Blackstone Code

Standing in the dock, Duke Pengeo's legs hidden behind the fence were trembling slightly.

Not out of fear, but out of doubt.

His face was sickly pale, and he had suffered a lot during this time.

After finally catching a big fish, the federal military wanted to dig more out of his mouth, but unfortunately, they couldn't.

For a week, the old man was tortured and abused to a high degree, and in the last two days, his throat could no longer make any sound!

But even so, he never said a word about the intelligence related to the Pengjiao Empire. He did not leak the secrets, no matter what the enemy did to him!

His legs had long been whipped to pieces. Just so that he could withstand the trial today, the doctors took out about seven pounds of steel wires, nails, fishhooks, etc. from his legs and body. of.

In the words of doctors, if the executioner's level was a little worse, just a little bit worse, the Duke would have passed away!

In the end, the military, which could not get any valuable information, decided to let him leave the interrogation room alive and accept a just trial.

His legs were shaking, and even with the medicine, the blood from the wound was seeping out little by little.

But people didn't know this. The reporters' cameras almost touched the tip of his nose. The reporters excitedly used "he was afraid" as an explanation to explain his pale face and his slightly trembling body!

The shameful and despicable war criminal finally showed his cowardly appearance in front of justice!

Some people were so excited that they climaxed!

The federal attorney general read out a series of charges, including war crimes, massacre, genocide, conspiracy to subvert the regime...

In short, as long as it could be related to the war, it was all thrown on his head.

After the justice raised his head and knocked the gavel to silence the entire court, he looked at the defeated duke.

"Do you...please plead guilty?"

There was an intriguing smile on the Duke's cold face, "No, I don't plead guilty."

There was a crash and the whole court was filled with shouts. Some people shouted "kill him", and some people tried to rush over and punch him. Chaos broke out in an instant!

Many federal people also died. When this evil criminal appeared, many people hoped that he could accept trial and punishment so that the souls of those dead relatives could rest in peace!

But he actually refused to plead guilty!

A lot of things hit him!

Before entering the court, the Ministry of Justice considered the possibility of accidents, so there was nothing particularly dangerous about these people.

But all kinds of keys, pens, and even coins were thrown at it, and it still didn't work.

The Duke never bent down, he wanted to preserve his last bit of dignity.

Not only for himself, but also for his family in the country.

Things kept hitting him, and there were some wounds on his head, bleeding.

The judge rang the electric bell, and a large number of bailiffs rushed in, barely maintaining order.

However, due to the excitement of the spectators, the entire trial was temporarily suspended.

Subsequently, the lifelong justices held discussions and the military tried the case behind closed doors without observers. The whole process was broadcast live and rebroadcast, so as to avoid similar incidents from happening again.

They quickly transferred to the Third Court of the Supreme Court. The Third Court was originally supposed to hear economic cases, but now it takes over the work of the First Court.

Those who had been expelled from the court were lingering outside the court, and a large number of people were coming.

Many of them are family members of fallen soldiers. Parents hugged each other and cried while holding the photo frame of their children. The wife held up her husband's head and roared loudly with tears in her eyes. The children looked at everything around them in confusion...

The voices of the crowd outside gradually gathered into a terrifying torrent, penetrating the solemn building and thick walls of the court!

"Pleas guilty!"

Countless voices converged into one word, plead guilty!

In the court, the Duke asked for a chair because of his injuries and lack of strength.

The judges agreed.

At this moment, the voices outside became unified, and one of the justices said, "Did you hear that?"

"This is the roar of the people, and it is also the most powerful evidence of the mistakes and culpability you have committed!"

"You should face everything you've ever done instead of running away from it."

Perhaps because there were no more people in the court now, the Duke became a little more relaxed, with a somewhat arrogant expression on his face, half-smile but not a smile.

"I surrender to you, but that doesn't mean I think what I did, what we did, was wrong and sinful."

"Stop talking about those funny reasons. For us, the only reason why you think I am guilty is because we lost this local war!"

"If we are the winner, then it is your general and your president who should be on trial now, not me!"

"I am a loser, but I don't accept your so-called crime!"

"You can kill me, but you can't force me to bow my head!"

Many people watched the live broadcast and shouted his arrogance, but some people just watched indifferently.

Because what he said is right.

He had to stand trial only because the Pengeos had lost on the battlefield of Nagaril.

He wanted to save the lives of more than 200,000 young soldiers, so he appeared here.

Whether they are generals or the lowest-ranking soldiers, what they did during the war was correct for their own positions!

If you have to say they have any fault, then their fault is that they lost this war!

The justices actually knew in their hearts that what he said was correct, but they couldn't do that.

The chief judge in charge of the trial knocked the gavel in his hand, "What you need now is to cooperate with us, not to provoke us. If you do this again, I will add a clause for you..."

Before the Lord Chancellor could finish speaking, the Duke interrupted.

"I do not admit any guilt you have privately assigned to me. If you want to kill me, I will accept the result, but I will not plead guilty, never!"

After he finished speaking, he closed his mouth and eyes, which showed his attitude.

The justices also seemed helpless, but this cannot be troubled by the free, fair, just and enlightened federal people!

After another brief adjournment, they hired a lawyer for the Duke.

On behalf of the Duke, the lawyer admitted all the guilt he had committed and begged the Commonwealth and the judges for forgiveness.

The Duke sat in the back and watched everything happening here sarcastically, as if it was a farce, but he never spoke and used silence to express his attitude.

And he believed that everyone would understand this. It was just a stupid clown trick by the federal people, and from beginning to end, he never admitted the charges he had fabricated for himself!

The trial lasted more than two hours, and the federal government did not intend to compete with the Duke and insisted on making him plead guilty.

Under the decision of a special jury composed of all life-long justices of the Commonwealth, the Duke will be sentenced to death and executed in public!

"Do you have any last words?"

At the end, the chancellor asked the Duke, who finally opened his eyes.

He has only one request!

"I hope I can leave this world by hanging!"

He chose hanging because for the nobles, hanging was a relatively "honorable" way to die. It was much better than having their heads chopped off or having their heads shattered with a shot!

His body will remain intact, it will look better when buried, and God will bless him!

The federation did not abolish hanging, and the court agreed to his request.

The execution date is on Saturday, next to the Independence Statue in Boupain Freedom Square!

In fact, in addition to the duke, there were also some other officers, including counts, viscounts, barons, etc., who were also captured.

It's just that these people are somewhat weaker than the Duke, the commander-in-chief of the war zone.

Their death cannot bring a deep shock to the world!

After the live broadcast of the trial ended, people were talking about it. Some people even packed up and went to take a seat next to the Independence Statue in Freedom Square.

Some media also followed suit and began to make arrangements in advance.

The public execution of a senior general and senior nobleman of the Pengeo Empire will definitely have a great impact on the war taking place in the entire world!

Before this, few Pengeo nobles died after being sentenced, and most of them died on the battlefield!

Tried and executed, this was the greatest and most fatal attack on the legitimacy of Pengeo's war!

The Federal Industrial Index soared 4% that day, the largest single-day rise in ten years!

Three days later, Liberty Park was packed!

No, it's not just Liberty Park. The streets and roads outside the park are crowded with people. It's very difficult to even move.

The buildings around the park were also crowded with people, especially those on the roofs. Many people held telescopes and waited for the final moment of hanging!

However, most of them were ordinary people watching, such as big capitalists, celebrities, and even senior officials of the federal government and the military.

For them, appearing in such an occasion is not a wise choice, but will increase their own risks.

However, they are all watching this important execution ceremony through live broadcast.

At 9:45 a.m., the Duke put on a clean prison uniform and arrived.

He originally asked to wear his military uniform, but was refused because he was now a prisoner, a sinner, and he should wear prison uniform and nothing else.

He didn't lower his head like an ordinary prisoner who was about to reach the end of his life. He held his head high, and there was not much fear visible on his body!

He stepped onto the execution platform, and the person responsible for the execution was about to cover his head with a hood.

This can avoid the scary appearance of his eyes bulging out due to the huge force pulling, which will frighten children and other people.

This is a full live broadcast and a federal broadcast, so everyone must consider it.

But he refused to do that!

After asking for instructions, the executor agreed to his request.

At 9:50, after the prosecutor and the justice verified his identity, he was put on a noose and his legs were tied with sandbags.

The sandbags are filled with iron sand and are very heavy!

The moment the wooden planks under my feet parted, only the sound of kacha was heard in the silent square. A life full of sin returned to the embrace of God!