419 First Trial (2/2)
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At this moment, heavy footsteps sounded. Everyone's expressions became serious. According to customs, the judge would arrive five to ten minutes late to express his high status and power. Borja did not break this custom today. He was perfectly five minutes late, not a second more or less.
When the second hand pointed to twelve, he sat into his seat and pounded the gavel, announcing the start of the trial.
Borja was a middle-aged man who took care of his health. About thirty-years-old, he was at the height of his life. To all the other departments, his first impression was being strict. He was inflexible like a machine and did not understand the rules outside the world of law. Four years ago, he exiled his own brother here.
He used to be the most popular choice for the Borja family's inheritor. The Borjas' reputation in the Sacred City was comparable to the Sforzas. Three popes in history had this surname. However, after he exiled his brother, the family passed the title of family leader to his uncle.
To most people, he was a crazy man who cared more for law than his family. He was like the bastard child that the Sacred City laws accidentally left behind.
With him as the judge, no one would suspect he would be biased. As everyone gazed solemnly, he pounded the gavel.
”The court shall begin now.”
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As everyone expected, the Sacred City was the Sacred City. They would not start with uncontrolled yelling and violent fighting.
After a bureaucratic process and tests, the Sacred City's prosecutor finally read Ye Qingxuan's indictment and accused him of the crimes. There were more than thirty crimes! At least sixteen were enough to give him the death sentence.
Under the prosecutor's strong and furious voice, everyone involuntarily straightened their backs and looked at the lawyer of the accused.
The show was coming!
”Many musicians were killed in the Romulusian disaster of October. During this event, not only did Ye Qingxuan show signs of fear and encouraged others to escape with him, he even created an imaginary refuge and lied that he had found important evidence of the King of Yellow.
”Afterward, because of his own desires, he ignored the military commands and the Sacred City's laws. He forced his way into the mutated region. Because of his brash actions, the situation became unsalvageable.
”He then resisted being arrested by the sanctors. After killing one and wounding seventeen, he was still unsatisfied and moved his hatred toward the Sacred City.
”Not only did he crazily pursue a member of the Church, he finally killed mercilessly before the Sacred City gates on November 19th. During this attack, Ye Qingxuan killed Colt, the much respected hero of the Romulusian War, before the public's eyes. He manipulated the public, attacked the Sacred City, and created a horribly negative influence. His sin is unforgivable!
”His evil intentions and cruel actions have never been seen in the past hundred years. Here, I earnestly request the Sacred Court to make a ruling. Otherwise, the fairness of law and the prestige of the Sacred City will be destroyed!”