our family is gone

Chapter 774 Confused, Kill You or Mine
Lance was leading everyone to deal with those matters in the rear and didn't have much time to take care of the situation on the front line.

But...those knights, you can just run away, why did you burn my things?

The baron regarded the territory as his private property, and Lance had long regarded the surrounding areas as his own.

Before you run away, you burn everything you can't take away. This behavior violates Lance's taboo.

This situation directly led to the burning of the core buildings of several knight territories, which contained a lot of resources such as food, not to mention the many deaths.

Fortunately, the situation was contained after precautions were taken, but the damage already caused was irreversible, and many people still lost their homes and became refugees.

After losing their food and houses in the winter, they were basically waiting to die. These noble lords didn't care about Lance at all, so they simply brought the refugees along and sang stories about the baron and the knights burning down their territories.

Then there was a great victory on the front line, and all the knights were wiped out. While the soldiers were treating the horses, they also rescued the knights.

Because gunshot wound treatment is currently a relatively valuable research topic, both doctors who are interning with the army and military doctors need to perform a large number of operations to accumulate experience.

As for Lance, he had to do things neatly and could not just let them die. He had to investigate first, then try them, and finally make a judgment based on the crimes of these nobles.

Lance led a group of people to take over the town. Other minor matters were handled by those officials who were already familiar with the task, and he was responsible for interrogating these nobles.

According to their confessions, it was the Baron who ordered it, and seven of them carried out the order, but only four succeeded. The remaining three were executed and then stopped.

As for the others who were not executed, Lance knew that it was not because they did not want to execute them, but because they had their own thoughts, such as being reluctant or because it was too late. In any case, they might not be good people.

But if there is nothing, there is nothing. We cannot use this reason to punish him and send him to a labor camp to make his master work hard.

As for those who have been sentenced to forced labor, they will be exempted from the sentence, but must be sentenced to death!
Besides, it would be such a waste to die like this. It just so happened that the sanatorium lacked materials with different physiques. If there were commoners, then there had to be nobles to be considered healthy.

Then after the interrogation here, the Baron woke up, and Lance certainly didn't mind playing with him.

"You just heard it. It wasn't me who sentenced you to death. It was him who did it."

In that weird atmosphere, Lance uttered a few words and signaled the soldiers to step back with his eyes. There was a hint of anticipation on his face, like an entertainer waiting to see some melons.

And Boudica was even more excited than Lance, and he wanted to raise his arms and shout.

Fight, fight, I want to see rivers of blood!
Those knights had already been beaten, and then being captured and interrogated was a complete humiliation for them.

Even though we didn't win, after all, it was because of fighting for you, the Baron, that we ended up in this situation, right?
But they all heard what was said just now!
You know, only the most loyal ones would execute the Baron's decision at the first time, but now the Baron has abandoned them mercilessly.

As expected, following Lance's provocation, the injured knights seemed unable to control their accumulated anger.

The knight's will is being tested... Fury!
The angry knight rushed towards the baron, shaking his fist and roaring.

"coward!"

"I'll fuck you!"

"Go to hell, bastard!"

The Baron was also shocked at first. He thought these knights died on the battlefield, so they said those words.

He didn't expect that he was outside and heard it. Now it was useless for him to say anything.

Being besieged by several people, the Baron should have been beaten.

But the problem is that the others were all injured, while although the Baron was hit on the head, it did not affect his strength.

For a while, the two sides were evenly matched, and the Baron even had the upper hand.

Because he found that Hamlet's men did not stop him, his actions became more and more aggressive, killing people like his fucking God of War.

If I can’t beat Hamlet, I can’t beat you either?
"Hit him on the head!"

"Grab his crotch!"

"Alas! I didn't even hit it. What a waste."

It was a chaotic fight, and Lance was almost cutting the watermelons on the side, but Boudica couldn't help it and kept giving orders.

When she saw that the knights were no match for the Baron, she was so anxious that she almost rolled up her sleeves and joined the fight. But she didn't dare to go unless Lance asked her to do so, so she could only curse at him.

"OK OK."

Lance waved his hand to stop the chaotic fight. The soldiers went in to pull the two sides apart. They could see that both sides had some more scars on their bodies.

I don't know who punched the baron twice in the face, and his eye sockets were swollen.

The wounds on the knights' bodies burst open, bleeding and making them look even weaker, but their rage did not subside at all.

If being betrayed by the Baron just now was only a psychological blow, but now being beaten by the Baron, he was also physically humiliated.

I guess Lance will spread this matter after he returns, and by then, it will be hard to say that those so-called knights are loyal to the Baron.

Lance was not targeting the Baron, but he wanted to destroy the Baron's rule here. From taking those burned refugees to this scene today, the tactics he used were nothing more than killing people and destroying their hearts.

Soon those knights were taken away, along with other officers. Now only Boudica and Greendale were left by Lance's side.

"Their crimes warrant the death penalty. How do you think they should be sentenced?"

From what Lance said, we knew that the fate of those knights was already determined, but the Baron still wanted to struggle.

"I can redeem myself with money!" The baron didn't want to die yet, so he was willing to hand over his accumulated property. "As long as you can let me go, I will give up everything here, including our family's wealth."

"You are so confused. Even if I kill you, you are mine. Why do you want to trade my things with me?" Lance complained nonchalantly.

"I have already transferred the wealth away. If you kill me, you will never find the treasure."

The baron was still very proud. After all, he was prepared to run away if he felt the situation was not right. This was the foundation of the nobility.

"Are you really the only one who knows where those things are?" Lance was not hesitant by his threat. Instead, he smiled and reminded, "Does the heir who left through the secret passage last night know about this?"

Lance's words caused the Baron to fall into a strange silence...

The Baron knew human nature well. Since he had shown his determination to resist and had asked others to sell everything they had, he could not let others discover that he was secretly preparing a way out.

He can arrange his cronies to transfer assets, using the excuse of mobilizing resources for war preparation. Anyway, with so many vehicles coming and going, no one knows what the cargoes inside are.

At the same time, the female family members were sent away in advance, and most of the maids were sent out as rewards to inspire the courage of the soldiers. Only a few loyal guards were left to guard the manor and keep the secret.

Female relatives or others can leave, and not many people care, but the son as the heir cannot. He must show up frequently to reassure others. It was not until it was confirmed that the decisive battle would take place tomorrow that the last son was secretly sent out through the secret passage under the manor last night.

The secret passage is full of traps. If someone walks in without knowing it, many people will probably die, and it may even trigger a collapse.

The Baron took his son out of the secret passage, but because of tomorrow's battle he couldn't leave yet and had to stay here.

"When you get out of here, someone will be waiting for you on the other side. Once you get on the carriage, don't look back. I will naturally come to find you when the time comes."

In front of the exit of the secret passage, the Baron spoke a few words to his son earnestly, naturally taking the special situation into consideration, and added a sentence after a slight hesitation.

"Open the letter after you leave. If I don't come to find you, you must take good care of your family, okay?"

As the Baron spoke, he handed over a letter, and his expression looked as if he was making arrangements for his last wishes.

The son nodded and agreed. The baron whispered something to him and urged him to leave quickly and escape from the territory before dawn.

The baron did not dare to light a torch in the darkness, and could only watch his son's figure quickly disappear into the darkness...

When the son walked out of the secret passage, he found that the exit was actually a cemetery in the suburbs, and he walked out of a dilapidated coffin.

This kind of irregular mass grave does not charge money, and there are no gravekeepers either. Normally, no one comes here. There is a reason why this place was chosen.

"Master, is that you?"

He was startled by the sudden voice in such a gloomy scene and almost screamed out. Fortunately, he was mentally prepared in advance. Then he found out that the voice belonged to the old butler, the only one outside the family who knew the secret passage.

"Master, take this path!"

Under the guidance of the butler, an ordinary carriage without any noble markings was soon running wildly on a small road far away from the common road, relying only on a horse lantern. In the dead of night, it looked like a dark ghost fire floating quickly.

But the noise here seemed to have alarmed something in the forest, and a pair of eyes were staring at them...

The Baron's son looked at the dark scene outside the window, but he seemed a little dazed, as if he could see that his territory was rapidly receding.

But after a moment he came to his senses and took out the letter left by his father.

It really has the meaning of explaining the aftermath. At the beginning, the baron is narrating how the surrounding areas suffered from the suppression by Hamlet in the past, and then how they have developed to the present day which far exceeds the normal baronial territory, boasting about how awesome he is.

It’s a pity that they have encountered such a drastic change. The family members must not give up and must find a way to regain the territory and the glory that belongs to their family.

The heir couldn't calm down for a long time after seeing this. He was the one who witnessed the most glorious time of the family, but in the blink of an eye, it became like this. He couldn't help but murmur: "Our family has fallen..."

However, just as he finished saying this, the butler outside suddenly shouted as if he had seen something.

"No! Damn it!"

"boom!"

Before the heir could react, he heard a gunshot, and the carriage, which was running fast, suddenly shook violently and even felt like it was out of control.

I don't know if it was because of good luck or because there wasn't too much luggage on the carriage, but it managed to stabilize in the end. However, the heir was also dizzy and it took him a while to slowly react.

But at this time he realized that the carriage had stopped. He called out to the butler several times but there was no response. Feeling something was wrong, he hurried out.

The good news was that the butler did not abandon him and run away on horseback, but the bad news was that he was shot in the chest. In the light of the lantern, large amounts of blood could be seen oozing from his chest, and he had stopped breathing.

The pampered heir had never fallen into such a situation. He usually had guards when he went out, so he would not have to risk his life even if he encountered danger.

But looking at the surrounding darkness at this time, it was eerily quiet, with only the sound of horses moving... Suddenly, there was movement in the woods beside the road.

"who!"

In the light of the lantern, a figure could be vaguely seen walking out.

"Who? Don't you know that it's easy to run into robbers when walking on small roads at night?"

As the man got closer, he revealed a man in a coat with a red scarf covering the lower half of his face. He then raised the strange musket in his hand towards the heir. It was obvious that he was the butler he had just shot.

robber!

The heir's body trembled the moment the gun was pointed at him. He did not bring any guards today in order to hide his identity, but he happened to encounter this. He was really heartbroken.

"I'll give you all the money. It's all in the car."

"That's the price for ordinary people. Ordinary people can't afford this kind of horse. I'm afraid only nobles can afford it. You have to pay more."

The robber stepped forward, his eyes swept across the horses, and finally fell on the heir and asked, "Are you a noble?"

The heir subconsciously looked down at himself, but immediately shook his head in denial.

"No! I am just a servant. Why would the noble master go out at this time?"

"The servants are sitting in the back carriage? You are lying..." The robber wanted to say something when another voice was heard.

"Don't play around. I saw him come forward a few days ago and his identity has been confirmed."

As they were talking, a man with most of his body covered by a hooded cloak walked out, and from the voice one could tell he was not a man.

No matter how stupid the heir was, he could tell that their target was him, and he exclaimed in surprise.

"You are……"

…………

"Humph! Are you trying to cheat me?"

The Baron thought about it several times but couldn't find any flaws, because only he, his son the heir, and the butler knew about the secret passage.

Only the three of them knew about arranging for their son to run away. Even if the bureaucrat betrayed him, he could only have just discovered that his heir was missing.

The tunnel might have been found, but at this moment, his son would have probably already run a long distance away. So what could he do even if he knew?
That's why they put on this show just now, asking those knights to come and beat them up, and then said these things just to scare them.

But I am not Hamlet, the fallen lord. I have been through wind and rain for more than ten years, how could I be deceived by you?
Lance also found his reaction interesting. Sometimes humans are always so confident, but reality will tell him what despair is.

"Bring it in."

Lance's casual words instantly made the Baron's heart rise, and he couldn't help looking towards the door...