Chapter 245 Death Sentence

Setting aside my distracting thoughts, I threw myself back at the work at hand. After the confrontation with the nobles, they no longer tried to ask to handle the thieves themselves. The formal trial was firmly established without any doubts, which earned a silent sigh of relief from me. It was fortunate that they genuinely feared my strength. Otherwise, it was hard to say what could have happened. The next day, the trial commenced. A pale-faced man was brought in and forced to kneel in the middle of the assembly. Seeing him, those nobles who had been victims glared at him menacingly, looking like they wanted to skin him alive. I scanned the surroundings before I raised my voice and said, "The trial will officially commence! Do you have anything to say to defend yourself?" The man slowly raised his head and looked at me. After that, he turned to look at those nobles as he said with a mocking smile, "No. Kill me if you want. It's up to you." His provocative and dismissiv