Hell has invaded, but my Hextech is invincible!

Chapter 102 Public Trial, the Public Trial is Imminent! (4/4)

When Rothschild opened his eyes again, he was already inside a church.

The statue of the crucified Jesus stands high above, looking down at him with a mixture of scrutiny and pity.

Is this Newcastle Cathedral?

At that moment, the church was filled with fully armed Crusaders. Looking at the completely unfamiliar faces of the Crusaders, Rothschild felt a sense of foreboding.

He hurriedly tried to get up, only to find that he was already bound tightly to the spot by heavy, sacred chains.

He had been treated with utmost respect since childhood, and had never been chained up like a prisoner.

"You're awake." Hex looked at him from his chair.

"What do you want to do?"

He gritted his teeth, staring intently at Hextech, his eyes blazing with hatred, as if he wanted to tear Hextech apart.

"Do you know what happens if you offend me?"

"I don't know," Hex said calmly, looking at him.

All I know is that you are now a prisoner.

Rothschild was about to unleash a torrent of abuse when the side door of the church was suddenly pushed open.

Tyrion, dressed in a bishop's robes, wearing a bishop's crown and a pure white robe, and holding a holy scepter studded with jewels, walked to the head seat with a grim expression.

"Lord Tyrion, the suspect, Rothschild Tuttle, has been brought in," Hex said.

Tyrion's expression was icy: "Rothschild Tuttle, what else do you have to say for yourself?"

The moment Rothschild saw Tyrion, he completely panicked.

Although he is hailed as Newcastle's future son, the current highest authority in Newcastle is none other than Bishop Tyrion.

"It's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!" he argued.

"I don't know why I was brought here by the Edalia family!"

"I didn't do anything!"

"Misunderstand?"

Tyrion slammed the incriminating photo album onto the ground.

"So, who exactly committed all those heinous acts listed in this booklet?"

Rothschild hated the thief to the core, but hurriedly protested, "I don't know what this is."

"I have absolutely nothing to do with this; someone is deliberately framing me!"

"Is the person you're talking about me?"

Hex rested his chin on his hand, looking down at him condescendingly.

"It seems, Rothschild, that you have the guts to do evil but not the courage to admit your crimes, which is truly despicable."

"You want evidence? I'll give you evidence right away."

As soon as he finished speaking, Deputy Mayor and Police Chief Li Fusi was brought in.

Upon seeing Rothschild, now a prisoner, the two men's legs went weak, and they collapsed to their knees.

They kowtowed repeatedly to Tyrion, their foreheads soon bleeding, and they wailed in tears.

"Your Excellency, we know we were wrong!"

"It was all Rothschild Tuttle's conspiracy. He tricked us into joining the King in Yellow organization. We were forced into it!"

Without saying much, they simply sold the Rothschilds.

"You two bastards!" Rothschild was so angry that he trembled and struggled to get up.

"You dare to frame me? When did I ever order you around?"

He was ultimately too young; his early life had been smooth sailing, and he had never been disobeyed or betrayed.

He was always surrounded by flatterers and sycophants; no one ever dared to betray him like that.

He believed himself to be exceptionally charismatic and regarded the King in Yellow organization as his trump card to counter the church and wield real power.

But he forgot that he was just a direct descendant of the Tuttle family, not the head of the family, and he was just an ordinary exorcist.

An exorcist is only a fifth-rank official. Above him are the deputy high priest, the high priest, and the deputy bishop. The bishop is the supreme ruler of a city.

The authority of a bishop is inherently superior to that of all other clergy.

Seeing Rothschild arrested and Tyrion personally intervene, how could they not understand that things had changed?

This series of actions left Rothschild both angry and anxious, completely throwing him into a state of confusion.

"At this point, are you still going to argue?" Tyrion looked at him, his eyes full of disappointment.

He had once thought highly of this promising young church star, but he never expected that this person would be so incompetent after the incident.

Tyrion then threw a stack of photos from the scene on the ground.

When Rothschild saw the contents of the photo, his face turned deathly pale.

The photo shows the Tuttle family's secret estate in District 1.

In the underground chambers and deep courtyards, there is irrefutable evidence of his cult rituals and crimes.

"Rothschild, I don't want to confront you like this." Tyrion shook his head.

"But you have really disappointed me."

"No! It's all slander, a frame-up!" Rothschild's heart was pounding, but he couldn't explain why he had been slandered and framed.

His usual eloquence had turned into panicked and incoherent ramblings.

"We are only responsible for collecting evidence and determining your guilt or innocence. I will inform the London Church Tribunal."

"The special magistrate will arrive in Newcastle soon."

"Save your excuses for the judge."

Tyrion felt a little tired, so he looked at Hextech, wanting to ask for the opinion of this rising star of Adelia.

"Hextech, what do you think?"

"Not enough," Hex suddenly said.

"He committed the heinous crime of murdering civilian children, and we must give the families of the deceased an announcement."

"Tell them which evil face hurt their loved ones!"

"So, a public trial!" Hex said.

Upon hearing this, Tyrion was taken aback and hesitated, saying, "Wouldn't this have too much of an impact?"

"We need to have a big impact," Hex said.

"Only by thoroughly proving Rothschild's crimes and making them public can we achieve this."

"Once he gets to London, he won't be able to recant his testimony."

"Furthermore, we can also let everyone know about the corruption within the Tuttle family."

Tyrion understood. Yes, simply striking Rothschild wasn't enough; House Tuttle was still very powerful.

By using this incident, he can manipulate public opinion to attack the Tuttle family, thereby weakening Tuttle's influence.

A win-win situation!

"No, I absolutely refuse a public trial!!"

"You have no right to judge me!" Rothschild's eyes were bloodshot as he lunged at Hex like a madman, but was pulled back by the chains and ended up kneeling on the ground in a sorry state.

Hextech had initially thought the Rothschilds would be formidable opponents.

In the end, he was nothing more than a pampered second-generation nobleman.

They are arrogant and domineering in good times, but panic and collapse in bad times.

His first half of life was too smooth, which made him live under the protection of his family, making him think he was superior, but in reality he was very vulnerable.

If Tyrion is determined to counterbalance and suppress House Tuttle, Rothschild and his King in Yellow organization are destined to become pawns.

Hextech stood up, bowed slightly to Tyrion, and left the church.

Tyrion will handle the subsequent trials and purges.

He walked back to the Adriatic family mansion with a relaxed mind.

Night had fallen, but the entire Adriatic family home remained brightly lit, with no one sleeping.

Anred paced anxiously back and forth in the hall, unable to sit still.

As soon as Hex entered, he rushed forward, eagerly asking, "How did it go?"

"Is everything going smoothly?"

"The person has been handed over to the bishop, and he will handle the follow-up matters properly," Hex said.

"Don't worry, Rothschild will be tried in public tomorrow."

"He can't turn things around."

Andrei breathed a long sigh of relief, his heart finally at ease.

He turned to the rest of the family and said in a deep voice, "It's over."

"Go and rest, everyone."

The Edlia family was also afraid.

After all, their opponent is the Tuttle family.

In case of any mishap, they would have to flee Newcastle overnight, so the entire family stayed in the manor.

Upon hearing that Rothschild had been imprisoned, the way all the family members looked at Hextech changed.

All the previous contempt, disdain, and hostility have turned into deep respect.

No one dares to easily confront the future son of the Tuttle family.

No one could bring down this behemoth in just one day.

Hex, though an illegitimate son adopted by the Adelia family.

But now, it is the banner of Adriatic!