Chapter 52 Referring to a Deer as a Horse
If you were to turn back the clock to four years ago, and to choose the first place among the most hated people in Medin City, there would be absolutely no dispute that a young man named Garras would be elected.
This is a villain with a despicable character.
At that time, at the age of twenty-one, he was already the leader of a gang of rampant and domineering scoundrels in Edin City. Every day, relying on the strength of the crowd, they are ruthless, and do some illegal things such as cheating, stealing, robbing or extorting to seek money. It can be described as infamous.
However, the city of Medin is, after all, the domain of the lord Baron Smith.
Although Garas was a freedman, he was no bigger than a lord in the land of Medin City.
Baron Smith was a gentle but hateful man of nature, and was a fairly orthodox aristocrat. Once he decides to deal with Gallas, it will be useless to make Gallas ten times more powerful.
So, when one day four years earlier, when it was revealed that the Garas Lord had robbed and seriously injured a merchant under the protection of the lord, he fled in the face of the guards and sergeants sent by Baron Smith.
With this run, the criminal gang headed by him suddenly collapsed.
Most of the villains were sent to prison, while others were forced to flee. Without these villains, the law and order in Medin City is much more peaceful than before. As time went on, people gradually forgot about Gallas as a man.
But no one expected that four years later, Garas, who had escaped from Medin City, would come back with a swagger. And this time, he didn't know what he could to become a third-level deacon trusted by the bishop of the Western District of the Holy Diocese of Lurian.
The structure of the Holy See is complex, and the hierarchy of positions is also complex. It is sometimes confusing who has more power, the cardinal or the archbishop, but that does not prevent everyone from understanding what it means to be a third-degree deacon next to a bishop of the West Side.
That meant that even if Garas swaggered back to Medin City and talked about the crimes he had committed in front of the city's lord, Baron Smith, would not dare to do anything to him.
A person who doesn't even dare to offend the lord and lord will dare to offend the common people.
Moreover, this time, Garas returned to the city of Medin with an envoy sent by the Bishop of the Western District and a papal guard led by three knights.
It was seen that when Gallas, who had arrived in the city of Medin three days earlier, accompanied by the envoys and guards, had been escorted by the knights and guards of the Holy See, even the Bishop of the county had gone out of the city to greet him in person.
The appearance of Gallas immediately became a hot topic among the residents of Medin City.
Four years is not a long time, and although no one wants to think about them during the time that Garras and his gang have disappeared, the memories of the past when this face appears in people's eyes are immediately revived.
People started talking about Gallas again. Talking about the crimes committed by this guy back then, and guessing how this notorious guy turned into a third-level deacon of the Holy Church.
Acquaintances in the church of Guò inquired that the purpose of the envoy's visit to the city of Medin was to prepare for the transfer of some of the precious belongings of the church in the city of Edin, and to escort the bishop of the county out of the city of Edin to avoid unnecessary losses and casualties in the war.
If Garas had done his job honestly and left, even if he had shamelessly swaggered around the streets, flaunting and even laughing at the people who had beaten gongs and drums to celebrate his escape, everyone would have swallowed their anger.
After all, the Holy See is sacred in the minds of the people.
If Gallas can be under the control of the Holy See, he will not do evil from now on, even if he is arrogant, then it is nothing.
However, the so-called nature of the country is easy to change.
Just as the envoy and his party had packed most of the precious items of the church in Medin City and were preparing to leave today with the bishop of the county, Garas had launched his long-planned revenge last night.
In the dead of night, he found a civilian home that had been the testimony against him and slaughtered them all over the house. Later, he returned to the place where he had lived, found a girl who had been unapologetic to him before, and was now ready to marry, and brutally raped and killed her.
However, just when he killed the girl and wanted to kill the girl's family who woke up when he heard the movement, he didn't want to be alarmed by the resistance and loud cries for help of the girl's father and brother, and the neighbors and patrolling police officers on the left and right. Chased by the crowd, Garas fled back to the church.
After only standing in the crowd for a short while, Roy already understood from the accounts of the people next to him why everyone was gathered here.
"This kind of scumbag, what else is there to say, hurry up and let the county bishop tie him up and send him to Baron Smith's castle for trial!"
"Yes, I can't let him go this time!"
A mercenary who had listened to the insider's account shouted indignantly.
Hearing the roar of the mercenaries, more and more people gathered around. Outside the square, even more unsuspecting people gathered in this direction.
"That's what everyone thought!" said the insider, "It's hateful that when everyone chased him here, they were about to catch him." Unexpectedly, the papal guards at the door of the church let him in, but stopped the people chasing him. ”
"What's the reasoning?"
"How can they do this, aren't they covering up?"
People turned their heads up and condemned one after another.
"That's right!" said the insider, "and at the time everyone thought that storming the church was a felony. That guy couldn't run anyway, and when the Papal guards let him in, he was still covered in blood. As long as he makes it clear to the Holy See, no one can cover him, but I didn't expect it......"
Speaking of this, the insider smacked his feet heavily: "Unexpectedly, at the beginning, the Holy See guards admitted that they let Garas in, and then they even denied it. It is also said that Gallas is a member of the Holy See, and that the secular courts have no power to decide. Even if Garras commits a crime, it can only be dealt with by the Holy See!"
"They didn't even admit to letting Gallas in, and they were expecting them to dispose of a fart!" a grumpy mercenary suddenly couldn't help but scold!
"I'll have to let Lord Baron Smith negotiate this. ”
"Not even Baron Smith. The people of the Holy See are inherently privileged. Only the Inquisition could judge, not to mention a baron, even a marquis, I am afraid that he would not want to offend the Holy See. ”
"Yes, who wants to offend the Holy See and be targeted by the Inquisition. Even if it's okay, he can fabricate charges against you and burn you at the stake!"
"We're Saint-Solan, not Pompeii and Philet. Since the opening of Solanda, we have not bowed our heads to the Holy See. Why should they let their people do whatever they want?"
"The royal family didn't bow to the Holy Church, but what about Donald? That's the Holy See's dog. If someone bites Garras to death and never goes out, it's up to a bunch of civilians what they can do. Even if Baron Smith came, it wouldn't work. To provoke the Holy See is to provoke Donald!"
"What about Donald! Is he still flying here?"
"Idiot, the Fifth Legion is his man, don't need Donald to speak, the Fifth Legion loses its temper and everyone in Medin City will suffer!"
"Are you just letting them go?"
People were gossiping and talking about it for a while......
Such things are not uncommon in the Avalon continent.
For 300 years, as the only religion in the Land of Salvation, the Holy See has swelled into a behemoth that transcends the world.
No one can compete head-on with this behemoth. Not to mention these ordinary people and nobles, even the royal family of Saint Solan, who has always been at odds with the Holy See, must show respect and obedience on the surface.
Because, the Holy See represents the Holy Emperor. and the heavenly kingdom of heaven with its loud and loud chant, looking down on mortal mortals.
In the midst of the uproar, Roy looked coldly at the door of the church with half-squinted eyes.
The majestic church stands in the middle of the square and is extraordinary. At least from the outside, it's better than the Mission Hall.
The same architecture can be found in every city in the Land of Redemption, large and small. Their existence holds up a core of faith that is too strong to be shaken.
Like the people present, no matter how angry they were, no matter how much they denounced Gallas and the papal guards who shielded him, they would not associate this evil with the gods they believed in.
In their view, any evil comes from humanity itself, and has nothing to do with the merciful Father.
In the covenant book, the Father's teachings are to exhort people to be good, to care for the world, and to cleanse away innately sins with faith.
And a man like Garas, although he mixed into the Holy See and became a clergyman, turned his back on the Holy Father, and what he did was only for himself.
This is the power of faith in this world. This is a force that cannot be changed by any one person. , no matter how strong a person is, he can't do it!
Roy believed that if someone attacked not Garas and the people who were shielding him at this moment, but directly aimed at the Holy Emperor and the Holy See, there would immediately be countless knights with strong beliefs who drew their long swords and duel with the attackers. The civilians would immediately distance themselves from this man
For believers, heretics are always the ones who deserve to be burned at the stake more than criminals.
At the gate of the church, seven or eight papal guards stood with guns on nervous expressions. In the open space not far from them, several clergy dressed in papal attire were negotiating something with the parties.
Roy's gaze flickered over these people, and he suddenly saw a familiar face with red eyes in the group of people.
Ling Xuan?!Difficult to put
His gaze froze suddenly, and he quickly squeezed through the crowd and walked over.
Standing in front of the church, listening to the sound of negotiations not far away, Ling Dong was trembling all over. She had to use all her strength to control her grief and anger and force herself to pull her twin sister, who was far more impulsive than her, from rushing into the church to get the scum out.
Ling Xuan knew Gallas, and she also knew Anna, the girl who was raped and killed by Gallas. Because their homes are on the same street, she and Anna were originally close friends in the leap middle like sisters.
Neither Ling Xuan nor Anna liked Gallas.
If there are some people in this world who are born villains, then Garas, who has a poor character and has no bottom line, is definitely one of them.
Four years ago, when Gallas fled in a hurry under the search of the guards of Medin City, Ling Xuan and Anna celebrated.
You know, Gallas, who has always coveted Anna's beauty, has harassed Anna more and more frequently in those two years. In order to get Anna, he even went so far as to declare that anyone who dared to pursue Anna, or that Anna's family dared to marry Anna to someone else, would kill the other party's entire family.
Anna was worried every day. It wasn't until Gallas fled that she was truly relieved. lived the life of a normal person.
Ling Xuan and Anna have a deep relationship, and no matter what happens, they will share it with each other.
Not long ago, Ling Xuan, who had just become the director of the Mission Hall in Edin City, was still at Anna's house, jumping and jumping with her good friend in her arms.
At that time, the neighbors of the whole street were happy that the Ling family had such a promising daughter. With a smile on their parents' faces, the twin sister who was about to apply for the first training camp in Muny City looked at her sister with adoring eyes every day.
Anna, who was already preparing to get married, chatted with Ling Xuan on the bed all night. Full of sweet hopes for the future.
Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, his best friend from childhood to adulthood had become a bloody corpse.
When Ling Xuan was awakened from her dream by the shouting, she rushed to Anna's house and picked up Anna, who was lying naked in a pool of blood. Her eyes were still wide open.
Until now, Ling Xuan's clothes were still full of Anna's blood, and in front of her, she was still young and beautiful, just like Anna's eyes that bloomed like flowers.
Ling Xuan believes that this is a murder case that is completely uncontroversial. Even if Garas was slashed with a thousand knives, he couldn't save Anna's life.
But she didn't expect that since several Holy Church assistants and monks came out, the Holy See guards had changed...... I'm sure everyone is wrong. insisted that Gallas had been resting in the church room all the time. Even Baron Smith sent someone just now, but it didn't help.
"I'm sorry, sir, as we have already said, Garas Lightborn has always been in the church and has never come out. If you insist on slandering a noble deacon of the third class, I advise you to think first of all the price you can pay. ”
The negotiations have reached an impasse. One of the assistant priests was a little impatient and said coldly.
"No way! it's Garas!Holy Father testify!Call him out!" Anna's father and brother had lost their minds in anger and grief. If it weren't for the people next to them pulling them to death, I'm afraid they would have pounced on them and bitten the assistant sacrifice who pointed to the deer as a horse to death.
In the midst of the stalemate, a Papal Knight led a pair of guards and hurriedly walked out of the church.
"Spread out!
As soon as they went out, the guards spread out under the command of the iron-faced papal knight, and dispersed the crowd with their riding spears in their hands.
"On the orders of the Bishop of the Western District of Loulian, the convoy is ready to depart. A deacon in a white silver-rimmed robe walked up to the front of the crowd, looked around, and said in a high-pitched voice: "Any act of blocking or attacking the guards will be considered an attack on the Holy See." ”
The crowd was silent, and everyone looked at the deacon, who had his chin held high under the papal guards, with hatred but helplessness.
"Disperse!" the guards widened the dispersal.
At this moment, the leading knight's eyes suddenly froze, and he pointed behind Ling Xuan sharply, and shouted angrily: "Who are you, get out!"
Ling Xuan Huo Ran turned around, and just as he saw that among the crowd that had been dispersed and retreated, Roy came out of the crowd and walked towards him.
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