I don't know why, but the moonlight tonight is very weak and the sky is unusually dark. When walking through the alleys, you can't even see your hand in front of you.
But despite this, Vivian could still see every detail in the darkness.
"That's weird..."
About two hours later, it was 2:30 in the morning.
After looking at almost every place in the town where people could hide, Vivian sat cross-legged on the roof of a tall building, holding his chin, and fell into deep thought.
"What's wrong?"
Shukman asked from the side: "Did you find anything?"
"Nothing was found."
Vivian nodded, but her expression became more confused.
That's impossible.
That doesn't make sense.
I have looked in crowded places, and apart from a few soldiers from the military units, there are no so-called civilian family members at all.
Where on earth did they hide the person
It can't be hidden outside the town, right
The island where the Lemon Kingdom is located is surrounded by forests on three sides and is close to the sea on the left side.
He had already seen the three woods when he flew into the sky using the Moon Step just now. Let alone mountains, there were few earthen slopes. How could there be a place for people to hide
"It's impossible that they buried all the people?" he muttered subconsciously.
As soon as he finished muttering, his whole body suddenly froze.
etc..
Could it be
His expression changed slightly, and Shukman, who noticed his abnormality, asked at this time: "Have you thought of anything?"
"Do you think... could it be possible... that all the family members who were taken hostage are already dead?"
Vivian suddenly said this, and the next second, Shukman's vagina suddenly tightened.
"you mean?"
"Think about it, the 64-nation coalition forces are already overwhelmed by their own efforts to fight against my navy. Otherwise, they wouldn't have taken such desperate actions as forced conscription. And because of this... how could they have the leisure to care about the families of tens of thousands of civilians?"
How difficult would it be to control such a large group of civilians
Just providing food and drink is enough to be a headache, not to mention sending a large number of people to guard them, which is obviously not worth the cost.
Combined with the fact that Vivian has been searching for such a long time without success, the result is obvious..
The hostages may have been "dealt with".
Shukman, who also guessed what Vivian wanted to say, even his breathing became rapid when he heard it.
He was a little bit unbelieving, but at the same time he began to become worried.
Apart from the men who were forced to join the army, there are 350,000 people...how are they going to "deal with" such a large group of people
The expression on his face changed to fear at a speed visible to the naked eye. It was obvious that he was thinking of something very terrible.
"But I think there are more than 300,000 people. It is also impossible to massacre and bury them all."
Vivian lit a cigar and put it between his lips, then continued, "Because our army infiltrated a large number of countries some time ago and emptied the treasuries of various countries, I think they should be very short of funds during this period. Therefore...it is very possible that they packaged and sold the women and children among the civilians, or selected some and auctioned them to the nobles."
Not to mention non-member states, even those member states under their new government, before the reforms, had an endless stream of playboys who were deeply rooted in the country.
They would spend a lot of money every year, or even every month, to buy slaves so that they could enjoy their lives.
What
You ask why buying slaves has anything to do with enjoying life
Of course there is a connection.
It is precisely because of the existence of "slaves" that they can develop the vanity and sense of superiority of being aristocrats.
"Wait for me."
Blowing out a smoke ring, Vivian flew into the night sky again using the Moon Step, and immediately began to search along the three woods surrounding the town.
About half an hour later.
A dense jungle located right behind the town.
Vivian stood on a piece of soil, his face calm, yet mixed with a hint of murderous intent, which made Shukman, who was standing behind him, a little breathless for a moment.
"Is it here?" Shukman swallowed and asked with a hint of uneasiness.
"Um."
Vivian nodded.
Then, under Shukman's watchful eyes, he used his hands as knives and chopped down all the surrounding trees, flowers and plants in an instant.
He walked forward slowly and lifted the soil on the ground.
The moment Shukman saw the corpse emerging from the soil, his legs suddenly went weak and he fell to his knees.
"These...damn beasts..." He gritted his teeth and even his voice began to tremble.
Densely packed human bones were piled up in the deep pit, and the sight of them looking around was all white, which was horrifying.
The moment Vivian saw this scene, he felt a heaviness in his chest. He felt as if countless wronged souls were staring at him in the pit. The strong resentment made it difficult for him to breathe.
It was not until a long while later that the two of them came to their senses.
Shukman slammed his fist to the ground, unable to suppress his anger any longer. However, just when he was about to explode, he was stopped by Vivian.
"Don't be impulsive, old man. You won't be able to catch that big fish if you go now."
"But.."
Shukman's nose suddenly turned red, and his inner resentment was evident.
However, Vivian was still trying to persuade him, "If you want to avenge these civilians, you have to do it thoroughly, right? Are you willing to just kill those soldiers and let the mastermind continue to go unpunished?"
He lowered his head in silence.
Silent tears wet the wrinkled face.
He knew that Vivian was right, but he just couldn't control his emotions. What else could he do
After all, those are real human lives!
"Judging from the bones, most of the remains here should be those of people over 60 or 70 years old. There are a few younger ones, but most of them are disabled and have difficulty walking..."
Vivian squatted down and looked inside the pit.
"This means that there are about 90,000 to 100,000 corpses here, and the remaining 200,000 or so people should have been transported elsewhere."
"What about us now?" Shukman wiped his face and asked.
"wait."
"wait?"
"Well, let's wait and see."
Vivian nodded, "Wait for another two days. If the guy behind the scenes still doesn't show up, it means he has probably heard some rumors and will not come to the Lemon Kingdom. We will take action then."
Now that they have learned that there are no hostages on the island, they have nothing to worry about.