Chapter 558 Navia's Invitation
As soon as she entered the lounge, Yan Fei could no longer suppress her anger. She angrily complained to Linni and Linnet.
"I clearly told you very clearly yesterday that you must tell me everything without reservation. But you actually concealed such crucial identity information and refused to tell me!"
Lini knew that he was not right. He slowly lowered his head, a guilty look on his face, and admitted his fault: "I... I really have no choice. As a native of Liyue, you must know the reputation of the Fatui."
When Yan Fei heard this, she began to grumble in complaint.
"I kind of regret being your agent now..."
Hearing this, Lin Ni's heart suddenly tightened, and he said anxiously: "Miss Yan Fei, you are not really going to just abandon us like this!"
Yan Fei just said those angry words out of anger. As a professional legal consultant, she always keeps her professional ethics in mind.
So she gritted her teeth, made up her mind, and decided to bite the bullet and continue to take on this difficult case.
She took a deep breath and said to Linny in a calm manner: "Okay, okay, I just said that casually."
"But now, while the court is adjourned, tell me exactly what you did on the stage! Especially what were you busy doing when you were hiding in the magic box?"
Faced with Yan Fei's harsh questioning, Lin Ni felt the pressure doubled, and he had no choice but to tell the truth honestly.
He used magic performances as a cover and quietly went to explore the mysterious core beneath the Cardinal of Oracle and Judgment.
After learning the truth about what Linnie was doing during the magic show, Yan Fei used this as evidence and provided Linnie with an alibi after the recess.
When she heard that Lini wanted to find out the core of the Cardinal of Oracle, Funina interrupted in shock: "Wait a minute, Lini, you were sneaking up on the Cardinal of Oracle! You are committing espionage!"
At this moment, Navillatte, who was sitting in the judge's seat, reminded Funina of the new accusation: "Ms. Funina, accusing Linni of spying on the cardinal has nothing to do with this case. If you want to accuse Linni of espionage first, please make another accusation after the case is over."
Seeing this, Funina could only temporarily put aside this excuse and said to Lini, "Okay, but after the trial is over, Mr. Lini, I will probably continue to accuse you of espionage!"
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After that, the trial continued.
Although Lini obtained an alibi by exploring the core of the Cardinal's Oracle.
Finally, it was confirmed that Linnie's magic assistant "Cowell" was the murderer.
But although Yan Fei couldn't guess the cause of the missing girl based on the existing information, she applied to search Cowell's personal belongings to obtain new clues.
So, Navillatte ordered a search of the personal belongings of Cowell and others.
Sure enough, Ward, who went to search, reported that he had found some original fetal sea water and how to use it, saying that it could dissolve the Fontaine people.
Thus, it became clear how the girl disappeared.
But, Ward suddenly said, he also said that a test tube of original fetal sea water was found in Linney's personal belongings.
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar.
Upon seeing this, Furninna immediately made a big fuss about Linny's identity as a Fatui.
It is pointed out that Linny was in cahoots with Cowell. After dissolving the girl, Linny wanted to put the blame on Cowell, so he knocked him out and stuffed him into the magic box that was to be destroyed.
After all, it's not uncommon for the Fatui to kill each other for credit...
Seeing that Yan Fei on Linny's side had failed to provide new strong evidence and clear logic to prove Linny's innocence, Villette solemnly emphasized this to Yan Fei once again before officially announcing the trial result.
"If no new evidence can be produced at this time, I will announce the final conclusion of the trial based on the circumstances currently available to me."
At this moment, Linny's emotions were somewhat out of control. After all, this matter had nothing to do with him. Asking him to admit to a false charge was simply a fantasy!
His face flushed red, and he shouted excitedly: "I am being wronged! I have no idea why the original fetal sea water can be used in other ways and appeared in my luggage!"
Sitting in the plaintiff's seat, Funina couldn't help but feel secretly happy when she saw Linny looking so embarrassed and helpless.
The corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a sly smile, and she said slowly: "Hehehe, look at you, you look so incompetent, and you are still quibbling here!"
"Are you trying to say that it was the officer 'Ward' who was in charge of checking your packages who took this opportunity to slip it into your bag?"
Facing Funina's joke, Lini refuted without showing any weakness: "Why can't we rule out this possibility? Maybe the truth is just like this!"
However, his words made Funina laugh even more wildly, and even her stomach began to ache.
I could hear Funina holding her belly and laughing, "Hahaha, this is ridiculous! Do you think people can believe such a ridiculous statement? Don't be so wishful thinking!"
"Don't say I don't believe it. The audience, Villette, and the Cardinal of the Decree will probably not believe your nonsense! You'd better plead guilty and face the punishment!"
Furninna already had visions of herself defeating the best legal consultant in Liyue.
Although it is not as good as defeating Shao Yun and his group, it is still a sensation enough!
Thinking of this, Finina glanced at the Cardinal of Oracle, ready to enjoy the outcome of the trial.
The cardinal's decision was in favor of Linni, and he was about to be convicted.
Fontaine's top buying sister "Navia" appeared in time and shouted: "Wait a minute, we found something new!"
Then, Navia appeared with the girl who was supposed to disappear, "Halsey", whose real name was "Lillian".
With the clarification of the girl, Linney was indeed wronged. It was indeed Cowell who did it alone, and everything Linney said was true.
In the end, it was just as Linny said, it was the guard "Ward" who secretly put the test tube containing original fetal sea water in Linny's luggage.
But when Ward was being interrogated about who was the murderer behind the scenes, Ward was dissolved into a pool of water in full view of everyone.
The case against Linney ended when Ward turned into water and was silenced.
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Back to the present.
Navia and Yan Fei told Shao Yun and his group what happened at the trial.
Navia stroked her chin and said, "The above is the general process of this trial. Who would have thought that it would actually be related to the horrifying case of the disappearance of serial girls."
"What's even more terrifying is that the victims actually dissolved in the water! Now it seems that the prophecy is true."
Compared to Navia who focuses on the dissolving girl, Ying and Paimon have different focuses.
After listening to Navia and Yanfei's description of the court scene in the morning, Paimon couldn't help but cover his forehead with his hands and muttered softly: "So that's how it is... It's unbelievable that Linny and Linnet are actually Fatui... Hmm..."
Then, Paimeng seemed to suddenly realize something. He raised his head abruptly, turned his gaze to Shao Yun, and a very guilty look appeared on his face.
"Shao Yun, I'm sorry. I don't know why I should apologize to you, but deep down in my heart I always have a strong feeling that I should apologize to you."
At the same time, Ying, who was standing by, also did not show much curiosity about the outcome of the trial, and was also deeply shocked by the true identities of Linni and Linnette.
She widened her eyes and murmured in disbelief: "Linnie and Linnet are actually Fatui..."
Then, Ying glanced at Shao Yun, her eyes revealing a complex emotion, and she said softly: "It seems that we really stayed up late last night! Missing the trial is actually a blessing."
As soon as she finished speaking, Ying slowly reached out her hand, gently stroked Shao Yun's cheek, and said apologetically: "I'm so sorry, I was too impulsive when I slapped you this morning..."
Shao Yun looked at Ying and Paimon in front of him, secretly thanking his luck for successfully leading them to avoid the trouble of directly recognizing Linni and Linnit as Fatui.
He shrugged his shoulders easily and responded with a smile: "Hey, it's okay! This might even be a blessing in disguise."
Navia, who was standing aside, was not a stupid person. After hearing the conversation between the two, she instantly understood that Shao Yun and Ying must have experienced some intimate actions that only couples would have last night.
She couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and quickly coughed a few times, trying to break the slightly ambiguous atmosphere, and then said: "Ahem, um... since the trial is over, do you have any other plans next? If there is nothing urgent..."
Having said that, Navia deliberately paused, waiting for Shao Yun and his group to give a response.
Shao Yun and Ying looked at each other, and after exchanging a knowing look, Shao Yun politely declined, "I'm sorry, we do have something important to discuss with Mr. Villette, and time is tight right now."
When Navia heard that Shao Yun and his group were busy, she naturally didn't want to delay them.
"Oh, so that's the case. Okay, no problem. But if you have some free time later, can you go to the Thorn Rose Society base on the other side of the Gray River? I do have something important I want to discuss with you."
Hearing that Navia still had matters to discuss with him, Paimon nodded and said, "Yes, I see! Gray River, right? If I have time, I will definitely go there."
Just like that, after both parties reached a consensus, they temporarily separated at the gate of the opera house.
Shao Yun, Ying, Paimeng and Yan Fei walked into the opera house.
At this time, Eula, who had been working for a whole day and night without stopping, was sitting on the sofa, looking a little tired.
Taking advantage of this rare short break, Eula originally planned to seize the time to read and study.
However, her nerves, which had been in a state of high tension for a long time, suddenly relaxed, causing her to involuntarily feel waves of sleepiness.
"Oh, I'm so sleepy... I really want to go home and have a good sleep... No, I have to cheer up and continue studying hard for the exam..."
Just as Youla was trying to cheer herself up and muttering to herself, Yan Fei saw her at a glance.
Yan Fei first turned around to say goodbye to Shao Yun and his group.
"Then I'll go find Eula first, we'll meet again next time, bye!
"After saying that, she turned and walked in the direction of Eula.
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Meanwhile, on the other side, Charlotte was concentrating on organizing the draft of the report she had written.
Charlotte was seen holding the manuscript paper tightly in her hand, her eyes sparkling.
"Wow, big news, big news, hurry up and write up the official report! It's worth it that I slept on the floor of the Aubrey Opera House last night to get the first-hand information."
Seeing how devoted and excited Charlotte was, Paimon couldn't help but shake his head helplessly.
"It seems Charlotte is very busy. Let's not disturb her."
After saying that, Paimeng took Ying and Shao Yun and quietly walked away.
……
On the courtroom stage of the Opiclay Opera House, Villette was talking in a low voice with Linny and Linnet.
Although the thrilling case has come to an end, since this is the crime scene after all, according to regulations, the opera house needs to be temporarily closed for the next two or three days.
On the one hand, various key evidences must be properly preserved, and on the other hand, the entire site must be comprehensively and meticulously maintained.
Just as they were discussing, Shao Yun strode onto the stage with his arms open, bringing Ying and Paimeng with him.
"Hey, Mr. Villette, isn't it time to fulfill your promise to me?"
That Villette turned around, looked at Shao Yun and his group calmly, and said, "Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't expect the magic show to involve a series of missing girls, which delayed our original plan."
Shao Yun responded calmly: "It doesn't matter. As the saying goes, 'Good food is worth a day'! Now that the matter has been settled, then the next step is to..."
Having said that, Shao Yun pointed to the door of the courtroom.
Navilette nodded, indicating that he understood Shao Yun's meaning, and then said: "No problem, wait a moment, I need to arrange the follow-up finishing work properly. After that, I will personally lead you to Mo Mang Palace."
Shao Yun agreed with this, nodded slightly, and said, "Well, then I'll listen to you."