Path of light

Chapter 328 329. Court trial

Businessman Santos received news from Boris's butler three days ago. Boris's butler made it clear on the letterhead that he had settled the matter for Santos.

Therefore, when news of the trial came from the Elf Council Tribunal, businessman Santos did not feel uneasy. He was even looking forward to it, hoping to witness the exciting scene of the trial with his own eyes.

Santos walked into the trial house and explained his identity to the elf guard at the door. The elf guard immediately invited him to a separate room.

Before entering the room, he also tried to ask the elf guard for specific details about the trial...

The elf guard didn't say much, and what was certain was that the trial had not been cancelled.

A faint chill came from the soles of Santos' feet, and he was a little panicked at this time.

He wanted to open the door and walk out of the single room, but was stopped by the elf guards outside.

There were bursts of footsteps in the corridor outside, and the atmosphere became increasingly dull...

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In the trial hall, Roy sat in the first row at the bottom again, and Claire sat next to him.

After the two sat down, some more elves walked in one after another.

The seats in the trial hall were not full, but there were many Silver Moon elves sitting above them, which still put a lot of pressure on Roy...

The biggest difference from the last trial was that the presiding judge had become younger and seemed to be a Silver Moon Elf with extraordinary origins.

Roy was a little surprised as to why the presiding judge kept staring at him.

He thought about it and found that he hadn't done anything extraordinary recently, so he wasn't afraid that the presiding judge would keep staring at him.

Sitting across from Roy were the three elf guards from the Castletown Harbor Guard. This time they were the real accusers. Roy did not accuse Santos and the elf assassins.

After the auditorium of the trial hall was full, two elf guards escorted the elf assassin with heavy shackles on his hands and feet.

The Elf Assassin's chest was still wrapped like a mummy, and his complexion was relatively bad. After walking out of the iron prison, the Elf Assassin raised his head and looked around the audience, and then lowered his head in disappointment.

Chief Judge Owen glanced at the elf assassin. At this time, the large iron door on the first floor of the trial house creaked and rubbed again.

Businessman Santos was escorted to the trial hall by two elf guards. When the elf assassin saw Santos, his eyes became a little dull...

Obviously he didn't expect...businessman Santos to be arrested as well.

This was somewhat different from what he expected. The elf assassin did not look at the businessman Santos, and the two did not even communicate.

The presiding judge Ern Ellington announced that the trial had officially begun. He did not ask Santos, but asked the elf guards at the Castletown port dock to provide testimony.

The elf guards in the guard team were obviously well prepared. The elf guard sitting in the middle stood up and said to Ern Ellington:

"Your Majesty, after our various investigations, we can confirm that the elf assassin Tracy assassinated Roy, a student of the Elf Academy, at the intersection of Brown Street on the afternoon of July 11th. He first shot Roy at the corner. An arrow was shot, and the arrow hit the magic book on Roy's chest, and the assassination failed. Afterwards, Tracy prepared to flee the scene along the pre-designed escape route, but was stopped by the mixed elves on Brown Street. On the embankment, he was eventually arrested.”

The elf guard of the Castletown Harbor Guard told Ern Ellington about the incident.

"After our follow-up investigation, we found that the reason why the Elf Assassin went to assassinate Roy was entirely under the instruction of the businessman Santos. Roy's recent magic herbal business affected the business of the businessman Santos, so he harbored a grudge. In the Adventurer's Guild, The elf assassin Tracy was hired at the door and asked him to help assassinate Roy."

After the elf guard finished speaking, his eyes fell on the face of businessman Santos.

When businessman Santos heard the elf guards saying this, his whole head exploded.

Butler Boris had made it very clear in his letter. He told Santos that the trial had been settled.

Santos came to the court hearing this time just to watch the excitement...

But what the elf guard said was obviously an accusation against Santos. Santos felt that his legs were a little weak, and he sat down on the chair.

Chief Judge Ern Ellington stood on a vine and flew around the hall of the trial. Then he lowered his head and stared at the somewhat lost Santos and asked him:

"Santos, is there anything else you want to say to defend yourself?"

Businessman Santos had lost his last bit of reason. He raised his head and said loudly to Judge Ern Ellington: "...I didn't want to kill him, I just wanted to scare him and make him give up the magic herb trade. , I really didn’t want to kill him.”

Ern Ellington frowned and asked Santos:

"So... Santos, you admit that you ordered Tracy to assassinate Roy?"

"..."

After some questioning, businessman Santos really didn’t know how to answer.

In the end, I could only lower my head and say: "I plead guilty, I am willing to accept the punishment, and I am willing to compensate Roy for some losses to make up for the mistakes I made."

Judge Owen immediately flew in front of Roy. He looked at Roy again. He was a little confused as to why his sister Edith looked at this half-elf with admiration...

Judge Owen coughed slightly, then stared at Roy and asked:

"Roy, do you accept out-of-court mediation?"

Roy and Claire next to him looked at each other. Although the elf assassin and elf merchant looked pitiful at the moment, as soon as he thought of Santos' appearance at the entrance of the college at noon that day, Roy said categorically:

"I don't accept it. I hope Castletown's laws can teach them the lesson they deserve."

Judge Owen nodded, and then the jury deliberated. After another argument, the sentences for Santos and the Elf Assassin were finally decided.

Judge Owen personally pronounced the verdict:

"Santos was sentenced to one hundred and fifty years in prison for murder, and Tracy was sentenced to one hundred and fifty years in prison for attempted murder."

Businessman Santos was a little dumbfounded at this time...

Butler Boris vowed that he would definitely help him withdraw the case, but now that his crime has been determined, Butler Boris has not been able to help him get rid of the crime at all.

The elf assassin who was still wrapped in a lot of bandages... Tracy didn't say a word at the moment.

Because he knew very well that as an assassin, once the mission failed, being imprisoned was considered the best outcome.

After the trial, businessman Santos was detained by the elf guards.

The elf guards escorted him from the trial to a prison car. The elf assassin sat opposite him. Santos stared at the elf assassin Trish with a gloomy face, his eyes filled with deep resentment.

The elf assassin also stared at Santos and yelled at him: "You said...even if we are caught, there will be no trouble, but now we can only sit in the prison car and wait for them to send us to Parla Muhai Island Prison..."

Businessman Santos immediately responded:

"You also said that this assassination operation is absolutely foolproof, idiot, look what you have done!"

If their hands and feet weren't shackled, they would probably fight.

The elf guards in the prison car quickly stopped...

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At the door of the trial court, Ern Ellington was the first to leave.

But when he passed Roy, he stopped unexpectedly. He turned to stare at Roy and asked:

"You know Edith?"

"You mean Miss Edith Ellington?" Roy asked.

Ern Ellington nodded.

Roy quickly explained: "She and I once studied the modern history of elves told by Princess Ophelia together, and Miss Edith and I were in the same group, so every time Miss Edith would treat me a little extra." care!"

At this time, a large number of Silver Moon elves were crowded at the entrance of the trial house.

"Listening to what you said, I seem to remember such a thing." Ern Ellington said. He did not dare to block the door for too long and said to Roy: "I am Edith." His brother... Ern Ellington."

"Hello, Lord Judge." Roy greeted him quickly.

Ern Ellington nodded and left the trial hall first.

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After all this hard work, Roy became famous in the circle of the Magic Herb Trading Company in Castletown City.

There are rumors everywhere that the young half-elf who had just established a magic herbal medicine business actually directly killed the magic herbal medicine dealer Santos. Not only did he send him to Parram Island Prison, but he also took over a large number of junior magicians in Castletown City. Herbal medicine market.

It is estimated that Santos will not escape from prison in a short time...

Later, Roy, who had obtained the supply of low-level magic herbs from the Partington plane, took the opportunity to bring a large amount of magic herbs to Castletown City and prepared to distribute them in large quantities.

The supplies Roy got this time were almost all leftovers from Padstow City. The low value of these primary magic herbs was better than the large quantity...

After this court hearing, Roy is not going to do any marketing in the future.

Elementary magic herbs are among the least popular but essential magic herbs in early magic stores.

Roy delivered the magic herbs directly to the store this time, lowering the price again and again.

With low selling prices, Roy successfully delivered a large number of low-level magic herbs to the magic potion shop.

Because Roy had to deal with a large amount of magic herbs every day, Roy himself was too busy, so Woods also started to help Roy deal with these magic herbs.

The Black Pearl has become a magic herb warehouse, and the cabins are just dry enough to store these low-level magic herbs without any problems.

The only trouble is that the supply ship of the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion military has stopped docking at Castletown City recently. If Roy wants to go to the Partington plane, he can only take the port pier. on a large sailing ship.

At the same time, the Magic Herbal Chamber of Commerce also sent a notice to Roy, which said:

‘Roy is prohibited from lowering prices and engaging in malicious competition. ’

When he received this notice, Roy happened to be on the Black Pearl.

They got a batch of magic herbs from Lysander on the Partington plane. The biggest problem with these magic herbs was that they were not systematically classified.

"What did the letter say?"

Woods asked loudly when he saw Roy sitting on the bow of the boat, frowning.

"It's a notice handed over from the Chamber of Commerce, asking us not to maliciously lower the price. It also has a page of magic herb price details attached to it." Roy shook the notice in his hand.

"Are we going to raise the price?" Woods asked.

"It still needs to be adjusted. At least we have to give an explanation to the Chamber of Commerce..." Roy replied.

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During this time, the resistance and the elven headhunters on the Pagisto Plateau were still fighting.

Although Roy was secretly supporting the rebels, a large group of plateau mine owners stood behind the elf headhunters, so the situation on the rebel side was very bad.

When Lysander brought the magic herbs, there was no smile on his face...

It is estimated that they have already made a decision, but they need Roy to clear up the matter.

Roy personally visited Earl Swinburne and told the news about the mixed elves, mine owners and elven headhunters on the Pagisto Plateau.

"Are you saying that there are actually more than a dozen mines on the Pagisto Plateau?" Earl Swinburne sat at his desk with his fingers crossed and asked Roy seriously.

"Yes, Lord Earl." Roy admitted.

Earl Swinburne's eyes lit up, and he continued to ask: "Those mine owners cannot buy elf slaves, so they want elf headhunters to capture the mixed-race elves on the plateau?"

"Well, that's what they've been doing lately," Roy said.

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