My villain wants to save himself, but the yandere heroine disagrees

"..." Seeing that the other party had cited the imperial law, the Chief Justice naturally could not say anything more.

He had already memorized this stuff, and he knew as soon as he heard whether Sherlock was talking about the above content.

But it was precisely because they did nothing wrong and did not want to let anyone down that led to this tragedy.

Then, Sherlock glanced at Orson in the dock, who smiled and nodded at Sherlock, without any surprise on his face, as if he had known Sherlock would come.

If one of them is chosen at the beginning and not changed afterwards, even if it is unfair to the other person, the current political chaos can be avoided.

Then Phil and Orson looked at each other and smiled knowingly at each other.

Vals on the side obviously noticed that Elsa was not in a good mood, so he changed the topic.

"Your Honor, I am here to prove that the evidence against Orson is all fake. Someone deliberately did this to frame Orson."

"By the way, Elsa, I heard that during your previous training, you worked together with the current Duke of Naples, Orson, right?"

The judge also understood what Sherlock meant at this time.

"Yeah." Elsa nodded, then asked in confusion:

So this little girl is planning to "rescue the execution ground"?

"Grandpa Vals, why did you suddenly mention him?"

"You are Sherlock, right?" said the Chief Justice.

"That young man named Orson looks pretty good to me. Did anything interesting happen when you were working together?"

"So, as a witness, do you have anything to add?"

Vals said with a smile.

"Yes." Sherlock nodded, then walked past the crowd and came to the center.

Seeing that Vals was still saying these frivolous words at his age, Elsa blushed and said angrily:

"The confessions I gave you earlier were all written under duress by others. Their purpose was to ruin Orson's reputation." Sherlock said.

"Grandpa Vals, you are an old man, why are you still saying such things?"

"Orson has never abused his power for personal gain, bullied others, or bribed me in previous investigations."

"Well, isn't that how people are? The older you are, the better your attitude becomes. The better your attitude becomes, the younger you become, right?"

"Sherlock, do you know that your testimonies are inconsistent and you will be held accountable later?" the Chief Justice said seriously.

Vals smiled and waved his hand.

"I know, but the situation was special. If I didn't do it, they were going to keep me in prison."

"So, do you and Orson have that kind of relationship? Or... do you two have any feelings for each other..."

"Then tell me, who was it that imprisoned you and forced you to write those confessions?"

As he said this, he winked at Elsa.

"It's His Majesty the Emperor."

"No!" Elsa shook her head quickly.

Sherlock said bluntly.

"Besides, Grandpa Vals, don't you know that Orson and Olivia, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Prussia, are engaged?"

"It was the Emperor's people who forced me to write these things, so I think they did this.

, and it is also inseparable from the instructions of His Majesty the Emperor."

"I know that, but you are a princess. Isn't your status much higher than that of a duke's daughter?"

"presumptuous!"

"No matter how old you are, you can't steal my love!"

At this time, someone in the spectator seats stood up.

Seeing that the atmosphere had become more lively due to his creation, Vals was satisfied.

"How could His Majesty do such a thing? He and Orson were comrades-in-arms, but he disregarded their friendship and killed his own brother, and you said it was a frame-up."

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's not talk about this anymore."

"that is!"

Unexpectedly, Vals was not prepared to continue the conversation, but Elsa brought up Orson again.

"Who do you think you are? Do you think your words are real?"

"But, speaking of which... before I came to see you this time, I heard that Orsen was taken to the police station by my brother again."

"quiet!"

"again?"

Seeing that the place was gradually becoming chaotic, the Chief Justice knocked on the table with his gavel. After everyone had quieted down, he spoke:

Upon hearing this, Vals frowned.

"Since the evidence is suspected of perjury, the court will be adjourned today and will resume after the evidence is proven to be flawless."

The palace magician's residence was blocked during this period, and no information was leaked in. In addition, this was the first time Elsa mentioned it, so it was normal for him to be a little confused.

Having said this, the Chief Justice stood up and left the scene.

"Yeah." Elsa nodded slightly.

What he did was actually a compromise.

"It seems that Arthas has really offended a big shot this time."

If Orson was directly acquitted, he would offend Arthas.

Unexpectedly, Vals relaxed his brows after a moment and then laughed.

But if Orson is still convicted, the entire Imperial Court will probably be demolished by angry citizens tomorrow.

It seemed as if this incident was almost certain to happen.

So, I simply didn't judge the case and passed the buck to other people, so that the trouble would never be put on him.

Seeing this, Elsa asked in confusion:

Following the Chief Justice's order, the court began to leave in an orderly manner.

"Grandpa Vals, you seem to be becoming...more at ease?"

First, all the people in the spectator seats were asked to leave, followed by Orson, Sherlock and others who walked out together.

"Well, they wanted to capture Orson, but they didn't dare to touch him. If Orson died in the police station, the entire empire would cut Arthas into pieces. Who wouldn't wholeheartedly welcome you to the throne then?"

"Sherlock, long time no see."

Saying this, Vals patted Elsa's shoulder.

Owen was also very happy to see Sherlock appear.

"Have you been locked up by His Majesty's men these days?"

"Our little queen, it's time to start planning how to govern the country in the future."

Owen asked.

Seeing Vals so optimistic, Elsa's mood also improved.

Sherlock nodded.

However, a magician suddenly broke in from outside.

"Well, I'm sorry to have worried you. From today on, I will continue to go back to work at the police station, so leave the investigation of the case to me."

He hurried to the hall, looked at the two people chatting, and then said:

"it is good."

"Master Grand Magician, Her Royal Highness, the situation is not good. The imperial guards outside have just given us the last minute. If we don't hand over Her Royal Highness within two hours, they will attack."

Owen nodded.

"Humph."

And Phil came to Orson.

Upon hearing this, Vals snorted coldly.

"Lord Orson, are you satisfied with the handling of this matter?"

"I'll give Arthas ten chances to try, but I'll see if he dares!"

"Yeah, that's good." Orson nodded. "I'll have to ask you for more help in the future."

……

"No, Master Orson, you have helped me so much. Without you, I would not be where I am today."

On the other side, the palace

Inside.

Phil said with a smile.

Odysseus' funeral was held in a hurry. Due to the tight time schedule and the fact that the entire government was busy with various things, the preparations for the funeral of the late emperor were quite inadequate.

The conversation between the two people was not heard by Owen and Sherlock who were far away, so they did not know the special relationship between them. They only knew that Phil helped Orson because someone else asked him to.

The honor guard, the funeral procession composed of relatives and officials, the burial route and various ceremonies were all prepared in a hurry, resulting in Odysseus' funeral becoming the simplest and most deserted funeral in the empire in several generations.

……

There were zero dukes who came to attend. It was not that no dukes were willing to come, but time was tight and the funeral started before the dukes arrived.

On the other side, inside the palace.

The number of officials present was also quite small, as most of them were completing the new tasks assigned to them by Alsace.

Arthas sat on the sofa and enjoyed Rosalyn's massage.

The ceremonial guard responsible for escorting the coffin was insufficient in number and momentum, because a large number of elite soldiers and imperial guards were withdrawn to deal with the enemies of Alsace.

He had received a lot of bad news all day, so in order to prevent him from getting upset, Rosalin gave him a massage to relax and soothe him.

Since this morning, the royal family has received news from all over the world.

Even the eulogy prepared by the pastor and the orchestra were hastily produced, as if everything was done just to save time.

If Odysseus' spirit in heaven saw his funeral being treated like this, he would probably be filled with sorrow.

The first letter to arrive was from the Duke of Antica.

Even if it were just that, Arthas also received a letter signed by several dukes, asking him to postpone the funeral until everything was ready. Seeing this blatant act of flattering him, Arthas could only ignore it.

In the letter, Lucius questioned why Odysseus's health suddenly deteriorated, and did not hide his suspicion of Arthas at all. Arthas was so angry that he tore up Lucius's letter and threw it into the stove.

He already has enough things to take care of now, so as long as it doesn't cause him any trouble, it doesn't matter.

Then came the letter from Napoli.

Until noon, Odysseus' coffin remained in the Imperial Cathedral. According to convention, the Pope would pray for Odysseus again, and then it would stay in the church for half a day, until dusk when it would be carried out of the city and buried in the royal cemetery.

The content of Napoli's letter was simple.

And while staying at the Imperial Cathedral, another thing happened.

Release Orson, or there will be war.

Then came the letter from William, Duke of Prussia.

Many people in Saint Laurent spontaneously took to the streets and gathered in front of the Imperial Cathedral. Each of them held a bouquet of flowers in their hands, expressing their intention to present it to the late emperor.

In the letter, William said that his two daughters are still in Saint Laurent City. Considering that the political situation in Saint Laurent City is still quite unstable, William decided to send troops to protect the safety of his daughters.

In addition, many citizens were dissatisfied with Arthas's hasty burial of Odysseus. Coupled with the deliberate conspiracy theories carried out by some people, a large number of remarks that "Arthas murdered his father and privately fabricated a will to usurp the throne" were rampant.

On the surface, what he said made sense, but in fact, any discerning person could see that William was preparing to send troops to threaten him.