Genshin Impact: This fireplace house is your graveyard.

Chapter 139 The Trial (Part 2)

Meanwhile, a chilling scene was unfolding. Ranach was hanging naked from the ceiling of Kudjavina's room.

His once intact body was now a bloody mess, a gruesome sight. His skin looked as if it had been ripped off alive by a demon, leaving only scarlet muscle and pale bone exposed.

Kujavina, however, sat leisurely in an exquisite chair, her face full of excitement and fervor, as if she were admiring a unique work of art.

She sipped her blood-red wine with elegance, gazing intently at the bloody scene before her.

“I…I…didn’t…not…it…I…please…you…” Ranach was so weak he could barely speak.

Each word he uttered seemed incredibly difficult. His voice trembled, as if his life was about to end at any moment, and he was struggling desperately on the edge of life and death.

At this moment, a soldier from the Fools' tribe, wielding a blood-stained dagger, broke the silence, saying, "Sir, this guy keeps repeating the same thing over and over."

Hearing this, Kujavina maintained her smile and asked, "What about what's happening beneath the Gray River?"

Upon hearing this, the foolish soldier quickly replied, "No, no matter how we interrogate you, whether it's about the Gray River..."

Whether it was anything else, he kept repeating the same few sentences, offering no further useful information. Kujavina thought for a moment after hearing this.

Then she spoke again, saying, "My dear child, Mother says there are two people you need to bring back. Where is the other one?" Standing to the side was Che Hui.

After hearing this, he also spoke up, "Mother, I secretly infiltrated and blew up one of these nobles' hideouts before I was able to capture him."

As for that Wendy, I have absolutely no information about him. I've searched the entire city of Fontaine, but there's been no trace of him.

It was as if this person had never existed at all. After hearing this, Kujavina cleared the glass of red wine and gracefully rose from her chair.

She slowly walked towards Ranach, who was hanging from the ceiling. Looking at the bloody scene, Kujavina maintained her eerie smile and said:

“Flowers that aren’t growing well should have been pruned long ago, but I’m allowing you to bloom one last time to show your value,” Kujavina said, then fell silent.

Kujavina kept staring into Ranach's eyes, while Ranach continued repeating his previous words. Growing impatient, she turned away.

He then gestured to Chehui, who, without hesitation, pulled out a kunai and instantly pierced Ranach's head.

Kujavina slowly walked to the window and said, "I'm feeling a little nauseous here. I'm going out for some fresh air. I'll be back soon."

"Replace all the floorboards and furnishings here with new ones," the soldiers around him nodded in unison. Kujavina then asked:

"Clay, I don't think I've seen either Tian Yaochen's or his group today," Che Hui chimed in from the side.

"Last night, while the two groups were out having fun, they accidentally witnessed two nobles trading Les. The group nearly got killed, but were eventually rescued by the guards of Fontaine."

Having witnessed the incident, and not wanting to reveal their identities, they all went to the courtroom today as witnesses to provide evidence.

Kujavina then said, "Oh? Is that so? Then I only hope that my good children won't be frightened by the solemnity of the courtroom."

Meanwhile, at the Aubigail Opera House, the scales of judgment, which had been tipped in favor of Akikawa, also tipped in his favor regarding the evidence he presented.

The revelation of secrets that could dissolve people caused an instant uproar among the audience, and the series of plot twists thrilled the crowd.

Sitting at the very top, Funina was inwardly cheering with excitement, "My God, it's so beautiful!" Qiuhe also chimed in at this moment:

"Alright, everyone, that concludes my presentation. Mr. Destellig, is there anything else you would like to say?"

Destreet, standing in the dock, was already drenched in sweat; all the evidence against him for tax evasion had been laid bare.

With the evidence irrefutable and no possibility of resolution remaining, "No, no," Destell had barely finished speaking when the decree instructed the Cardinal to weigh the scales of justice.

Then, Qiuhe's side was about to be completely overthrown. "Wait, wait a minute! These crimes can be punished leniently, but I have never colluded with the Fools!"

Kid, you're accusing me of colluding with the Fools to destroy the Grey River and dumping Les into the civilian water supply. If I'm convicted of that, do you think I don't know how serious the consequences will be?

"How could I possibly do such a thing! If you don't give me an explanation, I'll sue you for defamation!" Qiuhe simply said after hearing this.

"Oh my god, you scared me! I thought you were going to confess so quickly. I was just waiting for you to say that," Qiuhe said, pulling another photo out of his pocket.

"Mr. Villette, do you remember that photograph from that day, with a section of the image cut off?" With that, Akikawa handed over the photograph.

He handed it to a guard beside him, and when the guard gave the photo to Navilette, Navilette glanced at it.

He then pulled out the photo from that day, and after comparing it, Navelette said, "Mr. Destellig, is the person in this photo you?"

The person in the picture is a thin man dressed in black, wearing a top hat and sunglasses, whose physique closely matches that of Destell.

The person in the photo is standing at the bottom of the Gray River with a group of fools, seemingly talking about something, and next to them is a barrel containing Les.

Upon seeing the person in the photo, Destell also spoke up, "Hey, are you kidding me? This is wrapped up like a dumpling!"

"Who could tell who it was?" Qiuhe merely smiled dismissively. "Then I'd like to ask you, Mr. Destellig, on the day of the Water Purification Festival,

"Where are you?" Desterik replied, "Hmph, of course I was out there fighting monsters with my powerful fire elemental eye that day."

"Rescuing those in distress," Qiuhe said after hearing this, "Oh? Then, could you please call out that person in distress to be your witness?"

Destroy merely chuckled dismissively and said, "That man was devoured by monsters and beasts long before I arrived; all that's left on the ground are tattered clothes."

"Are you suggesting I bring his clothes as evidence? Besides, the security guards witnessed this; go ask them if you don't believe me!"

At this point, Villette notified the surrounding guards to search for the guards who had been on patrol that day. Soon after...

Then a guard came over and said, "Your Honor, we did see Mr. Destell outside when we were on patrol that day."

Moreover, many monster and beast corpses lay around him, and there were indeed clothes left on the ground, covered with scratches.

It was already in a terrible state, and the ground was covered in blood, probably left when that person was attacked.” Upon hearing this explanation,

The decree that the scales of judgment had been restored to equilibrium by the Cardinals was thus fulfilled, and Destell saw this.

He then looked at Qiuhe with a smug expression, "See? Little brat, we have the witnesses. What else is there to say?"

Seeing this, Qiuhe yawned impatiently and said, "Please, you only have witnesses, do you have photos? I've produced a whole bunch of photos to prove the facts."

Let's assume we don't need a photo, since the security guards have already spoken up for you, right? So let's say, was the person he saw really you?

Or rather, were the wild beasts and monsters on the ground truly killed by you while saving people? And that person, are you sure they were really killed by a monster?

Instead, it was dissolved by you using the seawater of the fetus?" The people present were somewhat surprised after hearing this. "See, I told you so!"

How could these degenerate nobles be so kind? Saving people? It's a miracle they didn't try to steal their money and kill them.

"Hmm, that possibility can't be ruled out." Destroy, who already possesses the water of the fetal sea, might use a monster as a fake to secretly melt someone down.

Indeed, this made it even more believable. Desterik, somewhat flustered, shouted, "No, no! Slander, it's all slander!"

I brought my witnesses; they saw everything that happened. Anyone with eyes can see that I was risking my life to save people.

"And you said I dissolved people with fetal water, so how come the ground is covered in blood!" Qiuhe just smiled mockingly and then took out a bottle of fetal water from his pocket.