It would be a reluctance to say that Ma Ganlei's actions were self-defense, because Xisim didn't even draw his sword when he died! Under the excitement of the crowd, no one was willing to defend her. The magistrate asked Ma Ganlei who was the lover she hooked up with outside? Ma Ganlei resolutely refused to say anything, only said that he accidentally killed Xisim, and was willing to plead guilty and bear all punishments, and had nothing to do with other people.
— This is how it happened.
The trial of this case was fast, and the case was finalized on the spot, and Cripps immediately ordered the interrogation documents to be rushed to the palace. In fact, the appearance of this great warrior was not accidental. Queen Semir was also paying attention to Faust. She did not send anyone to follow Faust, but she made people guard near the place where Maganlei was going, just in time to see the accident happen. . As for the courtyard that Faust quietly bought, Her Majesty the Empress already knew about it.
Faust looked at the document, his fingers trembling slightly. Semir said unhurriedly: "Although for the dignitaries in the empire, if this kind of thing happens, they will always have a way to settle it in private. But if the evidence is conclusive and it falls into my hands, it will not Unforgivable.
It's a pity that you are different, Master Guoshi. It is the best result for the girl to confess her guilt, and it will not affect you. Especially at this time, I don't want any mistakes to affect my plan. The survival of the Assyrian Empire will soon be decided, and your role is really important. "
What does Queen Semir mean by this? She first expressed the fact that many dignitaries in this empire have done similar things. If they have the identity and authority of Faust, it may not be a big deal for others. There is always a way to privately Even if it is settled, it is impossible for the sheriff to really track down those adults.
But even if people know about things like corruption and breaking the law, bullying men and women, they can't openly put it on the surface. Some things just can’t be found out on the surface, because after all, there are imperial decrees, and when the evidence has been made public, no matter who it is, it will be dealt with according to the law.
And those powerful adults naturally have a way to escape the punishment of the law. For example, if another person did a similar thing, a certain adult seduced a woman from another family, and the master came to settle the score, but this adult accidentally killed the woman. What should I do if the owner of the house is killed
First of all, you can make a fuss about the confession, bribe witnesses or use your power to intimidate bystanders to give false testimony, proving that the person did not kill himself. Or plant an innocent person to take the blame, beat him up at the magistrate, and find someone else to take the place of the dead ghost. But no matter how it is handled, this adult should be innocent in the trial procedure, even though others know that he is guilty.
But the situation of Faust is different. His prestige and reputation cannot be obtained only by his status. There have been many kingdom high priests in the history of the Assyrian Empire, but none of them can compare with Faust. Faust is already a spiritual totem and a symbol of divine brilliance in the Assyrian Empire today. He absolutely cannot and will never do this kind of thing. This has nothing to do with the official trial in the world, nor is it the conclusion of guilt or innocence in the court.
Fame is one of Faust's achievements and the foundation of his existence.
But this case is very special, because the deceased was an aristocrat, and he was an officer who killed the enemy on the battlefield and returned with injuries. A confession. The murderer must be severely punished, and Magan pleaded guilty in court with tears, which is the best ending for everyone.
The kind girl didn't implicate anyone, let alone Faust's name. She didn't need the magistrate or the sage to do things that violated the law. She was not persecuted, but solved all the troubles by herself. For Queen Semir, she will hand over the power of the country to Faust, and now there is no need to be disturbed by it.
Seeing that Faust was silent, Samir said again: "The girl would rather die to protect you, the sage master is really charismatic!"
Faust suddenly put down the document, knelt on the ground and bowed to Semir: "Your Majesty, it was not she who killed Shisim, I was the murderer! You can't make innocent people guilty, I beg you..."
He wanted to ask the queen something, but he didn't say it, but the meaning was self-evident. Samir also got up from his seat, looked at Faust and said, "As you are, you don't need to salute me like this, except for the enthronement ceremony, today is the second time, but it's for a prostitute in Niveh... Under the current circumstances, even if I want to pardon her, there must be convincing reasons for the public."
Faust's face was ashen, he looked down at the ground and said, "Does Your Majesty want to announce the truth of the case? If that is the only way to save her life, I can't blame anyone."
As soon as Semir reached out her hand, an invisible force lifted Faust up from the air. This detail also inadvertently revealed a secret of hers. This great warrior is also proficient in high-level divine arts and has been taught the original power. Her Majesty sat back again, and said with a blank face: "You want to save her, but I came to you today to talk about how to save the Assyrian Empire. The sage, the national teacher, the case has been settled, we can first Do you want to talk about state affairs?"
Faust still bowed his head: "Sense and responsibility tell me, of course we must put state affairs first, but can I beg Your Majesty..."
Samir interrupted him again: "You don't need to beg me, how can I refuse your request? Even if you don't ask, I should help you. I have ordered that there is no need to deal with Maganlei after he is taken into custody. Sentence, everything will be discussed after I come back. If I leave the imperial capital this time and return safely, I will pardon Magan's tears in an appropriate way; if I cannot return, the Assyrian Empire will be ruled by you, then you Try to find a way to pardon her or rescue her."
Seeing that what Semir said was very serious, Faust could only put aside his distracting thoughts temporarily, and stood there and asked, "Your Majesty, I don't think you are simply going to inspect the border this time. Is there any secret operation you want to carry out personally? If you If you still trust me, please tell me."
Samir nodded and said: "At least you haven't lost your wise mind, nor have you forgotten your concern for state affairs. I told you during the day that I was thinking about something, which might be the last chance to save the Assyrian Empire. Tonight Decisions were made about that."
The queen waved her hand, and a light and shadow appeared in front of her, which was the terrain demonstration of Tianshu Continent. Faust was concentrating on waiting for her to speak, but Samir suddenly asked a digression: "Faust, today you confessed that the fiery love for me in your heart has never been extinguished, is it true?"
Faust was stunned. He obviously wanted to talk about state affairs just now, so why did he mention this again? A woman is a woman, and sometimes I really can't figure it out, so he quickly bowed and said, "Yes, I swear by my soul!"
Samir looked at the Tianshu Continent that appeared in the light and shadow, and asked faintly: "If, I mean if, if you can choose, either get me or save Ma Ganlei's life, you can only choose one of them, I want to know your answer."
Faust was silent, his lips mumbled and he couldn't speak, and he didn't answer for a long time. Semir raised his head to look at him, sighed softly, and said, "I'm a little relieved that you didn't say you want me without thinking. But the sage master, the most knowledgeable and wise person in the empire , the most benevolent, compassionate, high priest representing omnipotent divinity, why are you silent? Is it so difficult to choose between conscience and desire?"
There was a scorching tingling in Faust's soul again, as if the imprint left by Satan was burning, and he called to Satan in his heart: "Can you tell me how to choose? What I want is right in front of me! "However, he replied in his mouth: "My queen, I can't deceive you, because this is just a hypothesis, and the hypothesis has no meaning, so I can't answer it."
There was a cold light in Samir's eyes, and then it became a little dim again, and he sighed: "Well, this is not a hypothesis, it is true. You can make a choice, or take the pardon now Gan Lei's order, or stay in the palace tonight!"
Faust felt that his body and soul were being clenched by an invisible hand, and his voice seemed a little dry: "My queen, why did you make such a decision and let me make such a choice? What is it? Let you change your mind for many years?"
Samir avoided his eyes, looked into the void and replied: "I always knew what you were thinking, and I finally heard your confession today. Could it be that the gods are testing me? If the gods must let me choose a man , I have no choice but you. After I leave, you may never have the chance to get me, but if you lose me, you will get this empire."
Faust couldn't help but took two steps forward, his body had already walked into the light and shadow. He didn't answer the question, but asked eagerly: "Listen to your tone, you have already decided to die! Don't tell me, you want to assassinate Cyrus!"
Samir nodded again: "It seems that you won't answer tonight, and you really know me well, so let's talk about business. Yes, I really want to sneak from the border to assassinate Cyrus. Latest According to the secret report, Cyrus has left the province of Elam, and he will go to inspect and condolences to the Pozi army led by Darius. .”
Faust asked puzzledly: "The Province of Reese? Is this the name he gave to the new province? But as far as I know, the Pozzi army captured five city-states, and only the city-state of Reese was recovered by the Kingdom of Baron. Yes. It is self-evident that he named the province and continued to annex the Kingdom of Baron to the south, did the Kingdom of Baron not respond?"
Semir sneered and said, "King Von Niu of Baron is determined to fight decisively, but he has already lost the support of the priest group, so he can't do anything about it. But I can't just stand by and watch. Since Sinach may be assassinated and killed, how can he kill Julu?" Scholars are not impossible!"
Faust pondered: "As far as I know, the Kingdom of Pots was first established by ten tribes, and Cyrus was only the head of one of the most powerful tribes. This man is capable of uniting the entire country, but If he dies unexpectedly, the Kingdom of Potts is likely to fall into a situation where various ministries are fighting for power. Now that the kingdom is expanding too fast, if the mainland is in chaos, the newly established provinces will also be in a situation of their own. In this case, it is indeed Assyria The only turning point for the empire."
Semir nodded and said: "Yes, I think so too, that's why I made this decision! I am not a competent king, but I am the best assassin. This is the last effort I can make."
Faust's figure had passed through the light and shadow, and he couldn't help grabbing Semir's hand, and the magical light and shadow showing Tianshu Continent disappeared immediately. He whispered: "My queen, you can't go, this is sending you to death!"
Semir didn't pull his hand back, but shook his head stubbornly and said, "It's better to die than to wait here. You will definitely die if you sit and wait, and there is still a chance to assassinate Cyrus. And I have made a decision. I didn’t intend to come back after I went there. That’s why I ordered the son of Sinakh to supervise the country and appointed you as the regent.”
Faust shouted excitedly: "You are the queen, why go in person?"
Semir replied: "I have carefully thought about all the masters in the empire. No matter who I send, it is impossible to succeed. It is just a pointless death. Only I can have a glimmer of hope. But to be honest, even if I am lucky enough to assassinate Cyrus is also unlikely to escape alive, so everything must be arranged in advance."
Faust let go of his hand, took two steps back and prostrated himself on the ground again: "Your Majesty, there is one person you forgot, and that is me! I think I was able to get away successfully when I assassinated the saint Isis in Ecu. It's you and me. There's a secret you may have guessed, but today I'm going to confess to you that I've been guided by another power. I know you're not a mere warrior, and neither am I A simple great magician."
Semir looked down at him: "I have made a decision, I must go in person, this is my empire, and this matter is also my responsibility. If I succeed, you still have hope to save Assyria, no matter what, I will trust you."
Faust insisted: "I can't change your Majesty's decision. If you must go to assassinate Cyrus, please let me go with you. It is impossible for you to succeed alone, and our cooperation has long been a tacit understanding. That’s the only way to get out.”
Semir's expression was finally touched, and at the same time he asked sadly: "Faust, do you want to accompany me to die?"
Faust replied: "No, I am going to save Assyria's national destiny with you. This is your responsibility and my wish. If you don't agree, I will still go by myself."
Samir narrowed his eyes: "If that's the case, what about Magan Tears?"
Faust: "I would rather accompany Your Majesty to assassinate Cyrus than make such a painful choice. Before leaving, please leave a warrant to pardon her."
Samir: "I will leave an order to pardon her. Whether you or I die in this assassination, this pardon will take effect. But you go with me, what about the imperial government, who can replace you To become the assistant minister? Prime Minister Alpha is old, who else in the empire can take charge of the overall situation?"
Faust: "Loward, the Home Secretary, can be made to assist the government."
Samir frowned slightly: "Loward is the representative of Sinach's faction. I think he wanted to establish Sinach's son and opposed my ascension to the throne."
Faust: "It doesn't matter. If we can't come back, let him make Sinach's son the new king, which is exactly what he wants. If we can come back, naturally we don't have to worry about anything."
Samir stood there watching Faust silently, without speaking for a long time, the night gradually passed, the window revealed a faint light, and dawn had quietly arrived. The queen finally said: "The sky is almost dawn. I will announce the latest decision this morning, appointing Lowald to assist the government, and the sage national teacher will follow me to inspect the border. We will set off in the afternoon. Go back and get ready, it's too late to say goodbye to anyone."
Faust finally walked out of the palace in the twilight of the morning light, and Samuel left him alone in the small hall of the apse for a whole night. If this kind of thing spread, people might have ambiguous reverie. But the protagonist of the story is the sage Faust, the national teacher, but people will not and dare not to think about it. In fact, Faust didn't do anything else that night, but was silently under the gaze of Semir.
Faust walked out of the palace, and his accompanying guards had been waiting outside the palace all night, and hurriedly led the carriage to meet him. As soon as Faust got into the car, a voice that he hadn't heard for many years sounded in his soul——
"Faust, you didn't answer Samir's question, what made you unable to make a choice?"
Faust trembled all over, clenched his hands in front of his chest, closed his eyes and replied, "Satan, you have finally spoken! It's not that I can't, it's that I don't want to! My soul is the master, and the power you guide is Servant—this is the promise you made, why did you abandon me and disappear?"
Satan's voice seemed to be sneering: "Have I abandoned you? No, I have always been in your soul. When your soul can feel my presence, you are me. You are going to assassinate Cyrus, Isn't it your own decision? And isn't the power I'm guiding you to help you? It's the servant for you to achieve your goals.
You have become so charismatic. This charm comes from the power of my guidance. Are you swayed by this charm, or is this charm driven by you? In fact, you should ask yourself, when Magan Lei was taken away by the guards, why did you abandon her and disappear? Why did you refuse to answer when Samir asked you to make a choice? "
Faust replied: "I can't let the innocent Magan tears be punished, and I want to get Samir's love."
Satan asked coldly: "Why do you ask to go to die with Samir?"
Faust: "Because of her leaving, I may lose her forever. I don't want to do this, so I will go to the assassination with her. Although it is an adventure, it is not for death. Satan, the moment to realize your promise Now, the power you guide is my servant, so can you help me succeed in the assassination?"