(320) Bitter mandarin ducks

The much-anticipated spy trial began this morning.

As the evidence was conclusive, all the arrested spies pleaded guilty, and after a full trial, all 27 suspects were convicted of espionage and were about to be sentenced to death in accordance with the law.

One of the defendants stood out the most, a female spy with an average appearance, but she exuded an indescribable charm, and her voice was extremely graceful.

The reporters of the major newspapers in the auditorium are paying attention to her every move, and according to rumors, this female spy successfully broke into the royal family of the Scales Kingdom and actually had a love affair with a certain imperial prince.

The gossip quickly made headlines in the entertainment sections of major newspapers and continued to ferment in the following days, as people awaited the imminent fate of the female spy.

The judge's answer was so addictive to most people that the female spy was convicted of espionage like her colleagues and was about to go guillotined.

This was definitely an important decision, and the execution of the spies of the Soran Kingdom was a clear sign that Empress Minwalstad was not going to continue her policy of appeasement, and that she was ready to use force to fight a showdown with a powerful enemy.

At the end of the day's trial, the convicted spies were all handcuffed and shackled, and they were herded into a prison van by the bailiffs, where they were about to be sent to the darkest and dampest dungeons to die.

At the door of the courtroom, Baron Colin Douglas, Minister of Imperial Intelligence, was surrounded by reporters,

He was one of the heroes of this incident, and it was one of his ace agents who managed to infiltrate the kingdom of Solan and successfully steal a list of enemy spies, thus solving the largest espionage case in Valsta's history, which is considered a great victory on the battlefield of intelligence warfare.

On the street near the courtroom, everyone cheered, like a grand carnival.

The angry crowd picked up the rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs that had been prepared long ago and threw them at the spies of the Solan Kingdom in the prison car, and the gendarmes and bailiffs in charge of the guards did not stop them, deliberately humiliating these death row prisoners.

A disabled veteran with a medal on his body waved the flag of the Valstad Empire and sang the national anthem loudly.

The masses also sang along with the chorus, singing to the emotional place, everyone's patriotic sentiment reached its peak, and many enthusiastic young people immediately rushed to the recruitment office across the street to sign up for the army, wanting to contribute to the country.

An old woman, who was so obese that she could barely walk, shouted towards the prisoner car:

"Solan Kingdom spies! Damn lackeys! Go to Hell with your cursed king! And those who worship the devil, may you burn in the flames of hell! ”

The old lady picked up a stone and threw it at it, striking one of the spies in the forehead, and blood immediately flowed down.

"Well done, granny! It's really old and strong! Come on, let's smash those bastard spies together! The crowd cheered.

As soon as someone starts to lynching, the situation becomes out of control.

Large stones were thrown on the ground, and people seemed to be unable to wait for the official executions, and wanted to use the ancient stoning to kill the prisoners on the spot, breaking their heads and bleeding their heads, and many innocent citizens were also affected, and the gendarmes had to start maintaining order.

When the groom waved his whip and the prisoner cart began to drive in the direction of the dungeon, the whole scene became a sea of joy, and in the jubilant and jumping crowd, only one masked man, who was tightly wrapped, looked very unhappy.

He is the prince of Maxim Midknight, who fell in love with a female spy.

Maxim is a son who never cares about national affairs, so he doesn't care whether Ms. Grancy is an enemy spy or not, he only knows that he loves her and wants to save his life.

But his emperor's mother refused to help him, and he was not allowed to come to watch the trial, so he could only come in disguise and stealthily, and the result of the trial made him desperate, and he could only comfort himself in his heart:

(Her Majesty the Mother is just scaring me, she still loves me, and will give me this face and save her life...... While praying, the prince stopped a carriage and followed the former colonel of the prisoner carriage

That evening, in front of the warden of the dungeon, Maxim did everything he could, intimidating and threatening himself as the prince of the empire, and begging bitterly, and finally got the opportunity to go down to visit.

This dungeon, hidden on the outskirts of the imperial capital, is dedicated to the detention of death row prisoners, and it is shrouded in an eerie atmosphere.

The prison for spies is located on the fourth basement level, a dark world, lit by the faint kerosene lamps on the walls, where large rats or centipedes can be seen passing by from time to time, and the dark, damp environment breeds a lot of mold, and everywhere there is a disgusting smell of rot and mildew.

At a corner, the warden who was guiding him suddenly stopped and said:

"Your Majesty, the person you are looking for is locked in a single cage in front of you, the person has limited power, he can only help you here, you have to figure out the seriousness of the matter, we are helping you at the risk of violating the orders of our superiors, and we will lose our heads if we are discovered!"

"Don't worry." Maxim nodded: "I'll just leave with a few words to the people inside." ”

Again, the warden stressed: "Remember, Your Majesty, you only have a maximum of five minutes to talk, because later in the evening there will be high-ranking officials from the Ministry of Intelligence who will come to investigate, and they will be ordered by His Majesty the Emperor to confirm the situation of the death row prisoners, in order to prevent escape or transfer, and if they find out that you are here, then we will be all done." Later, if something happens, I'll cough vigorously nearby, and then you can leave. ”

Maxim looked at the warden gratefully: "Thank you for taking the risk for me, I will repay you afterwards!" ”

"No, I'm not here in return." The warden said, "I was moved by you, I didn't see any princes and female spies, only a couple desperate to chase love, a pair of hard-working mandarin ducks." Then he turned and left.

Walking around the corner, you will reach the end, there is a narrow single cage cell, because it is deep underground, there are no windows, and there is no other light source, the black hole is empty, and it is impossible to see anything.

Maxim raised the kerosene lamp and shone into the cage, and saw a weak and slender figure in a black and white striped prison uniform,

It was apparently a woman, her long black hair unkempt and unkempt, curled up on a dirty straw pile, shivering from the cold and letting out a faint sob.

Seeing his lover in such a tragic state, his heart was about to break.