Chapter 262: Lover's Woe
Then Henry's lover began to ramble on and on about what she had learned, heard, or seen in the past two months.
Listening to her narration, Eugen's anger, which had gradually subsided, burned violently again, and became more irritable, and his eyes became extremely sharp, as if he was about to kill.
It turned out that the fat man Henry relied on his little power, and took the opportunity to make a fortune in the defense line, and almost all the refugees who were quarantined in his jurisdiction were bullied by him, and some refugees were even taken away by him, quietly killed, and then secretly dealt with according to the patients who died of illness.
The ugliness of these things was so outrageous that it rivaled that of the most notorious robbers, and Eugen felt his chest explode at the thought of those desolate refugees who had endured so much suffering to come to the Po Line and endure the humiliation of men like Henry the Fat.
Because he was once poor, Eugen was particularly able to empathize with how strong the feeling of despair and pain is when a poor person is oppressed by force from the upper echelons and from the army.
When the self-proclaimed protectors wield butcher knives at civilians, who can the poor civilians rely on?
And this is only one of Fat Henry's crimes, in addition, he also kept in touch with the most exclusive brothel in Verona, I don't know how many refugee women who fled here, because of their slight appearance, they were forcibly taken away by Fat Henry and sent to the brothel in Verona.
His relationship with the second young master of Count Sartre is also connected through the brothel of Verona, and Henry the Fat Man knows very well how to please those who are really powerful, and he also knows how to deal with them.
Just like just now, Eugen was almost deceived by him, if Henry's lover hadn't revealed the secret, this time Eugen let him go, and he didn't know how much trouble he would make in the future.
Thinking of this, Eugen couldn't suppress his anger, and he was about to order the fat man Henry to be arrested directly and escorted back to the barracks for disposal.
At this moment, Henry the Fat Man suddenly stood up, his eyes were red, he looked at his lover deadly, and roared, "You damn bitch! You! ”
As he spoke, he drew a dagger from his bosom and swooped down on his lover like a wild dog that had been hungry for three days pounced on a hare.
The woman looked like a rabbit in her frightened eyes, and she didn't have time to dodge in the face of an enraged Henry.
Eugen was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly drew his sword to block it, but it was already a step too late, and Henry threw himself into his lover's arms in the blink of an eye, and hugged her soft waist with both hands.
If unsuspecting passers-by see this scene, they may think that this is a passionate embrace of a pair of lovers, but in fact, between these two people, there is a cold and hard steel short knife.
The blade, about the length of the palm of his hand, thrust through the lover's lower abdomen, piercing through the flesh, veins, and internal organs, all the way through the other side.
Fat Henry's eyes widened with rage, and he turned his face sideways to stare at the face that made him smit, and the love of the past was transformed into hatred of the moment, like the endless water of the Po River.
"It's all for you, I'm doing this for you, only with money can I get rid of that mother-in-law at home and marry you!" Henry roared like a wounded beast, and though the dagger was stuck in the woman's abdomen, it seemed to have inflicted the same wound on him.
"Why! Why do you betray me! ”
With this roar, the fat man Henry slammed the short knife in his hand and pulled it hard to the side, almost cutting off the woman's waist.
The strength in the woman's body gradually flowed like blood gushing out of her abdomen, and she put her hands on Henry's body weakly, relying on the fat man Henry to support her body.
Blood poured out of her throat, staining her lips even more vividly, and the woman finally just took a deep look at Fat Henry, and a mouthful of blood foamed out of her mouth, and then closed her eyes forever.
Fat Henry stared blankly at the woman's face after death, as if he had lost his soul, and only an empty shell remained.
Seeing this scene, Eugen didn't know what kind of mood he was feeling, he just waved his hand, and the two soldiers stepped forward, grabbed Henry's arm and pushed him to the ground.
And he is at the mercy of others like a lifeless puppet, even if the knife is on his neck, there is no intention of resisting.
Henry was not a nobleman, but he was a member of the army and was eligible for beheading.
Eugen put his sword around Henry's neck and said in a deep voice, "Say, your last wish." ”
Feeling the cold touch from the blade, the fat man Henry finally had a slight reaction, he turned his head to look at Eugen, and said with an indifferent expression: "Please, Lord Commander, bury me with this woman." ”
Eugen nodded, tightened his grip on the hilt of his sword, and as his hand fell, a round head rolled out until it reached the woman's body.
Then Eugen took out a white handkerchief and gently wiped the blade of the sword, pointed to the two corpses on the ground, and said: "Find a place to bury them, no matter what kind of crime it is, it has now disappeared." ”
Several soldiers were ordered to dispose of the corpses, and Eugen rode back to the barracks in the forward zone.
Dilmit was urgently summoned to Eugen that day, and the next day an urgent order was issued to every soldier of the Po River Line.
'The entire army of the Anti-Disaster Army will rectify military discipline, and any soldiers and generals who oppress and mutilate refugees, regardless of their position, will be put to death! Anyone who dares to cover up, conceal or fail to report will be put to death! Anyone who takes advantage of the opportunity to accumulate wealth and uses evil means will be put to death! ”
The three 'all executed', like three sharp swords, hung over the heads of everyone in the disaster army, and at the same time, Dirmit's intelligence spies were dispatched to start an investigation.
In just one week, more than 20 guilty people were dragged out of the entire Po River defense line, none of these people were nobles, all of them were inconspicuous low-level officers, but they all still had a certain amount of power.
With the example of Count Mead first, few nobles dared to commit crimes here in Eugen, after all, there are so many opportunities to make money, why bother to collect money under the hands of a killing god.
As a result, the nobles above were frightened, but the officers below were not supervised.
Moreover, in the two months since Eugen left, there was news on the Po River defense line that Eugen was besieged in the city of Lebber and that it was likely to be defeated and captured.
As a result, these moths took the opportunity to jump out, and no one cared about the commander of the anti-disaster army anymore, and began to find ways to collect money everywhere.