Chapter 302: Chapter 303 – Village and It’s Stupid People [ Part 2 ]
All of them were silent from the beginning but when I asked them the question they all looked at each other and murmured.
“Is one of us actually a criminal?”
“Are we harboring a murderer here… we have children running around in the open, what if one of them gets one of them.”
“N- No, this can’t be. There definitely can’t be a criminal like that here.”
“We are a peaceful village; we don’t get mixed up with bad people.”
“But what if… there are criminals here and they happen to be our closest friends?”
Most of them already started to gossip and doubt each other.
I looked at the scene and found it funny. It’s like a domino effect with giving a slight push and all of them already falling in line to distrust each other already.
Foolish Village people are a rare breed indeed.
But it seems the show ca to an end as one of the ones who had been fearful for a while, suddenly beca angry and shouted, “Shut up, everyone!””
It was a young man in his mid-twenties with a roughed out face. This guy seed very much like soone who had done sothing very stupid recently and beca extra cocky because of that.
“Why are you all bickering like that? Just because of sothing he said, you are already blaming each other?” The guy’s words silenced everyone, “He hasn’t even shown any evidence that the criminal is from our village.”
“Brake” The elderly chief called him but the guy waved him off.
“No, chief! What is wrong with us? Since when have we beco people that would believe the word of a guy who just ca out of here nowhere and started spewing bullshit.”
“We don’t even know if he actually is the guy that brought that mansion uphill.” Brake said and turned to , “But I know for one thing that, the guy who owns that place is very obese.”
Alice and Raven who heard him call Henry Obese, instantly face pald internally while Henry remained a calm smiling man.
“And this guy is clearly nothing like that, so I believe he’s an imposter. He’s giving us false talk.”
Brake turned to look at , “Well then co on, show so proof. Tell that what I’m saying is wrong.”
I silently looked at the guy for a second and he laughed.
“Can’t give any huh, I knew you were just li-”
“You want proof.”
“Huh?” He looked at in confusion as I signal Raven.
Raven got off his horse and went to the guy while pulling off the steel plated armor covering his hands.
“Wh- why are you coming so close?” Brake stuttered as he saw the tall wolf coming towards him. “Don’t do anything that you would regret.”
“You wanted proof, right?” Raven said and gave a stern slap.
“Slap!”
“Argh!”
Brake almost flew away a small distance and laid on the ground. From his mouth, blood flowed and a few teethes from the slap.
“There’s your proof.” Raven said, putting back his glove.
The sudden action surprised everyone as the villagers moved back a few steps in fear.
“Did he just hit him?”
“Does that an he will hit us as well if we don’t comply?”
Before things could get any more complicated, the elder chief went before Raven and apologized, “I’m sorry for that insolent child sir. Please forgive him, I will personally punish him for this.”
“That boy had grown up without his parents so he hasn’t learned any manners. Don’t punish him for this, I beg of you.”
Raven ignored the old guy and looked around. From the corners of a few shops and windows, he saw suspicious eyes glancing at him. Probably so people, ready to attack them if he went too far.
Raven looked back and silently signaled of the hidden figures.
I look around and through my eyes saw a few villagers, prepared to attack us. They had swords, spears and a few had sigmat rings as well.
‘Well attacking them right now wouldn’t bring to the full gang. So of them could flee and call on the church for support.’
‘I can’t have that right now… so retreat is the only logical action right now.’
I think that but my face was calm outside, “So do any of you have any suspects?”
They silently shook their head as I nod.
“Alright then, I suppose since none of you are willing to cooperate with us, we would have to bring out the answer in other ways.” I say and the elder pleaded again.
“Please don’t do anything, milord.” He said while a few steps towards , “We are nothing but a small village with less than 80 mbers in it.”
“We don’t have any agenda against you and the simple reality is we can’t do anything against you.” The elder gestured to the others, “Look at us, we are broken in many ways and the only way we still strive is because we keep living through the hard conditions.”
‘You say that oldie but I see people dressed in good quality armor ready to shoot with one command.’
“Yes, I understand that and all but it still doesn’t change the fact that you guys are possibly harboring criminals. So we would be taking so of you with us for interrogation.”
“I’m afraid you can’t do that.” The elder said and I smile, intrigued.
“Our small village may be desperate but it is under the protection of the church of Divine Goddess which also works out our law and punishnt system.” The elder finally changed his stance, “So I say this respectfully but you can’t make any unlawful force against us, milord.”
I smile, “You’re absolutely right about that. Which is why I have already sent a request to the church of the suspicion of your village.”
“You did?” The elder said, clearly shocked from the notification.
“Yes and I believe it will take at least a week before the permission cos from them for to investigate you.” I say and the elder visibly sighed.
“Though, I can still take one of you with for interrogation.”
“What!” The elder said, “But with the protectio-”
“Yes, with the church’s protection, I can’t do anything morally bad against you but it doesn’t stop from investigating you with the morally right ones, right?”
“We- Well…”
“Which is why I will now take one of you back with .”
Hearing , the villagers instantly broke out in sweat. They did not trust to be candid with them. They knew that if they went with , they wouldn’t co out the sa.
I smile and point my hand around in the air before pointing at Brake, “I’m going to take him with .”
“What! But he’s-”
“He’s what?”
“He’s… nothing but a child my lord.”
“Of course not, he’s over twenty years old, that’s way past the age of adulthood.” I say and Raven went to bring him.
Through my eyes I saw the suspicious people hesitate. But they don’t do anything when the elder guy signals them to stay quiet.
‘Look at that, you act as if a nice old guy when you’re in cahoots with the fuckers.’
Raven brought the unconscious Brake on his horse and got up safely.
“Well then, good people of this village.” I wave to them, “We will leave now and co back exactly one week from now on.”
“Until then, do rember not to leave this village for any reason.”
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