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Aalto Golden Cathedral.
"What? You demand the execution of the Night Watch captain 'Joker'?" Although Cardinal Gosse had expected Natasha's angry reaction after checking Lucian's physical condition, he did not expect Natasha to be so aggressive and tough.
Natasha's silver-purple eyes were crystal clear, like a dream, and her tone was very serious: "Yes, the clown must be executed."
As a cardinal, Gosse was able to maintain a warm and loving expression, and he said in a kind tone: "Your Highness, Mr. Evans has no problem, no death, no paralysis, no disability, why chase after him? And it may not have been done by the clown, Mr. Evans may have seen the wrong person at the time, it is likely that the cultist of the Silver and White Horn was pretending to be a cultist."
"Bishop Gosse, if you think Lucian has recognized the wrong person, then let the Joker stand up, accept his identification and questioning, and use magic to detect lies, I think this should be able to figure out everything." Natasha's imposing momentum caused a great sense of oppression to Gosse, after all, everyone was at a high level.
In the face of Natasha's proposal, Gosse was silent for a while, because both he and the person in charge of the court had reason to believe that the clown did it.
After a while, Gosse continued to say in his kind voice: "Okay, let's assume that the clown did it. But why did he do it? Obviously, Mr. Evans may have a relationship with the evil character in the purification sequence, 'The Professor'. In order to prevent evil from invading the Duchy of Vaorit, against Arthur and the nobles, the Joker will take risks and tempt."
"But is there any evidence? Is there real evidence?" Natasha took a step forward, her eyes full of majesty, "Bishop Gosse, this is not the late stage of the Dawn War, not the era when night watchmen suspect who is a magician or who has something to do with the magician, and they can simply arrest them with suspicion and slowly interrogate them or directly test and inspect them. Today you can almost kill Lucian Evans because of the evil you imagined, so can you kill a nobleman directly tomorrow because of the same suspicion?"
"I don't think any nobleman wants to live in such a panicked environment, and he doesn't want to worry about whether a church night watchman will suddenly break into his house sooner or later and arrest or kill him with no shadow evidence!"
"Powerful knights may not be worried about themselves, but they are also afraid of similar things happening to their wives and children!"
After a few harsh and aggressive words, Natasha's voice became louder: "Bishop Gosse, on behalf of all the nobles of the Duchy of Vaorit, I demand the execution of the clown and deter all the night watchmen who dare to violate the agreement between the church and the nobles!"
If it had been hundreds of years ago, there would have been no need to listen to Natasha's "unreasonable" request, Bishop Gosse thought helplessly, but the confrontation between the Northern and Southern Churches and the rise of the Magic Council have rapidly improved the status of the aristocracy, which itself represents a powerful force, and when they unite, they can already compete with the church on certain issues and influence the decisions of the church, and this matter does violate the bottom line of the nobles.
"Your Highness, you are a devout nobleman, and you handled it very well before. And Mr. Evans is not a big deal, even if the clown is guilty, it is not yet to the point of needing to be executed." Gosse's tone softened, first trying to weaken her tough stance with Natasha's devout faith, and then throwing out a low-key and mutually acceptable method, "It would be better to let the court's internal court try the clown and give him the punishment he deserves."
Natasha drew a cross on her chest: "Only the truth endures."
Then she said solemnly: "I am a devout believer, so I don't want to see crazy guys like the clown in the Night Watch destroy the relationship between the church and the nobility."
After saying that, she looked directly at Gosai and passed on her tough will:
"If the clown doesn't die, all nobles can't feel at ease!"
Gosse was silent for a while and said: "Your Highness, I will convey your request to His Excellency the Cardinal and Bishop Amorton, after all, I am not responsible for the court, they can only make decisions."
Natasha nodded: "I believe that His Excellency the Cardinal and Bishop Ammoren understand the seriousness of this matter, and I am waiting for the final result."
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In an ordinary villa in Aalto.
The Joker is carefully looking at the information he has gathered, trying to find clues from it to confirm that Lucian Evans has a close relationship with the professor.
Suddenly, the door was suddenly pushed open, and the battle priest Juliana walked in in panic and anxious: "Captain, hurry up, run away!"
"Juliana, what's wrong? Calm down." The clown raised his head and looked at Juliana with that funny smile.
Juliana took two deep breaths: "Captain, the court has decided to execute you, you should escape!"
"What?! How is this possible?!" Even the fifth-level great knight had amazing will, and the clown couldn't help but ask in surprise, as if he had a feeling of being abandoned by the whole world. I worked hard to fight evil and eliminate darkness for the Lord, for the church, and for the court, but I was actually executed by the court? !
Juliana didn't know if this secret hiding place had been exposed, so she could only say a long story: "Captain, at the 'Return Concert' that ended an hour ago, Lucian Evans fell seriously ill and fell center stage, and was confirmed by Bishop Gosse to be a disease caused by a previous injury that had not healed. Judging from the news revealed by Captain Lund, the church has backed down and is ready to secretly arrest you and then execute you secretly in exchange for the satisfaction and non-publicity of the nobles."
"Kill me...... Execute me?" The clown's unacceptable whispers to himself, his voice filled with frustration, despair and dazedness, contrasting with the exaggerated smiling face.
Juliana thought he didn't believe it, and quickly explained: "Captain Lund had a bad relationship with us before the Melzer Black Forest incident, and later he was very estranged from us on the surface, so the Court of Justice chose him when they summoned the Night Watch to gather intelligence and capture you. After he accepted the mission, he immediately took the risk and revealed it to me, asking me to inform you to escape, leave Alto, hide somewhere else for a while, and then come back with a different identity. There is no shortage of sympathy for you among the several adults of the court!"
The clown's whispering stopped, standing there as if he had lost his soul, and just as Juliana wanted to urge him again, he suddenly burst into laughter:
"Hahahaha! Hahahaha! Hahahaha!"
The laughter was full of madness.
"Captain, are you okay?" Juliana was worried.
The laughter stopped abruptly, and the clown said in an unusually calm tone: "I'm fine, I just think it's very funny. A musician with a close relationship with evil magicians, a princess with deep ties to the Council of Magic, was able to force the Church to execute his most devout and loyal dark guard. Is this the church of the magicians or the church of the Lord? How can Your Excellency Sald, Lord Amorton, and Lord Gosei condone and allow such a thing to happen?"
"Captain, don't care what those big people think, I believe in you, Minsk believes in you, Captain Lund believes in you, many night watchmen believe in you, and two of the three adults of the court sympathize with you! I believe that light will eventually triumph over darkness, and divine will definitely defeat evil!" Juliana said a little excitedly, as if she was also stimulated.
The clown shook his head: "Juliana, you don't have to worry about me losing control of my emotions, how can I control the bloodline of the fifth level without extraordinary will? I will hide well, find the evidence, testify Lucian Evans in front of everyone, and return to the courtroom in a fair manner. Hehe, it would be best if she could kill Lucian Evans in front of Natasha with her own hands, so that she could watch but be powerless to recover."
"Captain, don't be reckless, there must be a lot of protection and ambush around Lucian Evans at this time, maybe he wants to lure you there and kill you completely!" Juliana hurriedly reminded.
Although she knew that it would not be difficult to control her emotions with the will of a clown and would not make stupid mistakes, she also understood that the dark nature of the bloodline had more or less a bit of a crazy factor.
The clown's funny smile turned out the window and sneered: "I know. Because Lucian Evans was injured in the first place, others don't know, don't I understand? With his knight's self-healing ability, even without medicine, he could fully recover in two or three days at most. He simply took the opportunity to force Natasha to put pressure on the church. How could such a person not prevent me from escaping and taking revenge on him?"
"I will investigate carefully, and this time I must grab his tail!" The eyes on the clown's funny and exaggerated mask were cold.
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Inside the villa.
"Lucian, are you really sure that the clown will be deliberately let go?" Natasha was a little puzzled, and then humorously joked: "Don't tell me that you divined with a crystal ball?"
Lucian looked at her pretending to be surprised: "Hey, how do you know?"
Then Lucian laughed and said: "Actually, it's just a simple reasoning. Natasha, your position is too tough, the demands are too much, whether it is the cardinal or the head of the court, it is inevitable that they will sympathize with the clown, so it is normal to deliberately leak the news to let him escape. And judging from the matter of the codekeeper Salvador and the number of nightwatchmen you confirmed who survived the Melze Black Forest, there is no shortage of people within the court who hate the professor as much as the clown, and they are likely to have close ties with the clown."
The tough stance and requirements were discussed by the two of them before.
"So that's how it is. But this is only psychological reasoning, without tangible evidence to support it, and the cardinal and the court are very serious about similar things, so there is a high possibility that the clown will be actually executed, making it difficult for your plan to proceed." Although Natasha admires the Joker's determination and actions to fight evil, she absolutely cannot bear to hurt her friends, in this regard, she has always been soft and hesitant, she knows very well where she should stand, and will not do unnecessary kindness and kindness.
Lucian smiled and said: "Even if they are executed, there are still so many night watchmen who have aroused anger and sympathy, and they will definitely not let go of the professor."
Moreover, "he" should not let go of such an opportunity, if "he" discovers something, Lucian thought silently in his heart. This is the important purpose of the clown's temporary addition after the clown's temporarily probing and the basis of all the reasoning just now.
"I hope so." Natasha smiled and said, "That person's information has been given to you, I will help you cover it up here, go and come back quickly."
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Viscount Klein, Archon of Aalto City Hall, an old man who did not stimulate the power of his blood but was still energetic in his fifties, his black hair was neatly combed, and his turquoise eyes were as deep as a lake, full of the majesty of those in power.
After listening to Lucian Evans' concert in the Hall of Psalm, he returned home with excitement, unable to sleep for a long time, and had to look at the books he had collected in his living room.
As time passed, it was getting quieter in the dead of night, and Klein put down the quaint book in his hand and prepared to go to the bedroom to sleep.
When he took off his coat, changed into pajamas, and habitually tidied up his clothes in front of the dressing mirror, he suddenly saw a mysterious person with a black hood reflected in the mirror, who seemed to be on the other side of the mirror, and said in a hoarse and difficult voice:
"Hello, Mr. Sage, long time no see."
"Professor?" Klein was extremely stunned and blurted out, and then subconsciously inspired the mage armor, it seemed that he had finally become an official sorcerer in the past few years.
He was the original magic apprentice sage, because he had a close relationship with White Honey (Sylvia) and her father, so Natasha had the information and information, but he never blamed or exposed him.
Klein looked back cautiously, only to find that there was no one behind him, but the black robe was still reflected in the mirror.
Four-ring magic, developing in the mirror?!
(End of this chapter)