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In the court, as soon as the black-haired and black-eyed Carapis appeared, Cicero trembled with fear. The other party looked at him with a provocative look. They had fought before, but Cicero failed.

Fortunately, Carapis only appeared as a witness at this time. Catullus, the legal officer presiding over the trial, said: "Little Curio said that on the night of this incident, you and Claudius were together 90 kilometers outside Rome."

"Yes, Claudius and I have a good relationship. We were near the port of Ostia that night. My slaves and stewards can testify." Carapis narrated in a serious manner.

"Did Claudius have time to return to Rome that night? For example, he could present a light carriage and arrive in Rome in the second half of the night. I remember that the case happened at this time." Catullus looked at the file and frowned. He especially hated dissolute young people or middle-aged people like Claudius and Caesar, and his purpose was to punish as many as possible.

Carabis said, impossible. Because we were attending a grand banquet in Ostia, with sixteen high-class prostitutes attending, because I heard that Claudius was about to run for the tribune, who wouldn't want to please him? That night, Mr. Claudius and four or five prostitutes took turns... Well, we were all there, including me, three knights, and we can all testify that Mr. Claudius was indeed in Ostia at the time, and he didn't even have time to go to the toilet, he was very busy.

Amid the boos, Claudius, who was sitting in the central defendant's seat, smiled and waved to the men and women who were listening, like the brightest star.

But Catullus didn't believe the new knight of the foreign race and Curio at all. He turned his eyes to Cicero, who seemed to have enough confidence and also made a gesture to call witnesses.

The first person to come in was Cicero's wife, Lenchart, who said something shocking: "It was impossible for Mr. Barburius Claudius to be in Ostia that night. It was very simple. During the evening of the Feast of the Goddess of Fortune, when my husband left home to avoid suspicion, and when my maid and I were setting up the house to entertain guests, he sat on the wall, staring at me and seducing me."

"I did seduce her before, but I didn't do it that day!" Claudius shouted in grievance, ignoring the looks of Curio and Carapis, but Lenchart quickly produced evidence: a white rabbit with a delicate nameplate with Claudius's name on it. The nameplate not only had Claudius's ring seal, but also a few lines of mushy love poems.

Amid the uproar, Carapis helplessly spread his hands. He also saw that Pidulucuras in the audience laughed out loud, as happy as if he saw Claudius drowning in the sea.

The next witness was Caesar's mother Ottlia, who insisted that the intruder she saw that night was Claudius. "My dear lady, no one can prove that the guy was me, and I am also angry about the humiliation your family has suffered." Claudius was still stubborn, but when the court attendant unbuttoned the poor Claudius's short clothes as Ottlia pointed out, the red marks on his chest were clearly visible, along his pink nipples with sexy curly hair, like two crescent moons, causing people in the court to exclaim again and again.

"Young man, do you think a woman's chest is so easy to wear?" Caesar's mother said contemptuously.

Then the attendant uncovered Claudius's short hair, and there were also traces of jewelry on his earlobes left by forced wearing.

At this time, Lucullus was almost unable to close his mouth with laughter, and the "two-faced character" Carapis winked at Curio.

Curio, understanding the situation, quickly summoned his second witness, the sturdy Marco Antony. When the attorney Catullus asked the king of the night dance with disgust what evidence he had to provide, Antony said something even more shocking: "Previous witnesses were lying. In fact, Claudius did wear a woman's bra, enamel or gold earrings and necklaces before appearing in front of me."

"What exactly do you want to say? It's inconsistent." Catullus said with even more disgust. He was almost nauseated and about to vomit.

"Dear attorney, what I want to say is that Claudius did this just to please me. I like him in women's clothes, so - I think Ms. Ottolia may have misunderstood." After Antony finished speaking, the whole court was about to explode, but this guy was still secretly winking at each other with Curio.

Catullus was so angry that his face turned pale and blue. He felt that this trial had almost become a farce of a sex scandal. Over there, Tuna Luculas covered his face and mouth with his robe to prevent others from seeing him laughing so hard that he was almost twitching.

At the critical moment, Cicero raised his hand again, his eyes fixed on Carapis, and he asked his attendants to take Claudius, who was in the defendant's seat, and all the related people, including Carapis, to the small rooms on both sides of the court's colonnade, and then he asked to see another witness, several top prostitutes in Ostia Port - this would take some time, Catullus announced that he could wait for the witnesses to arrive.

It was almost evening, and several prostitutes from Ostia, dressed in gorgeous clothes, entered the court without any shame, and winked and flirted with the men of the jury and the legal officer group, "Does the testimony of that Carapis match the facts?"

The reporters nodded and said that it was true. In fact, each of them had received 500 dinars for perjury. Cicero smiled and said, "Chief Attorney, you and I should be thankful, because Claudius had been hiding everywhere for fear of crime, so the little daughter of old Curio, Carapis with a pierced left ear, and Antony, whose stepfather was hanged, had not had time to implement their shameful plans in detail. I have a sword to expose the lies, that is--" He waved his hand, and several young men in robes lined up in the center of the court.

Over there, Carapis and his party, who were blocked from any view by their entourage in the small room, were either standing or sitting. After hearing Cicero's clear voice, Carapis said dejectedly that we can't win this lawsuit!

Claudius was also a little flustered. He hurriedly asked his adoptive father what to do. Carapis laughed again and said that we don't have to let Cicero lose in the lawsuit. We can't win the lawsuit, but the result may still be our victory. Everyone was confused by Carapis's words, thinking that it was just his arrogant talk, and they all sighed.

Sure enough, when the clerk set up the water clock again, Cicero stepped forward and poured the water clock into the floor under his feet in front of everyone, and said confidently: "Everyone, this thing will not be used at all. These street hooligans in Rome will get the end they deserve, immediately!" (To be continued.)