Alex, Abel and the others watched Vikander being taken away with ugly faces. In just two days, they tried their best to mobilize all their connections, but they didn't expect to be unable to change the verdict in the end.
Abel's gaze retracted, and it fell on the middle-aged man in front of the court who was still shaking slightly. A chill flashed in his eyes, and he said to Alex: "Father, don't worry, I will entrust my relationship and send him to the court as soon as possible." He's out on bail."
Alex sat down slumped with a cane, and he seemed to be much older in an instant. He shook his head slowly, and said in a low tone, "It's useless. He was charged with assassinating the deacon of the court, and he was released on bail. , otherwise the court will try its best to advance his crime and execute him as soon as possible."
Hearing his words, Abel clenched his fists slightly. How could he not know this, but he is just such a son, who has painstakingly cultivated him until now, and has been cultivating him as the next Milan patriarch, but now he has come to this end, How could he be content with that? !
At this time, the thin old man in the court coughed lightly, and said in a loud voice: "The second bill starts now. This is a complaint about the theft of Longshan ruby by the Milan family. Mr. Du Di'an, the person concerned, is invited to come out."
Alex, Abel and the others, who were about to leave, couldn't help being startled when they heard the thin old man's words, Longshan Ruby theft? When was their family's jewel stolen, how did they not know
"Longshan Ruby was stolen?" Alex couldn't help but look at Abel. Could it be that misfortunes never come singly
Abel shook his head and said, "No..." Suddenly, something moved in his heart, and he thought of something, which was a small thing three years ago, and he was almost forgotten by him. At this time, he saw Du Dian passing by in the aisle of the seat. The latter was smiling and walking steadily, as if entering a grand banquet.
"It's him?" Alex was taken aback when he saw Du Dian. He had a little impression of this young man who talked a lot, and asked Abel, "What's going on?"
Abel looked at Du Dian's back, thoughtful, came back to his senses after hearing the words, and said in a low voice: "Speaking of which, this was an old incident three years ago. At that time, the lady of the Bron family was of marriageable age, and Srudi was going to Married with our family, but his daughter fell in love with a commoner hunter boy, Srudi didn't want to have a deadlock with his daughter, and wanted to break up the relationship, so he asked me to cooperate, saying that our family's Longshan Ruby was killed by this The boy stole, and then he will ask the people in the trial office to help the case be directly settled and judged, and the boy will be thrown into the Thorn Flower Prison, where he will be executed after a few years of probation."
Alex was slightly taken aback. He had seldom asked about these matters within the clan, so he couldn't help asking at this moment: "In this case, why didn't Srudi's daughter marry? Could it be that he doesn't trust you?"
Abel sighed lightly, and said: "She believed it. In order to make her completely believe in Srudi's words, we specially invited the students of Deacon Hollett to ask for the verdict of Deacon Hollett. The deacon's reputation will be judged, and no one will doubt it. It's just that her daughter is very stubborn, and no one can persuade her to agree. She has not agreed to the marriage proposal several times. She said that she only wants to be a priest and does not want to marry. .”
Alex snorted coldly when he heard the words, and said: "It's all an excuse, and I blame that kid Srudi for doting on his daughter. Such a girl is not worthy of Xiaowei." Glancing at Du Dian, he said, "Is he released on bail? Who is so bold that he dares to bail out the person we are going to deal with? The Scott Consortium?"
Abel shook his head slightly, and said in a low voice, "It's a small nobleman in our consortium, the Ryan family."
Alex was slightly stunned, "The Ryan family? They used to be extremely brilliant, but now they are in decline. They haven't learned how to behave, and their hair hasn't healed yet, so they want to grow sharp claws?"
In front of the court, the thin old man looked down at Du Dian in the audience and said, "The reason for your appeal is that you were wronged. What evidence do you have?"
Du Dian nodded and said: "They said that I stole the Longshan ruby of the Milan family. According to me, the Longshan ruby of the Milan family has always been closely guarded by knights. At that time, I was just a new hunter and was sent outside the wall by the consortium To carry out the mission, therefore, this matter is absolutely impossible to be done by me. If you investigate, there are many people in the consortium who can prove this point. Moreover, there are also records of my residence and physical examination in the clean house. It is enough to prove that I was indeed outside the wall at that time!"
The skinny old man nodded and said, "Let me take a look first." After speaking, he waved to a trial knight next to him and ordered, "Give me the evidence they investigated."
The trial knight nodded and left quickly, bringing back a volume of information after a while.
The thin old man looked at it with a magnifying glass, and said: "That's right, we have already inquired about the detention center, and also investigated the people who went with you to the outside of the wall. You were indeed outside the wall at that time."
Abel's face darkened when he heard the thin old man's words, and he stood up and said, "My lord, even if he was outside the wall at that time, there is no way to prove that he didn't steal it. We found it in his residence, and the evidence is solid."
The thin old man glanced at him and said, "So, he stole it when he entered the wall?"
Abel was noncommittal and did not answer directly.
Du Dian looked back at him and sneered: "The patriarch Abel said that I stole your family's ruby. I was just a junior hunter at the time. How did I steal the ruby that you guarded closely? And as far as I know, I entered the wall Before now, there was no news about the loss of rubies from your family. Was it published in the newspapers at that time? Probably not. If you investigate various news agencies, you should know that your family has never reported in the newspapers that your family’s rubies Lost!"
Abel's face changed slightly. Indeed, Du Dian was only a small character at the beginning, and they did not plan to frame him too carefully, because they would not give Du Dian any chance to be interrogated. A verdict given by a priest at the level of Deacon Hollett is enough Prove everything.
Now that a few years have passed, they have long forgotten about it. As for Du Dian being released on bail, he has not paid attention at all. Maybe the Bron family has paid attention, but three years have passed, and it has been difficult to repair the loopholes in the bureau three years ago. As Du Dian said, if you check it in the news agency, you will know that the newspaper three years ago did not have any news about their lost ruby.
However, Abel did not let go of this, and said coldly: "We found it at your house, so naturally we won't publish it in the newspaper."
Du Dian sneered, "Find it? How long did it take to find it? If I were outside the wall, I would spend seven days in the clean house except for the time to perform the mission. During such a long time, on what day did you find it?"
Abel's face was gloomy. It was the first time he saw Du Dian. To him, this person was just an irrelevant and inconspicuous little character. Now that he was face to face, he realized that this boy was a bit unusual.
"I don't remember the specific day, but I should have found it soon." Abel's answer was very clever, and he didn't give a clear number, in case Du Dian found relevant people at the time to investigate different confessions.
"You forgot, but someone remembers." Du Dian said indifferently: "You said you found it in my house? Those who went to search at the beginning could ask about the situation at that time. You said that the ruby was stolen? Every knight guarding the ruby, It’s my witness! You say I’m a sinner? But someone in the detention center saw me, and I was escorted directly to a cell, and the person in that cell can prove that I was transferred directly to Thorn Flower Prison , never interrogated me!"
Abel's face was ugly. These are indeed loopholes and will be investigated by the trial office.
"The case has already been tried at that time. Your crime was determined by the deacon himself. Don't talk nonsense." Abel didn't give up on this, and at worst he used money to silence those people. During this critical period, he didn't want to more negative reputation.
Du Dian saw that he had thrown all the responsibility to the court, his face was slightly cold, and said: "The deacon of the court judged based on evidence, but you forged evidence to slander me!"
The skinny old man thought that Du Dian would scold the court at that time for making random judgments, but he didn't expect to say these words, so he couldn't help nodding slightly. In fact, he had seen too many such cases when he was a student, and the nobles loved them. The tricks used are nothing more than the same. Although there is no interrogation, he also believes that Du Dian was wronged. He doesn't think that a junior hunter, a child who just reached the marriageable age three years ago, can steal the Longshan of the Milan family. Ruby, if it was so easy, this Longshan Ruby would have been lost countless times, how could it be kept until today
"We will strictly examine this matter and give you justice." The skinny old man nodded.
Hearing this, Abel's face changed slightly, and he didn't say anything more. He knew the current situation, and continuing to argue would only lose his demeanor.
"Master Priest, we have already investigated." At this time, a crisp voice sounded in front of the passage outside the venue, but it was Timothy and the young man with the sword scar who returned. Timothy came to Du Dian and said to the thin old man: "We investigate However, this matter was indeed an unjust case. At that time, Deacon Hollett was busy with work and did not seriously review it. He handed over such a case to his students for judgment. After his students made the verdict, Deacon Hollett stamped it, and was negligent for a while. Careful review, that's why such a thing happened."
The thin old man understood, but his expression was not very good-looking, and said: "I'm afraid there may be some other misunderstandings, Deacon Hollet's work attitude has always been serious and strict."
Timothy opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but the young man with the sword scar next to her secretly pulled her sleeve and gave her a wink.
Timothy immediately understood what he meant, his face changed slightly, and he lowered his head and said, "Yes, but the main reason this time is that the Milan family forged evidence and framed others."
The skinny old man nodded slightly, and said to Abel, "I need you to give me an explanation for this matter."
Abel didn't expect that the disciplinary officer would intervene in such a small case, and his face changed. The matter has reached this point, and he can't continue to cover it up. Even if he spends money, he can't stop it. I am really sorry for the misunderstanding caused by Mr. Du Xiao."
Du Dian's eyes were cold, and he said, "Can you solve it with an apology?"
The thin old man glanced at him and said to Abel: "I will review this matter carefully and convict another day, but before you are convicted, your Milan family must give Mr. Du some compensation. After all, this matter is due to you From the Milan family."
Du Dian was stunned when he heard it, his face changed slightly, and it seemed that he didn't intend to pursue this matter further
Suddenly, he understood that the Milan family is aristocratic after all. The nature of things like this is completely different from the Hollet assassination case. The Milan family can find anyone to take the blame. It is impossible for them to spend a lot of resources to investigate such a case. Find out the evidence of Abel's own planning, and then convict Abel and put him in prison. This is tantamount to destroying a noble family, and he is just a small person. It is not worth their energy to fight with a nobleman.
He fell silent.
fair and just
His eyes narrowed slightly.
Sure enough, one's own justice still depends on one's own hands!