There was a huge square, with a dense crowd standing, but it was unusually quiet.
Huge statues of the gods of Aaron Landis stand above the square, overlooking all beings.
At this moment, no one spoke, and everyone's eyes converged on one place.
In front of the square, on the high platform, the blond boy stood in front of the crowd, and the huge male lion stood beside him.
The thick brown mane was blown by the wind, making it more imposing.
The brown lion, the legendary mount and pet of the sun god Shamash, the holy beast of Aaron Landis.
And King Camos, who fought on the battlefield with two lions, was revered as the Lion King by everyone.
The king of beasts on the continent.
That majestic appearance makes people feel awe at a glance.
When those charcoal-like eyes stare at you, no matter who it is, they will feel fear from the bottom of their hearts and tremble.
Most of the people in the square were like this, especially the countless people standing below, who were all trembling and didn't dare to raise their heads.
The deterrent force of this lion is too great, and the feeling of being overwhelmed, just like the lion king Camos is standing there, which is daunting.
It is said that Prince Garlan will use the holy beast to find the real murderer of the royal knight.
But although it is said to be a holy beast, it is also a terrifying beast.
And it was said in the rumors that the one who killed the royal knight was Prince Heimos, why is he suddenly looking for the murderer from among them
Or, as the rumors say, this is just Prince Garland's way of exonerating Prince Heimos
Many people in the palace knew that the lion named Nega was raised by Prince Gallan since he was a child.
So, Prince Garland is actually just instructing it to find a scapegoat among his own group of people
Many people stood below thinking so frighteningly, the more they thought, the more afraid they became.
Especially after Prince Gallan took the male lion down the high stairs and came to them, the people in the first row who were watching the lion walking towards them were trembling with fright.
Especially when the big lion came over and seemed to sniff a person casually, the person was so frightened that he rolled his eyes and fainted.
And the people next to the man who almost fainted were not much better.
Everyone was trembling with fear, but the big lion Nega seemed to be in high spirits.
It wasn't until Garland called it that it turned around and returned to Garland.
Garlan raised his hand, rubbed its thick mane, and it stood still.
Standing in the dense crowd, while Gallan stroked Nega next to him, he swept his eyes from the faces of the people standing here.
There are too many people working in the palace, and it is impossible to really suspend the operation of the entire palace for a day, so it can only be divided into three investigations.
Standing here at this moment is the first group of people.
The people here include lower-level nobles, ordinary officials, attendants and maids, and the lowest-level servants.
"Stretch out your hands."
Garland said,
"Now, the sinner still has a chance to confess your crime. If you want to continue to conceal it, then [the liar will be bitten off by Shamash's messenger]."
[The liar will be bitten off the wrist by the messenger of Shamash]
This is a proverb well known in Aaron Landis.
There is such a story in the ancient myth of Aaron Landis.
A long time ago, a man, relying on his eloquence, scheming, and good at hiding his thoughts, came to the fair sun god, told him bad things about his enemies, fabricated unwarranted crimes for them, and tried to borrow Shamash Hand punishes his enemies.
So Shamash ordered the man to reach out to him and swear he wasn't lying.
This man does what he says.
However, the second the man finished his oath, the lion under Shamash bit off his wrist in one bite.
Hence this proverb.
And when the Aaronandeans accused a person of lying, they often scolded that person—you will be bitten off your wrist by the messenger of Shamash!
As soon as Garlan's words fell, the entire square exploded with a bang.
Everyone was amazed.
Is the prince trying to emulate the legend
That's a fairy tale!
Moreover, it was identified in the story that the person who was lying was the mount of the sun god Shamash, and it was not something that could be done by just finding a lion—
What is here now is not the holy beast who understands human nature following Shamash, but a living beast.
If it is fierce and fierce, whoever is not pleasing to the eye, go down in one mouthful, let alone a hand, I am afraid it will be lost.
Just when everyone was in a panic, Garlan spoke again.
"Stretch out your arms."
"Those who are unwilling to do this, I will consider you as suspects," he said.
Prince Garlan said this, no matter how fearful and unwilling those people were, they had to forcefully stretch out their two hands.
Not to mention that the people standing on the square were frightened to death, the people sitting on the high platform of the square also looked at each other for a while.
A senior noble couldn't help but said, "Prince Garland is using the power of Shamash and lions to scare the murderer?"
If the murderer is afraid that his arm will be bitten off by a lion, he may not dare to reach out.
Prince Garland had this idea in mind to let the murderer reveal himself because he was afraid
This - is still very unreliable
Although it is a little more reliable than using a beast to identify the murderer, it is only a little bit more.
You must know that the murderer who dares to do such a thing is absolutely desperate, so how can he be scared by the prince's simple words
And just as they were chatting and discussing on the high platform, Garlan had already started to inspect below.
When the big lion approached, almost everyone trembled badly.
Just for fear that the big lion might be in a bad mood, he opened his mouth—
Just like that, Gallan walked through the crowd with Nega, with a calm expression, as if she was walking with Nega.
The others stood beside the huge head of the lion, occasionally rubbing Nega's thick mane and brushing a handful of hairs.
After a while, Nega became a little impatient, and with a low growl, it frightened the nearest man to the ground, gave him a contemptuous look, and opened his mouth to swear at Garlan. a sound.
The squeak made others tremble with fear, but the blond prince, who was beside the sharp teeth exposed by the big lion's mouth, smiled, rubbed its mane, and coaxed it a few words in a low voice. He kept stroking his head to reassure him.
So, after complaining for a while, Niega was satisfied with the result of touching her head and coaxing her.
It grunted from its throat, lifted its mighty head, and continued to roam among the people it really found annoying.
This man and a lion walked in front of countless outstretched arms.
Garlan's eyes swept over these arms one by one.
Time passed bit by bit, but the tense and eerie atmosphere still enveloped the entire square.
Moreover, as time passed, there was more dissatisfaction and resentment among the people.
The man and the lion swayed round and round in the square. At first, everyone's eyes were wide open, for fear that something terrible would happen, but as time passed, nothing happened.
The big lion walked around the square like a walk. He didn't even look at the people around him who were holding out their hands tremblingly. No matter how he looked, it didn't seem like he was identifying the murderer. Instead, he seemed to be leisurely talking to Garlan Play in general.
Naturally, the noble ministers sitting on the high platform became impatient.
"Prince Gallan's approach... is too childish."
Finally someone couldn't help but say it.
"Yeah, this is already the last group of people, right? Nothing was found at all."
"He was just playing with the lion at all, wasn't he?"
"Is it still necessary to let the prince continue? How can it be possible to find the murderer like this."
Someone else said something in a low voice.
"After all, the murderer isn't here either..."
Just when everyone began to have objections one after another, the Chief Secretary, who had been watching quietly, spoke up.
"Let the prince keep doing it," he said calmly. "After all, if we don't let him do it to the end, our prince won't give up, will he?"
He chuckled and said, "It's already at this point anyway, everyone just be patient and wait to read it."
The chief director just smiled so gently, it sounded like he was helping Garlan with a good word, but in fact, he was already sneering in his heart, and he was extremely satisfied with the development of this matter.
What are you waiting for
Waiting for this stupid scene to finally end, waiting for the 'wise prince' to fall into disrepute.
And this is a good opportunity to convict Prince Heimos in front of so many people.
Simply kill two birds with one stone.
After all, Prince Garland jumped into the pit himself, and no one could stop him, right
This innocent little prince was much easier to deal with than the troublesome Prince Heimos.
And only a disgraced prince would honestly choose to depend on himself.
The chief director has a calm face, a gentle smile, and is quite happy in his heart.
Sitting steadily on the side, Sixiang You, who squinted as if he was dozing off, glanced at the Chief Secretary from the corner of his eyes.
He vaguely guessed the thought of the Chief Secretary, the corners of his lips moved invisibly, and then disappeared immediately. He still lowered his head and lowered his eyes, as if he hadn't heard anything, and let the people around him talk about it without expressing any opinion on the matter.
Some people, because they don't have something, think others don't have it either.
Even so firmly believe that such a thing does not exist.
opinionated.
so narrow.
An old man who looked like he was about to fall asleep squinted and thought.
I don't know what the little prince is thinking.
On that day, he once said something to his nephew of the same clan.
Never underestimate Prince Gallan.
the old man said to the young civil servant.
I am afraid that many people in the palace think that his reputation is backed by King Camos and is held up by others.
But you have to remember.
That [name of wise man] is not something you can hold if you want to hold it.
From ancient times to the present, I do not know how many kings have tried their best to give themselves a wise name, but has anyone succeeded
The people may be easily deceived and deceived in a short period of time, but in a long time, they can see clearly better than anyone else.
Because they can see the truth.
There are always some people who are too smart, think others are stupid, and think they have seen the truth.
As everyone knows, the stupid person is actually himself.
…
On the other side of the high platform, the head of Sarge stood there silently, staring at the back of Prince Garlan on the square.
He remembered what Garlan had shown him that day in the ice cellar.
Garlan showed him the hands of the knight whose neck had been twisted, and the nails were full of dark, congealed lumps.
At that time, Prince Garland said to him.
"That's how to find the killer."
"What's the meaning?"
"When the murderer twisted his neck, he instinctively wanted to pull the murderer's arm away, so the nails left scratches on the murderer's arm."
Garland said, "These black lumps between his fingernails are the solidification of the flesh and blood of the murderer who was picked out at that time."
"You mean that the man who killed him should have nails on his arm?"
"That's it. And because it is a struggle before death, the strength must be very strong, and the scars are definitely not light. It has only been ten days, and there must be scars left on the arm." Garlan nodded, "And During this period of time, you blocked the palace and did not let anyone leave, so the murderer should still be in the palace, as long as you find someone with scars on their arms..."
He glanced at the knight in the box with a thoughtful look on his face.
"Actually, it's not just this. I also found a clue on his body. It should have been pulled from the murderer before he died. Following this clue, the murderer can be found slowly."
He shook his head and said, "However, this is too slow and time is too late, so it is still the fastest way to find people with scars on their arms."
He turned to Sage and smiled.
"However, head of Sage, you should protect their remains and don't move them. After all, that thing can be used as evidence after finding the murderer."
…
Waking up from the memory, Sage looked up and found that the atmosphere seemed to be a little wrong.
The noble ministers who had been whispering to each other suddenly stopped talking and stared down.
And the noisy square also suddenly became silent at this moment, as if all the sounds were still at this moment.
Sage stood abruptly and looked towards the square.
I saw that the crowds that were originally densely standing together in the square dispersed at some point, leaving an open space.
In the upper left corner, the people there hurriedly stepped back as if they were afraid of contracting a disease, thus leaving a large circle there.
In that empty circle, the blond prince who had been walking among the crowd stood still.
A male lion as tall as a person stood beside him, staring at the front.
In front of the man and the lion, a man knelt on the ground, trembling all over.
Sage's heart tightened and his brain became hot.
Without thinking much, his body had already moved on his own, and he rushed to Garlan's side almost instantly.
A bow.
His pupils contracted violently.
He clearly saw the ugly scar clearly visible on the right arm of the kneeling man—