Old Gods, Rapid-Fire Guns, and Prohibition

Chapter 109 [Will Win]

Clay looked into Ethan's eyes for a long time.

He grabbed another piece of black bread, swallowed it, and said, "I will find him back, I will."

After saying that, he stood up and walked outside.

Ethan didn't keep him.

Because he didn't know what position Clay occupied in this matter.

So the half of the trust I originally had in him is gone now.

The next morning, Anya finally brought some good news.

The shadow was found.

"He was found in a ditch. He was unconscious and seriously injured."

Anya brought Ethan a homemade breakfast.

Ethan finally didn't have to eat the food in the detention center.

"What kind of injury is it?" Ethan ate the half-done-in-one egg with the soft bread in one bite.

"It's burns. Most of his body is burned."

Burning...

This isn't an ability of the Law Enforcer family, but rather...

"It's the sun." Anya had already made her judgment. "The aura of his wounds is similar to the ability used by that person called Sunlight."

Nikko is the guy whose real name is the third Sun in the last San Quanti incident.

Sun God Cult?
But why would the Sun God Cult protect Aberlin?
Ethan thought of the black cardinal Casar and his follower, Ramon.

Ramon did have a grudge against him, but he seemed to have no connection with Aberlin.

The fog surrounding the entire incident remains thick.

Most importantly, Vincent is still missing.

"Can Shadow ever wake up?"

"We are trying our best to treat him. Once he wakes up, I will inform you immediately."

Ethan nodded, then he asked about the ships.

"The Prohibition Bureau is keeping a close watch on the ship, but I've managed to get a few bodies. A preliminary examination revealed they died from knife or gunshot wounds. There were no other injuries." Anya paused, then continued, "This is similar to what we learned from the police station. Everyone on the ship died in a fratricide."

"Cannibalism?"

In fact, from this point we can judge that it is definitely the power of the real name at work.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why the people on the four ships all died in fratricide.

But what kind of power can make so many people kill each other?
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The next day passed quickly.

Clay didn't come back.

Perhaps, his position in this matter, or rather, his position all along, is...

Day three.

Clay didn't show up, but bad news did.

Anya comes to tell Ethan that Sandro is going to hold a new meeting of the three families.

Now that Ethan is in jail, Velen can only attend on his behalf.

But if Ethan doesn't show up, the interests of the Pauletta family will inevitably be damaged.

In particular, in order to prevent sudden raids by the Prohibition Bureau, all the family's bootlegging businesses were stopped.

The moonshine factories no longer produced anything except grape bricks.

Even some other businesses have come to a standstill.

Ethan's arrest was a huge blow to the morale of the newly reborn Pauletta family.

"Tell Wei Lun to give what you can give first, and never give what you can't give."

Ethan stroked the pale wall and spoke slowly.

Sure enough, after the first surprise attack, Sandro's methods surged like a storm. But it didn't matter.

He won't be here long.

Sooner or later, he will get back what he has lost.

On the fourth day, Clay still didn't come.

But Ethan's case is finally going to trial.

Thanks to Bob's efforts, the whole process was quickly pushed forward.

The prosecution has decided to open a formal trial tomorrow to file a lawsuit against Ethan for his involvement in the smuggling of illegal liquor in the New Year's Four Ships case.

As soon as this news came out, the major newspapers in Winston, which were already extremely excited, pounced on it again like bloodthirsty sharks.

Among them, a reporter from Winster's largest newspaper, the Winster Morning News, even came directly to the detention room through connections and wanted to interview Ethan.

But Ethan refused.

"If you want to know the answer, just come to the trial tomorrow."

"It sounds like Mr. Ethan is full of confidence?" The reporter asked before leaving, still unwilling to give up.

"Because I believe that justice will prevail."

This sentence "Justice will prevail" became the special headline of that day.

People expressed doubts about Ethan's confidence. After all, illegal liquor had been found on his ship, which was a fact that could not be denied.

But Ethan's actions these days have finally earned him some reputation.

Many people think that Ethan, who is enthusiastic about public welfare, takes in orphans, and spends a lot of money to help rebuild San Quanti, can definitely not be a bad person.

Maybe the four-ship case was really a misunderstanding, or someone was framing him.

He is truly on the side of justice.

At the same time, in addition to these noisy contents, some marginal information about this case is also eye-catching.

It is reported that for this lawsuit, the prosecution will send the youngest judge in the courtroom, Richard Anderson, who has performed outstandingly in many major cases before and has conducted several bootlegging cases.

He was also a student of the famous barrister Duval.

So his litigation team, in addition to the members of the courtroom, also includes additional consultants, and Duval is among them.

In addition to Duval, his student Robert and Murphy, the owner of the famous law firm Demel, are also among his advisors.

In contrast, the defendant Ethan seems to be outnumbered. His lawyer is the little-known Bob Olde.

This person was unknown before. Some curious people found out that he was a practicing lawyer at the Demel Law Firm a few months ago. After being fired, he suddenly set up his own law firm and started his own business.

With such a person helping Ethan fight this lawsuit, many people are not optimistic that Ethan will be able to escape unscathed in the end.

Even if he is really innocent.

"Bob, many people don't think you can win."

It's already the fifth day.

Early that morning, Ethan was allowed to wash up and change into new clothes to attend the trial.

Anya came to deliver clothes to Ethan and changed her clothes at the same time.

Bob arrived at the detention center early to prepare for Ethan's court appearance.

Ethan let Anya help him with his hair while he ate soft and delicious buns and read the newspaper of the day.

There is no doubt that he is the center of Winster now.

Everyone is paying attention to this case.

Maybe many casinos are now placing bets on this lawsuit.

"Bob, we're going to win." Ethan finally adjusted his tie in front of the mirror.

His words were a double entendre.

He wants to win more than just this lawsuit.

Bob's eyes were also burning with passion. This was also a completely different day for him.

(End of this chapter)