ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 588 Vicious Cases

Selicis kicked it away, and then warned: "Provalos, shut up! Do you want to recruit all the slaves of the Laodicean family behind the mountain?" You know, in order to avoid the other party Pay attention, they made a long circle and climbed several mountains before reaching here from the side and back.

As soon as Selicis finished speaking, "Ga! Ga! Ga!..." The shrill cry echoed through the mountains, startling Selicis.

A group of crows perched on the branches.

Provalus looked at Selicis's embarrassment and couldn't help but want to laugh, so he covered his mouth with his hands.

"Damn crow!" Selicis couldn't help but cursed in a low voice.

"That's the envoy of Hades, here to help us!" Aphetis in front turned around, saluted the crow devoutly, and then said sternly to Selicis: "If Paphogris is recent, If something is buried here, it’s probably here.”

"Here?!" Provalus looked at the place where Aphetis was standing in confusion. The trees and grass seemed to be the same as anywhere else.

Selicis was tall, but he could see that the grass in the area where Aphetis was standing was obviously shorter than the surrounding area, as if the entire small area was sinking downwards.

"Let's dig!" Selicis's eyes were full of mechanical eagerness. During this period, he inquired through various channels and from many sources. In the feedback information, he did not see the missing girl in the mansion of Paphogris. On the contrary, There is very little information that confirms that the slaves of Paphos Grace wandered in the forest many times. The most accurate information comes from the famous hunter Aphetis of Prosdemor, who came to invite him many times. Help, the land in front of him is his last hope!

He raised the pickaxe high and smashed it down hard.

Provalus took a breath and started digging.You know, although this mountain forest belongs to the Kingdom of Dionia and has not been allocated to individuals, Laodicean's field is on the hillside of the front mountain. Due to the power of his family, there have been several conflicts.Over time, the people of Prosdemo tried their best to avoid this mountain range when they wanted to go to the mountains to hunt and collect wood.If Selicis had not been kind to him, he would never have ventured here.

It was very quiet in the mountain col. Even the crows had stopped chirping. Only the low breathing and the sound of a pickaxe hitting the ground could be heard...

The soil here is soft and soft, and a small hole was quickly dug...

"Wait!" Aphetis, who was standing by watching the wind, suddenly shouted, stopping the two of them from swinging their pickaxes. He lay down and reached out to lift a small "branches" sticking out of the water at the bottom of the pit. He lifted it up but couldn't pull it.He stretched out his hand with great effort to wipe off the black mud on the "branches"...

The two people next to them opened their eyes wide: that was a swollen and rotten finger!

"Aphetis, do you know where Inspector Diochis and his men are hiding now?"

"I know, just when we came..."

"Go and bring them here right now!"

"understood."

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When Diocasis arrived, it was already half dark, but he was in a very excited mood. As soon as he saw Selicis, he said excitedly: "Selysis, you finally brought me good news!"

Selicis was covered in sweat, holding a pickaxe and standing by the pit. He looked a little tired and said in a very serious tone: "A rotting female corpse was found, probably the missing girl. Two more were found. There are corpses... Are there more in this land?"

Diocasis was suddenly startled, looked at the dark pit in front of him, and said angrily: "Damn Paphogris, he should go to Hades and accept never-ending torture!"

He suddenly turned around and shouted: "Brothers, light the torch for me and continue digging this land!"

"Yes, sir!" Many patrol members responded.

"This will alarm Paphogris!" Celysis said anxiously.

"Now that the evidence is conclusive, if Paphogris still dares to stop me, isn't he afraid of adding a few more charges to him?!" Diocasi waved his hand confidently: "dig for me!"

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The next day, an explosive news spread quickly throughout the city: six bones were dug out in the mountains west of Naxos. According to the inspector's investigation, the six bones were all female, and they were all strangled to death... …

This news that the Hittites heard shocked the people of Naxos: Since the establishment of Dionia, there has never been such a horrific murder. Who is the crazy murderer? ! !

While the people were panicking, Diocasis had already led a patrol to surround Laodicean's mansion.

Although his butler Antrus tried his best to argue that the bones behind the mountain had nothing to do with his family, and loudly protested against the illegal behavior of the patrol team trespassing into private homes, some slaves soon admitted under pressure: In the past few years, five The young slave girl who served Papho Grace disappeared unknowingly.

There are also slave identifications: a skeleton with a little finger missing from the left hand may be one of the female slaves.

The wife of the freeman who was brought also recognized the clothes the rotting corpse was wearing as the clothes her daughter was wearing when she disappeared.

Just when Diocasis was forcibly arresting Paphogris, a male slave came forward and admitted that he had killed these people and was willing to submit to the law!
Diocasis was surprised, but still took Paphogris back to the patrol station next to the city hall with the "murderer" on the grounds that "Paphogris was a serious suspect."

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Stromboli summoned the young city inspector to the city hall and asked as soon as they met: "Diocasis, is there any progress in the case now?"

"Pavrose never admitted that he was the one who killed him. He only said that he was not strict with his slaves and was willing to be punished. And the slave who admitted to the murder was identified by other slaves as two of Pamphrose's confidants. One of the slaves and the other had committed suicide on the night we found the body. I guess they were the ones burying the bodies all along, otherwise he wouldn't have told the location of each bone so clearly... But he didn't care what we did Even though he was tortured, he always said that he was the one who killed him..." Diocasis said with some frustration.

"In the past few days, members of the parliament have often come to intercede for Pavlovris. I can hardly handle it. If you can't find conclusive evidence that he killed someone, I'm afraid..." Stromboli touched his finger. Beard, thinking about it, said: "What's the punishment for letting a slave kill someone?"

"According to the judge, 'Serious cases will be sentenced to ten years in prison and a large fine.' But all the dead were slaves, and there was only one freeman's daughter who was only registered, and none of them were citizens, so even if it was true that he himself really killed , and most likely will not be sentenced to death! Judge Aldalus also urged me to hand over the slave and Paphgrass to the court as soon as possible, and close the trial as soon as possible, so as to prevent the matter from getting worse and causing panic in the city... I think he took advantage of that family!" Diocasis said angrily.

"Don't talk nonsense! The court is independent. I can't influence them, and I can't interfere! Maybe Judge Aldarus thinks that the death of a few slaves is nothing." Stromboli reassured him, but his face He was still a little worried: "But this way, if Paphogris is fine, he will not be able to involve Laodicean. He will not be punished by the Senate, and you will have completely offended him..."

"I'm not afraid of them at all!" Diocasis said firmly.

Stromboli sighed and said: "With our support, of course you don't have to worry, but it will be trouble after all... It seems that I have to write to His Majesty again..."

"Why are you writing to His Majesty?" Diocasis asked doubtfully.

"Because His Majesty hates the abuse of slaves by citizens. A few years ago, a member of the Crotone local council severely injured his own slave for no reason, and the local judge imposed a fine. After His Majesty knew about it, he asked the court to impose new penalties. , not only fined him a large amount, but also sentenced him to one year in prison... If he knew that so many female slaves were killed this time, think about how angry he would be, would Pavlovrace still be alive!" Strombo There was a sneer on his face.

Diocasis nodded suddenly.

At this time, Stromboli slapped his forehead and suddenly remembered something: "By the way, you immediately go ask the priests of Hadish Temple to see if they can make that slave tell the truth..."

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For the Greek city-states of this era, there were three most common methods of punishing criminals: fines for minor cases; physical punishment for serious cases, such as accountability, whipping, and punishment; severe city-states such as Locles also had chopping of hands and gouging out eyes. Other cruel methods include execution; of course, another common method is deprivation of citizenship and deportation.

But no Greek city-state had imprisonment or prison terms, because in this way, not only did the criminals not have to work, but the city-state also had to provide them with food. This was unacceptable to the city-states with few people and money, so these Greek city-states There is no fixed public facility like a prison in Lidu.

However, the Kingdom of Dionia is different from other Greek city-states. In the laws of Dionia, there is no punishment for mutilation, but there are provisions for sentencing people to years of imprisonment based on the severity of the crime. Therefore, every city in the kingdom has Most of the prisons are located in patrol stations.

At this moment, Coriantus, the priest of the Temple of Hades in Naxos, entered the prison of the Inspection Station under the respectful welcome of Diocasis.

Coriantus was originally a priest at the Temple of Athena in Thurii, but after the Temple of Hades was built, his faith quickly spread throughout the alliance and won the hearts of the people. The people who came to worship at the Temple of Athena became more and more popular. He came less and less, and he himself was attracted by Hades' teachings, and finally turned to serve Hades.Several years passed, and with his ability he won the trust of the scepter priest Plesinas.After the temple of Hades in Naxos was built, he, who had been promoted to priest, was assigned to be responsible for the religious affairs of the temple in Naxos.

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