Chapter 1 The Courtroom Disturbance

Everyone in the courtroom turned to look at the figure in the doorway.

It was a gaunt man in a long purple suit, a wicked smile playing on his lips.

"Feng Bujue?" Gui Xiao blurted out the name almost instinctively when he saw Jue-ge.

And once he said that… the courtroom erupted.

"What? That's Mad Detective Feng?"

"The legendary Mad Detective Feng?"

"That's strange… I heard he had four heads and his eyes shot death rays."

"Nonsense! I heard that Mad Detective Feng is the sworn brother of the king of demons, with seventy-two transformations, a hairy face, and a thunderous mouth…"

"You're full of it. Mad Detective Feng is obviously a fair-skinned young man, incredibly handsome, with the lower half of a beast…"

Clearly, Jue-ge's reputation in the script world was so widespread that everyone knew his name. The NPCs from various planets in the main universe had all heard of him. However… their sources of information seemed a bit off. They mostly got their information after it had been distorted time and time again… which led to various bizarre misunderstandings about Jue-ge.

However, there was still a core element in the information about Jue-ge… that hadn't been lost in the rumors.

Therefore, everyone present had a basic consensus: Mad Detective Feng was a despicable, insidious, and extremely difficult-to-deal-with guy who had created countless legends.

Bang, bang, bang…

"Silence!" A few seconds later, the court clerk banged the gavel, silencing the noisy crowd.

Soon, the courtroom was quiet again.

The black-robed judge spoke up at this moment, "Mad Detective Feng, how dare you break into the courtroom during a trial? Do you know that contempt of the Court of Truth is punishable by…"

"I was just in a hurry to get in and accidentally broke the door," Jue-ge interrupted, walking forward. "At most, it's just destruction of public property. What does that have to do with contempt of court?" As he spoke, he frowned, pointed to the broken door behind him, and said, "Besides… this broken door was already old and falling apart; it's more accurate to say that the door's lifespan ended when I used it normally."

"Impudence!" Faced with this blatant sophistry, the court clerk was furious. He seemed to have been possessed by a county magistrate and shouted two words that were almost impossible to hear in a "court," but were frequently used in a "public hall," and he raised the gavel and slammed it down again.

Bang… crack…

Unexpectedly, he used too much force, and the gavel broke upon impact.

"See? Things are broken everywhere. Your court's hardware is poorly maintained… can you blame me for that?" Feng Bujue now had even more reason. "Is the court clerk showing contempt of court by breaking the gavel?"

"You…" The court clerk's anger rose again, but he had nothing left to bang. He was afraid of smashing the podium in front of him if he punched the table, so he could only glare at Jue-ge.

"Alright, alright," the black-robed judge said to the court clerk after a few seconds, "Bok, calm down and be mindful of the court."

His simple words made the thunderous, imposing court clerk shiver.

"I… I'm sorry… Your Honor," the court clerk, known as Bok, respectfully turned his head back. "I lost my composure…"

"Forget it." The judge waved his hand under his black robe and picked up the gavel in front of him (there was another one on the bench, naturally for the judge to use). "Anyway…"

Bang…

As he spoke, the judge lightly raised the gavel and struck the wooden pad on the table.

Instantly, a burst of invisible energy erupted, shocking everyone in the courtroom.

"I see… the judge is using mental-type abilities…" In less than half a second, Gui Xiao analyzed the judge's main ability system from the gavel strike.

The judge was completely unaware of this. He simply looked at Jue-ge and continued, "Mad Detective Feng, I won't pursue the matter of the broken door… but why did you suddenly break into the court, interrupt the trial, and say 'objection'…? What does that mean?"

"Isn't my meaning obvious?" Jue-ge said, walking next to the defendant's seat and raising an arm to point at Gui Xiao. "I'm stopping my client from pleading guilty."

"Hmm?" The judge hesitated for a moment and asked, "Are you the lawyer for Devouring Sky Gui Xiao?"

"Yes," Feng Bujue replied with a straight face, giving an affirmative answer.

"Hey, hey…" Gui Xiao narrowed his eyes at Jue-ge and said, "Who asked you to defend me?"

Feng Bujue completely ignored Gui Xiao's question, turned to the judge, and continued, "Your Honor, the Court of Truth allows the defendant to hire a lawyer for their defense, right?"

"That's right," the judge replied in a deep voice, "But… the lawyer hired by the defendant must have a lawyer's license." He paused, "Mad Detective Feng, I'll state this in advance, don't think you can get away with using your status as a Traveler from another world…" He tapped the table lightly with his finger and continued, "The lawyer's license I'm talking about must be a relevant certificate issued by a legitimate government in a legitimate territory in the main universe."

"Hmph…" At this moment, the brown-skinned prosecutor stood up and said to Jue-ge with a sneer, "Mad Detective Feng, if you can't prove your lawyer's license, you're also in contempt of court!"

"Oh?" When Jue-ge heard this, he turned around and looked at the prosecutor. "What are you, you shit-faced birdman?"

"Shit-faced… birdman?" The prosecutor had never heard such a term in his life. "You bastard! I am the famous and prestigious… Biff Murray, known as the 'Unbeatable Prosecutor'! How dare you call me a shit-faced birdman?"

"Shit-faced birdman, shit-faced birdman! Shit-faced birdman—" After hearing the other party's self-introduction, Feng Bujue repeated the title three times to his face, with increasing emphasis.

Biff trembled with anger, but he couldn't be bothered to argue with this rogue-like man. Like a bullied child, he could only complain to the judge, "Your Honor! I object! He's insulting me!"

"Objection sustained," the judge replied and looked at Jue-ge. "Mad Detective Feng, please watch your language."

"Okay," Feng Bujue nodded to the judge, then turned to Biff. "I'm sorry, Prosecutor Biff, I shouldn't have called you a shit-faced birdman. Although the term accurately describes your overall image in the eyes of us Earthlings, calling you that… seems to be offensive. I'll never call you a shit-faced birdman again, at least not in court. As for whether I'll call you a shit-faced birdman in private, or accidentally mention a shit-faced birdman to someone when you're not around…"

"You'd better stop it, you bastard!"

When Biff heard the words "I'm sorry," the thought "This Mad Detective Feng seems to be quite polite" flashed through his mind; but immediately after, the other party used that word to scold him five times in a whole passage, and there was no sign of stopping, which made Biff furious.

"Mad Detective Feng, if you mention that word again, I'll charge you with contempt of court," the judge gave a final warning.

"Okay~ okay~" Feng Bujue shrugged and walked towards the bench.

"What are you going to do?" Bok immediately stood up vigilantly.

"Relax, Mr. Court Clerk," Feng Bujue leisurely took something out of his knapsack. "I'm just taking something out for you to see." As he spoke, he handed a paper document to Bok. "Please give this to His Honor the Judge to take a look at."

After handing over the document, Jue-ge turned around and looked at Shit-face… oh no… looked at Biff with a provocative look. "This… is the 'Lawyer Qualification Certificate of the Book World' personally issued by Zhuanjie Zun. Brother Zun's Detective Club is undoubtedly a 'legitimate territory' in the main universe; and he himself… is the 'legitimate government' there." At this point, he licked his lips and made a face at Biff. "My lawyer's license, which some people have questioned… shouldn't be a problem now, right?"

"Well… the proof document is fine." The judge quickly finished reading the document. "Mad…" He thought for a moment and changed his words. "Defense Attorney, this court acknowledges that you are qualified to defend Devouring Sky Gui Xiao."

"I say…" Gui Xiao had already propped his elbows on the table of the defendant's seat, holding his cheek, and put on an impatient expression. "Is anyone listening to me? I've said that I want to plead guilty… and I don't want that guy to defend me…"

"Defense Attorney, you heard that, your client refuses you to defend him," the judge said to Jue-ge.

"I object," Feng Bujue replied.

"Hey… you can object to this too?" Gui Xiao was shocked when he heard this.

"Yes… Defense Attorney, what are you objecting to?" The judge also felt a headache coming on.

"The defendant is a minor, and matters related to his defense should be decided by his legal guardian. He has no right to refuse my defense," Feng Bujue replied.

"Hmm…" The judge thought for a moment, "I see…" He paused for half a second, "Then, who is the defendant's legal guardian?"

"That's me." Without even thinking, Feng Bujue patted his chest and admitted it.

"What is your relationship with the defendant?" The judge asked again.

"I'm his godfather," Feng Bujue replied again, without thinking, giving a very bad answer.

"You're talking nonsense!" Gui Xiao turned his head and cursed.

Jue-ge ignored Gui Xiao and looked at the judge. "Your Honor, I farted."

"Uh…" the judge said, "So what…"

"It's nothing. Since my client brought it up, I'll just share it with everyone," Feng Bujue replied.

"Oh…" the judge responded and was silent for three seconds. "Defense Attorney… please don't mention such things that are irrelevant to the case."

"Okay," Jue-ge nodded in response.

In three sentences, Feng Bujue used the double meaning of the word "fart" and the translation issue of the game to get past the matter…

"Then…" the judge continued, "Defense Attorney, and Legal Guardian… are you now going to defend the defendant as innocent?"

"Yes," Feng Bujue replied. "And…" He turned to the jury, "I hope the jury can ignore all of the defendant's testimony."

"Hmm, this court allows you to make that request," the judge immediately replied.

"Hey! That's allowed too!" Gui Xiao obviously didn't understand the law, and even less so the laws of the Court of Truth. His surprise was understandable.

"Alright…" At this moment, Feng Bujue finally approached the defendant's seat, lowered his voice, and whispered to Gui Xiao, "If you want to get out of this, just stand there obediently and watch me perform."

"Tch…" Gui Xiao didn't appreciate it much. He also lowered his voice and replied, "Let alone the fact that we're in a competition and should be in a life-and-death situation; even if I'm willing to cooperate with you to deal with these NPCs, don't you think… it would be more efficient for us to just use force?"

"If you and I join forces, we can indeed massacre this place," Feng Bujue replied, "But that's meaningless…" He controlled his voice even more quietly. "The Court of Truth is a rather special 'Four Pillars God.' 'It' does not have a separate, concrete entity like other pillar gods; the Court of Truth is a concept, a will… not something that can be destroyed by force."

"Oh?" Gui Xiao continued, "Then what are you going to do? Talk 'it' to death?"

"Hmph…" Jue-ge smiled without saying a word.