The crowd left the trial court and came to the ruins of the administrative residence.

Irene looked around and asked in a trembling voice: "Where did my brother die..."

Chino pointed to the location at that time, where there were still pits left by the ballista fire.

  Irene asked: “Why not leave his body?!”

Chino replied: "He is an infected person. After death, the disease in the body loses physical control and becomes contagious. He must be cremated in time."

Eileen smiled sadly: "My brother has been undergoing advanced blood therapy all year round. Even if he dies, the contagiousness will not reappear after at least 7 days. Are you in such a hurry to burn him, are you afraid that I will burn his body?"

What did you find on it?”

Chino shook his head: "I don't know the details of Master Brooke's body. Burning his body is also responsible for public safety. Otherwise, if the epidemic breaks out in Twilight City, I cannot bear this responsibility."

Batty raised his hand to stop their argument: "That's right. Infected people must be burned after death. However, Administrator Chino, I must remind you that you may not know much about the internal affairs of the Trojan family. They

There are special purification rituals for clan members after death, and they should not be treated like ordinary infected people."

Chino nodded: "I'm sorry for this."

"It's understandable that the situation was chaotic." Batty looked at the ruins, squinting and said, "Let's start reviewing it. Andy, I leave it to you."

"Yes." A burly guard stepped forward, only glanced at the crater where the ballista was fired, and then pushed out the trajectory according to the shape of the crater, and locked his sight on the low house in the distance, where Paladin shot.

Kino raised his chin towards the low house and said, "The ballista is still up there. We haven't had time to dismantle it. You can go up and take a look."

 Andy took Paladin up to the low room, checked the ballista, and asked: "What kind of crossbow bolts are used?"

 “Heavy crossbow for hunting animals.”

 “Single shot mode?”

 “Single shot mode.”

 “Wind direction?”

"The north wind is blowing in the face. It is very strong and can blow up gravel."

 “Is it raining?”

"Heavy rain. If you stand in the rain for half a minute, you will get soaked."

Andy thought for a moment, sat down on the ballista's seat, and said: "Go down and find three guards to simulate the situation at that time. Who is in front of whom, who is behind whom, and how they move with each other. I want to restore it with absolute accuracy."

 Paladin ran towards the ruins, and just as he was about to do as he was told, Kino's voice suddenly came to his mind: "Paladin, I say 1, you answer 2 in your mind, and use the fastest response."

Paladin and Lugo have both experienced voices appearing in their heads, so they are not surprised. Although he doesn't know what to do now, he just does it anyway.

  Chino: “1.”

 Paladin: “2.”

"1."

"2."

"1."

"2."

 …

 After repeating the test 10 times, Chino obtained Paladin's average reaction speed: 0.22 seconds.

Kino's voice sounded again: "Next, arrange it as I said."

 Paladin did not hesitate: "I understand."

Chino is a professional processor, and long-distance processing is commonplace. The high-precision sniper rifle is like a clingy kitten in his hands, and he can do whatever he wants.

His understanding of shooting angles and stances is unmatched by anyone in his previous life, not to mention this world.

 Under Chino's remote control, Paladin reproduced the positions of Brooke, Chino, and Wolfe at that time.

There is generally no huge difference. Kino only made slight adjustments at certain angles. Even if you look at the soldiers present at the time, it would be difficult to detect the difference.

But this gap, from the perspective of Andy, a ballista shooter, is very different.

Soon, Paladin returned to Andy and signaled the three guards to start moving to demonstrate the dynamic scene at that time.

 Andy stared down: "Look at the demonstration below. When you shoot, just shout 'release'."

 “Okay.” Paladin nodded.

While the three guards were demonstrating, Kino's voice suddenly sounded in Paladin's mind: "Put it up."

0.22 seconds later, Paladin blurted out: "Let it go!"

Andy thought for a moment, walked down the short building, shook his head to Barty and said: "Master Brooke's position is too bad. He was outside the ballistic trajectory at first, but because he was out of control, he would launch an attack on the person closest to him.

It strayed into the ballistic path and was severely damaged."

Erin asked quickly: "Is it possible that it was intentional? Deliberately hitting the alien and my brother at the same time to make people think it was an accidental injury?"

Andy shook his head without thinking: "The ballista was fired in front, and Mr. Brook accidentally entered behind. In this situation, even if I were to shoot, it would be difficult to avoid accidental damage. The commander has already tried his best."

"This is impossible..." Irene covered her face and kept sobbing.

Batty held the document with his hand, picked up a pen to record, and said: "It seems that what happened has been basically clarified. Although the explosion caused terrible consequences, the Chino administrator handled the whole process reasonably. I don't think there was anything wrong."

What needs harsh criticism. No one could have predicted such an attack by aliens, so I will not charge him."

Chino's acquittal means that the attack was a public disaster, and the resulting losses and reconstruction work will be undertaken by the provincial governor's office, which is a considerable expense.

 In fact, with what Badi has now, if he has to find fault with Kino, he can find some points of accusation, and there is no need to blame him.

But Kino was promoted by Resakhar, and it can be seen from his attitude towards him that he is relatively close to Kino. If he had to find trouble, he would definitely be dissatisfied.

Resakhar is not only the provincial consul and honorary marquis, but also one of the "Twenty-Four Dragonriders of the Cold Lie Valley". His cousin is the leader of the Regnom family, the governor of Tayu Province, and the representative behind the scenes.

Wearing the dragon flag that is most closely related to the royal family.

There is no need to offend such a person for a little money, it is really not necessary.

Of course, in order to appease Resakhar, it is natural to appease Irene and give an explanation to the Trojan family.

Someone has to take responsibility for this matter. If it is not to be done by Kino, then let it be done by an insignificant person.

Batty looked at the pale Paladin and said profoundly: "As for Brooke's death, although it was unavoidable at the time, the captain still needs to bear secondary responsibility. Administrator Kino, what do you think?"

Kino looked at Paladin, and Paladin looked at him with fear in his eyes.

  Chino: "Demoted from a commander of thousands to a centurion, and fined one year's salary."

"Too light." Batty shook his head. "He will be completely removed from the military position, branded as a slave, and sent to the border mining areas as hard labor. He will never be released. That's it."

 Paladine’s eyes suddenly lost focus.

 Border mining area...

It was a miserable hell on earth, even more desperate than a death row camp.

There is a one in 10,000 chance of being in a death row camp, performing miraculous feats on the battlefield, regaining sight, and regaining freedom.

  But in border mining areas, people who are branded as slaves are no longer “humans” but “animals”. They can only dig in the dark under the whip of the foreman until they die. There is no room for improvement in this life.

Paladine closed his eyes and smiled sadly.

 This is power.

 There is no right or wrong in the face of power, only the balance of interests.

 Those in high positions are human beings, and they are protected by other people in high positions everywhere.

 The person in the lower position is like a dog. If you make one wrong move, you will be doomed.

 Who can you blame?

 I can only blame myself for being a dog and not a human being.

 I can only blame myself for not having the power.

 …

The guards were about to handcuff Paladin when Kino suddenly stepped forward to stop them.

Barty was a little confused: "Chino Administrator?"

Chino: "If I remember correctly, the families of hard slaves who were sent to the mining areas can pay atonement to erase the slave brand in exchange for personal freedom. The price is 100 silver moons per year."

　　Barty nodded: "That's right."

Chino: "Paladin is 32 years old this year. Based on the average age in our world of 55, he can live for 23 years. Although I am not a member of Paladin's family, I will help him pay for these 2,300 silver moons."

Barty was stunned: "Are you sure? 2,300 silver moons can buy a mansion, and you want to exchange it for the freedom of such an ordinary person?"

Chino: "Paladin fought side by side with me twice when aliens invaded, and never retreated a step. He did not abandon me when I was in danger, and I will not abandon him in his."

As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding Twilight City soldiers stood in awe, and Resakhar's eyes were also full of admiration.

 The respect value gathered from all directions, the value directly exceeded 3000, and finally settled at 3987.

Hearing this, Paladin fell to his knees and bowed to Kino, his eyes filled with tears of gratitude.

For hard-working slaves, spending money to erase their brands and restore their freedom is something allowed by the code. Naturally, Batty will not say anything more: "That's it. After you hand over the money to the Governor's Mansion, we will

It will be given in full to the Troy family as a pension."

 “Hehe...hehe...” A sad laugh sounded, and Irene said faintly, “Money? Do you think our family lacks this kind of money?!”

 Irene took out the money bag from her arms and threw it on Paladin's head.

"Ding-dang-dang--" The silver moon in the money bag shone all over Paladin, and Irene's cold voice came: "You wait, the sword, shield and flag will repay blood with blood, and I will make you pay with your life."
Chapter completed!