A Tale of Strategies For the Throne - 129. Chapter 129

It was a huge square with dense crowds, but it was extremely quiet.

A huge statue of the gods of Aaron Landis stands on the square, looking down on all beings.

At this moment, no one spoke, and everyone’s eyes gathered in one place.

In the front of the square, on the high platform, the blond boy stood in front of the crowd, and the huge lion stood beside him.

The thick brown mane was blown by the wind, making it more powerful.

The brown lion, the mount and pet of the legendary sun god Shamash, the holy beast of Aaron Landis.

King Camos, who took two lions to fight on the battlefield, was even more respected and called the Lion King.

The king of beasts on the mainland.

That majestic appearance makes people feel awe at a glance.

When those scorching eyes stare at you, no matter who it is, you will feel fear from the bottom of your heart, and you will tremble.

The vast majority of people on the square are like this, especially the countless people standing below, who are trembling and afraid to lift their heads.

The deterrent power of this lion is too great. The feeling of overwhelming breath is just like the lion king Camos standing there, which is daunting.

It is said that Prince Garland will use the holy beast to find out who killed the royal knights.

But even though it is a holy beast, it is also a terrifying beast.

Moreover, it is said in the rumors that the one who killed the royal knights was clearly Prince Heimos. Why are they suddenly looking for a murderer from among them?

Or, as the rumors say, this is only Prince Garland’s method to excuse Prince Huimos?

Many people in the palace know that the lion named Nega was raised by Prince Garlan since he was a child.

So, Prince Garland is actually just directing it to find a substitute for the dead among his own group of people?

Many people standing below are thinking so frightenedly, the more they think about it, the more they are afraid.

Especially after Prince Garland took the lion down the high stairs and came to them, the first row of people who watched the lion walking towards him were frightened and trembling.

Especially when the big lion came over and seemed to sniff a person quite casually, the person was so scared that he almost rolled his eyes and fainted.

And the people around this person who almost passed out were not getting better, fighting two battles one by one, almost collapsing to the ground.

Everyone was frightened, but the big lion Nega looked enthusiastic, swaying unceremoniously among the crowd, making many people feel dizzy and weak.

It wasn’t until Gallan called it out that it turned around and returned to Gallan.

Garlan raised his hand and rubbed its thick mane, and it stood still.

Standing in the dense crowd, Gallan stroked the Nega beside him, while sweeping his eyes from the faces of the people standing here.

There are too many people working in the palace, and it is impossible to stop the operation of the entire palace for one day, so it can only be divided into three inspections.

Those standing here at this moment are the first people.

The people here include lower-level nobles, ordinary officials, attendants and maids, and servants at the lowest level.

“Extend your hands.”

Garland said,

“Now, the sinner still has the opportunity to confess your crime. If you want to continue to conceal it, then [the liar will be bitten off by the messenger of Shamash].”

[The liar will be bitten off his wrist by the messenger of Shamash]

This is a well-known motto in Aaron Landis.

There is such a story in the ancient myth of Aaron Landis.

A long time ago, a man relied on his eloquent, scheming, and concealed mind to come to the just sun god, tell him bad things about his enemy, fabricate unnecessary crimes for him, and try to borrow Shamash The hand punishes his enemy.

So Shamash ordered the man to reach out to himself and swear that he did not lie.

This person does what he says.

However, the second after this person finished swearing, the lion under Shamash’s seat bit his wrist.

Thus formed this motto.

And when the Aaron Landis people blame a person for lying, they often scold that person—you will definitely be bitten off by the messenger of Shamash!

As soon as Gallan’s words fell silent, the entire square exploded with a bang.

Everyone was shocked.

Is this prince trying to emulate this legend?

That’s a fairy tale!

Moreover, in the story, it was found that the man who was lying was the mount of the sun god Shamash. You can’t just find a lion to do it—

What’s here now is not the holy beast that is familiar with human nature next to Shamash, but a living beast.

If it is a fierce hair, it depends on who is not pleasing to the eye, and if it takes a bite, let alone a hand, I am afraid that its life will be gone.

Just when everyone was so flustered, Gallan spoke again.

“Extend your arms.”

He said, “Those who don’t want to do this, I will think you are suspected of murderers.”

Prince Gallan said that, no matter how fearful and unwilling those people were in their hearts, they had to stretch out their two hands reluctantly.

Not to mention that the people standing on the square were scared to death, the people sitting on the high platform of the square also looked at each other for a while.

A superior nobleman couldn’t help but speak, “Prince Garland is using the power of Shamash and the lion to scare the murderer?”

If it is a murderer, afraid of his arm being bitten by a lion, he may not dare to reach out.

Prince Garlan had this idea to let the murderer show his feet because of fear?

This-still very unreliable?

Although it was a little more reliable than using a beast to identify the murderer, it was only so little.

You know, the murderer who dared to do that kind of thing is definitely already desperate, how could he be frightened by the prince with a few words?

And while they were whispering and discussing on the high platform, Gallan had already started to inspect below.

When the big lion approached, almost everyone trembled.

Just for fear that the big lion is in a bad mood, open his mouth–

Garlan walked in the crowd with Nega in this way, her expression calm, as if taking Nega for a walk.

Others stood beside the lion’s huge head, and occasionally rubbed Nega’s bushy mane and flicked his hair.

After a while, Nega became a little impatient, screamed lowly, and immediately scared the nearest man to the ground. He glanced at him contemptuously, and opened his mouth to Gallan. Screamed.

The sound made others tremble with fear, but the blond prince on the side of the sharp teeth exposed by the big lion’s open mouth smiled, rubbed its mane, and coaxed it with a few words in a low voice. Constantly stroking its head to comfort it.

So, Nierga, who complained and got the result of tackling his head, was satisfied.

It grunted from its throat, raised its mighty head, and continued to wander among the group of humans that it really found annoying.

This person, a lion, just walked by before countless outstretched arms.

Garlan’s eyes flicked over these arms one by one.

Time passed bit by bit, but the nervous and weird atmosphere still enveloped the entire square.

Moreover, as time passed, some people’s dissatisfaction and grievances increased.

The man and the lion swayed round and round in the square. At first everyone’s eyes widened, for fear that something terrible would happen, but as time passed, nothing happened.

The big lion walked around in the square like a walk. It didn’t look at the people around you who were trembling and stretched out their hands. It didn’t seem to be identifying the murderer. Instead, it seemed to be leisurely with Garland. Play in general.

Naturally, the noble ministers sitting on the high platform were a little impatient.

“Prince Garland’s approach… is too childish.”

Finally someone couldn’t help but talk about it.

“Yeah, this is the last group of people, right? Nothing was found at all.”

“He is just playing with that lion at all?”

“Is it necessary for the prince to continue? How can it be possible to find a murderer.”

Someone whispered something in the conversation.

“After all, the murderer is not here…”

Just when everyone started to have objections, the Chief Secretary who had been watching quietly spoke up.

“Let the prince continue to do it,” he said calmly. “After all, if he doesn’t let him do it to the end, our prince won’t give up, will he?”

He chuckled and said, “Anyway, it’s already reached this point, so please be patient and wait for it to finish.”

The Chief Secretary just smiled softly, it sounded like it was a good word for Gallan, but in fact, he was already sneer in his heart, and he was extremely satisfied with the development of the matter.

What’s the hurry, wait a minute.

Waiting for this stupid scene to finally come to an end, waiting for the’wise prince’ to be ruined.

And this is a good opportunity to determine the crime of Prince Heimos in front of so many people.

Simply kill two birds with one stone.

After all, Prince Garlan jumped into the pit himself, no one can stop him, right?

This naive little prince was much easier to deal with than the troublesome Prince Heimos.

And only the ruined prince would honestly choose to rely on himself.

The Chief Secretary has a calm face, a gentle smile, and is quite happy in his heart.

Sitting steadily on the side, the right secretary squinted as if he was dozing off and glanced at the chief secretary from the corner of his eye.

He vaguely guessed the thoughts in the Chief Secretary’s heart, and the corners of his lips moved invisibly, and then disappeared immediately. He still lowered his head and lowered his eyes, as if he hadn’t heard anything, allowing the people around him to talk about it, and he didn’t make any comments on the matter.

Some people, because they don’t have something, think that others won’t have it either.

He even firmly believes that this kind of thing does not exist at all.

opinionated.

So narrowly.

An old man who seemed to be about to fall asleep narrowed his eyes and thought.

I don’t know what the little prince is thinking.

That day, he once said something to his nephew of the same family.

Don’t underestimate Prince Garland.

The old man said to the young civil servant.

I am afraid that many people in the palace think that his reputation is backed by King Camos, and he is praised by others.

But you have to remember.

That [the name of a wise man] is not something you can hold up if you want to hold it.

From ancient times to the present, I don’t know how many kings have tried their best to give themselves a wise name. Has anyone ever succeeded?

The people may be easily bewitched and deceived in a short time, but as long as the time is long, they can see clearly than anyone else.

Because they can see the truth.

There are always people who are too smart, feel that others are stupid, and think they have seen the truth.

Everyone knows that stupid people are actually themselves.

…………

On the other side of the high platform, Captain Sa Ge stood silently, staring at the back of Prince Garlan on the square.

He remembered what Garland showed him in the ice cellar that day.

Gallan showed him the hand of the knight whose neck had been twisted, and the nails were full of condensed black things.

At that time, Prince Garland said to him.

“This is how to find the murderer.”

“What’s the meaning?”

“When the murderer twisted his neck, he instinctively wanted to pull the murderer’s arm away, so his nails left scratches on the murderer’s arm.”

Gallan said, “The black patches in his nails were solidified from the flesh and blood of the murderer who had been smashed at the time.”

“You mean, the man who killed him should have scars cut out by nails on his arm?”

“That’s it. And because it was a dying struggle, the strength must be great, and the scars that were pulled out are definitely not light. It has only been more than ten days, and there must be scars left on the arm.” Gallan nodded, “And During this period of time, you blocked the palace and didn’t let anyone leave. Therefore, the murderer should still be in the palace, as long as you find someone with a scar on his arm…”

He glanced at the knight in the box, showing a thoughtful look.

“Actually, not only this, I also found a clue on his body. It should be he pulled off the murderer before he died. Following this clue, the murderer can also be found out slowly.”

He shook his head and said, “However, this is too slow and time is too late, so it is the fastest way to find people with scars on their arms.”

He turned his head and smiled at Sa Ge.

“However, Captain Sage, you protect their remains and don’t move them. After all, that thing can be used as evidence after the murderer is found.”

…………

Waking up from the memory, Sa Ge looked up and found that the atmosphere seemed to be a little bit wrong.

The noble ministers who had been whispering on the other side suddenly stopped talking and stared down.

And some noisy squares suddenly became silent at this moment, as if all the voices were still at this moment.

Sage suddenly stood and looked up the square.

I saw the crowds who had stood together densely on the square dispersed for some unknown time, leaving a clearing.

In the upper left corner, the people there rushed back as if they were afraid of getting sick, thus leaving a big circle there.

In the empty circle, the blond prince who had been walking among the crowd stood still.

A tall lion stood beside him, staring straight ahead.

In front of this person, a lion, there was a person kneeling on the ground, trembling all over.

Sa Ge’s heart tightened and his mind was hot.

Without thinking about it, his body had already moved on its own, rushing to Garlan’s side almost instantly.

Bowed his head.

His pupils shrank sharply.

He clearly saw the ugly scar on the kneeling man’s right arm–