Here, the Lord said this is a good thing

"what do you want?"

As Rooney spoke, he realized that his voice was trembling.

He was stunned after he finished speaking and looked at his trembling fingers in surprise.

Why? Because of fear.

I have always believed that I am fearless and have nothing to fear.

But in front of Ye He, when faced with real "evil", he suddenly realized that some people really should not be provoked.

Most of the townspeople also laid down their weapons, their faces looking frighteningly ugly. After following Rooney for so long, who among them, with a good income, had not started a family? Who had no children at home?

They didn't even know who this man with an oriental face was, but he had already grasped their weak spot and made them unable to move.

If Ye He took out something now and said it was an "antidote to candy" and required them to kill Rooney on the spot to get it, many people would probably kill Rooney.

Unfortunately...Ye He doesn’t have that thing.

Of course, those candies were just candies, and they were high-end candies that these kids could never afford in their entire lives.

Ye He simply controlled these people by making them think that there was something wrong with the candies he gave to their children, that's all.

After smiling at the Ice Knight who was puffing his cheeks at him, Ye He turned his head to look at the thin coffins that were loaded onto the new carriage.

"Do you have any way to wake them up?"

"Have!"

Rooney immediately answered Ye He's question, because it was not a secret. Even if he didn't tell it, the townspeople behind him would tell it.

"Just make them some mint water to drink, they'll be awake in a few minutes."

"Oh? So simple? Then please do it this way, hehe."

Ye He waved his hand, signaling these people that they could start opening the coffins and saving people.

This was not a act of kindness on his part to save people from danger. Ye He's purpose was simply to make the matter bigger and to make the people behind Marvin anxious.

These townspeople are so skilled in this kind of human trafficking that it is obviously not the first time they have committed such crimes. They have also thought about the consequences if their crimes are exposed.

So they just looked at each other and didn't take any action.

Because once they are caught, this town will probably disappear from the map, and even if their children survive, they will have to bear the stigma of "children of murderers" for the rest of their lives and live a hard life.

They couldn't accept that result either...

"You don't seem like such a righteous man."

Rooney knew that he was the culprit and would be specifically punished after his crimes were exposed, so he narrowed his eyes and questioned Ye He's true purpose.

"Well, of course, I have nothing to do with justice."

While replying, Ye He also lowered his head to glance at the Ice Knight, not forgetting to tease his lover who was the "Knight of Justice" with his eyes.

The Ice Knight pinched him, but got his butt attacked in return.

She gritted her teeth and used her eyes to warn Ye He not to tease these villains anymore.

Those who deserve to be held accountable should be held accountable, and those who deserve to be punished should be punished. Justice and law exist to teach criminals a lesson.

"Ok."

Ye He shrugged helplessly at her, then turned to Rooney and said:

"Then you will take on the role. A group of hardworking and simple townspeople accidentally uncovered a serious human trafficking case. Under the leadership of the mayor, the townspeople rescued some of the victims... How do you think of this script?"

Seeing that Ye He was going to let them go, many townspeople suddenly became excited and looked at Rooney with eager eyes.

Rooney's eyes also lit up, but he soon looked at the unconscious Marvin hesitantly.

It has to be said that he was very happy to accept Ye He's script, but... the story needed a villain.

Marvin is very suitable to be the "villain" both in fact and in the story, but... Ye He is obviously targeting Marvin.

If Ye He wanted to take Marvin away, where would Rooney and the others find a "villain"? There were only three "outsiders" in the village: two men and one woman.

"He's very suitable, isn't he? Hehehe..."

Ye He smiled and turned with the Ice Knight, heading towards the exit from the backyard.

He actually didn't plan to take Marvin away, and was willing to keep Marvin as a "villain"? ? ?
No matter how surprised Rooney was, he had to accept this fact. But when Ye He was about to leave the backyard, he quickly shouted to Ye He:

"Sir... Where is the antidote for candy?"

"Antidote? Only poison needs an antidote. Candy is just candy, why does it need an antidote? Hahahaha!"

Ye He's reply was more of an explanation to the Ice Knight, and it also made the men in the backyard gradually feel relieved after being shocked.

"It turns out there is no poison..."

"Huh... Damn! What a scary man! Who did Marvin offend?"

Many townspeople breathed a sigh of relief after Ye He's figure disappeared outside the courtyard gate, and then began to discuss the matter with lingering fear.

"Mayor..."

"Mayor, who is he?"

There were also townspeople who knew they were wrong but refused to mend their ways and approached Rooney, casting fearful, angry and resentful glances towards the gate.

"Mayor... Isn't Mr. Marvin your friend? He has never treated us unfairly. Since there is no poison in the candy, can we..."

Rooney looked at the townsman who was speaking and asked him expressionlessly:

"If he says it's not poisonous, do you believe it's really not poisonous?"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the townspeople froze in place, their hearts, which had not yet been completely relieved, rose to their throats again.

"He didn't take Marvin away. What does that mean? It means Marvin and we are not even his targets!"

"And..." Rooney took a piece of candy from his children who were still confused and introduced it to the townspeople who had never seen it before:

"This is the most expensive candy sold in the Empire, one gold pound each! It costs at least three federal coins to buy it in South Folia!
When I was doing business before... I didn’t even have enough qualifications and capital to buy this kind of candy..."

Rooney made these explanations and expressions in order to dilute the bad intentions of the townspeople, and also to convince himself to follow Ye He's script completely.

Otherwise, this wealthy, powerful, and resourceful dragon from across the river would certainly not hesitate to wipe out his small town easily.

"Then...what should we do now?" Through Rooney's words, the townspeople have fully understood that they have no say in this matter, so they asked Rooney as usual, hoping to get instructions from the leader.

"What else can be done?"

Rooney looked at them helplessly, raised his hand and pointed at the coffin in the carriage and said to them:
"Prepare mint water and rescue him... As for Marvin... tie him up... Prepare hemostatic medicine and cut his tongue..."

The only villain revealed in the entire script is Marvin, but Rooney couldn't let him reveal that these people were his accomplices.

So it is necessary to mute Marvin. Later, when the victims in the coffins wake up and regain their strength, Rooney will "not be able to stop" these angry victims, allowing them to accidentally kill Marvin.

Although he would lose an old friend in the end and the townspeople would lose a long-term and profitable means of livelihood, at least everyone could continue to live safely.

He didn't want to see Ye He again. Compared with this real "bad guy", the petty fights of their people were nothing but child's play!

……

"Just go back like this?"

When the steam locomotive drove out of the town, the Ice Knight sitting on the locomotive was still a little dazed.

She looked at the children happily chasing the car behind the car, and then looked at the mayor's house with a blue roof.

Even though he was by Ye He's side and watched all of his actions, the Ice Knight still couldn't figure out why Ye He let go of Marvin, who was probably the culprit.

Also, will the townspeople really be obedient and follow Ye He’s “script”?
"Kiss me and I'll tell you."

Yehe, who was in a good mood, kissed the Ice Knight, and then he explained the whole story to the Ice Knight with satisfaction.

"Marvin is just a black glove who follows orders. We may not be able to use him to get to the root of the problem and completely eliminate the mastermind. So it is better to expose this matter and use this scandal to stimulate the mastermind to reveal more clues."

"Ok."

The Ice Knight finally understood Ye He's thoughts. After a moment of silence, she thought of a detail that particularly concerned her.

She looked at Ye He, repeatedly sizing up the man's profile, and finally couldn't help asking Ye He:

"When did you come up with the idea of ​​using candy to deter criminals?"

"Hmm? Probably when... I found out that every family had children?

Haha, I was just following the flow. If I had thought of that much at the beginning, I would have prepared poisoned candy in advance."

"You're really going to give the kids poisoned candy!"

"Hahaha, how is that possible! I love children the most!"

"Humph! I don't believe you, bad guy!"

"Hahahaha!"

The Ice Knight would have to wait until he drove his car into the dense forest to see how bad Ye He was, but she couldn't resist this man.

Back in the small town, everything was as Ye He and Rooney expected.

Marvin was dead, killed by victims whose fears had made them terrified.

He died with his eyes wide open, facing the direction of Rooney. He probably never imagined that he would be tortured to death by the angry victim and bear the infamy instead of dying under Ye He's interrogation and torture.

For him, perhaps the latter way of dying would be more acceptable to him. After all, in that case he would at least still be a loyal subordinate and at least he would not be disgraced.

After confirming that Marvin was completely dead, Rooney waved his hand silently, and the townspeople around him rushed forward to hold the victims, calming them down as their saviors.

He took a last look at Marvin's dull eyes, then turned and left.

He recalled Marvin's restlessness over the past two days, and the man who distributed candy to the children with a smile on his face.

At least you'll have an intact body... old friend.

Rest in peace, your death was valuable, allowing me and my men to continue living as heroes instead of criminals...

This period of time has allowed Rooney to do his psychological work. He has come to terms with it. Marvin is doomed to die anyway, so wouldn't it be better for him to die in a way that is more valuable to him?

As Rooney walked out of the house, many journalists and detectives who had rushed from South Florida appeared at the entrance of the town.

Under the guidance of the townspeople Rooney sent to call these people, they rushed towards Rooney together.

Rooney, who had already changed into formal clothes and cleared his throat, had already prepared a speech to deal with the detectives and reporters.

No one wants to be a criminal, but Rooney feels that he has no problem being a hero.

Moreover, the arrival of these people was not part of the script arranged by Ye He, but a drama he specially added to himself in order to protect himself!

After noon that day, the news reached South Folia.

The massive number of disappearances that had plagued the entire city for months was actually solved by kind-hearted citizens of a small town less than five kilometers away from South Folia. This inevitably caused an uproar in the city and sparked heated discussions among the people.

Senator Stephen was the most embarrassed one because he was not involved in the plan of Malvin and the Federal Research Institute, so he was completely unaware of it.

But before that, he could still suppress public opinion and continue to maintain the popularity of South Florida's entertainment capital because none of the missing persons showed up.

Now that there are eleven missing persons victims at once, Congressman Stephen can no longer hide.

It is estimated that he will be busy with press conferences and answering questions from citizens in the next few days, and will not be able to continue to accompany Ye He to enjoy the entertainment services of Nanfulia.

In fact, Ye He’s script did not stand up to scrutiny, but Marvin’s identity as the director of the War College attracted people’s attention.

Public opinion has temporarily been directed towards the War College. The investigation into other missing persons has also been under the spotlight, and the townspeople who were regarded as heroes have worked together to lead the investigation into the wrong direction.

Rooney knew that he could only delay it for ten days or half a month at most.

The case broke out so quickly that no matter how incompetent the detectives in South Folia were, they would sooner or later find out about the dense forest and eventually turn their investigation back to their town itself.

But he had tried his best. Apart from praying that Ye He could win against the people behind Marvin during this period of time, or make bigger news to cover up the disappearance case here, he really had no other choice.

In this regard, Ye He did not disappoint him.

By tomorrow morning, Hera, who will lead the young people downstream to the "experimental storage room" on the other side of Malvern, will re-explode the news there.

Interestingly, Hera's action was not because Ye He discovered the missing persons and Marvin, but because she traced the past through other clues.

Is this also another form of “different paths leading to the same destination”?
In short, Ye He was happy to see it happen. The bigger the incident became, the more feedback he would get from the people behind the scenes.

But before that…At dusk, Ye He, in disguise, met his guests at the most luxurious restaurant in South Folia.

He is also the "clue head" of his other clue, Bishop Connor!

(End of this chapter)