Chapter 131: Evidence
"Is there any suspicion that the Cassadine family killed King Robert Sheehan?" Knight Enod asked.
"Yes, but there's no need to be so blatant, I think it's probably the person behind it." McLandall replied.
"Maybe the person you said wouldn't want you to disappear, and he would want you to continue to muddy the waters of the royal pool." Enold said.
"I hope so, for now, that person is at least not from the Randall family or the Otto family."
After the Knight of Enod left, McLandall stayed awake all night. In the darkness, he looked at the cover of the bed, the faces of acquaintances appeared one after another, Robert Sheehan grabbed at his throat, the blood on his neck disappeared, but his face quickly darkened, he saw the eyes of Eni Randall, the expression of Lord Randall, and the mocking faces of the crowd......
It was dawn, the first day of the trial, and it was not the Knight of Knapp who came this morning, but the captain of the royal city guard and a dozen royal city guards, McCrandell ate the boiled eggs and changed into the best clothes, and he said, "I thought my father was going to send the Kingsguard to escort me, am I not a member of the royal family?" ”
"Of course you are, Your Excellency, but Lord Randall thinks it is inappropriate to have them as your bodyguards, as most of the Kingsguards will be present as prosecution witnesses in this trial."
"The gods are above, my father is always thoughtful, so I don't have the slightest room for resistance, then please, take me to court."
He was taken back to the scene where Robert Sheehan was poisoned, and all eyes were on him alone.
Dozens of nobles came to watch, and to be precise, it was Innie Randall who found McCrandell's "witnesses".
The trial began with the prayer of the Pope, who prayed to the gods to administer justice, and when he had finished speaking, Lord Randall leaned forward, Mike, did you kill King Robert Sheehan? ”
He's as straight as ever. "It's not."
"Oh, now the Prime Minister can rest assured." King's scholar Stanika Sardin said.
"So, who do you think is dry?" Lord Randall asked.
"It was the gods who took Robert Sheehan's life, he choked on food or died of food poisoning!"
"In your opinion, could it be the chef?"
"Either it's them, or someone else who has a chance to poison them, and I can't blame them anyway."
There was nervous snickering all around, and McLandall knew that he couldn't point out who was the most suspicious, that would provoke strong resentment among those people, and most importantly, he didn't have any evidence.
"The prosecution has brought in a number of witnesses," Lord Randall declared, "and we will hear their testimony first, and then you will call the witnesses for the defence, and note that the witnesses may not be interrupted without the permission of the judge." ”
McLandall could only nod his head.
Witnesses in turn testified that it was McClandall who poured the wine for King Robert Sheehan, who died afterwards.
Tyrion couldn't bear it anymore, "Say! Tell them! It was Robert Sheehan who asked me to pour the wine, not of my own will! Do you dare to say it? ”
A fat nobleman with a double chin glared at him, "I'm not wrong, even if the king asks you to pour wine, there's nothing to do, is it?" The king trusts you so much, I didn't expect that Mike took the opportunity to pour wine and actually poisoned and killed our good king! ”
"I don't want to pour him a drink!" McCrandell roared loudly, this nobleman's ability to reverse black and white is quite outstanding, it is obvious that the king took the opportunity to humiliate McCrandell, but in his mouth it became that the king trusted McCrandell.
"Mike." Lord Randall said aloud, "Don't interrupt the witnesses, give you a warning!" ”
McLandall gritted his teeth and closed his mouth.
The testimony below was similar to theirs, mentioning McLandall's dissatisfaction with Robert Sheehan's practices. "He had threatened Queen Mother Innie Randall and His Majesty Robert Sheehan," said one nobleman.
It's shameless! "Liar!" McLandall wanted to take two steps forward, but the Kings Guards hurriedly dragged him down.
Lord Randall frowned, "Do you want us to tie your hands and feet like bandits?" ”
McLandall tried his best to stabilize his emotions, and this was the second mistake I made, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid! This is provocation and inducement, and once you are impatient you are ruined! McLandall!
"No, my lords, I beg your pardon, for his lies have angered me."
"Their truth annoys you." "Father, for everyone's safety, I suggest you tie him up, and you can see what he is. ”
"Don't worry, we don't have to be so strict, he can't make any waves alone." Lord Randall said.
There were dozens of magnates in the hall, everyone was laughing at him McLandall thought to himself, "I saved you all!" I have saved this sinful city and the boring lives of each and every one of you! What a blind eye!
Then, who came out to testify was the King's scholar Stanika Sadin, who dissected King Robert Sheehan's body and found no other food in the throat. "My lords, His Majesty the King was poisoned, not choked, and such poison is probably only found in the entire royal family, the former king scholar Johani, but he is still imprisoned in the dungeon."
After that, the procession of witnesses went on and on, and lords, ladies and knights, nobles and servants, who had attended the wedding banquet and witnessed the suffocation of King Robert Sheehan, testified one after another.
"Lord Johani was imprisoned by McCrandell, and he has ample opportunity to find Lord Johanni's poison." A nobleman reminded.
"Why did you steal Siel's poison? What's the plan? Was it to murder King Robert Sheehan? Lord Cassadine and Lord Odo asked.
"I didn't do anything! But how do I prove it? You can search my bedroom and my clothes! You've locked me up these days, what can I do? ”
"Perhaps, the time has come for you to confess your sins."
McLandall said, "I didn't do it, sorry, I'm not in the mood for repentance." ”
"Now I have Lord Varian, please." The master of ceremonies announced, "Chief of Intelligence." ”
Varian Oyiqi said with a smile.
He's going to send me into the abyss! McLandall listened to his compassionate words and thought to himself. His words were true to all lies, and what was more, Varian Oyiqi had documents for everything, and the parchment was full of notes, details, dates, and conversations, and because there were so many documents, he spoke for most of the day, and the effect was to show that McCrandell had indeed broken into the residence of the king's scholar Johani late at night and taken all his medicines, and that he had proved that McClandall had indeed made threats against Queen Mother Innie Randall and King Robert Sheehan, and in fact, Except for the fact that it cannot be directly proved that it was McCrandell who poisoned him, the other plots are clear.
McRandell thought gloomily that on the first day I came to the palace, I should have slaughtered him! Damn it, you bastard, you're so down now!
"Do you still have witnesses?" After Varian Oyiqi finished speaking, Lord Randall asked Ini Randall.
"Almost," Innie Randall said.
Oh, wonderful, McLandall thought frantically, that this farce was finally coming to an end.
"In front of so much evidence and witnesses, McLandall, you confess that you poisoned the king?" Lord Cassadine and Lord Odo asked.
"I have nothing to say about it," replied McLandall, "I am innocent of Robert Sheehan's death, and I have committed a more terrible sin!" He took a step closer towards Lord Randall. I gave birth. I live in the world. My sin is to be born as an illegitimate child, and I repent of it! And no matter how much my good father tolerated me, I continued my ugly deeds! Even delusional about everything you don't deserve! ”
"Ridiculous! Mike! Lord Randall announced. Just explain the problem. This is not a trial of bastards! ”
"No, my lord, my life is a judgment of illegitimate children."
"Don't you have any more words to defend your crimes?"
"Nothing else, I haven't done it, but now I hope I did it myself!" He turned his face to the hall and faced a sea of whitewashed faces.
"I wish I had enough poison to deal with all of you, the only thing I regret is that I can't be the monster you imagined, I'm innocent, but I can't get justice here, you leave me with no choice but to turn to the gods! I ask for a jousting trial! ”
"Have you lost your mind?" Lord Randall shouted.
"No, I finally found it! I ask for a joust trial! McLandall shot back.
"He has that right, my lords," the King's scholar Stanika Sadin reminded everyone, "and let the gods decide." ”
"Knight Janis Odo will be my Acting Knight!" Inni Randall was expressionless, she didn't expect things to finally come to this point.
In the middle of the night, Lord Randall's face was so gloomy, he slammed his fist on the table with a "bang", and he was so angry that he couldn't speak, there will definitely be one side of the competition to die, and he will not die! Whoever dies would weaken their combat power, but now there is nothing he can do.
King's scholar Stanika Sadine asks McLazy, "Do you have a proxy knight who fights for your innocence?" ”
"He has, my lord." Knight Enod stood up in full view of the crowd at this time. "Mistress Mack has promised me many benefits, I am moved by his generosity, and from what I know about Mike during this time, I am willing to believe that he is innocent, and I have decided to fight for him!"
Knight Enold said this on the surface, just to avoid arousing the suspicion of others, in fact, he didn't want McCrandell to end up like this, he also hoped that McCrandell could further turn the situation in the palace upside down, of course, more importantly, McCrandell was already his man.
The commotion became deafening, and McLandall was instantly overjoyed to catch a glimpse of the hesitation in Inny Randall's eyes, and in order to make the hall quiet again, they had to have the Kings Guard slam the floor with their spears.
It was only then that Lord Randall regained his composure, "The jousting trial is going to the jousting arena!" He announced to the hall, and then everything was arranged, at this time Lord Randall looked serious and stepped out through the royal gate of the hall.