Chapter 585 9.7 Trial by the Holy See (2)

Chapter 585 7 Trial of the Holy See (2)

"Disciple of the Lord!"

"Before testifying, can you face the Holy Cross and guarantee that every word of your confession comes from your personal experience!"

Chief Justice Ivo looked down from above, looking down at the tiny figure in the witness stand.

"Your Honor, the Holy Light is upon me."

"I guarantee that every word is true."

The first person to walk to the witness stand was a wine waiter at the Gannix family dinner, one of the 92 servants of the Gannix Manor.

His name was "Small Wine Glass" Pete.

"Sir, yesterday I was holding a bottle of red wine, standing in front of two East Land diplomats."

"When Senator Gannix and Mr. Xu Lanying made a friendly 'cheek kiss' at the dinner table, I saw the disgust in the eyes of the two East Land diplomats."

Pitt pointed his finger at Shang Junzi.

"The young man looked extremely hateful, as if he was about to draw his knife and chop someone!"

"The older man quickly held his hand, and then the two of them talked quietly!"

The wine waiter was still a little nervous when he first stood on the witness stand, but when he saw the encouraging eyes of Chief Justice Ivo on the high platform, and saw that the jury composed of high-ranking nobles around him were all looking at him, he became more and more confident.

Even the voice of the speaker gradually became steady.

"I have reason to believe that they are full of hatred for Senator Gannix and Mr. Xu Lanying. I even vaguely heard that the two of them were talking about waiting until that night to carry out a "greater punishment action"!"

As soon as these words came out, the nobles who were watching intently on the jury immediately burst into a buzzing sound.

There are some "conventional" laws circulating among the countries of the Western Continent. Although they do not need to be written into the law, everyone will subconsciously abide by them unconditionally.

"Guest rights" is one of the most well-known ones.

As long as the host opens the door and welcomes the guest in. The two exchanged salt and bread at the table, and the relationship changed from strangers to guests.

After exchanging salt and bread, no matter how big the dispute is, the host cannot attack the guest in his own house.

The same is true in reverse.

If the testimony of "Little Wine Glass" Peter is correct, the two East Continent diplomats conspired to kill the host at the table, which is a ruthless trampling on the sacred "guest rights".

In all countries in the Western Continent, this is a crime that can be tied to the Holy Cross and burned at the stake.

"Mr. Peter, did you hear this conversation between the two of them?!"

"My ears will not lie, your honor!"

"Senator Gannix will never hire incompetent people as servants. My Chinese is very good and I can clearly identify every word they say!"

The naked slander came to his face, and Shang Junzi felt his temples throbbing and the blood in his body immediately burned.

He wanted to defend himself, but Gu Huaian pressed his arm again.

"I have a hunch"

"The murder last night was not a conspiracy against you and me, maybe this court trial is."

All that happened in front of him gave Gu Huai'an a sense of unreality that was almost magical.

Using strict laws to rule the people is the unique skill of the Legalist mentors. In the Tang Dynasty of the East, the Legalist mentors never pay attention to any evidence when dealing with those who harm the people and cholera.

After catching them, they just put a few hats on them and their heads fell within three days.

It is better to kill the wrong person than to let him go.

This is the usual method used by the Legalist mentors. I didn't expect that it would be used on me in this foreign country today.

It feels like the law of heaven is reborn and fate is playing tricks on me.

"Don't worry"

"The Right Prime Minister never fights unprepared battles. Long before you and I set out, our brothers have been fully prepared!"

Gu Huai'an's two short sentences quickly calmed Shang Junzi down. Then for a long time, the two of them had empty eyes like stone statues without any facial expression.

The situation was so strange that when Peter the Little Wineglass finished his testimony, the two of them remained indifferent and silent.

"Two diplomats, do you have anything to say?"

After a long time, Chief Justice Ivo finally couldn't stand the stiff atmosphere and spoke first.

Gu Huaian smiled at him with a tacit understanding and shook his head slightly.

"Call the second witness!"

The second witness was one of the seven city security officers under Senator Gannix.

He came with a huge package on his shoulder, walked to the center of the court, and poured out all the items in the package with a bang. More than a dozen weapons with cold light were thrown on the ground, including two cold iron long swords commonly used by people in the East Land, and several daggers and knives.

The most eye-catching ones were two short halberds.

This kind of weapon, which is similar to a short spear with a horizontal broad blade, is only used by people in the East Land, and most of the nobles in the West Land have never even seen it.

"I am Fitas Mikkel, the sheriff of the Yawan District of Constantinople!"

"These are the weapons found in the residences of two East Continent diplomats! Haha, I have never found any Roman citizen hiding so many weapons in his home since I took over this job for so long."

"They brought so many lethal weapons into the city without reporting to my General Security Bureau!

"What do they want to do? !"

"I can conclude that they came here just to kill people!"

The buzzing voices in the jury sounded again, but this time, the calm Gu Huai'an's eyes began to tremble slightly.

The Roman sheriff dared to search the Tingfeng Pavilion?

This was something he never expected.

It was extremely rude for the two to come to the Inquisition with false charges. Even if the Eastern Tang Dynasty no longer had its former glory, it was still a behemoth compared to the tiny Byzantine Empire.

What was wrong with this country based on trade that dared to search the residences of two diplomats without investigating the truth of the matter? !

Aren't they afraid that the Right Prime Minister will close the Silk Road and expel all foreigners from their homeland?

Just as Hoffman Heinsili described last night. The Eastern Tang Dynasty, located on the Eastern Continent, is an agricultural country with vast and fertile land and nearly half of the world's population.

Even if all Roman merchants were expelled from the Tang Dynasty, the lives of the Tang people would not change significantly.

The situation in Byzantium was completely different.

The commercial tax generated by the Silk Road accounted for one-third of the kingdom's tax revenue. After losing this part of the income, nearly half of the families faced a financial crisis.

What kind of hysteria did they have to do this?

Or

Is the strength of the Illuminati's undercover agents so strong that they dare to use the strategy of alienation?

While Gu Huai'an was concentrating on thinking, the city defense security officer "Letas Mikel" finished his testimony passionately. He showed the East Land weapons he had looted to the people around him one by one.

He even asked his men to bring two turkeys to slaughter on the spot to verify that "these weapons are all sharpened killing weapons, not decorations hanging on the wall."

After showing the sharpness of these weapons, the old sheriff even passionately added the previous paragraph "Two East Land diplomats once went to Jinyinhua Street to find fallen women, and did not want to pay after the business was done."

It is common for the sheriff to act as a witness.

Once they receive benefits or realize that the judge wants to make the defendant an enemy, they will make up a few similar stories to discredit the defendant's reputation.

After all, what can a person who doesn't even pay for sleeping with a woman do? !

However, today, just as the beginning of this story was told, it was ruthlessly stopped by Chief Justice Ivo.

The sheriff does not understand the Donglu School and does not know who these legal mentors are, but this does not mean that the chief justice does not understand.

This group of people went to prostitutes and did not pay

It may be okay to use this excuse to slander gangsters, but slandering Donglu diplomats is like slandering a tiger stealing cabbage at night, which is simply laughable.

"Two diplomats, do you have anything to say?"

The same eyes, the same weird smile.

Gu Huaian looked at him and shook his head silently.

In terms of preaching, the "professionalism" displayed by the group of charlatans of the Holy Bishop is far beyond the reach of the Legalist mentors.

But when it comes to "throwing dirty water" and "putting labels on people", the Legalist mentors who rule the country with an iron fist can be called the "thick-faced and black-hearted" gods on this planet.

Compared with the laws they enforce, Ivo's poor skills can't even be called "showing off one's skills in front of an expert". Gu Huaian sent the sheriff away with the eyes of watching a monkey show.

"Cough cough" Ivo coughed twice, and at the same time took out the gavel and knocked hard to cover up the embarrassment in his heart.

"Call the third witness!"

He said almost angrily.