Chapter 463 - Public Trial (2/2)
There was one key thing that he was on King, and then asked, “What weapon did the assassin use?”
Everyone was surprised that the Dragon King’s man would come up with such a question Ju Chi’s voice was low, the people outside the hall were eager to hear hi in
Ju Chi hesitated and then quietly said, “A saber” After which, he dropped his head even lower
“What kind of saber?”
“The… the Golden Roc Fort kind”
“Did he carry only one weapon?”
“No, I saw… I saw around his wast—” Ju Chi looked up and quickly glanced at the Dragon King, “there was a sword”
This stirred the crowd up Their whispers resounded like a gale, signaling an iet any hint fro to say up until now Just when he did not knohat he should do, the Dragon King rose up
The stor in the croeakened ih of relief
The evidence was co have to say? Did he think that he could compel everyone present with his saber and sword? Most people thought like that, while very few of the a public trial so urgently the wrong strategy
However, Gu Shenwei knehat he was doing
The Dragon Arain full support in Xiaoyao Lake, anddid not have much time to win the people over However, this murder provided an opportunity for him to win more support in a dramatic way
Ever since he entered the Great Snow, he knew that draular measures Even if it did not solve the fundamental problem, it was the best ways to quell an i the table toward Ju Chi Standing beside hinored him and turned to ask the elderly woman, “Did you see the dead?”
The elderly woed “Yes”
“And then? What did you do after you saw her?”
“I… I ran out to call for help I saw that the guard was lying on the ground, so I ran along the valley and shouted Then… people cao to help the htened You don’t know, the blood…”
“I know” Gu Shenwei interrupted her “So you were running with a candle?”
“Candle? There was no candle I got up from the bed as soon as I heard the screaht a candle?”
“But you saw the blood on the bed, and the fatal wound on the pregnant woman’s throat”
She froze, but then continued “I saw that afterward A lot of people came when they heard my shout They lit candles, that’s how I saw it”
Gu Shenwei nodded as if he had nothing to say Suddenly, he changed the subject “What’s the na”
“Identity?”
“A court ?”
The questions were all detri the elderly wo, “She was carrying the Emperor’s child”
“Which Edom”
The rumors were proved true one by one More couards at the gate reilant, but they still feared that they would not be able to stop the angry crowd
Gu Shenas silent for a s, or did you know about the” The elderly woman whispered, as if she was afraid that those words would provoke the Dragon King “When His Majesty had Hai Tang live there, I knew that it was his child”
“So, you knew that the court dom, but you didn’t check on her after the scream? You didn’t try to save her, but ran to call for help? Why?”
Gu Shenwei questioned the elderly wo at Ju Chi
“I, I…” The elderly woman was at a loss for words
All of a sudden, all thefor a reasonable explanation fro proud, and never did she expect that she would be called by the Dragon King at this time
“My Queen, it’s time to tell the truth”