As soon as Chino's words fell, the audience fell into shock, and Paladin and the others were even more chilled in their limbs and their eyes were dilated.

Niko was also stupid, she thought that Chino was just asking the Big Three to apologize, at most a fine of money, two whips or something, but she didn't think that she would be beheaded directly???

Niko panicked and hurriedly said, "Don't do this, my lord! The three of them fell into an illusion at that time, not malicious, they were just doing their duty, and there was no subjective fault! ”

Liszt and Emmer next to them were also frightened, and hurriedly persuaded: "It's really unnecessary, let's replace it with whipping!" ”

Chino looked sideways at the stiff guard at the door: "What are you waiting for?" ”

The guards were frightened, but they were still professional, silently stood behind the Big Three, and gave them the last face, did not stretch out their hands to detain, but let them go on their own.

Paladin and Baiza's faces turned pale, and they were too frightened to move, never expecting that they would be killed.

On the contrary, Lugo was very rigid, and when Palatin and Baixa were stupid, he took off the security captain badge without saying a word, removed the night knife given to him by Chino, put it on the table, and said in a deep voice: "Anyway, Lao Tzu has already thought about it, I will only follow you in this life, and this life is also yours, if you want, it will be given to you." ”

"Don't, don't! Other!!! Lugo was about to die when Nicola stumbled at him and stopped him.

Then Niko got down on one knee, unsheathed her saber and placed it in front of her, and bowed her head to Chino, "If they are to be punished like this, then I deserve to be guilty." Lugo and Baiza are both superiors, and when the conflict broke out, I attacked them with my sword, and asked my lord to behead me together. ”

The officials present gasped one after another, their eyes were complicated, and they didn't know how things had evolved to this point.

Chino didn't have an extra expression on his face, just looked at them silently.

Chino didn't really want to kill the three of them.

Not now, to be precise.

Previously, when Chino first learned from 11 that the three of them were secretly detaining Niko, he actually had murderous intentions.

But after careful weighing, he put away his murderous intent again.

The biggest reason is that these three people are very useful.

Paladin is very talented in trade, and now the caravan is very large, and the popularity of people in various places is excellent, and the monthly coins he got from other channels can basically be cleaned up after his processing, not to mention the huge profits brought by the merchants themselves.

Except for Paladin, who has both brains and loyalty, Chino really doesn't feel at ease to hand it over to others.

Baixa was slightly less useful than Paladin, but it was also very important, he led his troops well, whether it was training soldiers in peacetime or commanding troops in wartime, he could arrange them in an orderly manner, saving himself a lot of energy.

The so-called three armies are easy to obtain, good generals are hard to find, and Doglandri must have a better military commander than Baiza, but whether he can find it, and whether he can return it to himself after finding it, is unknown.

Needless to say, Lugo, the guide will never go north, let you bite whoever bites, don't shout tired of any dirty work, where to find such an obedient loyal dog?

Really cut these three people together, and he was tired of it, what did he want.

Even if they don't talk about this, during the period when they were in a coma, these three people cooperated with each other without selfishness, without suspicion, without seizing power, and handled the government affairs during the emergency period in an orderly manner.

The reason why Chino still wants to use decapitation as a deterrent is that their handling of the Seven Calamities is indeed very problematic.

The seizure of Niko without asking for instructions reflects a disregard for superiors, an act of ultra vires, and in layman's terms, a failure to put oneself in the right position.

Maybe they have been following him for too long, these three people are self-assured henchmen, and they feel that they have identity and status, and many things can be done without asking for instructions.

This is a serious mistake that must be reversed in time.

Otherwise, if you dare to act without asking for instructions today, you will dare to cross the line even more tomorrow, and this kind of sign must be stifled and beaten with a big stick.

And the other point is about Niko.

This girl is young, not deeply involved in the world, and introverted, so it is easy to cultivate into a loyal dead man.

There is such a thing as a dead soldier, not too little, not too much.

Ever since Chino brought Niko back from the royal city, he has been interested in cultivating her.

But because of her personality and height, Niko and Lugo and the others can't get along, and they never interact with each other, and they don't deal with all kinds of things.

This incident of the Seven Calamities is the best example of this, if Nicol were replaced by Paladin, Lugobaiza would have believed Paladin's words and reported the strange situation, instead of being beaten up and detained.

The disunity of subordinates is a very fatal thing, if you can't work together, no matter how strong the overall strength is, it will be scattered.

Therefore, Chino wanted to take advantage of the decapitation deterrence to help Niko make a personal favor to the three of them, so that she could blend in as soon as possible.

Now that Niko has stepped forward and offered to be tortured with Paladin and the others, Chino knows that his purpose has been achieved.

Chino: "You've got it all said about this, what else do I have to say?" The punishment of beheading was written down first, and each person was fined one year's salary, and at the end of the month, he received 200 iron lashes. ”

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir! Paladin and the others hurriedly nodded their heads, their gratitude overflowing.

And as Chino expected, their minds changed a lot.

Niko was supposed to be the rewardee, but in order to prevent others from dying because of herself, she took the initiative to stand up and ask for the same sin, and this kind of shared suffering is more precious than anything else in the eyes of a big man.

No, when the Big Three looked at Niko, there was already a lot of gratitude and admiration in their eyes.

"Where there is a punishment, there is a reward." Chino looked at Niko and said lightly, "Although you failed to change the situation during the Seven Calamities, I saw your loyalty. What reward do you want? Say, I'll give you what I can. ”

Niko bowed her head slightly, and said softly, "As your close guard, I have to do those things, and I don't crave any rewards." ”

Chino: "Give it to you, take it generously." What doesn't belong to you, don't covet it. Say, what do you want? ”

Niko hadn't thought about it before, and was hesitant and couldn't answer it.

Chino didn't rush, waiting for her to think slowly.

After a while, Niko pursed her lips, and her voice was like a deer's whisper: "If you can, I want a good sword." So I can use it to better protect you..."

Hearing this, the officials present nodded unconsciously, these words were really beautiful, and it can be seen from the tone and demeanor that Niko is definitely not welcome, but sincere.

Chino snorted: "Got it, give me some time, and I'll give it to you." ”

...

After the meeting, Chino returned to the dormitory and picked up the little black cat.

Its wounds had long since healed, except for a small piece missing from the tip of its left ear.

According to Hanyi, he was injured by the four-clawed golden dragon Cangxuan with a pen, which can draw living creatures and is itself a sharp weapon.

Chino tried various methods, but the missing piece on his ear couldn't grow back, and it was useless to inject phoenix serum.

However, this injury did not affect daily activities, and it was not unsightly, so he just left it to see if it could grow on its own after a long time.

Chino touched the little black cat on his lap, his pupils shifted sideways, and he looked at the triple shackle interface.

This round of invasion, although it was tortured and imprisoned, was really a good harvest.

[Respect: 455921]

[Fear: 810958]

[Awe: 252068]