Chapter 166: The Snowy Road Is Difficult
The military court was extremely silent, except for Xu Qiusheng's howling, but no one showed any disdain or displeasure.
Although the Great Phage Expeditionary Force was only a division-level military structure at first, it was established during the Silver Cross War, but it became famous in the Battle of Hanyun Star.
Xia Jingye, who blew up the emperor's warehouse in one fell swoop, was from the Fourth Mecha Battalion of this unit. And in this battle, the entire Fourth Mecha Battalion was wiped out.
What happened was a massive rout of the entire empire's frontline troops.
And since this battle, the Great Phage Expeditionary Force, as the federal vanguard force, has been driving the Imperial people to the Blackstone area and stationed them there. This defense lasted for thirty-three years.
In the past thirty-three years, the small-scale battles between them and the empire on the border have almost never stopped, so this unit has been absorbing new recruits and gradually growing. Now the division has more than 60,000 troops. According to the regular troops
Calculated, this is at least the lineup of four reinforced divisions, and even exceeds the establishment of a group army.
What is intriguing is that the Federation never seemed to have the intention of splitting this unit, but it also did not mention its organization as a group army.
That's why such a large force has as many as a hundred school-level officers.
With such a highly decorated unit as a joint guarantor and an ace pilot of the Federation, how could he be a traitor to the Federation?
This seems to be a very simple and simple truth.
Therefore, the military court will fall into silence, and the entire federation will fall into deep thought after being shocked.
Yuan Shang rubbed Wu Xin, who felt a little sore, and looked extremely ugly.
The Blackstone officers in the jury box looked at each other, and they could see the shock and complexity in each other's eyes. At least they believed that they would never get such trust and support from the Blackstone Military Region.
As for the person in charge of the Thirteenth Titan Military Region, he lowered his head with a painful expression on his face, holding his head with both hands and grabbing his hair.
At this time, Shi Chen and Gu Meiyan simultaneously turned their attention to the ten officials in the court.
The judges also felt their gazes, so after bowing their heads to signal each other, the chief prosecutor sitting in the middle slowly stood up, knocked his gavel, and announced: "The trial process encountered force majeure, and due to the giant
One hundred and twenty-one officers of the Devouring Expeditionary Force at or above the school level provided the federal guarantee to pass the provisional bill, and the court adjourned for half an hour."
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"Thank you!" Shi Chen said to Gu Meiyan, "It's really hard for you to delay the case until now."
"It is our duty as lawyers to collect people's money to help them eliminate disasters. You don't need to thank me." Gu Meiyan showed a somewhat reluctant smile, but then asked in a low voice: "But are you really sure to invite witnesses?
?”
Hearing these words, Shi Chen frowned, and then slowly shook his head.
Seeing the answer given by Shi Chen, Gu Meiyan opened her mouth and smiled bitterly, but she did not continue to ask further.
Shi Chen is also aware of the serious consequences if there is no time and no witnesses appear in court. He will face pressure from public opinion from the entire federation. He will let down or even implicate the Great Phage Expeditionary Force, which jointly vouched for Xu Qiusheng at great risk, but he can only
Do this, otherwise, Xu Qiusheng will inevitably die.
Now that things are going on, even if he suddenly admits that he is the murderer who stole the War Apostle, I am afraid that he will not be recognized by those people and it will not have the slightest effect.
When he thought about this, he couldn't help but think of the previous phone call, and his mood became a little heavy.
The call was answered just before the time limit. Shi Chen truthfully stated his request. He hoped to invite at least one royal knight who was in Titan that day to appear in court to testify for Xu Qiusheng.
Isa agreed after a moment of silence, and then the call was hastily hung up, as if something had happened.
He remembered that Isa came to the court for the first time the military court was held, but this crucial second trial did not come. It was obviously prevented by some force majeure.
If it can become a force majeure for Her Highness Isa, then the answer is obvious. There is someone who does not want her to come forward.
And this person is Her Majesty Elizabeth I, who has been silent under the fluorescent lights of the federal political arena for a long time.
If His Majesty really intended to stop it, would Isa still be able to walk out of the castle?
"Looking at your face, things are not going well."
Xu Qiusheng, an old man, seemed to feel extremely embarrassed after crying. At this time, he pretended to be calm, looked at Shi Chen with a smile, and patted his shoulder, "It doesn't matter, you can come, and you can still pretend to be a turtle."
The old man was lured out, and I am already satisfied."
"Don't give up." Shi Chen looked at his best friend's face, which was getting thinner than last time. He felt slightly sad, and leaned down to hug him, and said, "Even if I lose the lawsuit today, the worst I can do is to rob the court again.
It’s not the first time I’ve done something like this to cause trouble in the Capital Sector.”
"Get lost!" When Xu Qiusheng heard this, his eyes widened immediately, he pushed Shi Chen away, and said with disgust on his face: "I'm begging you, don't bother me anymore, I don't want to find a big man to come and bury him.
, so disgusting.”
Shi Chen was stunned, and then threatened in a low voice: "If you are really such a coward and die, I will set off to the Blackstone Star Region to chase your Lan'er the next day."
Xu Qiusheng raised his head like an angry husky and said angrily in a deep voice: "My friend's wife! Don't bully her!"
"How come the version I've heard is that my friend's wife is the best to ride?" Shi Chen said innocently.
"Fuck your mother's balls! I'm about to die, can you stop being so disgusting?"
"Okay, then please wish us to win this lawsuit."
"Didn't you just shake your head?"
"She is already on the way. I shake my head. I'm just not sure if she can catch up. After all, it's only half an hour, and the road conditions in the capital star circle are always so shitty."
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As lawyer Gu Meiyan said, it is a miracle that this lawsuit has been fought to this point.
Although her achievements in the legal profession are almost unrivaled, fighting a lawsuit since ancient times is not just a matter of lawyers in court, but the allocation of resources and tricks hidden behind the scenes.
At this point, being weak and weak, they are no match for the forces behind the plaintiff.
So in the eyes of those people, this lawsuit was already a win-win situation from the beginning.
But the situations that appeared one after another in the court today made them start to worry.
Because whether it was Shi Chen's sudden change, the witnesses he proposed who had not yet arrived, or the joint guarantee of all the officers of the Great Phage Expeditionary Force, they had all exceeded their prior calculations and arrangements.
But the matter has come to this, and even if they have any other countermeasures, they can only wait for half an hour.
Half an hour, thirty minutes, and one thousand eight seconds seemed not long, but the jury behind Yuan Shang felt that it lasted like years.
At some point, the light from the skylight suddenly dimmed, and within half a day of clear skies in the Capital City Circle, heavy snow began to fall again.
People can't help but think of a certain poet's aria. In this snowy season, it must be difficult to walk on the wrong road.
Chapter completed!