The Witcher: Darkness Falls

Lyon rushed to Gran Village with the baby in his arms. As for Baron Clien, he had been controlled by the angry townspeople.

Following Leon's suggestion, some villagers, accompanied by their leader Vic, found the basement room that Leon mentioned.

Now, the truth is revealed.

The villagers brought out the bones of the dead children and a pot of magical substance that smelled of blood.

In the sunlight, the white bones emit a chilling cold light.

That pot of boiled blood and flesh made many people vomit bile on the spot.

The pharmacy owner was also called over. He testified for Leon in person, saying that Leon killed the monster in the cemetery.

At once, everyone expressed verbal thanks to Leon.

Commander Vic immediately put on a righteous face and ordered the arrest of Baron Crean.

He transformed himself into a messenger of justice and condemned Baron Crean's crimes in righteous words.

Not only does he hide monsters, he also conducts evil experiments on human children.

All the crimes he committed during the decades in power were also dug up one by one.

As Baron Crean's number one henchman, Vic naturally knew exactly what he had done over the years.

When the Baron was in power, he naturally knew what to do and became his lackey, doing whatever the Baron told him to do and hitting wherever the Baron told him to.

Once the baron loses power, everyone will naturally push him down. And in the small town of Tegamo, as the highest-ranking official under the baron, he will definitely work harder to push him down.

Especially now that Baron Crean has no chance of turning the tables, Vic is naturally passionate and lists all of the baron's crimes.

He blurted out all sorts of nonsense, and then beat the baron with a headache, saying that he stood with the residents of the town of Tegamo.

Baron Crean was in a miserable state. When the things in the secret passage were taken out, he was stunned.

He doesn't know any of this!

He was then besieged by an angry crowd.

Fortunately, Vic led his soldiers to rescue Baron Crean.

Of course, it wasn't really about saving him.

Vic's intention was to inform the nearby villagers, publicly sentence Baron Buckleyen to death, and then hang him.

His actions were in line with the judicial procedures of the Nilfgaard Empire. After all, Baron Crean was not only his superior but also a nobleman. It was impossible for him to die like that.

Even if he has committed a heinous crime, he must be tried and then either killed or imprisoned.

Otherwise, if they are beaten to death, both Vic and the residents of the town of Tegamo will become unreasonable.

Their private killing of Baron Crean would be defined as a riot, and the residents of the town of Tegamo would be defined as a mob.

When faced with a mob, the army must be dispatched to resolutely suppress it.

This has nothing to do with justice or not, this has to do with class order.

In peacetime, if nobles are beaten to death without trial for their crimes, how can the authority of the ruling class be maintained?

Once someone maliciously incites, the mob can decide the life and death of the nobles, and their ruling position will become precarious.

Therefore, even if they are low-ranking nobles, they cannot be killed at will if they make a mistake. They need to be tried.

The town of Tegamo is just remote, but not completely isolated or wiped off the map.

Every year Baron Crean must report to his superiors and pay taxes.

He was a nobody, and would not have attracted much attention while he was alive.

But if he died, someone would definitely come to investigate.

If a noble dies under unclear circumstances, it is a big deal.

As the army commander and sheriff here, Vic must be well aware of all this.

Therefore, even if he wanted Baron Crean to die, he had to put him on trial.

The results of the trial must be submitted in the form of a report, which makes sense from a legal perspective.

Of course, Lyon didn't care about these at all. He was too lazy to pay attention to the twists and turns of the ruling class.

After accepting verbal thanks from the residents of Tegamo, he rode away on horseback.

Lyon rode his horse at full speed and soon arrived at the village of Gran.

After entering Gran Village, Lyon went straight to the butcher's house and took the baby out.

"The monster... was destroyed? He's the only one who survived..." Carter looked gloomy and sad as he looked at the baby handed to him by Leon.

"My child...woooo..." Carter's wife cried sadly.

Although the couple knew that their child was most likely dead, they could not suppress their grief when the facts were laid before them.

"Sorry." Leon comforted habitually.

He couldn't empathize with others. After all, his emotions fluctuated very slowly, and in this respect he was probably even worse than a wild animal.

“You don’t have to apologize for this, it’s not your fault.

Demon Hunter, where is the remains of my child, as we agreed on?" Carter asked.

Leon was silent for a moment, organized his words in his mind, and then explained the reason.

Of course, he didn't say what the old witch did with his child after she boiled it, only that the monster used it for evil experiments.

After all, the matter of resurrecting the dead is difficult to explain, and he has put away the books containing these records.

What's more, there are still many things here that he doesn't understand, and the more he explains, the more trouble he gets into.

"Evil experiment!" After hearing this, Carter's eyes turned red and he gritted his teeth.

His wife had fainted and was helped into the house by Carter.

Leon was waiting quietly in the living room.

After a while, Carter walked out of the house tiredly, holding a bag of money in his hand. He said, "This is what you deserve. Take a look, demon hunter. I'll go with you to get the rest."

Lyon opened it and took a look. It was only half of what he expected, and many people had not paid yet.

However, he didn't have much hope for this. After all, they had not drawn up a contract, and even if they had drawn up a contract, there would be many people who would refuse to pay.

Arrest them and put them in jail?

It's useless. You can't kill them for this kind of thing.

Besides, if Leon really killed these people, he would either kill them all or prepare to be wanted.

Many times, these villagers are more difficult to deal with than bandits, which is why he is helpless.

But Lyon thought too much. He underestimated Carter's prestige in the eyes of these people.

At the same time, these people seemed genuinely afraid of him.

So when the two men came to their door, although these people grumbled, they still paid the money.

"I will find a way to find the baby's parents. Take care along the way, Demon Hunter," Carter said.

The only living baby Leon found was not Hilt's child.

But he didn't have time to help the child find his parents, so he had to entrust Carter to do it.

This Carter didn't give him the impression of being a pure butcher. He must have done other things before doing this.

But Lyon had no interest in exploring.

“By the way, there are a few people looking for you these days, like a bounty hunter, and he gives me a very dangerous feeling.

But I haven't seen you for a while these two days, so you have to be careful." Before leaving, Carter suddenly reminded him.

Leon nodded and said, “Thank you.”

Suddenly he asked again: "I want to go to Metina, which way is more convenient?"

Carter pointed to a road ahead and said, "If you keep going along this road, you will see the ferry in one day if you ride fast. After crossing the river, you will reach Tegamo."

"Thank you!"

After saying that, Lyon rode out of Gran Village on horseback and headed towards the Hilert River.

After crossing the river, you will reach the Metina area.

If nothing goes wrong, he will need a month to reach the Yelena River, and then he can take a boat into Toussaint.

However, just as he was thinking that nothing unexpected would happen, an accident happened.