Chapter 240

“…” Seeing that the other party had already brought up the imperial law, the chief judge naturally couldn’t say anything more.

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

But it was precisely because he had done nothing wrong and didn’t want to disappoint anyone that led to this tragedy.

Then, Sherlock glanced at Orson in the dock, who also smiled and nodded at Sherlock, with no surprise on his face, as if he had known that Sherlock would come.

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

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

Vals on the side obviously saw that Elsa was not in a good mood now, and he then turned the topic to other aspects.

"Your Honor, I'm here to prove that the evidence against Orson is all fake, and someone deliberately did it to frame Orson."

"By the way, Elsa, I heard that when you were training before, you acted with Orson, the current Duke of Naples, right?"

The judge also heard what Sherlock meant at this time.

"Yes, that's right." Elsa nodded, and then asked in confusion:

So this little girl is going to "rob the court"?

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

"You are Sherlock, right?" said the chief judge.

"That young man named Orson, I think he is very good. When you acted together, did anything interesting happen?"

"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 before were all written by me under pressure from others. Their purpose was to bring disgrace to Orson." Sherlock said.

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

"Orson never abused his power for personal gain or bullied others during the previous investigations, and he never bribed me."

"Oh, isn't that the way people are? The older you are, the better your mentality is. Isn't the better your mentality, the younger you are?"

"Sherlock, do you know that you will be held accountable for your inconsistent confessions 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 would have kept me in prison."

"So, do you and Orson have that kind of relationship, or... do you two have a little bit of..."

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

He winked at Elsa.

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

with His Majesty the Emperor's instructions."

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

"How outrageous!"

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

At this time, someone in the spectator's seat stood up.

Seeing that the atmosphere was made lively by himself, Vals was also satisfied.

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

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

"That's right!"

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

"Who do you think you are? Do you think what you say is true?"

"But, speaking of it... before I came to you this time, I heard that Orson was arrested by the emperor and taken to the police station again."

"Silence!"

"Again?"

Seeing that the scene was gradually getting chaotic, the chief judge also knocked on the table with the gavel. After the whole scene was quiet, he said:

Vals frowned when he heard this.

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

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

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

"Yeah." Elsa nodded gently.

He did this as a compromise.

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

If he directly judged Orson not guilty, he would have offended Arthas.

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

But if he still forcibly judged Orson guilty, the entire Imperial Court would probably be demolished by the angry people tomorrow.

It seemed that this incident was already a sure thing.

So, I simply didn't judge him and passed the buck to others, so that the trouble would not fall on his head anyway.

Seeing this, Elsa asked in confusion:

With the order of the chief judge, the court began to leave in an orderly manner.

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

First, everyone in the spectator's seat was asked to leave, and then Orson, Sherlock and others walked out together.

"Well, they caught 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 welcome you to the throne at that time?"

"Sherlock, long time no see."

As he said this, Vals patted Elsa's shoulder.

Owen was also very happy to see Sherlock appear.

"Have you been locked up by his majesty's people these days?"

"Our little queen, you should start planning how to govern the country in the future."

Owen asked.

Seeing Vals so optimistic, Elsa's mood also became better.

Sherlock nodded.

However, a magician rushed in from outside.

"Well, I'm sorry to worry you. From today on, I will continue to go back to work at the police station, and the case investigation will continue to be handed over to me."

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

"Okay."

"Master Magician, Your Highness, the situation is not good. The guards outside just gave the last time. If we don't hand over Your Highness within two hours, they will attack."

Owen nodded.

"Humph."

Phil came to Orson.

Vals heard this and snorted coldly.

"Lord Orson, are you satisfied with this matter?"

"I'll give Arthas ten courages, and see if he dares!"

"Well, it's pretty good." Orson nodded. "I'll have to ask you for more help later."

...

"No, Lord Orson, you helped me so much. Without you, I wouldn't be where I am today."

On the other side, in the palace

.

Phil said with a smile.

Odysseus's funeral was hastily held. Because of the rush of time 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 in the distance, so the two did not know the special relationship between them. They only knew that Phil helped Orson at the request of others.

The honor guard, the funeral procession composed of relatives and officials, the burial route and various ceremonies were all completed in hasty preparations, resulting in Odysseus's funeral becoming the simplest and most deserted funeral in the empire for generations.

...

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

On the other side, in the palace.

The number of officials who attended was also quite small, because most of them were completing the tasks assigned to them by Alsace.

Arthas sat on the sofa, enjoying Rosaline's massage.

The number of honor guards responsible for escorting the coffin was insufficient, and the momentum was not enough, because a large number of elite soldiers and imperial guards were drawn to deal with Arthas's enemies.

He had received a day of bad news today. In order to prevent him from getting upset, Rosaline gave him a massage to relax and soothe his mood.

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

Even the eulogy and the orchestra prepared by the priest were hastily made, as if everything was done to save time.

If Odysseus's spirit in heaven saw that his funeral was treated like this, I'm afraid he would only be full of sorrow.

The first letter sent was from the Duke of Antica.

Even so, Arthas also received a letter signed by several dukes, asking Arthas to postpone the funeral and hold it after everything is ready. Seeing this behavior of putting on eye drops on him, Arthas can 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 has enough things to take care of now, as long as it doesn't cause him trouble.

Then there was Napoli's letter.

Until noon, Odysseus's coffin stopped in the Imperial Cathedral. According to convention, the Pope will pray for Odysseus again, and then stay in the church for half a day, and then be transported out of the city at dusk and buried in the royal cemetery.

The content of Napoli's letter is very simple.

And just when it stayed in the Imperial Cathedral, another thing happened.

Release Orson, otherwise there will be war.

Then there was the letter from William, Duke of Prussia.

Many people in Saint Laurent City took to the streets spontaneously and gathered at the door of the Imperial Cathedral. They all held a bouquet of flowers in their hands, indicating that they wanted 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’ hasty arrangement of Odysseus’ burial, and some people deliberately promoted conspiracy theories, leading to a large number of “Arthas murdered his father and forged a will to usurp the throne”.

On the surface, it made sense, but in fact, anyone with a discerning eye could see that William was preparing to send troops to threaten him.