Heart of the Castle

Chapter 144 Riot and Bloodshed Forgiveness
The riot known as the "rat plague" has subsided for several days, and the order in the refugee camp has returned to normal. Compared with the calm performance of the new villagers who migrated from the mine village, many original villagers in the refugee camp feel ashamed and embarrassed. disturbed.

The riots were not just caused by the Ratmen. On that dark night, the sound of fighting and fighting could be heard everywhere in the camp. Some villagers who had already been panicked by the rumors walked out of their homes, trying to attack the food and weapon storage place. storehouse.They were blocked there by the militiamen, and the confrontation didn't take long. Some villagers who had lost their minds shouted "Master Viscount Lane is here", and swarmed up with sticks and stones.

Since most of them were their relatives and friends, the militiamen were not determined to resist. Some of them were hesitant, their weapons were taken away, and they were coerced into the crowd and rushed towards the warehouse.The remaining militia had no choice but to retreat into the warehouse and tightly close the door to the upper warehouse.

The Ratmen are very difficult opponents in the dark night. If it weren't for the struggle of the big bobcats, the alchemists in the camp would have spent several hours to wipe out all the troublesome Ratmen.Cats are indeed the natural enemies of mice. Of course, the fighting power of rat people is not comparable to that of ordinary mice, but the gap between bobcats and house cats is even greater. After half an hour at most, the only place in the camp that is still making noise , there is only a small area around the warehouse left.

Among the crowd attacking the warehouse, some people on the periphery noticed the unusually quiet situation. They calmed down, dropped the stones and wooden sticks in their hands, and slipped back home quietly under the cover of darkness.But more people's frenzied heads could no longer detect the surrounding situation. They shouted and slammed into the warehouse door with force, knocking the solid log door trembling.Although the door of the warehouse is made of logs thicker than an arm, with human strength, it is impossible to break them directly, but the iron nails connecting the logs cannot bear it, and some of them have fallen off, and the wooden door is gradually falling apart. There were signs of shaking.

This obviously encouraged the group of villagers who had turned into mobs, and they uttered even more terrifying cries, crowding, trampling each other and rushing towards the warehouse.Some weak villagers accidentally tripped on the ground and stepped on them one by one. Those unfortunate villagers screamed loudly, but the people in front of and behind them either didn't pay attention, or couldn't help themselves, and still pushed away. He bumped and trampled, so the voice from under his feet gradually became hoarse.

When Donner and Sir Grace arrived with the pikemen, they saw such a hellish scene.The villagers who gritted their teeth and shouted frantically were like evil spirits, not only trampled on the soil, but also almost inhuman corpses under their feet; the door of the warehouse trembled like the last leaf on a branch in late autumn under repeated violent impacts.

The faces of the two of them turned livid immediately, especially when they saw that there were many familiar faces belonging to members of the militia among the pushing crowd, their expressions became even more gloomy.

"That's enough, stop it!" A roar came from Donna's mouth. The title of Roaring Bear was not a joke, and even Sir Grace felt dizzy for a while.

The crowd was silent for a moment, and then an even more violent noise erupted. Some of the villagers who had woken up wanted to escape into the darkness, while more villagers made a clamor, trying to break through the blockade of the militia, and throw Donner and Gray away. Sir Si, and the little army behind them, were overwhelmed.

"Attention all, prepare for the assassination!" Sir Grace ordered in a low voice.

If it were a militia regiment, even if Sir Grace's order was very timely, there would inevitably be fatal hesitation when facing the swarming villagers.But the pikemen who were alchemy warriors were different. Almost as soon as Sir Grace's voice fell, the gleaming spears were neatly changed from erect to horizontal, and a sharp steel forest was built in front of them.

The villagers hesitated in their footsteps, and many of them thought of the scene where Li Wei led the pikemen and ran over the little devil's line on that burning night.They began to feel trembling, their footsteps became slower and slower, and finally they all stood in place, wandering their eyes from side to side at a loss.

"Do you know what you were doing just now?" Tang Na's roar sounded again, "This is taking advantage of the fire! Are you going to destroy this place, our common home? Every house here is We built it with our own hands; everyone here is our brother and sister! But now, look, what have you done?"

The night wind stopped at some point, but the bone-chilling cold lingered in the hearts of every villager who participated in the riot, and their minds finally calmed down. Only then did they realize how serious their actions had caused.

There were no less than 5 villagers lying in front of the warehouse, their whole bodies were covered with dark red mud, their bodies twisted unnaturally, giving people a shocking feeling.Two of them were still moaning faintly, while the other three were silent forever.There was a "click, click" sound among the villagers. It was the sound of spears taken from the militiamen, and weapons such as sticks and stones falling to the ground. A sad silence enveloped these former thugs. A slight sob.

Sir Grace looked at Tang Na with some embarrassment, and found that Tang Na also had a hesitant expression on his face.If you are facing a group of unreasonable thugs, no matter how many people there are, both of them can attack without hesitation. However, now that these people have regained their senses, how to deal with them has become a very difficult task. matter.

It is obviously inappropriate to kill them all. There are nearly 100 of these people, which is more than one-tenth of the number of villagers in the camp. You can be ruthless. If you kill them all, it will inevitably cause panic in the entire camp. , the consequences can be imagined to be very serious.

It is not appropriate to let the past go, even the most benevolent leader, when dealing with such riots, will get rid of excess kindness and deal with it decisively with blood and fire.When the catastrophe strikes, once the signs of this kind of riot appear, if you don't cut it off with pain and heart, it is very likely that it will turn into a completely uncontrollable disaster next time.

Donner and Sir Grace hesitated, and as time passed, the villagers who participated in the riot began to whisper.Some of them have experienced similar incidents, and they know that the means of dealing with riots have always been very severe. The best outcome would be to be expelled from the refugee camps and left to fend for themselves in the wilderness. Such consequences made them regret In addition, the desperate thought of killing each other also arises. Some people have already squatted down quietly, groping for the weapon that was thrown on the ground just now.

"Master Li Wei has orders!" A high-pitched voice pierced the silence. Both Donner and Sir Grace turned their gazes to the direction of the sound, and the villagers even turned their heads in unison, staring at the The figure who stumbled and ran over looked.

Ranger Warren ran over panting, took a deep breath, and shouted with the loudest voice he could.

"Master Li Wei has ordered everyone to go back to their residences and close the doors. What happened tonight is a riot caused by the Ratman. Tomorrow, Master Li Wei will personally preside over the funeral of the victim!"

(End of this chapter)