Judge Howard said: "Does the plaintiff want to call witnesses to court?"
Allen smiled and replied: "Yes, your honor, I apply to summon our No. 1 witness, Mr. Peter, the priest of the Church of Light."
"Then please bring Mr. Peter to court."
Hearing this, Archbishop Nelga was shocked. He thought that Peter had always been his trusted confidant and had always followed him loyally. How could he suddenly become a witness on Allen's side?
Thinking of this, he looked at the door of the court. Priest Peter had followed him all the way here and was still waiting for him to go back with him outside the door!
However, at this moment, something unexpected happened
A beam of light shone from the "Haul of Judgment" and fell right on Peter's body, causing Peter to completely lose control of his body and had to turn around and walk towards the witness stand.
Seeing such a bizarre scene, Archbishop Nerga could no longer remain calm.
He suddenly remembered the legendary function of the "Judgment Hammer" to "judge on behalf of the gods".
As long as they are shrouded in the sacred light of the "Judgment Gavel", no one can escape from the trial, let alone lie. Of course, judges who use the "Judgment Gavel" must also strictly follow the procedures and must not take into account personal matters or overstep their bounds.
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Archbishop Nerga knew that if he continued like this, he would undoubtedly become the biggest laughing stock in the history of the Church of Light.
So he yelled at Peter: "Peter, where are you from?"
But Peter was indifferent to his words and still walked towards the witness seat.
At the same time, Howard suddenly said in a stern tone: "Defendant, please watch your words."
Nerga immediately fell silent.
At the same time, his heart completely hit rock bottom.
He knew that he had fallen into the trap carefully designed by Allen and Howard.
The victory he thought he had before was all a bait deliberately sent by the opponent. Once he ate the bait, he was hooked by the opponent and had no chance to resist.
After Peter took his seat as a witness, Clerk Bennett said: "Mr. Peter, put your hand on the Book of Light and swear that what you say today is absolutely true."
Peter replied: "Yes, I swear."
At this time, Allen said: "Mr. Peter, have you been staying at Hagia Sophia these days?"
"Yes. Unless the archbishop orders me to go out on business, I stay in the church at other times." Peter answered truthfully.
"So have you ever been to the room full of murals on the second floor?"
"Been there."
"So...have you seen me there?"
"I've seen it." Peter nodded.
"Why?"
"Because the bishop ordered me to keep an eye on you and not let you leave that room."
"Very good," Allen looked at Howard on the judge's high seat, "Your honor, my questions are over."
"Then, now it's up to the defendant to cross-examine the witnesses." Howard said.
Seeing that it was finally his turn to speak, Archbishop Nerga took a deep breath and decided to struggle one last time: "Peter, do you know... that Alan York in the church is actually just a stand-in?"
After hearing this, Allen immediately interjected: "Protest, this matter has no evidence and is made up by the defendant without authorization."
Howard said: "The protest is valid, please continue to ask the defendant."
Archbishop Nerga thought for a moment and said: "Peter, you still remember that the first thing I said was, 'I invite Alan to come to the church as a guest for tea,' right?"
Peter: "Yes."
Archbishop Nerga: "Then did Allen come here voluntarily or was he forced to come?"
Peter: "He came of his own free will."
Archbishop Nerga: "Have I ever used any violence?"
Peter: "No."
Archbishop Nerga: "This ends my questions."
Howard looked at Allen: "Mr. York, do you have any more questions?"
Allen: "Mr. Peter, in addition to direct violence, did Archbishop Nelga use other methods? Such as divine magic?"
Archbishop Nerga: “Protests, leading questions.”
Howard: "The protest is invalid, please continue to answer the witness."
Peter: "The archbishop has placed a magical ward."
Allen: "What is the function of this magical barrier? What conditions are needed to break it?"
Peter: "The magical barrier is driven by the divine power of the goddess of light, which is equivalent to an invisible barrier; only with the permission of the archbishop can one enter and exit freely."
Allen: "Can a first-level magician break the magical barrier?"
Peter: "Of course not."
Allen: "Your Honor, I don't have any more questions."
Howard: "Please take the witnesses away."
Looking at the priest Peter being taken away by the bailiff, Archbishop Nerga let out a long sigh.
At this time, he deeply felt that Allen had already calculated everything including the "divine barrier" in advance, making his dying struggle useless. All the previous actions were just acting with him.
He glanced at the handsome young man on the plaintiff's bench
With such careful thinking and such watertight calculations, is he really still a normal human being?
And I became his opponent inadvertently...
Do I still have a chance to escape?
He didn't know.
After a short silence, Allen once again stated in an indifferent tone:
"Secondly, the defendant Yak Nelga is a member of the Church of Light, but he covets the magic cannon, a weapon unique to the Braden royal family, and has long been jealous and defensive of the royal family. Without the permission of the parliament,
Without the Queen's approval, he attempted to take it as his own through illegal means, seriously infringing on the national interests of the Kingdom of Braden.
"At the same time, Nelga was dissatisfied with the preferential treatment received by the Mage Tower, and attempted to benefit himself from public service, secretly instructing the cabinet to reduce the financial subsidies that the magicians deserved, seriously damaging the interests of the magicians."
"This is the sin of 'jealousy'."
Howard asked: "Mr. York, do you need to call witnesses to court?"
Allen: "I apply to summon our witness No. 2, the former Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sistine Kim Braden."
Former Prime Minister Sistine King had been waiting for this moment for too long.
When he realized that he was just a tool for the Archbishop to wield power, he had a vague desire for revenge.
After that, the archbishop sent people to assassinate him twice, which made the flame of hatred in his heart burn even more intensely, turning into a raging fire that was difficult to extinguish.
When Allen mentioned his name, Sistine couldn't wait to step forward and put his hand on the "Light Canon". Without waiting for the clerk's instructions, he took the oath of witness.
Howard said: "Then please ask the plaintiff to start asking questions."
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ps: Sorry for the lag (court dialogue is so difficult to write qaq), this chapter is a little late.
ps2: Thank you for another 10,000 reward from Ai Zai Walking in the Breeze and Drizzle (so I owe another chapter to be updated), and also thank you for the 1,000 reward from Light and Dark Spiral, and the 200 reward from Ranxun.