Tower.

In the Golden Hall on the first floor, the solemn ceremony is nearing its end.

"In the name of God, give you rest for your soul, Amen."

The Governor stood on a high platform in the middle of the crowd, having just finished reciting a prayer and placing his palm on the forehead of an eight- or nine-year-old boy.

"Amen."

The crowd spoke in unison, made a cross on their chests, and began to bow their heads in prayer and thank God for the gift.

The silent hall does not tolerate the sound of a needle hitting the ground.

On the high platform, the boy was a little timid about such a scene, and secretly pulled the corner of the governor's clothes, and said with a little pleading: "Daddy, when will it be over, my bear biscuits have not finished yet." ”

The Governor lovingly touched his little head and said, "Well, it's right away!" ”

"Knock~Knock~Knock~"

As soon as the boy was pacified, a solemn bell rang from the rooftop.

Hearing the bell, everyone in the hall looked up in unison, and their eyes looked directly at the governor on the high platform.

The Governor gently brushed away the little boy's hand tugging at the corner of his coat and walked slowly to the center of the platform.

"So what's next......"

The Governor's eyes lit up, and he looked very frenzied, "Let us get ready for God's blessing!" ”

"Whew!"

The crowd finally couldn't hold back and started cheering and yelling, which was their favorite part.

Amid the cheers, a big man wearing a black mask suddenly appeared, dragging a bloodstained machete and slowly walking towards the high platform.

"Daddy! We're not done yet......"

The boy became very frightened at the sight of the fierce man, and instead of standing still, as had been agreed, he ran to the governor's side and hugged his thighs tightly.

Facing the little boy, the governor immediately softened, held his cheek, and said, "What a stupid thing to say, we are just getting started!" ”

By this time, the masked man had reached the high platform, and he picked up the boy who was pleading in front of the governor, and slammed it to the ground.

"Woohoo! Father! Daddy, I hurt! Didn't you say that you would give me a snack after praying? Why isn't it over yet! ”

The boy was thrown to the ground, crying out, and he looked desperately at the back of the governor, but he did not get any shelter.

"Bang dang!"

Then another blow came down, and a puddle of blood oozed from the corner of the boy's mouth, and he had lost the strength to shout.

"Mother......" The boy called out to his mother in a faint breath, glancing at the audience.

Offstage, a woman in a pure white dress was hiding her face and weeping, so out of place compared to the cheering crowd around her.

Soon, the boy lost consciousness completely, and the boiling crowd fell silent again.

The Governor stepped on a thick patch of blood and opened his arms to the people: "Then finally, please enjoy God's ...... to the fullest"

"Wait!"

Suddenly, a voice abruptly sounded from behind the crowd, interrupting the Governor's impassioned speech.

People all looked behind them, and saw a rugged man with a stubble on his face crouching at the door of the hall, panting heavily.

The man was the belated captain, and he glared painfully at the minced flesh in the pool of blood, and then his eyes widened, and he shouted to the governor:

"That man is coming! He's back! ”

Half an hour ago, the Governor learned the news of the refugee riot from the guards, but he didn't take it to heart, because the strong defense of the Governor's Palace was enough to resist ***, how could that group of refugees who were so hungry that they didn't even have the strength to walk make waves?

For the Governor, maintaining the stability of the Governor's Palace is equivalent to maintaining the whole world, as for the refugees outside...... It should be a dispensable ant!

However, the "man" that the captain had just mentioned made the governor's brain stop thinking for a moment, and his constricted pupils were full of fear.

"Impossible! He's been dead for seven years, it can't be! ”

After a few seconds, the Governor changed his usual composure and suddenly began to roar hysterically.

The captain searched around, and finally found the woman in the pure white dress in the crowd.

His nervous nerves finally relaxed, and then he pulled himself together and walked firmly to the governor: "We must do something!" Otherwise......"

"Choke!"

He hadn't reached the halfway point when several long knives were suddenly placed around his neck.

"Are you going to rebel!"

The captain was furious, for he saw that it was his own guards who were holding the long knives!

However, his anger was immediately suppressed, because in just a few snaps of his fingers, he had been surrounded by dozens of guard regiments, and the sharp blades in their hands were all aimed at his own vital points.

The captain looked at the governor on the high platform, and then at the murderous guards, and immediately understood why the governor had the confidence to murder the little boy.

It turns out that he has long been hollowed out!

It is also true that the governor on the stage has always been stoic and treacherous, and will take people's lives when he strikes, as he did seven years ago, and still do......

Now his fate is not an exaggeration to say that it is retribution.

The captain happily accepted his ending, sneered, and said, "Don't think that your fate will be much better, that person is waiting outside...... Burst! Waiting...... You! ”

Before he finished speaking, the captain's throat was pierced by a long knife, and a pillar of red blood spurted out, and he could only die weakly and slowly in the struggle.

The people in the hall looked at everything indifferently, as if it were a stage play.

Only the woman in the white dress secretly glanced at the captain, and a trace of imperceptible heat erupted in her eyes.

He's finally back......

After the farce subsided, a middle-aged guard kicked away the captain's body, snatched the saber from him, hung it on himself, and then saluted to the governor: "Captain Liu Feng, wait for the governor's dispatch!" ”

The guards in the hall lined up again, standing behind the new captain, and at the same time swore an oath to the Governor: "All the guards, at the disposal of the Governor!" ”

Seeing the guards waiting in formation, the governor regained his confidence, and he raised his proud head and condescendingly glanced at everyone in the audience.

"Guard, follow me!"

The Governor deliberately raised his voice and commanded the guards in the sharpest tones, trying to hide his cowardice.

"Yes!"

The voice of the Guard's leader was equally deafening, resounding throughout the Golden Hall, as if loud enough for the Governor to hear their loyalty.

Seeing that the governor was leaving, the eyes of the people became so anxious that they swallowed their saliva and prepared to go.

Approaching the door, the governor turned to the people in the hall and said, "I'll leave it to you here." ”

"Roar!"

As soon as the words ended, the hall resounded with roars one after another, and the people rushed to the two pools of flesh in the hall as if they had lost their minds.

The Governor looked at everything in front of him with satisfaction, and then ordered the guards: "Seal the door." ”

"Squeak."

The moment the door closed, the Governor turned his head suddenly, and through the crack in the door, he saw a pair of gloomy, strange eyes, staring at him viciously!

It was a woman in a white gown, and when she met the governor's eyes, she hurriedly looked away, not daring to make eye contact with her.

Seeing the woman's reaction, the Governor nodded in satisfaction, a smug smile on his lips.

"Report to the Governor! The refugees are gathering more and more, and they have surrounded the governor's palace! At this time, the guards who had been withdrawn from the walls hurriedly reported the situation to the governor.

The governor restrained his expression and instructed the new guard captain Liu Feng:

"Lead someone to lower the main gate and lock the gate."

"But, in that case, we won't be able to get out again......" Liu Feng hesitated slightly, he knew that the main gate was the last defensive posture of the Governor's Palace, and once it was put down, it could not be opened.

Hearing the questioning, the governor's eyes flashed with a violent and fierce light, and he breathed a sigh of relief for a long time, "I allow you to make a mistake once, if not a second time." ”

"Yes!"

Liu Feng felt a chill down his spine, hurriedly took the order, and took a bunch of people to the control room.

"You guys go to the warehouse and move all the bolts to the city wall."

"Yes!"

With Liu Feng's example, the guards did not dare to refute the slightest, and immediately scattered in all directions.

The governor subconsciously touched the revolver hanging from his waist and said to himself: "I want to see how many lives you have!" ”

……

Under the city wall, Xiang Jiuxi lifted the coat covering his head, and through the messy hair, a bullet hole scar on his forehead was faintly visible.

He had lost some memories, only remembering that he had been rescued by an old man seven years earlier, and that he had just died of starvation.

He looked at the familiar Doge's Palace, and the fragments of his memories began to reassemble......