"What? Sentenced to death by hanging? ”

Robert asked incredulously, "To commit such a great crime, only to be hanged?" When did the laws of the White Tower become so lenient? ”

"We don't want to. It's not like there's no way. ”

The red-robed wizard standing in front of him spread his hands helplessly.

…… He's definitely deliberately hiding something.

Robert narrowed his eyes.

The man's name was Naxi, and he was a family wizard who was born and raised in the White Tower. This man used to be Robert's senior and one of Robert's friends. After graduating three years ago, he was assigned to work in the Archives Department, where he was responsible for sorting out and summarizing the information sent by the Waste Bureau and the Public Security Bureau, and then handing it over to different leaders.

Basically, all information related to criminals and wanted will be handed over to Naxi once, and if Robert wants to get any official information that will not be disclosed for the time being, it is the safest way to find Naxi.

Robert heard from his classmates that the news of Orlando's execution would be announced in the near future, so he was impatient to go to Naxi to get the inside information.

After all, if you just "don't disclose it for the time being", the degree of secrecy is actually not so high.

But even if the level of secrecy is not very high, Robert, who has often met with Naxi in private since a long time ago, has been on the blacklist of the Waste Bureau, and has been very carefully investigated by the Waste Bureau. Otherwise, it will probably take some time for Robert Titan's spy identity to be revealed.

"That's what it is...... If it's okay, I'll go first? ”

Naxi lit up his red robe, proving that he had something to do now. There is no kung fu lingering.

In fact, it was because I knew Robert's identity. That's why Naxi didn't want to come into contact with Robert.

What kind of embarrassing identity he has, Naxi naturally knows. It is because his family is very innocent. That's why Naxi got such a job. But even so, after Robert's true identity was investigated, he was still secretly monitored by the Waste Bureau for a period of time.

However, not contacting Robert is not because Naxi is afraid that he will get into trouble.

He really thinks about Robert, so he will find a way to avoid contact with Robert.

Naxi knew very well that the reason why Robert was okay for the time being was because of his status as the prince of Titan. Because the information Robert has obtained from the White Tower so far has not touched the real taboo, the White Tower, who thinks that this information is not worth offending the Titan Empire, will turn a blind eye to him.

But on the day Robert came into contact with the real secret from Naxi. It was the day of his death.

Naxi knew very well that if Robert continued to contact him, sooner or later something like this would really happen.

But he didn't expect that he couldn't hide it from his old friend.

According to Robert's understanding of Naxi, whenever Naxi wanted to hide something, he would spread his hands very unnaturally.

"Wait a minute, Naxi."

Robert whispered to the red-robed wizard who was about to leave: "This matter is really important to me...... Can you tell me why Orlando can't be sentenced to death. ”

"Are you serious, Robert?"

Naxi turned her head helplessly.

"I'm begging you......"

Robert lowered his head. In a hoarse voice, he pleaded with Naxi, "This question is really important to me, please tell me." ”

Naxi looked at Robert's haggard face and couldn't help but be stunned.

He had never seen Robert so tired until now.

Hesitated. He spoke to Robert.

"The reason is...... We have no evidence. ”

"Because, they don't have evidence."

Roland chuckled and explained to Esther, "At a time like this, if it were announced directly at the beginning, I would be sentenced to death. It will only make the troubled people think that the White Tower high-level is trying to cover up - they will only think that the White Tower high-level has indeed obtained Orlando's wealth. will want to use Orlando's capital punishment as a cover to appease the anger of wizards. ”

"In this case, if the White Tower does not give me a more 'merciful' execution. Instead, they insisted on being sentenced to death, and they would only be weak-hearted because it was the high-level of the White Tower, and the truth of the facts was as they guessed. ”

"On the other hand, if I had been hanged in the first place, people would have been upset. This dissatisfaction with the top management of the White Tower has long taken root in their hearts, but they have not noticed it. Now, as soon as they find a suitable place, they have to vent them out – let's say me. ”

"People are always like that. The more angry, dissatisfied, and hateful, the more we like to oppose and refute. The pleasure of the inflated vanity of opposing authority and refuting the truth is enough to make them forget their previous unpleasantness. Only by establishing their authority in this way can they feel that they are alive. ”

Roland leaned forward and asked Esther to put on a black blindfold, and said briskly in a pleasant tone, "But this only proves their shallowness and stupidity. ”

"Aren't they going to object, then I'll give them room to object—"

Esther tied a black blindfold in the back of Roland's head, chuckled and asked, "Have you considered that Robert's idea?" ”

Unusually, Roland fell silent for a moment.

In the small basement, only the sound of Esther sorting Roland's clothes sounded for a while.

It took about a minute before Roland spoke, "Esther, let me tell you a joke." ”

"Oh?"

"Once upon a time, there was a rich man who carried a lot of treasures in a cart. But while in the forest, the cart suddenly broke down. At this time, a hunter and a dog happened to pass by. ”

Roland read softly, "So, the rich man asked the hunter to help take care of the cart for a while, and the hunter agreed." The rich man went to find a replacement cart, and the hunter guarded the treasure. ”

"The hunter did not return until the evening. The hunter began to worry about his old mother who was alone at home, so he asked the dog to take care of the car and went home to take care of the old mother first. ”

"When the rich man returned, he saw that the hunter's dog had been watching the cart, so the rich man asked the dog to take back a silver coin as a reward for the hunter."

So the dog ran home and gave the silver to his master.

Speaking of this, Roland suddenly stopped, turned his head back slightly, and looked at Esther with a smile through the black cloth that covered his eyes: "Guess what, what happened next?" ”

"If the normal story goes by the hunter who touched the dog's head and made him a delicious meal," Esther said, tilting his head and analyzing with interest, "but if you ask me, it can't be that simple." ”

"If I were to make up a story, it would be like this—"

Esther thought for a moment, and then continued: "The hunter looked at the silver coin handed by the dog, and suddenly a trace of greed appeared in his heart. ”

"'If you can take out a silver coin, you should also give a gold coin.' Thinking so, the hunter asked the dog to go to the rich man again to ask for money, and the rich man thought about it for a while, and readily agreed. ”

"When the dog got the gold back, the hunter carefully hid the gold and tied a cloth bag to the dog."

"'Let the man fill the bag with gold coins, or you won't come back.'" With that, the hunter let the dog out again and let the dog go to the rich man. ”

Faced with such an unreasonable demand, the rich man naturally refused. So the dog wrapped itself around the rich man and never went back. In this way, the one person and one dog who escorted the treasure experienced a lot together and developed feelings. ”

"'Do you want to go back?' Faced with the doubts of the rich man, the dog finally chooses to return to his owner. So the rich man filled the bag with gold coins according to the hunter's words, and let the dog return to his master with the gold coins. ”

As Esther said this, there was an inexplicable glint in his eyes.

However, his voice did not distort in the slightest.

After a moment's pause, Esther continued, "But the gold coins are too heavy. The dog accidentally fell into the trap set by the hunter, and climbed up with the gold coin bag, but its leg was also lame, and its body was wounded, and the bag containing the money also leaked. ”

“…… Esther? ”

The dog dragged the hole in the bag and limped towards the hunter's house. As it moved forward, the gold coins gradually slipped out of the bag. ”

Completely ignoring Roland's questioning, Esther simply continued: "In the end, the dog did not return to the hunter's house, but died on the way. ”

“…… Is it over? Esther? ”

"If it's over, it's for the best."

Esther shook her head, the smile on her face distorting until it became as pale and dry as a mask.

For a moment, he was glad he had put a blindfold on Roland. So that Roland couldn't see his expression clearly at the moment.

After a moment's pause, Esther said quietly, "One day after that, one day after another, the hunter went out to hunt after the rain. ”

"Then, on the skeleton of a corpse that had been reduced to bones, the hunter found a familiar bag with holes in it, and inside it were several dirty gold coins."

The hunter was overjoyed to see that he was able to pick up money when he went out hunting. And the trivial matter of losing a dog was forgotten by him a few years ago. ”

"The hunter thinks that since there is a hole in the bag, it means that there must be gold coins nearby."

Easily, the hunter found a few gold coins near the bag, and he soon discovered that there were gold coins not far from the gold coins, and all the gold coins pointed to one place.

So the hunter followed the gold coin all the way back. (To be continued.) )