John didn't care about the surprised looks of the police officers at this time, but a flash of understanding flashed in his eyes. He took back his hand and wiped it hard with a handkerchief.
"Sure enough, the Vanderlin Gang has been able to exist for so long without being wiped out by bounty hunters. Even the gangsters and smugglers who hated them and gritted their teeth were helpless against them. If the Vanderlin Gang itself has supernatural powers, it can be said that
It’s clear!”
"After all, those smugglers are all well-versed in business. At least they have strong backers to establish themselves on this extremely profitable trade route. It is not difficult to mobilize a state garrison. How could they be left helpless by a small gang?"
Woolen cloth?"
"Only if you have supernatural powers that mortals cannot resist, and if you lurk in the wilderness outside human gathering places, and commit crimes selectively, then the governments of the three western states will not be able to remain at large!"
John's mind was spinning, and he suddenly noticed that the shapes of several bodies were a bit strange.
"This is?"
"You all stand back!"
After John ordered everyone to disperse, a man jumped onto a nearby large tree with diagonally crossed branches regardless of his manners. He climbed to a height of more than ten feet and looked down at the corpses from above. His expression changed involuntarily.
When the police officers saw their deputy coming down from the tree and the expression on his face changed, they couldn't help but become curious.
"Sir, what did you see?"
Phil couldn't help but asked curiously.
"You'll know if you go up and see for yourself!"
After John's words stopped, Phil jumped up to the top of the tree with quick movements of his hands and feet.
"Phil, what did you see?"
A police officer below couldn't help but ask curiously.
"It seems like a word!"
The next few police officers took turns climbing up the tree to observe like curious monkeys.
Then they came down and gathered together to draw on the sand with branches and discuss what words the shapes of these corpses meant.
However, because most of them have never gone to school, Tom and Phil, who are the most knowledgeable, also learned Brooke from church, and the other learned Zeman and Brooke from home, but most of them can only speak and listen.
, many words cannot be written.
Education in this era was basically in the hands of the nobles, and the literacy rate of civilians was only about 10%.
This is already a great achievement after more than 200 years of the Renaissance movement. You must know that in the dark medieval period, civilians had no chance to obtain education at all, and they were all serfs and illiterate.
"Sir? What word do you mean here?"
Finally, Phil asked John.
John looked far and far to the southwest in the direction he came from, where was Jinsha Port, the largest city in the west, and uttered a word.
"revenge!"
…………
"Dang Dang Dang..."
The bronze bell in front of the Rem Town Council Hall was rung, and after two months, the town council convened again.
People who heard the bell were talking a lot, wondering what the reason for the sudden convening of the parliament was. The last time the parliament was convened outside the end of the year was two months ago when the old Sheriff died of illness and the selection of a new Sheriff.
.
The parliament is somewhat similar to a court, with rows of wooden chairs below and a podium-like podium above.
In other words, this place itself functions as the town court. After all, the town council has limited funds and cannot repeatedly build multiple buildings with similar functions.
The council hall usually serves as the town court, and it is also a suitable choice for holding meetings when important events occur.
At this time, the main seat at the podium was vacant, and the seats facing each other on the left and right, which usually served as the jury box, were now occupied by several well-dressed gentlemen wearing formal clothes and holding civilized sticks in their hands.
However, judging from the opponent's sturdy or obese body shape, and a strong aura of roughness, it is known that these are not truly well-educated gentlemen.
John and Klaus were also present at this time. The latter had just been invited out of a socialite's "salon" by John, and he was still a little listless.
Not long after, the white-haired mayor Mr. Laurel arrived, accompanied by his attendants, and all the guests present stood up to greet him.
"Mr. Mayor..."
The old mayor waved his hand.
"Gentlemen, the matter is somewhat urgent. Have you all received the news from our Chief John? It concerns the safety of Rem Town, so there is no need to say polite words. The Rem Town Council is now convened. No relevant personnel
Please wait outside the door."
Mr. Mayor, although he looks old and looks like he will fall when the wind blows, but he still speaks well and acts resolutely. No wonder in the thirty years since the establishment of Rem Town, he has held the position of mayor and no one can shake him.
All forces must give him enough face.
It is said that the peaceful order in Rem Town was originally established by the mayor.
All members of the town council, including the judge, tax collector, sheriff and councilors, quickly took their seats, and then the meeting began under the chairmanship of the mayor.
"Chief John, you are an eyewitness to this incident. It is up to you to tell us what happened."
Facing the old mayor's instructions, John stood up and began to tell the members of the council about the case with a steady expression.
"At around 11 noon today, before the lunch break, the police officer in charge of patrolling the forest farm, Corey, came to report that several horrific-looking corpses were found on the roadside outside the town. They seemed to have been torn apart by multiple wild beasts...
"
"The police officers arrived at the scene and sealed off the scene strictly in accordance with the police code of conduct I trained, and preserved the integrity of the bodies and evidence at the scene..."
"...Finally, according to my observation from a high place, several corpses were deliberately arranged to resemble several letters, and those five letters formed a Zeman word, revenge!"
After John finished his statement, both the meat-faced congressman and the pot-bellied congressman could not help but exclaim.
"Everyone, please be quiet, is it really the Vanderlin Gang?"
The old mayor Laurel knocked on the table and asked John the second half.
John nodded.
"Indeed, based on the behavior of the corpse and the meaning of the word, it can be determined that it was done by someone from the Vanderlin Gang. As for the purpose of doing this, I speculate that it should be to demonstrate to someone!"
The Vanderlin Gang generally does not kill people, but they show no mercy when faced with bounty hunters who want to kill them. These bounty hunters who are dazzled by huge rewards often end up being bitten by wild beasts.
The corpse was exposed in front of people.
Although the official explanation has not been given yet, the reason generally accepted by everyone is that the Van der Linde gang used this cruel behavior of mutilating the corpses of their enemies with wild beasts to declare to the outside world that they were enemies.
But John drew a different conclusion from the spiritual power remaining on those corpses.
perhaps……
Ignoring John's thoughtful thoughts, the councilors began to quarrel about this. It is true that they are all spokespersons of their respective forces, but after so many years, they have become accustomed to the power and convenience brought by their status in the town, and each of them has purchased a lot.
Industry, once there is a problem in Rem Town, or even the peaceful order maintained breaks down, everything about them will almost be brought back to its original shape.
But the quarrels among the MPs cannot solve the problem.
Among them, only the old mayor had a stern face and said nothing. Klaus really didn't feel bored about it. Anyway, as a member of the Hessenser family, he can continue to be arranged by the family even if the position of Sheriff is gone.
A better place.
John, on the other hand, really felt that the quarrel between these people was meaningless. It was just like the parliament of a certain island in the previous life and the ransacking of houses in the vegetable market. It could not produce any actual results.
"Okay! Are you just going to have meaningless arguments and shirking responsibilities?"
Laurel said angrily.
The old mayor's prestige accumulated over the years actually made these guys stop arguing.
The old mayor rubbed his temples with a headache, looked at John and said:
"Chief John, you are a top student at a famous federal college, and you have also brought the advanced police system of a big city to our town's security office. I would like to ask your thoughts on this matter?"