Chapter 248: Chapter 112: Turmoil in the Camp
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Leonard Churchill has been in the Alternate Dimension for over ten days, having no idea that the outside world at the Ruins Campsite has already turned upside down.
The tavern in the Ruins Campsite is teeming with hunters today.
Newly arrived hunters don’t know what happened, inquiring about the news in the tavern.
And the hunters who had been there for several days were furious, recounting the atrocities of Young Master Kane.
“Well… the Lionheart Family’s guards have gone mad these couple of days. See those bodies hanging on the opposite building? They are all ‘suspects’. Reportedly, all hunters and information merchants who had contact with that space earlier were arrested and tortured terribly, none of them survived.” “So many suspects?”
“Suspects? Haha… take those nobles’ crap with a grain of salt. See those dozen dead bodies over there? Those are members of Gunfire Squad, including Old Smith. Labelled as ‘suspects’ and got hanged after being killed.”
“Ah? I know the Gunfire Squad; their head, Old Smith, is a decent bloke. How did they get involved in the assassination?”
“It has nothing to do with the assassination. Last night, a female medic from Old Smith’s team went missing from the campsite. Someone saw her being kidnapped by Young Master Kane’s men. And then this happened. Why, do you ask? Since the arrival of Young Master at the campsite, things like this have happened just too often.”
“Doesn’t the Hunter’s Association intervene?”
“Intervene? Now that the Golden Knights from the Fierce Beast Legion have arrived, whoever dares to stand up will be labelled as a ‘suspect’ and will get condemned to death if caught. Moreover, it is rumored that the Sinless City is going to issue an amnesty soon, those higher-ups in the Hunter’s Association are busy securing official positions for themselves, how could they run afoul of such noble families? Last night, Old Smith went to the Hunter’s Association first…”
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“Hanging so many bodies, they are declaring that the noble lords possess the power to determine the life and death over us hunters…”
“Haha, Young Master really doesn’t regard us as humans.”
“Not a single noble is good. If only I had the power, I would definitely kill that bastard!”
“Shh~ Don’t talk nonsense. Be careful, if someone hears you, they may treat you as an accomplice of the assassin.”
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In the tavern, the hunters are swearing indignantly as they look at the bodies hanging off the distant building.
Yet they are completely helpless.
The Golden Knights from Fierce Beast Legion, who are guarding Young Master, suppressed everyone with absolute force, no one dares to take the lead.
Meanwhile, in a corner of the tavern, there sat three customers at a table.
If Leonard Churchill were here, he could recognize them as the members of Federation X Bureau he met before – Reuel Bible’s team.
Just arrived at the campsite not long ago, the trio also chose to sit in the tavern and gather some information.
Originally, they came tracing the followers of the Silver Moon Sect, but instead of finding those they were after, they overheard this piece of news.
Reuel Bible maintained his usual shabbiness, seeming unfazed, and gulped his drink.
His two young assistants, however, didn’t look so well.
The hunters in the tavern condemned Young Master Kane and them, the law enforcers, too.
Words like “nobles’ dogs” and “accomplices” made the two young assistants’ faces turn from green to black.
Mushroomhead Noah Wright paused for a bit, then finally said with some indignation, “Although Sinless City is mostly made up of exiles, they have already been punished when sentenced to exile. Now Kane is torturing and killing suspects without trial, this is already illegal. Also, those girls… if it’s true, even as a direct descendant in the Lionheart Family, he can be sentenced to the gallows for this crime.”
Reuel Bible listened with a glint in his eyes, as if he thought of something, and shook his head with a smile.
He took another sip of his drink, remaining silent.
Ada, who was beside him, voiced her thoughts saying, “According to Federation law, the nobility’s private soldiers indeed have law enforcement power. Since the people of the Lionheart Family claim to seek the conspirators who are planning to attack the nobility, as long as they insist that those people are suspects, even the highest federal court cannot do anything about it.” Mushroomhead argued, “But… the fact is, he really killed people! If nobles stand above the law like this, how is the Federal New Law different from the oppressive old times? If the law cannot represent absolute justice, then what’s its significance?”
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Ada found herself at a loss for words.
The bodies outside were too glaring, anyone who saw them could judge right from wrong.
Moreover, they had already heard about Young Master Kane’s reputation back in Dragon City.
After listening to his two assistants’ debate, Reuel Bible pondered a bit, shrugged, and smiled, “So, what do you think we should do?”
Mushroomhead said earnestly, “I think we should find out the truth. If things are really like that, we should make an arrest according to the law. Otherwise, more innocent people will suffer.”
Ada shook her head at his words, the slight exasperation in her tone suggesting her teammate’s naivety, “Arrest a direct descendant of the Lionheart Family? Not to mention whether they would pay us any heed. I can assure you, even if we really send him to the Law Court, he would get bailed out in no time. The Federation law is biased towards the nobility. If we really step in, not only will we get nowhere, but we’ll also bring a lot of trouble to the Bureau.”
Mushroomhead argued, “We are the most authoritative law enforcers in the Federation, we should uphold justice and righteousness. Just because he’s a noble, we can’t choose to ignore what’s happening. The Federal New Law clearly stipulates that nobles and commoners are equal before the law. Once he violates the law, it is a violation!”
“You this….”