When Gallo knew the truth, it was already two days later. He found out through the newspaper that he had harmed innocent people...
The newspaper described him as an unscrupulous gangster, focusing on criticizing him for accidentally killing hostages, and downplaying the killing of cultists as much as possible...
He felt sad about this for a long time, confessed his sins to the goddess repeatedly, and made a very deep self-examination and self-blame.
After that, I made a lot of summaries and corrected some bad habits, such as acting as stealthily as possible; for example, using the insight spell to confirm before taking action; and for example, not using large-scale attacks when taking action.
Then the most important change is to kill as few people as possible, so more often than not he insists on using the magic of confession to enlighten others.
Although people are always blown up by their heads, it’s all because those people are really evil!
In addition, he no longer talks to passers-by and always leaves immediately after finishing his errands.
Somewhat ironically, that false report deceived many people who had evil intentions and were always worried about being visited by the Skull Crusher. They actually thought that the Skull Crusher was such a vicious person that they even
Don't dare to hold him hostage.
Therefore, Gallo has only encountered one hostage-taking incident so far, and has very little experience in this matter.
What's more, it's still daytime, and there's only one Dudong beside him, not even Amiya.
But there shouldn't be any need for him to take action today, as so many people have already gathered here, not to mention that there is also a small team from the Supreme True God Religion present.
And this team looks very powerful, consisting of two Paladins, three Priests and five Crusaders, which is much stronger than a regular team.
They must be very professional in handling such cases, and I should fully trust their professionalism...
"Anyway...we need to figure out the situation first..."
Gallo whispered.
It happened that Undine also noticed him at this time and hurriedly ran over to meet him.
"Why are you here?"
she asked curiously.
"You may not believe it, but today we are here to discuss security matters with Mrs. Carola..."
Gallo said dumbfounded.
Undine showed an embarrassed look, pointed at the team of the Supreme True God Cult watching from the outside, and said:
"What a coincidence, this group of people from the Supreme True God Religion also came here for this purpose..."
Gallo didn't think much and asked:
"Are there hostages taken here?"
"Um..."
Undine nodded, showed a troubled expression, and continued:
"Actually, they were a group of homeless refugees, ten people in total. They either went bankrupt in the disaster or lost their relatives. In short, they ran out to take revenge on society, and then they happened to break into Mrs. Carola's house.
Mansion."
"Fortunately, Madam went out at that time and was not kidnapped. Only some ordinary servants and maids were caught..."
Finally, she sighed again:
"Sigh... In the past few days, there has been a surge in robberies, thefts, fights and other cases, and there is a serious shortage of manpower. Even our ninth department has been dragged in to take charge of such things."
Gallo nodded and patted Undine on the shoulder to express sympathy and comfort.
We have just experienced such a catastrophe, and it is inevitable to have poor public security during this period. Even the old bishop mentioned that someone seems to be coveting the orphanage, but because there is a powerful church stationed there, they dare not approach it.
The church district where the new church is located has stabilized public security by strengthening patrols and dispatching paladins and crusaders to garrison.
But other places are not so lucky...
However, the response of the city guard and the sheriff was also very quick. They arrived so quickly, which shows that the city lord is also making great efforts to rectify the public order. I believe that this chaos should be over soon, right?
We just have to work hard for Undine and the others...
"Then what's the best way to handle this situation now?"
Gallo asked again very seriously.
He plans to learn how to deal with this kind of hijacking case. This aspect is his obvious shortcoming and blind spot. He should really learn the methods of professionals.
"According to the city lord's order, we should use words to persuade as much as possible and avoid using violence, so as not to provoke more riots and panic..."
"Of course, these people still have to be detained and arrested. When the situation stabilizes later, the liquidation will be concentrated."
Undine gave a rough explanation.
Gallo listened attentively and nodded from time to time.
It seems that the first step is to persuade...
Encouraging people to repent and change their ways and start a new life must be considered good advice, right?
I know how to do this and am very good at it.
"Then if persuasion doesn't work, what should we do next?"
He continued to ask.
"Then try some simple means first, such as pretending to agree to their conditions and asking them to give up the hostages; or propose negotiations to replace the hostages with our people, and then take the opportunity to subdue them..."
Undine continued.
Gallo listened and shook his head secretly.
I can't learn this method myself, I have never deceived others, and I will never lie.
So he simply skipped this step and continued to ask:
"Then this method still doesn't work?"
Undine shrugged and replied:
"Then try to meet their conditions and let them release the hostages before pursuing..."
"If this doesn't work, we can only attack by force, but this is the worst option and may harm the hostages."
Gallo nodded and finally asked:
"Then what conditions did the other party propose?"
"They asked for 500,000 gold coins, ten fast horses, and they would not let me go until they left the city..."
Undine replied somewhat angrily.
After hearing this condition, Gallo touched his chin, thought for a while, and said:
"Then let's attack by force, right?"
"ah?"
Undine was shocked. Why did she jump directly to the last step?
The officers of other people's city guards are still trying to persuade them, so please respect their efforts a little bit!
At this moment, a bloody object suddenly flew out of the villa and hit the officer who had been persuading him so earnestly.
If you look closely, it turns out to be a human head!
An innocent servant was murdered...
Then, a lot of foul language, as well as a series of obscene laughter and women's cries came from the villa...
"Everyone outside, listen, pay quickly! Otherwise I will kill everyone inside!"
"Didn't I explain it to you? It takes time to raise such a large amount of money..."
"Don't talk nonsense to me. If you don't get the money, we will kill someone every ten minutes! Anyway, we have nothing and we don't care about anything!"
"Stop talking nonsense to them, come and enjoy these women. They are worthy of being rich people's maids, all of them have tender skin and tender flesh..."
Gallo looked at this scene and listened to these noisy sounds, his eyes slightly narrowed, and his fists clenched tighter and tighter.
He was obviously very angry!
When most people are angry like him, they tend to get excited and do some impulsive behaviors.
But Gallo was just the opposite. Not only did his mind remain clear, he was even clearer than usual.
This is a valuable trait he has developed in the process of punching hard again and again.
So he first activated his divine insight and looked through the wall to confirm the situation inside.
No traces of cultists were found, and no power fluctuations were detected. These people were all ordinary people.
Ten gangsters and fifteen hostages were all concentrated on the second floor of the villa.
The weapons used by the gangsters were mainly ordinary swords. In the chaos a while ago, such weapons were not difficult to find.
However, there were three people wearing full plate armor and holding crossbows who were responsible for holding the stairs from the first floor to the second floor.
This is a bit strange...
Both plate armor and crossbows are strictly controlled products.
You must know that in this cold weapon age, a complete set of plate armor is far more threatening than weapons, and a crossbow is much more powerful than an ordinary hunting bow.
Ordinary civilians are allowed to possess swords and other light weapons, but they are strictly prohibited from hiding plate armor and crossbows. Anyone who violates this prohibition will be sent directly to the gallows.
Even the private armies and mercenary groups of nobles are not allowed to own this kind of equipment, and weapons shops are not allowed to sell it.
The fact that these two types of equipment appeared on a group of refugees is thought-provoking...
"Why do they have plate armor and crossbows?"
Gallo couldn't help but ask.
Undine obviously also knew about this situation, but he couldn't explain the reason. He could only speculate:
"Perhaps they found it from the corpses of soldiers who died in the line of duty?"
This may indeed happen...
Gallo did not delve into the matter, but instead suggested:
"This group of gangsters is extremely vicious and the equipment they have is very powerful. It would be best to ask someone from the Supreme True God Religion to take action, right?"
Undine looked a little dazed, feeling as if she had returned to the days when we investigated cases together. At that time, Gallo was always able to give various suggestions like this.
But it had been a long time since she had collaborated with Gallo, and she missed this familiar feeling.
So although Gallo shouldn't get involved in this matter, Undini still nodded patiently and said:
"They are willing to help, but they are worried about accidentally injuring the hostages, so they will wait for persuasion from the city guard before taking a look."
Gallo shook his head and said seriously:
"For such thugs, persuasion is obviously ineffective. I suggest we just attack them directly!"
"But what about the hostages?"
"Well... I can try to think of a way to get me closer?"
Gallo asked.
He already had a rough idea in his mind.
Although this villa is luxurious, it is not too big, and the distance between the first and second floors is not too far.
As for this group of gangsters, except for the three guarding the stairs, several others were busy bullying the maids.
Gallo then planned to sneak closer, and then use the shielding spell on the hostages inside through the wall.
Although this will seriously weaken the effect of divine magic, it can still protect them to some extent.
As long as the safety of the hostages can be resolved, the remaining gangsters are just a bunch of rabble and can be easily dealt with.
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