The short stall owner Eric, the badly beaten bald man, and the three gray-clothed men who surrendered in time and were not injured were pressed away by more than a dozen Spark tribesmen, heading to the so-called magistrate's court—three streets away. .
Sheriff Lum stayed behind and did not leave in a hurry. Several Spark tribe members accompanied him.
Lum stayed, and what he did was simple. He asked the people around him for their confessions, then looked around and fixed his gaze on an erected pillar dozens of meters away.
The pillar was more than ten centimeters in diameter and was red in color. It didn't look like a street lamp. In fact, Atlanta's urban street lighting plan is still on paper. Various plans have their own advantages and disadvantages. They have been discussed but no decision has been made.
The pillar was taller than a conventional street lamp, nearly ten meters long, and had a crystal ball the size of a human head on the top, like a decoration. If you take away the crystal ball and let a person stand on it, you can almost see a large area around it. As you get closer, you can still see the pillar half a meter above the ground. The same words are written in the common language of the main continent and the local language of Sarin: "You have entered the spell monitoring area. Please pay attention to your personal behavior - Sarin." Ministry of Law.”
This is exactly the magic monitoring crystal ball currently under construction in Atlanta City. Because there are relatively few options to choose from, it was decided and implemented on a trial basis earlier than the street lights. At present, there are many areas in Atlanta where such magic monitoring crystal balls have been built, and the area on Eighth Avenue is one of them.
Lum glanced at the magic monitoring crystal ball in the distance, estimated the distance, turned his head to look at a Spark tribesman beside him, stretched out his hand and said: "That magic monitoring crystal ball should be able to clearly illuminate the situation here. Find a way to find the administrator and ask him to remove the crystal ball and bring it to the court, and the images inside can be used as evidence for the penalty."
"Okay." The Spark tribe member who was ordered responded simply as always and walked away.
Lum did not stay any longer, and took the remaining Spark tribe members and left in the other direction.
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Those who left, all left.
Ma Qiu, who was watching the show, came back to his senses and felt the burning pain in his chest gradually dissipate. He said to Donna next to him: "Senior sister, it's okay. It's all gone now. We can go back to school."
After Machu finished speaking, Donna didn't respond for several seconds.
Ma Chu raised his eyebrows and turned his head in confusion. He saw a somewhat worried look on Donna's face, looking at the direction where Eric, the stall owner, was being taken away, looking worried.
"What are you thinking about?" Machu asked in a higher tone.
Donna came back to her senses, glanced at Ma Qiu, and whispered: "Senior, I'm wondering what will happen to the person who was arrested and bought things? Will he really be captured and taken back to Xiaya?"
"He..." Ma Qiu rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "It's hard to say. If that person commits a really serious crime, such as murder, arson, poisoning, etc., the chance of being sent back to Xiaya is relatively high. of."
"Really...really?!" Donna's eyes widened a bit, and her pupils shrank slightly.
Ma Qiu chuckled in his heart, but kept his face calm. He looked at Donna and said, "Are you worried that you will be captured and taken back to Xiaya?"
"I..." Donna blinked like a frightened little white rabbit, "Senior... I don't understand what you mean..."
"You don't have to hide it from me. I am the receptionist for your admission, and I am qualified to see some of your information." Ma Qiu said, "The information says that you were forced to escape because you provoked a powerful person in Xiaya. , and then happened to be favored by the wizard Nora, passed the test, and obtained special admission qualifications. When you saw the man named Eric being arrested by some people from the 'Judgment Court', you probably thought that you too Maybe you’re being treated the same way and that’s why you’re so nervous?”
Donna opened her mouth and looked at Ma Qiu for four or five seconds, as if all her disguises had been exposed. Her shoulders slumped, and she nodded with lowered eyebrows and admitted, "Yes."
"Ha, that's what I said." Ma Qiu said, changing his tone, "Actually, you don't have to worry too much, schoolgirl. I said before that if that person is guilty of murder, arson, poisoning, etc. , there is a high chance that he will be sent back to Charia. On the other hand, if it is not a crime of murder, arson, poisoning, etc. that is extremely harmful and causes great public outrage, then the chance of being sent back to Charia is not high. Especially It is a political crime. No matter how dissatisfied Xia Ya is, he will not be sent back.
Sarin is sarin after all, and the laws here are very different from those in the Alliance. In Sarin, as long as you obtain a residence qualification and do not violate sarin laws during your stay, you are allowed to continue to live safely.
To put it simply, sarin is like a city. It is difficult for people outside the city to come in, but once you come in, the city can protect you and prevent you from being exposed to other threats.
And as an Atlanta student with special admission qualifications, you will be fully protected. Unless you really commit a heinous crime, you can definitely live peacefully in the university. "
"Is that so?" Donna nodded thoughtfully, pouted after three seconds, looked at Ma Qiu, and asked in a low voice, "Senior, what if I really commit a heinous crime?"
"You...really?" Ma Qiu's breath stopped.
"Pfft!"
Donna smiled: "Senior, I'm kidding you. How could I do something so heinous?"
"That's what I'm saying." Ma Qiu pressed his chest and took a deep breath, "Okay, since this is the case, you are at ease and so am I. We can go back."
"Before we go back, can we go to that magistrate's court? I want to know how the stall owner and the four people who arrested him will be dealt with." Donna said weakly.
"What, junior sister, you... still don't believe what I said before?"
"No, no, no." Donna shook her head vigorously, "I believe the senior will not lie to me, but I am just a little curious and want to see what the magistrate court is like."
"But..." Ma Qiu sighed, "Senior sister, we haven't put down the things we bought yet. We can't carry them all the way to the Magistrate's Court, right?"
"Senior, please." Donna jumped slightly on the spot and looked directly at Ma Qiu with her big eyes.
Ma Qiu felt numb all over his body, and for a moment his whole heart seemed to be captured. Facing the poor and lovely Donna, he couldn't say no to her.
After two seconds of silence, Ma Chu gritted his teeth, took the things he bought, took Donna's hand and ran away: "Follow me."
He ran a few hundred meters in one breath, stretched out his hand to stop a passing empty rickshaw driver, threw all the things he bought into the rickshaw, took out seven copper coins and stuffed them into the hands of the rickshaw driver. Ma Qiu looked at the stunned rickshaw driver and said quickly : "
Are you okay now? That's great. Help me transport my luggage from here to Atlanta to study. The usual price for this journey is five to six copper coins. I will give you seven copper coins. After you deliver it to the gate of Atlanta School, let the guard there receive it and tell him that it belongs to Ma Qiu, a student of magic linguistics. I will take it away when you get back in the evening.
By the way, I remember your car number, it's No. 148. You should know that I can check your identity if I know your car number, so don't think about hacking things and running away. That's it, let's go. "