Chapter 364: Enemy or Friend(1/2)
"Duk duk duk." When everyone was in an uproar, Lan Xian tapped his fingers on the table. He suppressed the exclamations in a short time. He looked at Kino and asked: "I have a question. With so many moon coins,
Where did you get it?"
"The total number of monthly coins circulating in the kingdom is controlled by the Royal City Mint Department. Taking the inventory of the Twilight City Executive Mansion, no matter what source the monthly coins are obtained from, the number will be very conspicuous. However, according to the financial annual reports in recent years, the number of monthly coins circulating in the market
No huge abnormalities were found in the monthly coins. Can you explain the source of those monthly coins?"
The moon coins that have been discovered now are basically all exchanged by Kino from the respect system. They are not forged by the kingdom. They can be said to "appear out of thin air". Naturally, the Mint Department cannot monitor their movements.
Of course, this is directly linked to the identity of the rejecter. It cannot be said in any case. It has to be cleverly covered up with another excuse.
Kino: "They are all trophies captured from aliens."
Lan Xian: "The spoils of war?"
Kino: "Yes, every group of extraterrestrial visitors I met had a large number of moon coins that could be used in the kingdom's market, including gold, silver, copper and iron. Those moon coins in the administrative residence were all seized from them.
——You must have seen those rings that can store things out of thin air. Moon coins are placed in those rings by visitors from outside."
Lan Xian: "Why do foreigners have so many moon coins belonging to the kingdom?"
Kino: "I'm sorry, I can't guess this. Please be aware of it."
On the stage, Lan Xian and Perseus whispered to each other for a moment, probably discussing this matter, and finally came to a preliminary conclusion-since extraterrestrial visitors have the ability to make giant steel birds, it is not unusual to imitate the kingdom's moon coins.
Perseus nodded to Lan Xian, indicating to continue.
Lan Xian: "Chino Administrator, after you seized these monthly coins, why didn't you report them?"
Kino: "They give me a sense of security."
Lan Xian: "A sense of security?"
Kino: "More moon coins mean more elite soldiers, sharper weapons, and stronger armor. Every more moon coin means that I feel more secure when facing visitors from outside."
At this point, Kino also joked about the Heqi family's clan language: "The more the merrier, even if it is as light as a gentle rain."
Lan Xian nodded to the chief judge, indicating that he had no problem.
The presiding judge agreed and continued the topic. He listed out the crimes discovered by the investigation team one by one. Finally, he saluted Perseus and his loud voice resounded through the auditorium: "In summary, I implore His Majesty the King to prosecute Kino...
Van Helsing imposed capital punishment to maintain the dignity of the code."
After hearing the presiding judge's request for punishment, Kino was not only not disheartened, but the smile on his lips became even deeper.
The bustle in the world is all for benefit; the hustle and bustle in the world is all for benefit.
Those who come to you when you are at your peak are just passers-by.
Those who don't leave you when you are at your lowest point are your allies.
At its peak, it is difficult to distinguish between the two because they are mixed together.
Only when you are at the lowest point can you distinguish between true friends and foes.
So now...
The show begins.
"Bang!" Bolton slammed the table hard, stood up, looked up at Perseus and said, "Father, can I speak?"
Perseus said nothing, didn't even look at Bolton, just stared at Kino silently.
The presiding judge regarded this as a tacit consent and said to Burton in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "Your Highness, please speak."
Bolton poked the table hard with his finger, looking quite impatient: "I said, did your investigation team miss the point? You were asked to find out whether Qino was an extraterrestrial visitor, and you are talking about these things here.
What are you doing? Don't confuse me, now answer me directly and directly - is Kino a visitor from outside the world?"
The presiding judge's vision was slightly erratic, and his voice was still loud, but slightly less powerful: "Based on the evidence we currently have and the confessions given to people at all levels of the executive mansion, it is still not possible to directly prove his identity."
Bolton glared and stretched out his hands to Perseus, as if to say - see for yourself, is it ridiculous?
Kino looked sideways at Bolton——
The general who has an upright and staunch temperament and values love and justice. The love he once fought side by side has been engraved in his heart. Apart from the hidden truth, it is difficult for anything to break it.
This is an iron ally.
...
Bolton looked around and said seriously: "Since there is no evidence, let us speak with facts. Since the Chino Administrator took office last year, a total of 5 batches of extraterrestrial visitors died in his hands. The most recent extraterrestrial invasion, I myself also
I once fought alongside him, he once saved me, and I also saved him. Such a brave and adept administrator who killed blasphemers many times, even if he was not given a reward, he actually had to be dragged out for trial.
Isn’t it ridiculous?!”
The chief judge said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, I must remind you that it is not that we insist on saying that he is an extraterrestrial visitor, but that the extraterrestrial visitor who died not long ago exposed his identity in public."
Bolton has a bad temper. When he gets angry, he will scold him regardless of the situation: "Can you believe what the blasphemer said? All my horse feeders know what 'stoking dissension' is. Are you better than feeding horses?"
Are you still stupid? If she said that I was also a visitor from outer space, would you have arrested me too?!"
The presiding judge was very helpless. His status was far inferior to Bolton, and in an occasion like the Kingdom's plenary meeting, he couldn't lower his face and scold him, so he could only remain silent.
"Lord Sting." Bolton's voice began to grow darker and he looked up at the stage, "Do you agree with what I said?"
Sting said calmly, "I have applied to His Majesty the King for the right of silence. I will neither participate in discussions nor vote. You do not need to ask for my opinion."
Chino's eyes slowly fell on Sting——
The two parties didn't have much interaction, mainly because they involved Lesakhar and Lorna, who was friends with him.
If he dies and the truth is buried forever, he will not need to consider the true face of the truth and can feel at ease forever.
But in the end he didn't add insult to injury.
Of course, I didn't say anything to help, but stayed silent and wisely, waiting to see what would happen...
Let's consider him a half ally.
...
Sting's silence made Bolton very angry. He originally thought that this elder who was also a teacher and father would be on his side, but unexpectedly he stopped talking at the critical moment.
The key point is that Sting is still the elder who brought him up since he was a child. He cannot be scolded, which is the most annoying thing.
The chief judge lost no time in admonishing: "Your Highness, we'd better follow the procedure. Please sit back and let others express their opinions."
Bolton snorted and sat down angrily.
Chief Judge: "Your Majesty the King, please give me your opinion."
Perseus's performance today was very calm, with no expression on his face, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking, and the same thing he said: "I am only responsible for making the final decision, you can only express your own opinions, every word
I listened to everything."
Kino looked at Perseus and narrowed his eyes slightly——
The king of a country is above ten thousand people.
Whether this person is an enemy or a friend, you have no choice but to get closer to him and try your best to become an ally.
...
The chief judge looked to the right side of Perseus: "Sir Lan Xian, His Majesty the King and Lord Sting have both expressed their attitudes. Do you have anything to say?"
Unlike Perseus and Sting, who said what they said but didn't say anything, Lan Xian was very practical and told all the members what he had said to Perseus before.
To sum it up, it can be summed up in eight words - profit first, killing first.
Lan Xian's statement is crucial. He is not only the leader of the Heqi family, representing the will of this royal family, but also the right hand of the king who is in charge of state affairs. He can be said to be a weather vane. He has no influence on those who are swaying from side to side.
The opinionated wall grass played a strong guiding role.
After listening to Lan Xian's words, thoughts quickly emerged in Kino's mind——
The Master Alchemist of the 6th Sequence must be very interested in the technology of the reincarnation, and theoretically it is very easy to win over.
But the problem is, this person talks about the interests of the kingdom in every word. He seems objective, but because he is too pure, he seems too deliberate, and he must have something hidden in his heart.
The friend or foe is unknown for the time being, so you can first treat him as a customer of equal value transactions, but at the same time, you must not expose your back to him.
...
The presiding judge walked to the first row of the council seats and nodded slightly to Edward: "Sir Edward, please express your opinion."
Edward's huge body stood up, casting a large backlit shadow on the ground. He did not stay where he was, but strode out to the side of Kino's trial seat.
Edward clung to the fence of the trial seat, his huge muscles revealing a majestic sense of strength, just like his loud and high voice: "This young man is sitting on the trial seat. This incident shocked me very much!"
"As we all know, the Kino administrators have been fighting on the front line against the aliens. My tribe member Brooke Troy died under the attack of the aliens. It was the Kino administrators who killed the blasphemers for his sake.
Revenge."
"In the recent war, this young man took the lead, and all the soldiers could see him fighting bloody battles! What was the result? Just because of the blasphemer's divisive words before his death, he ended up in this situation.
At this point, isn’t this kind of thing ridiculous?!”
"Roar!——" The military generals headed by Bolton raised their arms in response and roared in unison.
Edward clenched his fists, and his heartache was palpable: "If so many past achievements and sincerity in charging into battle cannot erase our suspicion of him, how many soldiers will it be disappointed? How many soldiers will be chilled? If we are like this in the future.
When it comes to doing things, who else would stand up in a crisis? Who else would be willing to dedicate their blood to the kingdom?!"
To be continued...