In the quiet and solemn prayer hall, only the deliberately suppressed breathing of everyone was heard.
Gregory looked expressionlessly at Fred who came out of the crowd, and asked after a while, "Mr. Fred, what is your request?"
Facing the condescending scrutiny of the Pope, Fred's Adam's apple rolled quickly, and he seemed a little nervous, but soon he adjusted his mentality and said loudly:
"Your Majesty Gregory, I have no intention of offending your authority, but my father's death is unknown, and I cannot accept his hasty burial like this!"
"Mr. Fred, I can understand your pain and concerns, but I have also personally inspected the remains of the Laytom Consul before, and found no injuries, and I did not find any signs of poisoning.
So, your father is dying! "
"Your Majesty, my father's body has always been strong, and he was talking and laughing with us at dinner yesterday. How could he suddenly die suddenly for no reason? There must be something wrong with it!"
Gregory's face darkened, and he asked in a stern voice, "Are you questioning my judgment?"
Fred was stunned by the Pope's sharp eyes, and quickly stammered and explained: "I... I didn't mean that, I just, I just wanted to do an autopsy on my father to confirm the cause of his death..."
"So, you still think there is something wrong with my test results?" Gregory's tone became more and more cold.
Fred's forehead was sweating, and he could hardly bear the Pope's substantial coercion. He opened his mouth, but he could no longer utter a complete sentence.
"Your Majesty!" At this time, a voice suddenly came out to help Fred out, "I think Mr. Fred's request is reasonable, and we should give the consul of Lytom a careful autopsy."
His Majesty Gregory turned his eyes, looked at the speaking Emperor Reinhard, and said indifferently: "Your Majesty, I don't think it is necessary. If there is something wrong with Lytom's death, why can't I find out?"
"That's not necessarily the case." Emperor Reinhard smiled and said, "Didn't you never figure out what the poison I was suffering from?"
Gregory narrowed his eyes and looked at Emperor Reinhard fixedly.
Emperor Reinhard also stared at him without flinching.
The atmosphere in the prayer hall condensed again.
Ke Lin looked coldly at the two people who were facing each other in the hall, and understood that this was a head-on confrontation between imperial power and divine power.
But the question is, why did Pope Gregory insist on re-examination? Did he just feel that his prestige was damaged
Or are you worried that something will really go wrong
At the same time, Colin glanced in the direction of Prince Lexi from time to time, but found that the paladin remained silent from the beginning to the end, as if everything that happened on the scene had nothing to do with him.
He didn't seem to worry about whether this would be a conspiracy against him.
When the Pope and the Emperor were in a stalemate, Empress Midella smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that everyone present is very concerned about the cause of the death of the Lytome Consul.
It's not that we don't trust you, but some things must be deeply explored to get the correct results. After all, you haven't dissected the body, so I'm afraid you may overlook some key things. "
Pope Gregory justified coldly: "I don't want to desecrate the remains of the consul of Lytom for no reason."
Queen Midella said tit-for-tat: "But we are more concerned about the cause of His Excellency Laytom's death, as well as the dignity and authority of the consuls of the Senate! If someone dares to kill a consul brazenly, then we must not allow it." He got away with it!"
Fred had also recovered at this time, and quickly said: "Yes, Your Majesty. I also agree to dissect my father's body, and I believe that if my father is alive in heaven, he will definitely agree to do so!
When the old man was alive, he regarded the duties and authority of the Senate as more important than his own life! "
Speaking of this, Pope Gregory can no longer forcibly veto it.
Moreover, he also noticed that all the nobles present, especially the members of the Senate, nodded their heads in agreement when Fred spoke.
Obviously, none of the nobles present could tolerate the political order of the empire being so brutally disrupted.
In desperation, Pope Gregory had no choice but to agree to dissect the remains of the Lytome consul.
Soon, a coroner was recruited into the prayer hall. Facing the scorching gazes of so many important figures in the empire, this person was really a little nervous.
But soon, he restrained himself, took out his tool, and slit the Laytom Consul's chest in full view.
Wow!
Dark red gore gushed out all of a sudden, startling the coroner.
It also surprised everyone present.
"The deceased had hemorrhage in the chest cavity, the cause of death... heart rupture!" the coroner said carefully.
"Wait! Why did father's heart break?" Fred asked loudly hastily.
Cold sweat broke out on the coroner's forehead, as if he didn't dare to answer this question.
Pope Gregory suppressed the shock in his heart and took a few steps forward, but after seeing the exposed broken heart, an expression of disbelief could no longer be concealed on his face.
Colin stretched his neck, but he couldn't see the situation in the coffin, but he knew that the real good show had finally begun.
And just when everyone was wondering what the coroner had found, Queen Midella stepped forward to look at the corpse in the coffin, and then showed a shocked expression.
It's just that I don't know how much of this shock is true or false.
"His Royal Highness Prince Lexi, you'd better come and see for yourself." Queen Midella suddenly said to Prince Lexi with a solemn expression.
Prince Lexi, who had been silent all this time, seemed to realize that this matter was related to him, with a bit of confusion on his face, but he also came to the coffin as he said.
Then, his face also changed.
After a long silence, Prince Lexi frowned and said shyly:
"Yes, this is my sword mark."
Wow—
Everyone present opened their mouths wide, staring at Prince Lexi in a daze.
Colin was also stunned, why is this paladin so... honest
Are you confident
Still disdain to lie
But at the same time, he was also a little puzzled, didn't there be any scars on the body of the Consul of Lytome, Pope Gregory must not be wrong about this, so how could there be a sword mark on the heart
What kind of sword technique can directly pierce the heart without hurting the skin
Perhaps knowing that many people present also had the same doubts, Queen Midella half explained, half questioned and said:
"Prince Lexie, I heard that you have a sword technique called 'judgment', which can cross the limit of space and pierce the enemy's vitals, right?"
"Yes." Prince Lexi's expression remained indifferent.
"Then do you think there is another way to pierce the heart without hurting the skin at all?"
"As far as I know, no." Prince Lexi said indifferently, "You don't have to beat around the bush anymore, I can tell you directly that the injury of the Laytom Consul was indeed caused by my 'judgment'."
hum—
All kinds of small voices of discussion suddenly sounded in the prayer hall.
Apparently, no one expected that Prince Leahy would admit it so simply.
But what they didn't expect was that Prince Lexi actually denied it again: "But Latom, I didn't kill him."
This time, the discussion was even louder.
Queen Midella smiled brightly, and continued to ask: "Your Highness, since you deny killing the consul of Laytom, how do you explain this sword mark?"
"I can't explain it." Prince Lexi's answer was still so crisp.
Colin was a little speechless at the moment.
Does this prince think that his military strength is the best in the world, so he can use it to run amok
Now you don't even care about such framing
But this is a consul of the Senate!
He is one of the few important figures standing at the top of the imperial political arena!
In particular, Latom is also the elder of the San Lorenzo family and the uncle of Prince Lech!
Once this crime is confirmed, no matter how powerful Prince Lexi is, he will not be able to avoid the end of betrayal.
At this time, the eyes of all the nobles in the prayer hall gradually changed, especially the members of the Senate. They couldn't bear such a person who broke the rules, even if he was a paladin.
Prince Lexi also seemed to realize the seriousness of the matter, and belatedly said, "I've said it before, I didn't kill people."
Still so domineering, so direct.
But just relying on such a sentence is definitely not convincing.
Queen Midella seemed to want to excuse Prince Laixi, so she asked: "Then, Your Highness, who else do you think can imitate this sword move and leave such a sword mark?"
"No one." Prince Lexi said decisively, with a proud face on his face.
The corner of Colin's mouth twitched, almost speechless.
Should you really be proud at this time
Maybe it's because he has always been used to using force to solve everything. He is used to the name of the paladin, and everyone regards him as the incarnation of the gods. Prince Lexi probably has forgotten how to deal with treacherous plots and frame-ups. up.
Perhaps he really thought that, as a paladin, others should believe everything he said for granted.
But with such ironclad evidence in front, even if Prince Lexi said that he did not kill anyone, would he be able to convince the public
Colin glanced around and came up with a negative answer.
Prince Lehi had a motive to kill, and now that he had irrefutable evidence, he could basically be convicted.
Queen Midella smiled and said: "Your Highness, you are embarrassing us. You said that you did not kill anyone, but you also said that no one can cause such scars except you. This..."
Pope Gregory said: "Your Highness, the world is full of wonders, how can you be sure that no one can imitate this sword style?"
Prince Lexi glanced at the Pope indifferently, but did not respond, but what was revealed in his eyes was not gratitude, but felt that the Pope's words had tarnished his sword skills.
Emperor Reinhard, who was sitting in a wheelchair, finally spoke, and he said to Prince Lexi coldly: "Uncle, if you can't prove your innocence, then I have no choice but to convict you."
Prince Lehi stared into Emperor Reinhard's eyes, but did not speak.
Emperor Reinhard's eyes were deep, and he looked at his uncle without fear, and at the same time pronounced:
"Lexie San Lorenzo, in the name of the Emperor of the Glorious Empire, I will deprive you of your princely title and expel you from the country!
Unless you can find out the real culprit, please don't step into Yulong City again! "
Facing the emperor's trial, Prince Lehi still had no expression on his face. He stared at Emperor Reinhard for a while and remained silent.
The atmosphere in the prayer hall gradually stagnated, and everyone felt a terrifying coercion enveloped them, making them unable to breathe.
Ke Lin's heart was raised in his throat, for fear that the paladin would kill on impulse.
Time seemed to stop.
It seemed like a moment, but it also seemed like a long time.
When everyone came back to their senses again, they found that the proud paladin had disappeared into the prayer hall at some point.
Colin frowned, obviously he didn't expect the Prince Lehi to leave without saying a word.
As soon as he left, he almost confirmed the crime of murdering Lytom.
Unless, he can find the real culprit.
But Colin had little hope of that.
And he couldn't figure out what method the emperor and empress used to let Latom die under Prince Lexi's famous stunt
Even Prince Lexi himself admitted that this sword move can only be performed by himself.
How else could he justify it
It is estimated that this proud paladin chose to leave suddenly because he was speechless.
As a result, Prince Reich was finally squeezed out of the imperial political arena by Emperor Reinhardt.
From then on, the Glorious Empire really returned to the emperor's control!
At this time, the voice of Emperor Reinhardt sounded again:
"Okay everyone, let us continue to pay tribute to the Laytom Consul."
(end of this chapter)