Part Two The Human World Chapter Fifty-Four Acting Separately
When a lumberyard owner walked into his boss's room, he almost sat down on the ground in fright.
Lying on the ground was a person who didn't look much like a human being. Even arthropods didn't have such twisted limbs. Instead of limbs, they looked more like tree branches patched together on the body. The bones on this person's face were also completely broken.
It looked like the face was strangely convex and convex as if it was stretched tight on a pile of garbage, and its original appearance could no longer be recognized. There was only a big blood hole left in the middle, probably where the mouth was, and dozens of them on the ground.
The teeth were knocked out one by one from the inside, and two eyeballs that had been dragged out of the eye sockets were hung under the two small blood holes on the top, leaving some meridians at the back hanging inside.
Only the ears were torn off.
But this man is not dead yet, and is still trembling slightly. Although his body and appearance are completely deformed, it can be seen from his black skin and lean muscles that he is the little worker who was still alive just now. He was called
It only takes a few minutes to come in.
Clovis looked impatient. He had to admit that these pariahs still had strong bones. Of course, he still had many tricks that he had not used yet. He wanted to know if any of the bones could be stronger.
His methods. Apart from Duke Mulak and his master, Captain Roland, the people he likes to ask for advice most are the torture officers. He even knows how to cut people one by one until the person can see his own internal organs and body alive.
Most of the skeletons. But there is undoubtedly no time to show these good things now, and we must ask for useful things as soon as possible. His voice sounded like a demonic stone statue cursing: "Does this person have any family? Wife, parents, children
What."
"... This is a villager from a local village... There are several people from the same village as him who also work in our factory... They all live together, and there seem to be a few children..." Timber
The owner huddled in the corner and stuttered his answer.
"Children?" Clovis showed a smile like a carnivorous eagle. "Bring them all to me."
The lumber yard owner ran away as if running for his life.
"You...are not human..." Hunter Levin struggled to utter a few words through his blood-hole-like mouth, and the eyes hanging out of his eye sockets also looked at Clovis with the resentment of a corpse.
Clovis seemed to be very satisfied with this description, and he smiled mightily and confidently. This man who had not said a word since he started questioning him finally spoke. This is surrender, and the futile curses are the other person's will.
Already desperate evidence. He frowned his eyebrows disdainfully: "I kept your tongue specially because I knew you would definitely say it. You stupid and cheap lower-class animals, the end result will be the same anyway, I
I don’t know why you are so stubborn to support me.” He said with a rare compassionate tone. “Say, while you can still hear me and can tell me, tell me in detail what I want to know.
Tell me everything. I know you don't want to hear the cries of those children."
Rodhart and Asa entered the city aggressively with a large group of people. In this case, there was nothing more to say, so they took the people away by force.
Asa didn't understand why Rodhart was so cautious just now. How could the two of them not be able to deal with Clovis? Even if he is indeed the disciple of Captain Roland, such a narrow-minded person is just the Duke's.
How skilled can a man with a dog be?
But he also believed that Rodhart's judgment should be better than his own. Since he made this decision, it meant that it would be safer to go back and lead troops like this.
Now listening to the orderly pace of the five hundred heavy infantry behind him, Asa finally realized that this was the benefit of having power. Although he thought that the two of them were at least 80% sure of beating Clovis up and then killing him.
But now these five hundred heavy infantry are at least 80% sure. Ten more Clovises will have to get out.
But not long after entering the city gate, I saw the local magistrate coming towards me. With a smile on his face, he said: "The two adults have indeed gone back to the barracks. I have been waiting here for a long time. That's it."
Yes, the owner of the lumber yard just now is the nobleman from the Erni family who came from the royal capital, the son-in-law of the Duke, and the captain of the Holy Knights..." He seemed to feel that none of these noble titles could be ignored.
Listed it all over. "He sent someone to say that he had caught a group of unscrupulous people who falsely accused the two adults of being wanted criminals."
Asa and Rodhart looked at each other, their expressions changed.
"This gentleman first called all our local officials, big and small, to come together. Hey, I know that our local officials are to blame for the emergence of such bold and unruly people. It is also right for us to be asked to come over and learn a lesson.
..." Kugua didn't notice the expressions of the two adults and said to himself. "Other officials, big and small, have already gone. The adult told the official that the two adults must have returned to the barracks and asked the official to be there.
Wait here and ask the two adults to go over and interrogate clearly."
Rodhart's face was livid, he sighed deeply, waved his hand to the Balsam Guar magistrate and said, "You go over first, we will follow."
As soon as the magistrate left, Rodhart turned around and ordered the leader of the team to take the 500 heavy infantry back to the barracks.
"What? We can still take people away by force." Asa asked.
"It's useless." Rodhart sighed in a low voice. "Forcibly take away the person who falsely accused you in front of all the officials in the region? Even though we are imperial ministers and have such power, we still stay.
There are so many witnesses. With Duke Mlac’s methods, our doing this is no different than seeking death.”
Asa understands that under such circumstances, even Bishop Ronis cannot cover up what he has done. This is the king's law, politics, and the Duke's world.
"I underestimated Clovis too much. I always didn't pay much attention to him because he was just the Duke's assistant. But I forgot one thing. If he didn't have outstanding ability and mind, how could the Duke let him be his deputy? You see
He was able to ask those things from Hunter Levine in such a short period of time, and he immediately judged that the two of us must have gone back to lead the troops to arrest people by force, so he immediately deliberately made the matter bigger and let us
It's hard to start. His mind and judgment are absolutely top-notch, and this person is definitely difficult to deal with." Rodhart's face finally calmed down, and all his emotions were put into those seemingly friendly eyes and turned into a kind of emotion.
Determined luster. "Now it's just a walk. Let's go see what he wants to do first."
In the vast hall of the lumberyard owner's home, the inhuman form of Levin collapsed on the ground like a trampled lizard.
"Look, everyone, it's this rogue man." Clovis pointed at the prisoners on the ground as if he was showing off a great trophy. "It's him and some other accomplices who framed the two imperial envoys. The frame-up actually happened six months ago.
Airy was a wanted criminal who killed the local magistrate and the imperial envoy at the time. Everyone thinks, should we fight?"
"That's right, that's right." The other officials said angrily, and many of them had distorted voices. The officials in these small places were also a little less knowledgeable, and it was the first time they appreciated the methods of the officials in the royal capital.
It took Asa a lot of effort to hold back from rushing forward and punching Clovis's face that was so proud that he was so fierce. He was mainly worried about Rodhart. Even if he could not worry about anything,
But Rodhart was different.
Clovis kept his eyes fixed on Asa, walked over and leaned next to Levin's ear and said in a butcher and hunter's tone: "Okay, now tell me what you said to me again.
Adults, listen. I remind you, you must follow what you just told me. You know the consequences of talking nonsense." He said very confidently and gently. "I know you will not talk nonsense.
"
"Almost half a year ago..." Hunter Levin struggled to open his mouth full of blood. His eyes, which were just holes in blood, faced Rodhart, whom he couldn't see, and said in a toothless voice. "In
Rodhart, who studied in Erathia, is back. He is one of our fellow countrymen, and we kidnapped him because of poverty..." He spoke intermittently in a distorted voice that smelled of blood and death.
The situation was roughly stated.
There was silence in the hall. Every official heard clearly. They all knew about the incident at that time. From certain angles and details, it did not look like a ridiculous and completely fabricated accusation. The officials could not tell the difference.
I specially asked them to come here to hear what these meant, and they all felt that there was something unique, dangerous and weird about it. Even the air in the hall seemed to have solidified.
Hunter Levin was undoubtedly injured to the extreme. These words had exhausted his remaining physical strength, and all he could breathe was the breath coming out of his nose. Asa finally couldn't help it, and stepped forward to help him simply deal with the serious injuries.
For excessive injuries, use healing spells.
"This is clearly a frame-up." Clovis looked at Asa, whose face was ashen, and his words were filled with the joy of a winner and sarcasm. "Look, everyone, he is so kind and moral to a cunning person who framed him.
How can a noble priest be a criminal? Based on this, based on this noble character, you can judge the authenticity of the matter. Yes, my lords."
"Yes, yes, it must be a frame-up and nonsense." The officials who found the steps quickly nodded in agreement.
"Such a disobedient and indifferent person should have been executed on the spot. But when I think about it carefully, this is a bit inappropriate." Clovis's melodious voice showed that he was enjoying the pleasure of restraining his opponent, and his eyes were in everyone's eyes.
Scanning his face. "Everyone can think about it, if these nonsense guys are easily executed, or exiled to some other shameful place, wouldn't that be a shame? Others will think that
We really have some evil intentions in our hearts and can’t wait to destroy the evidence. This is very bad for these two young and promising adults.”
Asa and Rodhart both knew in their hearts that these words were meant for both of them. This was a demonstration and a warning. If this happened, under Duke Mrak's methods, they would never
It's just very bad.
But relatively speaking, such an ambiguous statement also shows that this is just a threat, and it will not kill the two of them at once. As long as certain conditions are accepted, the matter is not irreversible.
Sure enough, Clovis turned his eyes on the faces of the two people and said in a compassionate tone: "So I decided to bring these framers to the royal capital. Maybe I can investigate them clearly and eliminate them completely.
I have doubts, but the two adults are innocent. Everyone, tell me, is this good?"
"Okay, okay." The officials continued to nod along. Although these people may not be very smart, they have a wealth of know-how and experience in being an official, and they always know when to express what attitude.
"But the personal safety of these prisoners must be handled carefully. If anything goes wrong, it will be terrible. Then people will really blame us and think that we are evil. So I think one of the two adults had better talk to me.
Let's go and lie down together." Clovis looked at Rodhart. "By the way, Lord Rodhart is fine. You are more rational and calm. I think it would be good for everyone to be rational and calm at this time, yes.
?"
"Okay. I'll go with you." Rodhart nodded, his expression was very comfortable. As if it was really a plain and peaceful official business, there was even a smile on the corner of his mouth. "I also want to know about these folks.
We were instigated by someone to frame me up. But they were originally very kind and honest people. It is definitely not their fault that they have ended up like this. Please don't embarrass them."
"No problem." Clovis nodded with certainty of victory. "As long as the result is as good as I expected, I don't need to care about these little sesame seeds in the middle."
Clovis asked the magistrate for a small force and prepared to set off immediately. At this time, Asa and Rodhart discussed briefly.
Asa said: "Do you really want to go back with him? Why don't we lead our troops and kill this guy halfway and pretend to be heretics..."
"What kind of heretic can kill a squad leader of the Holy Knights? What about the soldiers who do it? Kill them to silence them? Maybe the Duke will be happier if we do this." Rodhart listed each item.
All the reasons destroyed Asa's plan. "And...even if the two of us join forces and add soldiers, if he really wants to escape, we will never be able to keep him."
"Are we just going to let him take Hunter Levin and the others back to the capital?"
Rodhart pondered, his gentle and approachable face turned into resolute by pain. After a while, he nodded slowly. "No, there is a way."
"any solution?"
"The reason he wants me to follow him is to separate us. The emperor's orders are on his side. If the mission here is not completed, the two of us must not leave together. But if you finish the things here as soon as possible, and then catch up with us,
Then things may turn around. I will find ways to drag him down as much as possible on the road,"
"Okay. Leave this to me." Asa replied with great fighting spirit. It had been a long time since he had such fighting spirit.
After Rodhart left, Asa immediately called the local magistrate of Balsam Gua and asked: "Give me all the details about the God of Nature, how to join the religion, and what is going on in the religion. Send someone to find out. I will immediately find out on my own."
Sneak into the God of Nature to investigate."
"How can you, the Imperial Envoy, do this kind of thing? I will arrange someone immediately..."
"No need, it's better for me to find out in person."
"No. It's my dereliction of duty to put you in danger. And how can such a noble priest with high status and noble character mix with dirty pagans..."
"Young bastard, that's nonsense." The noble priest glared at Balsamica fiercely. "Let me do it quickly."