Criminal X : Epitome Of Evil-Chapter 206: Dukes Or Not...

Pablo did his cross questioning to the short soldier and he made sure to pressurize the man as hard as possible.

"Answer me. Answer all of my questions!" Pablo yelled.

The soldier didn’t flinch but he couldn’t hide his heartbeat from Pablo.

The soldier was scared.

And not only the soldier’s, Pablo could hear the heartbeat of the whole court.

His ear drums were throbbing along with the throbbing of the hearts.

Everyone was fucking tense.

"Answer me!" Pablo shouted once more and the soldier finally spoke.

"I was standing in the back ranks. Yes. I was standing at the back. Just like how I was standing a few moments ago."

"I see. What’s your Ego then?" Pablo asked a follow up question.

The short soldier stayed silent for a second. He couldn’t look at anyone else and with all his mind he answered..

"It’s related to the Mind. My Ego that is."

’Too easy.’

"My lord," Pablo shouted. He didn’t turn around to face the King.

"I had clearly instructed all the soldiers that day that the people with the Mind Ego shall stand in the front lines. And this man is saying he was standing at the back and he has a mind Ego. How is this possible?"

Pablo paused and before anyone could speak, he kept talking.

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"It is only possible if these five thousand people standing in front of me are fake. They are no soldiers, my lord. They are a ploy. Because if they were real every single one of them should know about the formation.

And this guy failed at that. That in itself is a proof of my claims. But if I still have to convince you all then I will ask some more questions. Bear with me."

He didn’t even wait for anyone to speak and started asking questions to the fake soldier.

Pablo was not doing it for the court anymore. He was doing it for the people. He needed to prove his claims to the population of the city now. There was no King and high dukes.

’If they were the real soldiers then don’t you think they would have also said that you put their lives in danger. Because in reality, you did.’ Cupid said.

’No. The real soldiers would never say that.’ Pablo was sure of it.

’Why?’

’Because being a soldier is itself putting life in danger. The moment they became soldiers they put their life in death’s jaw. I did nothing. And inside the mist, I saved them all. The Woman would have killed them but I didn’t let it happen. The real soldiers will thank me if not less.’

’Hmm Makes sense.’

’Don’t speak now. I am fighting a case here.’

Cupid stopped talking and Pablo focused on the short soldier in front of him.

"Let’s forget about the formation, Harper. Answer me this, what was the exact moment I put your life in danger?"

"When you entered the village. You knew it was a trap and yet you entered inside it to see who made that trap. We could have died there." Harper said in one breath.

"Alright. Tell me, is the white mist dangerous?"

"Yes. It is."

"And going inside that is dangerous too, right?"

"Yes."

"And yet you went inside with me. You put your life in danger the moment you stepped inside the mist. Right?"

"You can say that." Harper said. He was using his own mind now. He couldn’t get help from the others so he had no choice.

"So all five thousand soldiers’ lives were in danger the moment they stepped inside the mist. Do you agree? Does everyone here agree, my lord?" Pablo asked everyone present in the court.

"You can say that." Harper said.

"I agree as well." The King also said and that was what Pablo needed.

Pablo finally turned around and faced the King.

"If you agree, my lord, then the person who selected the five thousand soldiers to go inside the mist should also be punished. Because by choosing the soldiers who would go inside the mist, that person put their lives in danger as well.

So if I should receive punishment for making soldiers enter the Village then that person should also receive punishment for making the soldiers step inside the mist. Because that person chose the soldiers for this in the first place. So along with me, that person should also face judgment. Even if that person is…"

Pablo locked eyes with the King and finished saying…

"The King himself."

Pablo was sure that after this, the question of him putting the soldiers’ lives in danger won’t be raised. He played with logic.

The mist was dangerous and going inside it was the definition of putting life in danger. So if the King thinks that Pablo put the soldiers’ lives in danger then he should also punish the man who chose the soldiers to go inside the mist. And that man was none other than the King and Jamal themselves.

It was only true justice and the people won’t accept it any other way. Pablo played well.

All eyes were on the King now and the high dukes were silent.

Jamal was still facing towards the King and the King wasn’t looking at him.

"You are right, Pablo." The King finally spoke.

Pablo smiled.

"The soldiers were putting their lives in danger from the start. It is their job after all. You did nothing. You are free from the accusation. You meant no harm to the soldiers.

And about these soldiers being real or not, I will hold a separate investigation for that. You can rest assured. You won’t be held accountable for the matter of soldiers’ lives. No one died anyway."

The King freed Pablo from one of the accusations and Pablo had no doubt that no separate investigation would be held. The King only said that to appear righteous to the people. The soldiers were fake and he knew it. Period.

"All of you, leave." The King ordered and all the five thousand fake soldiers left the court. They didn’t succeed at their job.

"Jamal, you can look around now. The soldiers are not here." The King said.

Jamal nodded and turned around.

He faced Pablo and his face told Pablo that he was angry.

’They must have thought I would get nervous around these strong royals and won’t be able to say anything. He met the wrong man.’

Jamal walked towards Pablo and stood next to him.

"Your highness, leave the soldiers’ matter out. Let’s focus on his other crimes. He refused the order of a High Duke. That’s a treason to the Kingdom. He should be punished for that."

"Yes, Pablo. What do you have to say about that?"

"My lord, at that moment, I was incharge of everyone. And that included sir Jamal as well. He was under me at that time. You yourself had given me the permission to be incharge of the whole mission. So I see no obligation that I had to obey sir Jamal’s order. He was not a high duke at that time. He was just a part of the team." Pablo answered right away. It was easy this time.

He again pointed out a logical thing. The King had himself agreed to make Pablo incharge of the whole mist removal mission.

"He is right, Jamal. He was the leader of the team at that time. He wasn’t bound to accept your orders."

The King had no choice but to agree. He had made Pablo the leader in front of the whole court when Pablo had come into the castle for the first time.

The people were watching the trial as well. The King couldn’t risk acting biased towards Jamal.

"Okay then. But he did try to kill the female Vampire, your highness. She was a prime witness. She would prove to be a big help for us to clear the mist. And yet he attacked her continuously. Isn’t that wrong? He was harming our only chance of winning against the mist." Jamal raised a new complaint.

Everyone looked at Pablo and Pablo spoke his part.

"I agree that woman will be useful in our mission to remove the mist. But, my lord, if not for me, no one would have ever found that Woman out. She exchanged places with my assistant.

If not for me, that Woman would have come outside the mist and who knows what would have she done inside the city. So first of all sir Jamal should be grateful that I exposed that Woman."

Jamal clenched his fist. He flared his nose. He was about to retort but…..

"And about trying to kill the Woman. My lord, she is a Vampire. She was very strong. She played with minds. She was hovering me in the air and she hugged me so tight that some of my ribs broke. That Woman was dangerous. She was dead set on killing everyone there. And if I hadn’t done anything then everyone would have died.

So I started attacking her. I took her off guard and attacked her. And since she was a Vampire, she was healing from injuries. And then I set her on fire. I did that to give her some pain and some injuries that would take a while to heal.

By doing so, I wanted the soldiers to run away as she won’t be able to attack while being burnt.

I was exhausted so I fell down right there. I sacrificed myself for the soldiers. I am not a mad man, my lord. I was ready to die protecting the soldiers. I care for my life but I care more for the lives of those who are depending on me.

I was sure the Woman wouldn’t die from that fire as she was a strong Vampire and I also knew that sir Jamal would handle everything if something happened to me.

I do not have a single ounce of malice inside my heart for this Kingdom and I will risk my life again and again to save it.

Mist or not, I will kill everything. Cannibals or not, I will kill everyone. Vampires or not, I will eat everyone. Demons or not, I will destroy everyone. And Dukes or not….."

Pablo turned his head to his right where Jamal was and while looking at him, he ended his long speech..

"I will burn everyone."