Violet Orchestra

They were quickly taken out of the city prison by the guards. Before leaving, Violet finally found a chance to talk to the guard who had been with him for many days.

The change of identity brought him convenience in conversation, and the other party was finally willing to answer his questions.Although they only talked a few words, it was enough for the poet to extract a lot of information from the other party, such as the content about a certain important person who made a sudden visit last night and caused a sensation in the city prison.

"It didn't take long for the lord to come. The robber Hodge confessed to all his crimes and was sentenced to death in an emergency trial. It was executed this morning." The guard didn't have any malice towards him, and even told him some inside information , "However, if you commit a crime, you will receive the punishment you deserve. Hodge must know it himself. I advise you not to think too much about it. Now that you have been acquitted, you should leave as soon as possible."

In his opinion, Violet and his party were just Hodge's temporary traveling companions, and they were dragged into prison by him. Naturally, there was no need to entangle with the death row inmates, and getting out as soon as possible was the most important thing.Violet also guessed what he was thinking, did not tell the truth, thanked him for his kindness, and left with Elaine.

"What should we do?" Elaine frowned, "He said that the execution has already been carried out, just before Galegon went to the prison to release us..."

In other words, Hodge has been guillotined.Regardless of whether the guillotine fell on time or not, it was obviously too late for them who had just left the city prison to save him.

Violet understood what he meant, shook her head palely, squeezed his hand tightly, and forced herself to calm down.He thought a lot, and finally chose the most feasible method among them, and said to Elaine, "Let's go to Galegon."

If they can still find a new breakthrough now, then the only possibility is Gellegan.

Regarding his own ending, Hodge has imagined many possibilities, maybe he was caught in a foreign country and sent back to Domenoch, maybe he died in a corner where no one knew, and if he was lucky, he might still live to nature dead day.But he never thought that one day he would return to the guillotine, and he walked up it willingly.

It was not an easy task, but when he stepped on the long steps and stepped on the bloodstains of countless people to the guillotine, he felt that it was actually not that difficult.

He remembered that evening many years ago, when someone listened to his last story in prison, then put him in shackles, took him silently to the same guillotine, and finally cut his throat with the iron piece removed from the shackles , Died silently on this step.

He couldn't remember what that young man looked like, but now that he thought about it, he could only remember that his eyes were always bright, and he looked a bit out of place with the dark and damp prison cell, as warm as the only candle in the dark.

Until now, he didn't understand the reason why the other party helped him, but Hodge clearly remembered that after he told Violet these things, the poet showed a look of pity and intolerance.

Why?After that, the poet didn't talk to him about it again, as if he didn't know anything about his past. Later, he often thought about this question, but he never got an answer—until now.

Hodge's footsteps paused for a moment, then he stepped on the last step and saw a familiar yet unfamiliar scene.

Last night, the person who interrogated him according to the practice for more than ten days was not Gallegon, nor other officials or generals of Domonoch, but a stranger.The other party was wearing a decent black dress, and his accent and behavior were not like those of a Domonoch, but he was respected by everyone, and surrounded by several soldiers, he entered the cell and sat on a comfortable soft chair to talk to him.

The other party did not talk about his crimes like previous interrogators, but started the conversation with a topic that he did not expect.

"Do you remember his name?"

The gentleman in black's voice was low and sweet, sounding young but full of majesty.

Hodge didn't answer his question, he was still thinking about the identity of the other party, and he didn't even pay attention to the meaning of this question.

For his negligence, the other party was not annoyed, and asked another question: "Do you remember his appearance?"

This time, the seemingly unreasonable question finally drew Hodge's attention back. He raised his head and saw the subtle smile in the other's eyes.

"what are you saying?"

"I think you understand what I'm talking about."

"I don't understand." Hodge said stiffly.

The gentleman in black looked at him, the smile in his eyes gradually widened, and finally fell into a smile at the corner of his mouth.

"You understand," he said.

Obviously just sitting on the chair casually, but he made Hodge who was standing feel indescribable pressure.Before this, Hodge had never met such a person. He tried hard to resist the pressure, but the other party did not give him a chance to struggle and breathe, and continued to ask questions.

"Of course you should understand that Hodge Mulligan, the young man who saved your life but was killed by you without knowing it, his soul is staring at you at the end of your life." The gentleman in black spoke in a slow manner , but people couldn’t summon up the courage to interrupt, he chatted like Hodge said the most irrefutable words, the face under the hat was clearly not clear, but it made people feel that he was taking pleasure in it, “After so many years, is it Didn't he always appear in your dreams, telling you his unwillingness and resentment?"

Hodge took a step forward, but was immediately grabbed by the guards beside him. The gentleman in black continued to say: "You want to atone for this, but you find that as time goes by, you become more and more powerless. Not even a chance to make amends—isn't that the case?"

"Who the hell are you?" Hodge finally found a chance to interrupt him, and said loudly, "Answer me!"

Obviously, he had tried his best to interrupt the other party, but Hodge immediately found that his voice was not loud, as if it was forcibly compressed, it seemed painless, without any deterrent effect.

"It's not important," the gentleman in black shook his head with a smile, motioned for the guard to let him go, and stood up from his chair, "I'm not here to make friends with you, but just as a passing guest, to tell you something News that interests you... news about some of your friends."

After he stood up, he was a little taller than Hodge, not too burly, just an ordinary person's physique, but that unexplained coercion suddenly permeated the room with his movement, and several guards stood up. Bending down, only Hodge could look at him.

Regardless of whether it was an unintentional move or a deliberate move, Hodge immediately asked, "What news?"

The safety of Violet and the others is the second thing he has been thinking about these days, and it is also the only concern besides what happened back then. No matter what the other party's mentality is when they mention them, he has to be vigilant.

"You should be able to guess." The black-clothed gentleman smiled again, "After all, they are all friends of 'Hodge the Thief'. In order to prevent them from finding a way to save you, of course all of them were locked up."

"You don't have the right to do this." Hodge frowned. "They have neither committed a crime nor are they Domonoches. This is a violation of the Domonoches law."

"The law can be amended at any time. You have been away from Domonoche for so long. Will the new king still report to you when he amends the law?" The other party shook his head with sarcasm. Isn't it funny?"

"you--"

For a moment, Hodge wanted to tell Elaine's identity, but felt that it was too risky, so he swallowed the words in the end.The identity of the other party is unknown. Even if it is said that Elaine is the prince of Rosaria, it may not be effective, and it may cause trouble for Elaine. He cannot casually disclose such important information.

And the other party is obviously threatening him with his friends, so as long as he refuses to cooperate, they will not easily move Violet and his party——

He forced himself to calm down, and looked directly into the eyes of the gentleman in black under the brim of his hat.

"what do you want?"

"It's very simple, just like you guessed at the beginning." The other party shrugged, "I'm here to persuade you to confess. As long as you are willing to confess, your friends will be released and regain their freedom."

"What if I plead not guilty?"

"Then I can't guarantee their safety. After all, they are just a few homeless people. They won't be in any trouble if they die. The prison has a hundred excuses to explain their death, isn't it?" the gentleman in black wrote lightly. .

He said it easily, and Hodge also understood that this is indeed something that Domonoch City Prison can do.

Behind the so-called strictest and most efficient judicial system, there are countless such means, and it is easy to crush a few homeless people without names.As long as a small announcement is posted, there will be countless excuses to explain an "accidental" death afterwards. He has seen this kind of handling method with his own eyes as early as ten years ago, and the implementation will only become more mature ten years later.

Seeing that he was silent, the other party did not explain further, but changed his voice and brought up the topic from the beginning.

"That young man, I mean the one who let you go." The gentleman in black said, "After you escaped, he was immediately given first aid, but unfortunately, he couldn't be rescued. The iron piece you removed from the shackles is indeed It was very sharp, he couldn't even say a word before he died, his severed throat was full of blood, and he didn't have any room to struggle or call for help."

He glanced at Hodge as he spoke, and was not surprised by the latter's reaction: "You see, you've been feeling uneasy about it for ten years, but what's the use of that? He was just blinded by you and wanted to let you go, But he died under your hands, you have been lurking in Domonoch for a long time after you learned the truth, but he is an orphan, and he doesn’t even have any relatives to claim the body—you can’t make amends for his death, can you?”

Hodge's hands began to tremble imperceptibly.

"Who... are you?" He asked in a low voice.

"That's not important." The gentleman in black still insisted on his statement. He stood there, watching Hodge's shoulders and backs collapse suddenly as if losing strength, showing a satisfied expression, "The important thing is that you are going to let you Did your friends die for you? Hodge Mulligan, answer me now."