Chapter 541 Public Trial Result
At this time, the golden hair on Mike's head was spreading like withered weeds, and his face and chin were covered with light yellow stubble. He looked extremely decadent, just like a homeless person that could be seen everywhere on the roadside.
But the most eye-catching thing was his red and swollen eyes full of bloodshot.
The madness revealed in them made everyone who looked at him feel a chill.
Penelope was trembling with heartache. She didn't understand what happened to Mike, why he changed from the beautiful boy to what he is now in just a few days.
But the only thing she knew was that Mike must have had a hard time these days, and maybe the people from the Ministry of Magic had tortured him!
Penelope glared at Chris, who was walking at the front of the team, and then sat back in her seat.
If possible, she would tear this damn Chris into pieces!
Of course, Chris could not hear Penelope's curse from deep inside her heart. After Mike and the giant cross were fixed to a bayonet in the center of the courtroom, he also came to the top of the courtroom and sat down.
Beside him stood a large number of officials from the Ministry of Magic and uniformed Aurors.
These people were almost all new faces. Many of the former high-ranking officials in the various departments of the Ministry of Magic had now been replaced by Chris's own staff.
This was particularly evident in the Auror Department. The members who originally belonged to the Scrimgeour faction had now disappeared, and were replaced by elite members from the pure-blood families under Chris. Their task was also very simple, that is, to protect Chris while suppressing the entire Ministry of Magic and other forces in the magic world of Yingguo.
No one was surprised by this. After all, fostering one's own staff was something that every Minister of Magic had to do when he first took office. At most, Chris had done a little too much.
What really surprised Mike was that he saw a familiar face among the group of Aurors - Mad-Eye Moody!
The old Auror with prosthetic eyes and limbs stood on Chris's right hand side, and from time to time he would take out a shiny wine flask from his dirty uniform robes and take a sip, then shiver in comfort.
Perhaps he noticed that Mike was looking at him, Moody suddenly turned his head, stared at Mike with his strange magic eyes, and opened his mouth, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth. He looked like he deserved a beating.
Mike turned his head silently and ignored Moody's provocation.
But he was thinking quickly in his heart.
He knew that Moody had returned to the Ministry of Magic, but he really didn't expect Moody to join Chris, and judging from Moody's position and the attitude of the people around him, Moody's status in Chris's camp was not low. This
was a bit outrageous. You know, Moody was originally a member of the Order of the Phoenix, and later joined Scrimgeour, who was still the Minister of Magic at the time. As a result, he is now in power again when Chris comes to power!
Mike really can't understand this.
At this moment, Chris, who was sitting on the bench, said in a loud voice:
"Ladies and gentlemen, please be quiet. Now that everyone is here, let's start today's trial."
Chris clapped his hands again, and only nodded after all the reporters returned to their seats, and continued:
"Trial on May! The trial of Mike Townley, who lives at 404 Godric's Hollow, for violating the "Wizard Safety Management Regulations", the "International Statute of Wizarding Confederation Secrecy" and the "International Wizarding Counter-Terrorism Measures"!" Chris raised his head slightly and said, "Interrogators: Minister of Magic Chris Flint, Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement Al Green..."
As Chris read out the names one by one, the wizards sitting beside him also stood up and saluted the public and the Wizengamot Council jury.
This process lasted for a long time, until half an hour later Chris put down the long list, pulled out a piece of parchment from the table and began to read:
"The defendant, McTownley, is now charged with the following crimes:
First, the defendant released a large number of powerful spells in the village of Hallsands on the evening of April 25 without reporting to the Ministry of Magic, causing irreversible changes in the terrain of the above address and attracting the attention of Muggles. This act violated Article 13 of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy! At the same time, since the defendant is still a minor, he also violated the Law on Reasonable Restraint of Minor Wizards. However, since this is the first time the defendant has violated the relevant regulations, he will only be warned.
Second, the defendant summoned his Los Santos Security on April 10, 20, and 21. Many wizards belonging to the company had multi-person fights in Hogwarts, Diagon Alley and White Hart Lane. This action violated Articles 12 and 28 of the "Wizard Safety Management Regulations"!
Third, the defendant has been constantly inciting Muggle-born wizards and hyping up public opinion since the beginning of April, trying to make Muggle wizards believe that they have been treated unfairly and thus resist the Ministry of Magic! It also directly led to the BL incident at the Ministry of Magic on April 22 and indirectly led to the subsequent resistance incidents that occurred across the country! This action violated Articles 1 to 56 of the "International Wizarding Counter-Terrorism Measures" and was identified by our department as KB behavior!"
"The above! These are all the crimes that my department has determined that Mike Townley has committed!" Chris frowned and looked at Mike and said, "Defendant, do you have any questions about this?"
Mike looked at Chris expressionlessly and said lightly:
"I am not guilty."
"Very good, of course you have the right to defend yourself, but that requires evidence." Chris grinned and said, "First of all, the first charge, how do you explain what you did in Hallsands Village on the night of April 25th?"
"Haha, I've never heard of any time when wizards need to report to the Ministry of Magic when casting spells."
"Of course there is such a rule! Article 54 of the "Wizard Spell Release Regulations" clearly records that wizards need to report to the Ministry of Magic when casting super-large spells. If you have any objections to this charge, you can check the relevant documents." A bald middle-aged man next to Chris stood up and said, "Defendant, I have to remind you here. The reason why we have not strictly enforced some clearly recorded regulations is only due to our lack of power. This does not mean that these regulations no longer exist!"
After listening to the bald man's explanation, Chris nodded with satisfaction.
Just as he was about to continue, he saw the jury on the platform suddenly get in a commotion, and then a witch wearing a black veil stood up cautiously.
"McTownley, why did you cast so many powerful spells in Hallsands Village that day? Did you really..."
The witch stopped talking, and then looked at Mike with expectation.
Mike's mouth corners slightly raised, looking at the jury members on the podium who were also curious, and whispered:
"You already know the answer, right? The reason why I did that was, of course, to deal with Voldemort. And, I was lucky, I won in the end!"
The whole courtroom was in an uproar!
Everyone, even the jury on the podium, exclaimed, and the reporters were even crazier. They carried heavy magic cameras and completely ignored the Auror guards around them, and came to Mike like crazy to start shooting.
Seeing this, Mike's mouth corners began to rise slowly. He just wanted to see the scene of chaos at the trial, so that he could escape.
However, Chris obviously thought of this. There was a burst of explosions from the trial bench, and then an invisible force swept over and repelled all the reporters back.
"Silence!"
Chris roared with a cold face, and the reporters could only return to their seats in dismay.
Seeing this, Chris finally showed a trace of satisfaction on his face, and looked at Mike and said:
"McTownley, stop trying to find excuses, the Wizengamot Council will not believe your nonsense!"
"But from their reaction, their beliefs don't seem to be as firm as you said!"
Mike said sarcastically, and Chris turned his head and glared at the podium, directly staring at the Wizengamot jurors who were still in shock.
Seeing this, Chris looked at Mike again with a blank face and said:
"Haha, let's not talk about this issue for now. Then how do you explain the next two charges?"
"There is actually nothing to explain, right? It's easy to find a pretext to accuse someone
of a crime." "But I have a lot of evidence in my hands, enough to prove that you are the culprit who has been inciting the people to launch action KB in the past few months!"
"So what?" Mike looked at Chris seriously and said, "When I came here, I found that there were all kinds of injustices in this world. I could have turned a blind eye to it and lived my own good life. But as a wizard, as a human being, I can't do it! So I stood up and spoke for those Muggle wizards who were oppressed by you, for those magical creatures who were treated cruelly by you like pigs and dogs, and for those witches who were discriminated against!
My heart and my actions are as clear as a mirror, and everything I do is justice!"
The spacious courtroom was silent, only Mike's last cry was still echoing, shaking the hearts of everyone present.
The reporters stared blankly at the man tied to the cross in the center of the courtroom. After a while, they took out a notebook with their hands trembling with excitement and began to write quickly on it.
At this time, Chris in the trial finally woke up. An almost endless anger was pouring out of his chest, first making his face distorted, and then turning into a deafening roar!
"Ridiculous! I'm really tired of your sophistry! Now! Go directly to the voting stage, the jury listens, those who think Mike Townley is guilty, please raise your hands!"
Chris stared at the jury on the high platform, and his eyes, which were originally as gentle as jade, were now full of violence and fierceness, which made people very uncomfortable.
The Wizengamot members in the jury were originally shocked by Mike's last speech, and some hesitated whether to raise their hands, but when they were stared at by the fierce eyes, they suddenly trembled as if they had thought of something, and then all raised their hands.
"Hahaha! Passed unanimously!" Chris propped his hands on the long table, looked at Mike fiercely and shouted, "Now! I declare in my capacity as the Minister of Magic and the presiding judge! After a rigorous discussion, the defendant Mike Townley is guilty! The defendant is sentenced to death for multiple crimes! The execution will be carried out in the morning of two days!"
As soon as these words came out, there was another round of intensive whispering in the courtroom.
Obviously, everyone could see that there might be something wrong with today's public trial. After all, Chris was too anxious, and his behavior was very abnormal.
But despite this, facing the powerful Chris, no one dared to jump out to help Mike say a fair word, and everyone dared to whisper below.
"Well, since the trial result has come out, today's public trial is officially over!" Chris opened his arms and shouted, "Come on, take the prisoner back to the cell!"
As Chris's voice fell, the courtroom returned to silence, and all the spectators stood up and began to salute the jury on the high platform and Chris and others on the judge's seat.
On the other side, Moody took out the hip flask and took a big gulp, then limped to Mike with a team of Aurors and escorted the cross out of the courtroom.
"Hiccup!" Moody sneered as he walked, "McTownley, it looks like you're doomed this time."
"But I'm not dead yet."
"Oh? Who will come to save you now? Dumbledore? Forget it, he can't even save himself now. Your friends? Or Black and the others? Hahaha, they will come to save you, but what's the use?" Moody shook his uneven shoulders and said, "You haven't given up yet, have you? The Ministry of Magic is not the same as before. Since Chris Flint came, the defense here has increased several times, not to mention that the cell where you are imprisoned is the famous Dead Sea Prison! With those brainless trash, I'm afraid they can't even break through the Ministry of Magic Hall, right?"
Mike glanced at Moody lightly, knowing that the other party was just a villain, so he stopped paying attention to him and began to close his eyes and rest.
At this time, in the courtroom, the spectators were slowly leaving.
Penelope's eyes gradually became firm as she looked at Mike's disappearing back. She took a deep breath, took out a Masonic gold coin from her pocket and whispered to him,
"The result of the public trial is very bad. It's time for us to start the second plan."