Chapter 141 Trial
"Boy, I've brought it, but you have the right to refuse. The Hager family is also a well-known big family in the Imperial City. If you provoke them, it may be dangerous for yourself. Although the court will protect witnesses, this kind of protection has a deadline, so you'd better consider it clearly." The captain of the bearded boy said very seriously. It can be seen that he admires Long Yi very much, and he does not want Long Yi to encounter danger. In his opinion, Long Yi is a dragon knight with a bright future, and there is no need to cause trouble for such things. Especially now Long Yi's dragon is underage and has not officially served. At this time, provoking a big family will not be of any benefit to Long Yi.
However, the bearded man's kindness immediately had a special effect on adding fuel to the fire. Long Yi immediately said that he would set off immediately and set off to the imperial city to play Joseph to death!
On the night when Long Yi decided to agree to become a witness, a sneaky figure touched Long Yi's dormitory, but was swept down by Bajie's tail, pressed heavily under his body, unable to move.
"I am not an enemy! I am not an enemy! I come with kindness!" the man shouted hurriedly, but obviously lowered his voice.
"Come on, tell me your kindness." Long Yi turned on the desk lamp in the room and was injected with fighting spirit, the desk lamp immediately reflected the person's face.
The thin face was not covered with blood, as if it was malnourished; a black dress was suitable for nighttime action, but he himself did not have a trace of fighting spirit.
Just an ordinary person.
Bajie pinched the man's arm, and the man immediately grinned and cried out in pain, but also lowered his voice.
"Bajie, let him go." Long Yi and Bajie said. He also wanted to see what this person's kindness was. It would be no fun if Bajie pinched him to death.
Bajie grinned, showing his teeth that were cleaned every day. His white teeth reflected the light of the lamp, and the man seemed to be able to see his reflection from Bajie's teeth.
"Hello, Lord Long Yi, I'm just an unknown man. I'm from the Hager family... That, do you know the Hager family?" the man said carefully.
"Hagir family, Joseph, I must know about the Hager family." Long Yi smiled. As expected, the Hager family still sent someone to come. "But you came so fast that the messenger sent by the prosecutor just left in the afternoon, and you came."
The man saw Long Yi smile on his face, and he also chuckled, saying, "Actually, we have been waiting for news in the academy. When we saw the prosecutor's messenger appear, we came immediately."
"This is really easy to leak. Hager's family is happy to do things. Well, if you say you have brought kindness, then show me what your kindness is!" Long Yi has always been too lazy to go around the circle and went straight to the point. Is it a treasure or a machete, please draw the way.
"Ahem, on behalf of the Hager family, I would like to express my sincere apology to Lord Long Yi. The Hager family decided to compensate Lord Long Yi for your 300,000 gold coins in exchange for your understanding. At the same time, we will also provide you with a mansion in the Imperial City and several servants. If Lord Long Yi is still not satisfied with this compensation, I can also contact the family immediately to strive to gain greater benefits for Lord Long Yi."
After saying that, the man looked at Long Yi's face carefully, smiled with a flattering smile, and said, "Sir, what do you think?"
What a big deal!
This is Long Yi's first reaction. 300,000 gold coins are a huge sum of money for the residents of the empire with an average annual income of only one thousand gold coins! And a mansion in the Imperial City is even more valuable! How could such so-called compensation be a real compensation?
"What does the Hagrid family mean?" Long Yi simply pretended to be stupid and continued to ask.
When he heard Long ask for details, the man immediately felt that there was a door and hurriedly said.
"The family hopes that Lord Long Yi will not agree to be a witness in this lawsuit, or even if he agrees, he can just deal with it simply. Lord Long Yi, you should know that in the imperial city, the Hager family is still very famous. In this case, the joint litigation people have no chance of winning, because they can't find any evidence at all! Haha, to be honest, the power of the Hager family is not a little bit stronger than those small families, and it is not a little bit of a clue to deal with the Royal Academy of Spells? Such so-called lawsuits are not enough to shake the Hager family at all."
The man said softly and hard, reminding Long Yi not to do stupid things.
"So, did you bring the money?" Long Yi asked.
"This, how is this possible? The villain can't carry 300,000 gold coins. The family means that when Master Joseph casts it without guilt, the family will come to the door to give the reward in person!" The man said excitedly when he heard Long Yi ask about money. What he feared the most was the kind of people who don't eat soft and hard. As long as you feel a little loose, it means you have a chance!
"Boy, do you think I'm like a fool? You said a lot of things. In the end, I can't make a penny in love, so I will do things for you? Are you insulting my wisdom?"
Long Yi was furious!
"You go back and tell you what the so-called family is. With your unsincere performance, you can't even think about getting my help! In addition, you'd better tell your family idiots, is it amazing for the Royal Academy of Spells? If you want to play spiritual spells, see who can play Banshee in the Academy? If you don't agree, let them try it!"
"Hey? Lord Long Yi please calm down. I don't mean to look down on you! Lord Long Yi, please don't pull me!? Lord Long Yi, you hurt, it hurts! Lord Long Yi, what are you doing? Why are you walking towards the window? This is the third floor! Lord Long Yi, please don't throw it away! Lord Long Yi, I'm afraid of heights! Ah--"
Plop!
A figure was thrown to a tree, rolling and smashing countless branches, and finally landed on the ground. He moaned for a while and found that it seemed to alarm the guards patrolling the night in the dormitory area. He hurriedly staggered up and limped away.
"Tsk, want to bribe me? I, Long Yi, is the messenger of justice! A role model of mankind!" Long Yi boasted shamelessly.
The next morning, on the dining table in the cafeteria, Long Yi described what happened last night to Erin. After hearing this, Erin was indignant and firmly supported Long Yi's approach. For a pervert like Joseph, Erin wanted to break his legs!
After breakfast, Long Yi found the dean who looked like Gandalf to ask for leave. After hearing that Long Yi wanted to uphold justice, the dean readily agreed to Long Yi's request for leave. Moreover, Long Yi's Irene, as a model of continuous skipping grades, has always been among the best in academic performance, and there is no need to force them to stay in the academy.
So, that day, Long Yi and Erin set off for the imperial city. After hearing about it, Wesley was heartbroken with the chef Mosquito brothers. Look at them, if they have good grades, they can take leave and go out to play casually! We brothers cannot say that they are not outstanding, but why do we feel that they are so much worse than others?
So the three of them worked harder and even more secretly in their hearts. Even if they couldn't compare with Long Yi and Erin, how could they win the first place in the class?
For a moment, the strength of the three people improved by leaps and bounds.
When they arrived at the Imperial City, the two of them moved into the General's Mansion as usual. However, General Kailong was not in the mansion and said that he had official duties. On the day they stayed in the mansion, the representative of the joint prosecutor came directly to Long Yi to explain the current situation to Long Yi, and hinted that if Joseph could be successfully sentenced, the joint prosecution would be expressed. Long Yi refused this obvious bribery in a righteous manner. He said that the reason why he came here to become a witness was entirely because of the indelible conscience and a strong sense of justice in his heart, which had nothing to do with money. He also told the other party that the Hager family had sent people to bring 300,000 gold coins and a mansion, but he did not accept it.
So, the representative of the joint prosecutor left the General's Mansion with an expression that could only be understood but not expressed on his face.
Next, it is time to wait for the trial.
There is a magnificent building in the imperial city, located directly in front of the palace, and the height of the top of the building exceeds the Royal Deliberal Hall. This is also the only official building in the imperial city that is higher than the Royal Deliberal Hall. This is the Royal Court, the most authoritative legal enforcement and formulation agency of the White Dragon Empire.
In fact, this incident was not enough to alarm the Royal Court, but the joint prosecutions insisted on going to the most fair and just place in the White Dragon Empire, and they paid a huge deposit for this - of course, the money will eventually be paid by the loser. The purpose of the joint prosecution is obvious, they are to make this matter big, so that everyone knows, and then completely smear the Hagrid family.
This is not an ordinary lawsuit, behind this is a chain of interests driven by a series of interests.
Long Yi only entered the military court in his previous life, but he just went to listen. The building was very small and gloomy. The court was extremely tall, facing the sun. Just above the court was a white dragon sitting upright, covering his eyes and holding the balance with one front paw. One end of the balance was a heart, and the other end was an open book, symbolizing the law.
As a witness, Long Yi naturally couldn't keep watching. He followed the defense lawyer of the joint prosecutor to quickly walk into the court. Through the corridors, he came to two huge golden doors.
"Sorry, Mr. Long Yi, please wait here. After we go in, there is still some process to leave." The short lawyer said, wiping the sweat on his head. It's only April now, and it's spring and flowers blooming, so he's already sweating so much, which shows that he's still very nervous.
Long nodded and signaled that he was fine. But on the side, Erin could not help but tremble.
"Don't be afraid." Long Yi grabbed Ellie's hand and said softly.
"I, I'm not afraid, but here I always feel scary." Erin shrank toward Long Yi and whispered.
"This is the majesty of the law. Only when people are afraid of the law can they truly restrain their behavior, and neither moral nor self-control are the ability." Long Yi said.
"Then... as long as you make a little mistake, you will behead your head immediately. Wouldn't humans never commit crimes?" Erin asked.
"Then, some small crimes will turn into murders. Look, the price you have to pay for stealing an apple and killing all the others' families is the same. So how many thugs will there be in this world? This is the question of the cost of crime." Long Yi explained to Erin based on his own understanding.
Erin was originally smart, so she naturally had a little bit of this kind of thing. She nodded and thought seriously.
"The master knows so much!" Xiao Zi exclaimed sincerely.
"Thank you!" Long Yi didn't explain, just touched Xiao Zi's head, and then waited quietly.
Afterwards, the court opened, and Long Yi and Erin attended.
Long Yi saw Joseph, and he sat in the dock with a calm expression. When Long Yi appeared, his expression flashed clearly. Then, he smiled at Long Yi provocatively.
Long Yi grinned and smiled, and at the same time stretched out a finger and gently scratched his neck. Joseph's smile became more obvious, and he made a "come" gesture. Then he turned his head. Long Yi didn't see it, and Joseph was so nervous that his hands were trembling!
Because he saw Xiao Zi!
In this world, if we talk about spiritual spells, there is probably nothing that can compare to banshees. Their control over spiritual spells comes from instinct!
Joseph glanced at the defense lawyer beside him. He was a fat man with a glossy face. He was also a very famous defense lawyer within the imperial city. At this time, the fat man was also looking at Xiao Zi. As soon as he saw Xiao Zi, he immediately knew what card the other party was playing!
Some evidence the other party is trying to target them!
Among all the evidence provided by both parties, there is one crucial evidence, that is, the judgment of the impact of the spiritual spells of Joseph on girls issued by the Royal Institute of Spells. In that proof, the Royal Institute of Spells proved that Joseph's spells were not enough to force the other party to fall in love with Joseph, so girls fell in love with Joseph on their own. At best, those spells only made the girls who originally fell in love with Joseph more.
The court therefore judged that in this world of free love, a girl who loves Joseph voluntarily sacrifices for him, and can only be considered half-hearted.
Although this judgment is not enough to completely free Joseph from responsibility, it can turn the responsibility that might have lost his head into something that can be solved by losing money.
For the Hagers, incidents that can be solved as long as they can spend money are nothing.
Now, the joint appellant starts from the direction of Dragon I and Banshee, and is aiming at the Royal Academy of Spells!
Sure enough, not long after, the door of the court opened again, and several researchers from the Royal Institute of Spells walked in. One of them, Long Yi, actually knew him, who was the second-grade spell tutor!
Since the appearance of the Black Dragon Empire spy that day, the second-grade spell tutor has changed another person. The original spell tutor has returned to the Royal Academy of Spells to continue his research. Today, Long Yi almost couldn't recognize him. The person who was originally so sissy was now sloppy and had a stubble face.
Having said that, Long Yi still doesn’t know what the tutor is called. In the Dragon Knight Academy, it seems that the tutors and instructors deliberately downplay their own names and only ask their classmates to call them tutors or instructors, or deans. I heard that this is a rule given by the dean who is Gandalf, he believes that if he doesn’t know the other person’s name, he will not be too close to the other person, and once he is separated, he will not be so sad.
No matter how you hear it, this rule full of petty bourgeois literary style is not like the old dean could think of.
When the spell instructor saw Long Yi and Erin beside him, his eyes immediately lit up, but when he saw Xiao Zi beside Long Yi, his eyes almost fell out!
Not only the spell tutor, but the researchers around him were originally half-dead, and they looked as if they were about to be squeezed dry. But when they saw Xiao Zi, their eyes suddenly shone and they walked towards Xiao Zi. If it weren't for the court guards' blocking him, these sloppy uncles would have pounced on him.
"Tsk, isn't it just a banshee? As for this? I must be looking at my cute appearance, these vulgar uncles can't help but have a beastly nature in their hearts!" Xiao Zi curled her lips, looking disdainful.
Long Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly, "You are a banshee, don't you feel anything special." But not many of us humans have seen banshees, and there are not many people who know you are a banshee in the audience. Who wouldn't be surprised if you recognize you as a banshee?"
Finally, the court guards smashed the law enforcement sword in their hands three times.
"Sujing, the judge is here!"
Suddenly, the whole court became quiet. Anyone who dared to remain noisy at this time would be sentenced to contempt of court, be beaten, fine, and then expelled from court. The specific sentencing depends on the judge's mood.
Amid Long Yi's excited expectation, the judge finally appeared. What Long Yi didn't expect was that the man was the judge who fought against Long Yi at the opening ceremony!
This person will definitely enforce the law impartially, right?
"The court is open now!" The judge's gavel, who looked like a hawk, fell down and the court officially opened.
Next was all kinds of disputes. The defense lawyers of both sides refused to give in and confronted each other, but they were basically repetitions of the past few trials. And then the highlight was the highlight.
"Mr. Judge, in order to prove our point of view, we finally found the witness of the incident on that day, Mr. Long Yi!"
"I oppose the judge! The other party decided to use a new witness without notifying us, which is illegal!"
"The objection is invalid. According to imperial law, in order to protect the safety of witnesses, the other party may use a new witness without notifying the defendant!" said the judge.
Yes! Enforce the law impartially! Good man!
Long Yi sat on the witness stand with a smile.
"Then, Mr. Long Yi, please swear." The court guard on the side took out a scroll, which was filled with dense dragon words. Long Yi pressed his hand to the blank space below and recited the dragon words above.
"I swear I will tell you everything, say everything, and give you all the truth."
The scroll buzzed and turned into a golden light and disappeared.
This is not a useless ceremony. After swearing, if you lie, you will be immediately condemned by divine power. At the least, you will lose all your power, and at the worst, you will die on the spot!
Chapter completed!