Chapter 400: Interrogation, Purge and the Unfortunate (6k)

Ariel Sigalia said this, with a hint of hope in his cloudy eyes.

He was so eager to have the two leaders of the side court and the church - "Commander" Albert and "Bishop" Luo Xiu - ask him.

"..."

After Ariel said that, neither Albert nor Luo Xiu responded to him.

Albert looked at the "Knight of the Guards" who was also in the room. The knight quickly understood what Albert meant. After saluting Albert and Luo Xiu respectfully, he Back out of the door.

"...You go out too, Lusha."

Ariel Sigalia looked at the serving maid, and a hoarse voice came out of his throat.

"When you go out... remember to close the door."

When Ariel finished speaking, the "slave" who was still holding a hot towel and wiping the body of the old man on the hospital bed was just stunned for a moment, then nodded and did as Ariel said.

She left quietly and closed the door gently as Ariel said.

"Now, two adults...ahem."

When the "Knight of the Guard" and the "Maid" all left the room, Ariel Sigalia coughed twice and said:

"There is no irrelevant person in this room."

"..."

"Ariel Sigalia."

Albert's bright eyes looked directly at the old man on the hospital bed. He slowly raised his arm at the same time, and a dark red light floated faintly on the outline of his palm.

At the same time, he issued an "order" to the old man on the bed and to "Ariel Sigalia":

"——In the name of 'Supreme Heaven'."

"——[order him not to fabricate lies]."

"——[Order him to be ineligible for parole]."

"——[order him not to respond to silence]."

"..."

The red light radiating faintly from the surface of Albert's palm also radiated from the outline of Ariel Sigalia's body.

The "Edict" has taken effect, and Luo Xiu, who is observing from the side, can clearly feel that the soul belonging to "Ariel Sigalia" has been tightly grasped by invisible hands.

"...cough, cough, cough."

Old Sigalia said nothing and just coughed.

Until the "order" imposed on him was confirmed to take effect, Albert scanned the room for a week, found a chair and sat down.

"This is a necessary guarantee, old Sigalia."

Albert's tone was calm, but with a certain irresistible meaning, he said:

"As far as we are concerned, you are still a fugitive, Sigalia - but we are not unable to meet your previous demands, but that depends on your subsequent performance."

Then, he looked into Ariel's cloudy eyes and said:

"Then let me ask you -"

“Have you ever imagined that ‘Executioner’ and ‘Soul Reaver’ Zaska would one day send someone to assassinate you?”

"……certainly."

Ariel's face was a little pale, and the ravine-like folds on his face were trembling a little, and he said:

"I already knew that day would come. Because I helped Zaska too much and I knew too much."

"Just now... cough, cough, cough. I heard some noisy and unusual movements outside. Is that... the assassins sent by Zaska's remnant party? I know they will do this."

"Since Zaska has been killed by you, his minions will definitely not let me live - the 'backthorn' buried in your team... Even if Zaska dies, for the other 'executors' They still have a use.”

"Very good." Albert nodded.

The first question was just a test, and the spirit connected to Ariel Sigalia did not tremble. He did not lie.

And he was also showing his value to Albert and to himself... Luo Xiu, who remained silent and onlookers, was thinking about this. At this time, he also found a chair to sit down.

"Then, let me ask you again—"

Albert then asked:

"Are you keeping the evidence that Zaska and other executioners 'infiltrated' us?"

"Of course, of course..."

Ariel Sigalia did not think for too long before he replied to Albert:

"Including Zaska and other 'executors'... all the 'transactions' conducted by me were recorded in my account book."

"So, where is the ledger?"

"Outside of Caffrey Fortress...in the village at the foot of Pons Mountain, in the cellar of the forage warehouse near the foot of the mountain."

Ariel Sigalia answered honestly.

Luo Xiu silently wrote down the name of this place, only thinking that the location where Ariel hid the ledger was quite remote.

And if you can get that account book, you can find out whether there are people suspected of being infiltrated among the senior leaders of the expedition team - and more importantly, you can find out through Ariel Sigalia's line as much as possible. The mole who is still in Matsubara Territory and in the rear area appears.

The "Sequencers" - after the previous incident involving Valino Bakar and several other "Sequencers", Albert paid special attention to these.

Luo Xiu still listened quietly and did not interrupt Albert's question to Ariel.

After that, he listened to Albert and continued to ask questions to Ariel Sigalia.

Including asking Ariel to "prove" from multiple angles that the account book was real and not forged, and also asking Ariel to tell the intelligence about "Executioner" Zaska hiding his private wealth.

In addition to "plundering from outside", the "executors" of the Dark Principality also have many ways to amass ill-gotten wealth.

For example, "asset penetration", "illegal monopoly", "slave transactions", etc., these methods of collecting money often require merchants such as Aril Sicalia. They are "experts" who are good at this way.

And Arier Sagga naturally learned more about "Cisauna" Zascar's more detail through "help" again and again.

Listening to Luo Xiu has also learned from it that the treasures they found from the official residence of Zaska are actually only one tenth of his real property--

He is worthy of nearly one million gold assets, and is "invested" by Aril in his way in his way of financial institutions in the Funar continent, and can eat tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of interest each year;

There are also real estate worth about two million gold coins. It is a fake in the territory of all identities, even the empire, even the empire, and the country to teach the country, racecourse, and real estate. It is prepared to "change your head and re -people" by virtue of the ability of [nothingness].

As the executive of the [Bado], the "Soul Seizing Messenger" Zaska, the property he gathered can be regarded as one of the most criminals of this level.

Although the saints who joined the Dark Protesty and became the "executive officer" had their own sins or purposes at first, as a believer in [nothing], his motivation for his own self -interest was quite simple.

There are indeed many people who do not do this. They have several or even dozens of identities, and they will be used when necessary.

In the mouth of Ares Westricia, "Criminal Citizen" Zaska has already prepared for anti -water and betrayed the "Dark Grand Grand Duke".

But now, it doesn't make sense to think about Zaska.

Albert wanted to check these property for military use, and Luo Xiu also wanted to divide a large cup.

Nympho

Inquiring about "Ariel West Galia", it lasted for about an hour.

The old man on the sick couch said too much at once, his face became pale, but he didn't want to stop.

He expressed too much, and in Albert's "decree" perception, most of the words he said were the truth that could be believed, and the mixed kind of fear and hope was extremely true.

And a few sentences of a few sentences can be ignored. At least Abtert knows that most of the information provided by Ariel Sicalia, most of which are self -reorganization of [Supreme] "Border Ting". Important.

"…Um."

In the end, Albert nodded slowly, remembering the intelligence that Ariel Sagga said in his heart.

He then looked at Luo Xiu, his eyes motioned for him, there was something else to ask Ariel.

On the face of Luo Xiu's face, there was a calm smile. His scorching his eyes immediately looked at the side of Ariel Sicalia and asked softly:

"I want to know, Mr. West Galia."

"What the hell is it, let you cooperate so much?"

"..."

He wanted to ask this question for a long time-

For nothing else, just out of curiosity.

The Ariel West California on the sick couch seems to have already been predicted that the "bishop" will ask this question.

His kind, kind and gentle smile appeared on his face, it is difficult to imagine that the elderly who had done evil for most of his life would emerge like this--

"Because I want to you, and there is Master Abtet ... Keke, cough."

Ariel Saglia, he coughed a few times, his face was so pale that he could not see the blood, but he still said to Abtet and Luo Xiu in an intermittent voice:

"I'm going to die ... I am 79 years old this year, and I can live in many days."

"I don't want to escape anymore, and I can't escape ... I know, I am now repaying the sinful fruit for myself when I was young, but those I just said ... I think, I should be able to make my sin, less Go so some "

"I was forced to do something by Zaska, and I was indeed helpless. But ... Bishop, and Master General, I just begged you one thing to let me be able to die in peace and threatening ... "

"I don't want to suffer anymore, it's too torment, too much my heart ..."

"..."

Unexpectedly death ...

Luo Xi chewed Ares Sagga's "request" just exported.

He may want us to protect him ... Luo Xiu thought.

But Luo Xiu didn't actually have such an idea -no matter how pitiful the elderly on the sick couch, it would not make Luo Xi have any condolences.

He actually didn't think that the "repentance" of Ares West California was enough to wash the sins he had assisted in Zascal.

Luo Xi looked at the other side at the same time, looking at the "General of the Thunder" Albert, a slight red light in his eyes, seemed to be thinking about the same thing.

After obtaining information from Ares West Galia, Albert will probably deal with him.

The Ariel Sagga no longer has any other value to the expedition. In this regard, [High] will only show cold blood and ruthlessness.

"What do you want to ask us?"

Albert did not agree to Alile's request, but then asked him.

Ariel, who did not get the promised answer, had a flash of disappointment in his cloudy eyes, but it did not last long, as if he had already known that he would eventually face an unfortunate ending -

He just continued:

"If possible..."

"Let the slave who just left the room...use all the valuables in my mansion to redeem her and let Lusa leave."

"Let her leave Kaveri Fortress, leave the Dark Principality, the farther away the better..."

"I have nothing else to say, just treat it as the last good thought of an old man who is dying and has been plagued by sin for half his life before he dies..."

"..."

No mistake, one post, one content, one book, one bar!

"Okay."

Albert nodded slowly.

It was not to let Ariel Sigalia live, but to redeem his "slave" and let her go. In Albert's opinion, such a plea was not something that could not be agreed.

According to the laws of the Empire, the status of a "slave" should be commensurate with the crime they had committed. If the "slaves" in the Kaveri Fortress had not committed a serious crime, they would be freed from the status of "slaves" and become the new, free "citizens" of the Empire.

This was in line with the laws of the Empire, and Albert did not think too much about it.

When he agreed to Ariel's last request, Luo Xiu also saw a moment of satisfaction and regretless light flashing in the eyes of the old man on the sickbed.

"Thank you for your kindness... Lord Albert."

Ariel Sigalia thanked him at last.

Then he closed his eyes.

Because he was too weak, he fell asleep quickly, and the heavy breathing caused by sticky phlegm came out of his nose intermittently, and Albert and Luo Xiu also stood up from the chair at the same time and walked out of the room.

There was really nothing to ask the old Sigalia again.

When they walked out of the room, the guards outside the door saluted them respectfully and returned to the room to the close surveillance position.

And Ariel Sigalia's "maid" just now - the female slave named "Lusa" was standing in the corner of the corridor, wiping a white porcelain plate expressionlessly.

When he saw her again, Luo Xiu had opened the "spiritual vision" and cast a detection on her -

He then knew why Ariel Sigalia wanted to let Lusa go.

Because she was pregnant.

There was a green spiritual light flashing in her abdomen, and when he saw Ariel Sigalia for the first time, Luo Xiu also sensed a nearly homologous, but dim and weak breath of life in his spiritual perception.

The "slave" was pregnant with Ariel Sigalia's child, and it looked like it was about two months old.

God knows how Ariel, who is already 79 years old, did it - he may have used some extraordinary means, but he doesn't seem to tell anyone else about it.

As for the known information about Ariel Sigalia, he once had three sons, but they all died one after another. The child in the belly of the young slave may be the only remaining blood of Sigalia.

Luo Xiu thought about these things divergently.

But he didn't care, and didn't "share" his new discovery with Albert. He just kept his usual calm and walked out of the villa with Albert and left the Sigalia mansion.

...

After "Thunder General" Albert and "Bishop" Luo Xiu left the Sigalia mansion.

Albert sent people to the place he said according to the information he got from Ariel Sigalia to retrieve his "account book".

It does record quite a lot of transactions about "infiltration" and financial level.

Albert personally took charge of the matter, sorted out the list, and asked a "Knight of the Throne" to take the list back to Songyuan City to report to the Marquis of Vizia.

On the same day, in the evening.

A "Judge", three "Knights of the Guard", and two "Arbitrators" were ordered to be imprisoned. Their names appeared in the "account book" of Sigalia, and Albert personally interrogated them.

It was under the effect of the "edict" that they finally admitted the crime of treason.

They were then stripped of all their weapons and escorted back to Songyuan City by four "Knights of the Guard" sent by Albert to accept the trial of the round table.

The same situation also occurred among the clergy of the church and the sorcerers of the Fangbei Court.

Luo Xiu learned that a "deacon" of the church had also committed the crime of treason.

That was "Qihui Zhushou" Qilanta - the one who had been caught for corruption when Luo Xiu went to the Red Maple City Church to take up the post of "Host High Priest".

It seems that some time ago, "Black Fang" secretly contacted him and successfully turned him over with tempting benefits.

Luo Xiu also interrogated Qilanta, and he also confessed his crimes.

Four "double destiny" clergy were also found guilty of treason.

These four were escorted back to the Red Maple City Church for imprisonment, and the "deacon" Qilanta was executed by "Bishop" Luo Xiu himself in the camp of the "Church" in the Kaveri Fortress.

All the clergy who participated in the expedition witnessed the scene of Qilanta being burned by the holy flame.

This is a necessary deterrent.

And what Chilanta did was indeed despised by the clergy - killing him did not shake the clergy, on the contrary, made their faith more firm and they respected "Bishop" Rosso Carlos more.

And the dangerous "nail" in the expeditionary army that could stab itself at any time has been removed.

...

One day later.

In the early morning, in the main street of Kavri Fortress, in the area where the clergy of the church were stationed, "Guide Pastor" Colen made a routine report to his "Bishop" Rosso Carlos as usual.

It was from the reports of many matters that Rosso heard a piece of news that was not important but caught his attention -

It was that last night, Ariel Sigalia's condition seemed to suddenly worsen, and around three o'clock in the morning, he died suddenly due to the rapid deterioration of his condition.

The guards stationed at the Sigalia mansion burned Sigalia's body that night and dismissed all the slaves in the mansion.

But——the slave that Ariel Sigalia specifically wanted to release, Lusa, did not wait until the day of redemption.

According to the guards who reported back, the maid committed suicide by cutting her throat with a dinner knife in the kitchen after Ariel Sigalia's death came——

It just so happened that at that time, the guards were all attracted by Ariel Sigalia's death, and no knight noticed Lusa's abnormal behavior.

No one knew why she committed suicide. When the guards heard the noise and rushed to the kitchen, they only saw a still warm body lying in a pool of blood.

"..."

When he heard the news, Luo Xiu was a little helpless.

It was indeed an unfortunate scene...

Maybe the "slave" didn't think that he could continue to live after Ariel Sigalia's death.

Slaves often no longer feel that "freedom" is something they once had.

Perhaps Ariel Sigalia has become everything to that slave -

In their subconscious, when Sigalia dies, the fate of "slaves" is to die with their master, or be sold to other slave owners.

They have become numb - some things that have been deeply rooted in their bones are indeed difficult to change.

"..."

Luo Xiu thought about this.

And Colen also reported other things to him at the same time.

For example, "Border Court" has also investigated the origins of those slaves and the reasons for becoming "slaves".

The slave named "Lusa", her full name is "Lusa Giana", was originally the daughter of a farmer's family in a village on the border of the empire.

It seems that in order to avoid debt, her parents took their son and moved out of the village at night, leaving only Lusa and another little daughter.

Then, they seemed to be taken away and sold by creditors who failed to collect debts, and became "slaves" in the border of the principality, while Lusa was finally given to Ariel as a "gift" by Zanska.

Albert had ordered that Lusa be buried outside the Kaveri Fortress, on a hill with beautiful scenery.

He valued "contracts" - Albert seemed to be upset when such a thing happened.

However, the officials he sent out to investigate later reported to him that Lusa's sister seemed to be still alive and had been rescued before and returned to her hometown village.

Albert sent officials to give her sister a pension of 130 gold coins, and asked people to help her renovate the house in her hometown village and rebuild the tomb of Lusa Giana, but that was a matter for later.

…

The Red Maple City Expeditionary Force occupied the Kaveri Fortress on the third day.

The black tide surged on the plain outside the fortress, and the horns on the city wall blew one after another.

Flags fluttered, armors reflected sparkling light, "Thunder General" Albert and "Bishop" Luo Xiu led a huge army to gather in front of the city, ready to go.

They were about to go to a new battlefield -

"Latama City", the town that the oracle said was filled with disaster.

It was the next target of the expeditionary army.

…