The sky was bright.

One by one, the villagers woke up from their sleep and began their day's work.

The aunt of the neighbor who was borrowed by Nock and the others just opened the door and walked out of the yard, intending to go to the kitchen to cook.

It just felt like something was wrong.

The aunt looked up at the opposite door, only to see that it was in the middle of the courtyard opposite,

At some point, a pillar four or five meters high was erected.

There is also a slick "corpse" hanging from the pillar!

"Ahh Kill! ”

The aunt's frightened screams shattered the early morning silence of the village.

All the women who had already gotten up to prepare breakfast, when they heard this scream, instinctively ran to the yard,

Look in the direction where the screams were.

And near the aunt's house, the people who were still asleep were also awakened by this scream, and sat up in a daze,

Then I heard a series of cries such as "Kill, die".

The men were so frightened that they jumped out of bed, and they didn't have time to put on their clothes, so they rushed out of the house with a handy weapon.

The aunt's man even grabbed a sledgehammer and rushed out of the room.

"Dori Niang, where did you kill someone?"

"Dad, that! Daddy Luke's yard! ”

"What!"

The man looked across in disbelief.

I saw that in the morning glow in the dream, there was a pillar standing in the opposite courtyard, and a smooth "corpse" was hanging from the pillar.

It was so blatant that he killed someone and hung the corpse to show the public!

What a rampant outlander!

"Dori Niang, quick, take Dori, you go to the village chief's house and tell the village chief about this place,

Then stay at the village chief's house with Dori and don't come back, if we can't deal with this group of murderous strangers,

and ye shall flee into the wilderness. They killed people, and there will be no time to hunt you down.

Just go! ”

"Nope! Dad, let's go together! ”

"Confused! If we don't stop them, they will catch up with us and make us stupid!

Don't grind! Your shouting must have alarmed them! Come on! Take Dolly to climb the window! Don't go through the main door! ”

The man shoved his wife back into the house, closed the door, and jammed it with a stick.

Then, holding the hammer in his hand, he walked towards the opposite door in fear.

At the same time, nearby villagers also heard the couple's conversation.

The men made the same choice, and after explaining to their wives, they also walked out of the house with their weapons.

They knew that if they were not united, they, the villagers, were no match for the foreigners who owned the wagons.

I have long heard that some mad nobles will take pleasure in killing people,

I didn't expect such a remote village like them to be targeted!

Alas, yesterday they heard that a foreigner wanted to spend the night, and they dared to ask clearly.

Instead of listening to the village chief, "don't ask around".

Now it's okay, leave a bunch of scourges behind!

A group of villagers surrounded the courtyard where Nock and others were borrowed.

I didn't dare to do it directly.

After all, they are just a group of ordinary people, and since the other party dares to kill, they must have something to rely on.

There are already fast legs, and they ran to inform the village chief before the group of grinding women.

By the time the village chief was brought in, the whole village knew that the stranger who had been borrowed yesterday had killed someone.

"Where, where? Who is the deceased? Was it really killed by a foreigner? ”

The village chief felt in a panic, and his face was covered with cold sweat.

Whoever is awakened in his sleep, and then told that his guest has killed the villagers,

He's also scared away.

"Everyone, let's go, the village chief has arrived!"

The crowd split into a walkway and let the village chief in.

"What's going on? Who died? ”

Wiping a cold sweat, the village chief asked about the men standing in front of the courtyard.

"I don't know, I heard Dori Niang's screams, and I found that there was a corpse hanging in this courtyard.

But due to the nervousness and the fact that the body was slick, we didn't take a closer look.

I only know that it is a man. ”

"Men?" The village chief immediately understood everyone's concerns.

After all, staring at a sleek male corpse is somewhat dazzling.

No one wants to have a needle's eye.

But as the village head, he can't do it if he doesn't look at it.

"Let the old man take a look."

The village chief volunteered, and whoever let him stay naturally had to take responsibility.

Just then, the sun was rising, and the first rays of sunlight shone on the pillars.

"Ahh It turned out to be Peter! ”

The village chief recognized the "deceased" as Peter, who led the way for the strangers yesterday,

I was taken aback.

"Damn it! Peter is the son of Aunt Amy, although this kid is a little idle,

But he's Aunt Amy's lifeblood! The stranger actually killed him! ”

In the crowd, the crowd was excited.

Although Peter is a disgusting boy, his mother, Aunt Amy, is a well-known kindness in the village.

The old couple also has a good reputation in the village.

A few years ago, Aunt Amy's wife left, leaving orphans and widows,

Peter is almost thirty years old, and he can't marry a daughter-in-law without working, and he has always relied on his eldest mother to support him.

But even so, the eldest mother is happy, after all, that is her only concern.

If you let the eldest mother know that her only son was killed,

I'm afraid I won't be able to live!

The crowd that was originally silent because of fear finally couldn't suppress their emotions at this moment,

Erupted.

"Village Chief! Whatever the identity of these strangers, you must get justice for us! ”

"That's it! Even if you fight with them, you have to make them pay! ”

"Yes, village chief, inform your lord! Let him bring people to deal with these gangsters! ”

Listening to the undisguised shouts of the villagers, the village chief's face darkened.

He thought to himself: "A bunch of fools, you don't come out when people are deaf or dead, so you don't shout at people,

It's clear that you're not afraid of us at all! And look for the lord, what if the lord has to kneel down when he sees everyone?

When the time comes, I'm afraid that the lord will not come to help us, but to help kill us! ”

"Shut up! What a quarrel one by one! Things haven't been figured out yet, what are you arguing about!

Who Peter is, outsiders don't know, don't you know?

I don't want to think about it, the strangers just came to borrow it, why did they run to kill Peter for no reason!

And to bring Peter's body from his house here and hang it?

If the person was killed in Peter's house, then was Aunt Amy also killed?

Has anyone seen Aunt Amy's body? ”

The village chief's roar finally calmed down the excited villagers a lot.

Some villagers even shouted: "Report to the village chief, when I went out just now, I saw Aunt Amy."

It seems that he is looking for Peter, but because there is a murder,

I'll let my mother-in-law take Aunt Amy to your house on a detour! ”

When the village chief heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and his brain was racing fast.

He analyzed it for a moment and shouted, "Everyone, since Aunt Amy is alive and well, get up and look for Peter."

That means Peter was not killed in his home.

So, why did he appear here, killed?

It can't be a stranger who called him to kill him, right?

Moreover, after I finished delivering food to the strangers last night, they closed their doors and prepared to rest.

In this way, it is likely that Peter came here and was killed on his own!

So, why didn't he sleep at night and come here?

The answer is obvious! He is likely to have made the same mistake again, and he is eyeing the money of foreigners!

As a result, the strangers were provoked!

It's not us who are strangers, and we have no mercy for thieves!

The burglary was killed, and he deserved to die!

So, even if the stranger killed Peter, it would be Peter's own fault!

Let's get rid of it! I'll ask you personally.

You've seen it too, you've been stuck here for so long, and no one has reacted.

Obviously, people are in charge and are not afraid of us at all. Otherwise, you will make a fuss,

If people really kill people without blinking, they will come out and kill you early!

Don't look at the small number of people's families, but according to my observation, the three guards are all professionals.

Maybe it's even more powerful than our lord.

People want to kill us all, and it doesn't take any effort at all! ”

The village chief's words made the villagers hesitate.

They wondered if the village chief had been bribed yesterday to deliberately say good things for the murderer.

"Bang bang! Good, good, good! Finally, there is a sensible and sober mind. ”

There was applause in the courtyard, the door opened, and five well-dressed people came out of the room,

The person who spoke was none other than Nock.

After several people discussed this matter, Richelieu decided not to intervene and let Nock handle it.

After all, according to his meaning, the burglar is killed for nothing, and there is no need to keep this thief.

But Nock didn't feel the need to ruin their reputation because of a thief.

After all, they are outsiders, although they can walk away,

But if the local villagers are resentful, they can slander them.

When the time came, the officials of the Kingdom of Genoa did not know the truth, and sent people to arrest them halfway.

Then their journey in the Kingdom of Genoa will be difficult.

After all, they had no eyewitnesses, the testimony of five people and the testimony of one village,

Fools know who to believe.

Even if the two Nocks identified themselves, Genoa was forced to let them go due to the background of the Nock two.

will also think that it was Nock and the two who were bullying and deliberately committing murder.

and will not feel that the two are innocent.

Therefore, after being persuaded by Nock, Richelieu decided to do what Nock wanted.

"Come out, they're out, everyone be careful!"

Seeing the "murderer" appear, the villagers took a few steps back in fear and tightened the weapons in their hands.

"Village chief, since you are a person who understands, then let's talk. If you're as stupid as they are,

Maybe we're going to hit it right now. ”

Nock glanced at the dozens of villagers gathered outside the courtyard, his face full of disdain.

Such a guy, Rod can kill half of them with one fighting spirit!

What to stop them!

Seeing Nock's attitude, the village chief suddenly felt a little sure in his heart.

It seems that he guessed correctly, it was really Peter's guy who wanted to get rich and looked for his own death.

I just don't know if Peter is just stealing or trying to kill and rob money.

It's just that the theft is okay, after all, Peter is dead, as long as the villagers don't pursue it and let the guests go.

Presumably, the guests will not worry about being blocked by ignorant villagers.

But if Peter was going to kill people and rob his property and be killed, it was not a question of whether the villagers would pursue it or not.

It's the problem that the guests can't chase after the village!

"Distinguished guest, I'm sorry for this to happen. It's me, the village chief, who mismanages it.

There is such a harmful spirit, his death is self-inflicted, and we will not make trouble unreasonably. ”

The village chief didn't even ask what was going on, and directly blamed Peter for the fault.

Anyway, the man is already dead, and the waste can be used, so as not to offend the noble.

The disdain in the eyes of the young nobleman just now was clear to the village chief.

The other party obviously doesn't care about the conflict with the villagers, but he doesn't want to, not dare!

"Dead? Who said he died? We didn't kill him. Don't talk nonsense. ”

Nock's words surprised the village chief and the villagers.

"Peter is not dead? So how did he ......?"

The village chief looked at Nock suspiciously, wanting an accurate answer.

Nock smiled contemptuously: "A thief who broke in in the middle of the night, it stands to reason that we will kill it."

But I have a good heart. The village chief, you have warmly welcomed us. We kill people in your territory,

I can't help you a little, so for your sake, I'll spare his life.

Of course, I also don't want a kind old man to be sad.

But well, the burglary was still discovered by us, and we felt uncomfortable not punishing him.

So, I had people knock him out, hang him naked, and suffer a little.

Now, if you don't believe, find someone to put him down and see if he is alive.

However, I can leave it to you, the village chief. However, his theft cannot be counted in this way.

How to do it, the village chief, you decide.

That's none of my business. After all, not every time, he can meet a talkative master like me.

For the honor of your village and the happiness of that old man for the rest of his life,

If you don't teach him harshly, he will eventually get you into trouble.

Take us as an example, if it weren't for the village chief, you would still be reasonable and stop the villagers from doing anything to us.

You may have destroyed the village now.

After all, we don't have the habit of not fighting back when we are attacked.

So, let's have a snack, village chief. ”

Nock patted the village chief's trembling shoulders and put the matter to a conclusion.

"Alright, get out of the way, we're on our way."

As he spoke, ignoring the crowd's onlookers, Nock and the others boarded the carriage.

The village chief and a few men put Peter down, and when he found that the man was indeed unconscious, he waved the villagers out of the way.

Under the complicated eyes of the villagers, the carriage slowly drove out of the village and disappeared into the distance......