in an uproar.

When the voice died down, Ecbeldo suddenly yelled at Roger: "Lord Roger, do you mean to suspect that these letters were forged by our Black Dragon Knights? Because in the entire Reims Kingdom, only our Black Dragon Knights are composed of mage troops, and the other knights basically have no mages. The Golden Dragon Knights also have mage troops, and there are excellent mages such as Jona, Kevin, Fanny, and Lana, but obviously you wouldn't think they were the ones who forged evidence to frame their leader, right?"

"Ecbertor," Roger laughed, "I don't think these letters were planted by your Black Dragon Knights, but to be sure that they are genuine, it's best to determine the authenticity of the letters before the trial." ”

Ekberdo asked, "By whom?"

"In the kingdom of Reims, Mistress Parsa and Mistress Ruona are two of the best mages. However, Lord Parsa was originally the leader of the Black Dragon Knights, and Lord Ruona was from the Golden Dragon Knights of the suspect, Lord Byron, and after Lord Byron was arrested, she disappeared along with many members of the Golden Dragon Knights. So we can only seek the help of mages outside of Floating City. ”

"I'd like to hear who's the right fit. Ekberdo grinned.

"We can ask the former archmage of the Kingdom of Reims, Lord Iliad Ekka, the god of wind, to come to Floating City for identification. ”

"For what?" Ecberdo suddenly began to ask again, "How long will it take for Lord Anemo to come to Floating City?" Byron, the guilty minister, will be angry if he does not get the punishment he deserves. ”

"If we kill a good man by mistake and let the real murderer go unpunished, the gods will be even more angry. What's more, Lord Byron is known as the wall of the kingdom and is the younger brother of the Holy King, so his motive for committing the crime is very far-fetched. Roger said.

"But Lord Anemo has been haunted since he stepped down as Chief Archmage and returned to his hometown. If we haven't been able to find him, then where is the case going on?" said Ecbeldo, "because all the evidence now points to Byron, and if you think the murderer has someone else, you can find new evidence." ”

"Of course you can, if you insist. But I must warn you that if I were the real murderer, I would have destroyed all evidence against him long ago by the time you pointed the finger at Lord Byron. In fact, instead of wasting time on this issue, it is better to directly adjudicate in the simplest way. Lord Byron, as a member of the royal family, is entitled to let the gods decide his fate. Roger nodded.

Could it be that this guy Roger wants to propose a joust trial? Parsa's eyes showed a cold light.

The trial is a unique form of trial in the legislation of the Kingdom of Reims. Major cases between members of the royal family can be judged by the gods, who believe that the gods will bless the innocent side to win. Although the case of the king's murder can be said to involve a major issue at the national level, because the murderer accused by the Parsa side is the late king's own brother, and Parsa himself is a member of the royal family, it meets the criteria for a joust trial.

"Actually, my evidence is swelling every day. Parsa said.

"Really? Then I'll have to collect evidence. Roger laughed.

"If it's a jousting trial, you don't say it, it must be confirmed by Byron himself. And if the trial fails, then Byron will be found guilty even if he can find new evidence later. ”

"Yes, you can ask first, because I think he'll accept it. ”

"Charged with murder of kings and relatives, even if he accepts the trial of martial arts, Byron cannot personally fight, and must find a deputy knight to compete for him. With a wave of his right hand, Parsa said, "Go and get pen and paper, and go to the prison and ask Byron, the traitor, if he would like to be tried in a martial arts." If he agrees, let him sign the trial treaty immediately. ”