Why it never ends

Chapter 223 Confession
The second hearing is on November 11.

This time, Valenti also specially took half a day off to attend the courtroom and sit with Chiba.

All the procedures were the same as last time. The judge still meticulously read the court rules and the defendant's rights and obligations to Hesta, and then it was the jury's turn to make a fair commitment.

This time, most of the mercury needles on the jury bench were men—considering the internal reaction of mercury needles after the first trial, this time the court directly rejected all applicants with multiple extremely dangerous combat backgrounds, so as to ensure that jurors would not Will unduly favor the defendant because of his professional experience.

Campbell protested, but to no avail, which in itself was the expected result.

Although the lack of critical combat background may make today's jurors less friendly than last time, Campbell believes that today's jurors will be more rational than before, and thus better able to measure Hestad's combat value.

With the development of the matter so far, Campbell's joy is beyond words. On the way to the court today, he has realized that this will be another highlight moment of his career after the Roger case.

It is very appropriate to use this case to end the autobiography.

"So, Ms. Robin." The judge looked at the prosecutor. "Are you ready to call witnesses?"

"Yes, everything is ready, Your Honor."

"Okay, please summon—"

"Please wait a moment," Hesta raised his hand, "I have something to say."

This sudden speech interrupted everyone's rhythm. Campbell turned his head blankly and looked at Hesta - she had never mentioned that she would speak in public today.

"Objection." Prosecutor Robin said coldly, "According to the existing procedures, no matter what the defendant requests, we should first—"

"I plead guilty."

Suddenly, everything was silent.

Hesta's voice was like a soundproof velvet, invisibly landing on top of everyone's heads.Many people's minds "hummed" at this moment. Chiba, who was watching from the back row, had already stopped breathing. She put down her legs and sat upright, staring intently at Hesta's back.Campbell looked first at the judge, then at the prosecutor, and finally at Hestad.

"...What did you say?" The presiding judge sitting in the middle adjusted his glasses, "Please say it again."

"I plead guilty." Hesta lowered his eyes slightly, but quickly raised his head again, "I did have a motive to kill Fernan, and I did sneak into Fernan's mansion that night."

"Ridiculous!" Campbell's voice suddenly rose an octave, "The wounds of the deceased can only be caused by mercury needles or chelates that have entered the time of the bullet. You don't even—"

"There is no contradiction. I didn't kill the person. The murderer was someone else." Hesta replied, "But if the murderer who killed Fernand hadn't acted that night, he would have died by my hands. I'm going to plead guilty."

The entire courtroom suddenly became noisy, and Hesta's sudden confession caught everyone by surprise, especially Campbell - he had already constructed the framework of the entire innocence defense based on Hesta's "confession" last week , This sudden retraction caught him off guard.

Prosecutor Robin watched all this silently from the sidelines. She immediately lowered her head and rearranged the materials, and put five or six pages of unused manuscripts on the empty chair next to them—these were all materials that positively refuted Hesta’s life experience. , is the first link to prove that Hesta has a murderous motive.

The judge's hammer fell, "Silence."

The surrounding environment became quiet again, and the judge looked at Hesta, "Go on."

Hestad: "One thing I have confessed to Campbell's lawyer, but I have never said it to a third person-during the detention of Ms. Ava Morgan, I did not tell her the truth, so at the time I The confessions and texts that were forced to be left behind were all my temporary fabrications.

"I lied to her, of course, she also saw through."

Not far away, Chiba's throat twitched slightly, her brows were furrowed, her shoulders and neck were leaning forward, and her expression was very solemn - she could no longer understand what Hesta wanted to do.

In the spectators, Valenti was also shocked, but she was not as nervous as Chiba.On the one hand, she didn't know what Hesta had done these days, and on the other hand, she didn't have a clear expectation of what should happen today.

But more importantly, although Hesta's words were earth-shattering, Valenti could still feel that Jane's current state was relaxed.Compared with Campbell, who was constantly wiping his forehead with a handkerchief, and the judges and jurors, whose expressions were either stunned or puzzled, Hesta's voice was always calm, without hesitation or fear.

Relaxed people tend to be able to control the rhythm of the conversation.

"Don't worry, Masaki," Valenti said softly, "Jane has come prepared as soon as she saw it."

Qianye responded, her expression remained unchanged - it's not that she couldn't see this, but the more so, the more she couldn't let go of her hanging heart.

"...Why are you doing this?" Robin asked.

"Because I know that the only variable that night is that someone came first, and Ms. Morgan's reasons for suspecting me are all valid. Rather than telling the truth and arousing suspicion, it is better to kill me without knowing anything about it... This is smarter Safer way too, right?"

The crowd was in an uproar.

Campbell's face has changed color, he tried his best to control his anger, gritted his teeth and said, "Hesta, do you know what you are doing—"

"Mr. Campbell," Robin interrupted him immediately, "pay attention to your attitude. In court, no one is allowed to threaten the defendant."

Campbell took a deep look at Robin and clenched his fists.

"Then let's talk about what you saw the night Fernan was killed." Robin continued, "Fernan's mansion is heavily guarded. How did you manage to be silent when you couldn't turn on the bullet time?" Where did the breath sneak into it?"

"His mansion is not well-guarded at all, it's just that there are too many people." Hesta retorted, "There is a small road at the south gate of the villa, which is reserved for kitchen food suppliers. Someone will open it at four o'clock every afternoon. A medium-sized truck goes in, and the supplier is very familiar with their people, so there is basically no inspection.

"Secondly, every night at eight o'clock, Fernand's personal bodyguard will change shifts, and then another shift at three o'clock in the morning-this is his habit when he was in Tan Yi. This time he came to Bruno to attend a charity dinner, and brought There are not many people, and most of the other guards are temporarily recruited from Bruno. These people take money to do things, and there are many people who arrive late and leave early. It is not too easy to find a free time to sneak in. Besides—"

"Which way of infiltration did you choose?" Robin interrupted Hesta's long speech, "Do you enter through the food passage, or take advantage of the guard's shift?"

(End of this chapter)