Chapter 34 Shark Caught 2
When Schroeder escorted the shark group back to the dock, Paul Greiman was confirming the identity of Leachman's adventure group.
Several local residents of Port Fulan were called here, including Susan, the granddaughter of the mayor.
"So, this dying old man is indeed the mayor of this place."
"Yes, sir." The townspeople answered cautiously, almost daring not to confront the lord. See.
They turned their attention to Susan, who was sobbing softly beside the mayor. She was so pitiful. She had lost her parents since she was a child and depended on her grandfather. If the old man couldn't survive this, what would happen to this child in the future.
Paul looked at Susan: "Little girl, those people who call themselves adventurers were indeed invited by you to rescue your grandfather?"
Susan raised her head and glanced at the lord, and then Then he lowered his head and looked at his grandfather again, and said coldly: "Yes, Lord Lord."
It's strange, does this little girl have a grudge against me? Paul was very surprised. He saw Susan's look just now. It was a look of hatred and disgust. Coupled with the tone of her voice, no one would feel comfortable being treated like this for no reason.
"Your name is Susan, right? I sympathize with your grandfather's experience. Is there anything I can do to help you?"
Susan didn't even raise her head this time, and said coldly again: "There is nothing you need help with, sir. As long as you can fulfill your responsibilities as a lord, just don't huddle in the castle when the pirates come to bully us again."< br>
Victor, who was recently promoted to the captain of the Internal Guard Squadron, was standing next to Paul. When he heard Susan criticizing his lord, he suddenly pulled out his sword and shouted: "How presumptuous! "
Several other townspeople were frightened and hurriedly knelt down to plead for mercy: "Master Lord, Susan is too young and ignorant, and her grandfather was beaten like this. She feels too sad, please. "Calm down your anger and have mercy!"
Unexpectedly, the little girl was aroused by Victor's "unbridled" words. She turned around and shouted to Paul in a high-pitched voice with a hint of tears:
< br>"My grandfather has been tortured like this, why did you come here? Do you know how many people's life savings were robbed during these days, how many women were raped, how many people who dared to resist were killed, Do you nobles know? ”
"You just know how to hide in a high castle and drink and have fun. Do you care about the life and death of the people in the territory? If it weren't for the pirates who wanted to occupy this place for a long time, would you have come?"
After venting her anger, the girl burst into tears. started crying.
Several townspeople did not dare to plead for mercy. They collapsed on the ground and shook their bodies, fearing that the lord would implicate themselves in his anger.
Victor looked at the count, waiting for his order. As long as the count was willing, the girl would be dead. It was a serious crime for a commoner to insult a noble, although he himself sympathized with her very much.
Paul waved his hand and ordered Victor to put away his weapon. He walked to Susan and stretched out his hand to put it on the girl's shoulder, but he slowly put his arm down halfway.
He said: "I understand how you feel now. A few months ago, my father also died at the hands of pirates. It was the work of the Shark Gang entrenched in Fulan Port." The sadness in his words was obvious.
The girl froze slightly and stopped crying.
Other townspeople understood. Just now they were wondering why their lord had turned into a teenager. It turned out that the old lord was killed by pirates. The sharks were not stupid enough to spread the word about killing nobles, so almost no residents of Port Fulan knew about it.
The lord continued to say: "As for why I came to deal with the pirates so late, it cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences. The power I had before was too weak. I must accumulate strength and wait. Timing. Anyway, I'm sorry..."
There was silence.
Both soldiers and civilians in the lobby were shocked when they heard the words "I'm sorry". It was unheard of for a noble to apologize to a civilian!
The little girl Susan turned her head and looked at Paul, her round eyes widened. She thought that she would definitely die after taking the risk just now, but she didn’t expect that God gave her such an accident, and...it turned out that his Relatives were also killed by pirates.
The boy, who was a few years older than him, said in a firm tone: "However, what you asked for, 'Don't hide in the castle anymore', I swear I will do it." "It's not just that. Pirates, no one can bully my people."
Paul added silently in his heart.
...
The members of the Leachman Adventure Group who were temporarily imprisoned in the basement were released.
The blue-haired handsome guy Dean and the yellow-haired killer Matt Kay both looked happy and thanked Paul one after another.
Meru rubbed his wrists that were sore and painful from the rope, and secretly complained in his heart: "Forget about those two men, we two ladies were treated so rudely, these northerners "People are so barbaric."
According to inquiries, this Leachman adventure group is not from the Roman Kingdom, but from the independent Messiah from the south. No wonder this group of people looks at me like no one else. So in awe.
In some city-states and independent territories with more developed commerce in the south, the gap between nobles and common people is not as big as that in the northern countries. Of course, this is not big and it is only relative.
He does not intend to embarrass this group of people and punish the people of other countries at will, which may cause diplomatic trouble. It is not good to make enemies for himself for no reason.
At this time, a soldier came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the shark was caught by Major Schroeder and has been taken to the door of the church."
"Oh? Please invite the old knight in quickly. Bring the prisoners too.”
Soon, Schroeder and others led Shark and others into the church.
"My lord, the bandit leader Shark and his accomplices have been arrested. As expected, these pirates abandoned their companions and tried to escape quietly from the sea."
The old knight looked contemptuous and briefly introduced the battle.
Shark and his little brothers were tied up, and he lay on the ground groaning with injuries on his legs.
"That's him, my lord, he is the pirate leader Shark. Lord, please kill him and make the decision for us!"
The townspeople in the hall identified him one after another.
The shark suddenly cheered up and shouted loudly: "Lord Grayman, I know the location of Edward's secret treasure. As long as you don't kill me, I will tell you the location! It's my fault for your father's death, as long as you spare him I only have one life, I am your dog, I will bite whoever you ask me to bite!”
Hmph! Even when death is imminent, I still want to grab the last straw. Not to mention that Shark was his "enemy who killed his father," but if he spared him just for money, how could he survive in this world if the news spread.
This treasure is most likely a temporary fabrication. Can Edward's treasure be known to the small vassal gang of sharks? Even if the shark knew, why didn't he get it himself? There is no need to fight the Graiman family's army here.
Paul ordered: "Lock these bastards to the basement first. I will hold a public trial tomorrow."
He didn't want to believe a word of what this pirate leader said.
(End of this chapter)