Chapter 1253 Cross-examination (seeking a monthly ticket)
By July, instead of disappearing as time went by, the assassination incident in Caribbean Port continued to ferment in the political circles of Lingshan, driven by thoughtful people, and was blown up like a balloon.
And the scary thing is, no one knows when the balloon will be unable to withstand it and suddenly explode.
The situation in the imperial city of Akadelina is unprecedentedly tense.
The struggle between the royal family and the mutinous government has entered a fierce stage - they have almost torn off all disguises. If they did not have the last trace of reason, they would even tear off the last thin veil covering the vital points.
A civil war started directly.
Even ordinary people can feel the tense and suffocating atmosphere above the city of Arkadelin.
There are more and more bodies lying dead in the streets every morning.
At first, they only used small carts to transport the dead bodies that fell in the ditch. Later, they were replaced by large carts, then horse-drawn carriages, and then large horse-drawn carriages...
This made the bastards in the corpse collection team crazy.
Because at this rate, it won't be long before each of them will be equipped with a BMW heavy-duty four-wheel carriage imported from the Terran race, and enjoy the benefits of civil servants one hundred and eighty years in advance.
Although the struggle between the two sides is fierce, they are still in a stalemate stage.
So far, the nobles still do not have any definite evidence that can identify Prime Minister Madolins and his associates as the ones who planned the assassination of the Caribbean city lord, Brad Iskander.
But to the nobles, it doesn't matter whether there is evidence or not.
No evidence is needed for this kind of thing.
The only one who has the motive and is able to mobilize the strength of the Fourth Division of the Caribbean Region is the coup faction.
That's enough.
It must have been Madolins who did it and didn't run away.
For the royal family and nobles...
This, is, is a war~!
The enemy had already raised his dagger and launched a fatal attack on them.
If the coup faction is not completely defeated and the crisis is not fundamentally resolved, then after the Caribbean, maybe there will be Aruba, Tesserat...and so on.
Surrounded by the young officers like hyenas, these important towns under the control of the royal family will definitely launch the same or similar mutinies in the future.
And those conspirators will definitely learn lessons, arrange more carefully, plan more profoundly, and act more ruthlessly.
As the saying goes, it is easy to hide from an open gun, but difficult to guard against a hidden arrow.
Although the royal family and nobles claim to have the best royal blood and are the best elites in the world, none of them dare to pat their chests and guarantee that they can avoid the poisonous arrows shot from the dark.
Therefore, the royal family and nobles put aside their prejudices and joined hands to prepare for the crisis.
Although there are constant fights among the seven noble families of Lingshan, they will stand firmly together when facing foreign enemies.
In the consciousness of the royal family and nobles, the spiritual flash is the spiritual flash of their royal family. It is not the spiritual flash of those cats and dogs.
Therefore, as time goes by, the pressure on Prime Minister Madolins not only does not ease, but becomes more and more heavy... The Great Demon Temple in the Imperial City of Arkadelin.
Prime Minister Madolins lowered his head and walked slowly inside the magnificent Demon Temple.
Although the footsteps are very light, in this place as silent as death, every step he takes makes people feel that the footsteps are as heavy as a drum.
Great Demon Temple.
The most sacred place in the eyes of the Semitic people.
This is a palace complex with a history of two thousand years. The halls are solemn, the pavilions are magnificent, the halls are beautiful, and the pavilions are exquisite...
Every place is built with the utmost care and dedication of countless Semitic craftsmen.
Just building it took four hundred years.
During this period, it went through seven large-scale expansions and reconstructions to reach its current scale.
The current Great Demon Temple occupies the original palace, so its scale is even larger.
This is where the High Priest of the Undead leads the Necromancers and Dark Mages.
Although he has been here many times, Madolins is still not used to the environment here.
Gloomy, deserted, bare courtyard, empty hall, closed doors all around, full of old and putrid smell.
Madolins always tried to avoid appearing here unless necessary.
But at this moment, the tense situation forced him to come over.
Madolins followed a dark mage and turned a few corners in the dark corridors. He walked for an unknown amount of time, and finally came to a large hall in the center.
The dark mage stopped at the door, and then motioned for the Prime Minister to go in.
Madolin paused for a moment, then grabbed his collar, looked down to see if there was any mess in his clothes, and then slowly walked into the hall.
The light shining through the door made everything in the hall hazy, and the Prime Minister walked into the depths of the room along a vaguely discernible path.
Suddenly a spark lit up in the darkness, lighting a lamp, and then the lights on the four walls lit up one after another, illuminating the room.
A man shrouded in a black robe sat in front of the desk, his face buried in the shadow of the hood. Behind him were bookshelves reaching to the dome, packed with all kinds of books.
Madolins bowed slightly in greeting and said: "Hello, Master Cameron."
Just as the supreme ruler of the Semitic people is the High Priest of the Undead, Cameron is the Supreme Emperor of the current Semitic government.
Cameron, who was sitting behind the desk, didn't seem to hear Madolins' words at all, but continued to immerse himself in the documents on the desk.
Madolins couldn't help but secretly grin. He also used this trick to deliberately neglect his subordinates. But now, it was retribution that had come true for himself.
However, he did not dare to make a sound, so he could only stand quietly with his hands in awe.
After a while, Cameron slowly raised his head, looked at the Semitic Prime Minister, snorted coldly, and said displeasedly: "Madolins, you have disappointed me."
Prime Minister Madolins suddenly became nervous and said helplessly: "I'm sorry, Master."
Cameron stood up, walked slowly to the Prime Minister, and said: "The chaotic situation in front of us has affected war preparations, and the teacher is very dissatisfied with it."
Madolins said anxiously: "Master, please listen to my explanation, this is indeed not what I meant. I..."
Cameron waved his hand and said, "Are you here to explain?"
Madolins hesitated for a moment, looked at Cameron's impatient look, and sighed secretly in his heart. He knew that in the other person's view, this incident was entirely his own responsibility. The so-called explanation was just to cover up his own.
inability.
Moreover, if you insist on continuing to defend, it will only make the other party even more unhappy.
Therefore, he had to swallow a mouthful of saliva, then slowly lowered his head and said: "Yes, Master."
Then he said in a seductive voice: "The solution... I have already thought of the solution, but..."
"Huh?" Cameron snorted and said, "But what?"
Madolins said cautiously: "However, I implore the high priest to come forward in person."
Cameron waved his hand impatiently and said, "Teacher, he is very busy."
"But," Madolins pressed his hands on his knees uneasily and said, "Only the high priest takes action can the current situation be stabilized."
Lich Cameron was stunned for a moment.
Madolins saw the opportunity and continued to add fuel to the fire, saying: "If we continue to make trouble, the government will be paralyzed. Now the local government has begun to disobey."
Cameron sneered and said fiercely: "They dare~!
At worst, I'll send some people down to serve as supervisors."
Madolins was suddenly startled and waved his hands hurriedly: "No...at least not yet."
Cameron snorted.
He paced back and forth in the room, and finally waved his hand reluctantly and said, "Forget it, come with me."
Madolins was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, sir."
Cameron led Madolins through the silent palace and straight to a small courtyard behind the main hall.
There are no high-walled buildings here. There are no beautiful flowers and scenery. Compared with the surrounding palaces, it is as shabby as a place where low-level servants live.
In the small courtyard, there is only an ordinary small house with stone walls and wooden roof, and the structure is very simple.
However, the small courtyard is clean and spotless.
No one would have imagined that this is the residence of the world-famous High Priest of the Undead.
Known as a strong man who chases gods under the stars, he actually lives in such a hut.
When he arrived at the door, Cameron turned to Prime Minister Madolins and said, "Wait here."
Leaving Madolins waiting outside the courtyard, he walked into the small courtyard.
He had just reached the door when the door of the cabin suddenly opened and a man in black dressed exactly like Cameron walked out.
He nodded to Cameron and said in a dry voice: "Hello."
Cameron returned the courtesy politely and said: "Master Edwood, are you discussing issues with the teacher again?"
Edwood snorted proudly and said, "Let me ask the high priest a few questions."
After that, he waved his hands and walked away.
Cameron glanced back at Edwood, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes, and then turned around and walked into the hut.
Madolins stood respectfully outside the courtyard with his hands lowered. More than ten minutes passed, and there was no movement in the hut. He couldn't help but feel anxious secretly.
In terms of political background, ruling team, governance ability and experience, the government of Prime Minister Madolins is much worse than the government dominated by the royal family and nobles.
In this crisis, he immediately became confused. Under the influence of aristocratic forces from above and below, Madolins was exhausted.
If he cannot move out the High Priest of the Undead to save the situation, he, as prime minister, will have to step down due to the Caribbean incident soon, becoming the shortest-term prime minister in Semitic history.
Another quarter of an hour passed, just when Madolins began to despair, the door of the hut slowly opened, and the high priest of the undead in gray robes walked out of it.
Cameron followed closely behind the high priest.
Madolins hurriedly lowered his head and stood there, waiting for the high priest's inquiry.
But the high priest did not speak, but walked past him.
Madolins couldn't help but be startled. What's going on? Is the high priest unwilling to take care of this matter?
He immediately felt a burst of despair in his heart: It seemed that he had no choice but to step down...
At this moment, the voice of the high priest was heard: "Call them all to the temple."
Madolins bowed deeply in surprise and said loudly: "Yes~!"
Soon, the royal nobles, including Yanes, received orders to go to the Great Demon Temple and be invited by the High Priest of the Undead.
The nobles also hurriedly dropped their work and rushed to the great temple in the city as quickly as possible.
There were more than a dozen people gathered in the usually deserted hall.
The high priest of the undead stood in the middle, and Cameron stood solemnly behind the high priest.
To the left of the high priest are several heads of the royal family.
There is only the Prime Minister on the right.
The nobles were respectful when facing the high priest, and then turned to look at Madolins. However, they glared at him angrily.
Seeing that everyone had almost arrived, the high priest said slowly: "I heard that you have a conflict over this matter. Now, tell me your opinions. I will uphold justice for you."
The nobles spoke first, recounting the attempted assassination in the Caribbean exactly as it was, and at the same time named the identity of the parties involved and the actions of the Fourth Division who left their posts without permission.
Madolins insisted that the incident had nothing to do with him and that he neither knew nor instigated it.
The person suspected of being the mastermind is his former bodyguard. Madolins has sent people to arrest this person, and a public trial will be held after he is caught.
However, Yanes snorted coldly. This method was still theirs. He immediately mocked: "The masterminds you call, Higi and Harlinger, have already committed suicide out of fear of crime, right?"
Even if someone can be caught, Higi Harlinger will take all the responsibilities himself, hoping that this will not hurt Prime Minister Madolins at all.
The High Priest of the Undead also looked at Madolins with dissatisfaction. He had lived for two thousand years. He had long seen enough of the struggle for power in the world. The High Priest knew what was going on here without even thinking about it.
The high priest didn't dislike Madolins for taking action. He also disliked the Semitic nobles, but he had to rely on them.
The high priest was dissatisfied that Madolinus had failed in his attempt, and failed more than he accomplished.
But this is a critical period. Although Madolins is insufficient, there is no one better than him. Giving power to the nobles will only disrupt his plans.
Madolins was so frightened by this look that he broke into a cold sweat and lowered his head without daring to say anything.
The high priest was silent for a moment and said: "Suspicion cannot be a reason for conviction. I support dealing with the guilty person, provided there is evidence to prove his guilt."
This sentence was quite right and consistent with the high priest's neutral style.
But everyone present knew clearly that this was actually partiality to Prime Minister Madolins.
It is impossible to obtain tangible evidence for this kind of thing.
Madolins's anxious heart finally fell to the bottom, and it seemed that the high priest still supported him.
Although Janes and other nobles were reluctant, the high priest's statement was reasonable and tenable.
They also had no reason to object.
Madolins glanced at the other side with a victorious look, and Yanes was also sneering at him, and suddenly said loudly: "There is one more thing that the Prime Minister needs to explain."
Madolins remained calm and said: "Your Excellency, just say so."
Yanes smiled proudly and said: "According to the confessions of the assassins we captured, they are related to the four murders in Arkadelin."
"Assassin?" Madolins frowned and asked doubtfully: "Did the Caribbean report say that no one was caught alive?"
Yanes said slowly: "A few of the injured were rescued. They confessed some very interesting things."
The high priest glared at Madolins and said solemnly: "Just say it and I will make the decision for you."
Yanes said: "The assassin's leader is named Fritz, and he is a professional killer. According to his confession, he was directly related to the deaths of two officers and two citizens in Accadrine, and he was a victim of
People instruct people to hire..."
The high priest said directly: "Arrest people directly according to the results of the trial. No matter who it is, we will never tolerate it."
"The people who instructed him are the Chief of Military Command, Fell, and the Minister of Intelligence, Hyperman." Yanes looked directly at Madolins and said every word.
These two people are the right-hand men and right-hand men of Prime Minister Madolins.
The high priest said coldly: "Is the evidence conclusive?"
Yanes nodded and said: "According to their confessions, we have found the murder weapon, and the evidence is conclusive."
The high priest glanced at Madolins.
Madolins was calm and said: "Military Command Minister Fehr and Intelligence Minister Hyperman, I have ordered them to be arrested because of huge amounts of corruption and selling out of official positions."
"What~!" Yanes and the other nobles shouted in surprise, and then looked at each other, knowing in their hearts that they had been tricked by this old fox. He had long known that the nobles had a handle on Feir.
Some of them have become traitors or have become undercover agents of the enemy.
The high priest showed approval for the first time, nodded and said: "You have done a good job. We Semites want to govern the country according to the law and will never tolerate criminals."
Madolins bowed to the high priest, looked at Yanes and the others, and said: "You submit your evidence, and I can handle the case together. If they are proven guilty, I will punish them to death in accordance with the law."
Yanes jumped up angrily and was about to point at this hypocritical old man and curse him.
An old nobleman next to him reached out to hold him, shook his head at him, and then said loudly: "We are very satisfied with the way the prime minister handled it."
Yanes got angry, crossed his arms and sat down, pursed his lips and stared at the Prime Minister coldly.
The high priest said: "That's good. The matter can only be resolved after being discussed.
You are all the pillars of our Semitic tribe. We are facing a formidable enemy. Remember to unite sincerely."
After speaking, the High Priest of the Undead turned around and left directly, with Cameron following closely behind him without saying a word.
After their master and apprentice left, Yanes stood up and pointed at Madolins and said: "Okay, very good, very good, let's see."
He waved his hand and walked straight out of the hall.
The nobles stood up and left without even looking at Madolins. The old noble who just spoke caught up with Yanes and said: "Since he invited the high priest, this is the best result. At least for us
Cut off both of his hands."
Yanes snorted angrily.
"That's fine," the old nobleman said with a glint in his eyes, "get rid of the illusions of young people and let everyone see clearly who is on the Semitic side." rs
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