The moon is dark and the wind is high, the sky is full of murders and arson.
The town was silent, with lights turned off and doors closed. Only one or two birdsong occasionally sounded over the town.
However, the sound was fleeting and could not bring about any fluctuation. The town at this time was like a deep ancient well, so silent that it was intimidating at first sight.
Only on the path leading to the outside of the town, there were constant sounds of chaotic footsteps. At this time, the footsteps were getting closer and closer, and the three figures immediately became clear in the dim moonlight.
"Sir, do you really want to give that kid money?" On the road at night, a person suddenly asked in a low voice.
The two people who had staged a blackmail scene in front of the Romon store now looked much more serious in their clothes and expressions. The man beside them with a sullen face was none other than the tax collector Bakar who had repeatedly made things difficult for Romon.
Looking at the situation at this time, it turned out that the tax officer Bakar knew these two people, and these two people were shown to be the tax officer's subordinates.
If Romon were standing here at this time, he would be secretly satisfied with his original guess. He only saw a back figure and found out the person who caused the trouble. He is really smart.
And now these two people were each carrying a small bag on their backs. As they walked, there was a lot of jingling behind them. Listening to the sound, they turned out to be two bags of coins.
Seemingly dissatisfied with handing over so much money to others, one of them kept mumbling along the way. Now he had the courage to ask Bakar his question.
But Bakar, a shrewd middle-aged man, smiled coldly and did not answer his subordinate's question.
The other person understood, raised his hand, and slapped the person who asked the question on the head. "Idiot! How could you really give him the money? That kid was blinded by the money, are you also blinded?"
The person who was beaten seemed to have been in a position of being bullied. He did not dare to say anything and could only nod his head repeatedly.
Tax officer Bakar looked on coldly, his face very calm, but he was really angry in his heart. However, what made him angry was not the nonsense of his men, but Romon's boldness.
During the day, I learned from the angry Weiwan that Romon had his own handle. Although he didn't believe it, he still thought about it after fooling Weiwan with his sweet words.
Because he had indeed done a lot of shameful things in secret, so after much deliberation, although he was not sure whether Romon really had the evidence, Bakar, who had always been cautious, decided to make an appointment with Romon to ask.
Now that Romon has some evidence, Bakar also plans to use it to his advantage. He asked his subordinates to contact Romon on the grounds of medical treatment, and secretly stated that he was willing to trade evidence with money.
Things developed very smoothly. After Romon understood what he meant, he proposed an astonishing figure and asked Bakar to prepare the money. At eight o'clock tonight, he would hand over the money in one hand and the evidence in the other at the edge of the forest outside the town.
The tax officer did bring some money, but he did not intend to actually hand it over to Romon. As long as he confirmed that the other party had evidence, he was ready to arrest Romon and hold him accountable - joke, who is he, an official in the territory, and the biggest role of an official is to be unreasonable when necessary.
As for these evidences, although there is no serious problem, if the lord knows about it, it will have a bad impression, so get it if you can!
He took two of his subordinates there, just to prevent Romon from also asking for help. But when he thought that Romon actually dared to collect money, Bakar was not only unhappy, but also disdainful.
I thought that the other party was an ambitious person, but I didn't expect that he was also blinded by money. He really followed what his subordinate said just now and was blinded by money.
Perhaps, as the saying goes, cleverness leads to misunderstandings, and no matter how smart a person is, it is inevitable that he will be confused sometimes. Hum, my money is so easy to get? As long as Romon takes the money, then Temple has many ways to classify this crime as extortion and extortion - to be honest, now Bakar is still eager for Romon to take the money!
Moreover, through Pastor Tennis, he had already contacted the mid-level pastor in the city who could perform the "Confession Technique", and the lord had already taken care of things. Everything was just waiting for Romon to go to the gallows. Thinking of this, he felt happy - his abilities seemed to have improved, and everything was going according to plan.
"Romon, Bakar really want to trade evidence with you?" Second Miss Eileen, who had changed into a rare change of clothes, looked around and asked. In addition to her and Romon, Romon's friend Fafier was also present.
Romon risked rumors and the lord's displeasure by dating Eileen just for today. He didn't know that Bakar had already taken the path of a lord, but he had also taken the path of Eileen.
Romon looked around and whispered, "I'm sorry, Miss Eileen, for asking you to come here so late. However, this matter is not trivial. It is not only related to my safety, but also to the safety of your father. So, now please hide here with Fafier and stay silent for a while. You will understand the matter soon."
With that said, the two men hid behind the tall bushes nearby.
Because the moonlight was dim today, the second lady Eileen's clothes were changed into dark colors, so she and Fafier were hiding there without being discovered at all.
Although I don't quite understand what Romon is doing, the frequent contact during this period has given Eileen a certain degree of trust in Romon. Otherwise, it would be impossible for a girl like her to come here at night with just a letter.
Seeing that the two people were hiding, Romon stood on the side of the road, looking towards the other end of the road. Soon, three figures appeared from the other side of the road, and then they became increasingly clear.
It wasn't until they got closer that Romon could clearly see the appearance of the person coming.
"Mr. Bakar, thank you for coming here on time, otherwise, I would have handed over the evidence." Romon stood in the road, holding his hands on his shoulders, and said with a smile.
"Boy, what are you talking about? Why don't you hand over the evidence?" Before the tax official could speak, one of his subordinates had already come out and grasped the hilt of the sword.
Romon's face suddenly showed a look of dissatisfaction. "Mr. Bakar, if I remember correctly, I asked you to come here alone, right? Why, you brought thugs here, do you want to rob me hard? If I say that I didn't put the evidence on me, will you be disappointed?"
"You..." The man was furious.
However, he was frightened away by a cold snort from Bakar. Bakar laughed and said, "Brother Romon, you misunderstood. I asked them to come, but there was no harm..."
Asking his men to put their pockets on the ground, he explained, "You also saw it, brother Romon, you asked for so much money, I can't carry it alone, so I let them come purely to save some energy."
"In that case, let them all leave now." Romon said coldly.
Bakar waved his hand, and the two people immediately retreated. However, according to their prior preparations, the two people did not really leave, but hid not far away, waiting to hear the signal before rushing out.
Romon looked at them leaving and then smiled and said, "That's pretty much it."
"Then, let's talk about serious matters." Bakar narrowed his eyes and said.
"Of course." Romon looked at the two pockets on the ground and couldn't help but sigh, "However, everyone says I am rich, but looking at your work, Mr. Bakar, you have secretly withheld a lot of taxes."
Bakar's face suddenly darkened. "What are you talking about? Where is the evidence? Give it to me."
"Haha! Why are you so anxious! I can't run away. I'm just curious. Logically speaking, you are also from the same clan as the lord. You are not short of money, right? Isn't it good to be a noble noble? Why do you have to do those dirty things? These things are really not worthy of your noble status!" Romon chuckled, but what he said was the most taboo thing for a side noble.
Cautious people like Bakar couldn't help but retort, "What do you know! As a commoner, how do you know the hardships of our branches? Why are their direct lineages able to control everything from birth, but we, people with the same noble status, have to do such lowly things and deal with untouchables like you? Why? Besides, I collected all this money one by one, and I deserve it! I deserve it all!"
Under the moonlight, he suddenly saw the teasing and smile in Romon's eyes. Bakar couldn't help but feel angry. Then he suppressed his anger and said with a sneer, "I have put the money here. Where is the evidence in your hand? Give it to me."
"Oh, why are you so anxious?" Romon shook his head, took out a pile of letter paper from his arms, and then walked up to Bakar. "But I have to check first whether the money is real. Open your pocket and let me take a look."
Bakar held back his anger and opened the two pockets one after another. Sure enough, there were two large bags of shiny silver coins. "Can you give me the letterhead?"
"Okay, here you go." Romon looked like someone with money would be willing to discuss it, and handed the letter to Bakar. He turned around and wanted to take the silver coins away, but was stopped by Bakar. "Wait a minute, I have to verify the authenticity of the thing."
"Okay, it's up to you." Romon put down his pocket with a helpless expression and walked back to Bakar. Bakar tore open the letter in just a few clicks. The envelope, then, seemed to make him frown more and more as he looked at it. Because it was dark, even though there was moonlight, he still held the letter very close to his eyes. Just as he was reading the letter, Romon suddenly whispered to him.
Then, Bakar suddenly raised his head, pulled out his sword with a look of shock and anger, and stabbed Romon. Romon had no time to dodge, and was stabbed in the shoulder by the opponent's sword, falling to the ground. Bakar also leaned forward due to the force of the sword.
The moment the two people hiding behind the bushes screamed and rushed out, the two people fighting each other were already at the critical moment of life and death.
Because Romon had always turned his back to them, and Romon's voice just now was extremely low, so in the eyes of the second lady, the scene just now became like this: Romon was stopped by the other party, and then Bakar suddenly drew his sword and stabbed.
The matter was very clear to her. The tax official secretly did bad things without telling her father, and Romon happened to have the evidence in his hands. Because physical evidence alone was not enough, Romon set up this bureau to make the tax official take the initiative to admit his crime, and also made himself a witness to the incident, making the evidence more convincing. Although he had selfish motives, the big picture was still clear.
But the tax official Bakar planned to kill people and completely eliminate the evidence. As a result, Romon fought with him...
No matter how you look at it, the second lady Eileen had to stand up to stop the situation from getting worse, so she shouted, "Stop!"
A scream was heard, and Bakar, who was stabbing downwards with the sword viciously, fell down, and Romon, who was covered in blood, got up from the ground, and then faced the second lady who ran over. "I'm sorry, but I did it out of self-defense, but..."
The two people who ran over followed his gaze and saw that a dagger was stabbed into Bakar's lower body. Bakar was wailing in pain with his pants folded, rolling on the ground, and a large amount of blood was sprinkled on the ground with a certain stench.
Eileen was stunned when he saw it. After a while, he came to his senses and hesitated for a while before going up for treatment.
Eileen is Second-Level Priest, and only knows Cure Minor Wounds. I used the two memories of Divine Spell and barely stopped the bleeding. Eileen is still there. Yu Xia said, "I understand, Romon, I have seen what happened just now. Thank you for everything you have done for the town. Don't worry, according to the law, self-defense will not be punished. When the time comes, I will also testify for you."
After receiving the second lady's assurance, Romon's heart that had been hanging around finally dropped. He took the stack of letters from Bakar's hand, and asked Fafier to take out a few letters from his arms, put them together, and handed them to the second lady.
"The evidence that I showed Bakar just now is indeed true. However, there is still a part that I put with Fafier. Now I will give it all to you."
Eileen nodded.
At this moment, Bakar stopped wailing. He gasped, with endless regret in his eyes, and said, "I'm so sorry... I was just a little closer..."
After saying this, he fainted. Eileen thought he regretted not stabbing him just now, and frowned with a trace of disgust.
At this time, although Romon looked shocked and panicked on the surface, he felt very relaxed in his heart. He glanced at Bakar, who was now unconscious. The dagger just now was very long. When he stabbed into the inside, he was not only castrated, but also, smashed the kidneys and the like inside. This kind of injury can only be treated by at least a priest Seventh Level or above, and it must be treated immediately - in this case, even if the priest Tennis arrives, there is only a dead end.
Bakar The most important thing is the relationship with the lord, the most important connections accumulated in the town for decades, and the most important thing is class and circle awareness. This is something Romon cannot catch up with no matter what. Therefore, no matter what evidence, it may not be able to kill him. Protecting each other by relatives and protecting each other by officials is not just a joke. Once he recovers, he will not face these tricks.
Only by using this as bait and annihilating his body can we make a decisive decision to kill him. He will immediately remove the fuel from the bottom of the cauldron and destroy the root cause - finally castrating the person who deserves to be killed.
Romon smiled secretly and exhaled.
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