CH 141

Tak, tak, tak.

“Well, let’s begin the trial. The prosecutor should summarize the main issues and state them.”

Marvin scrambled for a few sheets of unpacked documents and scratched his head and straightened his back.

He tried to look at Leon with a side glance but stopped. He was sure they were watching as if they were going to eat him up with disapproving eyes. Instead, he turned his attention to his unfulfilled love, the beautiful woman, Dana.

Yes, for that woman.

When he saw the beautiful woman, he smiled uncontrollably, and slowly opened his mouth.

* * *

“Every time I met him, I lost my memory and acted strangely. I’m a royal daughter of a country, and I came out despite the embarrassment. But will I lie?”

Princess Christine, who had already shown courtesy to the presiding judge, clenched her fist as if she could not hold her anger while speaking in her unique overbearing tone.

Of course, no one pointed it out to her either.

The presiding judge looked uneasy, but when Leon remained silent, he just focused on the proceedings of the trial. He looked at Rian and said,

“Will you refute that?”

“There’s no evidence that I used medicine just because she doesn’t remember. The princess was definitely drunk at the ball.”

“What? You definitely put something in the drink! What about in the morning? I suddenly lost my memory even after drinking tea. I came to my senses and suddenly…”

Princess Christine turned her head and saw Leon in the audience seat. Leon winked lightly and nodded.

Prince Christine continued to speak with more confidence, perhaps because she was encouraged by the gesture.

“I was standing in front of Grand Duke Tertius. If he hadn’t saved me, I’d be wandering without knowing where I was going!”

“That’s because you weren’t fully sober the day after…”

“What? That’s disgusting…!”

At Rian’s sarcasm, the royal daughter shouted angrily. The interior buzzed as each of the observers whispered something.

The judge knocked on the bar and called attention.

“Well, please calm down, and everyone, be quiet.”

The surroundings became quiet and Count Marvin Coast stepped out. Standing in a slightly stiff position, he rubbed his chin and asked Rian a question.

“Count Rian Felice, you saw me in Spielplatz, right?”

“Yes.”

“You must have met me for the first time, but I saw you often. You’re quite famous.”

“So what? What does that have to do with hallucinogenic drugs?”

Marvin turned his pen around with his fingertips and sat at an angle at the end of the desk. Then when the pen rolled down to the floor, he said, “It’s loud”, but he didn’t pick it up.

“Where did all the money you spent there come from? Was it Count Felice’s legacy, or was Duke Hamilton willing to give pocket money for the pleasure of his son-in-law?”

Marvin bent down to pick up the pen only after finishing the question.

When Rian was asked that question, he shut up, rolled his head around, and instead tapped his lawyer.

After one or two battles, the lawyer Rian had paid so much money to do a top-notch job decided to submit accurate data later.

Harbert did not appear as a witness in this matter, because in truth, he was also an accomplice in providing a distribution network.

They proceeded immediately without a break ahead with the final merged issue.

It was Rian’s “attempted murder” and ownership issue at the Deniz merchants.

Lisa stated the circumstances regarding the murder of Count Felice. Of course, this case did not deal with it, and it was difficult to reveal the fact because it was too far in the past.

However, it was enough to refer to Rian’s personality and deeds.

And when Harbert, who came out of Rian’s side, testified that Rian tried to kill Dana, Rian’s face was colored with contemplation.

“You, you, Harbert…! How dare you betray me!”

“But I didn’t think that you would really kill people. No matter how much I think about it, that’s not right.”

Harbert shook his head with a calm look while clicking his tongue. He did not hesitate in making eye contact with Rian and even attached some advice.

“Don’t do that and admit your sins, if you’re a human being. Then wouldn’t the dead lady be able to sleep a little more comfortably?”

Rian closed his mouth with a puzzled look at his words, and Dana also looked up at him.

Harbert shrugged, slightly raising and lowering the tip of his lips, but showed no significant change in facial expression.

“Does that mean the person sitting here is fake?”

When Daniel frowned and asked, Harbert, asked back as if he was rather surprised.

“Do I have to come all the way here and act? Your Highness, this is not a sacred court. If you perjury, you will be punished. Don’t we all know, after Lady Dana died, we used a stand-in for a deal?”

As soon as Leon narrowed his forehead, Harbert turned his head and asked for Rian’s consent.

“Don’t you think so? Count Felice.”

“What?”

“You picked a fake with me and sent it to Tertius Castle. Because you killed the lady.”

It was apparent why he made such a claim without listening.

Harbert was now bothered by Rian. So he wanted to drive him away as a murderer. However, he didn’t want Dana Deniz to return to the Deniz merchant.

So if she was falsely accused, the steering committee will be in charge of managing the top. The Steering Committee was a place where Harbert’s influence played a big role.