Chapter 339 Permanent Imprisonment


    Rufus'' POV:


    The couple appeared in unison outwardly, although it did not seem to be the case inwardly. The


    male wolf walked fast and kept a cold face, without a hint of fear at all.


    Meanwhile, the she-wolf he came with had dull and lifeless eyes, carrying a gray doll in her arms.


    "Those are the parents of the boy. I met them at the crematory when I was there," Sylvia whispered.


    "Yes, I figured. While you were in the forbidden forest, ir updated me all about it. He came back


    before you entered the forest for your test. The rescue was slightly dyed because he was still


    interrogating the couple. He came to our rescue as soon as he finished questioning the parents," I


    leaned down and whispered in Sylvia''s ear.


    The male wolf stood straight and confessed everything. "It was Prince Richard. He offered a great


    sum to buy my son''s life and even asked me to nder Prince Rufus."


    When the she-wolf heard this, her eyes widened with disbelief and she looked as if the world


    around her copsed. She broke out into hysterical tears and grabbed the male wolf''s clothes. "How


    could you do this? How could you? That was our baby. He was just a little boy. How could you bear


    to sell his life just like that?!"


    Sylvia lowered her head, not having the heart to watch this scene anymore.


    I put my arm around her shoulder forfort.


    It seemed that not all parents felt sorry for the death of their child. The male wolf''s reaction differed


    greatly from his wife. Apparently, he didn''t think this was such a big deal.


    "What do you mean? There''s nothing wrong with what I did. If we lose a child, we can just have


    another. What''s important is that we have the money. Money is most important to me."


    When my father heard this, he got even angrier and pounded the table. "Guards, take this man


    away! I am sentencing him to a permanent exile!"


    The cold male wolf broke character and knelt down in desperation. "Please, Your Majesty! I admit I


    was wrong now! Just please don''t exile me. I... I can make up for it. I can return the money Prince


    Richard gave me!"


    But my father refused to hear any more from him. He simply waved his hand and gestured for the


    guards to drag the man away.


    On the other hand, Richard was just as terrified and did not dare to say a word.


    "It seems now that the truth has been brought to light." My mother stood up and walked over to my


    father''s side. She had a calm expression on her face, which sharply contrasted the gloom on my


    father''s face.


    My father just stared at Richard for a long time without saying anything, but the disappointment in


    his eyes was subtle yet powerful.


    Richard was too frightened to keep up with his act. Regardless of whatever image he had built for


    himself, he knelt on the ground and begged, "Father, please. I''m innocent. Don''t believe anything


    they say!"


    "There are already so many witnesses here. How can you still deny it?" My mother added coldly, "I


    never expected this from you, Richard. You have greatly disappointed me."


    "No, no! They set me up!" Richard tried to stagger to his feet, shaking his head violently.


    "You!" My father shouted and pointed at Richard with a trembling finger.


    He then ordered to imprison Richard for now and dered that he would be convicted after this


    investigation.


    I reasoned with myself that my father was probably trying to stall for time. He was still trying to


    protect Richard until now.


    Several Alphas who were watching the trial couldn''t sit still anymore at this time. I recognized them


    all to be supporters of Richard. "I agree, Your Majesty. Before we convict Prince Richard of


    anything, we must figure out everything that happened in detail." Alston, the Alpha of the Blue Moon


    Pack and also Lucy''s father, was the one who spoke first. He walked over to my father and


    continued, "Prince Richard also did give a good point. Even if Prince Rufus wasn''t the murderer of


    the boy, we still cannot deny the fact that he had hurt many soldiers and innocent civilians because


    of his crazy stunt in public. We can''t just let that go either."


    My mother raised an eyebrow, scoffing. "So what do you want to do about that?"


    "My suggestion is to imprison Prince Rufus indefinitely, forever if needed. It''s the only way we can


    avoid such a tragedy from happening again."


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    Alston''s words stirred a heated discussion among the crowd. Some argued against it fiercely. I


    recognized Harry''s father as one of those who argued with Alston.


    Despite all this, I remained calm. I had expected them to bring this up again.


    "Please, give the order! Prince Rufus'' condition is like a time bomb. For the sake of your people, it is


    best to put Prince Rufus in prison forever. We cannot let the future of our country be ruined by a


    monster!"


    My father, who had been silent all this time, suddenly mmed the table with his fist, blue veins


    popping out on his forehead. What he said surprised me. "That''s enough! If you really are thinking


    about what''s best for the future of our country, you would not say something like that!" "But if we


    don''t contain Prince Rufus in prison, the public will not rest over it!" Alston persuaded my father


    fearlessly. He wasn''t going to stop until he got what he wanted, it seemed.


    "Do you really know what the people want? Are you doubting my judgment?" My father''s eyes


    bulged out in anger, as they usually did whenever he lost his temper.


    His sudden outburst surprised me. But at this moment, it was one of the first times I had ever felt


    that he was protecting me.