Section 29 Crime and Punishment
The crowd of onlookers finally realized that this seemingly holy Son had really come to avenge the wrongs of a pariah like himself and punish the sins of the temple personnel for all these years!
The crowd ...... 'commotion'. Many people seem to have jumped to the plate, and Bishop Middlee has been killed, so what is there to fear?
"Now......" Harry looked around at the priests who were kneeling on the ground, several of them didn't seem very scared, although their bodies trembled slightly, but their eyes were very clear, revealing a hint of calmness. "Who else thinks they are innocent?
The three priests broke free from the restraints of the knight behind them and stepped forward proudly.
"I consider myself innocent!" the three replied in unison.
"Great! I hope that's the case. Harry looked at them with a mighty look at them for a moment, then nodded. "Has anyone sued the three temple priests who have come forward, and if what they say is false, I will give them double the punishment!"
The untouchables on the spotter talked with each other for a while, and many of them shook their heads, it seems that these three priests really did not do anything bad on weekdays, and their reputation among the untouchables was still good. Harry could clearly see that many people looked at one of the priests with a faint look of respect. It was an old priest with a kind face.
The other two priests also seemed to respect the old priest, and stood behind him with half of their bodies pulled down slightly.
Sensing Harry's questioning gaze, Cuomo stepped forward and whispered, "This cardinal's name is Calvo, and the next two are his disciples. Lord Calvo lived a frugal and kind life, and was a rare stream of fresh air in the temple. Never do that dirty thing, and never oppress untouchables. The relationship with Bishop Mingde was not very good, and several times Bishop Mingde wanted to expel him from Tanta City, but he never got his handle. ”
Harry nodded slightly, and said aloud, "Since no one has accused them of guilt, then I will acquit these three priests! God never wrongs a devout believer, but he does not spare an evil sinner either!"
"Your Highness, Holy Son, I ...... I'm going to accuse Charlie!" said a young pariah who stepped out weakly. Charlie is the priest standing to Calvo's right.
Harry nodded, "Then you can say it." ”
"Charlie, he scolded me!" said the young man, plucking up his courage.
"Why did he scold you?"
"My wife and I were harvesting in the field that day, because the temple was going to collect food tomorrow, so we had to work as hard as we could. I had been busy all afternoon, and I had no strength in my body, so I went back to the field to rest for a while, and asked my wife to help me. Charlie happened to be passing by, and angrily accused me of being 'treacherous' and lazy, and drove my wife to be miserable and perfunctory to the temple. The villain was full of grievances and didn't dare to speak out, and he was still teased by his wife at home......"
...... Harry was speechless. It seems that this person has been holding this breath for a long time, and he can only vomit when he arrives today. But this matter is really sesame mung beans, but it is just a misunderstanding.
"Priest Charlie, is this the case?" asked Harry, smiling. Charlie looked ashamed, his face flushed, and nodded awkwardly.
"If that's true, how do you want to convict Charlie?" asked Harry, turning his head.
"I ...... I ......" The young man stammered for a long time, and he couldn't say why. He just came out to accuse him because he was aggrieved for a while, but it was not his intention to really say how to treat Charlie.
"Why don't I judge you for you?" Harry secretly amused, and announced aloud, "Charlie did not know the facts, and casually rebuked a hardworking and devout believer for the crime of negligent insult, and ordered him to apologize to you. As I said earlier, if you are guilty, you will be punished twice. So, Charlie should apologize to you twice. ”
Charlie exhaled softly, put his hand on his chest, bowed his body slightly, and said sincerely: "Impulsiveness and appearance 'blinded' me, and I solemnly apologize to you for my negligence." ”
"Allow me once again to sincerely apologize. Please accept my apology!" Charlie gave another salute.
"Satisfied?" Harry looked at the young man, who was already at a loss for what to answer.
"If you're satisfied, you can go back......" The young man ran back into the crowd in a panic, causing everyone to laugh. His wife also looked angry, and she twisted his waist so hard that he grinned in pain and almost screamed.
"So the rest of you...... Do they all think they're guilty?" Harry's face turned from sunny to cloudy, and he coldly swept over the other priests who were still kneeling on the ground.
"Temple...... Your Highness!" Another priest ran forward and knelt before Harry, "I am willing to accept the accusation!
Harry was stunned, unable to understand what kind of 'medicine' was sold in the other party's gourd.
"What is there about me Harvey on weekdays that I can't do with you, please don't be polite, and complain to His Highness the Holy Son! I am willing to accept the punishment!" Harvey turned and knelt towards the crowd of onlookers.
Harry was silent and let Harvey do his job.
But seeing the whispers of the crowd around them, many of them showed pity in their eyes, and they didn't seem to hate the priest named Harvey very much. When a few people were about to come out, they were gently pulled by the people around them. Then he shook his head and that's it.
Harvey's face was 'happy', and he actually bowed and kowtowed despite the fact that the other party was a pariah he looked down on on weekdays. Thanks.
Seeing Harvey's situation, most people also relented. However, it also shows from the side that although this Harvey is not a good person, he has not done anything bad to anger and resentment, otherwise he will never be able to extinguish everyone's anger just by pretending to be pitiful and kowtowing a few times.
It's not that everyone really wants to forgive Harvey, it's that they think Harvey doesn't sin to death. Harry's decision to kill Matilda just now made them feel uneasy, and if Harvey was killed because of something small or insignificant, it was not what they wanted.
"I'm going to sue Harvey!" finally one person stepped forward.
When Harry saw the face of the person who came, he suddenly became a 'excited' spirit...... But it's a bit ...... Unsightly......
is finally well-proportioned, but the face is extremely ugly, which makes people dare not take a second look.
"What are you going to sue him?" Harry asked slowly, suppressing the horror in his heart.
"I ...... I'm going to sue him for drunken murder, ** me!" The 'woman' said something shocking, and there was a burst of exclamations around her.
Harry also gasped, and looked at Harvey with a little admiration in his eyes! Even if he was only a priest in white, he would never be able to choose only a 'woman' with this appearance, right?
"Is she telling the truth?" asked Harry, holding back a smile and feigning seriousness.
"Wronged, my lord!" cried Harvey, "someone from the temple rewarded me with a cart of wine that day." The villain was not very drunk, and on the way back, she fell drunk on the street, in front of her house. It was she who dragged the villain to her home, and the villain was confused with her...... I swear, it's definitely not me who *** her!"
"Your Highness, he's lying!" the 'girl' looked weeping, pointed at Harvey and said angrily: "I saw you fall on the side of the road, and kindly helped you up, but you were not honest with your hands and feet, and you were 'indiscriminately' grabbing me. The little 'girl' is still a virgin, how can she ever be so close to a man, and she is a little 'confused' for a while......"
The ugly 'girl' blushed with shame, and then said: "Even so, the little 'girl' is not the one who is not ashamed. I just want to drag him home first and wait for him to sober up before disposing of it. But when he entered the house, he became more and more excessive, and he coaxed me with words of praise and praise in his mouth, and forcibly 'forced' me to have sex with him......"
"But when he woke up the next day, he turned his face and denied anyone, and threatened me not to tell me about it! If it weren't for His Highness the Holy Son coming to make decisions with us today, the little 'girl' didn't know how long she would have been wronged!" After speaking, tears appeared in the corners of her eyes, and she sobbed softly.
"Harvey, what else do you have to say?" Harry had already made up his mind, but he didn't show it on his face.
"My lord! I really don't know it's her! If I knew, I would never dare to touch her if I had ten guts...... I...... I ...... that day The black light was blind, and she was drunk and unconscious, and in her dream she thought she was Holina, so she ...... That's ......"
"Shameless!" Charlie retorted angrily.
"Who is Holina?" asked Harry curiously.
"Horina is a blue-clad 'woman' priest in Tanta City, and she is a couple with Charlie. Bishop Matilda also tried to beat Holina's idea, but because of Calvo's help, Matilda did not let Matilda succeed. This is also the main reason why Matilda does not like Calvo. Cuomo explained.
"I've always wondered why there is a blue-clothed bishop in Tanta?" supposedly a white-clothed bishop was enough to garrison such a remote city. The Blue Cardinal wouldn't want to stay here, would he?
"The villain knows a thing or two about this. Although Mingde has strength, he has no backstage, so the good place is not his turn. If he stays in the temple, there are too many big people there, how can he be compared to here, dominating one side? Within the territory of Tanta City, he is equivalent to the Pope here! However, because he has no backstage in the temple, a blue-clothed bishop will still be restrained by Calvo, the old priest in red. ”
Harry nodded, probably understood.
"Anyway, you're the ...... Uh, what's your name?" asked Harry.
"The little 'girl' is named Cui 'Flower'!"
"Now that His Highness has convicted Harvey of your crimes, how do you want to convict him?" Harry ignored Harvey, who was crying, and asked Emerald 'Flower' instead.
"He was the first of the little 'girls'...... And the only man...... If he is willing to be responsible, Emerald 'Flower' is willing not to hold him accountable......!" Terror!
"That's it!" Harry clapped, "Your Highness has decided as follows: according to the accuser's wishes, Harvey must marry Emerald 'Flower' within three days without punishment. ”
"No! I don't want to!" Harvey crawled to Harry's side and cried out, "Your Highness, I am willing to be punished, I don't want to marry him! Even if I unconsciously ** her after drinking, I won't be guilty of death......, right?" It's a little easier to accept than marrying Cui 'Hua'.
"It is true that drunken violence is not a sin unto death. Harry 'touched' his nose and said softly.
"Well, I'm willing to accept the punishment, whether it's caning, or imprisonment, or fines!" said Harvey.
"You should have been whipped 50 times and beaten to half death for this crime. Harry said with a wicked smile on his lips and a playful look in his eyes, "But you just came out with a pride of innocence and risked double the punishment. Therefore, the penalty shall be doubled. ”
"Whip 100, until you die!" Harry stared at Harvey and asked slowly, "Are you sure you want to accept such a punishment?"
"Ahh
"If you don't want to, you must marry her according to Emerald 'Flower' and be exempt from punishment. You pick one!"
"Isn't there a third option?" asked Harvey weakly.
"Nope!"
......
"What are you still hesitating about! I forgive you, but you still dislike me!" Emerald 'Flower' glared angrily, but there was a sense of pride.
"I ...... I choose to marry Cui 'Flower'......" Harvey collapsed to the ground as if he had lost all his strength. Emerald 'Flower' happily went up to help Harvey and thanked Harry happily.
"May the Light give you strength!" Harry waved lightly, and immediately performed a baptism of light for the emerald 'flower'. The second-order blue-clothed priest, the emerald 'flower' was transformed in an instant.
Immediately afterward, an even thicker holy force enveloped the three of Calvo. For those who have holy power, the same baptism can be called a blessing. Harry's move is a blessing of light for Calvo and them!
After the three priests were shocked, they quickly reacted, concentrated their 'spirits', and demanded their own benefits from this holy power. Calvo promoted, Cardinal. Charlie promoted, Priest in Cardinal. The other had just been promoted to the rank of a blue-clothed priest, but now he was almost at the level of a red-clothed priest.
"The fact that you can remain holy in the midst of filth and darkness is enough to show how devout you are in your faith in our Lord. For the faithful believers, our Lord has always been unstingy, and the grace of God is everywhere!"
Harry stood up, his back revealing the image of the god of light, about three feet tall. It swept majestically around, then vanished without a trace.
"My Lord is great, my Lord is merciful, and the whole temple is filled with holy glory, and I close my eyes and see, that Thou hast forsaken the dignity of the divine realm to guide me, and that thou hast heard, and that thou hast taught me to worship with the words of life. Praise my Lord, praise my Lord!"
A chorus of praise rang out. God of Light revealed His true nature to these untouchables! God did not abandon them! God remembered them! Did God come to redeem Himself?
Weep bitterly, praise, worship! The whole city of Tanta is boiling!