After returning to his residence, Jiang Fei lay on the bed and began to recall everything that happened in the consul's office today.
"It seems that I have underestimated the consul!" Jiang Fei nodded to himself.
All this time, Jiang Fei had thought that he had the consul fooled around with him. However, how could a person who could rule a territory be stupid? Even Lina could guess that Jiang Fei had something to do with the three-dimensional world, let alone the Archon. Fortunately, Jiang Fei was prepared from the beginning, so he did not panic at all. Instead, he immediately used the excuse that he had prepared.
The people from the gamma space had never thought that people from the three-dimensional world could take the initiative to come to their territory. In their cognition, this kind of active bottom-up crossing was impossible. Therefore, neither Lina nor the consul had ever thought that Jiang Fei had come from the three-dimensional world to the gamma space and had the ability to go back.
It was precisely because they had never considered this possibility that they were suspicious of Jiang Fei, but within a certain limit. Moreover, as high-ranking people, they never had the idea of self-sacrifice. Therefore, when Jiang Fei said that he was willing to stay in this space and live in this space, none of the consul doubted him.
When people considered a matter, they would often subconsciously put themselves in the shoes of the person and think about what choice they would make if they were in that position. Whether it was the consul or Lina, if they were clones whose memories had not been completely erased, they would definitely be content with the status quo and live here as people from the gamma space. Then, they would use these memories to seek a better life for themselves, just like what Jiang Fei was doing now.
It was precisely because of this empathy that even the Consul and Lina, who were selfish people, felt that Jiang Fei's actions were understandable.
"Although I've managed to fool him for the time being, I can't let my guard down. Since the consul has become suspicious, he will have a grudge in his heart and it will be impossible for him to trust me as much as before. Therefore, I have to hide it better!" Jiang Fei secretly calculated in his heart.
As for the trial that would begin tomorrow, Jiang Fei also thought about it. The sheriff was obviously hopeless, but in order to win Lina over, he decided to help the sheriff again. Although he had no right to help the sheriff avoid the death penalty, as Lina said before, he could still help the sheriff find a relatively decent way to die.
The night passed in the blink of an eye. Although Jiang Fei slept for a while in the latter half of the night, he did not sleep too deeply.
The next morning, Jiang Fei opened his eyes. After washing up, he did not even have breakfast. Instead, he drove to the court.
There was only one city in the entire Gamma Dimension, so it was not very big. Almost all the administrative organs were near the Administrative Office, so Jiang Fei was quite familiar with the place.
"Presiding Judge!"
"Good morning, Chief Judge!"
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After Jiang Fei arrived at the court, everyone took the initiative to greet him. After all, everyone knew that he was the most popular person in the Archon's eyes.
"En!" Jiang Fei nodded to everyone who greeted him kindly, although he had no idea what these people were doing.
After waiting in the lounge for a while, someone came to inform Jiang Fei that the trial was about to begin. Although Jiang Fei did not understand the procedure of the trial at all, it was just like what the Consul had said. He was just going through the motions. Other than the final reading of the verdict, there would naturally be professionals handling everything else.
After Jiang Fei took his place, many people began to arrive in the courtroom one after another. In addition to the prosecutor and other judges, there were also a large number of reporters and civilians in the auditorium. The consul's intention was very obvious. He clearly wanted to rely on the public trial sheriff to push all the negative responsibilities to him and direct the public's anger to the sheriff, thereby reducing the pressure on the current government.
About twenty minutes later, everything was ready. One of the judges at the edge shouted, "Bring the defendant!"
Then, a bailiff brought the sheriff and Lina up. Jiang Fei looked down at the sheriff and Lina from above. Both of them had obviously been simply dressed up. Lina was fine. She was not in a particularly bad state before. At this time, she was not much different from when Jiang Fei saw her yesterday.
However, the sheriff was different. He had obviously been well groomed. The original messy stubble had been shaved clean, and his greasy face had been washed clean. He had even been specially blown into a cleaner hairstyle.
The consul obviously did not want others to catch him abusing the sheriff or even confessing under torture. Now that he was the winner, he could make up the sheriff's crimes at will. Therefore, he paid great attention to these details. He did not want these small things to affect his reputation.
Soon, the sheriff and Lina were brought to the defendant's stand. The two of them didn't bring any instruments of torture with them. Logically speaking, felons like the sheriff should be handcuffed and shackled, but the consul, in order to show his mercy, didn't put any instruments of torture on the sheriff and his daughter.
Although the consul did this to give himself a reputation of mercy, in fact, it also saved the sheriff and Lina's last shred of dignity. After all, they were once the top figures in the Gamma Dimension. If they went to court with their elbows and legs shackled, it would also be a kind of humiliation for them.
"Now, the prosecutor, please read the indictment!" The judge shouted.
Then, the prosecutor next to him began to read the sheriff's charges. It was a thirty-five-page indictment. According to the description of the indictment, the sheriff's crimes were simply too numerous to count, and his death was not enough to be regretted!
Jiang Fei listened quietly. The contents of this indictment were half-true and half-false. Even if the part was false, it did not mean that he wanted to kill the sheriff. It was just that the consul had pushed all the responsibility onto Jiang Fei. Obviously, the consul intended to use the sheriff's death to transfer all the class conflicts to Jiang Fei and then eliminate them all at once.
The thirty-page indictment was read by the prosecutor for nearly two hours. The reporters below were fine. After all, this was their job. However, the people who were listening could not stand it. At first, these people were excited when they heard the sheriff's crimes. One by one, they wanted to eat his flesh and blood. However, later on, everyone's patience was exhausted by the lengthy indictment and they all began to fall asleep.
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