Perhaps out of fear of some unknown monster hiding in the darkness outside the church, or perhaps out of awe and piety in their faith, the townspeople did not dare to speak at first after Clement left, but After a long time, the townspeople could not restrain their nervousness and began to whisper.
Although the townspeople lowered their voices and whispered in the church, discussing the current situation that made them feel uneasy. It's a pity that even if everyone lowered their voices as much as possible, the large number of people still made the sacred church seem a bit noisy and noisy. .
Unexpectedly, the witch hiding among us is actually Joey
Is it also the witch's magic when it gets dark outside?
But isn’t it said that witches cannot use their power during the day?
Maybe there are some errors in the legend?
After Clement left in a hurry, the townspeople talked quietly in a highly tense state and got through the initial confusion and tension. However, as Pastor Clement said before leaving, although the outside of the church was still shrouded Facing the ink-like darkness, the deep darkness seemed to be surging with substance and wanted to pour into the church, but the light in the church did not affect or waver at all. After talking for a long time, the townspeople gradually understood the current situation. A little bigger.
In fact, we should have thought it was him
Even though he lost his wife early in life, he finally raised his children and started a family. They also died in an unfortunate accident outside, leaving only his granddaughter to return to the town. We should have thought of such an obvious goal before we were sure of it. It was he who used the power of the witch to blind our eyes.
When you say that, his behavior seems indeed suspicious. Do you still remember it? A few days ago, he seemed to have had a big quarrel with Old John over the witch trial. As a result, within a few days, Old John
No way?
it is true! I once saw him stabbing a small doll with a small needle at the door of the mayor's house in the middle of the night. He might have wanted to harm the mayor, but when he found me, he was so frightened that he ran away. I saw him later. Flying up from the cemetery on a long pole at night, and then quickly disappearing into the sky
terrible! Joey is really a witch
Then all kinds of slanders, false accusations and groundless slanders came one after another. Some people made horrifying speculations, some were half-believed and fearful, and some confirmed it with certainty. Soon, people made up more malicious rumors. .
No wonder I can always see a lot of painful souls lingering around him. Those are the innocent souls who were killed by him!
Really? Have you seen something so terrible too?
More than that, I've seen him
At first some people would still question these remarks, but as more and more people spoke with certainty, and more and more people claimed that they had witnessed scenes of Joey using witchcraft to harm people, even they themselves were confused. Believing these fabricated rumors without any evidence to support them, the narrators looked sometimes horrified, sometimes swearing, and each person vividly described their views on Joey as if they were crazy, and the malice was rapidly fermenting.
Rogge stood in front of the pulpit, frowning as he watched the townspeople's discussions getting louder and louder, feeling an extremely strong sense of discomfort in his heart.
They are lying.
As the mayor who manages the affairs of this town, he is actually very familiar with the events in this town, so he can easily tell from the strange stories told by the townspeople that more than 90% of them are malicious slanders and false accusations. , and the remaining 10% is based on what they saw, a fantasy adaptation without any evidence or logic.
The mayor, who has a very good memory, even found several townspeople among those who slandered Joey who had problems with the tomb keeper, or had conflicts and ended in unhappiness.
Of course Roger also knew why they persecuted Joey so much.
There must be a witch in this town, not only to end the misfortunes in the town, but also to bring the crazy persecution to a conclusion for the townspeople. No one wants the persecution to fall on them, and no one wants to remain neutral. Or they spoke for the witch and were judged as a collaborator of the witch, so everyone actively showed their justice.
Among the forces of Witch Trial, there is never an option to remain neutral.
Do we really need to try to save such hopeless people?
It's not your fault. Just when Rogge was feeling more and more depressed, Ilson's voice interrupted Rogge's thoughts. The latter raised his head in surprise, but he happened to face him gently. With your eyes, you and I both know that in fact, the situation in Melas Town has long been irreversible, but you still hope to open up a way out for those witches, so that the curse can be cut off forever in Melas Town. It is precisely because of this that I Will choose to help you
Facing such a powerful tradition, it is normal for us to fail even if we are alone.
Ilson's gentle and soft comfort seemed to calm Rogge's self-wavering. The latter sighed and showed a bitter face: I didn't expect Clement to be so radical, nor did I expect that he would have the means to influence the townspeople. Our minds, the situation is beyond our control, what should we do now?
I think Wu Ming and the others should be trustworthy. Ilson showed a sunny smile, retracted his hands in his sleeves and patted Rogge, cheering him up: They should be trustworthy, and that foreigner Anna, if you join forces If you talk to them and tell them the truth honestly, they might help you fight against Clement.
Should I unite them? What nonsense are you talking about?
Listen, Rogge. However, Ilson did not give Rogge a chance to speak, but interrupted him abruptly: In order to solve the current dilemma, you have to unite all the forces that can be combined to solve the mystery of Melas Town. critical situation
The sunny and kind smile on Ilson's face gradually faded, and his expression became serious and solemn. Although it was the first time for Rogge to see his friend's expression like this, he gradually heard that something was wrong, and he immediately became alert: What's wrong? What happened?
There was also a witch who sneaked into the church. Ilson looked around and made sure no one was paying attention. He whispered. He didn't know whether the spell left by Clement was effective or whether the other party didn't want to worry. Risk, so I didn’t act blatantly, but it would be dangerous to stay here. You leave through the back door and go to the cemetery to ask for help. I’ll think of a way to see if I can hold off the witch here.
When Rogge heard that Ilson was going to put himself in danger, he immediately objected: No, the other party is a witch, how are you going to hold him back?
Don't worry, I'll be fine
But Rogge was still a little hesitant.
No more buts, let’s go. Seeing that Rogge was still hesitating, Ilson gently patted Rogge's arm with his hand that was hidden in his sleeve, showing him a reassuring smile. The faster you act, the less danger I will be in. Besides, as the town's priest, I also have some means. Otherwise, how do you think I survived the gargoyle attack last night?
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