Genshin Impact: Reincarnation as a Hilichurl

Charlotte took out a few more letters and handed them over to Inquisitor Navilette.

While Villette was reading, Funina was confused and said, "Even if there is evidence, I still can't understand... Why didn't Mr. Carres defend himself at the time? He saw someone dissolve with his own eyes, right? As long as he said it, there would definitely be room for maneuver in the trial, right?"

"I think it's to protect Navia."

"I?"

Navia asked back in a daze.

After hearing the truth about Jacques' death, she felt relieved that her father's injustice had been vindicated, but at the same time she felt the same confusion as Funina. After hearing Wang Chen's answer, as a person involved, she couldn't help but feel even more confused.

Wang Chen added: "Mr. Miles should know the specific situation."

Navia's gaze turned to Myles beside her.

He sighed for the secret that had been hidden for three years to be revealed, and a thousand words came to his mind. In the end, Miles chose to hand the topic over to Wang Chen: "It seems that Mr. Chen has investigated it very clearly. Since you are in the position of the plaintiff, you should tell everyone the truth."

Mr. Dust... Hearing this name, combined with the confidence with which he accused Vache, and the pen name "Ashes" of Mr. Dust who wrote "Sherlock Holmes", the rumors that Mr. Dust had appeared in Fontaine some time ago, and the rumors that he had an unusual relationship with Funina, some viewers finally had some guesses about this stranger who suddenly stood up.

"...Then let me tell you." Wang Chen said: "From the letters that the Supreme Judge is reading, we can know that at that time, Vash and his organization were very dissatisfied with Carres's tough attitude in refusing to sell Les. It seems that for this reason... or other reasons, anyway, Miss Navia was chosen as the next target of the 'serial disappearance of girls' case. "

“How could it be…?!”

Funina exclaimed, and the audience below the stage was also talking about it.

The most shocked person was Navia, the person involved. She had never heard of this incident, but Miles nodded in agreement.

Wang Chen continued:

"At that time, Carres learned the news and also learned that 'Les' had some kind of relationship with the 'serial disappearance of girls' case, but he had not yet found the main culprit. He only had Jacques, the only peripheral member of the Vashé organization, as an insider, and Vashé had already noticed Jacques' abnormality.

"As a father, Carres tried every possible way to protect his daughter. But even if he reported the information about the 'serial disappearance of girls' case' to the Law Enforcement Court, he would still face the same problem I'm worried about.

"The water of the primordial sea melts the people of Fontaine upon contact. This is a terrifying fact that transcends all force.

“Even if the Law Enforcement Court can catch all the prisoners, there will inevitably be prisoners who are desperate and use the water of the original fetal sea and the thorny rose to fight to the death. Even ordinary people may be affected.

“So even after I identified the main culprit, I still had to be cautious, let alone Cares who hasn’t figured out these things yet.

"Cares didn't dare to resist rashly, but he thought of a way. He claimed that he had obtained the key evidence of the other party's crime and told some people in the Thorn Rose Society that as long as Navia was safe, the evidence would not be made public.

"In this way, even though the matter is not made clear, we can maintain mutual deterrence with Vashie and force the other party not to act rashly."

"So that's how it is..." Navia murmured, "So that's how it is..."

After careful consideration, Finina nodded: "I have to admit that what Kares did did protect Navia and the Thorn Rose Society."

Memories of the past were awakened, and Myles sighed: "But the boss also lost his life and honor because of this."

"That's right, because Kares's action also exposed his weakness to Vash."

Wang Chen continued:

“Vashey concluded that even if Kares was killed, the others would hide the secret to protect Navia, and his judgment was correct.

“He first sent Jacques to kill Carres, but because he didn’t trust Jacques, he secretly sent a third person to kill both Jacques and Carres.

"The situation at the time of the crime was probably like this: the third person shot and killed Jacques when he first appeared, and Carres took the opportunity to grab the gun and shot and killed the third person - this is the origin of the two gunshots.

"Vashey may not have expected things to turn out like this, but he may have had the intention of killing to silence the third person when he instructed him to do so. He quickly reacted and used the water from the original fetal sea to dissolve the third person - this was the extra set of clothes that appeared at the scene.

“Even though Kares saw the third person dissolve before his eyes, and his daughter’s life was in danger and she could dissolve like the third person at any time, he could only endure the frame-up and keep silent the entire time.

"As for choosing to die in the duel, perhaps it was to prove to Vashé that he did not break the delicate balance maintained by both parties. There may also be other reasons. I am not sure about this part."

All doubts were answered, and everyone was silent for a while, digesting this information.

"What you said before is all correct. Let me explain the last question." Myles added, "Because the boss had a rare disease at the time, and the doctor said that his remaining life span would not exceed five years."

This means that even if there was no Vashie, even if there was no case, this man named Carres would have passed away more than three years later... or in a year or two.

Perhaps it was because Navia’s fantasy of living another life was completely shattered that she protested, “I don’t believe it. He doesn’t look sick at all!”

"If we can't break that balance, the boss is destined to spend the few remaining years of his life in Melopenerburg, trapped in a prison cell, weak, dying... barely surviving. No father wants his children to see him become like that, especially with a personality like the boss'. For him, even if he dies in a duel and is branded as 'unjust', it's better than being embarrassed in front of his daughter."

"In order to protect me...he chose to die in silence..."

"Now everything is over. The boss has been cleared of all charges and the real murderer has been arrested. Miss, from now on, you can breathe a sigh of relief, right?"

"There is only one step left," Navia looked at Villette, "Vashey has not made a judgment yet."

Hearing this, everyone also paid attention to the status of Villette and Vashie. In the position of the Supreme Judge, Villette had already read the letter submitted by Charlotte, and in the dock, Vashie had also explained everything he knew.

The trial reached its final stage, and Villette said in a deep voice: "Through the public trial process of this case, it has been concluded that Vashé is the main culprit in the 'serial disappearance of girls' case'. The evidence is irrefutable. Now it is handed over to the Cardinal for the final decision."

The Cardinal's Oracle was activated, and all the audience's beliefs in "justice" were transformed into a blue light stream on it. The wheel above the Cardinal's Oracle turned for a while, and finally the result of Vashé's trial was conveyed to the seat of the highest judge and to Navilette.

"According to the verdict of the Cardinal, Mr. Vache is guilty."