At this mont, Sassen picked up the gavel and announced formally.
"Both sides have concluded their argunts. We will now enter the judicial decision discussion phase, and the verdict will be announced in fifteen minutes."
Delison and others wiped the cold sweat off their foreheads, not expecting that what seed like a surefire defense ended up backfiring.
They hurriedly clustered around Commander Kellaras and whispered defensively: "Commander Kellaras, don’t worry, although the debate was slightly lost. The judge may not necessarily accept their words, after all, no matter how flowery they are, the facts are there."
"Hmph, you think you need to remind ?"
Although Commander Kellaras was very dissatisfied with the failed debate, he was not overly panicked.
No matter how eloquent they are, so what? In the face of absolute strength, everything is insignificant.
At this ti, Sun Duoxiang and others, beaming, said to Su Mo.
"Boss, we won the debate."
Su Mo, suppressing his inner joy, said to Winnie and the other lawyers.
"Thank you all, you’ve worked hard."
Winnie shook her head and said to Su Mo: "Mr. Su Mo, we won the debate, but the final decision-making power is still in the hands of those judges, and they will only have slight considerations."
"It’s okay, you’ve done very well."
In fact, Su Mo wanted to say, I almost believed it myself, turns out I’m innocent, I’m being wronged.
At this mont, Qian Chengxue, with a solemn expression, said to Su Mo: "Su Mo, look."
Su Mo turned his head and saw Commander Kellaras giving a look toward the corner of the spectator section.
There, so people dressed in Star Ring City’s advanced official attire quietly left their seats. They approached the judicial court, whispered a few words with those judges, and then left.
"It doesn’t work openly, they’re starting to use underhanded thods."
Qian Chengxue said worriedly.
"Do your best, it’s okay. If I really end up penniless, would you despise ?"
Su Mo asked with a smile.
"What nonsense, no matter what you beco, I will never despise you."
Qian Chengxue replied with a hint of anger. She wasn’t truly angry, just slightly blaming Su Mo for joking at such a ti.
"Alright, I won’t say it anymore, I won’t say it anymore."
Su Mo replied with warmth in his heart.
As ti ticked by, the judges’ discussion ti soon ended, reaching the mont of announcing the final verdict.
After sharing opinions with the other judges, Sassen officially stood up.
At that mont, everyone present, not just Su Mo and his group but all those attending, felt their hearts tighten.
"I hereby announce the civil lawsuit verdict initiated by Commander Kellaras as follows: The accusations made by Commander Kellaras are invalid, and there is no evidence that Su Mo subjectively attracted the monsters. However, since Su Mo indeed caused significant damage to Kedora Planet Fortress, although not subjectively, there was still negligence. Therefore, the final judgnt is that Commander Kellaras must bear ninety percent of the responsibility for this incident, and Su Mo must bear ten percent of the negligent responsibility. Due to the large amount involved, a ten-year grace period is granted, with no mandatory fine paynt. This judgnt takes imdiate effect with no appeals allowed."
As soon as this result was announced!
"Damn it!"
Commander Kellaras suddenly stood up, his joints cracking, his eyes bloodshot, looking like a lion ready to devour soone!
Beside him, Delison, Langke, and Mweng, the senior lawyers, collapsed in disbelief, looking as if they’d been dealt a dinsional blow, their faces full of incredulity.
On the other hand, Su Mo and his group imdiately erupted in cheers.
"Great, we won!"
anwhile, many representatives from various countries of the Birthplace who were observing also burst into enthusiastic applause.
At that mont, Alles finally felt relieved. Although ten trillion Star Coins was a large sum, it was nothing compared to Su Mo.
He then said to Su Mo: "Congratulations, this is the best outco."
"Thank you, Council President."
Su Mo replied very gratefully.
"No need to thank , I didn’t do much. It seems the Federation isn’t strong enough, but don’t worry, the Federation won’t let you down in the future."
Alles confidently promised.
"Yes, I believe so!"
Su Mo nodded firmly in response.
At this ti, Judge Sassen and the other judges packed up after the verdict and prepared to leave the judicial court through the back door.
Delison and the other two looked at Commander Kellaras with trembling.
"Commander, Sir...."
They never expected such a terrible outco.
Commander Kellaras didn’t even bother with the three of them and strode off.
He stopped the escaping Sassen, angrily shouting at him.
"Judge Sassen!"
Judge Sassen imdiately stopped, a wry smile on his face, knowing he couldn’t slip away.
"Commander Kellaras."
"How dare you rule against ?"
"Oh dear, how could I dare rule against you, Do you think I would dare offend you? Even if you hadn’t asked anyone to intercede, I was already on your side."
Sassen explained with a bitter smile.
"Then how could you dare rule against ?"
"Oh, I have no such courage, it’s...."
Halfway through his sentence, Sassen stopped abruptly.
Kellaras suddenly realized: "Was soone listening in from the back? Was it the City Lord?"
"No, it was Lady Goli."
Sassen said in a low voice.
Kellaras’ eyes widened, and he quickly moved towards the back.
When Commander Kellaras reached the back observation room, he saw Goli standing there, waiting for him.
"Lady Dolores."
Kellaras quickly greeted respectfully.
"Kellaras, you ca, are you dissatisfied with the verdict?"
Goli asked gently.
When the verdict was ntioned, Kellaras imdiately beca anxious, quickly speaking: "Lady Dolores, how could you let lose? I can’t handle this, the Kedora Planet Fortress is already in such a state...."
"Kellaras, you’re so confused, it wasn’t who wanted you to lose, but my sister wanted you to lose."
"The Lord of Icaroya? How could this be? The Kedora Planet Fortress issue really can’t be blad on ?"
Kellaras beca imdiately anxious.
"Haven’t you realized the problem yet? The Kedora Planet Fortress is in such a state, don’t you think it’s absurd? That fortress was modeled after the Gandola Planet Fortress. Although it wasn’t completely finished, it was severely damaged by that monster attack, don’t you think it was a shoddy project? Others might not see it, but couldn’t the Lord of Icaroya see it? You should be thankful, it’s because it wasn’t finished and got damaged. If it had been completed before trouble arose, you’d have lost your head."
Goli said calmly.
"Lady Dolores, listen to , I’m truly loyal to the Lord of Icaroya, absolutely no bad intentions, I really did my best to construct that fortress."
Kellaras replied, cold sweat streaming upon hearing this.
"I have never doubted your loyalty, but to tell you the truth, your head is safe only because my sister sees you as coming from the White Moon Starfall Empire, being one of her closest guards, giving you a chance. But if you fail to prove your worth, you’re destined to be discarded."
Goli confidently warned.
"Lady Dolores, not just Lady Dolores Princess, just for the sake of my status as an old minister of the White Moon Starfall Empire, please help , I really know my mistake."
Kellaras gritted his teeth and pleaded.
Goli sighed slightly and said to Kellaras: "It’s truly difficult for you, I know commanding isn’t your strength, and the Kedora Planet Fortress issue can’t be entirely blad on you. But the urgent matter now is to repair and deliver the planet fortress with quality assurance, only in this way will my sister recognize you, proving your worth."
"But I lost the lawsuit, where should I get the money now."
Kellaras was completely clueless, joking about a hundred billion Star Coins, it was a colossal number even for him.
"Ah, why aren’t you figuring it out, the funds allocated to you by Star Ring City for the Kedora Planet Fortress were very ample. Since the quality of the project is lacking, it must be the material suppliers, contractors, and those under you, those parasites who took it. Extract the money from them, wouldn’t that solve it? Although it won’t be enough, it doesn’t matter, you can shift your thinking, collect materials and ores from those twelve newly promoted civilizations. They are currently mining various materials with all their might on Ceres, in a sense, they have no right to bargain with you, you dictate the price, all mineral materials are actually no different from cabbages."
Goli said calmly.
Upon hearing this, Kellaras’s eyes suddenly lit up, showing a joyful expression, and he bowed deeply to Goli gratefully: "I understand!"
"Mm~ go ahead!"
Goli waved lightly.
"Yes!"
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