The Silent Man did not step forward to stop the atrocities of these government officials, because he also saw that these refugees had already been infected with the plague, and they would die soon. Since they were dying people, no matter how much he did, it would not help. Compared to these

As a refugee, he felt that those who were alive were more worthy of his attention.

The desperate situation caused by the plague made people no longer cover up the evil in their nature, and the ugliness of human nature was also exposed in front of the plague. The Silent People believed that it was not the plague that caused the cold-bloodedness of the government officials, but that these people were originally dark-hearted people.

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When passing by the corpses of the six refugees, the Silent Man read a passage from the Bible (a holy scripture) for them, so that their dead souls could receive the blessing of the Holy Spirit. After reciting the Bible, the Silent Man continued to walk through the silence of death.

In the county town, what greeted us was not the warm spring breeze but the stench of rotting corpses.

The speechless man has long been accustomed to this smell, but he still subconsciously covers his nose with his hands, because no one would like to smell such a disgusting smell, if you are still a normal person.

After rounding a corner, the Silent Man came to the central square of the county town. The central square that should have been crowded with people now had no other living things except a few stinking corpses that had not been cleaned up in time.

There is a tall oak tree in the center of the square. The Silent Man came to sit in the open space around the oak tree. These days, only under the oak tree can he enjoy a moment of tranquility. The Silent Man closed his eyes and thought about what happened during this time.

All kinds of...

The despair brought about by the plague made everyone become a little neurotic. Some people even truly believed that they could survive the plague as long as they ate the flesh of children. In order to survive, they did not hesitate to kill their own children.

, throw the dead child into the pot and stew it until it is cooked, and then share it with the family to enjoy. Smelling the aroma wafting from the pot, everyone in the family has forgotten all ethical principles.

A pair of bloodshot eyes were staring straight at the stove, and saliva kept flowing from their mouths. When the pot was boiling, the man kicked the woman away and directly put his hand into the pot without caring whether it was hot or not.

, grabbed a piece of meat and gnawed it with relish. After the man was full, the woman dared to take a bowl and scoop out a spoonful of broth and take two sips. But how much meat can a child have?

After tasting the delicious food, these people could no longer control their desires. In order to eat more meat, the men picked up knives and stabbed their wives, brothers, sisters, and even parents. In the end, these things were reported by the county government

The county magistrate knew about it. At first, he thought it was the people below who were making alarmist remarks. After all, it sounded so ridiculous.

But when the officials brought a madman with disheveled hair and blood stains to the county government office, the county magistrate was really shocked by the man.

The yamen officer told the county magistrate that this guy would bite anyone he saw. When he was catching him, another yamen officer was bitten off a major artery and eventually bled to death.

At this moment, the county magistrate believed that the man-eating monsters people said were real, and that these so-called monsters were actually people who had distorted human nature. The county magistrate was afraid that people like him could not deal with those monsters, so he reported the situation to

He came to the Yin Shixing in the main city. This Yin Shixing was the younger brother of Gong Yin Shidao of Chu State, and his work style was even more cruel and domineering than his brother Yin Shidao.

After receiving the report from the county magistrate, they directly sent a cavalry team to burn the incident site and the surrounding houses. More than seventy people died in the fire, and many of them were ordinary innocent people.

The people. As a result, other people were extremely angry at what the people in the main city did. They asked these soldiers why they didn't investigate clearly before taking action? These people were the victims this time, but what about next time?

However, there are so many soldiers in Yinshihang. As long as you dare to cause trouble, you will be treated as a rebel and executed. They adopt a system of sitting together for all those who resist. If one person commits chaos, the whole family will be executed. These soldiers will also insert the severed heads in the

Then put the spear on the door of the house of every common people who participated in the trouble, to tell other people not to try to challenge their authority.

Within a few days, no one in the county town dared to speak against the people in the main city. There were even outrageous remarks that those people died innocently and that the people in the main city did not kill innocent people by mistake. After the people in the main city saw that the matter was resolved,

After receiving some filial piety from the county magistrate, we returned to the main city. The funny thing is, more people died in those days than those who died from the plague.

When he thought of these speechless people, he couldn't bear to think about it anymore. He slowly stood up and said goodbye to the old oak tree behind him. He didn't want to ruin his remaining good mood because of these bad things, because today was a family day.

A festive day of reunion.

As long as he returns home and sees his family, all the unpleasant things of that day will disappear. He was sent here sixty years ago, and he has become one with this small county over the years.

, here he has his wife, son and a lot of grandchildren and granddaughters.

There is a piece of high ground not far from the central square. The home of the Silent Man is there. Not only his other saints and their families also live on that high ground.

There are solid city walls built around the highland, which are even stronger than the outer walls of the county seat. In addition, three of the four sides of the highland have extremely steep slopes, and there is only a relatively gentle road leading to the top. Therefore, even if the entire county seat is

Even the fortified city on the high ground can remain standing even if it falls.

For the people in the highlands, the arrival of the plague has no impact. They just can't go out. Every day, a convoy from the main city brings them food and drink, so they don't understand why those outside are so concerned about it.

Are you so dissatisfied with the current situation?

After the Silent Man entered the Highland Castle, people kept saluting him, and he returned the salute one by one. Although he was the person with the highest status in the castle, he still liked to treat everyone equally, and it was precisely because of his

Everyone in the castle respected him for this habit.

Soon he came to the door of his home. After knocking on the door, a little boy who looked somewhat similar to him opened the door. After the little boy recognized the identity of the visitor, he excitedly wanted to post it to the Silent Man.

On the body, the Silent Man stopped his little grandson and said with a smile, "Wait until grandpa takes off his outer clothes, can you get close to grandpa again?" The little boy nodded sensibly and returned to the house to wait.

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The Silent Man went to the side room, took off his coat, and threw the clothes directly into the fire. He would do this every time he went out, in order to prevent his family from being contaminated by the unclean things outside.

After handling the clothes, the Silent Man walked into his home with peace of mind. He had three sons in total. The eldest son was working in the main city and happened to have something to do and couldn't come today. The second son and the younger son both made the same choice as him.

When the Silent Man joins the county town, everyone in his family is waiting for the return of the head of the family.

Because only when he announced that dinner was ready could everyone start. Seeing his little grandson looking at him eagerly, the Silent Man couldn't help but think of those refugees, but he soon put this matter behind him. After all, it was nothing.
Chapter completed!