As the saying goes, conquering the heart is the best way.

Although he could have directly targeted Tony from the beginning, doing so would not have caused any serious harm to Tony. Instead, it would have alerted the enemy and left a hidden danger of hostility towards the Osonlit brothers in the academy.

In order to wipe out the root of the problem, Orson needs to lure Tony deeper and deeper. When the intelligence he obtains can directly prevent Tony from turning over and he will never be able to assassinate Leete, Orson's goal will be achieved.

"Master Orson, do you want me to betray my father, the son of my father's master?" Tyrell smiled. "Do you know what kind of disaster I will suffer if I do this?"

"I know." Orson nodded. "But if you don't do this, won't it?"

Tyrell was silent.

Obviously, no matter how difficult the task Donny assigned to him was, he would be dissatisfied as long as he failed to complete it. When the accumulated dissatisfaction exploded, it would be extremely terrifying.

No one likes a madman, especially when that madman is your leader.

"From what I understand, your father wasn't that kind to you?" Tyrell's heart trembled as Orson said this.

"I've treated you as a tool since you were a child, as a tool to curry favor with Giovanni through Donny."

"I'm afraid the most common thing he said to you was not to take care of yourself, but to listen to Master Donnie more, right?"

"..." Tyrell was silent.

"Going back to a home like that, what would your father think of you if he found out that you upset Donnie?"

"Do you think he will tie you up and take you to Qiao Wa?

Duke Ni apologizes?"

"Stop talking!" Tyrell said loudly, and then he gasped, a little excited.

"Do you think that just by saying this, you can make me betray them and help you?!"

"No." Orson shook his head. "I was just stating a fact, and perhaps that fact is a little too hurtful."

"But I think there's no point in staying in a home like this. Why don't you live in a different way?" Orson said this and snapped his fingers, and a contract appeared in front of Tyrell.

"This is a property in the Free City of Drest." Orson stared into Tyrell's eyes, revealing a trace of sincere emotion. "No matter what prejudice we had in the past, at least now, don't you want to take revenge on those who looked down on you in the past?"

"As long as you promise me, I will send someone to escort you to the Free City after this incident is over. Once you are there, the Florence family will not be able to get involved."

"You can live freely there and lead the life you want, free from the manipulation of your father and the oppression of the lord."

"Don't you want to go and see a day like that?"

Orson's words seemed to have magic, making Tyrell fall into a beautiful fantasy of the future.

"Let's not talk about the sufferings of the past for now. At least, now you still have a chance to change your fate, right?"

……

As I was thinking this, it was already evening.

The trial of Downey's case of bribery and abetment began.

Dean Luca did not attend the hearing. Instead, it was chaired by Olivia, vice president of the Student Union.

By the time Donny and several bribed student union members came onto the stage, there was already a barrage of abuse and condemnation from the audience.

It was hard to imagine that these people were helping Tony to scold Orson and Leete just two days ago, but now they turned their guns on him.

"Well, this hearing begins now." As several witnesses came on stage, Olivia announced the convening of the hearing.

Compared with yesterday's hearing, this hearing was much more grand. First of all, there were several suspects. Although Donnie was the biggest suspect, other student union members who took bribes would also be punished.

In addition, the two sons of the Duke, Donny and Manuel, also appeared in the suspect and witness seats respectively.

Manuel's testimony, of course, was what he said when Donny invited him to dinner that day.

As the hearing progressed, the revelations of testimony allowed the students in the audience to see Donnie’s true colors.

Many of Downey's former followers also chose to keep silent at this moment.

Although their mission is to assist Tony, in this situation, it is obviously wiser to keep silent.

However, Donny had already planned from the beginning to be suspected of bribery, and he had his spies in the student union prepare their testimonies in advance. With the consistent testimonies, the hearing was unable to make any progress for a while.

However, the most important witness, Tyrell, was unable to arrive.

Donnie looked down and found Orson sitting in the first row, looking back anxiously.

Donnie couldn't help but smile when he heard that.

You didn't expect that, Orson, Tyrell can't enter the school now. He has been expelled.

The witness you rely on most is gone.

In this way, as long as he insisted that he was providing academic sponsorship for some classmates in the student union, and considering his identity as the son of a duke, the final result of the hearing would definitely be inconclusive.

Unexpectedly, Orson and Donny's eyes suddenly met.

Orson looked at the provocation in Donnie's eyes and sneered.

This was the moment he was waiting for.

Give the other person hope when he or she is in despair, and then crush that hope when he or she thinks he or she has grasped it.

This kind of blow to people is the most profound and has the best effect.

Seeing that the time was right, Orson stood up and walked onto the stage.

Then, he handed over a recording magic stone and some parchment to Olivia.

Olivia deliberately showed a surprised expression, and then looked at the audience.

"I'm sorry, everyone. Just now, President Orson provided a very important piece of information. It was a recording magic stone and several account pages that recorded Donnie's transactions..."

Then, Olivia picked up the magic stone and poured magic power into it, and then the image appeared in front of everyone present.

"Ahem, can you hear me?

"The person who appeared in the picture was Tyrell.

Judging from the brightness of the light in the picture, it seems to have been recorded in the afternoon.

"This video was recorded this afternoon." Orson added at the right time.

Donnie looked at Tyrell in the light curtain with a very ugly expression.

He didn't expect that Tyrell would actually dare to go against him.

Did Orson bewitched him or something? Wasn't he afraid that he would do something to his family?

Is there no one in his family that he cares about?

"Well, hello, classmates. I am Tyrell, the Tyrell who was just expelled from the Imperial Academy..."

In the light curtain, Tyrell first introduced himself and then went straight to the point.

"I actually regret what happened yesterday, because I didn't say something very important." Tyrell said this with a look of shame on his face.

"I deceived you all. In fact, I did all those things because of Donnie's instructions."

"As everyone knows, Donny is the son of the Duke of Naples, and my father is just a small earl under the Duke of Naples. Therefore, for the sake of the interests of the family, I can only listen to Donny..."

"Since I was little, I have always followed Donnie's orders. Because of this, Donnie thought I was easy to bully, so he gave me all the dirty work and blame."

"And just yesterday, I still had that ridiculous loyalty to Mr. Tangni and wanted to go to him to say goodbye, but I didn't expect him to lock me up and beat me up, and he was going to send someone to arrest me this morning."

"If it weren't for Master Orson helping me, I might have been tied up and taken back now."

"Now, I've had enough, I'm going to expose Donny." Tyrell said this and raised his hand.

Then, he revealed all the details of his actions, from humiliating Leeteuk in the beginning to plotting to harm Leeteuk later, to his classmates.

Listening to what Tyrell said, Donnie clenched his fists, his body shaking slightly with anger.

Then, he finally couldn't bear it anymore, pounded his fist on the table, stood up and pointed at Orson.

"Orson, what on earth did you use!?"

"Mr. Tony, please remain restrained!" Olivia frowned as she watched Tony's actions.

"Restraint?!" Tang Ni said this and looked at the students in the audience.

"Everyone, have you forgotten?! What is Orson's identity? He is the student council president!"

"Don't you think this video is fake?" Donny said this, spreading his hands towards the students in the audience and pretending to be innocent.

"Classmates! This is a struggle. Orson wants to kick me out of the Imperial Academy, so he did so much..."

"Enough! Be quiet!" At this moment, Luca's stern reprimand was heard outside the auditorium.

Then, Luca walked into the auditorium with a group of soldiers.

The classmates were all stunned.

In principle, the Imperial Academy does not allow outsiders to enter. Where did these soldiers come from?

After the soldiers took their positions, a middle-aged man with blue hair and wearing white and gold clothes walked in from outside the door.

Blue hair as clear as water, emerald eyes, and an aura of majesty without even being angry.

The moment they saw the person coming, all the students present stood up consciously.

Emperor of the Empire, Odysseus of Lancaster.

The Imperial College generally does not receive foreign guests, except for visits by the royal family.

Then, behind Odysseus, there were six middle-aged men.

They are the six dukes of the empire.

Among them were Orson, Litt, Olivia, Lianka, Manuel and Donny, their fathers.

The Duke of Orleans and the Duke of Lucia, their children have already graduated from the Imperial College.

"Your Majesty," Orson said, and walked to Odysseus and bowed respectfully to him.

"Yeah." Odysseus nodded, and then sat in the VIP seat in the front row.

Luca and the dukes also sat on either side of Odysseus.

Now Donny knew why the VIP seats were empty at the beginning.

"You guys continue with the hearing. We won't disturb you. We'll just listen in." Odysseus said this and motioned for Olivia to continue.

"Okay." Olivia nodded.

“Why is this hearing being held?”

, Odysseus looked at Luca who was sitting next to him and asked.

"It is like this, Your Majesty. According to reports from classmates, Donnie is suspected of bribing members of the student union. He is also suspected of accusing, threatening, and harming others."

"Oh?" Odysseus raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and then looked at Giovanni beside him.

"Duke Giovanni, you really raised a good son."

"..." Giovanni was silent for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty, I believe my son would not do such a thing. All this should be a false accusation by someone with ulterior motives, who wants to damage the reputation of the Florence family."

"I hope so." Odysseus didn't say much, but continued to watch the hearing on the stage.

After the emperor arrived, Donnie obviously became much more restrained and rational.

"Regarding the video evidence you provided, I would like to ask everyone here." Donnie said this, looking at the people in the audience. "If Tyrell said this involuntarily under duress or under the influence of magic, can this statement still be regarded as a confession?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the students in the audience immediately began to whisper.

"Don't worry about this, Mr. Donnie." Orson said, stood up and pointed to the entrance of the auditorium.

Donnie looked in the direction he was looking at, then his eyes widened.

At the entrance of the auditorium, Tyrell was standing there, glancing at everyone in the auditorium.

After a long while, as if he had made great mental preparations, Tyrell lowered his head, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then walked towards the last empty witness seat on the stage of the auditorium.

(PS: I wonder if you enjoyed reading this chapter of 1.2 words? Some of the foreshadowing in the previous chapter is also revealed in this chapter. If you have any opinions, please continue to leave a message to tell me.)

Chapter 1.2: How can I win when there is an award-winning actor? (W)

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