Chapter 58: The Price (3)
"Sir! We're all ready, as long as you give an order, we will surround their house without saying a word, and none of them will be able to escape! ”
Jason raised his eyes a little tired and glanced at the man who spoke, he had known this crude militia captain for ten years, but he still couldn't accept the stupid look he had when he called us us.
Jason lowered his head, his eyes unconsciously glanced at the pile of almost human things that were covered under the white cloth, and instantly felt a shudder all over his body. He knew that the few pieces of meat patties that were covered under the white cloth were the remains of people that the militiamen had found from the burned brothels, and that the only "remains" that the militiamen could find were relatively intact pieces. The family of the deceased had come to identify the body when Jason went to meet the Chancellor of the Exchequer this morning, and they could only barely make out that it was indeed their own child from the scraps of clothes left in the pile of meatloaf.
Now, the grieving people had been persuaded out of the ghastly morgue by the militia guarding, but their tears of grief still left their mark on the white cloth. Jason really couldn't imagine how the businessman, who had always presented himself as gentle and law-abiding, could do such a cruel thing. In fact, Jason himself didn't want to believe that the Wood family did this. Isn't it a coincidence that he had pushed their family out only because they had indeed clashed with the young men who had died, and that they had been killed at this time? So, in order to appease the anger of the executives, in order to keep his position, he had to sacrifice the Wood family. But now all the information that is known gives him an extremely unsettling feeling.
When Jason thought of this, he felt a wave of nausea for no reason, a huge sense of horror weighed on his heart, and he really didn't know whether his choice was right or wrong. If the people of the Wood family are really gangsters, if there is a mistake in the arrest process organized by themselves, they let their family run away. So according to the gangster's usual approach, can you still run!
What kind of people are these! What kind of madman would kill an entire brothel without mercy, and he didn't even show a little limelight beforehand. Jason can stay in this position for so many years, he is naturally not stupid. He clearly understood that although he was an official in the kingdom of Rhodok, although he also commanded a militia of thirty-five people, and even though he had been a wealthy family for so many years, if an ordinary merchant wanted to kill him, it would really kill him!
After figuring this out, Jason slowly calmed down, in order to keep his position, sacrificing the Wood family is essential, but how to safely pull himself out of this trouble is a question worth pondering.
"Well, now that everything is ready, let's do it! Grab your horses and follow me first, and see if you can convince them to surrender without resistance. What are you still doing in a daze, hurry up and prepare, do you have to wait for me to invite you before you move! ”
After saying this, Jason secretly thought: I hope that my fanfare can make you understand what happened, don't be embarrassed for me when the time comes, I'm just a small person, I'm just running errands for those bastards, you must not blame me!
With a rush of chickens and dogs, five men on heavy pack horses galloped towards the Wood family's house. Although Pavron may sound like a small village, it actually covers a very large area. This group of five people set off from the south of the village and rushed to the north at a gallop, and it took more than 20 minutes.
By the time they arrived, a group of infantry in gorgeous armor had already surrounded the Wood family's home, and Jason couldn't help but secretly cry out in his heart: It's over, it's over! If the Wood family is really a gangster, even if this arrest kills all the people in their family, their gangster friends will never let themselves have a good time, and everything is over!
One of the Sergeants of Rhodok at the head saw the five men and five horses galloping over, and immediately ordered the soldiers around him to stop them, and only after ascertaining their identities did he politely say: "Lord Sheriff, we are soldiers under Lord Atlas, and we are here to cooperate with you in arresting criminals on the orders of Lord Count. In the same way, we have acted with the consent of Lord Count Jhamorer. So, I hope you don't blame us for being uninvited. ”
Jason nodded a little palely, he looked around at the crowd around, and deliberately said loudly: "It's okay my friend, you are also here to help, we are very welcome to your arrival." But I want you to remember that, despite all the current indications that the Woods are very suspicious, they are still our Pavrens, and we are our mutual friends. So personally, I don't want to believe that they would do such a thing, but I am the sheriff here, after all, and I am responsible for all the citizens of Pavron, and I have to obey the orders of my lord. So I hope you'll be polite when you ask the Wood family to go to court and don't act too violently, okay? ”
Sergeant Rhodok glanced at Jason in some surprise when he heard this, although he didn't quite understand the meaning of what the sheriff who looked a little nervous about saying this, but his years of experience in the army still told him not to ask what he shouldn't ask, so he took it as the casual high-sounding official words of the little sheriff. After all, before they set out, the treasurer had instructed them to cooperate with the sheriff in arresting all the criminals who had committed the unforgivable murder. These soldiers don't care what they're doing, and the only thing they care about is how much they can get from the treasurer after this mission.
The sergeant gestured to the soldiers beside him, and several Rhodoc spearmen in leather armor banged on the door of Wood's house, hoping that their efforts would be appreciated by their superiors. Jason and the sergeant stood aside, looking at the closed door, gossiping about each other. But they waited for a long time and no one answered, which was very strange. The sergeant suddenly seemed to think of something, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to break open the door of Wood's house.
After receiving the commander's order, several young and strong young men immediately used it, and slammed the heavy wooden door with all their strength. Soon, with a muffled bang, the precious pine door was smashed in two and fell to the ground. As the wooden door topples over, the scene inside the house also comes into everyone's eyes.
It was so clean, not that the Wood family had cleaned up the house, but that there was nothing left in the house, almost empty. Jason's face collapsed suddenly, and he was really finished.
He turned back in despair, and angrily shouted at the militia who were in charge of keeping an eye: "What are you doing! How did you let the suspect escape! Now it's okay, you can't get out of it! ”