When Guo Kang came to the balcony, the others had already tied Sergei to a log, but he was still struggling.

Faced with the soldiers still bloodied on their swords and the large number of murderous residents around him, Sergei clearly realized that the situation was not good, and showed a strong desire to survive.

However, his level of speech is not very high, and he threatens to say that he is doing things for the big people, and whoever dares to touch him will not be able to cover him in the future; After a while, he begged everyone to spare him, saying that they were all working for others, so why bother each other. After saying this, not only the onlookers were even more angry, but even the guards who were on official duty felt that this person was very annoying.

Guo Kang hurriedly walked out and motioned for everyone to be quiet.

He had thought a little about how to talk to the people before, but considering that almost all of these people were illiterate, I was afraid that people would not understand it if he said it too deeply, so it was better to be honest and straightforward.

"I can understand your feelings, but I have something to say to you today." He came up and said bluntly, "And, not only me, but I will also let him tell you the truth." That way, you will know why I am doing this today. ”

Not to mention anything else, the Sergei gang was indeed wiped out by him in one fell swoop. Whatever the future holds, at least everyone can relax and celebrate now. Even, because of the destruction of the accounts, it took a lot of effort to re-establish a system of looting money. Until the new gangs arrive and do all this work, everyone will be able to settle down for at least a few days.

Therefore, what he has to say, the people are still willing to listen.

The people in the room gradually quieted down. Guo Kang then turned to the gang leader and said loudly: "Time is limited, I only have a few questions. ”

"First question, who asked you to arrest people, and what is his purpose?"

"It's all forced by the Great Elder!" Sergei immediately shirked responsibility: "He wants to enjoy, and he wants to bribe others." The benefits are all for him, and we can only lick the blood with a knife and work hard to sell him for the ......"

"You are a gang leader, and you have so many thugs under your command, why are you afraid of him?" Guo Kang continued to ask.

"He's even more powerful!" Sergei glanced at Guo Kang unexpectedly, obviously suspecting that he really didn't know, or pretending not to know: "Although he doesn't directly manage this side, all our gangs have to give him face." ”

"What if you don't give it?" Guo Kang instead began to remind him to continue.

"Then it's going to be over!" Sergei argued: "Our gang, and the entire city, have to constantly absorb new people in order to maintain and expand. But most of the Rus' came here through Alexandria's channels. ”

"If we don't give him face and say nothing else, we won't even be able to replenish the staff. With a little bit of his hands, the other gangs will have more power to take us out. I, a leader, have to earn a living for my brothers, how can I resist his request? ”

"Don't quibble!" The military judge couldn't help but drink: "If you register to join the army, you must abide by military discipline, didn't your captain tell you?" Did you get here with his consent? ”

"What happened before you joined the army is the responsibility of civil law, and we don't care about it for the time being. How long has it been since I became a naturalized member of the camp? You left the camp without permission, murdered, robbed, committed adultery among the people, and engaged in cult activities. With so many guilty, can you afford this rotten life? ”

Sergei looked even more flustered and said incoherently: "However, they didn't mean ...... After entering the barracks, will the punishment be mitigated if the offense is committed? ”

"Who told you?" The military judge asked rhetorically speechlessly.

"Elder Alexander and Elder Jacob said." Sergei immediately confessed: "They asked me, along with some other brothers, to join the army, saying that the benefits were very ......"

"Who is Jacob?" Guo Kang asked.

"It's the elders of our district." Sergei hurriedly whispered: "The boys and girls on my side are what he specified." I'm really just an errand. ”

"And where did you send these people?" Guo Kang asked.

"Elder Alexander brought a few guests and came to my side for a while, and then left." Sergey replied: "They are big people who have their own affairs, where can I get involved." Elder Alexander told me to stay here until they were finished, and then you came. ”

"What part are you involved in?" Guo Kang continued to interrogate: "Who killed the body thrown out of your house?" Who, after killing someone, has to cut the body purposefully? Don't you know that this is a common part of cult rituals? ”

This time, Sergei was actually timid, and his answer was not so crisp.

"I ...... I don't know. He replied intermittently, "It's the foreign gods offered by the elders." Maybe it's similar to your Seris? ”

"What nonsense!" Guo Kang scolded: "There are so many people present, they have all seen that scene. You don't usually bother to hide it, do you? So he threw it on the garbage heap in a big way, thinking that even if it was so blatant, he would not be punished. Is this the first time this kind of thing has happened? Don't you know? I wouldn't believe such a stupid lie. ”

"He, they forced me to swear, swore not to say......" Sergei panicked even more.

"You don't have to say exactly how it was done, we can already guess it." Guo Kang drew his sword and leaned on the ground: "Alexander, they regard this place as a den, and there must be a place for sacrifice." You tell me where it is, I'll go see the situation myself and confront them with Alexander—of course, if you don't say it, the others will tell me. Take your pick. ”

"This ...... Their altar was on the other side of the hall. Sergei hesitated, and confessed: "In the place of the white Persian tapestry, there is a secret door, just push it open." ”

Guo Kang waved his hand and asked Guo Ponu and the others to come with him, and returned to the previous hall. According to his account, he found a door. As soon as I pushed open a crack, I smelled a rotten fishy smell.

"How can this banquet hall sit down?" Guo Kang muttered.

"I guess I used incense." Guo Ponu said.

Guo Kang sniffed it carefully and found that there was indeed a bit of residual spices, which should be that the spices used in the previous banquet had not yet been exhausted. However, the fishy smell is so strong that it cannot be concealed, but it also mixes with the fishy smell and the smell of wine, forming a pungent taste mixed with rancid smell in sweetness, which makes people feel a little dizzy.

Guo Kang simply pushed the door open with all his strength, allowing the breeze from outside to blow indoors. They must have cleaned the house, and they didn't see the severed arms and limbs or human internal organs directly, but just from the smell and the unclean layers of blood on the stone floor, they knew what had happened here.

At the end of the chamber is a shrine with a row of stands and empty plates in front of it, presumably for ceremonies. There are also signs and hanging flags with the honorific names of the gods and unrecognizable incantations.

"Longevity, longevity...... What is it? Painless and sorrowless? "The probe is halfway through it, and Guo Kang doesn't know it anymore. He straightened up, thought for a moment, and commented, "O one who seeks immortality and pleasure...... This is quite in line with the desires of these silverfish. ”

On the seat of the shrine sat a tall, old wooden statue of the god, with a dark surface and a hideous face, draped in a wide silk robe embroidered with strange patterns and stained with a little blood. Guo Kang stepped forward and took a closer look, the color of the blood spots was different from each other, some old and some new, it was estimated that they were splashed during the ceremony, and this kind of ceremony has obviously been held many times.

Guo Kang was silent for a moment, stepped forward, pushed those signs and everything aside, stepped on the edge of the shrine, hugged the idol, and lifted the idol directly on his shoulder.

Guo Ponu glanced at him curiously.

"Get me an axe." Guo Kang said.

Guo Ponu nodded.

Guo Kang carried the idol and went all the way back to the balcony. There, the onlookers were whispering, and everyone was a little surprised to see him suddenly come out with something on his shoulders. And Sergei and several other male and female servants who were arrested were even more shocked.

"How do you put him, ...... him"

Sergei hurriedly wanted to ask, but Guo Kang ignored him at all. At this time, Guo Ponu came out with a big axe to chop wood, so Guo Kang threw the idol on the platform.

He took the axe and announced it loudly to the crowd.

"They call this thing God!" He pointed to the idol.

"I don't know what the origin of this thing is, what the story is. I don't care either! ”

"What I do know," he said, looking around the crowd, "I am the envoy of the war commander, the official of Rome!" ”

"This thing," he tapped on the idol, "I don't know, and I don't care!" What is the benefit of sacrificing it, what is the punishment for disobeying it, I don't know, and I don't care! ”

"What I do know is that in its name, there are people who oppress and even kill the Roman citizens I need to protect, poison the Roman society that I need to maintain, and desecrate the Roman spirit that I need to honor. So, whatever it is, I'm going to see it as an enemy and fight it and its followers to the end! ”

"Romans!" He shouted to the crowd: "You are the direct victims of this matter, so I give you the opportunity to choose and judge." You say, should you let it go and let it continue to be worshipped, or should you kill the bunch of them! ”

"Chop, chop!" Several residents who had been following the team before were the most active and shouted loudly.

"Raise your hands!" Guo Kang also shouted: "If you want to release it, just stick out your thumb and go up!" To chop it off, put your thumb down! Let me see what you guys think! ”

The crowd roared, and the voices of the crowd grew louder and louder. In the courtyard and on the surrounding rooftops, people gave thumbs up.

And in the surrounding circle, and even beyond the farther wall, where this place could not be seen, more people shouted along, and their voices became more and more neat.

"Kill! Kill! ”

The crowd shouted in unison.

Guo Kang waved his hand again to silence them. Many people are still excited, unwilling to stop, and even want to squeeze forward. But others wanted to hear him more, so they advised each other, stopped them, and stopped.

"We need to be punished properly." Guo Kang told them.

"Therefore, I declare," he said, turning his head to the idol, "that the Father, the Brother, and the Father are witnesses: I declare you an enemy of Rome in the name of Kuriltai and the people of Rome!" Your henchmen, and all those who dare to protect you, will be severely punished! ”

"As for you! You stubborn false god, ugly and embarrassing lump of wood, evil monsters, hypocritical and contemptible symbols, rats lurking in the gutters and dark rooms! - I declare you now sentenced to death! ”

Guo Kang said, took half a step back, picked up the axe with both hands without hesitation, and cut off the head of the idol with an axe in the frightened eyes of Sergei and the others.

He dropped the axe, picked up the head of the idol, held it high, and showed it to the people.

The people around cheered loudly, and the waves were higher and higher, even making Guo Kang feel that his balcony was shaking.

He took up the rope that had been brought to him from the ground and bound the prisoner, and tied the head of the idol. Then the assistant priest came over with the big cross made of the spear and hung the "head" of the idol on it.

"All right," he gasped amid cheers, and turned to the prisoners, "it's your turn." ”

(End of chapter)