Chapter 388 Confused Sages

This is not right.

The sages stared at the green light on the device carefully. Some of them thought about it and decided to ask in a different way, "Do you have the power of the Hollow?"

Lu Li answered without hesitation, "No."

The polygraph device lit up green again.

The sages were confused. For a moment, they didn't know whether to suspect the head of the Tsunayashiro family or whether there was a problem with the polygraph device of Hikifune Kiryu.

"Captain Hikifune, you just said that this device is still in the testing stage. Will there be a situation where the polygraph fails?"

A sage asked Hikifune Kiryu.

Hikifune Kiryu shook his head in the audience, "Although it is a product that has not been launched on the market, it has been quite mature in internal testing. If you don't believe the results of the polygraph, I just need to test him in detail to see if he has the power of the Hollow."

The sages looked at each other and felt that what Hikifune Kiryu said made sense. It was easy to detect the power of the Hollow and it was a quite mature technology. As long as Hikifune Kiryu used the device to check Lu Li, it would be clear whether he had the power of the Hollow.

If not, it means that Lu Li did not lie, and the polygraph is quite credible.

"Then please ask Captain Yizhou to do a test for Lu Li."

A sage said.

Yizhou Kiryuu walked towards Lu Li again after hearing this, "Captain Lu, I'm sorry."

She took out a device like a stethoscope, placed it on Lu Li's chest, and then attached it to Lu Li's body surface, moving around his body, which was a bit like going through security check.

After a while, Yizhou Kiryuu showed everyone the interface of the instrument. Even people who don't understand technology can see that it is flat and there is no data fluctuation, which means that Lu Li does not have even a little bit of spirit in his body.

"Can I ask the next question? I said there is no more, but you still don't believe it."

Lu Li urged, and the smile on his face angered the sages.

The sages of the 46th Chamber had no grudge against Lu Li. They were just following the orders of the five nobles who had passed the unified order to interrogate Lu Li. However, Lu Li's attitude made them very unhappy, as if they were curly-haired baboons sitting on a high platform.

The atmosphere in the jury seats was also relaxed at this time. The first question passed safely, which showed that Lu Li was very clean and the 46th Chamber was just inexplicably nervous.

The serious expression on the captain's face also eased a little. He was already thinking about how to coordinate the relationship between the Central 46th Chamber and the 13th Court Guard Squadron after this incident.

"Then let's move on to the second question."

A sage knocked his hammer, "Lu Li, are you colluding with the forces of Hueco Mundo?"

"This question..."

Lu Li looked up and pretended to think, "What forces are you referring to?"

"Don't play dumb!"

A sage sternly rebuked, "Of course it's with the ruler of Hueco Mundo, the current owner of Hueco Mundo!"

Although they had never been to Hueco Mundo, they also knew the power structure of Hueco Mundo. They knew that there was a place called Hueco Mundo in the center, and the owner of Hueco Mundo was the strongest Vastod, who was also the actual ruler of Hueco Mundo.

"Ah? You suspect that I am colluding with the owner of Hueco Mundo?"

Lu Li asked back with a strange look.

"Don't answer questions with questions, please answer our questions directly."

A sage knocked his hammer, "Lu Li, are you colluding with the owner of Hueco Mundo?"

Lu Li was a little confused and shook his head, "No."

The green light on the polygraph came on.

Of course, he did not collude with the master of the Palace of the Night. He is the master of the Palace of the Night. How could he collude with himself?

Unlike the original plot, this time he recruited partners to conquer the Hueco Mundo, and he built the new Palace of the Night. Of course, he is the master of the Palace of the Night and the actual ruler at present.

Even Sosuke actually only worked in the Palace of the Night as his friend. Although he was respected by the Arrancar, the real master of the Palace of the Night in their hearts was still Lu Li.

When Lu Li finished speaking, the green light came on.

The sages of the 46th room were a little uneasy, and there was a commotion in the jury.

"I say, can this boring questioning end? I was supposed to have a sparring match with the captain in the afternoon."

Kenpachi Zaraki said impatiently. To be honest, he thought this matter was stupid. If the captain hadn't asked him to be more obedient and told him that there would be fun later, he would have wanted to start chopping people.

"Yes, Lu Jun has never been a hollow, nor has he colluded with the master of the Kyonyaku Palace, so how can he be accused of treason?"

Hirako Mako also echoed and yawned, "It's so boring, let's end it quickly."

"Silence!"

A sage knocked the hammer. The repeated inquiries were fruitless, which made them feel quite ashamed.

As the highest authority in the Soul Society, the Forty-Sixth Chamber usually has considerable evidence once it decides to interrogate someone, which is also to ensure the authority of the judiciary.

This time, the head of the Tsunayashiro family guaranteed that Lu Li must have a problem, and they could not disobey the decision of the five nobles, so they began to interrogate Lu Li.

In order to prevent Lu Li from talking nonsense, they also specially prepared a lie detector, but the result was a slap in their face. Who can bear this?

"The third question, Lu Li, do you plan to rebel, infringe or destroy the Soul Society?"

A sage asked, and to be honest, he himself felt that this question was a bit stupid.

Since Lu Li did not collude with the forces of Hueco Mundo, how could his personal strength support him to attack and destroy Soul Society?

"No."

Lu Li answered honestly that this was the truth. Although he and Sosuke wanted revolution, he never felt that they were preparing for rebellion.

After all, they will neither attack Soul Society nor want to destroy Soul Society. They just want to rebuild a better Three Realms.

The polygraph gave the green light again.

Looking at the green light, Lu Li probably understood why Captain Yizhou winked at him.

To be honest, there are some problems with this polygraph.

From the perspective of the Forty-six Central Chambers and the five nobles, what he and Soyousuke will do in the future must be an act of rebellion.

But Lu Li really had no intention of invading Soul Society, nor did he want to destroy Soul Society, and he sincerely did not think that what he was about to do was an act of rebellion, so the lie detector would turn on the green light.

Therefore, this lie detector may essentially detect whether a person speaks from his or her heart, but may not be able to detect objective truth and lies.

At this time, seeing that the three main suspects in Lu Li's interrogation had been eliminated, the captains in the jury box all smiled.

Their eyes and expressions made the sages in the forty-sixth central room turn pale, but this dissatisfaction was not directed at the Gotei Thirteenth Team, but at the new head of the Tsunayashiro family.

Among the members of the Forty-sixth House present there were also members of the other four noble families. Because of their families' respective stances, they were not hostile to Lu Li, and even liked him quite a bit.

Originally, they did not want to agree to interrogate Lu Li, but the Tsunayashiro family used their authority as the supreme noble to force other families to pass this proposal and then control the 46th Central Room.

Now that Lu Li was cleared of three major suspicions, they could think of no other reason to continue the interrogation.

The whole process was so fast that even the defense attorney hired by Lu Li was of no use, and the trial in Room 46 became a joke.

"It seems that the interrogation is over, and the verdict should be announced, right?"

In the jury box, the captain's voice echoed in the venue.

The sages above looked at each other and raised their small hammers, ready to pronounce Lu Li innocent.

At this moment, a voice came from the seats in Room 46.

"Everyone, although I have been watching and saying nothing, the way you ask questions seems not quite right, right?"

Sitting on a high seat, an old sage wearing a mask spoke, attracting the attention of other sages.

The sages nearby knew that this sage came from the Tsunayashiro family. He was a new powerful person who joined the Central Room 46 after the recent personnel changes in the Tsunayashiro family.

"What's wrong?"

Some sages asked. They thought there was nothing wrong with Lu Li, and they didn't want to get into a tense situation with the Gotei 13 because of this. They wanted to end the matter quickly to avoid embarrassment for both parties.

"I won't analyze your questions, let me ask them now."

The sage of the Tsunayashiro family said, looking at Lu Li.

Lu Li also looked at this person with great interest. He instinctively felt that something was not right about this person, but his hunting radar did not go off after he returned to Soul Society.

This means that the violator is outside the hunting range, not in the Seireitei, let alone this venue.

The other sages seemed to take the Tsunayashiro family's face into consideration and did not retort. They just wanted to hear what the sages from the Tsunayashiro family would ask.

"Lu Li, are you related to the Xuye Palace forces?"

The sage from the Tsunayashiro family changed his question. He did not ask about the Hollow. After all, Hikifune Kiryu had already tested that Lu Li did not have a Hollow spirit child.

When Lu Li heard the other party's question, he knew that the other party didn't want to fool him easily. Facing the lie detector test, he seemed to have no way to avoid it.

After thinking for a while, he nodded, "Yes." Under everyone's shocked gazes.

The sages were fine, but the jury box was in chaos.

"Hey, Lu Li, do you know what you're talking about?"

Ye Yi shouted loudly, thinking that Lu Li had lost his mind and gone crazy.

Next to him, Urahara Kisuke reached out and grabbed Yoruichi's arm, shaking his head calmly.

Yoruichi reacted and saw the green light on the lie detector. At this time, no matter how shocking the answer was, it seemed to be a fact.

"Yeah, yeah, this is a bit bad, but is there any inside story?"

Jingraku Shunshui was relatively mature, and his expression was not flustered. He tried to calm everyone down when he spoke.

Captain Yamamoto next to him did not speak, but his expression was not very good.

At this time, Sage Tsunayashiro on the high platform sneered and struck the hammer, "Quiet, by the way, Lu Li, does this count as a confession?"

"Confess?"

Lu Li looked confused, "Sage, is there something wrong with the way you asked the question?"

The sage of the Tsunayashiro family frowned, "What else do you have to defend?"

"You only asked me if I have any relationship with the forces of Xuye Palace. I have been in exile in Hueco Mundo for seventy years, so it is not surprising that I have been to Xuye Palace, right?"

Lu Li said with a smile, very calmly.

"Oh? Then you want to say that you came into contact with the forces of Xuye Palace during the time when you were in exile in Hueco Mundo?"

Sage Tsunayashiro asked rhetorically.

"That's right."

The lie detector in front of Lu Li turned green.

"As a god of death, colluding with Hollow, isn't this a serious crime?"

Sage Tsunayashiro asked.

Lu Li shrugged, "I am legally illiterate. I have to consult my defense attorney on this matter. Is it a felony for me to know Xu?"

Aizen, who was standing not far away, pushed his glasses and said with a smile, "No, this does not constitute a crime."

The jury and the sages were in commotion, and some sages wanted to ask Aizen, but after learning from the past, they decided to listen to what Aizen said to avoid being slapped in the face.

Aizen stood there and explained in a calm tone, "After all, the gods of death have to fight with hollows every day. From a general point of view, the hollows that have fought with them are of course known to them. If they are convicted just for knowing the hollows, then doesn't it mean that all the gods of death will be tried and arrested?"

"Sophistry!"

A sage roared, "We are talking about Lu Li's collusion with the hollows, not that his acquaintance with the hollows is a crime."

"Oh? Collusion? Then let me ask you."

Aizen turned his head and asked Lu Li with a smile, "Mr. Lu, have you colluded with the hollows of the Kyonyaku?"

"No."

Lu Li said, and the polygraph in front of him turned green.

Collusion means to make an improper connection or combination in secret.

Lu Li felt that everyone in the Kyonyaku Palace was a partner, and they did not intend to do anything that would harm the Soul Society, and of course they did not make improper connections or cooperation in secret.

The situation changed.

At this time, both the jury and the sages were confused by the polygraph. The sage from the Tsunayashiro family pondered for a moment before asking again, "To put it another way, Lu Li, can you use the power of the Kyonyaku Palace?"

Lu Li narrowed his eyes when he heard this, thinking that this guy was quite difficult to deal with. Most likely he had his own accurate information, so he would be so persistent.

If this was the case, no matter how he used his verbal skills to fool the polygraph in front of him, the other party would still ask the truth in a new way.

In this case, he might as well just order it directly. Anyway, his and Sosuke's initial tactics were the same, and they were just playing with each other just now.

With this in mind, under the gaze of everyone, Lu Li spread his hands and said: "Okay, I'll show my cards. I can indeed use the power of Xuye Palace."

The shocking words caused some commotion in the sages' seats, and the jury was about to explode.

"Lu Li, what are you talking about?"

"Captain Lu, this is not something you can joke about."

"Boy, are you serious?"

"Captain Lu, is there any misunderstanding here?"

"Speak clearly."

"..."

For a moment, Lu Li's speech caused a lot of confusion at the scene, because this sentence was equivalent to confessing his guilt.