"This Cantor Debus, should be the third of the Debus family." Clyde said with a low laugh to Lin Lei beside him, Lin Lei also nodded in agreement. Lin Lei and Clyde were just watching things happen, while the members of the Debus family felt terrified.

  The Debussy family members in the audience were visibly shaken.

  "Bang!"

  The sound of chains crashing echoed, under the escort of two soldiers, a pale and thin blond middle-aged man stepped into the courtroom. The eyes of everyone in the courtroom were fixed on him, including Bernard, Kalan, Nimitz and others.

  Seeing the blond middle-aged man appear, Bernard let out a sigh and closed his eyes.

  "It's indeed the third son of the Debus family, Kant! " A murmur of discussion came from the spectator seats. As the third son of the Debus family, most of the nobles in Finlay City knew Kant Debus. At this point, the Debus family could no longer deny it.

  Merritt, seated in the presiding chair, looked at Clyde, who nodded slightly.

  "Bernard." Meritt looked at Bernard, "Is there anything you'd like to say for yourself?"

  But Bernard didn't look at Merit, instead he turned his head to his third brother 'Cant', staring intensely at Cant. Cant also stared back at his brother 'Bernard', the two brothers just gazed at each other like that.

  "Lao San, why did you have to do this?" Bernard's eyes were filled with incredulity, and his body trembled with pain and anger.

  "Sorry," Kant said softly.

  Bernard smiled bitterly, shook his head and said solemnly: "You are not wronging me, but the entire Debus family. My Debus family has gone through so many generations of ancestors' efforts to achieve today's achievements. However, you...” Bernard was too painful to continue speaking.

  Bang!

  Kant fell heavily to his knees in the courtroom, two lines of tears streaming down.

  "Big brother, I'm going to die!!!"

  The hand with the chain struck his own face fiercely, crying and wailing: "Big brother, I'm sorry, it's my fault. It was my greed that wasn't enough, I wasn't satisfied with the little power and wealth I had in the family, so I embezzled the family's money to engage in smuggling. It's all my fault, big brother, all my fault!"

  This scene caused the people in the audience seats to pause for a moment.

  Lin Lei and Clyde also raised an eyebrow, even Merit on the trial bench furrowed her brow.

  "It's come to this." Bernard said, holding back tears, looking so desolate. "Third brother, it's no longer a question of who's at fault now. What you've done has plunged our entire family into an unprecedented crisis. I, Bernard Debus, as the head of this generation of the family, even if I were to die, would not be able to face our ancestors."

  As he spoke, Bernard's tears still fell down.

  Bernard suddenly looked at Clyde and directly knelt down in his direction, painfully crying: "Your Majesty, the Debuse family has produced such a traitor who betrays the kingdom. It is the misfortune of our Debuse family. As the head of the family, I Bernard cannot escape the guilt. I Bernard am willing to die for Your Majesty to spare our Debuse family. After all, most people in our family are innocent!"

  Clyde looked at Bernard.

  He immediately looked at Merit and nodded slightly to her.

  "Merrett knew what Clyde meant and immediately declared in a loud voice: 'Court adjourned for 15 minutes, after which the final verdict will be announced!'"

  All the noble spectators had to leave the courtroom one by one and could only re-enter after fifteen minutes. The situation was now clear: the fate of the Debus family, accused of smuggling, depended entirely on Clyde's decision.

  Such a serious crime of smuggling can completely implicate an entire family by one person. Even if the Debus family is exterminated, it is reasonable.

  Of course, Clyde can also be a little more human, just punish the Debus family a bit, at least let the Debus family keep their integrity.

  The outcome is whatever Clyde decides.

  Outside the courtroom, Duke Barna was with Lin Lei, chatting with each other.

  "Lin Lei, did you see that? The legitimate son of the Debus family is really not bad. That Kant, was actually caught a few days ago, and he didn't kill himself until he appeared in court." Duke Berna said with a smile.

  Lin Lei also nodded in agreement.

  "If Kantor really killed himself, I'm afraid the Debus family will be even more passive." Lin Lei said with a smile.

  Kant's suicide, with Kant's corpse as evidence, can prove that the Debus family is suspected of smuggling. The Debus family cannot defend themselves, and now Kant himself admits that he did it alone. This has given the Debus family a glimmer of hope.

  Of course, whether it is life or death ultimately depends on Your Excellency Clyde.

  "Kill them, kill them all." Bebe gnashed her teeth and curled her lips on Lin Lei's shoulder, and also transmitted to Lin Lei's soul, "This Debus family is too good at acting. I, Bebe, can't stand it anymore."

  Lin Lei couldn't help but smile when he heard this.

  "Ouch~~~~"

  The doors of the courtroom opened, and fifteen minutes later, the nobles outside filed in, quietly taking their seats on the spectator's bench. Only Lord Clyde and Lady Merit had remained in the courtroom during the recess.

  "Ling Lei, guess how I judged?" Clyde smiled at Ling Lei.

  "I have no idea." Lin Lei replied bluntly.

  Clyde smiled mysteriously.

  "Rise!"

  Merritt stood up solemnly and said, instantly everyone in the courtroom stood up. Merritt raised his head, solemnly and loudly said, "This court sentences: Debus family member 'Kant Debus' openly engaged in large-scale smuggling of water jade stones, with an extremely large amount. Sentenced to death by hanging, executed on October 11th."

  "This time, the smuggled aquamarine is worth nearly 40 million gold coins. The Debus family was fined double that amount, 80 million gold coins. Bernard Debus, released on the spot, the verdict is announced."

  When Merit said this, Bernard, Nimitz, Kalan and others from the Debus family secretly let out a sigh of relief, but they also felt helpless at the same time.

  80 million gold coins!

  What a terrible number!

  The entire Debus family's assets are around 100 million gold coins. This is still adding up all the fixed assets. And this time, a huge fine has to be paid, and many fixed assets will definitely have to be sold off. Such a large-scale sale will inevitably encounter price cuts from the other party.

  The fixed assets are worth nearly 800 million gold coins, but whether they can be sold for 800 million gold coins in the end is highly unlikely.

  "Lin Lei, how is it?" Clyde looked at Lin Lei.

  Lin Lei smiled and nodded: "Admire, admire."

  The amount of Clyde's fine is quite clever, as the Debus family's fixed assets are also around 800 million gold coins. If Clyde really sentenced to 'extinction', then one hundred percent, the Debus family's liquid funds, Clyde won't get a single gold coin.

  But if the fine is too high, I'm afraid the Debussy family would rather die than pay the fine.

  These eight hundred million gold coins are just right, neither more nor less.

  "Father." Karl and several others immediately came to help Bernard up.

  Bernard, however, looked at his younger brother 'Cantred de Bus', Cantre's face was gloomy at this moment, and he just nodded to Bernard. Since the smuggling incident was exposed, Cantre knew that he would surely die. Now he died for the family, and in the future, the family might still treat his son and wife well.

  Bernard also nodded at Kant.

  Two brothers, just by looking at each other, they understood what was in each other's mind.

  "We're going back," Bernard said with a sigh.

  After this incident, the Debus family was greatly hurt and it would be good if they could retain one-tenth of their economic strength. From then on... The Debus family fell from the top tier of the Finlay Kingdom's aristocracy and could only be considered a relatively wealthy family.

  Lin Lei's mansion, Spring Water Garden.

  Lin Lei sat quietly on the chair, lost in thought.

  "Lin Lei, what are you thinking?" Deling Kworte emerged from the Panlong Ring.

  Lin Lei looked at De Lin Ke Wort and sighed, "Today I saw the trial of the Debus family case, and suddenly thought of my own family. My family used to be all over the Yulan continent, but now, generation after generation has died, my father is dead, and my mother's life or death is unknown. Little Wort is now in the Aubrey Empire, and throughout the entire Holy Alliance, I am left with no relatives."

  Lin Lei had a very strong sense of loneliness.

  Parents are all gone, and now I'm doing something that can't be seen in the light - revenge!

  On the road of revenge, Lin Lei's heartstrings were tightly strung every day, not daring to relax for a moment.

  Dellin Kowert looked at Lin Lei, with a hint of heartache. Although Lin Lei seemed mature on the surface and was not intimidated when dealing with those nobles, he was only seventeen years old after all, and had just left the Magic Academy not long ago.

  "Lin Lei, relax," Dirk Kowert comforted. "Don't put too much burden on yourself, you have enough time."

  Lin Lei looked at Deling Kwok Wai, on this lonely road, fortunately there was Grandpa Deling and the playful Bebe accompanying him.

  "Thank you, Grandpa De Lin." Lin Lei said gratefully.

  Dellin Kowert laughed.

  "I really wish I had known about my mother's situation earlier, and killed that Clyde earlier. Without mentioning why Clyde kidnapped my mother in the first place, just the fact that he separated my mother from me and my family for over a decade, ultimately leading to my father's death, is enough to sentence him to death."

  "I don't even know when that King of Slaughter 'Xi Se' will deliver the poison formula." Lin Lei's heart was somewhat anxious.

  Lin Lei looked forward to the arrival of the King of Slaughter, 'Xie', every day, but as the days went by, Xie still didn't come. Before he knew it, October had arrived. This nearly month-long period was relatively calm for the Kingdom of Fenlai, with the main event being the Debus family selling off their family's assets on a large scale.

  Many families took the opportunity to haggle, but the Debus family's fixed assets were indeed quite valuable and in demand. So the selling price wasn't too low. Originally valued at 80 million gold coins, they eventually sold for over 70 million gold coins.

  The Debus family finally escaped disaster after paying a fine of 80 million gold coins.

  After this time, the Debus family's wealth was almost reduced by 90%.

  October 10th, tomorrow is the day of Kant's execution. Lin Lei was still practicing in Quanshui Garden as usual on this day.

  "Lord Lin Lei, Lord Xi Ze has arrived!" The maid outside immediately shouted loudly.

  Lin Lei had instructed him that once Xi Ze arrived, he must inform him immediately.

  "Has Xi Ze arrived?" Lin Lei immediately put on a suit and rushed out towards the Spring Water Garden. In less than 10 seconds, Lin Lei arrived at the living room door. At this moment, Xi Ze was still wearing loose long robes, with his legs crossed, drinking tea in the living room.

  "Mr. Xi Ze." Lin Lei shouted from afar and took a few steps down before entering the living room.

  Xise's eyes lit up as soon as he saw Lin Lei arrive, and he immediately stood up: "Master Lin Lei, I'm really sorry it took me until today to come over." As he spoke, Xise took out an envelope from his pocket, "Lin Lei, this is the prescription I was telling you about, here you go."

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