Baron Cullen

The city lord's orders were quickly relayed.

Meanwhile, Leo, sitting in the audience, looked utterly defeated, his legs even feeling weak, unable to stand up.

He forced himself to stay alert, bowed to the judge's bench, and said in a trembling voice, "Since...in that case, Your Excellency, Lord of the City, Your Excellency, I have some urgent matters at home, so I will take my leave now!"

After saying that, without even waiting for the other person to speak, he signaled the family guards behind him to quickly help him walk towards the crowd.

But before he could take two steps, the voice of Lord Drano came from the judge's bench:

"Viscount Leo, don't be in such a hurry to leave. Please sit down and rest. It's not too late to leave after the results are found."

Leo's face turned ashen.

He knew that he wouldn't be able to leave today unless he found out who the mole was.

At this moment, the situation took a dramatic turn thanks to Karen's speech!

Jocelyn and Cecilia, standing nearby, also showed joy and excitement at surviving the ordeal.

Jocelyn, in particular, looked at his son with a mixture of relief and complex emotions in his eyes.

Cecilia, with tears in her eyes, looked at her brother, whose image in her heart had become as tall and majestic as her father.

The subtle and tense atmosphere in the square lasted for about an hour.

Soon, the captain of the city lord's guards rushed onto the judge's bench and whispered a few words in the ear of the city lord, Drano.

A fierce glint flashed in Delano's eyes as he shot his gaze toward Leo like lightning. He said coldly, "Viscount Leo, after a surprise interrogation, it was discovered that your Baal family's steward, Brie John, secretly met with Jarvis Owen, the captain of the Waller family's personal guard, before the escort team departed for the capital!"

Jarvis has already admitted that he recently incurred a huge debt of thousands of gold coins at the casino, and now Bree secretly arranges to meet him with a thousand gold coins, promising to help him repay the debt.

As for the conditions, they are the route map for the transport team and the personnel allocation!

"Brie has already admitted to these things herself. Do you have anything else to say?"

With witnesses and physical evidence at his disposal, Leo completely broke down.

He was speechless at that moment, slumped in the chair like a lump of mud.

Delano snorted coldly and once again ordered his captain of the guards, "Pass on my order! You must immediately lead men to search all the properties under the Baal family's name!"

"Find the sacred artifact even if you have to dig three feet into the ground!"

"Your subordinate obeys!" The captain of the guards respectfully accepted the order and immediately turned to leave.

The square was in chaos, with people discussing the situation animatedly.

Gazes darted back and forth between the ashen-faced Leo and the confidently standing Karen, seemingly never expecting the trial to end this way.

At that moment, Leo was slumped in his chair.

He stared blankly at the thin figure in the square, a figure that seemed to possess immense power.

He knew he was finished.

The Barr family is finished too.

Thinking of this, his gaze toward Karen turned sinister and resentful.

If it weren't for this kid, his plan would have been flawless!

The Tabar family will acquire a priceless artifact, a rare find, and will also be able to frame the Waller family and eliminate this business rival.

Everything was so perfect, but now it's all that damn Waller kid's fault!

The atmosphere in the square became even more tense after Lord Drano ordered a search of the properties owned by the Baal family.

All the accusations and condemnations previously leveled against the Waller family were now directed at Leo.

The nobles in the audience were also whispering among themselves, their gazes toward Leo filled with disdain and contempt.

Who would have thought that a mere viscount would actually dare to lay a finger on the sacred artifacts of the Papacy?

Bishop Albert sat down again in the dock.

He stroked the scepter in his hand, his gaze fixed intently on Karen on the stone platform.

This young man is not only meticulous but also exceptionally courageous.

Most importantly, when he used his divine power to verify the authenticity of the fragments, he vaguely sensed an extremely faint aura emanating from Karen, an aura that even caused his divine power to tremble.

"No, it must be just an illusion. He's just an ordinary person."

Thinking of this, he shook his head slightly, quickly dismissing the guess in his mind.

Time passed by, second by second.

Just as everyone was getting restless, the captain of the guards who had been ordered to search returned and strode towards the judge's bench.

He was followed by several knights, one of whom was holding a long, narrow object tightly wrapped in red velvet cloth in both hands.

"Lord of the City! Your Excellency the Bishop!" The captain of the guards stepped onto the judge's platform, knelt on one knee before the two men, and said in a loud voice, "I have accomplished my mission! My team searched all the properties under the Baal family's name and finally found this in a secret compartment in the study of Viscount Leo's mansion in the western suburbs of the city!"

After saying this, he took the long, narrow object from the knight's hand and solemnly unwrapped the red velvet cloth covering it.

As the velvet cloth was lifted, a pure gold scepter about six feet long was revealed to everyone!

The scepter is engraved with intricate and sacred patterns, topped with a pure gemstone, and surrounded by six wings.

Even under the sunlight, this scepter still radiates a warm and restrained white halo, exuding a pure and refreshing aura!

"A sacred artifact! That's a true sacred artifact!"

"That pure aura, that dazzling light—it's undoubtedly a sacred artifact!"

Immediately, some knowledgeable nobles exclaimed in surprise, and even several high-ranking representatives of the City of No Breath on the judge's bench were somewhat uneasy.

This is a true sacred artifact!

Let alone ordinary people, even some extraordinary individuals with strength reaching the third or even fourth rank may not have the opportunity to see its true appearance.

At the same time, Bishop Albert nodded slightly.

He didn't even need to use the divine power within him to feel the resonance between the sacred artifact and himself.

This is one of the sacred artifacts that the Imperial Palace has guarded and preserved for a hundred years: Rasmias!

Now, the truth is out!

Lord Drano immediately stood up, glaring at Leo, who was now pale as a ghost in the gallery, and coldly shouted: "Leo Baal! You are incredibly audacious! You dared to secretly switch the holy artifact and even tried to frame Viscount Jocelyn!"

Now that the evidence is conclusive, I hereby declare Leo Baal stripped of his viscountcy! All members of the Baal family are to be imprisoned immediately!

Once it is determined whether there are any accomplices, they will all be publicly burned at the stake!

As soon as he finished speaking, several knights came to the audience seats and dragged the ashen-faced Leo away like a dead dog.

Amid the crowd, members of the Barr family were taken away one by one amidst cries and curses.

Immediately afterward, Lord Delano looked at the three members of the Waller family who were still kneeling on the stone platform, and his tone softened somewhat as he said, "It has now been confirmed that the Waller family suffered an injustice, therefore I hereby declare the Waller family exempt from the burning at the stake!"