Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 318 Trial
"What!?"

Almost everyone stood up in horror. Minks was pierced through the chest from behind by a long stick in full view of everyone. No one noticed or could react. It just happened like that.

"Rabbi! Hydwin!" Minks roared, blood spilling from his mouth, as he still managed to call out the name of the person behind him.

Behind him, the rabbi's eyes flashed red, and his pupils shimmered with countless streams of light.

Slovendo stood up immediately, about to make a move, when the group of councilors' guard dolls suddenly moved and rushed towards him.

Slovendo's bodyguards were originally heading towards Rabi's side, but they had to turn back because of this incident. However, after being delayed for a short while, the remaining people around Slovendo were surprised to find that all of these puppets were quite powerful. They could be considered the super elite among mechanical puppets. Their individual strength was not much weaker than theirs, and their numbers created an overwhelming force in the venue. They were simply unstoppable!
In the chaos, several swords blocked Slovendo, who was still standing. The shield that Slovendo formed around himself blocked the sharp blades that were about to tear him to pieces. At the same time, a solid shield force field immediately rose in a central area of ​​the venue, and the white-clad people on the outside could not break through it for a while.

The series of unexpected events has left people overwhelmed.

Minks and Slovendo were assassinated one after the other!

It seems Minks is beyond saving, while Slovendo still has a chance to be saved.

None of the puppets on the scene stopped Rabi. Rabi glanced at Slovendo and then looked away, saying to Minks, "I know you have internal modifications as well. This stab only paralyzes your movements; you won't die anytime soon."

“What…are you going to do?” Minks asked with difficulty.

The rabbi looked at the speaker.

The speaker looked at him in confusion, when suddenly a document was handed to him. When he glanced to the side, he was so frightened that his elderly heart almost stopped.

It's that terrifying, out-of-control doll, Radish!

But Luo Bo simply handed over the document quietly, then set up the microphone, gestured for him to leave, and stood aside without doing anything further.

The speaker adjusted his reading glasses, picked up the documents in front of him with trembling hands, and quickly flipped through them.

Then, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

He looked at the carrot beside him, then at Minks, who was being held up after being pierced by Rabi.

"Beep beep..." Radish emitted a signal sound. Although the speaker couldn't understand it, he knew what it meant.

He picked up the document, took a deep breath, and said, “Here, through my words, Miss Rabbi Hedwin wishes to convey a few words to you all.”

The crowd couldn't stop whispering among themselves. Those who had previously clamored for the rabbi to pay the price were now too afraid to utter a word. The representatives on the periphery were nowhere to be seen; they had apparently hidden under the table.

Minks is going to get killed! I thought the rabbi was just joking, but it turns out she's serious!

If these lowly henchmen were caught, wouldn't they be easily slaughtered?

"According to the investigation, the dolls that killed Councilor Varmus and businessman Carnaroo in the Hinton Street doll murders were sent and instructed by Councilor Minks..."

There was an uproar.

Even though many people are somewhat unclear about the origin of all this, what follows is very clear: Rabbi Hedwin accused Senator Minks of directing the dolls to commit the murders!
Then... could it be that Rabbi Hydwin was innocent at first?
"How is that possible? Why would Congressman Minks kill someone?"

"Exactly! Senator Minks has reached this position; what can't he want? Why would he need to kill someone? Rabbi Hedwin is spouting nonsense!"

Most people's first impression is still one of disbelief.

The Speaker then continued reading: "Member Varmos, due to his opposition to the Anti-Doll Mind Act, has a conflict of interest with Member Minks..."

He informed everyone of Congressman Minks's motives.

This is information that most people have never heard of before. After all, most people don't fully understand this matter, don't believe that Senator Minks would kill someone, and have never had any doubts about it.

In contrast, the initial "political revenge" theory that Hydwin committed the murder can only be described as a baseless motive that is inherently untenable, as hasty as the claim that he died after encountering a serial killer on the street, since Hinton Street is not Metropolis.

Some people are already wavering.

Of course, this wasn't enough to convince everyone: "There are countless people with conflicts of interest with Senator Wamos and that businessman, so why single out Senator Minks?!"

“This…” The Speaker saw the following text, “Please welcome Mr. Rondo, representative of the Azdoma Group, and Mr. Carlo, founder of Caron Intelligence, to enter as witnesses.”

Parliament seems to have become a courtroom.

Upon hearing the identities of the two individuals, the discussion intensified.

Azdoma is still a niche company that many people haven't heard of, but Karon Intelligent is not. It is the number one company in the market for core puppet power systems. Karon, as the founder, was once very successful, and countless people remember him.

These two, come forward to testify for Rabbi Hydwin?

Under the watchful eyes of everyone eager for answers and developments, two men appeared out of nowhere and became the focus of attention under a spotlight shining from who-knows-where.

Minkston's eyes widened immediately: "Carlo!?" Wasn't he the one who ran away in fear not long ago?
"Hey, wait a minute, isn't that Azdom representative Rondo?!"

"Londo? The former CEO and designer of Caron Intelligence, the second-in-command of the original founding team of Caron Intelligence, and Carlo's right-hand man!?"

"He left Caron Intelligence a long time ago, supposedly due to internal conflicts. Now he's gone to Azdoma Group?"

In short, he seems to be a fairly well-known person.

Carlo smiled and waved to everyone, seemingly unaffected by the somber atmosphere.

Rondo's expression darkened. He clearly hadn't come willingly, but Carlo suddenly appeared with a terrifying doll, demanding his cooperation. What a jerk of a friend! After so many years of no friendship, he comes at him with a life-threatening threat!

“Relax, just like we always do at press conferences,” Carlo said with a smile, noticing his stiff demeanor.

"Your press conference was being targeted by fighter jets and cannons? We might not even make it out alive after this is over! Damn it!" Rondo complained and couldn't help but curse.

"Good morning, everyone. It's been a long time since I've spoken to you all in such a public setting. I wonder if you've missed me?" Carlo pulled out a microphone from his crotch and started speaking.

"As for why I'm here, as the Speaker just said, I'm here to be a witness. It's because of a friend, or rather, a friend's request. In short, I have to give them face."

Carlo chuckled helplessly, glancing at the rabbi still supporting Minks. "Aren't your arms getting tired?"

"Well, time is short, so let's get to the point. Congressman Minks murdered another congressman and businessman, and not only that, after the Hinton Street massacre, he took the opportunity to pin the blame on Miss Haydwin and continued to send puppets to try to kill me."

Shocking!

"You might not believe it, so please look at the big screen."

Where did that big screen come from?
Following Carlo's instructions, a large screen rose up high above.

There really is one!?

Then, the large screen began playing footage. The scene, naturally, showed the Three-Type Assassination Doll infiltrating Carlo's house on that rainy night and engaging in a fierce battle with the dolls inside. It happened to be the scene where Radish had accidentally hacked into Carlo's house and was ganging up on the Three-Type Doll.

After the video played for a while, Carlo rewound the progress and then paused at a shot where the Type-3 doll was most clearly visible.

“Next, Mr. Rondo, representing Azdom, will give the explanation.” Carlo emphasized the words “representative of Azdom” and looked at Rondo with a mocking expression.

Rondo glanced at the screen with a grim expression, and could only bite the bullet and say, "Congressman Minks is one of our group's shareholders. He has contracted with our company to design and manufacture several dolls, and this one was one he secretly requested."

The Azdoma Group and Minks were never entirely on the same side. Being caught in the middle between Minks, the Tide Army, and the Royal Military Industry was not a pleasant experience. Now, Minks and the Tide Army have almost completely broken off relations, but this is actually a relief, since they originally came from the Royal Family.

Being forced to get involved in this matter now won't have a big impact. Although he'll probably lose his job, he can just run away. It doesn't matter. There's no need to argue with this guy next to him anymore.

"This is part of the test footage when the doll was completed. Senator Minks is on it." The camera cuts to the footage of the Three Styles test field, and Minks can be seen watching from the side.

"This is the handover record." Rondo hardened his heart again and directly showed the scene of Minks taking away the Three Styles on the screen.

“I evaded the assassination attempt and successfully obtained some data records from the assassination doll’s power core,” Carlo continued, pulling out his final trump card.

Of course, the power core was provided by Robert, and naturally, the power core of the third type was also in his possession. Deciphering the remaining content was not a difficult task for Carlo at all, and it became even easier after Rondo was brought in to assist him.

The images shown on the big screen directly depicted the process of the three assassinations of the first two victims.

unambiguous evidence.

Minks stared blankly at the scene on the screen, his soul seemingly drifting away.

Rondo and Carlo finished their work and quickly slipped away to the side.

Amidst the escalating discussion, the speaker continued to announce the follow-up content.

"Based on the above information, it is clear that Congressman Minks secretly created the assassination doll, murdered Congressman Varmus and businessman Canaloo, and attempted to murder Carlo. He is the true culprit in the Hinton Street Doll Murders."

After he finished speaking, even without the small wooden mallet, everyone present seemed to hear a crisp snapping sound.

"Trial him..." Someone started it.

"Trial him!"

"Punish him! Punish him!"

"Trial him! Liar! The real killer! Kill him! Trial him!"

The public's anger was ignited and surged fiercely towards the dazed Minks.

The shouts, rising and falling, were like the claws of demons reaching out from hell, trying to drag him in.

"Is this all you've done? To prove yourself? To expose me?" Minks murmured, his lips trembling.

“I don’t care about any of that,” the rabbi replied calmly. “What I care about is my home.”

After saying that, she forcefully lifted Minks from in front of her to above her head. The black stick in her hand lit up with red patterns, and the stick suddenly transformed into the black umbrella.

"Blame your bad luck, or blame us for our bad luck," the rabbi's voice seemed to murmur.

A black umbrella opened at Minks' chest.

Wow!

The scene was gruesome; Minks was torn to pieces, and blood and flesh splattered in the center of the venue.

The rabbi held up an umbrella to shield himself from the rain of falling debris.

Her eyes were slightly red-rimmed, but what was even brighter were her scarlet pupils.

(End of this chapter)