Chapter 1 The Hidden Young Prosecutor (Part 2)

Turinus' nails were wedged firmly into the door frame, making a creaking sound. He felt that he had no way out, and he couldn't help shouting with all his strength, "You bitch, you are a bastard from Greece." Descendants, you and your equally filthy and despicable father, listen, the first thing I will do when I go out immediately is to kill you all and execute them, and throw the bodies into the drainage ditch, directly into the Tarquin Swamp. Go into the dirt!"

"I have the same idea as you, Turinus. Why did you inherit Caesar's inheritance? Isn't it just because of the wrong blood? Your Octavian family was nothing before, your father was just a Despicable money changer, now it is our turn for the Phillips family to rise, so this is a decisive battle Turinus, either you die or I die. I will never allow myself to escape without a fight, just treat this place as my own. It's sand soaked in blood, Turinus!" Over there, little Phillips also sounded the horn of the gladiator.

Then, little Philip immediately raised his voice as a prosecutor to stop the trial team's request to close the case because "nothing is over yet"!

"I want to announce the biggest scandal to the world, that is, Caesar's successor actually had to bribe the jury to escape his own guilt, so I need to summon the most important witness, that is the son of the high priest and also a Sicilian traveler. The former envoy adjutant of the province, Leo of the Aemilius family, is here!" As soon as little Philip finished speaking, countless people in the entire court were on pins and needles, with curses and exclamations coming one after another, while those sitting outside in the square and The crowds of people watching on the tower were also whispering to each other, and many people even opened gambling games to bet money on the future development of the situation.

Anyway. This was simply the most twists and turns trial in Roman history. At least one of them.

Bisso could only sit down again with a sigh. Touching his sore waist, he complained, and then the knights and legal officers gathered around the trial seat with expressionless faces, asking the respected old censor what they should do now.

"Now you have accepted a large bribe and now you come to ask me?" Bisso said angrily with a frosty face.

The knights and praetorians were about to cry, and they explained in a low voice that this was sent by the high priest and his son. They don't have the guts not to accept it.

"This is a scandal, and the only way to remedy it now is to ask Little Phillips to continue calling witnesses." Bisso and Panza finally answered helplessly.

Cicero smiled proudly, sitting in the auditorium, shaking the corners of his robe, watching Leo slowly walk into the court. Now the rays of the setting sun were shining on the marble floor of the court, but his interest remained the same. It's very high, and it seems that the triumphant drama has just been staged.

"Why are you wearing mourning clothes?" Little Phillips asked Leo who was standing under the patio.

"Because I'm wearing it for you, and the role you played in this tragedy is really worthy of the clothes I'm wearing." Leo retorted. It drew bursts of laughter and boos, but little Phillips was not excited or annoyed. He just smiled and asked Leo, "Do you admit that you bribed six legal officers and nine knight judges last night? The power and financial resources of the Aemilius family are simply impressive, two hundred Talent’s gold and silver were all spent in one night. This is also an ability that people look up to, isn’t it?”

"I think this situation has nothing to do with the current case. If you think I paid bribes, then please sue me separately. Of course, it must be after this case is concluded." Leo continued to remain calm.

"Okay, but the following question is definitely related to this case." As he said, little Phillips raised the writing board, "This is Marcus, the envoy of the Province of Sicily, acting with ten thousand righteousness. The testimony provided, sorry that he was not here, but it was very clear - that before, before the mutiny of the Twin Legions, Turinus had written privately to the governor of the province and the administrator Leo, who is in charge of expedition finance, wants to borrow five hundred talents from him to relieve the urgent need for military supplies. "

Leo was silent, but little Phillips continued to be aggressive, asking three questions in a row.

"Yes, it did happen, but I quickly submitted the impeachment to the provincial council and did not send an ace to Turinus." Leo defended, "So this kind of thing has nothing to do with Turinus. Nuss was not involved. He was wrong and I corrected him."

"But, have you ever thought that Turinus would hate you because of this, and then he would instruct Syphax and Pytheas to incite the twin legions to attack Lilibi City in an attempt to kill you?"

"I think you are talking nonsense. If this is your first appearance in court, then I can then throw you into the dungeon for defamation." Leo replied angrily.

"But it will only be Turinus who is thrown into the dungeon in the end!" Little Phillips then showed the evidence of the account books again, "But the copies of the account books I got from the Executive Yuan and the Sicilian Provincial Treasury are very clear. It turns out that not long after Turinus’s letter was sent, money and supplies worth five hundred talents were actually loaded onto the ship from the port of Lilibi and headed for the Epirus region!”

At this moment, the auditorium was about to explode. Many senators stood up and stretched their necks to see the numbers and signatures on the copy of the account book. Leo had an unbelievable expression on his face. He shouted to little Phillips, "This is There is no my seal at all, this is perjury!”

"That's right, so you were completely deceived. Turinus had already bribed the clerk around you, stole your seal, and instructed Fonteus to plan all this. Not only that, he also wanted the Twin Legions to kill you, and then put all the blame on Fonteus, using illusions to deceive the entire republic! Then he can control the country and follow the terrible trajectory left by his adoptive father, that is, to eliminate opponents and political enemies and become the king of the Romans again." Little Philips looked around, full of confidence, and then he raised another tablet again, "Fonteus has confessed all of this. Thank you for your hard work. This is also the reason why I abandoned Turinus, because he treats everyone as a slave and tool that can be used." After saying this, Little Philips patted Leo's arm, as if to comfort him.

Now, everyone in the court looked at Turinus standing in front of the door, including the high priest who was stunned.

"You are slandering me without any reason, because everyone knows that I will soon become the son-in-law of the high priest, and Leo is my sworn brother. We grew up together in the neighborhood, played the walnut-tossing game, and studied together in the Apollonia Academy, right? Right? Leo, and my father's guardian, I grew up in your eyes, how could I have any idea of ​​trapping you? I can swear the most poisonous oath to all the gods to prove myself!" Turinus looked at everyone, tears welled up in his eyes, and he shouted hysterically. (To be continued...)