Chapter 564 Punishment 3
After the meeting with all his subordinates, Paul told housekeeper Philip that he wanted to stay alone for a while, and he walked to his office silently.
After entering this room that he once thought he would never return to, Paul stretched hard.
Night has begun to fall, and there is still the last trace of the sun in the sky. There were no candles in the office and it was dark. With the ray of light coming from the window, he could clearly see the furnishings in the room. They were still the same as before he left. Everything was so familiar. He was finally back here.
Paul walked gently to his desk, where there was a stack of documents. Paul still remembered that they were all official documents that he had not finished processing.
He walked around and came behind the desk, put his hand on the "ergonomic chair" he designed, and felt a warm and familiar touch on his hand.
"Oh, old man." Paul said to his chair, "I thought I would never see you again."
He sat down on it and leaned against the back of the chair. , put his feet on the table in front of him, breathed a long sigh of relief, and then stared blankly at the dark ceiling.
At this moment, Paul suddenly felt a sense of fatigue clinging to his body from all directions, making him want to have a good sleep. However, when he closed his eyes, he felt sleepy. Disappeared in an instant.
He stayed in this state for who knows how long. Suddenly, a knock on the door interrupted Paul's continued relaxation.
"Come in!"
After a creak, Butler Phillip's head poked in from the door.
"I was shocked, Lord Graiman, why don't you light a lamp."
The old butler walked into the office and skillfully lit the candle on the candlestick. It suddenly became brighter.
“Philip, what can I do?”
I just told the housekeeper that I wanted to be alone for a while, so Phillip must have something to do with me.
"Lord Greyman, Sir Abbott is back again. He wants to discuss something with you face to face."
"Hansel?" Paul was a little surprised. something. Is there anything that I can't talk about at the meeting just now? I have to talk to him alone.
Paul said to Phillip: "Let him in, I will wait for him here."
"Yes, Mr. Grayman." The old butler bowed slightly and withdrew. .
In less than two minutes, there were footsteps again in the corridor outside, and then there was another knock on the door.
"Come in, Hansel."
The door to the room was pushed open, revealing the face of the director of the Ministry of Agriculture.
"Excuse me, Lord Grayman." He walked into the room, turned around and closed the door gently.
Paul continued to lie back on the chair, but lazily tilted his head towards the sofa next to him, and Hansel sat down on it.
Paul asked him: "It's so late, what else do you want to talk to me about."
"Uh... Actually, I'm not here on behalf of myself, but... on behalf of everyone." "
"Everyone?" There was confusion on Paul's face, and then he suddenly realized that the expression on Hansel's face was extremely solemn. You know, this guy is always very serious. He looked like a cynical young master, and his current expression was extremely rare. Paul asked strangely: "The people you are talking about are old Ford, Cecil, Victor and others? Did they ask you to come?"
Hansel then Squeezing out a smile: "Mr. Graiman, don't get me wrong. In fact, no one assigned me this job, but I can guess some of everyone's thoughts, and it also matches some of my own thoughts. , so I feel that I need to speak on behalf of everyone. As for some of the so-called thoughts, it may be awkward for those who are close to you to say it in person, but I..."
Paul pointed at him, "A foreigner from Jingyao, and also has the identity of a representative of the royal family."
Hansel nodded, "Yes, maybe I, a somewhat distant person, can talk to you. This is more suitable."
"Interesting!" A smile appeared on Paul's face. He stood up from his chair, walked around the desk, came to a small table in the corner, and picked up He poured two glasses of the wine on top, picked it up in each hand, and handed the glass in his left hand to Hansel. The two of them clinked the glasses gently and each took a sip.
Paul said: "I didn't expect that these subjects who have been loyal to the Grayman family for generations... can't say anything directly in front of me, haha. In this case, Hansel, you can do it for me. Let them talk."
"Sir Grayman," Hansel regained his solemn expression and went directly to the topic, "During the meeting just now, the note you handed over to Judge Thomas - that's it. That piece of paper about how to deal with traitors, do you seem to have any doubts about the content on it? "
"Well..."
Paul didn't know how to answer.
The content on the paper handed over by the chief judge is very simple - for everyone who participated in the rebellion, kill the clan.
This kind of punishment, unless otherwise specified, is to kill and eradicate the entire family - regardless of gender, age or child, including close servants.
After reading it, Paul did not directly agree, but he did not object either, because he wanted to show that he was more decisive in the face of rebellion.
But it was only a moment of hesitation and was still seen by those who were interested.
"Hansel." Paul said helplessly: "What I hate is that class rather than specific individuals. This kind of indiscriminate one-size-fits-all approach, I think is a bit...a bit too much. ."
"Even if it is a danger to your life this time?"
"Hansel, don't be confused, I will definitely take care of the bastard who poses a threat to my life. But their family members, women, children, and the elderly, may not know anything from the beginning to the end, and they are thrown into prison or even lose their lives because of being implicated. This..."
Paul shook his head.
"Lord Grayman!" Hansel said sternly: "You have such an idea, which shows that you are a kind person, which is good. But if the descendants of the traitor grow up, and assume that he has mastered a lot of things under his careful consideration, The energy wants to take revenge on you, what should I do? "Have you thought about this?"
Paul replied: "Of course I have thought about it, but as long as we take strict precautions, it seems impossible." . Think about it, how much energy can the descendants of a finished family have to find trouble with me?"
"Master Graiman, you need to consider the worst case scenario. Wishfully hoping that the other party will do what you want."
Paul replied quietly: "If after doing everything I should do, I am still... that can only mean that this is what fate is."< br>
Pop-pa-pa!
Hansel applauded Paul, but the expression on his face became more and more sarcastic.
Sometimes the protagonist in this book is also the target of criticism by the author, haha.
(End of this chapter)