Chapter Ninety-Four: Execution (Today's Third Watch, Second Watch)
"This man," cried out a man with a loud voice, "the sin is heinous."
All the peasants flocked to the execution ground, where a huge ring of dense human heads was circulating, vying to see Giovanni, but Giovanni's face was swollen all over, and there was no trace of his old appearance, and if he waited until later, let people look at him again, it is estimated that no one would recognize this as the current bandit
There was a farmer in the crowd holding a plate of maltose, while walking with a cat, while asking others if they wanted a piece of this person caused a small commotion in the crowd, behind him, there was a little boy, who was groping for other people's belts along the road I have seen this combination of father and son thieves, one person in front to attract the attention of others, the other person in the back to steal other people's money bags I may have been in contact with this kind of person a little too much, I can find these people from the crowd at a glance, I don't know if that's a good talent
The first to be hanged was a sailor who had beaten a Burke soldier
"This man behaved badly, molested the wife of the Burke soldier in the tavern, seriously damaged the friendship between the Burke and the Vikians, and caused the surprise of the friends, and after the loss of our country, under the repeated warnings of the Burke soldiers, this person still had no intention of repenting, and wounded the Burke soldier in the street, and then fled to the distant country, but fortunately, his family knew the general situation and was kidnapped and brought to justice, so his family was not punished, this person, hanged"
In fact, the situation at that time was that this sailor and a Burke soldier were jealous for a coquettish girl, and the drunk man did not distinguish between nationality and identity, and the two of them started a fight on the side of the street The Burke soldier fought excellently, disciplined, and had good morale, but it did not mean that his strength and fist skills were comparable to the sailors who ran the boat, and in the end, the Burke soldier was beaten firmly, and was thrown into a large wine barrel by the sailor with his ass and sat in the middle of the night, Only then was he found by his own comrades
Originally, the fight in the tavern was not a big deal, and the Burke soldiers themselves didn't think much about it, but Vecchia was afraid that the Burke army would be dissatisfied, so he searched the whole city, and promised a heavy sum of two cows, and finally, the sailor couldn't hide it, and his family felt that it was better to take it themselves than let someone else take the two cows away, so they gave the sailor a last meal and sent it to the town
With a commotion in the crowd, the inquisitor walked over to the sailor's side, "What do you have to say?" ”
The sailor stuffed a clump of rags in his mouth and struggled for a long time, but could not utter a word
The inquisitor then turned back and said, "This sailor has nothing more to say, execution"
A priest came up and tapped the sailor in the face a few times, then retreated, and immediately afterwards, a stout man pulled a roulette wheel, and the plank under the sailor's feet opened at once, and the sailor fell, and his neck was broken at the moment when he was tightened by the rope, and there was a crisp sound, and the sailor shook a few times, and died
Then, a villain who was seen when he stole a cow, and then killed the owner of the cow, this man was distressed and unwilling to go to the gallows, and pulled a puddle of out, and finally a few people hung the rope around his neck, and the inquisitor tried it decently, and asked him about his dying speech At this time, the judge's assistant whispered to him a few times, and the inquisitor showed an embarrassed expression, and then he pulled out the cloth ball in the cow thief's mouth
"Do you have anything to say?"
As a result, the cattle thief's mouth was held up for too long, and he had already dislocated, and he opened his mouth and shouted 'ahhhh
The judge declares, 'There is nothing more to say about this man'
Dozens of seconds later, the cattle thief was also hung on the gallows, shaking slightly
Giovanni's face turned pale, and he tilted his head to look at the man hanging from the gallows, he must have been under great pressure at this time
In the end, it was Giovanni's turn
The inquisitor first had the strip of cloth off Giovanni's mouth and asked him if he could speak, and Giovanni moved his mouth to indicate that there was no problem
Since Giovanni was not arrested by the town guard, he had to be accompanied by someone from the lord's family at this time, a farmer's representative and an old man walked up
The farmer thanked his lord for taking care of him, and recalled the clerk's hard work over the years, and at last the farmer moved himself to tears, and wiped away his tears
The old man said that he was the steward of the manor, and he said that he had received a report from the peasants a few days ago that one of his men had been killed by a stranger, so he reported it to the lord and asked him to send the man to justice
After the two men had finished speaking, the inquisitor said that he had accepted the commission on behalf of the town, and that he was willing to execute the rebellious stranger
A man hung a rope around Giovanni's neck
The inquisitor asked him, "Is there anything else you have to say?" ”
Giovanni knew that this was his last chance, and he exclaimed, "I am not guilty, any of you can check the corpse to know that it was killed by a group of people, and definitely not by me alone"
The inquisitor had seen a lot of such things, and that the condemned prisoner always made a final struggle before he died, so he did not want to listen to it at all, and he turned his head to look at the butler
The butler shook his head, and said, "Indeed, I'm afraid it's not a man's doing, and I've had the young man's body, and the wounds on his body weren't made by one person."
The farmer suddenly wiped away his tears and jumped up, "He has an accomplice, a tall fellow, and I threw this guy off his horse with a stone, but his accomplice ran away, sir, you see"
The Inquisitor was a little unhappy, he was not here to decide the case, he was only responsible for hanging people here, and if the case was not clarified, what was the purpose of sending people here, and the Inquisitor asked the butler, "What is going on?" If there is more than one party, isn't there no clue that you sent this person to be hanged? ”
The housekeeper pursed his lips, "It is the lord's intention to execute this person, and the young master of my family knows what another person is like, we believe that we can catch that guy in the next few days, so there is no need to keep this bandit The lord's meaning is to execute this person as soon as possible, so that the lords can live in peace."
The farmer nodded hurriedly, "That's what I'm going to say."
Joey, they all looked at the farmer in silence, and this farmer really dared to do and speak
Several of them were scattered and stood in several crowds around them, dressed in various ways, and the division of labor was clear: I and a few others were responsible for shouting and disturbing the people at the scene; Joey was going to rush to Giovanni's rescue with a few of his best soldiers, and the most powerful Valan axe was to carry Giovanni back
The inquisitor thought for a moment, and felt that it was better to solve this trouble as soon as possible: if the wrong person was killed, then it would be the lord's family that others resented; And if this man had not been executed, the lord's family would have complained about his lack of cooperation
The Inquisitor waved his hand, "So"
The man who was spinning the winch began to move again, and with a single push of his hand, Giovanni would step on the air and be hung on the rope and tear his neck off
"Begin" the inquisitor's hand has not yet waved
The man behind him began to flex his muscles and twist the turntable
At this time, a crossbow arrow in the crowd came out of the groove and swished through everyone's ears, piercing the face of the turntableman, who splattered a piece of bone and blood, and fell on his back, and people didn't even see what was going on, and stood in dismay
"The Virgin Mary"
We all screamed
I cut the neck of a rooster I was holding in my hand with a dagger and threw it into the air, and the chicken fluttered its wings in despair, sprinkling chicken blood and jumping over people's heads, and with a few bloody rabbits flew up with me, and at the same time, I kicked the ass and back of the other people hard, yelling and shouting, 'The robbers are coming'
After a while, there was chaos under the execution ground
A few soldiers tried to maintain order, but hundreds of onlookers were ready to disperse, and the force was unstoppable
At this time, Joey led the soldiers, covered their faces with black cloth covers, and rushed to the gallows
Several of them all carried two swords, one long and one short, suitable for fighting in narrow places, but their main advantage was a surprise sneak attack, and several soldiers above were cut before they could react, and kicked off the gallows These town militias have not had much training, and their morale is low, and they don't know how many people have come at this time, so they just take advantage of the chaos to hug their heads and run around, hoping to live
The rope on Giovanni's head had been fastened, and the rope was oiled and reversed, and it could only be pulled tighter and tighter, and it could not be untied, so the Creelian began to help Giovanni cut the rope with a dagger, and the inquisitor drew the long sword, but when Joey pressed over, he threw the long sword at Joey's feet, indicating that he would not resist
Giovanni was finally released, his eyes full of rage
At this time, the Valan Axe brought the farmer who was about to escape
"You're the one who knocked me down, didn't you?" Giovanni's voice was filled with chills, "You thought there really wouldn't be a verdict, did you?" Do you think you do everything God willing? You scumbag, you coward, you bastard" Giovanni grabbed the farmer's face and pulled it towards his own face, snarling loudly
Joey said anxiously, "Hurry up, I heard the alarm go off"
In the distance, the noise faded away, but before long, countless militiamen would come and drown us out
"Well," said Giovanni, "I'll do God's will to hang him."
The Varan Axemen and Joey put the rope around the farmer's neck
The farmer cried loudly, scratched his face with his fingernails in repentance, cursed himself and the lord loudly, and told the truth
The Valan's punch shattered the farmer's teeth, leaving him speechless, and then the Creels spun the turntable, and the farmer fell down screaming, and after a crisp sound, the farmer's voice stopped abruptly
I ran to the gallows, Giovanni nodded at me and we were ready to run away, Joey pointed to the Inquisitor and asked if he would take this person hostage, and the Inquisitor turned pale
Giovanni shook his head, "Our grudge is only related to those farmers, not to this gentleman, don't hurt him"
If the judge is pardoned, "I will thank you, sir"
Giovanni then said to the judge, "Don't try to chase us, we know where your home is, you know?" ”
"Yes," the inquisitor said in a cold sweat, "I understand"
Giovanni's legs had been tied for a few days, and he had just exhausted his strength, and at this time, he had to be carried away by the Valan axemen and walked through the square, to a stable, where the horses were arranged
We mounted our horses and ran out of the city.