Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 475 Law
The guards took away all his weapons—including the short knife he got from Igilein Bod, and ordered him to stay in the room and not go anywhere until the superiors decided what to do with him. There were guards outside the door, to make sure he obeys orders and to not allow friends to visit.

"What can I do?" When the door closed, Acton said to the wooden door. He hugged his knees with his hands, his back against the wall, and stared at the light on the edge of the small window on the left, which was the only light source in the room. As time went by, the room became darker and colder, and tonight might be another sleepless night!Acton thought.

At some point, Acton woke up again. It was already dark, and he felt his whole body was stiff and numb. He stood up, wanting to move his hands and feet, when he suddenly heard a soft sound from outside the door—— Someone is opening the door, but now it's dark, who wants to see me at this time?Are you going to drag yourself out and behead yourself?

Acton subconsciously reached out to touch his waist, but found nothing. Only then did he realize that his dagger had been taken away. He clenched his fists in despair. Could it be that he just died in this ghost place in a daze?
The door was pushed open, and the firelight poured in from the door, shining on Acton's face, he turned his head subconsciously to avoid the glare of the light.After his eyes adjusted to the bright light, he found a familiar figure standing at the door: "Why is it you?"

"Surprised, isn't it?" Igillian Bode asked angrily, and he threw the short knife back to Acton: "When I saw this short knife, I was really surprised! When you were on the shore You weren't so stupid when you were on the sidelines!"

"That person scolded me? He even spit on me!" Acton took the dagger and defended weakly.Igillian Bode snorted coldly: "Then you cut his neck? Now you serve as a guard for the governor, whether it is a guard or training, not to mention scolding, even whipping, right? Why not? Watch you kill?"

"What's the matter? It was the superior who scolded me and beat me in the army, and that person was not my superior. Besides, he scolded people for no reason at all and even spat at me. I endured him for a long time before doing it. , I have already started!"

"You also know that this is not your hometown?" Igillian Bode snorted coldly, and pondered for a moment: "Are there other people present at that time, who can testify for you?"

"Yes, there were two companions beside me at that time, they both witnessed what happened with their own eyes, they can testify for me!" Acton replied.

"Fortunately, you're not so stupid!" Although Igillian Bode's tone was cold, Acton could still feel the kindness hidden underneath. Obviously, although this nobleman kept scolding himself since he entered the door, but I want to help myself.

"Do you know what kind of punishment I will receive?" Acton asked cautiously.

"When Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty entered the Guanzhong, there were three chapters: the first one is that the murderer dies! If you kill someone, life for life is the most common punishment! Unless——"

"Unless what?" Acton asked hastily.

"Unless the governor doesn't want you to die!" Yi Jilian Bode smiled: "But I don't know why he has to spare your life, after all, there is nothing special about you, but the law is the most important thing in the country." device!"

Acton sat down again, trembling uncontrollably. Everything that happened was like a nightmare, but he was definitely not in a dream at this time.

Igilein Bode looked at the Mohe boy on the ground, and finally decided to say a good word for him: "I will go back to see the governor later, don't do stupid things, maybe things will turn around!" After that, he turned and walked out the door, the wooden door closed behind him.

The next morning, when the sun came through the window again, Acton woke up from his lethargy. He didn't know when he fell asleep. He stood up, and something slipped from his arms, making a sound.Acton looked down, but it was the dagger. He picked up the dagger, drew it out of its sheath, and the sharp blade shone coldly.He used this knife to cut the man's throat. He still remembered the scene at that time, the blood sprayed out from the wound, the victim lay on the ground, convulsed all over, and died within a few breaths.If you point the blade at yourself, it won't hurt so much, isn't that great?Although they are all dead, it is better than being beheaded in full view!

Acton stood in front of the window, the blade approached his throat several times, and then left several times, it seemed that there was a voice reminding him that before that moment, there was still hope for living; If you kill yourself, you won't let that nobleman come to see you late at night.

The movement outside the door interrupted the dangerous tug-of-war. Acton put the dagger into the sheath and hid it, standing against the wall.The door of the room opened, and the person who entered was a fat man with a black face, a thick waist, and a loud voice.

"Akton, you come with me!"

"Where are you going? What are you doing?" Acton asked back.

"This is an order!" The black-faced fat man sneered, "Your instructor hasn't taught you what to do when facing an order for so long?"

Acton suppressed the anger in his chest. He didn't like this black-faced fat man. The smile on the other side reminded him of the lynx that drove the prey to a corner. It always played with the prey continuously until the prey was terrified and exhausted.I have hunted and killed prey, but I try to reduce the pain of the prey as much as possible. After all, deer, wild boars, and Mohe people are all part of the mountain forest. It is normal to hunt and kill animals for survival, but killing prey is another matter.

"Tie his hands up!" said the black-faced fat man, "If he dares to resist, beat him up!"

Acton suppressed the anger in his chest and allowed the soldiers to tie his hands behind his back. The rope deeply strangled his muscles, causing bursts of severe pain, but Acton didn't show anything, he knew that this would only Make the other party more proud.He looked coldly into the eyes of the fat man with black face, maybe he was powerless to resist, but at least he could prevent the other party from getting happiness from him.

"Fish skin tartar!" The black-faced fat man spat. The eyes of this young man made him very uncomfortable. If possible, he would gouge out the other's eyeballs, but he knew it was not the time, so he waved his hand :"Walk!"

The soldiers escorted Acton across a wooden bridge and passed under a strong oak gate.They passed through a second doorway, even larger than the first, covered with green moss over the stone.With his wrists tied, Acton stumbled across a muddy yard, guards escorting him up the steps to a large house.

As soon as he got up the steps, the dark-faced fat man asked Acton to take off his straw sandals so as not to stain the smooth wooden floor.Acton did as well, he took small steps carefully and bowed slightly, he did not forget the etiquette he learned a few days ago.

Wang Wenzuo sat behind a long table with several thick stacks of books on it. On his right stood Igilein Bode, and kneeling down were two old men and a woman. A baby, kneeling next to a slightly capitalized one, was curiously looking at Acton who came up with his hands tied behind his back.

"Bring some cushions, I don't want to damage their knees! And—" Wang Wenzuo pointed to Acton: "Loosen the rope from his hands, he is not a criminal yet before I pronounce the sentence !"

Acton's hands were untied, and he couldn't help groaning. The cushion made his knees a lot more comfortable. He looked curiously at the few strangers beside him, why were they here? Does it matter?

"Akton! They are the parents, wife, and children of the man you killed!" Wang Wenzuo pointed to the strangers kneeling on the ground: "Thanks to you, parents lost their sons, and their wives lost their sons." You lost your husband, your child lost his father, what else do you want to say now?"

Akton knelt on the ground, his wrist was worn out by the rough rope, and it was burning, but he didn't feel it at the moment, Wang Wenzuo's words were like a hammer hitting his head, making him hum He shook his head: "I have nothing to say!"

"Very good!" Wang Wenzuo turned his gaze to the others: "This kid killed your family members, but before that, your family members called him a fish skin tartar, a dog, and spit on him. He did that. The only reason for this is that the child is a Mohe person. The child turned away, and he chased after him and continued to scold him, and then he was killed. I have already sent someone to verify this with the people around me, and it is true. What do you think? Did you say that?"

The two old men had already been overwhelmed by the great pain of losing their son. Facing Wang Wenzuo's questioning, they just shook a few times and fell to the ground crying bitterly. I don't know what to do, please give a fair judgment!"

"Okay!" Wang Wenzuo nodded: "According to Tang law, your family insults people for no reason, so you have to be punished by whipping, but he is dead now, so you can't execute the sentence, so you can only do it; and Akton, you can do it." Murder kills, the murderer dies, so beheading, do you think this sentence is fair?"

"Fair!" Acton bowed his head and pleaded guilty after seeing the family members of the deceased.Not to mention the family members of the other deceased, they all agreed, and the case was judged within a few minutes.

"Well, very good!" Wang Wenzuo nodded: "The homicide case is over, and the civil case will be judged next. Acton, the man you killed is the son of parents, the husband of a woman, and the father of two children. People have to be supported by the dead, and now you kill people and no one takes care of them, you have to compensate them for their losses, so that the family will not be able to survive because of the loss of the pillar of the family, do you think my judgment is right?"

Akton was stunned. He didn't expect Wang Wenzuo to make this out suddenly, and felt that the other party was right: "The governor's judgment is right, but I have nothing on my body, and I am a dying person. There is no money to compensate them for their losses!"

"That's right!" Wang Wenzuo's gaze turned to the woman: "You heard it too, this Mohe boy is still a half-grown child, he is not considered to have joined the army officially, so he has no military pay, no possessions, and no ability to compensate for your losses! You may accept?"

"He really has no money, so what can he do!" The woman smiled wryly: "It's also my fault for my wicked mouth, not to mention killing my own life, and dragging others to death, so I can't blame others!"

"He has no money now, but it doesn't mean he will never have money!" Wang Wenzuo pointed to Acton: "He is 14 years old now, and he will be able to join the army in two years, and then he will be paid. If you are willing to spare him, I can advance his 20-year military salary to you as compensation!"

Wang Wenzuo's words sparked hope in the woman's eyes. She looked at the child in her arms and at the side, and at the old man at the side, and said in a low voice, "Can you let the little ones discuss it for a while?"

"Of course!" Wang Wenzuo pointed to the corridor on the side: "You can go to the side to discuss first, and come back after the discussion is completed!"

The family thanked Wang Wenzuo and retreated to the corridor. After a while, the woman came back, her eyes were red, obviously she had just cried again. The child is still young, and the villain can only wrong the dead for the sake of the living!"

"I understand!" Wang Wenzuo nodded: "Don't worry, capital crimes are inevitable, and living crimes are inevitable. Even if Acton doesn't need to beheaded, he still can't get away with eighty whips!" Having said that, his eyes turned to A Ke Dun: "Ak Dun, your military salary for the next 20 years will be transferred to this family. In addition, you will also receive [-] leather lashes. If there are repeat offenders in the future, they will all be beheaded. Do you think this sentence is fair? ?"

"Fair, fair!" Acton thought he would die, but he didn't expect to escape. In ecstasy, he didn't pay attention to the military salary and 20 leather whips for the next [-] years, and kowtowed repeatedly.

"Well, execute immediately!" Wang Wenzuo said.

Acton was dragged down immediately, stripped off his shirt, and was whipped eighty times, and dragged up with bloody flesh.Wang Wenzuo let the sufferer's family read it, and then asked him to copy the judgment on the wooden board first, and walked around the street outside with Acton three times before returning to the doctor for treatment.

Although the eighty lashes were beaten heavily, at least it didn't hurt any bones. Acton's body was still strong, and he gradually recovered after lying on the bed for two days.That day when he saw Igillian Bode coming, he threw a short knife in front of him: "Why, you don't even want my gift knife?"

When Akdon saw Ijilian Bode, he knew that the other party had said good things for him in front of Wang Wenzuo, so he saved his life. He struggled to stand up and salute, but was held down by Ijilian Bode: "Forget it, I have to kowtow and wait." Let’s do as long as you’re healthy! You don’t have to thank me, this sentence was made by the governor and has nothing to do with me!”

(End of this chapter)