"So that's how it is."
"Then, something as dangerous as Primordial Seawater, wasn't it already in use a long time ago?"
The audience suddenly realized.
"That makes sense." Marcel (Vacher) also agreed wholeheartedly.
He was still pretending to be wronged, as if this case had nothing to do with him.
"Please, Mr. Marcel, make your rebuttal," Neuvillette said.
"Rebuttal? Why should I rebut? It's all a misunderstanding, and Navia didn't directly accuse me of being the mastermind, did she?" Marcel said.
"Since he won't ask, then I will," Furina said.
She didn't ask for evidence of a third party's existence like in the original plot.
Because this time, Navia didn't just make a simple conjecture; this time, she presented concrete evidence.
With the help of Charlotte and others, Navia had already identified the third person who went missing that day.
"Since Mr. Callas knew the crucial information that people could dissolve into water, why didn't he reveal it during the later trial?"
"With that, the trial would still have had room for maneuver…"
Furina directly asked the question she cared about most, all questions related to the prophecy.
"This is because…" Navia hesitated, then bit her lip and spoke.
"To protect me, to protect everyone in Spina di Rosula, Callas chose to sacrifice himself."
"If that crucial information had been revealed then, perhaps the true culprit could have been caught."
"But Spina di Rosula and I would surely have been shattered by the true culprit's retaliation."
"Perhaps, after that, the Gardes would catch the true culprit and deliver 'justice.' "
"But by then, what good would 'justice' be…?"
"Hiding this information until now gave me, gave us, more time."
"After I uncovered the truth, it would be me, not the Opera House, who would restore my father's reputation."
"…" Furina fell silent.
Was Fontaine's 'justice' truly correct?
If Fontaine's 'justice' could truly deliver 'justice,' then how could organizations like Spina di Rosula be so beloved by the public?
"I have no more questions, Navia, please continue." Furina sat down.
Little Furina seemed a bit unhappy, so Lin Qiu waved a finger.
A curtain of water swept across Furina's eyes, leaving a rainbow.
Floating in front of the rainbow were bubbles, and within the bubbles were reflections of various desserts.
This was learned from Furina's idle animation.
"What is this?" Furina blinked.
A hint of joy appeared in her heterochromatic pupils, and she unconsciously swallowed.
Neuvillette glanced at Lin Qiu.
The recent action was not aggressive, so he did not stop him.
But the Hydro Dragon could not understand Lin Qiu's behavior.
Why do this in front of the Hydro Archon? What was the meaning?
"Marcel, don't you want to defend yourself?" Navia looked at Marcel.
"Defend? Why should I defend myself?"
"I've already said it's all a misunderstanding. You know, when the Serial Disappearance Case of Young Girls happened, I hadn't even come to Fontaine yet," Marcel said with a smile.
He had been calm all along, and this was the reason: he had a solid alibi.
As long as Navia didn't discover his other identity, his guilt could not be proven no matter what.
"Ah? So he has an alibi? Then what's there to discuss?" The audience sighed.
It seemed this case was about to end here.
Neuvillette also looked at Navia, wanting to know how Navia would break through the other party's alibi.
"You're right, when the Serial Disappearance Case of Young Girls occurred, 'Marcel' was indeed not in Fontaine."
Navia admitted it generously.
Just when everyone thought Navia had been refuted, Navia's words took a turn.
"But, Vacher was!"
"!?" Marcel's calmness vanished.
"Are you surprised to hear that name called out?"
Navia saw Marcel's wavering.
"It's just a little surprising to suddenly hear you mention an unfamiliar name, that's all."
"An unfamiliar name, huh?"
Navia looked at Marcel with a half-smile.
Lin Qiu knew it was his turn to make an appearance.
"My partner has collected some interesting evidence," Navia said.
Although Navia said Lin Qiu was her partner.
But for such a sudden disruption of order in the courtroom, Neuvillette still wanted to stop him.
"Wait, Neuvillette, since he says he has evidence, let's hear it first." Furina spoke first.
She was still wondering how to get to know Lin Qiu; didn't this opportunity just present itself?
Neuvillette, hearing this, finally did not bring down his raised scepter and slowly lowered it.
Not only because of Furina's words, but also because Neuvillette equally wanted to solve the Serial Disappearance Case of Young Girls.
This case had truly caused too many tragedies.
"It's you?" Marcel recognized Lin Qiu.
Isn't this the new friend Navia met a while ago?
It was ever since she met this guy that Navia became different from before.
"It's me."
"You really shouldn't have come to Fontaine." Marcel looked at Lin Qiu with resentment.
"But I still came." Lin Qiu paid no attention to Marcel's hostility.
"Not only did I come, but I also brought some things you didn't want to be discovered."
Saying this, Lin Qiu took out a large number of items from his Vision.
Diaries, experimental reports, the Damselettes' relics, and Primordial Seawater.
All of these were found in Vacher's lair.
Marcel was shocked but still tried to argue.
"You… how do you prove these things are mine!?"
That's right, these things are written with 'Vacher,' what do they have to do with me, Marcel?
Seeing this, Lin Qiu took out another large stack of photos, all taken at the Sinthe factory.
Navia had evidence of Marcel selling Sinthe, which was enough to prove his connection to the factory.
Furthermore, the name 'Marcel' was also mentioned in the diary; it was a name Vacher and Vigneire came up with together.
"Thanks to Charlotte for providing the Kamera; the photos are very clear."
"Oh, and there are videos too, do you want to see them?"
Although Charlotte didn't appear on stage for this trial, it must be said that her participation rate was truly one hundred percent.
The information and evidence on Navia's side were provided by her.
The tools on Lin Qiu's side were also provided by her.
Even now, Charlotte was still writing furiously below the stage; after the trial ended, she would continue to produce content.
Marcel still wanted to argue, but Lin Qiu said something that made him unable to refute.
"Vacher, don't you think you've tarnished the name Marcel?" Lin Qiu continued to attack.
This name was chosen by him and Vigneire together, and now he was using it as a cover for his crimes.
"…" Vacher fell silent; he truly could not deny that name.
He had lost. As soon as Vacher's identity was uncovered, his hidden evidence surfaced one by one.
He was speechless.
"Marcel, no, Vacher! When you noticed my change, it was already too late," Navia said.
"Mr. Marcel, do you have anything else you wish to rebut?"
"If not, the trial will proceed to the next stage." Neuvillette's tone remained flat.
"Noticed you… Heh, then who will notice me?!!" Vacher (Marcel) exploded.
"My beloved dissolved before my eyes, and I was powerless!"
"I told you! I told you, didn't I?! But what about you?!"
"No one helped me, no one cared, no one even believed me!"
"What kind of grand trial is this?! Pursuing justice, bah! A farce!"
"Vigneire's death was so insignificant that it was ignored by all of you!!"
"She and I made a promise, a promise that no matter where we went, we would be together!"
"But I… I can't dissolve!" Vacher took out a bottle of Primordial Seawater and drank it all.
"I can't dissolve!!!"
"I can't dissolve!!!"