"The elders used the money in their pockets to buy voters' votes, and then filled their pockets with the money they plundered from the provinces." - Ancient Roman political proverb

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The scene became noisy again, and the Chief Legal Officer had no choice but to spread his hands, saying that he could enter the stage of free fighting. Anyway, I was just a board from beginning to end.

Taylor handed a piece of amber board to Katu, an amber board that Karabis was very familiar with, "What is this?" He was pretending to be crazy and stupid.

"Oh, this is one of the evidences of Katilin's rebellion. The text on the amber board is the list of the ten-person committee that Katilin prepared to pass the land reform plan, and it is the signature seal of the ten people who participated in the matter privately - by the way, Karabis, can you basically calculate it?"

Karabis nodded modestly, "I understand a little, I understand a little."

Little Gatu took the amber board majestic and walked to Karabis, "How many people are there on the count?"

"One, two, three, four, six, seven, I think it is seven people, yours." Karabis slowly gestured and counted his fingers to delay the time of thinking.

"One, two, three, four, six, seven, eight! There are eight people, Karabis, I think you should hire a reliable financial officer in your business in the future. Of course, if you can go out without guilt today." Xiao Jiatu corrected angrily.

Oh, Karabis pulled his fingers again and finally recognized the numbers of Xiaokatu.

"The ten-member committee, so where are the remaining two?" Cicero also rushed over and questioned.

Karabis was shocked for a while and shrugged. "Maybe Katilin didn't find his partner. You should know. This is also a common thing in the business world."

"There are two remaining people, Crassus and Caesar? Many veterans and insiders said that they had affair with Katilin for a long time and signed the amber board. Crassus also helped Katilin clear the debt, and when this amber board was handed over to me, there were traces of modifications on it." Xiao Katu and Cicero attacked at the same time.

Finally, Karabis hesitated to the two people standing in front. Returned: "The remaining two people may also be you..." As soon as this was said, let alone the audience, even the legal officer in the seat couldn't help laughing.

In the laughter, Cicero suddenly started to kill, raised a roll of parchment and slowly unfolded, "You are indeed an extremely cunning oriental, but I think. Princia, you know him! He is the hanged Syra. Even Tulus' mistress was the one who secretly handed me this amber board. And now she has also made a proverb. The person who took out this amber board was you, Crassus and Caesar, the most respected color questre, Karabis. The chain of inferences between them is not something I need to repeat!"

This evidence was indeed very lethal. The afternoon sun fell on Carabis's back along the patio on the dome. His eyes were turning rapidly. Amid the surprise discussions, he was uneasy, and sweat on his face also flowed down. Cicero and Xiao Katu sat back on their sidelines with pride. The judge and the jury began to whisper and discuss the voting to draw conclusions.

In front of the colonnade outside, a slave said a few words in Crasso's ear. Crasso had no expression, raised his cup and took another sip, then sprinkled the water from the cup onto the steps, and soon silently seeped into the bricks and stones and soil.

Seeing this, a group of armed slaves of Crassu began to push the crowd away and slowly walk towards the direction of Jukola Street.

"What's wrong, Karabis, you'd better say something before the court sentence is issued. Also, have you heard the question I just asked? There is a hole in your left ear, and my voice must be able to convey it." Cicero said sarcastically.

Suddenly, Karabis said something loudly that no one could understand. He kept saying it, which made everyone scream in surprise, "I can't hear clearly what you said!" Cicero walked to Karabis again and shouted.

Obviously, Cicero had never heard of a language called Chinese.

Just as the Chief Legal Officer lost his patience and was about to ask his entourage to control Karabis's emotions, he suddenly returned to normal and said, "His Excellency the Consul, your new residence on Paladin Hill is very beautiful and luxurious, right?"

Cicero didn't know what he wanted to express, maybe it was delaying time or confusing the public, but Calabis was obviously familiar with his situation. After he became the "father of the nation" of Rome, his reputation and wealth instantly rose. Then he bought a very beautiful villa on the Paladin Mountain where the rich people gathered, surrounded by beautiful poplars, which allowed him to see the entire Roman city on the terrace.

"Yes, but what does this have to do with this case?" Cicero returned.

"Would you like to set fire to your villa?"

Cicero opened his hands and said that the defendant was unreasonable and urged the court to issue a verdict as soon as possible in case of further questioning.

"You definitely don't want it! Because this villa cost you 80,000 drachma, and you and your wife regard it as your life, but if you want to infer, how could Crassu, who owns half of the property in Rome, participate in the conspiracy of Katilin? Didn't the crime you convicted for Katilin very clearly? His gangsters wanted to set fire to the entire city of Rome! How could the inspector Crassu agree to this plan to destroy his billions of property by himself, and how could he participate in it? This simple logic is not difficult for everyone present to understand." Karabis suddenly said it like a cannon.

The whole scene suddenly condensed, and then there was a jury and listeners who felt a pleasure of reversal and applauded Karabis. The judicial officers began to whisper again. Cicero and Karabis were a little dumbfounded, but Karabis still said toughly: "No matter what, Karabis, your crime is conclusive."

"What crime? It's because I accepted the project that the inspector gave?"

"No, it's because you have an unclear relationship with the Katilin incident. We need to question you."

"Everyone, don't forget! - How did the Consul of the Conspiracy of Katilin be swearing to the reward of 200,000 Sess to the quits before the conspiracy of Katilin was revealed, and even if he was involved, he would not blame him. - The Consul of the Consul, there is a notice posted throughout the city at that time. Didn't Princia's testimony say that I handed over the amber board that was related to the fate of the Republic to me?
Chapter completed!