Chapter 346, Count 2
Chapter 346, Count 2
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"Okay, okay, is this basic etiquette at Fontaine? Being backstabbed twice by teammates right at the start?"
"I'm really getting a little carried away, but it's nothing to do with the Fatui, right? Why hasn't Linny said anything yet?"
"That's hilarious! If you were involved in some organization with a bad reputation, you wouldn't say it out loud."
"Um, does it count if I join a book club? There are people posting pictures of emperors there every day."
"Tell me about the imperial map in detail!"
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That Villette asked again,
"Mr. Linny, are the two points alleged by Funina true?"
"..."
After a short silence, Linny sighed.
"true."
Malicious ridicule continued to be heard from the audience, and the balance of victory continued to tilt towards Funina, but Ying still felt that this matter seemed not so simple.
"Your Honor, my client has concealed crucial information. I request a recess to reconnect with my client."
“The demands are reasonable.”
Under the gaze of the audience, Ying took Linni and others away temporarily. Funina on the podium was already full of confidence in victory.
In the audience, Hines held his chin with one hand and shook his head slightly as he looked at the relaxed expressions of Funina and Egolia.
This farce is almost coming to an end, and the embarrassing moment is about to come~
A moment later, Ying and the others returned to the dock on the platform. Egolia continued to reconstruct the case on behalf of Funina.
"According to the information sent by the Tribunal, the seemingly random lottery machine actually only draws fixed numbers. In other words, this case was premeditated..."
"...If Mr. Linney is indeed the copycat perpetrator of the missing girl case that occurred 20 years ago, his motive is currently clear."
Eugolia took out a report and gave it to the guard at the opera house to take to Villette.
"According to our speculation, Linney knocked Halsey unconscious in the tunnel within 60 seconds, completing the kidnapping. However, Halsey resisted, and a muffled sound was heard during the struggle between the two. It was this muffled sound that attracted Cowell..."
"...Linnie, having been discovered, had no choice but to knock Cowell unconscious and hide him in the magic box on the stage. The water tank that was supposed to cover up the girl's disappearance fell and was occupied by Cowell, which led to Halsey's disappearance and Cowell's death."
Egolia finished her speech and raised her hand slightly, signaling Ying, "It's your turn to speak next."
The audience in the audience all agreed with Egolia's speech, but Hines curled his lips at it, saying that they were just a bunch of people who had no opinions and just went with the flow.
They don't care about the truth, as long as they have fun they are happy...
For example, Egolia did not explain clearly how the girl was sent out by Lini in public.
According to the process, what Ying should do at this time is not to refute the other party, but to explain his own conclusion.
"From our perspective, during those 60 seconds, Linnie first traveled through the tunnel to the core of the Oracle, but this step took him too long. By the time he returned to the tunnel, the crime had already been committed. He truly knew nothing about it. Only after the performance ended did he witness the birth of the accident."
When these words were spoken, not only the accusers Egolia and Funina were stunned, but the audience was also stunned.
What this person means is that Linny knew nothing, so it definitely wasn't him?
This is a joke, isn't it? Doesn't Linney know that this is just his one-sided statement? How can it be used as evidence?
However, given that both sides' inferences are obviously illogical, they can be considered evenly matched. Of course, to put it bluntly, it's just a fight between two weaklings.
Egolia attacked Ying because her inference was too subjective and its authenticity needed to be considered, while Ying denied Egolia's inference because Linnie was unaware of the muffled sound.
After one round, Egolia smiled slightly at Ying who was coming at her aggressively, then turned to look at Villette in the middle of the venue.
"Your Excellency, Grand Inquisitor, I demand that Lini reveal his purpose in infiltrating the Oracle. I now suspect that Lini, a member of the Fatui, has stolen state secrets!"
"The accusation is reasonable. Please ask Linni to make a defense."
This move by Egolia caught Ying off guard. She had already noticed the inconsistency in Egolia's words...
Thinking about it this way, Egolia must have known that her conclusion was illogical, so she changed the dimension of her attack.
In this way, even if the charges in the girl's disappearance case are dropped, Linnie will still be tried if he cannot provide a reasonable explanation.
In this way, the scandal of the Water God making groundless accusations against innocent people would be solved, and this unexpected success might even be publicized by the Fontaine newspaper as something like an absolute intuition for crime.
"Mr. Linney, please respond." Navelette urged again.
Linny sighed, there were too many surprises...
"I infiltrated the Oracle's location to explore why it can determine the guilt or innocence of a defendant, and where its intelligence originates."
There was an uproar in the audience.
"That makes sense. Why can the Oracle determine whether a person is guilty or not?"
"As for this question... I only know that the Oracle has been performing its duty of judgment since I was born..."
"So did Linnie figure out why?"
"Even if she found out, she wouldn't be able to tell anyone. If he were to say he knew such a secret now that he's facing accusations, wouldn't that be the same as admitting he stole state secrets?"
"Silence!!!" Villette slammed the scepter hard, forcibly suppressing the noise of the audience.
"Mr. Linney, your actions have indeed violated the laws of Fontaine. Do you have anything to defend yourself?"
Linnie held his forehead with a helpless look on his face. He never expected that such an accident would occur in his perfect plan.
The missing girl case, which had nothing to do with him, turned out to be the culprit that exposed his purpose.
"I don't have much to say, but Your Honor, even though my crime is a fact, I still want to say that the girl's disappearance has nothing to do with me. Please clear my name."
That Villette nodded slightly,
"The trial continues. Regarding the inference regarding the missing girl's case, Funina's conclusion just now contains obvious logical flaws. Please allow Funina to continue speaking."
Egolia's goal had been achieved, and she had nothing to say in the face of a game that was almost certain to be lost.
"Since you think Lin Ni is not the murderer, then may I ask, who do you think the murderer is? And please name a suitable candidate to clear Lin Ni of the crime."
"I think... it's Cowell!"
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