Hunting Cards! Star Dragon

We can only hope that Erica's killer move really works.

"Since the defendant has no lawyer, let's begin..."

"and many more!"

A sharp voice cut through the air, interrupting the presiding judge's announcement.

"I'll be his lawyer."

Xingjian opened his eyes again.

Who is this? Is my lawyer really here?

When Xingjian opened his eyes, he saw the familiar long legs in black stockings.

"Consul Luo Lu, what are you doing?" The presiding judge frowned slightly.

"I said, I'll be Xingjian's lawyer. Every defendant has the freedom to defend themselves. This is the most basic right."

Luo Lu not only failed to heed her colleagues' advice and avoid getting involved in this mess, but on the contrary, she actively got herself sucked deeper into it.

The incident with Count Frost Ling made Luo Lu no longer have any expectations for this place of trial that was completely manipulated by power.

It doesn’t matter even if I can’t continue to work in the Administrative Department in the future.

At least let yourself fight against power once for the justice that you swore in your heart when you first took office.

Luo Lu lowered the brim of her hat and stood next to Xingjian.

"I've never heard of such a thing?" Queen Hina, who was hiding behind the scenes, was obviously very dissatisfied with this unexpected episode.

"I hold a professional lawyer's license, Your Honor, this matter is fine, right?"

On the contrary, since she was born in the Administrative Department, Luo Lu knows her own process and is foolproof.

No matter how much he was manipulated by power, the presiding judge couldn't drive himself away at this moment.

As long as you can stand on this battlefield, what follows is a battle to weigh the good and evil of the soul on the balance of scale.

"Luo Lu?" Xing Jian looked at Luo Lu in confusion, feeling a little guilty. "Shouldn't you be standing on the opposite side?"

What is puzzling is why Law Enforcer Luo Lu, who seemed to be on the opposite side of his enemy and wanted to arrest him at the beginning, suddenly changed his mind and helped him.

"I will only stand on the side of justice." Luo Lu said seriously.

Well, this is where Xingjian feels guilty.

He doesn't seem to be on the side of justice.

He did all those things.

Luo Lu's lips curled up confidently: "Your friend is very reliable. I came prepared."

Unable to drive Luo Lu away, the presiding judge had no choice but to announce the start of the trial.

The prosecution begins presenting its initial evidence.

The witnesses were the maids working in Count Frostling's residence.

Xingjian's murder of Earl Frostling is the easiest crime to prove and has the most witnesses.

The red-robed prosecutor said, "According to the testimony provided by the witnesses, the defendant not only came into contact with the Earl on the day he was murdered, but was also placed in his room alone. Therefore, the defendant was the last person to see Earl Frostling, and he is an undeniable suspect."

The trial in the courtroom only requires logically consistent evidence, not direct evidence.

Just like Xingjian this time, someone can prove that he was the last person to be with Earl Shuangling. So Xingjian is the biggest suspect in Earl Shuangling's murder.

There is no need to provide evidence that Xingjian directly killed the count. As long as Xingjian cannot overturn the evidence that is the biggest suspicion against him, the presiding judge will find you guilty.

After all, direct evidence cannot be found in all cases.

Therefore, in the Granna courtroom, the subjective conjecture of the presiding judge is a factor that greatly influences the outcome of the trial.

It is also the source of Queen Hina's confidence that she will never lose.

"That's not right!" Luo Lu slammed the table and retorted, "Xing Jian was forcibly brought into the room by Earl Shuang Ling. He's more of a passive victim than an active perpetrator."

Almost everyone knows that Earl Frostling has a habit of eating beautiful boys.

So he forcibly took the beautiful boy away and arranged for him to enjoy himself in his room. For this matter itself, there was no need to provide any evidence.

The red-robed prosecutor said, "But as far as I know, the defendant volunteered. And there are people who can prove this."

"Voluntary?" Luo Lu raised her eyebrows and looked at Xing Jian: "Are you voluntary?"

"Well, I volunteered." Xingjian nodded honestly.

Luo Lu's expression instantly became complicated.

Xingjian, I didn’t expect that you look pure on the outside but are so wanton on the inside?

At a time like this, even if it's voluntary, just keep silent!

"According to the maids' testimony, the defendant voluntarily allowed the Earl to take him back to his room. After bathing and changing, the Earl also came into the room. They were the only two in the room at the time. Therefore, the defendant is the most likely suspect in the murder of Earl Frostling."

Luo Lu said, "But the subsequent attack by the black dragon almost destroyed the entire mansion. How can you prove that Earl Shuang Ling didn't die at the hands of the black dragon?"

The man in red shrugged and chuckled. "Law Enforcer Luo Lu, please refrain from such unprofessional remarks. Proof is your responsibility; I don't need to prove it for you. Since you've raised this point, you must provide evidence that Earl Frostling died at the hands of the Black Dragon."

"I, have no evidence." Luo Lu gritted her teeth.

"On the contrary, I have additional evidence," the man in red said. "According to the testimony of a passing attendant, sounds of fighting were heard from Earl Frost Ling's room. And after the black dragon destroyed the mansion, only Earl Frost Ling's room was the most thoroughly damaged, suspected to have been subjected to a second bombing. The Procuratorate has determined that this was a tactic to destroy the body and cover up any trace of evidence."

The man in red slammed the table in anger. "This proves the defendant's second crime. He guided the black dragon to destroy Earl Frostling's mansion in order to destroy any trace of his murder!"

Xingjian couldn't help but nodded after hearing this.

Erica: "Hey, hey, why are you nodding?"

Xingjian: "Isn't he right?"

It must be said that although this trial was a game of power, the prosecutorial agency of the Administrative Department was indeed quite capable.

Basically, the whole picture of the case was restored from the fragmentary testimony.

The man in red said, "Your Honor, if the defendant cannot provide any rebuttal evidence, I think the facts are clear."

The presiding judge said, "Well, the evidence is conclusive. I don't think it's necessary to continue the trial."

The trial had originally been held at a swift pace to avoid any further complications. Now that the prosecution had presented irrefutable evidence, the presiding judge was naturally willing to proceed with the process and issue a direct verdict.

Seeing the one-sided situation, Queen Hina, who was hiding behind the scenes, was very satisfied.

One even feels that this Law Enforcement Officer Luo Lu was an insider lawyer specially arranged by the Administrative Department to make it easier for Xingjian to be further convicted.

"I will pronounce the verdict..."

"Wait!" Luo Lu stopped the judge from making a verdict. "Who said I don't have evidence?"

The man in red was surprised: "Ah? Do you have evidence to refute it?"

Xingjian was equally surprised: "Ah? Do you have evidence to refute it?"

Xingjian himself doesn’t know, so what evidence can he have to refute the facts.

Luo Lu snapped her fingers crisply: "I want to invite my witness to the stage."

In the defendant's witness stand, everyone looked shocked as Noah walked up with a woman.

"Noa?" The sudden appearance of her own daughter, no, her bastard stepdaughter, made Queen Xina look extremely displeased. "What is this bastard going to do?"

The second princess got involved in the trial without warning and stood against the queen, which made the presiding judge a little embarrassed.

The woman Noah brought into the witness stand looked familiar to Xingjian, but he couldn't tell where he had seen her.

"Let me introduce you. This is the head maid of Earl Frostling's mansion."

Xingjian remembered.

It seemed that this was the person who finally left Earl Frost Ling's room.

At this time, the head maid was holding something that looked familiar to Xingjian in her trembling hands.

"Let's explain this to everyone." Noa's devilishly soft and sensual voice echoed in the maid's ears: "Don't worry, I will guarantee your safety. As long as you tell the truth."

"This, this is..." The head maid trembled and stammered, holding up the item in her hand: "This is Dragon Enchanting Incense, something that Earl Shuangling often uses!"

"Dragon-loving incense?!" Everyone who heard this term showed a look of surprise.

"I'm sure everyone here, especially the hunters, is familiar with it." Noa added, "Dragon Incense is the most crucial ingredient when creating stun traps for hunting. It's so toxic that it can even paralyze a dragon's nerves!"

Of course everyone knows about Dragon Incense, but Earl Frostling is not a hunter, so why would he use this thing?

"Count Shuang Ling is a hunter," Luo Lu said with a sardonic laugh. "She's just a hunter who hunts humans. She's the worst kind of hunter who eats people without leaving any bones behind!"

The head maid said, "Count Frost Ling's hobby is to have me light dragon-intoxicating incense in the room in advance, completely paralyzing the target she wants to toy with, rendering them unable to resist and allowing them to be manipulated by her."

Luo Lu pressed on, "So, on the day the Earl was murdered, was everything just like any other day?"

"Yes, yes." The maid nodded. "As usual, I made sure the dragon-enchanting incense was lit before leaving the room. Hoshimi had been in the room for a long time."

"Everyone heard it, right?" Luo Lu walked to the witness stand and raised the Tanlong Mixiang.

"This is a highly toxic substance that can completely paralyze even a dragon's nerves. If a human inhales it, not only will they completely lose consciousness, but they may even be left with permanent, irreversible sequelae in their nervous system. This is Earl Frostling's method of cannibalism!"

Luo Lu looked directly at the presiding judge. "Then, your Honor, let me ask you, how will my defendant, Xing Jian, commit the crime in a room filled with dragon-incense?"

Even Xingjian had overlooked the blind spot. After Noah's sudden assistance, the cooperation between Luo Lu and Noah actually overturned the facts.

This is a very reasonable rebuttal to anyone who hears it.

"Maybe..." Under pressure from the Queen, the Chief Judge tried to defend himself: "Maybe the defendant is just insensitive and slow, so he wasn't affected by the Dragon Fragrance."

Hey, this guy guessed it again.

"Oh, is that so." Noah took the dragon incense directly from Luo Lu and walked straight to the presiding judge.

With his left hand, he placed the dragon incense in front of the judge's nose, and with his right hand, he rubbed the flint to produce sparks, lighting the incense.

"Come, smell it, smell it!"

The presiding judge felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy. He also knew that if this thing was really inhaled, it might cause permanent damage to the nerves, so he quickly retreated in embarrassment.

An angry Noah threw the entire bottle of Tanlong Mixiang at the judge's face.

"Even a dull-witted, power-controlled pig like you wouldn't dare sniff it! What makes you say it's okay if Xing sees and smells it?"

Almost at the moment of contact with the Dragon Fragrance, the presiding judge's eyes rolled back, his whole body convulsed, and he fainted.

Even in the entire royal family, few people have the courage to commit such a brutal act against the presiding judge in the courtroom of the Administrative Department.

"Noah, you are so presumptuous!"

Seeing that her winning plan was disrupted by her stepdaughter who suddenly jumped out, the angry Queen Xina couldn't help but walked out from behind the scenes.

"You finally show up, you cunning old fox." Noah looked at the queen who appeared and was not surprised at all.

From the moment she first heard about the trial of Earl Frostling, Noah knew who was behind it.

If Grand Duke Flame Wolf is the master of the Dragon Fighting Arena.

Queen Xina is the biggest supporter that allows Earl Frost Ling to escape justice and treat human life as worthless.

"Noah, who gave you the authority to act so presumptuously in the sacred judgment hall?"

The veins on Queen Hina's forehead were throbbing very noticeably.

"Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're a royal. Noa, I'm telling you, a bastard like you with impure blood, with just one word from me, you'll lose your title as a princess forever."

Xina had long wanted to find a reason to kick her bastard stepdaughter out of the royal family.

It’s a pity that Noah’s previous style of behavior was quite cautious, and she didn’t do anything out of the ordinary that would touch the bottom line of the royal family.

And today, Noah, who knocked the chief judge unconscious in public, seemed to have the best chance of being expelled from the royal family.

"In the name of the Queen of the Snow Tiger Empire, Noa, you will be..."

"enough!"

Today, everyone seems to like interrupting others at critical moments.

This time, the man's extremely angry roar shocked the entire courtroom and shocked everyone.

Jiu Yue was completely absorbed in the farce on the stage, and only then did she notice that the wooden armrest in the gallery had been crushed by Yule at some point.