Trial

As soon as Dutch initiated his revolution, Germany and Austria-Hungary were ready to follow.

And now, Dutch was preparing to draw back the grand curtain with a final blow.

Washington.

Supreme Federal Court.

This place is usually where national political affairs are heard. Its name is a court, but it is actually a conference center for various policy votes.

However, today, this place was given the function of a court trial for the first time.

Twelve grand justices, well-versed in law, sat on the judge's bench of the court. Sitting here, they could overlook all the seats below, a symbol of power and status.

The Supreme Federal Court was packed, and everyone sitting in a seat was among the upper echelon of the United States Federal Government, the true controllers of this country.

This included, but was not limited to, various capitalists, high-ranking Federal Government officials, and even observer representatives sent by Europe.

Reporters from various countries couldn't even get an observer seat in this Supreme Court. They could only stand in the open space at the end of the court, setting up cameras to photograph the meeting and write news reports.

And the news they were going to write today would undoubtedly be a blockbuster, though its weight was actually quite limited.

After all, whether it was Britain, France, or even America, they were constantly stirring up trouble in this era.

Compared to news of newly occupied colonies, today's news wasn't overly outstanding.

However, it was fresh.

At this time, the supreme trial had not yet begun, and the defendant, Dutch Van der Linde, had not yet entered the scene.

So the people below were still communicating unscrupulously.

"Damn it, this damned Dutch Van der Linde, wouldn't it have been better for him to just stay put in the West? What's he doing coming out?" Joseph, the current politician from the Kennedy Family, had already ascended to a high position in the Democratic Party.

"Exactly! There was nothing going on, but now he's made trouble for himself. He's already reached this position, he can't possibly be unable to distinguish even these problems, can he?" a political family member next to him echoed.

"Sigh, I just hope another civil war isn't provoked. We've just caught up with the times; if another civil war breaks out, it'll be hard to recover for at least ten years."

If the internal American political arena was divided into two factions, the capitalist faction and the political faction, the Kennedy Family was undoubtedly a representative of the political faction.

And the political faction's Claims was to drag out the West, wait until Europe couldn't wait any longer, then pull in aid, or drag them into the fray.

In short, either don't fight, or no one gets off easy, even if this is merely America's own internal problem.

The current world can be described as a turbulent period.

Europe's colonial ambitions to sweep outwards had reached a peak, not only plundering in Africa but also beginning to involve Asia.

At this time, if America had more problems, it would be difficult for them not to turn their attention to America.

So Dutch staying in the West now, preventing things from escalating further, they simply don't care!

Damn it, America is not like governments such as Britain and Germany that can manage local areas. America is just a federalist country, and it doesn't have much power to manage the states. Dutch Van der Linde hasn't separated those four states from America; he merely has a bit more power.

The West! The Federation!

What's wrong with him being taking over?

From America's perspective, his political family would even be very happy to see rising major states; no matter how they rise, for America, this is strength!

But unfortunately, those in power are not political families like his, but capitalist families.

The capitalist families sitting on the other side of the jury box were currently in a state of jubilation.

"Hahaha, this damned Dutch Van der Linde, he actually dared to cause trouble in America. If he's not sentenced to death today, he won't get off this trial bench!"

"Don't worry, we've arranged everything. Eleven of the twelve judges will agree to his charges and sentence him to death.

But before he's executed, he'll die in prison."

"He even helped us develop the West. This is wealth delivered to our doorstep. We'll be able to take over the West directly, without even needing to change the system."

"And this time, the Morgan Family bet on the wrong horse. Next, not only will we seize the wealth of the West, we can even find a way to carve up the Morgan Family."

Completely different from the politicians, the officials and tycoons on the capitalist side didn't care about America's survival, nor the survival of the American people, nor the survival of the West. They just wanted more wealth, the more the better.

Capitalists have no concept of national borders, and war never affects them directly.

Even Hill had difficulty catching the real slippery ones, which shows how cunning these people were.

But now it's different. Now, besides Hill, there's also Dutch Van der Linde.

The atmosphere in the venue grew increasingly fervent, with various discussions continuing endlessly, making the entire Supreme Court as noisy as a vegetable market.

Finally, as the time reached the appointed moment, the twelve judges of the Supreme Court simultaneously struck their gavels.

"Silence!"

With their shouts, the Supreme Court finally began to quiet down.

Everyone's gaze turned to the defendant's position, all eyes converged there, wanting to see what kind of person this Dutch Van der Linde truly was.

And under the scrutiny of all eyes, a charismatic figure calmly and unhurriedly walked out from the wooden door behind the defendant's stand.

Dutch Van der Linde!!!