"……ah?"
The cold wind became stronger as Mengzhu's words fell, and it let out a more obvious whimper as if blowing off the last dead leaf hanging on the treetop, and the deliberate laughter followed at the next moment. The roar echoed from the left and right sides of the square, which was also mixed with the harsh comments from the melon-eating crowd or the principal councillors: "Hahahahahaha! Did everyone hear it? She didn't hear anything! Hahahahahahaha!"
"After brewing for so long, I thought there would be some great medicine, but this is it? That's it? I'm going to post this event online to see if I can compete for the biggest joke of the year!"
"You've been hiding for three months, and you've come to the Wind Continent again. Did you deliberately make up this background story just to be famous and pretend to be pitiful? Don't blame us for not giving you a chance to perform. The little girl... ah no, it’s Ms. Dreaming.”
"Perhaps you are still a little nervous, or do not understand the situation? The mercy of the principality will not absolve you of the crimes you have committed. If you - ahem, if you still can't explain everything, we will also discuss it after this trial. Let’s reassess your guilt again…”
"Shut up!"
A loud shout echoed inside and outside the venue, enough to cause the ground to shake. This muffled shout also instantly suppressed the laughter that was about to erupt in the center of the square. The old coach Dusk who was responsible for maintaining order at the venue also appeared in countless principalities. The guards surrounded the front of the surrounding square, and the old faces revealed by the raised iron helmets also had a solemn and cold look: "Anyone who disrupts the order of the scene will die."
"Why are you laughing in such a hurry?" Pamir, who was sitting in front of the principality delegation, frowned and crossed his arms, looking at the petite figure with serious eyes: "Listen to her first. Say it again."
"I still remember the events of that day very clearly, because I had previously taken over the escort mission of His Royal Highness, and the team I led and I were one of the members responsible for following the convoy that night."
Mengzhu, who did not show any timidity or embarrassment because of the hilarious sarcasm surrounding the square, stood motionless until the surroundings became quiet again before speaking again: "The carriage was damaged and the prince was injured. We advised him to go to a nearby hospital for treatment. The treatment, and then the argument at the hospital door...these places are consistent with my memories."
"Then, His Royal Highness went to Room 512 alone. Another companion and I were responsible for guarding the door of the room." Mengzhu raised his head slightly after saying this, and his tight lips were also exposed under the hood. Shao Xu: "At that time, I also saw the scene in the room for a moment. There was indeed a female nurse sitting at the table inside the room, but I couldn't be sure that it was Ms. Anweina."
"So you are indeed one of the witnesses of that night's incident."
The expression on his face became more and more serious, and Pamir took the place of Ferriston and said the logical conclusion first: "Please continue."
"...There is nothing more." What he got next was Mengzhu's calm reply as he shook his head: "We guarded that place for a long time. When we opened the door again, what we saw was His Highness the Prince lying on the ground, Ms. Anweina. ...No one else has seen the serious injury."
"What?" A council member shouted again with disbelief on his face: "Didn't you notice anything unusual after such a long time? Are you guards freeloaders?"
"I will not refute your evaluation of our protection work. This matter has been decided within the Adventurers Association for a long time. Our Fool Adventure Group has paid a sufficient price for this matter, and we should never accept this kind of behavior again in the future. It’s a chance to entrust me.” Mengzhu shook his head nonchalantly and replied, “I’m just stating the facts: My companion and I squatted at the door of Room 512, and we didn’t hear anything unusual, no matter what the room was. This is true outside, in the corridor, and in the room."
"...It seems that this is what Princess Reina calls 'contrary to evidence.'"
The silence lingering in the venue lasted for a while, and the questioning voice belonging to Ferriston also appeared in everyone's ears first: "Your Excellency, Speaker, how good is the sound insulation of the rooms in Valletta Hospital?"
"The Valletta Hospital has a history of hundreds of years.
History, that building is also extremely old. "It was Pamir's voice that answered him: "Although you can't hear everything, there is no special soundproofing function. If there is an accident involving a fight, you can definitely hear it standing outside the door."
"Since you didn't hear anything, it means nothing happened inside the door." Sitting at the far end, Xu Yu Liushang smiled and came to this conclusion: "This contradicts the conclusion reached by the principality's previous investigation."
"Perhaps a soundproof barrier was used!" A member of the Principality took the lead in asking in the direction of Fernando Wiggins: "Did the Mages Council find something? Is there such a trace?"
"Don't embarrass Mr. Wiggins." Shaking his head, Pamir gradually lowered his hand that was holding the voice behind him: "Regarding the investigation results of magical interference, the Council of Mages has left all opinions Within the case information, if there are any traces left at that time, they will definitely be explained in the report. "
"Rather, if there were traces of a silent barrier being set up at that time, the situation of the entire case would have been different." Wiggins, who had been silent, closed his eyes and exhaled: "That potential third person The three of them would definitely not show such clumsy tricks in a place like this."
"So we can take it as true that there was no sound at all?" The principality delegation, which still refused to admit defeat, soon issued an urgent voice of opposition: "Just based on this little girl's nonsense, To overturn the facts of our investigation that have been established for three months?”
"Of course we will not easily question the existing investigation facts, provided that there is no such level of counter-evidence." Princess Reina supported her side face and laughed: "Because your country has always wanted this captain. Because of the relationship, you have not been able to obtain such testimony in a formal public place until now. You can’t blame me for this.” “Then let go of the urge to question for a while.”
Suppressing the noise that was rising from all directions, Feriston returned the focus of the inquiry to Mengzhu: "This is also to continue to prove that what this key person said is correct - after the incident, What have you done?"
"We thought His Royal Highness the Prince and Miss Anweina had been attacked by an unknown party, so we hurriedly arranged search and protection work, and at the same time, we took the time to notify the principality's guards." Mengzhu answered in a clear and heavy voice: "During that period , I and other team members have been protecting the scene, and some team members who know how to save people also tried to carry out treatment, but to no avail."
"After the principality's guards arrived, we also returned all the on-site protection work to them, and gave them a basic explanation." Mengzhu paused obviously when he said this, as if he was recalling something exciting. Some painful details: "The matter was very important, and some of our team members were afraid of getting into trouble because of this matter, so before being driven away from the scene, I negotiated with the guard captain, Mr. Paris. At that time - "
"Lord Paris has promised us the safety of the Fool's Adventure Group and promised to investigate the matter thoroughly."
The girl turned her gaze to the direction of the principality delegation. The two eyes hidden by the hood were like real people, and she faced Pamir head-on: "I used this to comfort my team members and returned to the station. It didn't take long. , a member of the team came back to report to me, saying that the Fool Adventure Group had become a suspect in that case and was wanted by the principality."
"The wanted order was indeed issued during that time, but I can't remember the specific time." Pamir pinched his eyebrows and seemed to be afraid to face Mengzhu's doubts, and gradually lowered his head: "But I I remember that the guards sent back a report that the Fool Adventure Group tried to resist their capture and escape, so there was a wanted order..."
"When we confronted the guards at the garrison, they already claimed that they would arrest us all." Mengzhu's answer was full of firm rejection: "They even rejected our negotiations and killed us. As members of the negotiation group, Black Corn and I finally had to lead our group to separate operations and escape from Tania City before more and more guards appeared and surrounded us."
"That's it, Fool
The adventure group collapsed overnight and never appeared on the bright side again. " Holding the information in his hand and constantly comparing it, Ferriston, who was listening to Mengzhu's words, gradually nodded and raised his eyes: "Later, there were rumors that your people had appeared in the Sky City, but it only lasted. He disappeared again after a short period of time...are you completely planning to give up?".net
"Yes, the remaining team members did not want to survive in such an environment where everyone is the enemy, so they found an opportunity to announce their withdrawal from the adventure group, which also gave us leaders an explanation." Mengzhu nodded his own Head: "I don't blame them, because I haven't escaped from the situation of fleeing until now. Since I can't even save myself, I have no choice but to let them go."
"I'm sorry to hear such a sad story." Ferriston adjusted his glasses and turned the question in the direction of Pamir: "It seems that there was a problem in the communication and negotiation between the principality and you that night. This has led to this series of tragedies - Mr. Speaker, what do you think?"
"We will investigate this matter again and will not let the Fool Adventure Group bear these unwarranted charges for no reason." Waving his hands slightly behind him, Pamir replied calmly: "If this matter is true, we will Every culprit who caused this to happen will be punished severely."
"After all, it is the culprit that indirectly caused the loss of key witnesses and made the case difficult to investigate." Princess Reina on the other side also stopped watching the show and made a sharp comment at the right time: "Such a rich and wonderful story, It’s not like you just made it up casually, now do you believe the authenticity of this counter-evidence?”
"Based on the testimony provided by Ms. Mengzhu, the situation at the crime scene has changed significantly." So Feriston put down the information in his hand again: "Without any sound coming out, it is impossible for the scene to appear as described in the previous conclusion. Such atrocities would definitely arouse the vigilance of the witnesses—that is, Captain Mengzhu and his team members who were escorting that night, and nothing that would follow would happen."
"Having overturned the original conclusion, is it possible for our previous hypothesis to truly become a reality?" Princess Rena's voice was filled with a charming smile again: "Such a big contradiction, this time it is always possible Can’t you turn a blind eye?”
"The existence of a third party... Hmm." He leaned his chin and looked thoughtful. He looked at the paper in his hand and muttered to himself: "Did a third person really appear in that room at that time? And he used a magical thing like the 'sensory hunting potion' to cleverly place the blame on Prince Chris?"
"The motive is very easy to determine: as long as the frame-up is successful, there is a high probability that the empire and the principality will conflict again due to this incident." Duan Fenglei's low laughter also echoed in the cold wind of winter: "The most extreme case is' War, but due to various factors, Emperor Drenier did not act impulsively, and Princess Reina, who was sent here, used rational methods to the extreme, delaying the trial until now——"
"I'm not arguing at the negotiation table just to delay. I just don't believe that my brother would do such a mentally retarded thing."
Interrupting Duan Fenglei's speech, Princess Reina's eyes stayed for a moment on Chris who was sitting uneasily in the center of the square: "Based on this confidence, I firmly believe that the truth has been buried in the darkness, and I have been waiting for someone A turning point appears."
"Ms. Mengzhu's return is indeed a turning point in this trial." Ferriston sighed and nodded: "However, it is too difficult to find evidence that a third person has appeared from the existing evidence. This may be because the unknown third party's methods are too clever, or it may be that the information collected afterwards is still lacking...Ms. Mengzhu."
"Now that the trial has reached this stage, we can only place our hope on you." He turned his eyes again and focused everyone's attention on the petite cloaked woman with questions: "In the memory of that night , can you think of anything worth noting?"
"...There is indeed one thing, which is very strange now that I think about it."
There was obvious hesitation in his voice. Mengzhu lowered his head.
After being silent for a while, he reached out and touched his arms: "During the escape, I checked and sorted out my belongings and equipment, and then I found this among them."
She opened the hand she took out from her arms and displayed a gray metal fragment in the palm of her hand, which was white and tender on the outside but full of thick calluses on the inside.
