It was already two days later when Gallo found out the truth. He only found out through the newspaper that he had hurt innocent people...
The newspapers described him as an unscrupulous gangster, focusing on criticizing him for accidentally injuring hostages, and downplaying the killing of cult members as much as possible...
He was sad for a long time because of this, repeatedly confessed and repented to the goddess, and conducted a very deep self-criticism and self-blame.
After that, I made a lot of summaries and corrected some bad habits, such as stealthy actions as much as possible;
Then the most important change is to try to kill as few people as possible, so more often he insists on using the magic of repentance to enlighten others.
Although it's enough to always blow people's heads, it's all because those people are really evil!
In addition, he stopped talking to passers-by, and left immediately after finishing his work.
Somewhat ironically, that false report bluffed many people who had bad intentions and were always worried that they would be approached by the Skull Crusher. Don't dare to take hostages to threaten him.
So Gallo has only encountered one hostage-taking incident so far, and he has very little experience in it.
What's more, it was still daytime, and there was only a dull person beside him, and he didn't even bring Amiya with him.
But today he shouldn't need to do anything, there are already so many people present, not to mention there is a small team from the Supreme True God Sect present.
And this team looks very powerful, consisting of two paladins, three priests, and five crusaders, which is much stronger than a regular team.
They must have been very professional in handling such cases, and I should fully trust their professionalism...
"In short... we have to figure out the situation first..."
Gallo said in a low voice.
Just then Wentini also noticed him, and trotted to meet him.
"Why are you here?"
she asked curiously.
"You may not believe it, we are here today to discuss security matters with Mrs. Carola..."
Gallo said dumbfounded.
On the other hand, Wendini showed an embarrassed expression, pointed to the team of the Supreme God who was watching outside, and said:
"What a coincidence, this group of people from the Supreme True God Sect also came for this..."
Gallo didn't think too much, and asked:
"Here is a hostage-taking?"
"Um... "
Wentini nodded, showing a embarrassed expression, and continued:
"It's actually a group of homeless refugees, a total of ten people. They either went bankrupt in the disaster, or lost their relatives. In short, they ran out to take revenge on the society, and then happened to break into Mrs. Carola's house. mansion."
"Fortunately, Madam was out at the time and was not hijacked. Only some ordinary servants and maids were caught..."
Finally, she sighed again:
"Hey... these days, cases of robbery, theft, and fights have increased sharply, and there is a serious shortage of manpower. Even our ninth department has been dragged to take charge of this kind of thing."
Gallo nodded and patted Wentini's shoulder again to express his sympathy and comfort.
It has only been through such a catastrophe, and it is inevitable that the law and order will not be good during this period. Even the old bishop mentioned that it seems that someone is coveting the orphanage, but because there is a powerful church stationed there, they dare not approach it.
As for the church area where the new church is located, law and order was stabilized by means of strengthening patrols and dispatching paladins and crusaders to garrison.
But other places, not so lucky...
However, the response from the city guards and the magistrate was also quite quick, and they arrived so quickly, which shows that the city lord is also making great efforts to rectify the law and order. I believe this kind of chaos should end soon, right
I just have to work hard for Wendini and the others...
"Then how should we deal with this situation?"
Gallo asked again very seriously.
He intends to learn how to deal with this kind of hijacking case. This is his obvious shortcoming and blind spot, and he should indeed learn from the methods of professionals.
"According to the order of the city lord, it is better to use words to persuade as much as possible, and avoid using violence, so as not to arouse more riots and panic..."
"Of course, these people will still be detained and arrested. When the situation stabilizes later, they will be liquidated in a centralized manner."
Wentini roughly explained.
Gallo listened carefully and nodded from time to time.
It seems that the first step is to persuade...
Persuading people to repent, to turn over a new leaf and start a new life, must be good advice, right
I can do this myself, and I am very good at it.
"Then if the persuasion fails, what should we do next?"
he asked again.
"Then try some simple methods first, such as pretending to agree to their conditions and let them give up the hostages; or propose a negotiation, replace the hostages with our people, and then take advantage of the opportunity to subdue them..."
Wendini continued.
Gallo listened and shook his head secretly.
I can't learn this method by myself, and I have never lied to others, and I will never lie.
So he simply skipped this step and continued to ask:
"Then this method still doesn't work?"
Wentini shrugged and replied:
"Then try to consider meeting their conditions, let them release the hostages and then pursue them..."
"If this doesn't work, we can only attack by force, but this is the worst option, and it is likely to hurt the hostages."
Gallo nodded, and finally asked:
"Then what conditions did the other party propose?"
"They asked for 500,000 gold coins, ten fast horses, and they would not let them go until they left the city..."
Wentini replied a little angrily.
After listening to such conditions, Gallo stroked his chin, thought for a while, and said:
"Is it still a strong attack?"
"ah?"
Wentini was shocked, why did he skip to the last step
The officers of other people's city guards are still trying to persuade them, a little respect for other people's efforts!
Just at this time, a lump of bloody thing flew out of the villa and smashed at the feet of the officer who tried to persuade him.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a human head!
An innocent servant was murdered...
Then, a lot of foul language came out of the villa, as well as a series of obscene laughter and women's cries...
"Listen everyone outside, pay quickly! Otherwise, I'll kill all the people inside!"
"Didn't I explain it to you? It takes time to raise such a large amount of money..."
"Don't talk nonsense with me, if you don't take money, we will kill someone every ten minutes! Anyway, we have nothing, and we don't care about anything!"
"Stop talking nonsense with them, come and enjoy these women, as expected of rich men's maids, all of them are delicate and tender..."
Looking at this scene and listening to these noisy voices, Gallo narrowed his eyes slightly and clenched his fists tighter and tighter.
He was obviously very angry!
When ordinary people are as angry as he is, they tend to get angry and act impulsively.
But Gallo was just the opposite. Not only did he keep his mind clear, he was even more sober than usual.
It's an invaluable trait he's honed from punch to punch.
So he activated the divine insight technique first, and confirmed the situation inside through the wall.
No traces of cultists were found, and no power fluctuations were noticed. These people were ordinary people.
The ten gangsters and fifteen hostages were all concentrated on the second floor of the villa.
The weapons used by the gangsters were mainly ordinary swords. In the chaos of the previous period, such weapons were not difficult to find.
But there were three people wearing a full set of plate armor and holding crossbows, who were responsible for taking the stairs from the first floor to the second floor.
This is a bit strange...
Both plate armor and crossbow are strictly controlled products.
You must know that in this cold weapon era, a complete set of plate armor is far more threatening than weapons, and a crossbow is also much more powerful than ordinary hunting bows.
Ordinary civilians are allowed to own light weapons such as swords, but it is strictly forbidden to hide plate armor and crossbows. Those who violate the prohibition will be directly sent to the gallows.
Not even the nobles' private army and mercenary regiments could have this kind of equipment, and weapon shops were not allowed to sell it.
And these two kinds of equipment actually appeared on a group of refugees, which made people think deeply...
"Why do they have plate armor and crossbows?"
Gallo couldn't help asking.
Wentini obviously also knew about this situation, but he couldn't tell the reason, so he could only speculate:
"Maybe they got it from the dead soldiers?"
This could indeed happen...
Gallo didn't delve into the matter, but re-suggested:
"This group of gangsters are extremely vicious, and the equipment in their hands is also very powerful. It's best to ask someone from the Supreme True God to take action?"
Wentini looked a little dazed, as if he had returned to the days when they were investigating cases together, and Gallo at that time could always give various suggestions like this.
But she has not worked with Gallo for a long time, and she misses this familiar feeling very much.
So although Gallo shouldn't get involved in this matter, Wentini still nodded patiently and said:
"They are willing to help, but they are worried about accidentally injuring the hostages, so they will wait for the city guard to persuade them before taking a look."
Gallo shook his head and said seriously:
"For such thugs, persuasion is obviously ineffective. I suggest that we should attack directly!"
"What about the hostages?"
"This... I can try to find a way, can I get closer?"
Gallo asked.
He already had a rough idea in his mind.
Although this villa is luxurious, it is not too big, and the distance between the first and second floors is not too far.
And this group of gangsters, except for the three stair guards, the others are busy bullying the maids.
Gallo then planned to sneak closer, and then through the wall, cast a protective spell on the hostages inside.
Although this would seriously weaken the effect of divine spells, it could still protect them somewhat.
As long as the safety of the hostages can be resolved, the remaining gangsters are just a bunch of rabble, which is easy to solve.
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