RPAGF Chapter 143 What is Justice?
Chapter 143 What is Justice?
Finally, Carles was brought to the dock, where Villette spoke up, saying, "According to the rules of the duel, Destroy has won."
"He should be exonerated for his crimes, and Mr. Carles, you just shot and killed Destriker..." Even Villette himself paused slightly at this point.
After letting out a soft breath, he continued, "Do you admit to the charges against you?" Kares replied expressionlessly, "..."
"I killed Destreet, I confess to all the crimes," the man said, but no one in the crowd seemed happy about it. There wasn't a single cheer or commotion.
Only a deathly silence. And Clarindner's incredulous gaze, "Now that all the charges have been established, the final verdict rests with the Cardinal."
"To make the final ruling," the final verdict was handed down. At that moment, even Villette's deep eyes revealed a very complex emotion.
"Based on the decree, the Cardinal's verdict is reached. Mr. Carles is guilty." But the response from the crowd when the guilty verdict was announced was not one of joy.
Instead, the Opiclie Opera House was filled with voices of sympathy and sorrow, and at that moment, a girl's yearning for justice was also present.
It shattered gently at that moment, and in the end, Claude, filled with extreme resentment and utter disappointment, left the Opéra Garnier Opera House.
She burst out the door, and Qiuhe hurriedly chased after her, wondering what she would do if she saw Clarinde running away.
Seeing Qiuhe about to leave, Kreeway and Tian Yaochen followed. "Qiuhe," and just then, Cares on the stage suddenly called out, "Qiuhe!"
Qiuhe stopped when he heard Kares calling him, and turned to look at Kares standing on the interrogation table. Kares then spoke:
"Thank you," Qiuhe said, pausing for a few seconds at the somewhat sorrowful look in Kares's eyes, but said nothing more before continuing to chase after Clarind.
Silence fell over the crowd. After a long silence, one of the people finally spoke up: "Lord Water God, could you please withdraw this judgment?"
That guy killed so many people in Grey River; he was a vicious and ruthless villain. Mr. Carles is just doing the people a favor.
When one person stands up for justice, a hundred will follow. More people will step forward to speak out for justice. "Yes, Lord Water God."
Although the law dictates this, Mr. Kares was also doing the people a favor. We implore Your Honor and the Water God to show mercy and spare Mr. Kares.”
"Everyone has witnessed Mr. Kares's dedication to Fontaine. We implore you two gentlemen to be lenient this time."
Seeing this, the people in the courtroom all began to plead for Kares, while Furnessa, standing before the throne, was at a loss for words.
At this moment, right and wrong, rules and regulations, had completely changed from being compatible to being opposed. "Silence!" Villette's heavy voice rang out once again.
He silenced all the voices in the room, saying, "The rules of the court are inviolable and cannot be broken or altered; that is the law." The crowd fell silent.
At this moment, Carles on the stage also spoke up, saying, "Thank you all for speaking up for me. I will always remember your kindness."
But if the law is bound by emotion, then it is no longer firm and unyielding. I have no complaints about this judgment; I only ask for one thing: from the Water God and from the Judge.
And to everyone present. Please, do not tell my Navia about this; this is my final request.” Meanwhile, Qiuhe and his companions, who had chased after them from the Opikley Opera House…
They soon lost sight of each other. Clorind ran too fast, and Akikawa, trying to catch up with her, disappeared without a trace. Clement and the others were now like headless flies.
Wandering aimlessly around Lu Jingquan, Tian Yaochen, panting, said, "Hey...they...they're running way too fast! Huff...this..."
"Where are we going to find them?" Clay could only look around, but had no idea where the two were. Seeing the slight worry on Clay's face...
Peruvier then walked up to Clement and said, "Lei has regained his original power and there is no danger that can harm him."
"Don't worry, it's only noon. Let's wait here. Maybe he'll be back soon," said Clayville, who seemed to have no other options.
He could only nod helplessly. Qiuhe, who had chased after Claude into the wilderness, lost her and could only search and shout, "Claude! Claude!"
"My goodness, how can this guy run so fast? The outside world is so big, where am I supposed to find him?" And not long after they finished running...
Qiuhe then saw a Hilichurl lying on the ground, its body riddled with bullet holes, and there were also many monster corpses nearby.
Covered in gunshot and sword wounds, Qiuhe followed the direction of the corpses for a while before spotting Clarind's figure.
At that moment, she was engaged in a fierce battle with several Water Illusions and the Primal Body of the Rift. When Qiuhe arrived, the last Water Illusion...
He had just been dealt with by Klorind, and looking at the piles of monster corpses around him, Akihiro couldn't help but marvel at Klorind's power.
At eighty or ninety years old, without even the Eye of God, she was able to single-handedly defeat so many monsters. It can only mean that Petronella is incredibly strong, capable of teaching such a powerful disciple.
However, after a long battle, Clarinde had accumulated many injuries, and she eventually collapsed to her knees, exhausted. Seeing this, Akikawa stepped forward.
Upon hearing footsteps behind him, Clorind instinctively thrust his sword backward, the blade firmly planted a few centimeters in front of Qiuhe's throat.
Upon discovering it was Akikawa, Clorind didn't say anything, but simply lowered her sword slowly. Finally, Akikawa helped Clorind to a nearby rock.
Seeing that Claudia remained silent, Akikawa sighed helplessly, then took out a medicated ointment from his pocket and applied it to Claudia's face.
As soon as the cotton touched her face, Claudia reflexively flinched. Seeing this, Akikawa helplessly said, "You're covered in injuries..."
"Don't move, I'll put some medicine on you, just bear with it." Seeing that it was medicine, Clorind stopped resisting. The medicine was applied to Clorind's face and arms...
Seeing that Klorinde remained silent, Qiuhe couldn't help but admire her. After all, when he himself was injured, applying these medicines had been painful.
Clorind was already bleeding heavily in several places. When the ointment was applied, she didn't utter a sound, and her expression didn't change at all.
After applying the medicine to Clorind, the two remained silent for a short while before Qiuhe spoke up, saying, "I know how this feels to you."
The justice we sought was so absurd and laughable, but, as I said at the beginning, justice cannot be perfect; sometimes, justice is just that unfair.
Upon hearing this, Claude spoke up, saying, "I can accept its imperfections. But what is the point of its existence if justice is not served?"
After she finished speaking, Akikawa noticed tears welling up in Clorind's eyes, as if she might break down at any moment. Finally, Akikawa used her sleeve to...
Gently wiping away Clorind's tears, Qiuhe sighed softly upon seeing her like this and said:
"Clorind, justice suppresses not only evil, but also the evil in people's hearts. The law is built upon emotion."
Because if emotions can alter the rules, then law and justice lose their deterrent effect. That shot upheld justice and shattered evil. But it also broke the rules and crossed the line of the law.
When one person can escape unscathed from the limits of the law, a second, a third, a fourth, and countless others will continue to test those limits. The problem isn't people, but rather the inherent ruthlessness of the law.
But it is precisely because of its ruthlessness that it can suppress the evil in people's hearts; it is precisely because of its ruthlessness that it can uphold the bottom line of justice, allowing those who truly need justice to prevail.
"I don't care whether it's reasonable or not, but whether it can be impartial and incorruptible," Qiuhe said, then looked at Clorind.
Clarinde remained silent, her expression still somewhat saddened. Akikawa then continued, "If you feel that the last line of defense for justice is too weak..."
"Then strive to become stronger and grow up quickly," Qiu He said, slowly standing up from beside the stone. "Afterward, you can become the last bulwark of solid justice."
After speaking, Qiuhe turned and left. After a moment of hesitation, Claude stood up and called out to Qiuhe, "Lei!" Hearing Claude's voice...
Qiuhe stopped and turned around, while Claurind, seeing this, didn't know what to say. Qiuhe also saw the tear tracks on Claurind's face.
Finally, Akikawa sighed softly, slowly walked to Clorind, wiped away her tears again, and said, "The bulwark of justice..."
Don't show your vulnerable side too easily. Don't worry, I'll handle Mr. Carles's matter."