Chapter 9: The night is dark and the wind is high
The red sun was low, the sky was blazing red, and the whole holy city was smoky.
Civilians returned to their homes after a busy day, waiting for them a steaming meal and the laughter of their children.
Some scantily clad women wander the streets, they are the cheapest wild mandarins, and it is worth mentioning that the royal capital does not control this ancient industry, they are also a large industrial chain, even if it is a 'private business', it needs to pay taxes.
Thinking about it, in this technologically backward world, there are basically no entertainment activities at night except for making people and drinking, and the perennial war has led to high prices of food, vegetables and fruits, and wine has become a luxury, so the man-making movement is the only entertainment activity for civilians at night.
Of course, there is no planned childbearing in this world, on the contrary, if a couple has more than 3 children, the children born after them can receive a subsidy from the royal family, which is a large amount of income.
Someone has calculated that if you raise more than 10 children, you will basically not have to work, and the throne's allowance will be enough to live.
It takes a large population base to sustain the war, so the kingdom of St. Sordin strongly encourages childbearing, and if the wild mandarin ducks on the street accidentally become pregnant, they will not need to work, and they will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of the year.
Under this legal system, the people of the kingdom of St. Sodin are very open, and the status of women has skyrocketed, and there is no such thing as equality between men and women in this world, because in the eyes of everyone, men and women are originally equal, and this kind of thing is natural and does not need to be advocated at all.
The red sun on the horizon gradually dropped below the horizon, and night struck, and the whole king was slightly dim except for a few places.
In the Iron Hand Mansion, Su Xiao was standing in the courtyard, and behind him were ten Praetorian Guards in black armor, they were not ordinary soldiers, but killing machines specially cultivated by the royal family, as long as they gave an order, even if they were allowed to die, they would not hesitate.
Before, the old king said that the royal family was directly under the guards, but now he sent ten janissaries, which means needless to say, tonight all the unstable factors will be cleared.
"It's almost time."
The dragon slaying flash appeared in Su Xiao's hand, and he inserted the dragon slaying flash in the sheath into his waist.
"Let's go."
Su Xiao walked towards the outside of the mansion, followed by Bubuwang, Eminem, and ten Praetorian Guards, who were expressionless, as if they had no feelings.
Su Xiao, who was originally going to kill someone, was full of blood, and with the ten 'killing machines' behind him, the temperature around him seemed to have begun to drop.
The bright moon was hanging high, Su Xiao was walking on the streets of the royal capital, the bright moonlight was reflected on his face, tonight was a good killing night.
The streets were deserted, and there was a dead silence all around, except for the heavy footsteps of Eminem, and the whole king seemed to fall into a deep sleep in the night.
Su Xiao's first target was Ian Pollitt, the councilor, and this guy was best dealt with.
During the day, Su Xiao had already found out the residential locations of the four targets, three of whom lived in the central area of the royal capital, and the closer the property in the royal capital, the higher the price, which is commonly known as the 'rich area', and the people living here are either rich or expensive.
Of the four, only one did not live here, Chief Judge Elvé Anthony, who was not of high rank, and although he was among the top three in the royal capital, he had to keep a low profile, because his money was unknown.
The reason why the old king wants to get rid of the chief judge is not that the other party wants to rebel, but that the other party is too rich, and the old king wants to leave a 'newbie gift package' for the new king.
In terms of ability, this chief judge is very good, but unfortunately he did not see the situation clearly, two days ago the old king joked that 'the treasury has been tight recently', he did not care, in fact, it was the last chance given to him by the old king, to take out most of the family wealth, this chief judge can not only keep his official position, but also save his life.
What is a companion like a tiger? This is the sentence that the old king seems to be joking, but in fact it is related to the life and death of someone.
After Su Xiao walked on the street for about ten minutes, the buildings on both sides of the street were no longer dim, and some of the buildings emitted dim candlelight, which was a place similar to the 'High Club' in the royal capital, providing food, wine, women, and sometimes some ingenious entertainment, which was the favorite entertainment place for the rich at night.
Tonight, our Mr. Councillor and his wife came to this 'high club', these two husbands and wives are also wonderful, the husband will find young and beautiful women here, and the wife will also choose the young man she likes, the two husbands and wives are unusually 'harmonious', or they have no feelings between them at all, and they are married solely because of rights and interests, in this case, it is better to have fun together, it is better to find out that it is better than to be sneaky, and it is very exciting, this kind of thing is not uncommon among the rich.
The sound of women's laughter came from inside the three-story castle, and from time to time there were men's laughter.
Su Xiao led people to the ancient castle, and there were two strong men standing in front of the ancient castle, they were wearing snow-bright armor and knights' swords hanging from their waists.
"Stop!"
One of the strong men let out a low snort, he saw the oncoming Su Xiao through the dim candlelight, with his many years of experience as a gatekeeper, Su Xiao was by no means a guest, nine times out of ten he came to make trouble.
"This is Lord Warner's private domain, if you don't want to die, you can do it."
The strong man's attitude can no longer be described as bad, although he saw the soldiers behind Su Xiao, but he had never seen the clothes of these soldiers, followed by Su Xiao wearing clothes that were not unique to nobles, the combination of the two made the strong man judge that Su Xiao might be a small rich businessman, with several guards, and nine times out of ten he came to make trouble today, and he didn't need to bring guards to have fun in the royal capital.
This kind of strong man has seen a lot, and he is easy to deal with, first of all, he must have a tough attitude, and he must not retreat, but there is an adult who is in a high position in the royal capital behind him.
"Warner?"
Su Xiao's footsteps paused.
"Warner Vaughn?"
Su Xiao was a little surprised, because Warner Vaughn was his second target, but he didn't expect that this gold kiln was actually that guy's industry.
"Who are you?"
The strong man's attitude changed greatly, and Su Xiao was too casual when he called Warner Vone's name, which made the strong man vaguely feel that something was wrong.
"Iron, Iron, Iron......"
Another strong man spoke in a trembling voice, and with the help of the candlelight in front of the door, he saw Su Xiao's hand wrapped under the crimson metal armguard.
After Su Xiao obtained the official position of the Iron Hand, the [King's Imperial Venerable] arm guard on his left arm was given a special meaning, and this arm guard was the symbol of the Iron Hand, which was unique.
"Arrest and torture who the guests are here tonight."
As soon as Su Xiao's words fell, the two Praetorian Guards behind him rushed forward.
Bang, bang.
After two muffled snorts, the two strong men were knocked out.
"Whew. Woo......"
The two strong men who were covering their mouths tried to call for help, but they were dragged into the side alley, and a few seconds later, there was a painful whimper in the alley, and the sound of blood splashing could be faintly heard.
Ten seconds later, two Praetorian Guards knelt down on one knee in front of Su Xiao, his black armor already stained with blood.
"Your Excellency, the only guests here tonight are Mr. and Mrs. Pollitt."
The Praetorian Guard's voice was mechanical and dull, and there was not the slightest fluctuation of emotion.
"Good."
Su Xiao's eyes narrowed, this Polit couple was unexpectedly unrestrained, and they actually chartered the venue.
"None of them will be left."
"Yes!"
Ten Praetorian Guards drew their swords one after another, and the cold air rose on Eminem's body, and Bubuwang jumped to the roof of the building next door, so that no one could take advantage of the chaos to escape.
"Moo!"
Eminem rushed straight to the castle.
Boom!
Gravel splashed, and a roar spread throughout the small half of the royal capital.
In the palace, the old king, who was already lying on the bed, opened his eyes.
"Beautifully done."
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