It's dawn.
Villagers wake up from their sleep one after another and start the day's work.
The neighbor's aunt across the door where Nok and others were staying had just opened the door and walked out of the yard, intending to go to the kitchen to cook.
Just felt something was wrong.
The aunt looked up towards the opposite door and saw only the center of the yard opposite.
At some point a four or five meter high pillar was erected.
There is also a naked "corpse" hanging on the pillar!
"Ah! Killing!"
The aunt's frightened scream broke the early morning tranquility of the village.
All the women who had gotten up and were preparing breakfast instinctively ran to the yard when they heard the scream.
Look in the direction of the scream.
Near the aunt's house, people who were still sleeping were awakened by the screams and sat up in a daze.
Then I heard a series of cries such as "Killing people, dead people".
The men were so shocked that they jumped out of bed. They didn't even have time to put on their clothes, so they found a handy weapon and rushed out of the house.
The aunt's man even grabbed a big hammer and rushed out of the room.
"Dolly, where did the murder happen?"
"His dad, that! In dad Luke's yard!"
"What!"
The man looked across in disbelief.
In the morning light in the dream, I saw a pillar standing in the opposite yard, with a naked "corpse" hanging on the pillar.
To be so blatant, to kill someone and then hang the body up for public display!
What a arrogant foreigner!
"Dolly, hurry up, take Dolly with you, go to the village chief's house and tell him what's going on here.
Then stay with Dolly at the village chief's house and don't come back. If we can't deal with this group of ferocious outsiders,
Then flee into the wilderness. They have killed people and will not have time to hunt you down.
Go quickly! "
"No! His father, let's go together!"
"Confused! If we don't stay to stop them, they will definitely catch up with us and make us stupid!
Stop dawdling! Your shout just now must have alerted them! Go quickly! Take Dolly to climb through the window! Don't take the main entrance! "
The man pushed his wife back into the house, closed the door, and blocked the door with a wooden stick.
Then, holding the hammer in his hand, he walked towards the opposite door in fear.
At the same time, nearby villagers also heard the conversation between the couple.
The men made the same choice one after another. After telling their wives, they walked out of the house with weapons in hand.
They knew that if they were not united, they villagers would be no match for the foreigners who owned carriages.
I have long heard that some crazy nobles take pleasure in killing people.
I didn’t expect that a remote village like theirs would be targeted!
Alas, yesterday they heard that a stranger wanted to stay overnight, so they dared to ask clearly.
Instead of listening to the village chief, "Don't ask around."
It's better now, leaving behind a bunch of scourges!
A group of villagers armed with weapons surrounded the yard where Nok and others were staying.
I didn't dare to take action directly.
After all, they are just a group of ordinary people, and since the other party dares to kill people, they must have something to rely on.
Those who had quick legs rushed to inform the village chief before the group of lingering women.
When the village chief was picked up, the whole village knew that the stranger who stayed yesterday had killed someone.
"Where, where? Who is the deceased? Was he really killed by a stranger?"
The village chief felt panicked and felt cold sweat on his face.
Anyone who is awakened from his sleep and told that his guest has killed the villagers will
He would also be scared out of his wits.
"Everyone, make way, the village chief is here!"
The crowd divided an aisle and let the village chief in.
"What happened? Who died?"
The village chief wiped cold sweat and asked the men standing in front of the yard.
"I don't know, it was only after I heard Duoliniang's scream that I realized there was a body hanging in the yard.
But due to nervousness and the naked body, we did not take a closer look.
All I know is that he is a man. "
"Man?" The village chief immediately understood everyone's concerns.
After all, staring at a naked male corpse is a bit glaring.
No one wants to have the eye of a needle.
But as the village chief, he couldn't help but watch.
"Let me come and take a look."
The village chief volunteered, and he naturally had to take responsibility for whoever was left behind.
Just in time, the rising sun rose in the east, and the first ray of sunlight shone on the pillar.
"Ah! It's Peter!"
The village chief recognized that the "dead man" was actually Peter, who had led the strangers yesterday.
Suddenly he was shocked.
"Damn it! Peter is Aunt Amy's dependent son. Although this kid is a little idle,
But he is Aunt Amy’s lifeblood! The stranger actually killed him! "
The crowd was excited.
Although this boy Peter is annoying, his mother, Aunt Amy, is famously kind in the village.
The old couple also have a good reputation in the village.
A few years ago, Aunt Amy’s wife passed away, leaving her orphaned and widowed.
Peter is almost thirty years old. He can't get a wife if he doesn't work, so he has been relying on his aunt to support him.
But even so, the aunt is happy in it, after all, it is her only concern.
If the aunt knew that her only son was killed,
I'm just afraid I won't survive!
The crowd that was originally silent because of fear finally couldn't suppress their emotions at this moment.
Erupted.
"Village Chief! No matter what the identities of these outsiders are, you must seek justice for us!"
"That's right! Even if we fight with them, we have to make them pay the price!"
"Yes, village chief, inform the lord! Let him bring people to deal with these gangsters!"
Listening to the undisguised shouts of the villagers, the village chief's face turned dark.
He thought to himself: "A bunch of idiots, you think people are deaf or dead, and you don't even come out when you call them like this.
It’s obvious that they are not afraid of us at all! You also want to find the lord, what if the lord has to kneel down when he sees him?
When the time comes, I'm afraid that the lord will come not to help us, but to help kill us and silence us! "
"Shut up! What are you arguing about? The matter hasn't been clarified yet, why are you arguing!
Outsiders don’t know who Peter is. Don’t you still know?
I don’t even think about it, the foreigner is just here to stay, why did he go to kill Peter for no reason!
Are you going to bring Peter's body here from home and hang it up?
If the man was killed in Peter's house, was Aunt Amy also killed?
Has anyone seen Aunt Amy’s body? "
The village chief's roar finally calmed down the excited villagers a lot.
Some villagers even shouted: "Report to the village chief, I saw Aunt Amy when I went out just now.
It seemed that he was looking for Peter, but because of a murder incident,
I asked my mother-in-law to take Aunt Amy to take a detour to your house! "
When the village chief heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and his mind was working rapidly.
He analyzed it and shouted: "Everyone, since Aunt Amy is alive and well, she still wants to look for Peter when she gets up.
That means Peter was not killed at home.
So why did he appear here and be killed?
It couldn't be that a stranger called him here to kill him, right?
Moreover, after I delivered food to the strangers last night, they closed their doors and got ready to rest.
In this case, it is possible that Peter was killed after running here by himself!
So why did he stay up late at night and come here?
The answer is obvious! He may have relapsed into his old habit and set his sights on foreigners' money!
As a result, foreigners were provoked!
Foreigners are not us, and we have no sympathy for thieves!
If you were shot to death during a burglary, you deserved to die!
Therefore, even if a stranger killed Peter, it was Peter himself who was to blame!
Let's disperse, everyone! I'll ask myself what happened.
You have also seen that you have been stuck here for so long and no one has responded.
It's obvious that they are taking advantage of the situation and are not afraid of us at all. Otherwise, you will be the only ones making a fuss,
If they were really murderous, I would have come out and killed you long ago!
Although he has a small family, according to my observation, his three guards are all professionals.
Maybe even more powerful than our lord.
If people want to kill us all, it won’t be difficult at all! "
The village chief's words made the villagers hesitate.
They wondered if the village chief had been bribed yesterday to deliberately speak favorably to the murderer.
"Bah bang bang! Okay, okay, okay! Finally there is someone sensible and clear-headed."
There was applause in the yard, the door opened, and five people dressed neatly walked out of the room.
The person who spoke was none other than Nok.
After several people discussed this matter, Richelieu decided not to intervene and let Nok handle it.
After all, according to him, killing a burglar would be in vain, and there was no need to keep the thief alive.
But Nok felt there was no need to ruin their reputation because of a thief.
After all, they are outsiders. Although they can just leave,
But if the local villagers feel resentful, they can slander them.
At that time, the officials of the Kingdom of Genoa did not know the truth and sent people to arrest them halfway.
Then their journey in the Kingdom of Genoa will be difficult.
After all, they had no eyewitnesses, the testimony of five people and the testimony of a village,
Any fool knows who to trust.
Even if Nock and the two revealed their identities, Genoa was forced to let them go because of their background.
You will also feel that the two of them are bullying others and deliberately trying to be cruel.
Rather than feeling that the two of them are innocent.
Therefore, after being persuaded by Nok, Richelieu decided to do what Nok wanted.
"They're coming out, they're coming out, everyone, be careful!"
Seeing the "murderer" appear, the villagers took a few steps back in fear and tightened their weapons.
"Village Chief, since you are a sensible person, let's talk about it. If you are as stupid as them,
Maybe we are going to fight now. "
Nok glanced at the dozens of villagers gathered outside the yard, his face full of disdain.
Rhodes can kill half of such guys with a single grudge slash!
What to stop them!
Seeing Nok's attitude, the village chief suddenly felt a little more confident.
It seemed that his guess was right. That guy Peter was really looking for money and wanted to die.
I just don’t know if Peter just stole or wanted to kill people and steal money.
It's okay to just steal. After all, Peter is dead. As long as the villagers don't pursue it and let the guests leave, it's fine.
Presumably the guests will not argue with the ignorant villagers about being blocked.
But if Peter was killed because he planned to kill people and steal money, then it would not be a question of whether the villagers would pursue him or not.
It’s a matter of whether the guests will hold the village accountable or not!
"Dear guest, I'm sorry that this happened. It's because of my poor management as the village chief.
There is such a harmful person, and his death is his own fault. We will not make trouble unreasonably. "
The village chief simply didn’t ask what was going on and directly blamed Peter.
Anyway, the person is dead, so the waste can be used to avoid offending the nobles.
The village chief could clearly see the disdain in the young nobleman's eyes just now.
The other party obviously didn't care about the conflict with the villagers, he just didn't want to, not that he didn't dare!
"Dead? Who said he was dead? We didn't kill him. Don't talk nonsense."
Nok's words surprised the village chief and villagers.
"Peter is not dead? Then how come he..."
The village chief looked at Nok in confusion, wanting an accurate answer.
Nok smiled contemptuously: "It's just a thief who broke in in the middle of the night. Logically speaking, we should kill him.
But, I am kind-hearted. Village chief, you warmly entertained us. We kill people in your territory,
I feel sorry for you, so for your sake, I will spare his life.
Of course, I also don’t want a kind old man to be sad.
But, we discovered the burglary and we felt uncomfortable if we didn’t punish him.
So, I had him knocked unconscious, stripped naked, hung up, and suffered some pain.
Now, if you don't believe it, you can find someone to put him down and see if he is alive.
However, I can leave the person to you, the village chief. However, his theft cannot be forgotten like this.
It's up to you, the village chief, to decide what to do.
It's none of my business. After all, not every time he can meet a talkative client like me.
For the reputation of your village and the happiness of that old man for the rest of his life,
If you don't teach him a lesson, he will eventually get you into trouble.
Take us as an example, if you weren’t the village chief and you still had sense and prevented the villagers from attacking us,
You may have wiped out the village now.
After all, we are not in the habit of not fighting back when attacked.
So, grow some snacks, village chief. "
Nok patted the village chief's trembling shoulder and concluded the matter.
"Okay, get out of the way, we're about to set off."
With that said, regardless of the crowd's onlookers, Nok and others boarded the carriage.
The village chief led several people to put Peter down. After discovering that the man was indeed unconscious, he waved the villagers out of the way.
Under the complicated eyes of the villagers, the carriage slowly drove out of the village and disappeared into the distance...
