Chapter 141

The day after tomorrow. Shangjing City, Night Watchers Headquarters, Judicial Procuratorate. Rows of bright, cold lights poured down from the ceiling, illuminating every corner of the courtroom without reservation. Beneath the towering national emblem, the insignia featuring a starry sky background and double blades charged with murderous intent swept across the entire courtroom with solemn majesty. Everyone present wore the cloaks of the Night Watchers, their expressions grave and serious. In a row of judicial seats directly beneath the insignia, an elderly man draped in a dark red cloak wore a stern expression. His deep eyes were sharp as swords, and his fair and impartial gaze swept across every high-ranking Night Watcher member seated in the jury box. On the dark brown desk in front of him rested a nameplate reading "Presiding Judge". In the very center of the courtroom, the nameplate on the desk clearly bore the word "Defendant", yet the seat was completely empty. Because criminal proceedings in military courts are generally initiated by prosecuting organs, and this public prosecution was brought by the Judicial Procuratorate of the Night Watchers, there was no seat for a "Plaintiff".