Chapter 69: Villains and Sanctions
"Don't chase, Ciri, come back!" Not only did Rhodes be stunned and didn't know how to react, but even Dieter was in a mess of his head, and shouted out to the girl who was still chasing the escapee. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Hmph, it's you again. Pauli didn't attack, and when the turmoil was over, he couldn't help but mock again.
"What does this have to do with Xiao Luo, it's the idiot who beats women who wants to die by himself!" Sylna glared at her colleague and hugged the young man: "I don't have any ability, I have to do it, and I lost my life." β
"Okay, stop talking nonsense. Dieter felt so tired, he had lived so long that for the first time he had suffered two unwarranted disasters in a row in just a few days. Why can there be such a mess along the avenue in a normal hurry, could it be that the duke's son is really a troublemaker, and he has the physique to attract trouble?
"Baivi, turn around, go and report this to the border guards of the Anteli Kingdom on the checkpoint we just passed, if these people are robbers blocking the way, then it's fine, if it's really the militia of a nearby village, then we can only go back to our home and let the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs solve this trouble. β
"No problem. The caravan leader's right-hand man drove his horse back and quickly disappeared from view.
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For Rod, even Dieter, who was full of reasoning, had nothing to preach this time - this was not the fault of the teenager at all, he stayed by his side obediently from beginning to end...... However, attacking soldiers on the territory of another country will not be tolerated by any dynasty, generation, or regime. If the border officials of the Kingdom of Anteli were to detain them for trial, they would have to fight and return to the Empire...... Fortunately, at this time, it was only a few dozen miles away from the border, and it would be safe in minutes, and the troops led by Baron Victor should not be far away and could respond at any time.
"Grom, you can just cut off his crossbow, why just cut people?" Dieter scolded the Great Sword Master with some helplessness.
"I was impulsive. Grimm confessed his mistake as he inserted his wiped sword back into its scabbard. "But that guy made an actual life-threatening threat to a Foster family member, and even if the Duke was here, he wouldn't have ended any better. β
Dieter shook his head and stopped talking, this guy in front of him was loyal to the Foster family, but he was a ruthless and brave man when he was young, even if his career as a guard captain for many years calmed his heart a little, but the ruthlessness in his bones could not be changed. He is difficult to change by nature, but young people still have a chance to shape it well - he looked at Rhodes, helpless: "Look, I said something, more things are better than less things, trouble is going to come to the door, you can't stop it." If you were an ordinary person today, would you have to get off your horse and lie down in front of him and let him step on your face?"
"But ......" Rhodes couldn't figure out the reason for it for a while, how could he stop others from beating women on the street and cause a bloody case?
"Heri, what are you doing. Dieter sighed and looked at the gray-haired girl again, "If I don't stop you, will you chase them all and hack them all to death?"
"That's right. Ciri was not afraid of being driven home, and admitted unceremoniously with a high face: "This kind of scum with a negative contribution to the world should be killed." I bet no one has been hit by a wagon on this road at all, this rabble is just a bunch of road bandits, greedy and cheap, bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, and there is nothing more damning than them. β
"It seems that you have seen the nature of this world, understood the cruelty of this world, and know how to make it better?" Dieter said with a smirk, "In your short life of more than ten years?"
"Yes, and I don't know it from books or other people's mouths. The gray-haired girl looked at the merchant without flinching: "I have gone astray before, but more often than not, I have been hurt by these evil people!"
"Okay...... I'm sorry. Dieter's attitude softened suddenly, and the girl's words revealed so much information that it was clear that she was not drawing her sword just because of her youthful impulse. "But killing doesn't solve the problem. β
"I admit that killing doesn't make the world better, but at least it stops it from getting worse. Ciri also put away his sword, sat up straight on horseback, and took a resolute and tough attitude: "If you have the ability to punish evil but stand by and watch, you are no different from an accomplice." If you don't kill them today, tomorrow they will come out to block the road and rob them again, I don't believe that they always take the money and let them go, if they are alone, who will find out if they are killed and buried? Who will punish them? God? The law? I believe in the sword in my hand even more!"
"Calm Healy," said Dieter calmly, "you hate the villains for what happened in the past, but that hatred should not be allowed to cloud your judgment...... You've been hurt, so swear a tooth for a tooth, blood for a blood. But is it possible to eradicate evil by drowning the world in blood? β
"I may be naΓ―ve compared to you, but I know better than you what the wicked fear. These guys inflict pain and death on others, and are themselves more afraid of them. A mad dog that bites a man will have all his teeth broken, and a wicked man who oppresses ordinary people must be killed cleanly. Only then can we at least declare with certainty that they can no longer threaten to hurt others. And what happened to them will make other guys who may do bad things hesitate to weigh themselves and whether they have the ability to deal with the righteous sanctions. β
"Just sanctions...... You believe in the justice of results, and it is the justice of your own heart. I don't know what the world you're coming from is like, so I don't want to continue arguing with you on this topic. But I have to tell you that our world is in a time of peace, and for a society in times of peace, the value of order and stability is far greater than what you personally consider to be justice. Dieter said with an unhappy face, "Completely ignoring the order of our world, taking your sword from the other world, killing all the people you judge as villains, and then arrogantly thinking that it has solved the evil for our world?"
"The temporary stability that concession and tolerance in exchange for is only a hidden danger for greater turmoil!"
"It's not for you, not even for me, it's for the ruler to think about. You will soon be gone, and I, as the natives who will continue to live in this world, may be affected by the consequences of your willfulness. Also, I can't help but remind you that most of the people you just wanted to hunt down just now just stood on the side with their weapons on their shoulders for a while. Taking a step back, even if they are really sinful, we saved you and took you in, and we don't want you to repay you, but you should think first of all about not causing us trouble. β
"Of course. Ciri's face flushed slightly, and his indignant expression faded, but his expression became more stubborn: "It is precisely because I remember this that I did not draw my sword and move at the beginning, and when you call me, I immediately rein in and return to you." If even that still causes trouble, I can leave immediately. β
"Okay, okay, let's not be angry. At least today I'll admit that you did protect us by killing that crossbow-wielding guy just now. Dieter exhaled and decided not to continue arguing with the little girl: "Don't keep a straight face, let's see, are you guessing right...... Pauli, go open that coffin and see what's inside. β
The lean man dismounted, and a few men of the caravan walked to the coffin placed on the side of the road with tools, and Rhodes was afraid that the girl would run away in a fit of anger, so he also hurried close to talk to her: "Don't be angry, Ciri, I support your point of view, and the ability to punish the bad guys but stand by and watch is no different from an accomplice." β
"Oh......" Ciri's face was slightly dizzy, and he was still tough just now, but he was a little twisted when he calmed down: "Thank you, in fact, I know that my thoughts are very extreme, but my world is not so peaceful." Once you think too much, you can't start. β
"Good skills, little sword girl. Sylna also came over to comfort her, "Who taught you?"
"My dad ......," Ciri replied, remembering something, and fell silent again.
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The lid of the coffin was not nailed very tightly, and it was quickly openedβit was empty.
"If you get a broken coffin, you will collect the toll, and I want to do this lucrative job. Morfan said with a hippie smile, "But I'll find someone with real skills, otherwise I'll be cut down by a chick at some point." β
"Let's get off the horse and rest, wait for the people of the Antaili Kingdom to come, at least we won't take care of this empty coffin. Dieter said: "When the time comes, remember that it is they who will do it first, and I will try to fool this matter over." β
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