In the Name of the Queen

Chapter 255 Destroying the guillotine ≠ abolishing the death penalty

The entry ceremony of Liberator Alina was particularly grand.

The officials who stayed in Xidai welcomed the [Liberator] and her followers into the city according to the specifications of welcoming the head of state.

The people of Xidai are free and tolerant.

No one said that [Liberator] is an honorary title and cannot be inherited.

As we all know, the guillotine is just suspended, not really broken.

Not many people like to talk nonsense in front of the guillotine.

Flowers, applause, cheers, and even excited girls rushed into the crowd to hug the soldiers of the Liberator team and kissed them, showing the romance of the Golden Kite people.

Some people are happy and some are sad.

While people are happily welcoming the Liberator, some people's lives are coming to an end.

Alina promised to let everyone go, but the officials who stayed in Xidai City did not agree.

They rushed to catch Marco's followers before Alina entered the city, and with the principle of killing people by mistake rather than letting them go, they sent thousands of people to the guillotine.

After the blades of several Auric Guillotines built by Marco were bent, the remaining prisoners were dragged to the gallows to complete the last part of the journey.

After completing their historical mission, these guillotines were temporarily sealed, serving as evidence of Marco's tyranny, waiting for the new owner of Xidai City.

With their retirement and sealing, an era finally came to an end.

The blood of the Golden Kite people has been shed too much, so they might as well shed it thoroughly today and kill all those who should be killed, so as not to embarrass future generations.

The officials who stayed behind knew very well that a new era had arrived, but they had too many marks of the Marco era on them.

They had to find a way to draw a clear line with the old era.

Executing Marco's followers was the best way.

They all took action against Marco's remnants, so of course they could prove their innocence.

In fact, whether they were innocent or not was not important, what was important was what Alina thought.

There were many people watching inside and outside Xidai, waiting for Alina's opinions on how to deal with them.

They were most afraid that Alina would become a disruptor of order like Marco.

Under the expectant gaze of everyone, Alina rode a white horse through the Arc de Triomphe and came to the high platform built in Liberty Square.

She was going to give a speech here.

This speech would also lay the foundation for her policy.

The cheers gradually subsided, and the young people holding flowers looked at Alina, who was as high as their girlfriends and goddesses in their hearts.

The mature and steady people looked at Alina with a complicated look, with a little worry in their expectations.

If it was Mr. Carlo who came, they could certainly rest assured.

Carlo is a mature politician who will not do anything radical. He will fully consider the interests of all classes, and order will be restored quickly.

Miss Alina has the skills and strength that are not inferior to her father, but she is young after all, and she has suffered so much grievance, so it is not surprising that she made any radical moves.

Even if it is just an expanded revenge against Marco's party, everyone can't stand it.

Who knows if the iron fist will hit them.

The Golden Kite Kingdom and Xidai City have been in chaos for too long and can't stand the tossing.

In the eyes of everyone who was either nervous or expectant, Alina stepped onto the high platform.

Her calm and gentle eyes swept across the venue, looking at the bustling crowd, and she was not in a hurry to speak.

She is looking at me!

Everyone had an illusion that she was looking at themselves after exchanging glances with Alina.

In fact, Alina didn't look at anyone, but she looked at everyone.

This is a special performance skill. Although she is an art student, she has always been in contact with people from other art majors and has learned a lot.

She raised the tricolor iris flag, and her soft and firm voice resounded throughout the square.

"Free people, the suffering imposed on you by the devil is over. I am not a destroyer, but a guardian of free will."

This sentence set the tone of the speech.

Cheers resounded through the sky.

Countless citizens burst into tears.

They have lived too hard for more than a year. Almost everyone has relatives and friends who lost their lives in the bloody terror.

With Miss Alina back, they have the right to survive.

Freedom? When their lives are not guaranteed, they can't afford this high-end luxury.

Alina's speech was not long, but her attitude was very sincere.

She did not put all the blame on Marco, but let the previous government take the blame.

Marco is not a good guy, this is a conclusion.

If so, why didn't they discover his conspiracy in advance and take precautions?

After making sarcastic remarks to everyone and making the officials left behind in Xidai City sweat, she changed her tone and began to comfort them.

"I can understand your difficulties. After all, even my father did not see through Marco's ambitions."

The whole audience was silent.

She can criticize her own father, but others dare not say the same.

Pulling out Mr. Carlo is also a way for everyone to step down.

Since the wise Carlo can't see through Marco's wolfish ambitions, it is normal for others to be deceived.

Alina knocked all the officials, but also gave them a way out.

Although the officials were ridiculed by her openly and secretly, they finally let go of their worries.

Alina still wanted to use them, so she sounded the alarm for them.

If she didn't plan to use them, they would have taken them away in the name of Marco's remnants.

Although it was a bit thrilling, at least they made it to shore.

Vice President Donovan and other officials who stayed behind looked at each other, strode out of the queue, stood in front of the crowd with open arms, attracting everyone's attention.

"Liberator, you are right. We were deceived by the villains. Only you can see everything and finally solve the villains' conspiracy. The country needs your guidance. Please respond to the voice of the people and lead us forward!"

In fact, Alina has already arranged for a helper among the crowd.

If no one understands for a long time, the arranged caretaker will jump out and say similar things.

People are always blind.

In the current atmosphere, as long as you raise your arms and call out, there will definitely be a response.

Even if someone objected, they would not dare to speak out at this time.

According to normal procedures, if the President is unable to perform his duties due to an accident, the Vice President shall act as his deputy.

Although Alina has an advantage, she is not even legally qualified to run for president.

If the officials left behind in Xidai are greedy for power, there will be another bloody storm in Xidai City.

Thinking of this, Alina felt tired. She didn't like this.

The atmosphere has been heightened to this point, and it would be pointless for her to be modest anymore.

Jin Yuan people don't like to be modest in their style, and it's better to be tougher.

Fortunately, the left-behind officials are very sensible, which is best.

Except for the most important military power, finance, and personnel, she will not let go of it. She does not mind sharing other powers with others.

She is not Marco and will not be so arbitrary.

The exiles are commendable for their loyalty, but except for a few others such as Lomio, most of them are embarrassed by their big posts. To rule the country, the old officials and aristocrats were still important.

This is the current situation of Jin Yuan Kingdom.

The old forces exist objectively and are very strong.

Even Alina herself bears the label of the old aristocracy.

After her father and brother died, she had naturally inherited the family's territory and became the new Count Jacques.

Even if she wanted to cut it, she couldn't wash away the mark.

What's more, she didn't even think about cutting.

Donovan's petition received support from the crowd. The passionate people chanted slogans such as "Long live Miss Alina" and "Please the liberators save the country" to express their support for Alina.

The voice of the people is above all else.

Even though it didn't quite follow the procedures, no one raised any objections.

The Speaker wanted to say something, but was awakened by a sharp elbow from his colleague standing beside him.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a team appear at the entrance of the square, driving a carriage into the square.

The items carried on the carriage were covered with black cloth, making them somewhat mysterious.

Others might not recognize what was on the carriage, but he did.

The guillotine built by Marco himself.

These horrific instruments of torture claimed the lives of countless people, including the last emperor of the old empire.

The Speaker thought of at least a dozen A1-level officials of the same level as him being sent to the guillotine, and the fear in his heart was instantly awakened.

He shuddered.

Alina cast her gaze, and cold sweat broke out behind the Speaker, who was frightened to death.

Fortunately, Alina just glanced at him casually and didn't say anything.

Just when the Speaker was scared out of his mind, the black curtain on the carriage was lifted.

The sunlight shines on the guillotine, reflecting a strange light.

The guillotine lay there quietly, seeming to tell that cruel history.

Almost everyone's expression changed.

This thing almost made them think Marco was back.

Those who were close saw the guillotine's clearly curled blade, and their faces turned pale.

Of course they were scared when they thought about how many lives this thing had taken.

The guillotine had been cleaned with water and wiped very clean, but the water stains had not dried completely, so it looked like it had just been used.

In fact it is.

These guillotines had just exerted their residual heat and sent away all Marco's best friends.

The blood that needs to be shed is shed once and for all, this is a shock. The bloodshed every now and then was not a shock, but Marco was back.

The whole place was silent.

No one knew what Alina wanted to do. Officials who had worked for Marco's government were even more frightened, thinking, is Alina planning to perform surgery on the spot here?

Just when the atmosphere was suffocating and about to explode, Alina sighed and said faintly:

"My father and brother were both killed by this weapon, and many of you also lost loved ones due to Marco's tyranny. This is an ominous weapon, please destroy it."

After receiving the order, dozens of strong soldiers unloaded the guillotine and slammed it down with hammers.

With a crisp sound of metal collision, the torture instruments representing terror, blood and killing were destroyed one after another under the heavy blow of the hammer.

Seeing this scene, the officials and people who had been scared to death finally came to life.

They all clapped and applauded Alina's enlightened move.

At this moment, there is no one who opposes her taking over the power of the country.

While Alina was consolidating her power through various means, Lisa, who was sitting in the auditorium, couldn't help muttering in a low voice: "Destroying the guillotine is of course a good thing, but abolishing the death penalty will make gangsters more rampant. I always feel that it is not good. ”

Roland smiled slightly and said nothing, but motioned for Sif to explain.

Sif looked at Lisa, and a soft voice sounded to her.

"Miss Lisa, destroying the guillotine means abolishing the death penalty. Did Alina say this?"

Lisa was stunned and understood what Sif meant.

Alina didn't say she would abolish the death penalty, she didn't even change the law.

In this case, the death penalty in Jin Yuan Kingdom still exists, but it is replaced by a gallows, which looks less bloody.

Not everyone is willing to support Alina.

If the guillotine is destroyed, some people will misunderstand it and think that it means the abolition of the death penalty and lenient punishment, and they may be ready to do something.

Alina hopes that opponents will come out instead of hiding in the dark.

Politics is really too complicated.

Lisa shrugged and began to look forward to what delicious food will be served at today's dinner.

Jinyuan cuisine is very famous, as famous as Talia cuisine, and she is looking forward to the dinner.