The Emperor’s Angel of Death

Hearing that the other party brought the topic to the First Army, Suoshyan chuckled.

"Ha, just tell me what you want. There are no outsiders here, so I don't think there is anything you can't say."

The grand judge was silent for a moment, then turned to look at the other judges.

"The group of Chaos traitors I mentioned just now was finally investigated and found to be led by a demon prince. At that time, all the judges in the Formosa sector united and concentrated their efforts to hunt down this demon. As a student, I, I was also fortunate to participate in it. After paying a huge price, although we failed to capture the demon, we drove it out of the star area. In the process, we found a stronghold of the traitors and snatched it The corpse of the next traitor, after investigation, was found to be wearing the old armor of the First Legion in the past, and there are some records about the devil prince in the stronghold, which is enough to prove that he was once a member of the Dark Angels!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone immediately discussed, but there was no change on Suoshyang's face.

Afterwards, Torquemada Ketiz turned around and looked at him.

"Samuel's operation this time is not as simple as what he advertised. I'm afraid there are deeper and darker secrets. I didn't say this before because my mentor once said that these things are easy to cause some unnecessary troubles. So I'd rather take it to the grave."

Soshyan applauded lightly.

"A great judge, so what?"

"What?"

Soshyan held out his hand.

"Evidence, evidence to prove everything you said. After all, no one else has heard what you described, let alone seen it with your own eyes. You must come up with some evidence to convince everyone? Whether it is what you said The traitors, demons, or doubts about the death of Judge Yinal, at least for now, there is no evidence, I think even if the trial court convicts, evidence is needed, right?"

"The evidence is in your hands. If Samuel is willing to accept our questioning, there will be a result soon."

"Sorry, I cannot put an Astartes Captain on trial without any evidence, I admit that the Inquisition has the right to doubt and question everything, but equally, I have the right to use my With all power and force at hand, the Astartes are also the messenger and will of the Emperor."

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As he spoke, his fingers drew a line in the void.

"We supervise each other. If a judge shows signs of corruption, do I have the right to doubt and interrogate him?"

Torquemada narrowed his eyes.

"No such statement, the authority of the Inquisition is—"

"The Astartes have been guarding the Imperium since before the Inquisition was born."

Suoshyan immediately interrupted the opponent.

"The Codex Astartes stipulates the responsibilities and missions of the space fighters, but the power of the Inquisition comes from the ancient legend of Mohu and the rose knot on your chest. You don't have any laws to follow when you enforce the law, but we have, the Inquisition Astartes can be judged with authority, Astartes can also be tortured with divine law, our power comes from the throne, there is no distinction between high and low, just like within your Inquisition, you can lead the judgment around you Officers? You can't, because you don't have any express rules to base on, but I can lead all the Astartes around me, because we have systems and orders, and things are that simple. I respect your authority, but if you want If you want to use power to suppress people, then don’t blame me for using higher power to fight against. Similarly, if you can produce evidence, then according to the laws of the empire, I have nothing to say, and I can do whatever I want.”

Not only Torquemada, but other judges were also stunned. It was the first time they encountered someone who dared to directly confront and even analyze the power of the court, let alone such a sharp-tongued person who seemed like a political animal. Starfighter.

The point is, they really don't seem to be able to say anything.

Although all imperial institutions and organizations know that the scope of the Inquisition is above all imperial institutions, and in theory, an Inquisitor has the right to accuse the entire planetary government, recruit an entire Star Militia army, and control a certain planet The fate of all civilians on the planet, and the interrogation of beings like the Astartes who are above the laws of the Empire.

But in the hands-on phase, reality complicates things a lot, due to the unique structure of the Inquisition and their extra-standard powers based on custom and tradition.

After all, the personal power of a judge does not come from a certain sacred code or a clear-cut decree. It is actually a convention similar to an oral will, which will naturally be constantly used by various outsiders in the dark and feudal power structure of the empire as a whole. At the same time, it is also influenced by various political factors.

For example, when an Inquisitor takes action against a highly influential heretic, it is possible in hindsight to discover that the heresy was actually supported by a competitor, for a greater cause, or without the consent of his colleagues , Those who clean up a certain planet privately will eventually find themselves squeezed out by everyone, unable to get assistance from their colleagues when needed, and even be judged collectively.

These hundreds of realistic factors restrict the judges, so that they often cannot do what they want in the actual operation process, which further leads to the continuation of the tradition that the court has no rules and regulations at all, and in this In the process of non-standard law enforcement, Inquisitors must ensure that they have sufficient resources at hand to allow them to operate outside the framework of the Empire~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Paradoxically, this in turn requires the help of other Imperial agencies, so although theoretically aloof , but in the process of practice, the judges are essentially a group of "imperial bureaucrats", and they are still in the bureaucratic framework of the empire either passively or spontaneously.

"Commander Soshyan."

Marcus spoke now.

"Does it mean that we can accuse Samuel of heresy as long as we find evidence that the Dark Angel killed Judge Inar?"

Suoshyan looked at each other and nodded slightly.

"Naturally, the murder of an Inquisitor is an unforgivable felony."

"What if we find those traitorous dark angels?"

Hearing Torquemada's words, Soshyan had a strange smile on his face.

"Then I will invite Chapter Commander Azrael to confront you personally."

The big judge immediately nodded.

"We will find that demon prince. It has no chance to escape this time. I hope the Dark Angels can have an explanation for their former compatriots."

"Of course, Priest Azmodei of the Dark Angels Chapter... is more than happy to share the glorious history of the Dark Angels with others."

Torquemada always felt that Soshyan's tone was weird, and the inexplicable mention of a priest made him feel uncomfortable all over, but since this was all said and done, he had nothing to say.

After all, it would easily turn into a dispute if it went on. From Suoshyan's rectification of Minotaur, he realized that the other party was definitely not the kind of muscle-minded interstellar warrior. He really didn't know how to fight wits and courage.

As soon as the Inquisition Tribunal died down, a judge from the Tribunal of Alien Trials suddenly spoke.

"Commander Soshyan, I still hope to be able to state the current alien threat to you."