Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

The day of the execution arrived.

A large crowd gathered in the square of the Holy City.

Before Father Solje was even escorted to the execution platform, the crowd below was already filled with excitement, eagerly discussing the events.

After all, yesterday's announcement had been quite sensational.

An archbishop, after being seduced by heresy and fueled by alcohol, had openly contradicted the Pope!

His private life was even more scandalous, involving the violation of other men's wives and daughters, and the seizure of people's property.

He owned countless mansions and kept over twenty female slaves, numbered according to the days he would use them for his pleasure.

Using his position, he falsely claimed to be righteous while secretly extorting money from ordinary believers and engaging in various improper activities.

In short, he was a character rotten to the core.

To see such a villain burned to ashes in public, his flesh and soul utterly consumed by flames, would be immensely satisfying.

Lai Gou'er was about to explode with anger after seeing this announcement.

They were attributing their own actions to someone else, and then accusing him of insulting the Church!

He had seen shamelessness before, but this level of shamelessness was unprecedented!

Damn it, if the fleet were here, they would have already led people to take them down.

Hopp, with his servant, stood not far from Lai Gou'er, arms crossed, listening to the mob's revelry with disdain.

"He~ tui!" He spat a mouthful of phlegm heavily on the ground, only to accidentally spit on the heel of the person in front of him.

The person in front turned around and immediately realized what had happened, angrily saying, "Are you blind? Where are you spitting!"

"I didn't spit on your face to give you face. Open your dog eyes and see who your daddy is!" Hopp said unceremoniously, with an air of arrogance.

The person looked up at him and quickly fawned, "Oh, Mr. Hopp."

"Get out of the way, don't block me from watching the show!"

"Yes, yes, yes..."

Hopp was full of anger. He hadn't seen Lai Gou'er since the two parted ways yesterday.

It was reasonable for him not to help, after all, it was too dangerous, they hadn't known each other for long, and he couldn't feel any guilt.

However, seeing Lai Gou'er's anxious appearance, he must have gone to the slums to find a way to save the man.

Thinking of this, he inexplicably felt that his personality was inferior to the other... This was very uncomfortable!

He must be in the crowd now, but he didn't know exactly where. He should find him and have a good chat...

At this moment, Lai Gou'er kept looking at his watch, occasionally glancing at the street to the side, which led directly to the slums.

Whether or not they could save the priest's life today depended on their performance. He hoped they wouldn't be disappointed.

While waiting, the priest had already been escorted to the execution platform.

Then, the Pope and a group of high-ranking Church officials appeared at the same time, and the High Inquisitor himself presided over the trial next to Father Solje.

The crowd below erupted in cheers!

What a grand scene! It was rare to see so many people of extraordinary status appear here!

The Pope expressionlessly surveyed the crowd below.

He hadn't had a peaceful two years. Not to mention the Brotherhood, an organization opposed to the Church, small and large ones always popped up.

But the fact that an archbishop in the Church had contradicted him face to face already indicated some problems.

Now, he needed to make an example of someone to deter the disloyal!

From the looks of it, the effect was not bad.

On the execution platform, Father Solje was covered in whip marks and looked weak.

The High Inquisitor announced a series of charges, and finally looked at Solje and said, "Solje, do you plead guilty to the above charges?"

Father Solje smiled weakly and said feebly, "You torture me, do you think I'm afraid of death? High Inquisitor... look at these people below, living in lies... I'll tell you a truth, people can't live in lies forever. Without truth, people can't survive."

"You can deceive them once today... How many times can you deceive them?"

The High Inquisitor smiled slightly, "Just deceive them until I die. Father, I actually admire you very much, because I was once young too, but we are different in one thing, you haven't learned to grow up."

"Heh heh, shameless..."

Outsiders naturally couldn't know what the two were saying.

Seeing that all the personnel were in place and the atmosphere was built up, the High Inquisitor glanced at the Pope.

The Pope nodded, and the High Inquisitor said with a solemn face, "Today we are facing an intolerable act of heresy. This defendant dares to question our sacred doctrine and openly challenge the authority of the Church. He is a shameless heretic...."

Below the stage, all the spectators listened quietly. Lai Gou'er's eyes were fixed on the street.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up. In the distance, a group of dense black dots was constantly floating up and down.

They're here! Are the people here?

The High Inquisitor was still passionate and energetic: "...dare not offend our faith and the Church again! This is an extremely difficult decision, but we believe it is necessary, so let us pray to God together, asking for his guidance and protection, so that our judgment is full of God's justice and glory."

"Now, let the flames burn...."

"Don't burn!!!" A roar resounded through the square, and the High Inquisitor stopped abruptly.

In the next instant, led by Da Zhuang and Foberle, a horde of paupers swarmed into the square, knocking other spectators over.

Even the guards on the sidelines didn't have time to stop them, or rather, didn't dare to stop them.

There were too many people!

At first glance, there must have been thousands of people, and there was still a group crowded on the street behind, all shouting that they couldn't burn him.

For a time, the square was in chaos.

"Your Holiness! Don't burn him, there must be something wrong. Father Solje helped us build houses! He ate and lived with us, he is definitely not the person in the announcement!"

"Yes! My father was critically ill, and he gave me the medical expenses!"

"He even went to my house in the middle of the night to take care of me...."

Several loud voices in the crowd spoke one after another about the good deeds Father Solje had done.

The whole place fell silent, and everyone listened in stunned silence.

No one had expected such a cataclysmic scene to occur.

Father Solje, who had been hanging his head, looked at this scene, and his expression gradually became dazed...

The Pope suddenly stood up, his breathing rising and falling, and looked in the direction of the onrushing paupers, roaring in a low voice: "What the hell is going on! Who let the people from the slums in!"

The people around looked at each other, and the High Inquisitor also stood on the stage, at a loss.

Who knew! Such a scene was really unprecedented....

Hopp, below the stage, squatted on the ground, covering his mouth and laughing wildly, while pinching his thigh with one hand.

It was rare to see the Pope, that old bastard, suffer a setback.

Amazing! Lai Gou'er is capable. He actually made it happen just by saying it!

He is capable, affectionate, and righteous. He is an excellent business partner. He must find him later to finalize the business, and he will make a fortune in the future!

The paupers were still pleading one after another, and the fence-sitting masses who had been watching obviously realized that there was a great inside story.

They all cast questioning glances at the Pope.

The High Inquisitor was helpless and walked from the execution platform to the Pope's side to seek instructions.

"Your Holiness, what should we do?"

The Pope was both surprised and angry: "I don't care what to do, this Solje must die today!"

The High Inquisitor said in a low voice: "Your Holiness, so many people are pleading for him. If we execute him directly, I'm afraid it will greatly damage your prestige... How about changing the excuse?"

"What excuse?"

The High Inquisitor looked around: "First appease the public's emotions, and re-send someone to investigate as soon as possible... Just say that the previous investigators were temporarily found, and they committed dereliction of duty, wrongly attributing the crimes of other prisoners to Solje."

"But Solje's offense against you and disrupting the order of Mount Holy is real... He should be sentenced to death, but in consideration of the good deeds he has done, change it to a divine trial, so those ignorant people from the slums will not complain."

The Pope looked sideways: "What kind of divine trial?"

The High Inquisitor pointed to the small statue of a saint in the square and said, "Let him carry that statue to the city gate, and he will be exempt from all sins and punishments. He definitely won't be able to carry it!"

The Pope smiled knowingly: "Okay, let's do it that way!"