It didn’t take long for Wu Ming and his party to place the wounded. Firstly, these wounded were all innocuous skin injuries. Even if there were some like Hessen who had been unconscious, they were only a few. Secondly, the town was not big. , and the small clinic of the town doctor Hessen was nearby, so a few unconscious wounded people were quickly sent back to the clinic in the south of the town, and the remaining injured townspeople also received effective emergency treatment. After all this was done, Wu Ming and his party headed to the north of the town with Rogge, Gale and several townspeople who were keeping vigil.
The sound of the flute played by the flute player has disappeared for a long time. The townspeople who had been hiding at home and dared not go out gradually became more courageous. Along the way, Wu Ming and others encountered many thieves who poked their heads out of the house. When they saw the town mayor and a few people heading north of the town, they thought they had caught the flute player and followed him out without knowing the truth. Some of these people were holding weak flashlights, and some were holding weapons. Holding old-fashioned oil lamps, some simply took a torch, and soon a mighty team passed through the center of the town and came to the north of the town.
Let me go! How many times have I told you that I am a resident of this town! Not a suspicious person! Don’t you understand?
As a result, when the group of people just passed through the center of the town and headed towards the north of the town, they heard a girl's scream from a distance, but what was a little weird was that there was no fear in this scream, but instead a sense of fear. There was a bit of helplessness and disgust, but after hearing the scream, everyone who didn't know the specific situation speeded up their pace.
As soon as they walked around the two bungalows, Rogge, the old hunter and Wu Ming who were walking at the front saw the rubble on the ground. Then their eyes gradually turned. They saw a little blonde girl in a plain dress struggling hard. , trying to get rid of the masked weirdo holding a black iron sword behind her, but no matter how hard she struggled, she always felt as if her wrist was tightly clamped by iron pliers, unable to break free.
The masked weirdo is naturally Siegfried who came to deal with the gargoyle before, and the pile of rubble on the ground that still has some gargoyle characteristics is obviously the remains left after the dragon girl broke it into pieces.
Brother Fei, what's going on? Wu Ming recognized the dragon girl at a glance. The latter also noticed the arrival of everyone, looked up at Wu Ming and replied lukewarmly: When I was dealing with that creature, she kept peeking next to me. It felt like It's a bit suspicious, so I'll arrest him and wait for you to come over.
At this time, Rogge also followed, but he did not talk to Siegfried. Instead, he looked at the struggling little girl with blond hair and blue eyes, and asked with deep doubts: Abigail, why are you here? here?
As soon as Abigail saw Rogge coming, she immediately felt like she had seen a savior. Her beautiful eyes were filled with mist and she said with tears: Uncle Mayor! Please help me, I've told you many times, I'm a resident of this town, but this weirdo just won't listen and won't let me go.
When Rogge heard this, he glanced at Wu Ming with some embarrassment. The latter understood what he meant, his brows jumped and he waved his hand and said to the dragon girl: Okay, Brother Fei, now that so many of us are here, you can also Let this little girl go
Siegfried took a deep look at Wu Ming, but the mask blocked others from seeing her expression. Then she silently released her restraint on Abigail. The blonde girl in the dress immediately hid behind the mayor Rogge. , then stuck out half of his head and made faces at her.
Your name is Abigail, right? Seeing that Abigail had regained her freedom, Wu Ming tried his best to soften his expression and showed an friendly smile: Where are your family members? The town is not very safe recently, why are you running out alone so late?
Abigail tightened the bear and rabbit dolls in her arms. Perhaps because of being caught by Siegfried before, the girl looked at Wu Ming with deep vigilance: You have nothing to do with it! I'm not afraid of the rumors of witches in this town! He’s not afraid of the witch’s pets either!
Hearing this, Alex next to him frowned and was about to ask more questions when a burst of exclamations broke out from the crowd, interrupting what he was about to say.
Look! That thing is the witch's pet!
Someone in the crowd saw the pile of rubble on the ground with sharp eyes, and burst out with an exclamation that attracted everyone's attention and interrupted Wu Ming's thoughts. Many of the townspeople who followed had never seen the stone statue in the south of the town. Ghost remains, so after seeing the pile of rubble of inhuman creatures on the ground, a lot of discussion broke out.
These gravels seemed to be strong evidence of the existence of the witch, and the atmosphere suddenly became panic-stricken.
In the crowd, a young-looking town citizen whispered: I didn’t expect the witch’s pet to really exist.
I have long said that the prisoner is not a serial murderer from outside. This must be the work of a witch. You young people don't believe it. If you hadn't blocked it, the ritual of the witch trial would have been completed long ago. Another one who looks slightly older The older townspeople shook their heads and sighed.
Pastor Clement is right, it seems that the witch is really causing trouble.
Yes, yes, if the mayor hadn't kept stopping us, the misfortunes in the town would have ended long ago.
What on earth is the mayor thinking, now that so many people have been sacrificed, do you still want to protect the witch?
The commotion among the townspeople gave everyone completely different reactions. Rogge seemed a little confused, while Gale looked at the mayor with a smile and seemed to be curious about how the mayor would handle the situation. He seemed to be watching the fun. Wu Ming and the old hunter had thoughtful expressions on their faces when they saw the townspeople's reaction to recognizing the gargoyle's identity. After Siegfried put the black iron sword on her back, she stood aside with her arms folded, her mask covering her. Her expression couldn't be seen on most of her face. As for Otto, he looked at Mayor Rogge, who was a little at a loss for a while, with sympathy.
However, Rogge was able to become the mayor at a young age. He still had some popularity in the town and some skills of his own. He tried his best to control the situation that was a bit out of control, and quickly asked a few night watchmen to lead the townspeople. They were divided into several teams and checked separately in the north of the town to see if there were any victims. They also asked a few people to send Abigail back and find something for them to do to temporarily divert their attention. However, this was only a temporary measure and it still could not be stopped. Panic quietly spreads in the hearts of the townspeople.
After seeing the whispering figures of the townspeople gradually disappearing from sight, Rogge breathed a sigh of relief: Fortunately, the situation did not get completely out of control, otherwise I don't know how it would end if it turned into a witch trial.
Isn't this great? Gale's face was smiling and he was not taking the matter seriously. He was completely different from the frightened look he had before. If we think about it a little more openly, at least we know that the piper is really not a serial murderer from a nearby city.
Although he said this, everyone present could hear the deep self-deprecation in his tone.
But instead of worrying about the situation getting worse now, I think you should explain to these enthusiastic outsiders what is going on. After Gale finished speaking, he patted Rogge on the shoulder and signaled him with his eyes. I'm afraid they were full of doubts from the beginning and had no place to ask.
After Wu Ming saw the townspeople dispersed, he asked bluntly: So what is going on? Is there really a witch in this town? And what's with that gargoyle? We are here to help with good intentions, not to be someone else's gunman. If you want us to continue to assist, you'd better talk openly and honestly.
At this time, Alex gently pulled Wu Ming's clothes and gave him a look that seemed to say: Is this a bit too much?
Wu Ming's expression remained unchanged, and he quietly glanced back to indicate: "You have to do a full set of performances. This is normal operation. This is how ordinary outsiders should react if they are involved in such a thing."
From the previous chat with the town mayor and the subsequent reactions of the townspeople, it can be seen that the people in this town know a lot about the so-called witch. Only outsiders like them know a lot about the town's witches. The witch knew nothing, so Wu Ming thought of getting more information from the town mayor.
Rogge seemed a little embarrassed when faced with Wu Ming's aggressive questioning. He hesitated for a long time and finally shook his head and sighed. There are too many things in it that are too bizarre to be believed, so I may need to sort out how to tell you.
Seeing that the mayor relaxed, Wu Ming stopped provoking him: Okay, we have experienced enough incredible things tonight, so we probably won't be surprised anymore when we hear weird things.
At this moment, a town citizen ran back in a panic holding a torch, still shouting: Mayor! Mayor! Pastor Clement and Pastor Ilson found a dead person!
Everyone's expressions changed drastically, and then a group of people immediately followed the townspeople who came back to report the news.
Rushing to the scene, the accident occurred in a farmland in the northernmost part of the town, which is adjacent to a dense mountain forest. In addition to the weird-looking scarecrows in the farmland, the townspeople also repaired a wooden fence to prevent wild boars and other wild animals from escaping. They went to the farmland to destroy the crops, but now many townspeople have gathered together. The lights and fires illuminated the farmland, and the noisy discussions broke the tranquility of the night. Some of them were discussing the identity of the deceased, and some were discussing the identity of the deceased. They were talking about the mayor's inaction, and some were praying eloquently, but everyone could hear the deep panic in the words of these townspeople.
The spirit of everyone in the town is like a string that has been stretched to the limit and may break at any time.
Seeing Mayor Rogge coming with Wu Ming and his entourage, many townspeople shut their mouths and stopped talking. The crowd consciously separated a road for them to pass through. Clement and Ilson stood in front of the crowd. In the center, lying at their feet was the body of the deceased that the townspeople had mentioned, but now the body of the deceased had long been covered with a layer of black robe.
Clement still looked cold and repulsive, but he was not wearing the ascetic robe, but an ordinary priest's attire. The solemn-looking Ilson saw Rogge coming, and immediately stepped forward to greet him and said: This time it is Old John, we are still a step too late.
Rogge was startled when he heard this, and a strange and unreal feeling arose in his heart. Old John was the farmer who managed this farmland. He was one of the few extremely stubborn and conservative townspeople in the town. He was also an old diehard who fanatically supported the Witch Trial. He often danced. He came out to oppose him. Even yesterday, Old John went to his house to cause trouble because of the interruption of the witch trial, and almost demolished his house. But now when he learned the news of his death from Ilson, Rogge couldn't feel any sense of reality.
Although he usually didn't deal with it very much, he still found it difficult to accept Old John's death.
Rorog! Ilson's call brought the mayor back from his drifting thoughts. Looking at the latter's confused look, Ilson couldn't help but sigh: Cheer up!
Rogge took a deep breath and tried to stabilize his violently shaken mind: I'm fine. What was the cause of old John's death?
There was not a single piece of good skin on his body, as if it had been eaten by many small animals. Pastor Ilson shook his head, with a somewhat unbearable expression: He died of excessive blood loss, and his death was very painful. Obviously the flute player wanted him to suffer. Die in all the pain
I have long said that this town needs a thorough purification. At this time, Pastor Clement interjected coldly, the devil is already lurking among the crowd, quietly spreading misfortune and pain, tempting the Lamb of the Lord to fall, for this plan Only a trial can restore peace to the town.
Pastor Clement's voice was not loud, but it was just enough to be heard by the townspeople gathered around him. His inflammatory words seemed to have a gripping power, successfully quietly changing the fear in the hearts of the townspeople. Becoming hatred and anger towards the witch, they gradually stopped whispering in panic. Under the light of the fire and lights, everyone's eyes seemed to be burning with blazing flames. I don't know who shouted "Witch Judgment" first. , and then the townspeople who were watching suddenly became excited. The townspeople gathered here were excited and shouted loudly that they wanted to catch the witch hiding in the crowd and put him on trial.
This Rogge did not expect that Pastor Clement would suddenly say this, nor did he expect that the emotions of the townspeople would be incited at once. Faced with the emotions of the townspeople that were getting more and more swollen and about to get out of control, he could only try his best to stabilize it. I know everyone's mood. Just do what you want. I won't stop you anymore. I just hope you don't hurt innocent people.
The Lord will not harm innocent lambs. Clement, who had always been cold and cold, saw Rogge agreeing, and a rare look of joy appeared on his face. Don't worry, I will capture the demons hiding in this town one after another. Come out and cleanse them with fire!
After speaking, he slowly passed by Rogge and Pastor Ilson, but when he passed by Wu Ming and others, he stopped again and looked at the group headed by Wu Ming coldly, seeming to assess the threat of these people. How, Otto, who had seen his power, immediately hid behind Alex. Only Wu Ming, Alex and the dragon girl were tit for tat with him. .
Heretics, I hope you survive the judgment that follows.
