Novel Full Chapter 1296: Judge Jury Executioner
Chapter 1296: Judge Jury Executioner
They’re not even trying to deny it? I thought the usual pattern would be these people denying their wrong doing with every fibre of their being and then we have to present proof of what they did before they start trying to fight back?
I peeked at the people around me and they look like they pretty much also labelled them as guilty of the crimes I had just accused them of without any question.
I was wondering why that was the case where I happened to hear one of them whisper to their companion.
“Psst… Why did they admit to it so easily? Shouldn’t they be asking for proof first?”
Thank you! That’s what I’m wondering too! I almost thought that I was the one that was crazy!
Their companion turned to them, “Ah… I almost forgot that this is your first time here… That’s the heir of the Nilm Family…”
“Err… Is that supposed to mean something?”
“You don’t even know the Nilm Family? They’re basically the enforcers of the Kingdom! For them to throw out an accusation means that they already gathered all the evidence needed to accuse someone! So if anyone from that Family accuses a person of something, that means they are a hundred percent guilty!”
“Wait… Really?”
“Yeah… And they can decide what your punishment is themselves as well…”
Ehhh? I didn’t even know there was such an idea?!
Wait… Isn’t that pretty bad, actually?! What’s stopping us from just abusing this power and just accusing people we don’t like even if we didn’t have any evidence of it?
Like… What if I were to just call out those merchants earlier who tried to propose to me and say that they were all conspiring to overthrow the King and to get them executed? Would nobody check if what we’re saying is true or not?
Those were the thoughts going through my head as the three people I called out actually crawled towards me on their knees, pleading for mercy.
The Viscountess who had been so happily flirting with the men around her earlier was even ugly crying as tears streamed down her cheeks and practically throwing herself at my feet.
I peeked at Mother, wondering what I should do here.
Because I was fully expecting to present the evidence and then hand it over to the authorities to deal with or something… But now it looks like I was basically the judge, jury and executioner here?
Instead of giving me help, Mother was just smiling at me and even Justinia and Levianne were staying back and not saying anything at all.
Was this what Mother meant about something interesting this year? And was this why they were acting like there was going to be a show?!
Arrghhh!! I got tricked!
Mother!! You meanie!!
Even if you wanted me to learn this, at least give me some sort of warning first!
Great… So I have three criminals in front of me who basically tried to destroy the Tree of Life which would have destabilised an entire country which might have also sparked off a war between our Kingdom and theirs… All just so that they could get some Trasif slaves…
Ok, now that I think about it, this is pretty serious so I shouldn’t even be hesitating on what kind of punishment to give these three people.
But just executing them feels like a waste, you know?
Like a lot of suffering came from their greed so just killing them feels like it would be going easy on them…
I tried to be as domineering as possible as I stared down at them, “I’m a magnanimous person, you see… So I’ll give you all a chance.”
Their faces lit up and they looked like they were about to thank me before I told them the next part.
“I’ll let you decide what your punishment for each of your other companions should be and why they deserve it. If I think that the punishment you suggest to each other fits the crime, I’ll let you get punished as your companion suggested. Otherwise I would go with my own decision for each of you instead~”
Heh heh~ That way, I can just use whatever idea they come up with and also a justification for why they are being punished as well so it won’t be me being the judge!
Haha! I’m a genius!
“Ara, ara? My little one really does have talent, ufufufu~”
“As expected of the heir of the Nilm Family… She’s even more vicious.”
“We definitely cannot piss off the Nilm Family…”
“Definitely scary…”
E… Ehhhhh?! Why am I getting such comments? Why is Mother looking at me like that?! Heck, why is everyone looking at me like that?!
Even Katsuki let out a “As expected of Mistress” behind me just now!
Shouldn’t people be thinking that I was generous or lenient?!
The Viscountess was the first to take up my offer and pointed at the Baron, “Lady Nilm! I propose that this villain be sentenced to a lifetime of criminal slavery!! He’s the one who found and engaged with the illegal slavers and even paid them to do what they did!!”
The Baron looked stunned by how the Viscountess practically just exposed him but he didn’t even get to say anything before she pointed at the Count.
“As for him, Lady Nilm! He provided the resources to fund and execute this plan to begin with! Without him, this whole plan would not have taken place! I believe he not only needs to be made a criminal slave, he should also pay reparations to the people he affected!!”
Oh wow, she just straight up sold them out huh?
Emboldened by this, the Baron also spoke out and pointed at the Count first.
“I agree, Lady Nilm!! He’s the one who provided all the resources so he should also pay them all back to both the Trasifs and the Kingdom!! And it’s only through him that I am able to engage the illegal slavers to pay them for the work!! But for the Viscountess… She’s the one who came up with the idea!! Without her to seduce us with this plan of hers, we wouldn’t have done something like this!! She deserves to be made a slave herself and have her noble title revoked!!”
The Count also chose that moment to butt in, “That’s right Lady Nilm!! I was seduced and brainwashed by this bitch right here!! She was the one who supplied the plans and ideas to us and coaxed me into being the financier for this!! She deserves to have her own assets seized and then made a slave to the Trasifs for daring to conspire against them and risk our national safety!! That’s not all… The Baron himself also came with her to persuade me and had an entire inventory list and the financial aid I needed to provide to make this plan a success!! He’s the key that ensured this plan even took place at all!! Not only does he need to be made a criminal slave for life, he should also lose his title and assets!!”
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Ok… I honestly didn’t think it would work as well as it did…
These three basically started selling each other out and they were already suggesting that they should be made into criminal slaves…
I know for a fact that the fate of being a criminal slave was definitely worse than just being executed so… They really didn’t hold back huh?
And not only that, they also wanted each other’s assets to be used to pay reparations too? That will also ruin their family you know?
Their entire family line would basically just be ended here if that was the case…
As though that wasn’t enough…
The Viscountess snapped at the two men, “How dare you?!! If you two didn’t harbour such thoughts to begin with, how would you even accept my ideas?! It’s obvious that you would have acted on your own too!! Don’t you dare pin the blame on me for that!!”
The Baron also snapped back, “You evil bitch!! You were the one who came to me saying that you have a business proposition and then used your body to seduce me! Did you forget what you said when you started taking off your clothes during our meeting!?!”
The Count slammed his palm against the floor, “What?!! She actually slept with you just like that?!! She told me she would only let me touch her after I gave her what she wanted for this plan of hers!! What the fuck?!!”
Oh wow… Somehow this became a love triangle or something? Ok, this was definitely quite a drama show.
The three of them started bickering back and forth and someone in the crowd whispered.
“She’s definitely scarier than the current head of the Nilm Family… Even if these three managed to get themselves pardoned… They’re ruined for life now…”
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I never planned any of this, ok?!!