"Twelve... Twelve good people who are very different from you have tried you, saying you are guilty, look at the good things you have committed, you..." On the wooden platform, the drunk police chief pointed to a man who was tied up. Said the guy with the rope around his hands, feet and neck.
"You fought with the National People's Congress for a horse, stabbed the owner of the horse to death with a knife, and caused a mother to lose her son, a wife to lose her husband, and an innocent child to lose her father, Do you have anything else to say?"
"That's right, I didn't control my temper at the time, and killed him by accident, so I ended up in this situation, but it's too late to say anything now." The dwarf obviously knew that his death was imminent, so he took a breath, "I just I hope I can apologize to the family of the man I killed, although I know they won't necessarily forgive me, so be it."
After speaking, he nodded to the sheriff and closed his mouth.
The next moment a black hood was put on his head.
At this time, the alcoholic sheriff walked up to another person. That guy was a man who looked quite strong. Seeing the other alcoholic sheriff's eyes flashed an undisguised disgust.
"You insulted your sister-in-law while your brother was out selling cattle, and then killed your own brother after the incident was revealed. Such evil deeds, happening in this land, are a flagrant violation of the judicial system and human morality. Provocative, I should have killed you when you ran away, I shouldn’t let you live for a few more days, and waste food, well, say your last words.”
"No, you arrested the wrong person. You shouldn't believe what that [beep] son said. I didn't kill my brother! The adulterer is someone else. They both got together to frame me, so that my brother and I will die together." , the ranch fell into her and her lover's hands."
Compared with the previous dwarf, the second man was obviously very emotional. He kept yelling and was still struggling desperately, his face was full of despair. , made him a little quieter.
The alcoholic sheriff snorted coldly when he heard the words, "Your trial is over, the jury has made their choice, if you have any objections about this part, you can directly talk to God when you see God." He said, oh... sorry I almost forgot, there's no way a villain like you will ever meet God, go to hell, bastard, next."
After speaking, he took out the wine bottle again, took a sip of whiskey, and then walked up to the last one-armed man, "You..." The alcoholic sheriff got stuck after saying only one word, pointing to the one-armed man. The man and the latter stared wide-eyed and small-eyed for a long time before he squeezed out a sentence, "What have you been doing?"
The man named Jameson under the wooden platform held his forehead, as if he couldn't bear to see this scene, and the crowd became restless.
"Quiet, quiet." The alcoholic sheriff roared twice, reached out his hand and took out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket, unfolded it, and glanced at the words on it, "Oh, damn, you are from the Cook Gang, you guys You have robbed trains many times, you have also looted two towns, and massacred unarmed civilians. The laws you have violated cannot be written on a single page. To be honest, it is cheap for you to die for such a crime. You should be glad that you are not In the Middle Ages, or I'll nail you bastard to the wall and let you die slowly, so that I can hear your wailing every day I pass below."
The one-armed man was the calmest of the three, and he shook his head when he heard the words, "You are wrong, I have robbed trains and caravans a few times, but that was before I lost my arm, and after that I Leaving the Cook gang, settling here, looting the town has nothing to do with me."
"It doesn't matter, anyway, the things you did before are enough to kill you." The alcoholic police chief said impatiently, "If you want to repent, hurry up, I've run out of wine."
"I won't repent, it's you who should repent." The one-armed man said indifferently, his eyes swept over the people under the wooden platform, for some reason, the people he saw didn't dare to look at him, silently Look away.
This scene looks a bit ridiculous, it is obvious that the one-armed man committed the crime, but just looking at each other's demeanor, the ones being judged are actually the residents of the county below.
"Since you know my real identity, you should also know the attitude of the Cook Gang towards the enemy," the one-armed man smiled, "If you hang me today, the news will spread out tomorrow, and soon In Cook's ears, it won't be long before my brothers will come to avenge me, what happened in those two towns will repeat here, they will turn every inch of land here into scorched earth, those of you Familiar and caring people will die in front of you, you can hear their screams and wailing, and then it will be your turn... My trial is over, but your trial has just begun, my words are finished, do it Go." After saying the last word, he also nodded to the sheriff.
The words of the one-armed man made the people in the square fall into silence. An atmosphere of uneasiness and worry continued to spread among the crowd. The Cook gang is the largest gang in New Mexico, with more than 50 people. The powerful and ruthless, with blood on their hands, not only slaughtered civilians, but also dared to exchange fire with the law enforcement brigade. Their notoriety was known to everyone. When they heard that they might offend these evil stars, Many people's hearts began to fluctuate.
Some people even began to hope that the alcoholic sheriff would let him go, and everyone would end up peacefully.
However, the latter just smiled contemptuously, "Put away your nonsense, the people living on this land will not be intimidated by you, as long as I am still here, Jeremy Cook and his minions dare to step into One step away from the town, they don't even think about leaving."
"Then we'll see." The one-armed man was also put on a black hood.
As the executioner pulled the lever, the wooden boards under the three people's feet opened, and they fell down quickly. It didn't take long for them to die.
There was an exclamation from the crowd, and a woman covered her mouth.
Zhang Heng also watched the execution outside the police station, but he didn't react much. After all, there is probably no one in the world who is more familiar with the gallows than pirates. Zhang Heng even led people to rob the pirates who were about to be executed, and he also He didn't take the words of the one-armed man too seriously.
Unlike those small towns, although Lincoln County is far from Santa Fe, the political center of New Mexico, there are many residents. Although it faces the same shortage of law enforcement officers as other towns, there are many ranches in the county town, and the corresponding cowboys There are also a lot of people, with considerable combat effectiveness. It is not so easy for Cook and his fifty-odd people to raze this place to the ground.
But I don’t know if it’s Zhang Heng’s own delusion. After he had a conflict with those two cowboys before, he always felt that someone was staring at him from behind. It didn't disappear when watching the execution in the square.
Could it be the accomplice of the two cowboys? Zhang Heng thought to himself, although he had just been warned by the alcoholic sheriff, but if the other party really kept chasing him like this, then he could only teach them a lesson.