When Bolton set off from the palace with his army of guards, another corner of Doguland was not at peace either.

At noon, tens of thousands of people gathered in the central square of Danyu City. The atmosphere was crowded and restless. All kinds of shouts and curses were heard one after another. From time to time, one could see people pushing and shoving, and even scuffling together driven by violent emotions.

A guillotine has been set up in the center of the square, and the knife reflects the blazing light under the blazing sun from the dome, making no secret of its desire for blood.

At this time, all the eight officials of Danyu City were present, and the leader Gomai, the consul, stood in front, shouting at the top of his lungs: "People of Danyu City, the Dragon Fire Festival is a great and memorable day.

Previous years have brought many shocking moments, but this year’s Dragon Fire Festival has left us with painful memories.”

"The fireworks ceremony of the Dragon Fire Festival the night before yesterday was a natural phenomenon. The wind direction changed in a rare way, causing the fireworks to ignite the eight granaries and turn millions of tons of food into nothing... Those are the relief grains shipped to us by the royal city.

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A civilian at the front shouted and asked: "With so much wheat grown in Danyu Plain, why does the Royal City need to transport relief grain to us?"

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

As soon as these words came out, exclamations broke out one after another, and the people suddenly went crazy:

"His Majesty the King wants Danyu Plain to be replanted with Blood Essence Grass? Our wheat will be ripe soon. Wouldn't it be too much of a loss to pull it out now? Why do we do this?!"

"So the relief grain is to make up for the food vacancy after the wheat straw is pulled out? But now the granaries are burned down by fire. If the wheat straw is pulled up again, how will we eat?!"

"What's the use of blood essence grass? It can't be used as food!"

"You can't pull it out! Unless you send us another batch of relief food, you won't pull it out!"

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

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The shouts and chants were heard one after another, and the crowd was very excited. Many civilians' food stocks had already reached the bottom, and they had been hungry for several days, waiting for the wheat to be harvested to save their lives.

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

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When the crowd was buzzing, Gome pressed his hands to signal for silence, and then said sternly: "All these plans are going on in an orderly manner. The royal family has given us relief grains, and we have cultivated blood essence grass for the royal family to protect and support each other.

This is our unshirkable responsibility as a citizen of the Kingdom... But!"

"On the night of the Dragon Fire Festival, the south wind suddenly blew up, causing the granary to catch fire. This was a natural disaster and a man-made disaster!" Gomer looked behind the execution platform with a look of anger on his face, "Bring out the culprit!"

Soon, two soldiers escorted a man who was bound by 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 allowed himself to be manipulated.

With a grimace on his face, Gomer walked up behind Kerry and kicked him hard on the back of his knees, causing him to kneel to the ground. Then he faced the people and shouted righteously: "The wind direction changed during the Dragon Fire Festival. This kind of thing

It is indeed unexpected, but...does the grain officer responsible for guarding the granary really have no responsibility at all?"

"If the grain officer can do his duty and regularly maintain the fire prevention equipment, can the fireworks burn down all the eight granaries? If the grain officer sticks to his post on the Dragon Fire Festival, observes the movement of the fireworks early, and organizes fire prevention personnel in advance, what will happen?

Tragedy of fire?!"

Gomer walked up to Kerry, looked directly into his eyes, and asked in a hoarse voice: "What were you doing on the night of the Dragon Fire Festival?"

The people held their breath and stared at Kerry sulkily, waiting for his answer.

Kerry still lowered his head and said silently: "I was visiting a prostitute that day."

After a brief silence, all kinds of unpleasant curses rang out, and Gomer also roared at the people: "Visiting a prostitute?! The dignified grain officer actually left his post without permission on the night of the Dragon Fire Festival and lay in the arms of a woman, causing

Such a tragic fire! When did Danyu City have such officials?!"

The people's curses became even louder, like a surging wave coming towards their faces:

"Kill him! It is a shame to Danyu City that such a person can actually become an official!"

"Gou Guan! Even if I kill you a hundred times, I won't get rid of my hatred! I'll kill your whole family!"

"What do you want to give back to the burned relief food?!"

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

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

Gomer opened his arms to comply with public opinion and said one word coldly: "Kill."

The soldiers lifted up Kerry and pushed him onto the guillotine, with the knife hanging high, waiting for the final execution order.

"Child! Child!..." Suddenly, cries rang out from the crowd, and an old woman was seen holding a young girl in her arms. She struggled to squeeze out of the crowd and rushed towards the execution platform with a hoarse voice.

Anyone who knows Kerry knows that these are his mother and daughter.

The soldiers wanted to stop him, but Gomer motioned for them to get out of the way, so they stepped aside.

The old woman threw herself at Kerry on the guillotine and cried heartbreakingly: "My child...my child...you have been smart since you were a child. Your mother is proud of you. You also said you would do something for the kingdom."

Such a big undertaking, why would you do such a stupid thing..."

The little girl was too young, only about two or three years old, and didn't know what the device that hung the knife was. She ran over and hugged Kerry, clumsily trying to help him untie the rope, and said in a sweet voice: "

Dad, please untie it, you are uncomfortable...cough! Cough cough..."

As the little girl spoke, 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 must have some kind of serious disease.

Kerry showed a gentle smile, but said nothing. He just glanced at his mother and daughter lingeringly for the last time, then withdrew his gaze and bowed his head to execution.

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

With execution imminent, Kerry looked up at Gomer in front of him and said solemnly: "Keep your promise, take good care of my mother, and take my daughter for good treatment."

Gome hummed expressionlessly, raised his hand, and waved it down in the air.

The ropes of the guillotine were cut off, and the sharp knife rushed towards Kerry like an angry beast on the loose.
Chapter completed!