Part 2: The Path to Sainthood Chapter 129: The Trial
Half a month later, Meghan's murder case was tried for the first time.
When Renault came to the courthouse in his car, he saw a sea of people outside. Journalists flocked to the city, some holding electronic banners reading "Jonny Reynaud is a murderer," "Reinstate the death penalty," "Don't forget Meghan," and more.
"Don't worry, when the verdict is over, they will know that you are innocent." Barrister Raklife, who has been with Renault, patted Renault and said.
"Maybe it's the opposite." Renault muttered.
"Are you questioning the testimony I taught you?" Achille laughed.
"It's so unconvincing, I just asked you not to call Meghan a prostitute or a woman, but I didn't expect you to change it so perfunctory."
"Sometimes simple is best, just trust me." Achille replied with a smile.
The car stopped at the entrance of the courthouse.
Achille got out of the car with Renault and entered the courthouse against the boiling noise.
A reporter suddenly broke through the blockade and came to Renault and shouted at Renault: "Did you think about Meghan's family when you killed her?" ”
A trap full of malice, but not clever.
Renault looked at her and replied calmly: "May I ask you to judge me as a murderer without trial, have you considered the judge's feelings?" ”
This is obviously much sharper than saying, "I'm not a murderer," and it makes the self-righteous reporter noticeably stuck.
Renault has walked into the courthouse.
The courthouse was already full.
There were the Alpha Academy cadets, the teachers, Dean Courtman, and Matthew—he was sitting in the audience.
And then there's Meghan's parents.
It was a pair of old looking parents, sitting on the table, watching Renault enter, with undisguised hatred.
Standing in the dock, Reynaud looked at the judge with a frank expression and sat down after the judge had explained to him the discipline of the court and his rights.
This was followed by the prosecutor's first briefing on the murder of Megan at Alpha College, which was a necessary process. Although the prosecutor was impassioned and emotional in his statement, telling that it was a horrific murder, Renault could hear a hint of nervousness and immaturity in his tone—a young prosecutor with passion but no experience.
It is impossible for Alifield not to send a good prosecutor, and finding such a rookie can only show that Marshall's exchange of interests has taken effect.
After a brief statement, the prosecutor, who did not know that he was destined to become cannon fodder, finally pointed the finger at Renault and began to identify Renault with various clues found at the scene as evidence.
It must be admitted that this young prosecutor still has some level, although the on-site restoration technology has failed, he still deduces part of the situation with limited clues.
“…… Based on the above findings, it can be confirmed that the defendant Jonny Reno and Miss Meghan had an extremely fierce fight. The fight was fatal in nature, and the victim, Miss Meghan, was found with multiple serious injuries on her body. Since the defendant Jonny Renault was a cadet of the Military Academy and had undergone rigorous military training, it was certain that Renault had a clear intent to kill Miss Meghan when he attacked her......"
The prosecutor spoke clearly and logically, and soon made Renault's "crime" clear, describing Renault as a demon who killed people in order to rape Meghan, and there was already a cry in the audience. He didn't mention Claire and Nora, as there weren't many clues to the sisters because of the "strange energy fluctuations", and under Marshall's operation, they were seen as outsiders who were inadvertently involved in the incident, and instrumental testing confirmed that they had indeed lost that memory.
However, this claim was quickly refuted from a professional point of view by defense lawyer Achille, who pointed out that Renault already had a girlfriend, Claire, and that the two were still together that night, and no one would bring his girlfriend to force. Rape others.
His humorous and incisive words won the applause of the audience, and at the same time made the prosecutor a little angry, because he had just discovered that the information he had collected did not contain this information, and it was not difficult to obtain this information.
Then Acliffe began to control the pace of the argument.
Renault also began to reply according to Achille's pre-confession:
"Yes, I did talk to Meghan that day...... We did it, but not because I wanted to force and rape her, we just had a quarrel over some trivial matter...... It's because ...... It's because I want to ask her to borrow money...... Chasing the general's daughter is a very expensive thing...... Yes, she refused. I helped her, but she rejected me and I was angry. Then we argued, and I hit her......"
According to Renault, the quarrel between him and Meghan was triggered by a few small things and gradually developed into hands-on, thus explaining the traces of martial arts.
"Later...... Then I knocked her down, took her blue gold necklace, and ran away. Renault continued.
"You're lying!" The young lawyer shouted angrily: "This is a murder, not a robbery!" ”
"I'm telling the truth." Renault looked back: "I took the necklace and ran, I remember accidentally bumping into someone while running...... It's Sfield. Claire and Nora saw it too, and I kept running after knocking him down...... No, I don't know what's going on behind it, I just heard a strange sound in my ears, like a shockwave coming in, and I passed out. ”
To be honest, he was not satisfied with the defense that Achille had arranged, which was too negative and too passive, and he was just trying to clear himself. Even if he wasn't a law major, Renault realized it wasn't a good idea. But that's what Akcliffe arranged, and Marshall demanded that he must obey Akcliffe, and he could only obey his orders.
Now he can only pin all his hopes on a behind-the-scenes deal between Marshall and Alifield. In some ways, the more powerful the power behind the scenes, the less cover there is in front of the stage. Maybe what the barrister was really good at was working in the dark, Renault thought.
The young prosecutor tried hard to prove that Renault had lied, and he tried his best to find holes in Renault's words, but the cunning and sophisticated Achille was clearly ready for everything, and he confronted the prosecutor in court to resolve the prosecutor's accusations.
At that moment, Renault suddenly screamed and collapsed clutching his stomach.
He had a pained look on his face, and a large amount of sweat oozed from his forehead, rolling to the ground.
There was immediately chaos in the courtroom.