Chapter 61: Return to Kapophis
A gust of wind blew at this time, and Nathan's body swayed on the scaffolding platform, looking a little desolate.
But the people obviously didn't think so. Their cheers became louder. If the military police had not formed another human wall immediately, someone would have rushed forward and began to insult Nathan's body.
"Enough!" Viscount Templu, standing in the most conspicuous position, frowned and shouted fiercely, "We are civilized people, not beasts or barbaric butchers! People are dead, so they deserve respect and burial. Executioners, cut off the ropes! Guards, drag Nathan's body down, and bury them well, and bring the next criminal up!"
The executioner nodded, pulled out a knife from his waist, and cut the rope neatly.
Nathan's body passed through the hole under his feet that had cost him his life, and slammed on the ground with a gurgle. The guards who had been waiting on the side immediately walked forward and dragged the body away as quickly as possible.
While this group of men was withdrawing, another group of guards also walked up with the second criminal, Aleppo Williams.
Aleppo's insanity obviously had not recovered. He smiled and watched the guards dragging his father's body away, and he still shouted in his mouth, "You're finished" and "Surrender as soon as possible".
"Aleppo Williams," Viscount Templu picked up the gavel at hand, "the eldest son of the Williams family, one of the spiritual leaders of the rebels. Although the criminal was insane, we still hired him a lawyer out of respect for everyone's human rights."
I watched Templelu advance the trial process in an orderly manner - the next steps were just the same when the trial of Nathan was before. Aleppo's defense lawyer gave up on the defense directly. You can't expect a lunatic to tell him any useful news.
So as the mallet fell, the crazy Aleppo was pushed to the scaffolding platform. After a click, the madman's neck bone was torn off by his own weight, and his life came to an end.
The people cheered loudly again. Many people even climbed up to other people's shoulders and even heads, throwing eggs, rotten vegetables and even feces at Aleppo's bodies.
No matter from any perspective, Aleppo's death was a good thing - the public's anger was further vented, and he no longer had to continue this crazy life, and could go downstairs to reunite with his father.
I looked at the chaotic execution platform. The executioner had already run off the stage so as not to be affected by feces. The originally neat execution platform became dirty in an instant, and foul smell emanated from the stage and drifted around.
The nobles in the city obviously underestimated the resentment in the hearts of the people, and the military police arranged in front of the execution platform were seriously insufficient. It was not until the city guards entered the field that these somewhat at a loss-willing soldiers controlled the situation with the help of the city guard soldiers and comforted the restless and angry masses.
Taking advantage of this gap, the soldiers cut off the ropes as quickly as possible, dragged away the body of Aleppo, and a team rushed to the execution platform and carried out a simple cleaning.
The executioner returned to the stage with lingering fear. The trial continued only after the audience made an unanimous promise that he would not act impulsively.
Behind Aleppo is Susan, and it seems that four people from Williams' house are lined up.
The trial lasted less than two minutes before the result was achieved. The young and beautiful Susan was also pushed to the execution platform. After the executioner pulled the lever, he smiled and reunited with her father and brother in an unknown place.
Neither Garcia nor Elkain would take in these three evil-corrupted souls - Nathan might still find rest, but Aleppo and Susan had no such possibility. They had been with the vampires for too long, and they did not wake up until they died. The crimes they committed were hard to be cleared by confession.
Susan's body was also dragged away. A distance away from the citizens could not see, a pastor would make a simple prayer for her, and then her body would be buried in the ground and slowly rotted until it turned into a white bone.
Amid the neat shouts of the people, Adele Williams, the last member of the Williams family, was brought up.
Ironically, the youngest Williams family escaped the fate of death under the excellent defense of the lawyer.
"Adele Williams, sentenced to fifteen years of working in the Silverstone Mine!"
Templu knocked the mallet in her hand heavily, which determined the fate of the young girl. Adele's delicate and haggard face turned pale in an instant, as if the vitality on her body had been taken away by someone.
"Poor girl," I looked at her helpless and desolate back and shook my head. For her, death is the best ending.
And the current verdict was too cruel for her - fifteen years of hard work, and after the end, she had to continue living with this pain until the day she died.
Of course, if she died in the mine, it would naturally put a pretty good end to her painful life. Unfortunately, this kind of thing would obviously not happen - the Silverstone Mine belongs to Viscount Templu, and the new nobles treat miners and civilians very kindly and will never let them die in the mines.
Unlike the boiling and lively after the verdict of the first three, when Viscount Templu loudly decided on the punishment belonging to Adele, the entire square suddenly became quiet.
Everyone looked at the thin figure with pity and sympathy, watching the girl staggeringly walk from the judgement table under the support of the guards, and what awaited her would be a life that was ten thousand times more painful than before. I think this is the consensus of all those present.
The trial continued, unlike the Williams family, which had a prominent reputation in Chelfidu, the remaining three leaders of the rebel army were only ordinary people without fame. Among the rebel army, they were the assistants of Aleppo, Adele and Susan.
The structure of the entire rebel army has also become clear. Aleppo, Adele and Susan are obviously the core three giants of this rebel army, and their father Nathan is just a pitiful worm tied to the ship by them.
The trial ended at 10 a.m. - the entire trial was short, and if not counting the riots in the middle, it would be less than an hour.
"This trial ends here!" After the last man's body was dragged down, Viscount Templu finally knocked on the wooden hammer in his hand, and a loud voice spread throughout the square.
Under the guidance of the soldiers, the people began to divert and left the square in small waves. They had satisfied smiles on their faces, which was the satisfaction of seeing the revenge received and the satisfaction of seeing justice being fulfilled.
They whispered, shared their own experiences with each other, and then walked away with a laugh, returning to their homes that still need to be repaired.
"Huh, this is so exhausting," Viscount Templu walked to me, holding a towel in his hand to wipe the sweat from the stream that had formed under his wig.
"You're doing a great job, Viscount Tamplu," I looked at him with a smile, "if I guess it's a good idea, you should be promoted soon."
"Yes," Viscount Templu rubbed his face hard with a towel and said with a smile, "In fact, I have received some news, and the people of Kapophisri have also begun to operate for me. With this contribution, I should be promoted to Earl."
"Then I will congratulate you in advance," I saluted him, "Don't worry, future Count, I will also speak well before you in the Parliament."
"Thank you so much, Mr. Saren." Viscount Templu dryed his hand and held my hand tightly. "You don't know how important this is to me, if I became an earl, I could promote reforms to more places, which is crucial to us."
"Then I guess those old-school nobles must be mad."
"Ah, actually, they are," Tamplu laughed happily, "but they didn't even dare to give up a single fart! After all, they pushed me out, these cowards!"
"But," he sighed quickly, "this means more things to do - take the moment, the possibility of becoming an earl is certainly delightful, but it is not easy to help so many civilians rebuild their homes and repair the damage suffered by Chelfidu in this disaster."
"Take it slow, Lord Viscount," I just smiled, "We will stay in Chelfid for another three days. Three days should be enough for you to regain control of the entire Chelfid."
"That couldn't be better, Mr. Saren," I could tell that it was unexpectedly good news for Viscount Templu, because he threw down the towel with no grace and hugged me hard, "I'm very grateful."
"Uh... OK, I have already felt your enthusiasm and gratitude, Lord Viscount," I patted Viscount's back hard and signaled him to put me down. "By the way, in the next two days, I want to borrow your assistant, Alpacino Zheng. I am very interested in Eastern culture and have many words to say to him and his father."
"What's the problem?" Viscount Templu waved his hand openly and agreed, "As long as you can stay in the city for three days, even if you want to use my estate to play softball, I will have no problem!"
"I think that's not necessary."
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Three days passed quickly in the busy life. When the sun rose again, my eyes glanced at the calendar on the wall and suddenly realized that it was time to leave Chelfid.
I was stunned for a moment, and then became excited. I don’t know if Sebastian is back. If he is back, it means we are about to set off and look for the legendary long sword - the old man and I have been delayed for a long time, and it is time to set off.
After a simple washing up, I packed my luggage and walked out of the room. Hickrad had already packed up and was waiting for me quietly outside the door.
"You're up?" He looked at me with a smile, "I've been waiting for you for a while. We should leave, right?"
"Ah-" I stretched hard, "Yes, Hill, we have to go back to Capofez, where are Xiaose and Erin?"
"They are already downstairs," Hickrad said to the window, "Kalek is here, too, saying he wants to see us off."
"This old guy is quite enthusiastic."
I smiled and teased, and walked down the second floor with Hickrad. As he said, Sefili and Erin were already standing at the door of the villa waiting for us. They were the old hunter Kalek and the owner of the villa, Viscount Tamplu.
"Ah! Our protagonist is here!"
When Hickrad and I walked down from the second floor, the four of us were gathering together and laughing and saying these things. Viscount Templu was the first to discover us - this straightforward Viscount opened his arms and greeted me, giving me a big hug.
"I'm glad to see you, Saren," he patted my back hard, "You've been with Alpacino for the past few days, what have you learned from him?"
"I know a lot of new knowledge," I smiled. "Zheng Changjian and his father are indeed very special people. I have to say that the wisdom and philosophy of Eastern people are deeper than we imagined."
"Well, I don't understand his oriental language that sounds so wonderful, and those twists and turns. Anyway, I'm glad you've been here for three days and we've already handled everything."
"So it's time to leave," I turned around and gave him a hug, "forgive me to bring up this sad thing."
"Oh, of course not," Viscount Templu shook his head, "I believe we will meet again one day, dear Saren."
"Now let's talk about your itinerary," he pulled me to Kalek. "I prepared a speedboat for you - steam power, and waited for you in the dock area. This should be the fastest ship in the world now. It only takes four hours to send you to the dock in Cabofis."
"Also," he quietly signaled to me with his eyes, "this respected old hunter has something to say to you."
"It looks like you're going back, right kid," Kalek came up and punched me, which made my shoulder hurt. "Remember to say hello to Sebastian for me after going back--and say 'Why are you old and old, you're not dead yet'. Ha! He will definitely like it."
While laughing, he raised the bag in his hand, "There are some things in it, some for you and some for him. I have written them all in it."
"In the end, although this sounds cliché and I don't like it, Del Inbeck insists that I say that... Oh! By the way, he also wants me to convey his apology to you. He was unable to be present today because of church affairs."
"That's right. On behalf of the Vampire Hunter Guild in Chelfidu, I sincerely thank you for your contribution to Chelfidu over the past few days. The same is true for Del Inbeck's church."
"One more thing," he scratched his head, showing a somewhat confused expression, "although I don't quite understand what it means."
“He asked me to tell you: ‘Please respect enough to the gods and believe in him, rather than treating everything as a deal, and he will give you the reward you deserve at the right time’”
Chapter completed!