Chapter 64: Kill for life
The sun has risen a lot, and the sunlight is no longer so cold, but has begun to warm, and after a while it will be scorching.
After putting Abdullah down, Gairis asked someone to bring a stool for the old man to sit down and rest.
He turned to everyone present and said: "They must give life for life, eye for eye, nose for nose, ear for ear, tooth for tooth. All wounds must be repaid."
"Now these sinners who killed your relatives, raped your wives and daughters, and robbed your property are all here. As long as you can stand up and identify them, they should all receive the punishment they deserve!"
"If none of you come forward and identify them on the spot, then it will be deemed that you have followed the teachings of Allah and forgiven these evil people..."
Garris repeated his previous words again. This time, he saw many thoughts in the eyes of the townspeople.
They were whispering, thinking and discussing, and waiting for someone to be the first to take the lead.
Garris turned his attention to Abdullah.
After the old man looked at Garris, he stood up on his own initiative. After carefully identifying the Eric soldiers squatting on the ground, he pointed at a guy squatting in the corner.
Taking a deep breath, Abdullah said loudly: "I, identify!"
"It was this person who broke into my medical clinic. When he failed to extort money, he smashed my medical equipment and killed my apprentice!"
Abdullah paused as he spoke, seemed to think for a moment, and then continued: "No, it's not just my apprentice, that's killing my nephew——"
Abdullah's tone could be described as gritting his teeth.
As a person who has been immersed in medicine for too many years, he has not married and had children. His only relative is his sister's son.
When his sister died, he took the child away from him, hoping to raise him up so that he could take over the mantle from him in the future.
But...
In a small accident, the child actually tried to protect the bottles and jars in the medical center in front of the man holding the sword!
It is true that Eric only carried out eleven kills once, but this does not mean that the soldiers under his command are all good gentlemen.
The bulk of the money Eric got was given to Leonard, and a small part was kept for himself. Among these small parts, only an even smaller part could be distributed to the soldiers.
As long as the soldiers are somewhat motivated and want to make some money for themselves, they need to take the initiative to fight the autumn wind.
During this period, coupled with Eric's laissez-faire, many tragic things happened in just two days.
The death of Abdullah's apprentice, his nephew, was one of them.
Under the order of Garris, the new soldiers under Simon brought the man out.
was held before Abdullah.
Gairis asked Abdullah: "Did he really kill you and your nephew?"
Abdullah checked it carefully again and gave an affirmative answer.
Garris came to this man. His hands behind his back were tied with hemp rope. When he saw Garris approaching, he couldn't help but panic.
"Do you admit that you killed Dr. Abdullah's nephew?"
Garris's words were calm and non-threatening, but even so, he could still feel the fear in the man's eyes.
"No, it's not..." The man tried to argue, but he stuttered. Garris narrowed his eyes slightly. Since he had that extraordinary ability, the sensitivity of his six senses has also improved a lot.
Just from the person's expression, movements, heartbeat, etc., Garris was more or less certain that the person was lying.
Of course, based on this, he is not enough to make a direct judgment.
Therefore, Gairis turned to the townspeople and asked: "Does any of you testify that it was indeed he who killed Dr. Abdullah's nephew?"
The question was still asked in a very calm tone, and the townspeople were just whispering. No one took the initiative to stand up and testify for Abdullah's identification.
The reason for this is more likely because there were no other townspeople around except Abdullah when the soldier was killing people.
Although he had more or less come to a conclusion, Garris once again asked the prisoners of war squatting on the ground: "Can anyone of you vouch for him and testify that this person did not kill anyone?"
The prisoners of war squatting on the ground looked at each other, and they were also whispering. No one stood up to prove that the man had not killed anyone.
Garris looked at the person who was being escorted out again, with a rather cold look in his eyes.
Feeling the change in Garris' eyes, the man became a little anxious: "Lord Garris! I, I didn't kill anyone! I just followed Lord Leonard's order!"
He was still lying... This man couldn't control his facial expression very well. To put it simply, the city was not deep enough.
When Garris drew the sword from the waist of the soldier on the side, the captured soldier twisted his body and tried to struggle. But his hands were tied, making his struggle pointless.
The sword was placed on the man's neck.
Along with his pleading voice, the man's blood vessels were cut open by Garris, and then his neck was cut off, causing a horrified head to roll to the ground.
Everything is casual, everything is natural.
Garris asked a few questions as usual, and after confirming that the person had committed a murder, he ordered him to pay with his life.
It is this sense of being taken for granted that makes the people around, especially the townspeople, feel a little unbelievable.
It was as if they had never taken the principle of murder for life seriously in the past... but now that they met it for the first time, they were a little surprised.
Ignoring that end and the corpse, Garris grabbed the bloody sword, turned around and asked the townspeople again: "Is there anyone who wants to come forward to accuse the guilty person?"
That calm voice spread throughout the silent scene, and when everyone saw the bloody sword, they knew that Garris was not joking.
This guy is serious... He is serious about asking people to kill people to pay for their lives...
For a moment, some townspeople were ready to make a move, and their eyes on Gellis were no longer the simple blind obedience they had before, but had a different color.
But before those people came forward to identify them, Khalid seized the opportunity and jumped out immediately.
"Sir! Prophet! I identify! I testify that it was that guy who killed the mayor of Alhadi Town!"
Looking in the direction Khalid pointed, he found that he was pointing to another person next to the attendant Jos.
When he was escorted out by Simon, he looked panicked and shouted loudly.
"Let me go! I have made great contributions to the kingdom, and I have shed blood for Your Majesty. You can't do this. I want to see Her Highness Isabella! I want to see Her Highness Isabella!"
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