“This Kanter Debs should be that th

“This Kanter Debs should be that third brother of the Debs clan.” Clayde laughed softly towards Linley, and Linley nodded. Linley and Clayde merely watched these proceedings, while the Debs clan’s members all felt terror.

All of those viewers from the Debs clan were now so nervous that they were trembling.

“Clatter!”

The sound of shackles rattling could be heard, as under the escort of two soldiers, a thin, ashen-faced, golden-haired middle-aged man entered the court. The gazes of everyone in the court were drawn towards him, including Bernard, Kalan, and Nimitz.

Seeing that golden-haired man appear, Bernard let out a long sigh, then shut his eyes.

“It really is the third brother of the Debs clan, Kanter!” From the watcher’s gallery, the sound of discussion could be heard. Many of the nobles present recognized and knew Kanter Debs, due to his position within the Debs clan.

By now, the Debs clan had no further hope of trying to dissemble.

Seated up in the magistrate’s chair, Merritt looked towards Clayde, who nodded.

“Bernard.” Merritt looked at Bernard. “As things stand, do you still have something to say for yourself?”

But Bernard didn’t look at Merritt. He turned his head to look at his third brother, Kanter, fixing Kanter with his gaze. Kanter, too, was staring at his elder brother Bernard. The gazes of these two brothers met.

“Third bro, why did you do this?” There was disbelief in Bernard’s eyes, as pain and rage caused his entire body to shake.

“I’m sorry.” Kanter said softly.

Bernard laughed bitterly, then shook his head. In a solemn voice, he said, “It isn’t me you should be sorry to. It’s the entire Debs clan. How many years has the Debs clan existed? It was only thanks to countless generations of hard work and effort by our ancestors that we enjoy our current level of success. But you….you…” Bernard was in so much pain that he couldn’t speak.

“Thud!”

Kanter fell to his knees within the court, and two streams of tears began to flow.

“Big brother, I deserve to die!”

He slapped his face severely with his shackled hands. Crying miserably, he said, “Big brother, I’m sorry. This is all my fault. I was greedy and wasn’t satisfied with that little bit of authority and wealth I had within the Debs clan. That’s why I used the clan’s gold to engage in this smuggling operation. This is all my fault. Big brother! This is all my fault!”

This scene startled everyone present.

Linley and Clayde both raised an eyebrow, while the sentencing magistrate, Merritt, frowned.

“Since things have already developed to this extent…” Bernard raised his head, forcing his tears to stop. He seemed very desolate. “Third bro, it’s no matter a question of whose fault it is. Your actions have caused our entire clan to be in danger of annihilation. I, Bernard Debs, as this generation’s leader of the Debs clan, will not be able to face our ancestors, even in death.”

As he spoke, Bernard’s tears once more began to fall.

Bernard suddenly turned to look at Clayde, kneeling in his direction. Crying miserably, he said, “Your Majesty. It is the greatest misfortune possible for our Debs clan to have given birth to this miserable, petty traitor to the kingdom. As the leader of the Debs clan, I, Bernard Debs, cannot escape responsibility. I, Bernard, am willing to use my death in order to beg you, your Majesty, to spare the Debs clan. After all, the vast majority of people within our clan are innocent!”

Clayde looked at Bernard.

And then he looked at Merritt, nodding once.

Merritt understood Clayde’s intentions. Immediately, he called out, “Fifteen minute recess! Fifteen minutes later, we will announce the final sentence!”

……

All of the nobles present had to leave the court, and could only come back fifteen minutes later. The direction this case was heading towards had become very clear. As for how the Debs clan would be punished for its crime of smuggling, that was totally up to his Majesty.

Such a large-scale smuggling operation could definitely impact the entire clan. Even if the clan was exterminated, it would be understandable.

But of course, Clayde could also be more benevolent and merely punish the Debs clan but allow it to survive.

The result would be entirely up to Clayde.

….

Outside the court, Duke Bonalt was chatting with Linley.

“Linley, did you see that? These main branch descendants of the Debs clan are really quite good. That Kanter had been captured quite a few days ago. But, instead of committing suicide, he waited until today to put on that show just now.” Duke Bonalt laughed.

Linley nodded in praise as well.

“If Kanter had killed himself, then the Debs clan would be in an even worse, more passive situation.” Linley laughed as well.

If Kanter had committed suicide, then his corpse would have been used as evidence proving the guilt of the Debs clan in engaging in smuggling. The Debs clan would have had no way to argue against it. But now, Kanter himself was acknowledging that he had acted alone, giving the Debs clan a chance at life.

But of course, whether or not the Debs clan would live was entirely up to his Majesty.

“Kill’em, kill’em all.” Bebe, on Linley’s shoulders, bared his fangs while mentally speaking to Linley. “This Debs clan is too good at playing games. I, Bebe, can’t stomach them.”

Hearing this, Linley couldn’t help but laugh.

“Squeaaaaak.”

The door to the court opened. Fifteen minutes had passed. All of the nobles outside made their way back into the court, all of them quietly assuming their previous positions. Just then, the only people present in the court had been Merritt, King Clayde, and a few other people.

“Linley, take a guess. How do you think I will sentence him?” Clayde smiled towards Linley.

“No clue.” Linley replied succinctly.

Clayde grinned secretively.

“All rise!”

Saying these words, Merritt rose solemnly, and all of the nobles in the court followed his lead. His head raised high, Merritt said in a solemn, clear voice, “This is the sentence of this court: Kanter Debs, a member of the Debs clan, did flagrantly engage in the large-scale smuggling of a huge quantity of water jade, and is therefore sentenced to execution by hanging, with the sentence to be carried out on October 11th.”

“The total value of this smuggling operation was in excess of forty million gold coins. We sentence the Debs clan to receive a punitive fine of double that amount, eighty million gold coins. Bernard Debs is to be released. Court adjourned!” After hearing these words from Merritt, Bernard, Kalan, and Nimitz all let out a sigh of relief, but in their hearts, they felt very helpless.

Eighty million gold coins!

What a terrifying sum!

The entire net worth of the Debs clan was only around a hundred million gold coins, and that was including all of their illiquid assets. For them to be able to pay such a huge fine would certainly require them to sell off many of their illiquid assets. Such a large-scale auction, in term, would definitely result in a great deal of lowballing and haggling from the buyers.

Although their illiquid assets were worth eighty million gold coins, the chances of them actually receiving eighty million gold coins was really too low.

“Linley, what do you think?” Clayde looked at Linley.

Linley laughed and nodded. “Admirably done, admirably done.”

The fine which Clayde had levied against the Debs clan was carefully calibrated, precisely because the valuation of the Debs clan’s illiquid assets worth around eighty million or so. If Clayde really were to sentence the Debs clan to extermination, then without a doubt, he wouldn’t have been able to get his hands on a single coin of their liquid assets.

But if the penalty fine was too high, perhaps the Debs clan would even risk extinction rather than pay the fine.

The fine of eighty million gold coins was neither too high nor too little. It was just right.

“Father.” Kalan and the others instantly went to help Bernard to his feet.

But Bernard only stared at his third brother, Kanter. A gloomy, calm look was on Kanter’s face. He only nodded towards Bernard. After he had been exposed in leading the smuggling operation, Kanter knew that he would die, without a question. But now that he was dying on behalf of the clan, the clan would most likely treat his son and his wife well.

Bernard nodded towards Kanter as well.

Two brothers

Hasil (Bahasa Indonesia) 2:

"Kanter Debs ini harus bahwa saudara ketiga dari klan Debs." Clayde tertawa pelan menuju Linley, dan Linley mengangguk. Linley dan Clayde hanya menyaksikan proses tersebut, sementara anggota yang Debs klan semua merasa teror. Semua dari mereka pemirsa dari klan Debs sekarang begitu gugup bahwa mereka gemetar. "Bunyi!" Suara belenggu gemeretak terdengar, sebagai bawah pengawalan dari dua tentara, seorang, wajah pucat, berambut emas pria paruh baya tipis masuk pengadilan. Tatapan dari semua orang di pengadilan ditarik ke arahnya, termasuk Bernard, Kalan, dan Nimitz. Melihat bahwa pria berambut emas muncul, Bernard mendesah panjang, lalu menutup matanya. "Ini benar-benar adalah saudara ketiga dari Debs klan, Kanter! "Dari galeri pengamat, suara diskusi bisa didengar. Banyak dari para bangsawan hadir diakui dan tahu Kanter Debs, karena posisinya dalam marga Debs. Sekarang, klan Debs tidak punya harapan lebih lanjut dari mencoba untuk menyembunyikan. Duduk di kursi hakim, Merritt melihat ke arah Clayde, yang mengangguk. "Bernard." Merritt memandang Bernard. "Sebagai sesuatu berdiri, apakah Anda masih memiliki sesuatu untuk dikatakan untuk diri sendiri?" Tapi Bernard tidak melihat Merritt. Dia memutar kepalanya untuk melihat saudaranya yang ketiga, Kanter, memperbaiki Kanter dengan tatapannya. Kanter juga menatap kakaknya Bernard. Tatapan dari dua bersaudara ini bertemu. "Bro Ketiga, mengapa Anda melakukan ini?" Ada ketidakpercayaan di mata Bernard, seperti rasa sakit dan kemarahan yang disebabkan seluruh tubuhnya bergetar. "Maaf." Kanter lirih. Bernard tertawa pahit, lalu menggeleng. Dengan suara serius, ia berkata, "Ini bukan saya Anda harus menyesal. Ini seluruh klan Debs. Berapa tahun telah klan Debs ada? Itu hanya berkat generasi yang tak terhitung jumlahnya dari kerja keras dan usaha oleh nenek moyang kita yang kita nikmati level sekarang sukses. Tapi Anda ... .you ... "Bernard berada di begitu banyak rasa sakit yang dia tidak bisa berbicara." Buk! "Kanter jatuh berlutut dalam pengadilan, dan dua aliran air mata mulai mengalir." Kakak, saya pantas mati "Dia menampar wajahnya sangat dengan tangan diborgol. Menangis sedih, ia berkata, "Kakak, aku minta maaf. Ini semua salahku. Aku serakah dan tidak puas dengan yang sedikit kewenangan dan kekayaan saya punya dalam klan Debs. Itu sebabnya saya menggunakan emas klan untuk terlibat dalam operasi penyelundupan ini. Ini semua salahku. Kakak laki-laki! Ini semua salahku! "Adegan ini mengejutkan semua orang yang hadir. Linley dan Clayde baik mengangkat alis, sedangkan hakim hukuman, Merritt, mengerutkan kening." Sejak hal telah dikembangkan sejauh ini ... "Bernard mengangkat kepalanya, memaksa air mata untuk berhenti. Dia tampak sangat sepi. "Bro Ketiga, tak peduli soal salah siapa itu. Tindakan Anda telah menyebabkan seluruh klan kami berada dalam bahaya pemusnahan. Aku, Bernard Debs, sebagai pemimpin generasi ini dari klan Debs, tidak akan mampu menghadapi nenek moyang kita, bahkan dalam kematian. "Sambil berbicara, air mata Bernard sekali lagi mulai turun. Bernard tiba-tiba berpaling untuk melihat Clayde, berlutut di arahannya. Menangis sedih, ia berkata, "Yang Mulia. Ini adalah musibah terbesar yang mungkin untuk klan Debs kami telah melahirkan ini menyedihkan, pengkhianat kecil ke kerajaan. Sebagai pemimpin klan Debs, saya, Bernard Debs, tidak bisa lepas tanggung jawab. Aku, Bernard, saya bersedia untuk menggunakan kematianku untuk mohon, Yang Mulia, untuk cadangan klan Debs. Setelah semua, sebagian besar dari orang-orang dalam klan kami tidak bersalah! "Clayde melihat Bernard. Dan kemudian dia melihat Merritt, mengangguk sekali. Merritt mengerti niat Clayde ini. Segera, ia berteriak, "Lima belas menit istirahat! Lima belas menit kemudian, kami akan mengumumkan kalimat terakhir! "...... Semua bangsawan yang hadir harus meninggalkan pengadilan, dan hanya bisa kembali lima belas menit kemudian. Arah kasus ini menuju menjadi sangat jelas. Adapun cara klan Debs akan dihukum karena kejahatan yang penyelundupan, itu benar-benar sampai ke Mulia. Operasi penyelundupan besar-besaran seperti itu pasti bisa mempengaruhi seluruh klan. Bahkan jika klan itu dibasmi, akan dimengerti. Tapi tentu saja, Clayde juga bisa menjadi lebih murah hati dan hanya menghukum klan Debs tetapi memungkinkan untuk bertahan hidup. Hasilnya akan sepenuhnya terserah Clayde. .... Di luar pengadilan, Duke Bonalt sedang mengobrol dengan Linley. "Linley, apakah Anda melihat itu? Ini keturunan cabang utama dari klan Debs benar-benar cukup baik. Yang Kanter telah ditangkap beberapa hari lalu. Tapi, bukannya bunuh diri, ia menunggu sampai hari ini untuk menempatkan di acara itu sekarang. "Duke Bonalt tertawa. Linley mengangguk pujian juga." Jika Kanter telah membunuh dirinya sendiri, maka klan Debs akan berada dalam bahkan lebih buruk, lebih situasi pasif. "Linley tertawa juga. Jika Kanter telah melakukan bunuh diri, maka mayatnya akan digunakan sebagai bukti membuktikan bersalah dari klan Debs di terlibat dalam penyelundupan. The Debs klan akan punya cara untuk membantah hal itu. Tapi sekarang, Kanter sendiri mengakui bahwa ia telah bertindak sendirian, memberikan klan Debs kesempatan hidup. Tapi tentu saja, apakah atau tidak klan Debs akan hidup sepenuhnya sampai Mulia. "Kill'em, kill'em all . "Bebe, di bahu Linley ini, memamerkan taringnya sementara mental berbicara kepada Linley. "Klan Debs ini terlalu pandai bermain game. Aku, Bebe, tidak dapat perut mereka. "Mendengar ini, Linley tidak bisa membantu tetapi tertawa." Squeaaaaak. "Pintu ke pengadilan dibuka. Lima belas menit berlalu. Semua bangsawan luar membuat jalan mereka kembali ke pengadilan, mereka semua diam-diam mengasumsikan posisi mereka sebelumnya. Saat itu, satu-satunya orang yang hadir di pengadilan telah Merritt, Raja Clayde, dan beberapa orang lain. "Linley, mengambil menebak. Bagaimana Anda pikir saya akan menghukumnya? "Clayde tersenyum ke arah Linley." Tidak tahu. "Linley jawab ringkas. Clayde menyeringai diam-diam." Semua berdiri! "Mengatakan kata-kata ini, Merritt naik sungguh-sungguh, dan semua bangsawan di pengadilan diikuti keunggulannya. Kepalanya terangkat tinggi, Merritt mengatakan dalam sebuah khidmat, suara yang jelas, "ini adalah kalimat pengadilan ini: Kanter Debs, anggota dari klan Debs, tidak terang-terangan terlibat dalam penyelundupan skala besar dari jumlah besar dari batu giok air, dan karena itu dijatuhi hukuman eksekusi dengan menggantung, dengan kalimat yang akan dilakukan pada 11 Oktober. "" Total nilai operasi penyelundupan ini adalah lebih dari empat puluh juta koin emas. Kami kalimat klan Debs untuk menerima denda hukuman dari dua kali lipat jumlah itu, delapan puluh juta koin emas. Bernard Debs akan dirilis. Pengadilan ditunda! "Setelah mendengar kata-kata ini dari Merritt, Bernard, Kalan, dan Nimitz semua menghela napas lega, tetapi dalam hati mereka, mereka merasa sangat tidak berdaya. Delapan puluh juta koin emas! Apa sum menakutkan! Seluruh senilai bersih dari klan Debs hanya sekitar seratus juta koin emas, dan yang termasuk semua aset likuid mereka. Bagi mereka untuk dapat membayar seperti denda besar tentu akan membutuhkan mereka untuk menjual banyak aset likuid mereka. Lelang skala besar seperti, dalam hal, pasti akan menghasilkan banyak lowballing dan tawar-menawar dari pembeli. Meskipun aset likuid mereka senilai delapan puluh juta koin emas, kemungkinan mereka benar-benar menerima delapan puluh juta koin emas benar-benar terlalu rendah . "Linley, bagaimana menurutmu?" Clayde melihat Linley. Linley tertawa dan mengangguk. "Mengagumkan dilakukan, mengagumkan dilakukan." Denda yang telah dikenakan Clayde melawan klan Debs hati-hati dikalibrasi, justru karena penilaian aset likuid yang Debs klan bernilai sekitar delapan puluh juta atau lebih. Jika Clayde benar-benar adalah untuk menghukum klan Debs untuk pemusnahan, maka tanpa diragukan lagi, dia tidak akan bisa mendapatkan tangannya pada koin aset likuid mereka. Tapi jika hukuman denda terlalu tinggi, mungkin klan Debs bahkan akan risiko kepunahan daripada membayar denda. Denda dari delapan puluh juta koin emas itu tidak terlalu tinggi atau terlalu sedikit. Itu tepat. "Bapa." Kalan dan yang lainnya langsung pergi untuk membantu Bernard berdiri. Tapi Bernard hanya menatap kakak ketiganya, Kanter. Sebuah suram, terlihat tenang itu di wajah Kanter. Ia hanya mengangguk terhadap Bernard. Setelah ia telah terkena dalam memimpin operasi penyelundupan, Kanter tahu bahwa ia akan mati, tanpa pertanyaan. Tapi sekarang bahwa ia sedang sekarat atas nama klan, klan kemungkinan besar akan memperlakukan anaknya dan istrinya juga. Bernard mengangguk ke arah Kanter juga. Dua bersaudara