"Hmph!" A juvenile trial knight with sword eyebrows and starry eyes snorted coldly, and said, "You still want to ride in a carriage? You killed Deacon Hollett, and just wait until you get out of prison!"
Du Dian raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at him with great interest, and said: "When did the knights of the trial office take the position of priest? The suspect has been treated as a criminal before the case has been interrogated. This is what your trial office solved the case for." Method? If I remember correctly, the third rule in the Knight Judgment Guidelines is to investigate seriously and be upright and unyielding! Excuse me, is it in line with 'seriousness' and 'uprightness' to slander others at will without evidence?"
The young trial knight choked slightly, and wanted to say something more, but was stopped by the young trial knight who was the leader.
"Mr. Du, please cooperate and come with us, otherwise, I can only arrest you forcibly." The young trial knight said in a deep voice.
Du Dian smiled slightly and said: "I am very cooperative, but before there is no conclusive evidence, I am a normal civilian and a trainee priest in the trial office. But now, some people wantonly slander me. I need an explanation."
"You!" The juvenile trial knight suddenly became angry.
The young Judgment Knight quickly stopped him and shouted, "Don't forget the Judgment armor on you!"
The young trial knight's face changed, and he lowered his head.
"Mr. Du, he is a bit unfamiliar with the mission for the first time, please don't take it for granted." The young trial knight raised his finger to the carriage not far away, and said, "Please cooperate with us."
Du Dian smiled lightly, moved to the side, patted the armor on the chest of the juvenile trial knight, and said: "It's a good thing to be jealous, but it's best to keep your eyes open and don't bite people blindly. Your duty is to eradicate evil. Protect civilians, not rely on status to oppress civilians, understand?"
The juvenile trial knight clenched his fists and looked at him angrily, but did not speak again.
Ignoring his gaze, Du Dian turned back to the three of Barton and said, "You wait here for me to come back. If you encounter trouble, go to Lane Castle to find the old patriarch Flynn, and say that he is my friend, and he will protect you."
"Dean, you..." Barton hesitated to speak.
Du Dian smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry about me, go and have a cup of tea and come back." After finishing speaking, he said to the young trial knight: "Let's go."
The young Judgment Knight took a deep look at him, waved to the people behind and said, "Let's go!"
A group of people surrounded Du Dian and left, and the pedestrians on the street stopped and watched, but wherever there are trial knights, there must be ferocious criminals, but, to the surprise of these people, the people arrested this time, It was such a young boy.
While the passers-by were pointing, Du Dian sat in a prison cart transformed from a carriage, and was escorted by the trial knight to the trial house in Terre Street.
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Ter Street is much more lively than before.
Priests were also sent to supervise the trial from other adjacent courts. The streets were crowded with people, and many knights in judicial armor escorted the priests into the court. In addition to these court personnel, many civilians and wealthy businessmen living nearby also gathered here, wanting to watch a grand event.
A carriage came slowly, and under the escort of a group of trial knights, squeezed through the crowd and stopped in front of the court. The young trial knight headed by got off his horse, stepped forward and opened the iron chain on the outside of the carriage, and said to the inside: "Mr. Du, please."
Du Dian tidied up his skirt and slowly got down from the car.
Looking up, there are all carriages with the flag of the court flying in the vicinity.
Du Dian smiled slightly, and under the guidance of the young trial knight, walked down the steps to the trial house.
"Please!" The young trial knight led the way.
Du Dian followed him, passed through the solemn front hall, and entered a dimly lit hall in the back side hall.
There are four people sitting in this hall, dressed in different clothes, all with bracelets on their hands, sitting on the side of the long table, some have low expressions, seem to be thinking about something, some are anxious, and their feet are lightly stamped on the ground.
"Please cooperate." The young trial knight pulled out his handcuffs and said to Du Dian.
Du Dian smiled and handed out his hands.
After putting on the bracelet, the young trial knight said: "Sit down, they are all suspects in this murder case just like you."
Among the four people were three men and one woman. One of the youths, who was dressed extravagantly and with crooked skirts, saw Du Dian and said with a smile: "The court is really good. People who don't even have long hair can be arrested as suspects. Could it be If the murderer can't be found, just arrest a few innocent poor people to take the blame?"
The young trial knight's face darkened, and he said, "Shut up!"
The young man smiled and said, "Shut up, right? I'll keep it shut later."
"You!" The young trial knight stared.
"Hehe..." A chuckle sounded from outside, and three priests in white robes embroidered with gold silk came over. The leader was an old man with a kind face, who patted the shoulder of the young judge knight with a smile, and said, "You Go out first."
When the young trial knight saw him, his anger subsided immediately, and he promised, "Yes." He turned and left.
The old man pulled out his chair, sat across from Du Dian and the young man, and said with a smile: "The purpose of asking you to come here should be very clear. Deacon Hollett of our trial office was assassinated, and the five of you are Among the information collected so far, the most likely person."
The young man withdrew his smile slightly, and said: "What are you talking about? I haven't seen him at all. I read the newspaper. When he died, I was having a party with my friends. How could I have time to assassinate him? The people present at the time , can testify for me!"
The old man smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, although you have an alibi, but according to our investigation, three months ago, Deacon Hollett lost a bet and borrowed money from you, and he never repaid it. That's not a small amount, enough to piss off a man and make him pay for murder."
The young man's expression changed, and he patted the table and said, "Don't talk nonsense, although the amount of money is quite large, I'm not going to kill the deacon of the court for a little money, this is definitely something that a lunatic would do !"
The old man smiled lightly and said, "Didn't you say before that you never saw him at all?"
The young man choked slightly, and felt his face burning hot, as if he had been slapped.
"Not cooperating with the investigation of the court, lying, these two points alone are enough to betray you and go to jail, even if your family is a nobleman. Of course, you can let your family release you on bail, but the fee is not low." The old man slightly With a smile, he said to Du Dian and the other three people next to him: "You'd better cooperate. The trial knows much more than you think. It's best to confess yourself, and you can give it lightly."