honor me as god

Chapter 531
When Bolton set off from the royal palace with his personal guards, another corner of Dogrand was not peaceful.

At noon, tens of thousands of people gathered in the central square of Danyu City. The crowd was crowded, and the atmosphere was restless. All kinds of shouting and cursing came and went.

A guillotine has been set up in the center of the square, and the knife is reflecting fiercely under the blazing sun of the dome, making no secret of its thirst for blood.

At this time, all the eight officials of Danyu City were present, and the head of the consul Ge Mai stood in front of him, shouting hoarsely: "People of Danyu City, the Dragon Fire Festival is a great and commemorative day. In previous years, there were many shocking moments, but this year's Dragon Fire Festival left us with painful memories."

"The fireworks ceremony of the Dragon Fire Festival the night before yesterday was a natural phenomenon, and the wind direction changed rarely, which caused the fireworks to ignite the eight granaries, and millions of tons of grain turned into nothing. Those were the relief grains shipped to us by Wangcheng!"

A commoner at the front shouted and asked, "There are so many wheats planted in Danyu Plain, why does Wangcheng transport us relief food?"

There was a flash of cunning in Gomez's eyes, and he shouted righteously: "Because this is an order from the royal family! His Majesty the King requests that the immature wheat stalks in the Danyu Plain be pulled out immediately and replaced with blood essence grass!"

As soon as this remark came out, exclamations came one after another, and the people immediately exploded:
"His Majesty the King wants the Danyu Plain to be replanted with blood essence grass? Our wheat will be ripe soon, isn't it a big loss to pull it out now? Why do you want to do this?!"

"So the relief food is to make up for the food shortage after the wheat stalks are pulled out? But now the granaries are all on fire. If the wheat stalks are pulled out again, how will we eat?!"

"What's the use of the blood essence grass! It can't be eaten!"

"I can't pull it out! Unless we send us another batch of relief food, I will never pull it out!"

"My family's grain storage is empty, and now my wife and children are waiting for this season's wheat to mature. If the straw is pulled out, our whole family will starve to death!"

Shouts came one after another, and it could be said that the crowd was excited. Many civilians had already bottomed out their food reserves, and they had been hungry for several days, waiting for the wheat to be harvested soon to save their lives.

Now when they suddenly heard the royal family’s order to pull out the straw, they couldn’t control their emotions for a moment, so they grabbed the stones on the ground and threw them on the stage, but they were quickly caught by plainclothes soldiers who were mixed in the crowd, and they were tied up and taken away on the spot. .

When the crowd was full of voices, Ge Mai pressed his hands to signal silence, and then said sharply: "All these plans are proceeding in an orderly manner. The royal family has distributed relief food to us, and we cultivate blood essence grass for the royal family. We protect and support each other. This is the unshirkable responsibility of being a citizen of the kingdom, but!"

"The south wind suddenly rose on the night of the Dragon Fire Festival, causing the granary to catch fire. This is a natural disaster, but also a man-made disaster!" Ge Mai looked behind the execution platform, his face was full of anger, "Bring out the culprit!"

Soon, two soldiers escorted a man in shackles to the execution platform. It was none other than the new grain officer Kerry.

There was no expression on Kerry's face, he just lowered his head silently and let himself be manipulated.

With a grimace on his face, Gome walked up behind Kerry, kicked him on the back knee, and made him fall to his knees heavily. Then he faced the people and shouted righteously: "The wind changes suddenly during the Dragon Fire Festival. This kind of thing It's really unexpected, but...is it true that the grain officer in charge of guarding the granary has no responsibility at all?"

"If the grain officials can do their duty and maintain the fire prevention equipment regularly, the fireworks can burn all the eight granaries? If the grain officials stick to their posts on the day of the Dragon Fire Festival, observe the movement of the fireworks early, and organize the fire prevention in advance, it will lead to such a situation. Fire tragedy?!"

Gomez walked up to Kerry, looked straight into his eyes, and asked hoarsely, "What were you doing on the night of the Dragon and Fire Festival?"

The crowd held their breath and stared sullenly at Kerry, waiting for his answer.

Kerry still lowered her head and said silently, "I was visiting a brothel that day."

After a brief silence, all kinds of ugly curses sounded, and Gome also roared to the people: "Visiting a brothel?! The dignified food official left his post on the night of the Dragon Fire Festival and lay in the arms of a woman, causing Such a fire disaster! When did Danyu City have such officials?!"

The people's yelling became even more turbulent, like a surging tide:

"Kill him! It's a disgrace to Pill Rain City that such a person can become an official!"

"Dog officer! Killing you a hundred times won't relieve your hatred! I'll kill your whole family!"

"What do you want to pay back the burnt relief food?!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill! Cut off his head!"

The turbulent shouts gathered from all directions. At first they were chaotic, but in the end they gradually became unified. All the resentment and anger converged into the same word: "Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Gomez opened his arms to comply with public opinion, and said coldly: "Kill."

The soldiers set up Kerry, pushed him to the guillotine, and hung the guillotine high, waiting for the final execution order.

"Children! Children!." Suddenly, there was a cry from the crowd, and an old woman was seen holding a young girl, struggling to squeeze out of the crowd, and rushed towards the execution platform hoarsely.

Anyone who knows Kerry knows that this is his mother and daughter.

The soldiers tried to stop them, but Gomer motioned for them to get out of the way, and they stepped aside.

The old woman threw herself on Kai Rui on the guillotine, crying heartbreakingly: "Son, my child, you have been smart since you were a child, and your mother is proud of you. You also said that you would do a great job for the kingdom. Why? would do such a stupid thing."

The little girl was too young, about two or three years old, and didn't know what the device that hung the switch knife was. She trotted over and hugged Kai Rui, trying to help him untie the rope clumsily, and said in a childlike voice: " Dad, why don’t you untie it, you’re so uncomfortable cough! Cough cough”

As the little girl talked, she covered her mouth with a handkerchief and began to cough violently. Judging from the faint blood stains on the handkerchief and her pale complexion, she should have some serious illness.

Kerry showed a gentle smile, but didn't say anything. He just took a last look at his mother and daughter, then looked away, and bowed his neck.

Soon, the old woman and the little girl were forcibly taken down by the soldiers, and the cries and coughs gradually faded away, drowned in the roar of the crowd: "Kill! Kill! Kill!!!"

As the execution was imminent, Kerry looked up at Gomez in front of him, and said emphatically, "Keep your promise, take good care of my mother, and take my daughter for proper treatment."

Gomer hummed expressionlessly, raised his hand, and swung it down in the air.

The ropes of the guillotine were cut off, and the Xueliang knife rushed towards Kai Rui like a wild beast.

"Pfft—" Blood spattered.

(End of this chapter)