Apostle of Cthulhu

"This ruling will be divided into three stages." Sutton said, not caring about the winks from the next and opposite decision-makers. He maintained his relaxed appearance and began to introduce the ruling process.

"First, there is the most basic stage of the statement of charges. Everyone can explain the crimes they think belong to Egbert Bader in batches and hand over evidence. During this period, no one is allowed to refute, and no commotion is allowed under the trial stand.

"After the statement of charges, it is the turn of the defense stage. As long as you think that the charge is not established, you can provide corresponding evidence to clear Egbert Bader's name. Similarly, the charges and evidence that were not brought out in the previous stage will be considered as forged evidence and will not be passed if they are brought out in this stage.

"In this stage, if you have new evidence, you are not allowed to publicize it loudly, because you have chosen to follow the rules. If you violate them rashly, we will expel you from the trial hall.

"The third stage is the voting stage. Each institution will only have one vote, including the Privy Council. In this case, there are a total of 38 votes. If the votes are tied again, Egbert will regain his power as king. I hope this will not be of any significance to everyone. "

No one on the scene spoke. This was already a good answer.

After explaining these trivial matters, Sutton emphasized the objectivity and importance of this ruling as always, and announced the start of the final ruling.

At the beginning, some institutions basically produced evidence of crimes that were almost the same as those in the previous two years, but to be honest, apart from some stupid things Egbert had done in the R'lyeh culture, he seemed to be a perfect king on the surface, and these so-called "evidence" could not shake his foundation at all.

Even if it was negative news like the Academy of Life Sciences, Egbert hid it all very secretly, and would not give those institutions any chance to take advantage of it.

Basically, being able to control these The only ones who have intelligence are Norris, Joe and the Privy Council.

Therefore, even if the negative news and evidence are not deliberately eliminated, it is basically impossible to shake the number of votes against.

The key point is... the Privy Council, the Court of Divine Justice and the Court of Inquisition are the three most powerful institutions in the Salem Empire today.

The intelligence they control will determine the direction of the entire ruling.

When it comes to the Cross Church, they actually have nothing to say. The Cross Church has been able to flourish in the Salem Empire in recent years, and it must thank Egbert.

If Egbert had not strongly supported its development into a state religion, the current Pope would not be able to do so well.

The pity is that... there has been information that Pantheists have infiltrated the Cross Church. .

I don't know who will spread the secret that the previous acting pope is a Pantheist at the critical moment of the final decision, and let everyone know, so the current pope is under great pressure.

He can bet that Egbert will be able to regain the throne in the future, and then he will definitely be fine. However, even now, most of the institutions in the empire are against him, and Egbert's chance of regaining the throne is very slim.

The Privy Council came to him when the news spread, emphasized the seriousness of the matter to him, and put forward their own conditions.

As long as they expose all the transactions they have made with Egbert, there will be a position for him in the next era.

Egbert is indeed The Pope has made deals, and most of them are directly purchased believers of the Vigil Doctrine.

Once these things are exposed, his position as Pope will definitely not be saved.

But as long as he has weighed all the pros and cons, the Pope can still judge the situation.

Even if he forces Egbert to be saved now, what's the use? As long as Egbert is allowed to sit on the throne, there will definitely be a bloody purge within the empire, and then he who has negative information about him will definitely be dealt with.

In this case, it is better to turn the tables here and drag Egbert into the water!

Thinking of this, the Pope, as the representative of the Cross Church of the Vigil Doctrine, stood up and said with full energy: "I also have evidence of Egbert Bad's guilt here!"

Oweijiu smiled, he guessed that the Pope would definitely make such a judgment.

Reaching out his hand, Oweijiu motioned him to continue.

"Egbert Bad... once anonymously purchased the Vigil believers in the slums in the Cross Churches in various parts of the empire! "

If this were a normal discussion, it would definitely cause an uproar!

Even if no one spoke, this piece of news shocked most people in the courtroom.

Egbert bought a life? What did he do with it? The number of servants did not increase, and the number of private troops in the empire did not increase. If so, what else could be going on?

It must have been used for secret experiments!

This news has secretly begun to affect the direction of the final ruling!

"Evidence," With the victory in hand, Oweijiu did not lose his rational judgment, but reminded, "Mr. Pope, while you are saying this, you must also ensure the authenticity of your testimony. So... evidence, you need to show evidence."

The Pope winked at the person next to him, who immediately understood and took out the agreement signed by the Pope and Egbert to regularly provide believers of the vigil doctrine.

One of the decision-makers hooked his finger, and the hardcover agreement flew in front of him and was carefully examined.

"This agreement is confirmed to be signed by Egbert himself, with the effect of evidence, and is true."

At this moment, the victory seemed to be directly established.

After all, as a king, you are definitely not allowed to take human lives!

The smile on Oweijiu's face became more and more obvious. He was sure of the final decision from the beginning. As long as there was no natural disaster or man-made disaster, Egbert's throne would definitely not be saved.

Besides, what natural disaster or man-made disaster could delay the final decision? The earthquake resistance of the Privy Council building is the highest level. Unless there is a landslide, he will not be able to move his butt off the chair before the result comes out!

After handing over this evidence, the Pope breathed a sigh of relief and lay on the chair as if paralyzed.

That's enough. He only needs to do this and then wait for good news...

He closed his eyes and listened to the sound of the entire trial hall.

Everything else...has nothing to do with him anymore.