Chapter 346 The Trial


    Sylvia''s POV:


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    The military court of the empire would decide whether a trial should be public and confidential.


    Before the closing ceremony, Rufus and I were brought up to the trial tform.


    The trial today was open to the public. The trial was set in an open-air location with threeyers of


    balconies. The empire army g waved in the air in front of the huge arch. The seats were filled and


    the audience was huge, most of which were high-ranking leaders in the army, officials, and


    aristocrats. The ce was packed, but the atmosphere remained still solemn.


    The judge was first toe out, wearing a ck robe. He stood on the high tform, holding a


    thick stack of documents. After giving an opening speech, the beginning of the trial had


    commenced.


    Surprisingly, I was not as nervous as I was yesterday. After having Rufus''pany andfortst


    night, I was able to face today with full determination and courage.


    A minuteter, Mateo was then ushered out by the soldiers.


    In just a span of a night, Mateo looked like he had grown ten years older. His hair turned white and


    his face grew wrinkles I had never seen before. He was wearing white clothes, which were now


    bloodstained as if he had gone through much torture.


    When he passed by, he looked at me with eyes full of hatred and unwillingness.


    Until Mateo was brought up to the tform, Ethan didn''t show up. He then sat on his chair on the


    high tform, surrounded by his personal guards.


    Everyone was looking at Ethan. Nobody dared to make a sound.


    Ethan coughed slightly and then waved his hand, signaling the judge to begin announcing Mateo''s


    crimes.


    "ording to the joint investigation of the military court, the suspect Mateo Brook, the Gamma of


    ck Moon Pack, his specific crimes are as follows. First, the murder of his pack''s former Alpha


    and Luna, including framing the former Beta, Olivia Todd, and making her suffer humiliation and


    miserable death. Second, drugging Prince Rufus during the parade, setting him up into going crazy


    in public."


    The judge knocked the hammer before he continued. "Third, bewitching Prince Richard, burying a


    large number of bombs in the forbidden forest, causing numerous casualties. Among them was


    Second Lieutenant Dn, who unfortunately died in that major ident."


    The generals and soldiers in the audience lowered their head in mourning for their fallenrades.


    "The Ministry of Communication and Inspection was able to restore a record ofmunication


    between Mateo Brook and Prince Richard. This record proved that Mateo Brook indeed bewitched


    Prince Richard into taking part in a treacherous n. At the same time, there was also evidence to


    prove the collusion of the two of them."


    Almost all of the me was being ced on Mateo, which surprised me. Upon hearing the words, it


    seemed that Richard was even being painted as a victim who was taken advantage of by a bad guy.


    Mateo also raised his head with a look of disbelief, obviously not agreeing with the judgment. He


    tried to move but his hands and feet were both cuffed, in addition to the two soldiers holding him


    back.


    "With sufficient evidence presented, Mateo Brook is hereby convicted of the aforementioned crimes.


    In ordance to the thirty-sixth and forty-first articles of imperial criminalw, the judgment is as


    follows. Mateo Brook is convicted with several crimes such as intentional homicide and instigating


    others into crime. He is hereby sentenced to death."


    With loud bang, the judge knocked down the gavel which officially enforced the judgment.


    Mateo still struggled to move. He opened his mouth to say something, but he couldn''t say a word.


    It was only then that I realized his tongue had been cut off. That was why he couldn''t speak.


    My heart sank. Seeing this, I was even surer now that Ethan put all the me on Mateo so that


    Richard could be protected.


    I thought that Richard was finally going to be rightfully punished for what he had done, but in the


    end, he was still safe. This was unfair to Rufus.


    A wave of depression and anger came over me. It turned out that we might have still been


    powerless all this time, like pawns under the control of one supreme power.