Chapter 368: Betrayal
Little Red Riding Hood was brought to the church, her hands chained in iron chains, and Father Solomon summoned the whole village for a public trial of Little Red Riding Hood.
"Tell them what you said to me." Father Solomon asked at Roxanne.
The knight pushed Roxanne in front of Little Red Riding Hood, and Roxanne knew that she had betrayed Little Red Riding Hood, and she was very guilty, her eyes were watering, and she choked up and said: "She can climb the tallest tree, she can run faster than any other girl, and she wears a red coat, which is the color of the devil." β
The knight took out Little Red Riding Hood's red cloak, and at this time Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother stepped forward and retorted, "Nonsense, I did it. β
"Quiet!" The knight draws his sword to maintain order.
Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother was silent, and Father Solomon glanced at the villagers and said to Roxanne, "Go on! β
"She can talk to werewolves, I saw it with my own eyes!" Roxanne said with tears in her eyes.
When the villagers heard this, they were all taken aback, and looked at Little Red Riding Hood in surprise, no one could have imagined that the little girl with such a stunning appearance was actually a witch.
After Roxanne finished speaking, Father Solomon pushed Roxanne behind him, got up from his seat, walked up to Little Red Riding Hood, stared into Little Red Riding Hood's eyes, and asked, "Do you want to deny it?" β
Little Red Riding Hood shook her head, "No, I don't deny it. β
Hearing Little Red Riding Hood's words, the villagers were surprised again, they didn't expect her to admit it so simply, everyone was not only surprised that Little Red Riding Hood was a witch, but also shocked that she so calmly admitted her identity. Because once you admit that you are a witch, the end is usually very tragic.
"What's the heart of your conversation?" Father Solomon asked, returning to his seat, looking at Little Red Riding Hood.
"It said as long as I followed him. Jianjiao Village will be fine. Little Red Riding Hood replied truthfully.
Hearing Little Red Riding Hood's answer, Father Solomon suddenly became excited, stood up again, and walked towards Little Red Riding Hood, "This werewolf is a man in the village who wants you, Catherine, do you know who he is?" β
At this time, both Henry and Pete were put under suspicion. Henry's expression was a little unnatural.
"I know it's going to be difficult to get you to say his name, but. You've got to tell me. Father Solomon said.
"Tell me, who is he?" Father Solomon repeated.
When Father Solomon saw that Little Red Riding Hood would not speak, he proclaimed, "The wolf wants her, not you." If you want to save yourself. And he gave her up. β
"You can't give her to a werewolf, it's a sacrifice to a man." Henry couldn't help but stand up, although Little Red Riding Hood had done many things to be sorry for him, but when Little Red Riding Hood was treated unfairly, Henry still stood by Little Red Riding Hood's side without hesitation.
However, Father Solomon apparently ignored Henry's protests and dissolved the meeting. The villagers left the church one after another.
After Henry leaves the church, he meets Pete. Seeing that Pete did not come to Little Red Riding Hood's trial, Henry was furious.
"I thought you had a good relationship with her..."
"Of course I do." Pete didn't wait for Henry to finish, and then rushed to speak.
"Gotta find a good way to get her out." Pete said.
Henry looked down at the heavily guarded cell, and estimated that Pete could not save Little Red Riding Hood alone, so he said, "Do you really want to save her?" Count me in. β
Pete shook his head, "It's not that dangerous yet. β
"Really? So how did you plan it? Yes? Henry asked incredulously, "You can't help it." β
"See those locks? I have those lock-picking tools in my blacksmith shop, and you need me. Henry said.
Pete thought about it, if there was no lockpicking tool, he wouldn't even be able to open the door of the cell, let alone save people, so he nodded, but after a moment's notice, he continued: "If you were the wolf, I would cut off your head." β
"If you were that wolf, I'd cut off your head too." Henry said without showing weakness.
"Fair enough." Pete finished speaking and went into Henry's blacksmith's shop.
After Roxanne confirms that Little Red Riding Hood is a witch at Little Red Riding Hood's trial, Father Solomon should release Claude according to the agreement, and Roxanne catches up with one of the knights and asks about her brother's whereabouts.
The knight led Roxanne to a small dark room, and Claude, after being devastated, had long since lost his breath, lying motionless on the grass, causing Roxanne endless sorrow.
Little Red Riding Hood was locked in a cell, hungry and cold at night, and her attentive grandmother came to visit Little Red Riding Riding Hood, brought her bread and blankets, and asked if Little Red Riding Hood needed anything else.
Little Red Riding Hood lifted her left foot, pulled a silver dagger from the shoe bucket, and told her grandmother that she had this to defend herself.
The grandmother persuaded her: "It's better not to use this, it's better to find the murderer before evening." β
The implication is that if the murderer can't be found, it will be too late for Little Red Riding Hood to defend himself, and even if Little Red Riding Hood has a dagger, he may not be able to deal with the werewolf.
Grandmother tries to analyze the ins and outs of the matter with Little Red Riding Hood, hoping to find more clues from it, "The wolf wants you to be the one you want, but before that, you killed your sister Lucy. β
Little Red Riding Hood shook her head, "No, Lucy has always loved Henry, but after Henry got engaged to me, Lucy couldn't accept it, so she chose to commit suicide and was eaten by wolves." β
Grandmother shook her head and denied, "No, Lucy wouldn't do that." β
As soon as he said a few words, a knight's voice came from behind him, "It's time for visiting." β
The grandmother had to prepare to leave, but before leaving, she expressed her guess: "But it may have something to do with Henry." β
After the grandmother finished speaking, she was taken out by the knight, and the grandmother showed the knight the items that visited Little Red Riding Hood, and the knight searched carefully, and there was nothing abnormal, so he let Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother leave.
Pete prepares his plan in Henry's blacksmith and steals a barrel of oil from the church. Loaded on a cart full of firewood, they headed for the village square.
As Pete passes by Little Red Riding Riding Hood's house, he sees Little Red Riding Hood's father catching chickens outside. Put the chickens in the chicken cage.
Pete put down the trolley and came to Little Red Riding Age's father, "Tersah! β
It turns out that Little Red Riding Hood's father is called Thersa? This is just coming out.
Thirsa heard Pete's voice, put down the chicken in his hand, and stood up.
"I'm going to save your daughter and marry her, hoping for your blessing. It's okay if you don't bless it. Pete doesn't seem to have much confidence in his future father-in-law, otherwise he wouldn't have said so.
Thersa hugged Pete and asked in Pete's ear, "What can I do?" β
The implication was that Pete's plan was approved.
Pete was happy. He told Thirsaac all his plans.
While Pete and Thursa were preparing their plans, Henry was secretly working in his blacksmith shop to make several unlocking master keys.
After sunset, the master key was finally made. And at this time, Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother came uninvited. Arrived at Henry's blacksmith's shop.
"I'm sorry, it's closed." Henry said.
"It's me, kid, good evening, I just wanted to bring you some cookies." Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother walked in smiling.
Henry saw that it was Little Red Riding Riding Cycle's grandmother, and his attitude was slightly better, and when he saw Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother bring cookies, he said, "Thank you." β
"I'm coming for you. It's to thank you for standing up for Catherine in the morning, give. Try some cookies. Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother gave the cookie to Henry and ate a small piece herself as a sign of harmlessness.
"You're brave." Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother complimented, "I want you to know that you don't have to speak for her out of responsibility, that you are no longer engaged." β
"She likes people, but that doesn't stop me from caring about her." Henry said.
"I think Lucy is doing the same to you." Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother said.
"Heh... She just sticks to me. Henry said indifferently.
"It's not just sticky, she'll do anything for you." Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother corrected, "I will even go to see you on wolf-infested days, if you ask for it." β
Henry heard the overtones in Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother's words, and asked with some displeasure, "Why do you say that?" You think I'm a wolf? You're going to accuse me of being a murderer? β
"I didn't accuse you of anything." Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother smiled and said, "I just wanted to find out the truth." β
"It's you, oh God, I can smell you." Henry sniffed carefully at Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother and looked at the old woman in front of him with a stunned expression.
Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother sneered, "What do you smell on me?" β
"On the day my father died, I smelled the wolf, a very strong musk, I can smell it all over you now, what are you doing alone outside the hut on a full moon night? You didn't know anything on the night Lucy was killed, did you? Henry asked, grabbing Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother by the sleeve and questioning.
"I know what you're doing, but I'm not here to make you doubt." Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother threw off her sleeves and left the blacksmith's shop, and the two parted happily.
After Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother left the blacksmith shop, she was obviously a little absent-minded, and when she returned home, she opened a heavy box and took out a black wolf skin from it.
When Xiaobao saw this, he was still confused, who is the werewolf?
Is Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother? Peter? Henry? Or is it someone else?
At this time, Little Red Riding Hood's father, Cerssa, was in the middle of the village, preparing to carry out Pete's plan, when suddenly two knights came up to him, unceremoniously threw him to the ground, and took him away from the scene, in order to prevent the witch's family from making trouble in the meantime.
The two knights took ThΓ©sar to his cell, intending to lock him up, and at this time, Father Solomon was about to leave with Little Red Riding Hood to sacrifice her to the werewolf, and Little Red Riding Hood and his father ThΓ©rassa met in the cell.
Seeing her father being arrested, Little Red Riding Hood was shocked and felt a little regretful.
"Catherine, I'll do everything in my power to protect you, you and Lucy." Thersa said to Little Red Riding Hood.
"I know, Dad." Little Red Riding Hood said gratefully, "You told us to be strong. β
Little Red Riding Hood was taken away by Father Solomon, and Cershar was put in a cell. (To be continued......)