Chapter 228 Trial
Ignoring Franky bragging about how good he was at swimming in front of Tom the Cat, Zhang Da also asked, "Mr. Tom, I wonder if you have heard of a man named Biznis, who is the owner of a caravan."
He has not forgotten the reason why he chose the Seven Water City as the first stop of his trip, which was to try to find this "old friend".
Tom the fishman thought for a moment and said, "Merchant? I don't have much contact with these people. Is he an important person?"
"Not really, but this guy is unscrupulous and caused us a lot of trouble in the Sabaody Archipelago."
After saying that, Zhang Da thought about it carefully and it seemed that it was not a big deal. After all, no matter whether the people hired by Bizenis were gangsters or killers, they would eventually become small change in his pocket.
Kokoro said, "If you want to ask about merchants, you can go to Pier 1 in the south. That's where many foreign merchants dock. Also, the area near the sea train station is becoming a place where merchants like to gather."
Zhang Da also nodded and said, "Is that so? Then we can ask about it when we go out to play tomorrow. By the way, can we take the sea train?"
"Of course." Tom the fishman introduced, "Although the most important function of the sea train is to transport goods, the passenger carriages are also retained and everyone can sit. The sea train now connects St. Poplar, Puch and St. Pruett, all of which are very prosperous islands. Only the route to Judicial Island cannot be visited casually."
Zhang Da also continued to ask some information about these islands. After learning this, he could arrange the next schedule.
We did not stay in Tom's studio at night, but went back to the boat to rest. There was nothing special to do except a midnight snack.
The next morning, Brook, Perona and a few flag monsters were left to watch the ship, while the others and everyone from Tom's studio headed for the Judicial Ship.
At this time, the judicial ship had docked at the port and lowered the boarding ladder. Many residents boarded the ship and entered the court to listen to the trial. Some people were really concerned about the outcome of the verdict, while others just wanted to watch the fun.
In addition to the case against the world's number one shipbuilder, people are also curious about the fleet's attack on the judicial ship yesterday.
Some people have already remembered that they had seen Cady Flam driving one of the warships to fight against the Sea Kings, and they have determined that those warships belong to Tom's studio. They are wondering whether this incident will make Tom more guilty.
Zhang Daye and his group, along with the three people and one frog from Tom's studio, sat in the front row seats that the old judge had specially reserved for them.
Tom the fishman stood alone in the middle of the court.
When the court session started, the guards at the door closed the courtroom door.
The old judge changed into very formal attire, walked up step by step to the specially raised judge's seat, looked at the time, and then struck the gavel.
When the clear voice sounded, the people who came to listen to the trial immediately stopped talking, and you could hear a pin drop in the entire courtroom.
Even the cat Tom, who had a curious look on his face, subconsciously sat up straight. Zhang Da also touched the cat's head, signaling him not to be so nervous.
The old judge spoke in a clear and loud voice: "Ten years ago, Tom, the shipbuilder of Water Seven, was sentenced to death for helping the Pirate King Goldo Roger build the pirate ship Oro Jackson. However, Tom proposed the sea train plan that could bring hope to Water Seven, so he was given a ten-year reprieve."
"During these ten years, Tom's studio designed and built a sea train and four tracks. After evaluation, it was found that they could indeed solve the predicament of the Seven Water City. The merit of building the sea train is enough to offset Mr. Tom's crime. I declare that Mr. Tom is not guilty!"
"Great!" Kokoro, Icepago and Yokozuna all showed joy on their faces. Franky even jumped up. If it weren't for Icepago holding him back, he might have fallen into Fishman Tom's big belly .
"Thank you, Your Honor! Haha!" Boatman Tom himself also laughed heartily.
In fact, his heart was quite complicated, because he had always been proud of being able to build a ship that spanned all the oceans in the world, and he did not think it was a crime.
But now that he's alive, he won't force himself to confess.
After this incident, no matter how much Spandam wanted the Pluto design, he couldn't easily touch Tom's studio. Otherwise, in the original plot, several outstanding agents of CP9 would not have been undercover for five years.
It seemed that he had waited for a while before the old judge banged the gavel: "In addition, regarding the attack on the judicial ship by an unknown fleet yesterday, all the warships belonged to Tom's studio after investigation..."
Everyone was alert, worried whether Tom Studio was in trouble again, and if it was really Tom Studio that attacked the judicial ship, would they attack the city in the future?
This is the issue that they are most concerned about, which determines whether they should be wary of these thugs or respect this shipbuilder when they meet Tom in the future.
The old judge took a deep breath and seemed to have made up his mind before saying the following words:
"It has been found out that it was Spandam, the former leader of CP5, who mistook the captured ship of the Silver Fox Pirates as the pirate ship that attacked the Judicial Ship, and borrowed its warship without notifying Tom's Studio, which eventually damaged the Judicial Ship by mistake and affected the travel ship Amber Diamond..."
"The following is the verdict on this case. Former CP5 chief Spandam is dismissed from all positions and sentenced to four years in prison. All agents involved will be demoted and have their salaries reduced. The losses of Tom Studio and Amber Travel Group will be compensated by the World Government. With that, the court is now adjourned."
After saying this, the old judge closed his eyes. This was the only time he lied with his eyes open in court. It was a stain on his life. He didn't know if he would have the courage to pick up the gavel that represented justice in the future.
However, Colonel Soissos and the navy soldiers standing on both sides in charge of guarding were looking at the old judge with admiration. Some of them had heard with their own ears yesterday that the old judge had a quarrel with the Five Elder Stars through Den Den Mushi.
If it weren't for him, the arrogant Spandam might have been acquitted, or even something worse might have happened.
It was the old judge who argued with reason, and although there was a compromise in the end, he also succeeded in making the Five Elders make concessions. At least the injured and killed naval soldiers received the treatment they deserved, and the culprits received some punishment.
In the eyes of the soldiers, this is already good enough.
The civilians who were attending the trial did not expect things to turn out this way, that the attackers were actually from the World Government, especially those who witnessed the entire battle process yesterday. They began to doubt whether they had remembered it wrong. After all, it seemed like a direct attack on the Judicial Ship, right?
Zhang Da was also shocked. What a ridiculous excuse! Didn't you deliberately drive that pirate ship over to block the bullets? How did it become the main target of attack? And you even compensated those of us who suffered no losses. I'm afraid it's hush money?
