Chapter 657: Key Witnesses
Faced with Judge Weilantai's questioning, Xia Feng understood.
No wonder he didn't investigate the forgery of his citizenship certificate just now, it turned out that he was waiting for him here, compared to what citizenship certificate, the problem at this moment is fatal.
The judge asked him to prove that he was not infected a month ago, and he also had to show the medical examination report of the official hospital, which he could not get anyway.
In other words, if the fake is exposed in public, it is equivalent to admitting that the murderer is him.
As for asking him to name the real murderer, it is even more impossible to do it, because the real murderer is Lapland.
....
Lapland is infected, and her Source Stone skills are activated with weapons, and even if she didn't use the Source Stone skills when she assassinated Richie, there will still be a small amount of the Source Stone material left over from her two half-moon long knives.
And he himself, the only infected person in the Royal Academy, really didn't count this stubble before.
It was impossible for him to bring Lapland over to take the blame, pulling the dog was the one with the black feather, which was basically the same as his own admission, which would only buy one get one free.
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In the courtroom, everyone's eyes converged on Xia Feng.
Whether it is an outsider or his own people, or someone who wants to kill him, they are all waiting for his answer.
According to Richie's autopsy report, the murderer was infected, and he was the only infected person in the Royal Academy, which belonged to the yellow mud that fell into the crotch of his pants, and it was not clear at all.
According to the Royal Court's principle of presumption of guilt for special persons, if there is no evidence that can prove the time of infection, that is, there is no evidence, and if there is no evidence, it is guilty.
Attorney Kevin raised his hand anxiously.
"Your Excellency, it is too hasty to conclude the murderer based on the source stone material extracted from the deceased's body, and it does not conform to the relevant trial process...."
A collegial judge next to him interrupted Kevin.
"Please be clear, this is not a district court, nor is it in accordance with the Victorian Constitution, this is a royal court, and it is not up to you to decide whether it meets the rules or not."
Kevin gritted his teeth and continued.
"However, my client Xia Feng can provide evidence of his alibi that night, and we have witnesses."
The judge shook his head.
"There must be more than 10 witnesses, and the identity must be clean and transparent, and there must be no too close relationship with the suspect."
"This ....."
There can be no close relationship, which means that Ansel's testimony may be invalid, as for the turtle and Ifrit, these two girls are essentially infected people who conceal their identities and enter the school, and calling them to testify may lose their wife and soldiers.
After thinking about it quickly, Xia Feng, who had never spoken, raised his head.
"Your Excellency, Mr. Silver Ash of the Karan Trade can testify for me, and we will have dinner together that night."
The judge immediately rejected the evidence.
"According to the information provided by the Ombudsman, Mr. Silver Ash cannot testify for you, first of all, he is not Victorian, and secondly, he himself is also partially suspected, but because his identity is not overly investigated by the Ombudsman, he cannot be a witness for you."
Xia Feng understood it thoroughly this time.
There is no reason here, and there is no normal laws and regulations to rely on.
The rules of the royal court are that there are no precise rules, and it is ridiculous to talk about fairness and justice here, to put it bluntly, no matter how strong your evidence is, the most important thing is to make the judge believe you.
The presiding judge is a member of the royal family, and although his judgment is absolutely impartial, since he is a human being, he will have subjective tendencies, and he will be uncontrollably inclined to his own values.
Rich's ** has a great impact on international relations, and in the face of this kind of problem, whether it is the Ombudsman or the royal family, they all want a proper explanation.
The Inspectorate wanted to kill him, and the royal family wanted to know the real culprit, and at this moment, the two intentions coincided.
....
Wei Lantai touched his gray beard with his hand.
"Xia Feng, do you have anything else to explain, or do you admit it."
Xia Feng sighed.
"The murderer is not me, how can I admit it."
"But you can't prove that the murderer is not you."
If you want to add to the crime, there is no excuse, looking at the old silhouette of Judge Weilantai, Xia Feng suddenly changed his words.
"Your Excellency, the Royal Court is directly under the Royal Family, does that mean that the members of the Royal Family will be absolutely impartial and will not say or do anything contrary to the truth?"
Wei Lantai looked at Xia Feng selflessly.
"Of course, but it has nothing to do with what you need to explain, as a judge, I have my own judgment."
"If you admit what I just said, I'll continue."
Wei Lantai frowned slightly.
"Okay, I admit that the royals will be absolutely impartial and will not say anything that goes against the truth, you can say it."
Xia Feng's nervous demeanor eased at this moment.
Fortunately, he is cautious enough, or rather, fortunately, the turtle is relatively communicative.
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That night, Kametoise's best friend Virissa was also partying, and because of Kadomine's Sherag sacred cuisine, the party was dragged on until 2 a.m.
During this time, Vilisa's servant said, "The master knows that you will be angry if you don't rest so late", but Vilisha still insists on finishing the meal.
In other words, if she wanted not to be scolded, Vilisa would not tell her father about attending the party, so Wellantai, who is now sitting in the judge's seat, does not know that Vilisa participated in that party.
Virissa can provide him with an alibi, and at the same time, Virissa is also a member of the royal family and the daughter of Judge Willante.
...
Xia Feng raised his head and said with a firm gaze.
"Your Excellency, a junior high school student at the Royal Academy, and a member of the royal family, Vilisa, can provide me with an alibi, and she was at the same party as me on the night of the incident."
As soon as these words came out, except for the people from the Supervision Department, the expressions of the judges and the people in the Yuan Council who were present all changed.
Wei Lantai frowned even more.
"You said Velissa was with you that night?"
Seeing Wei Lantai's expression, Xia Feng was secretly happy, and it was the same as he guessed.
The Ombudsman did not report the fact that Vilisa was present to the Royal Court, in order to take advantage of the fact that there must be 10 witnesses and get the judge to convict him directly.
But it's a pity that Xia Feng didn't forget about it, and what is even more coincidental is that today's judge is Vilisa's father.
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Hearing Xia Feng's words, Lawyer Kevin immediately stood up and said.
"Your Excellency, on behalf of my client, I implore Her Royal Highness Vilisha to testify in court, if as you said before, the members of the Imperial Royal Family will not tell the truth, then whether Xia Feng is the murderer or not, you will know as soon as you ask."
Wei Lantai's expression was complicated, and the two collegial judges did not dare to speak out, only waiting for his response.
After a long time, Wei Lantai said in a deep voice.
"Bring Vilisa here."
The captain of the royal knights in the court immediately responded.
"Yes."
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After 40 minutes.
Dressed in a white gauze dress, Vilisa slowly walked into the courtroom surrounded by four golden sword guards, judging from the fact that she was there so quickly, Vilisa happened to be in Lentinium today.
As she arrived, Vilisa already knew what was going on, and after entering, she slowly walked to the bottom of the judge's bench and bowed to her father above.
Wei Lantai's face was pale.
"Vilisa, I heard that you attended the same party as Xia Feng on the night of Rich's death, is this true?"
"I...."
"Vilisa, you are answering as a member of the royal family, and you must not hide or lie at all, you know?"