"Lausanne II, you killed Diop and drained his blood. There is no doubt that you may have resorted to inhuman powers and torture."

However, he paused and changed the subject:

"But his mistress is not, at least she was not killed by you - a professional killer who even avoids women and children when hunting."

Lausanne II came back to his senses and shouted fiercely:

"Pooh."

Hilley frowned fiercely, but Thales didn't care at all. He spoke slowly and asked seriously:

"Tell me, killer, what happened?"

"I'm tired of killing people. Let's try another method." This time, Lausanne II was straightforward, but he was still full of hostility and sarcasm. "What's wrong? I'm surprised?"

Thales shook his head.

"You used to kill people cleanly and without leaving any traces. Only at Diop's mistress' house, you stayed there and seemed to be rummaging for something, so you bumped into one of my men. Why?"

Lausanne II turned his head to the other side and sneered disdainfully.

"Killers all have their own quirks," he gritted his teeth. "After killing two people, you have to leave some souvenirs."

Thales frowned slightly.

"He's helping you, asshole!"

Hilley was irritated by the other party's attitude. She finally couldn't hold it back anymore and pointed at Thales, who was solemnly crossing his arms, angrily:

"Don't you see that this stupid, hopelessly pedantic little brat is your only hope now?"

After hearing these words, I didn't know whether they were words of encouragement or disparagement. Thales had a strange expression.

In fact... the word "little brat" is already too much.

"I don't need help."

Lausanne II looked cold and his eyes were lifeless.

No need for hope.

That thing disappeared many years ago.

Hilley laughed angrily.

She raised her eyebrows, rolled up her sleeves and was about to pull off her gloves: "Really, then you must need another kind of help. I promise you won't regret it..."

Lausanne II's eyes turned cold.

Thales sighed, stood up to comfort the eldest lady, and spoke softly:

"It's not poison."

The angry Xi Lai blurted out without thinking:

"What?"

Thales signaled her to calm down and turned to Lausanne II:

"Judge Brennan, the night you went to kill him according to the list, he took out the expensive old wine that he had treasured for many years and invited you to drink it together."

Lausanne II's expression did not change.

"But what he put in the bottle was not poison."

Thales' tone was calm, but the other two were stunned.

"It's a powerful analgesic that his wife used before she died - Brennan didn't want to kill you or poison you, he just wanted to numb you."

Thales looked at Lausanne II and sighed:

"Obviously, he didn't know your details and misjudged the efficacy of the medicine."

At that moment, Lausanne II was stunned.

Not...poison?

"But, but Brennan himself..." Hilley understood, but was still confused.

"Brennan's real cause of death was heart abnormality and organ failure caused by an overdose of analgesics," Thales turned over another page and spoke in a heavy tone, "In other words, he was old and died - if

This will comfort you."

[When I go here, no matter what the situation is... there is no need to pursue any further pursuit, let alone revenge, but destiny has arrived, and destiny is due.]

Thales couldn't help but look sad when he thought of the words in Brennan's suicide note.

Lausanne II understood something.

You are so comforting.

He stared blankly at the boundless darkness above his head.

fart.

"Then why..." Xi Lai frowned.

Thales knew what she was wondering about and handed her the drug identification report that was later added:

"Under the pressure of fierce public opinion and eagerness to solve the case, the Police Department intentionally or unintentionally mistook analgesics for poison - after all, the principle of many deadly poisons is to cause nerve paralysis, leading to cardiopulmonary failure."

Of course, you have to say, as an old judge who is aloof and stubborn, and often questions or even rejects closing reports without giving face, does Brennan's long-standing bad relationship with the Police Department and other major government agencies play a role in this?

, that’s hard to say.

and……

Thales sighed in his heart: when Brennan died, the person in charge of the Kongming Palace and the person responsible for the major government offices in the Emerald City had been changed from Zhan Kelvindir to Xinghu from the Royal Capital.

Duke.

The chain on Lausanne II's body rang slightly, attracting their attention.

"I, I don't understand."

The killer finally spoke.

He gritted his teeth, breathed quickly, and his eyes were frozen.

Why……

Why did that old man want to be so...

Thales was silent for a while, turned over the crumpled papers in his hand, and took out a few old yellowed papers.

"I also have an old document here that records the Emerald Celebration a long time ago: the late King Eddie led his family and his chariot to the Emerald City in person to appease the allies and have fun with the people."

Thales paid attention to the other person's expression:

"Until the attachés of the royal family bullied the people in the market and smashed up the vendors."

Sure enough, the killer's expression changed slightly.

"After the incident, the public was dissatisfied and public opinion was raging. Fortunately, the Bright Star royal family acted impartially and never sheltered. They took the initiative to hand over the culprit to the Emerald City authorities: a young servant who came from the South Coast Territory, was poor and had no background, and was not gregarious.

, just temporarily joining the royal family."

At that moment, Lausanne II's eyes trembled.

Hilley's eyes went back and forth between Thales and the prisoner, with complicated and subtle meanings.

"Originally, it was an ordinary privilege case. The principal culprit confessed his crime in public and was punished. The people were angry and applauded. The Emerald City handled matters efficiently and timely. The kingdom's politics were clear, equal and just. The royal family's reputation for impartiality was intact or even better.

Floor, the guards cleared their grievances and proved that 'the team is generally very decent', everyone is satisfied with this matter, everyone is happy, and it is over..."

From an angle that no one could see, Lausanne II gritted his teeth.

"Yet Assistant Inquisitor Brennan - who was not yet the Grand Inquisitor at the time - refused to accept this outcome or to punish the poor little squire in a daze."

Thales sighed and put away the fiercely worded and uncompromising letter written by young Brennan to the Duke of Leinster:

"He ignored the advice of the Duke of Leinster, risked offending the royal family, and withstood pressure from many parties and obstruction from above and below... When he could not find the criminal involved, he insisted on King Eddy II attending the trial in person, as the first

The person responsible took responsibility for his subordinates' misdeeds of bullying the people, and ordered him to personally apologize. Finally, he listed seven crimes according to the city's laws, and in front of the entire Emerald City, he fined my grandfather a full three times.

One thousand, seven hundred and twenty-eight gold coins, and the case has just been closed."

Hilley frowned upon hearing this, while Lausanne II remained motionless.

"Does it sound familiar?"

Thales looked at the prisoner with sharp eyes:

"Especially the little attendant, the small role, the temporary worker who was pushed out to take responsibility?"

The chains on Lausanne II shook.

【Then come and have a drink with me, kid.】

Flashing before his eyes was the night not long ago when he approached the old judge, the old judge, with only one sword, and the relief, understanding, and even... sympathy on his face.

【Let me tell you everything and you will understand.】

At this point, Lausanne II finally understood something.
To be continued...