"Your Honor …" After a short conversation with Feng Bujue, Phantom Dawn narrowed his eyes and told the judge weakly, "I have changed my mind … I will not plead guilty and agree to hand over the defense to Feng Bujue."
"Okay …" The judge nodded and then turned to Brother Jue. "Defense lawyer, you can start at any time."
Feng Bujue did not stand on ceremony and cut to the chase. "Your Honor, I wish to call a witness."
"Defense lawyer, this court did not receive the request for witnesses and evidence that you submitted before the trial," the judge said. "If the witness that you wish to call is not present in court, then there is nothing we can do."
"That is fine," Brother Jue said. "I know … all the witnesses that I wish to call are present."
"Is that so?" The judge's tone changed slightly. "Then, please."
Feng Bujue chuckled and turned around to look at the door that he had kicked open. "The first witness that I wish to call is …"
When the first half of his sentence left his lips, a black shadow had already appeared at the door.
That black shadow … was indeed a real 'black shadow'.
The man looked just like those murderers who were about to fall into Detective Conan's hands but had not been exposed.
His whole body was like a shadow, and only his pair of eyes shone with an eerie blue color. There were layers of strange wrinkles on the surface of his body, and one could see something that looked like blood flowing through the wrinkles. It was as if … his blood vessels grew out of his body and were transparent.
"… Aldan." When the man appeared, Feng Bujue called out his name.
Instantly, there was a flurry of whispers in the courtroom and the judge's stand.
However, this was not enough for the judge to call for silence.
"Humph … Defense lawyer …" Biff smirked coldly. He looked at Brother Jue and said, "Your first witness is a fugitive?"
"That's right," Feng Bujue replied confidently.
"Defense lawyer, I have to remind you …" Two seconds later, the judge spoke. "After Aldan's testimony, the bailiff will not allow him to leave the courtroom." He paused. "In addition, given his identity, the credibility of his testimony will also be affected."
"It's alright," Feng Bujue said. "I've known about this for a long time."
"Hmm …" The judge pondered for a moment. "Then, please begin the questioning of the witness."
While they were talking, Aldan walked all the way to the witness stand and stood there silently.
There was no Bible on the witness stand in the Court of Truth, and they did not ask the witnesses to take any oath because this was the Court of Truth. The Court of Truth was a combination of religion and law. It was an extreme belief.
"Please tell me your name." Feng Bujue did not waste any time. He strode to the witness stand and asked the question directly from his lips.
"Aldan," Aldan answered. He had the voice of a middle-aged man, but there was nothing special about him.
"What is your identity?" Feng Bujue asked even though he already knew the answer.
"Currently, I am a fugitive," Aldan answered. "Once … I was a wanderer in the main universe."
"Do you know the defendant?" Feng Bujue asked.
"I do." Aldan's answer was also concise. "He is Phantom Dawn."
"Have you met each other before?" Feng Bujue asked.
"Yes," Aldan said.
"Please describe the situation at the time," Feng Bujue said.
Aldan nodded slightly. "In the year 493, I was collecting the locals' fears on Planet Syrup. At a village, I ran into Phantom Dawn. He asked me some questions about the village, and then we parted ways. "
"Objection!"
At this point, Biff raised his first and last objection. "The questions raised by the defense lawyer have nothing to do with the case."
"Sustained," the judge said.
"Your Honor …" Feng Bujue opened his arms. "My question was to prove that … Phantom Dawn is not the 'crazy', 'cold-blooded' serial killer who focuses on hunting down unique data as described by the prosecutor." He raised his arm to point at Aldan. "If that's the case … then when Aldan met him back then, he would have been murdered."
"Humph …" Biff scoffed. "Perhaps he was not that powerful at the time?"
"Do you have any proof for that?" Feng Bujue asked.
Biff raised his head and replied smugly, "Ha … That is merely a logical speculation."
"Oh …" Feng Bujue nodded with a smile. "In other words, without any evidence and with one's own bias, one can deduce the process and motive from the result and then fabricate some content that fits the above criteria and pass it off as the truth?" He scratched his chin and said thoughtfully, "Hmm … Is it really okay to have someone like that as the prosecutor?"
"You …" Biff's face was dark from Brother Jue's words. "What you said earlier … is not a logical speculation?"
"Ha!" Feng Bujue laughed drily and tossed the man a condescending look. "Of course not." He paused for a second before adding, "Mr. Prosecutor … do you even know what a speculation is? What is a proof? "
"Then, why don't you tell me what the difference is?" Biff asked Brother Jue with a face filled with dissatisfaction.
His question … was simply seeking his own death.
If one had to make an analogy, Biff's action was like he was trying to resist when he was being raped by logic.
The next second, Feng Bujue replied arrogantly, "Fine, since you have asked so shamelessly, then I will answer you with all my heart."
"Hmm … Even though I know the man is using idioms, how come I don't feel that it is out of place?" Phantom Dawn, who was watching from the side, thought to himself. "Is this the power of a novelist? Suddenly, I have the urge to read his book …"
Feng Bujue, on the other hand, did not know what Phantom Dawn was thinking. At that moment, Brother Jue was immersed in the pleasure of torturing his opponent on a mental level.
He walked quickly to stand before Biff and announced confidently, "Mr. Prosecutor, in the testimony earlier, the witness has stated very clearly that he met Phantom Dawn in Year 493, and the long accusation that you have …" At this point, he reached out to poke at the stack of documents on the man's table. "… also states clearly at the beginning that Phantom Dawn was involved in the case between Year 492 and Year 501."
Once that was said, the whole courtroom was enlightened.
Ninety-five percent of the people thought, Yes, that was mentioned at the beginning of the accusation. In other words, when Phantom Dawn met Aldan, he had already started to hunt for the uniqueness.
The other five percent thought, This Feng Bujue … has been eavesdropping since Biff started his case. He purposely waited until Phantom Dawn was about to confess before he barged in to mess things up.
Of course, these thoughts were within Feng Bujue's expectations, so he did not plan to care about them.
At that moment, Brother Jue was focused on dealing with the bird before him.
"Mr. Prosecutor." Feng Bujue looked directly into Biff's eyes and continued in a threatening tone. "Let me ask you, a person who, in Year 492 …" He suddenly picked up the accusation and pointed at the words on the paper. "… would not hesitate to launch such a cruel attack on a government official …" He paused for half a second and widened his eyes. He looked at Biff like a normal person looking at an idiot. "… would give up on attacking Aldan in Year 493 because he admitted that he was' not that capable '?"
Regarding this question … Biff had no answer. He could only stare.
"That is impossible." Feng Bujue continued. "The real reason why Phantom Dawn did not attack Aldan … as I have said earlier, it is because the description of him in the accusation is wrong."
"Then … let us return to the question that you have asked me, and the answer will be clear …" Feng Bujue said as he raised his hand to pat his chest lightly. "Based on the testimony provided by the witnesses, I came up with a logical conclusion to prove my point of view … and that is what we call an argument." He put down his hands and placed them on the table. He leaned forward and grinned wickedly at Biff. "You, on two occasions, have come up with a conclusion that is contrary to common sense through subjective assumptions and imagination, and you claim that it is a 'logical conclusion' … To put it nicely, it is a 'wrong conclusion', but to put it bluntly, it is the nonsense of an idiot."
"Damn … damn it!" Biff was so angry that his blood vessels were about to explode. He turned to the judge. "Your Honor! He … "
"Sigh … You'd better think carefully before you speak …" Feng Bujue immediately interrupted him. "This thing about you … if it is not the nonsense of an idiot, then it is the fabrication of facts by a normal person, right?"
"I …" Biff thought about it and seemed to have decided to admit that he was an idiot.
However, Feng Bujue did not even want to give him this opportunity …
"Everyone has seen it. This is the so-called 'invincible prosecutor' …" Brother Jue shrugged and turned to the courtroom. He laughed. "Heh … According to his self-justifying accusation …" He tilted his head and revealed a despicable expression. "… Invincible or whatever … I can do it too …"
After he finished speaking, the whole courtroom was in an uproar, followed by a clamor.
Bang bang bang —
"Silence!" A few seconds later, the judge had no choice but to knock on the gavel.
When the courtroom returned to silence, the judge said to Brother Jue, "Defense lawyer, this is not your personal talk show or the venue of your speech …" He turned to look at the prosecutor who was not far away, and then sighed and said to Brother Jue, "You have already proved your point, so you should stop …"
The judge's mind was still very clear. After he said that, he turned to the jury and said, "Dear jurors, please do not accept the 'reasonable speculation' that the prosecutor just said."
Then he turned to Brother Jue again. "Defense lawyer, no matter what, the prosecutor's' objection 'is still valid. Next, the questions you ask the witness must be related to the case, or else … please stop the questioning. "
"In that case …" Feng Bujue appeared to be very calm. After all, his real goal, which was to defeat the prosecutor, had been achieved. Now it was time to move on to the next step. "Please allow me …" He continued, "to call the second witness."
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