What happened to Isaac?

After the presiding judge’s words fell, the audience fell into silence, and Isaac was completely stunned. As for Xavier, who was sentenced to death, he also showed a look of bewilderment that was rarely seen in his life. His hands were tightly grasping the railing. , so that the joints turn bluish white.

Immediately afterwards, the jury seat boiled like water suddenly reaching boiling point, and the presiding judge had to strike the hammer three times and shout: "Silence! Silence!" The scene was barely controlled.

"Anyone object?"

asked the presiding judge.

There was a commotion in the jury box, and the voices of the angels were drowned in the voices. This commotion contained dissatisfaction, but no clear statement could be heard.

"Angels who disagree, please stand up and speak."

The judge said again.

No one stood up.Soon, the jury seat also returned to silence.

"So, everyone agrees with this ruling, right?" The presiding judge breathed a sigh of relief, "Then—"

"Wait a moment."

At this time, Isaac who was in the audience suddenly said:

"It's so ridiculous. Everything in this world can change, but the 'Oligarch Tribunal' in heaven really won't change in 1000 years."

"Feel sorry?"

"I say: Your jury system is useless."

"……What did you say?"

"I said, no matter how these one hundred angels vote, it will not affect the result. Even if it is changed to two hundred, three hundred, or one thousand, things will not change. The nine people on the judgment seat can decide everything. Embellishment is just a formality, isn't it true?"

After hearing this rebellious speech, the presiding judge was so shocked that he didn't respond immediately.

As soon as Isaac's words fell, there was another commotion in the jury seat, but it was only like a circle of ripples, and soon returned to silence.The virtue of an angel is obedience.In terms of forbearance, no one can do better than an angel—let alone an angel who is just watching other people's right and wrong.

Paradise likes to engage in formalism. As long as you stay in Paradise long enough, you will find out sooner or later. The first priority in Paradise is to learn to get used to it.

However, it is one thing to know it, and another thing to blatantly put it on the table.The presiding judge has never been offended like this for a long time. His wing feathers almost exploded, but he still tried to calm down and said:

"Do you dare to discredit Heaven? Succubus Isaac, do you want to start a war?"

"Smear?" Isaac sneered, "The jury's vote should account for [-]% of the final result, so let me ask you, do you dare to publish the jury's vote?"

"Succubus Isaac, don't make trouble out of no reason! Voting results have never been made public, and your request is obviously illegal."

"If the bullshit 'rule' is to cover things that should be made public, then that's the way I see any court. Why do you need a jury? Why do you need so many judges? Just leave it to you Isn’t it enough to be alone?”

"Please watch your attitude, Succubus Isaac!"

"What kind of attitude should I have, should I bow down to you?..."

Xavier, who should have been at the center of the storm, was instead forgotten.He stood on the dock and listened to the dispute between the presiding judge and Isaac. The voices of the two became louder and louder, as if trying to suppress each other, Xavier almost felt dizzy.

He had never seen such an Isaac.Isaac looked so angry that the anger seemed to be for him but not for him.

"I've had enough of you, it's raining again in London! It's raining again in London! It's raining again in London!" cried Isaac, sounding like a madman to the uninformed.He repeated in vain, "What on earth can I say? It's raining again in London!  …"

Many people may have laughed at Isaac's stupidity, and Xavier may have done the same.But this kind of Isaac is completely different from Xavier's impression. This feeling is like seeing a person standing in a flood, and the waves will crush him but he doesn't run away-you dare not laugh at him aloud.

Xavier felt that no sentence had ever been as sharp and heavy as this one, making his scalp tingle and his eyes moist.No poem is one-thousandth as loud as this cry: It's raining again in London!It's raining again in London!It's raining again in London!The sentence made no sense at all, which is why it seemed so terrible.What the hell is this place where nonsense is allowed to take the place of truth?

What it conceals may be a series of past events, a piece of history, an absurd tragedy, and the sum of some irreversible secrets.

"Succubus Isaac, if you continue to talk nonsense like this, I will ask someone to take you down!" said the presiding judge.

Gast looked at the audience and leaned out half of his body anxiously - he was very small, almost equivalent to a child, and this action made him look shaky.He pursed his lips, looked pale, and shook his head desperately at Isaac, but the latter just glanced at him, sighed, and shrugged his shoulders, as if a burden had been lifted from his shoulders, but he looked very depressed.He said:

"I've already said everything I should say, including what I can say and what I can't say. I can't say anything. What else do I need? I'm already discouraged. I lost. I see, forget it , just sentence him to death. Let me sign it for Xavier—maybe I'll cut off his head!"

"Isaac, let me emphasize once again to pay attention to your attitude. Your speech is your speech, don't be weird!"

"Why is it my fault again? I said that I agree with your decision 100%, really, just let him die!" Isaac said, "An angel who is less than three hundred years old, who came from a backward earth How can human beings deserve so many court trials? Just let him die! After this trivial matter is over, everyone can rest early. Let me say something for the jury angels present: this chair is too hard, sitting on the back and buttocks It's all too uncomfortable!"

Although everyone was deliberately serious, there was still a thin burst of laughter from the jury box.Soon the laugh was choked again by a certain heaviness of air.This kind of broken joke only makes the situation more ridiculous and bleak.

Gast sat back on the chair, covered his face and couldn't say a word; Gordon turned his head and couldn't bear to look down, the other angels in the judgment seat were either indifferent or thoughtful, and none of them responded to Isaac's words.As for the presiding judge, he sighed for a long time, suppressed the anger on his face, and regained his calm expression:

"...I have run out of patience with you, Isaac. You angels, please take this rambling succubus down!"

At the command of the judge, a powerful angel came down and took Isaac out of the crowd.They supported him from left to right, tied his hands behind his back, and escorted him off the stage.

Isaac was escorted down, and when he passed the dock, he suddenly struggled violently, knocked down an angel, and kicked another angel. No one thought that he would dare to make trouble in such a place. Unexpectedly, Isaac really broke free from the restraint.

Isaac rushed forward, held Xavier's hand tightly and said, "I can't do anything for you. I'm too incompetent. It's been like this from beginning to end. I'm willing to give you anything. I dare to use whatever I have." In exchange for you, but I have nothing. Can I give you a little bravery? What if I told you I would die for you if I had the chance, or be with you? I would, Langdon, I promise. I swear to you. I'm afraid of nothing but you waiting too long, Langdon, Langdon, Langdon..."

Xavier let Isaac hold his hand, and it was as if his soul had regained his body at this moment. For a moment, he almost slackened and gave up, thinking that he would just sit and wait for death?But he knew he would not be reconciled.He looked at Isaac's trembling green eyes, and couldn't tell how many emotions were in them. Maybe human emotions are and should be so complicated and indescribable.

He held Isaac's hand back hesitantly, at first he seemed to be confirming something, but gradually tightened it, with a strength that almost pinched him.Xavier's deliberately low voice trembled slightly because of excitement: "Listen, listen, Isaac, I don't want you to die for me, and don't want to die with me. Listen carefully: get out of here now and go home. You just have to do this for me."

As soon as the words fell, the energy angels rushed forward and restrained Isaac. His fingers were ripped from Xavier's hand one by one, tearing him off the railing of the dock.

As Xavier watched them take Isaac away and roughly push his succubus, his roommates, his relatives, friends and partner away, Xavier felt a sudden void in his heart.

During this period, Isaac kept turning his head hard, his eyes fixed on Xavier.Soon, Xavier could no longer see his expression clearly; after passing a corner, Isaac's figure completely disappeared from Xavier's vision.

**

"I don't want to kick you down, Isaac," said an angel to Isaac.

"Should I thank you for your tenderness?"

"No, you should go now."

As soon as the words fell, Isaac's bound hands were loosened.The capable angel looked at him half-melancholy and half vigilantly. Isaac shrugged his shoulders and silently walked down the stairs of heaven. fist, and saw a line of magic writing left in the palm, which were three independent words: Robert, ledger, shadow

In the next second, the trace disappeared in his palm, like the handful of butterflies that Xavier gave him.