our family is gone

Chapter 240 Strike Out!

But it was impossible for William to see the situation getting out of control, so he ran out quickly, called Figes back immediately to avoid accidental injury, and at the same time withdrew the sheriff who was guarding those people.

There are only a few people in total, and violence cannot be used in the face of the townspeople. The only way to be stable is to shrink back.

Anyway, those people have all registered, and they can't escape at all.

Sure enough, after the restriction was lost, all those temporarily detained outside the door stood up and mixed in with the crowd, causing more intense quarrels.

"Let people go! Let people go!"

William directly sent everyone back, and then closed the gate of the police station, looking like he was guarding it.

"Someone is using innocent and ignorant people to put pressure on us. This is a challenge to our security team by corrupt forces. This is a blasphemy to the lord." William looked at the security officers and said in a deep voice: "Are you ready? Fight for justice, fight for Hamlet?"

"Hamlet must win!"

These people are all from the army, have undergone rigorous training, and their ability to withstand pressure is not comparable to that of ordinary townspeople.

After facing the out-of-control Ascension Cultists and the army of corrupt parasites, this small scene is not enough to shake their loyalty to the lord.

"Protect the witness immediately! We will never give in!"

William mobilized quickly, and then arranged the internal affairs.

However, those under control reacted differently. The foreman realized that his superiors had begun to save him when he heard the voice outside, so he persisted in vain, and even started to shout.

"If you are interested, let me go quickly, otherwise none of you will be able to escape if this matter continues!"

William just glanced lightly, not wavering at all at his threat.

It's just that the family members of the injured were filled with grief and indignation when they saw this situation, but they could only cry, why suffering always befalls them.

Seeing this, William couldn't help frowning, feeling a little bit ruthless in his heart, and sternly reprimanded him.

"No one can escape the punishment of justice! No matter who is behind you, I will make him accept the punishment!"

William said so, but the noise outside became more and more intense, and even the door shook under the impact.

"Hahaha, what can you do?" The foreman laughed arrogantly, "Hamlet is the territory of the Hamlets, not you stinky people!"

Seeing this guy's arrogance, William tightly held the rope in his hand, for fear that he would not be able to control himself and let the dog bite him...

On the opposite side of the street where the original mercenary guild now sits on the government affairs building, the person in charge smiled condescendingly as he watched the entire police station surrounded by angry people.

fight with him?Still too young.

You must know that he is in control of the project in the town. Most of the people in the town are related, and the workers detained by the police station can just mobilize the anger of their families. Just releasing a little news is enough to cause them to attack the police station.

The commotion here soon alarmed the army. Although some were sent out to garrison, one or two hundred people could still be pulled out.

In the case of continuous response to reinforcements, it can soon be seen that all the passages around the square are blocked by soldiers, and the crowd surrounding the police station is directly surrounded by soldiers who keep advancing.

Seeing this scene, the person in charge couldn't help being startled, and the expression of guilt appeared on his face, but he was suppressed in an instant.

He didn't believe that these people dared to attack ordinary people, and there were still so many people.

As long as they are stuck in a difficult position, and I come forward to mediate at that time, the matter will end here, and I will keep the foreman, give those outsiders a blow, and naturally become the leader of the locals.

He thought very well, but it was a pity that Leonard and others who had experienced wars faced this situation, and it was this sensitive period when the lord was away, and they showed an extremely tough attitude.

"Bang bang bang!"

A series of gunshots suddenly erupted, and as the smoke rose, the whole sidelines became solemn for an instant. Those crazy people reacted and began to gradually break away from their crazy emotions.

who am I?
what am i doing?
Where is this place?
But Leonard and the others don't care so much. They only need to be responsible to the lord. Anyone who threatens Hamlet's safety is an enemy.

Must punch hard!
"Listen, everyone, squat down, and if you dare to resist, you will be shot to death."

Leonard made a statement, and he didn't care that this sentence would have a negative impact on his reputation.

The powerful deterrence brought by the army instantly controlled the situation, no one dared to resist, even the most excited one just squatted down obediently, even the fastest was him, trying to hide himself in the crowd.

After completely controlling the situation, Leonard began to investigate the cause of the incident and what happened.

"You, tell me what happened here? What are you doing here?"

A person who was called up was stunned for a moment, and then spoke tremblingly.

"Those sheriffs arrested my family members for no reason and asked them to work in the most dangerous places. If they don't agree, they won't let them go."

Leonard couldn't help but frowned when he heard this, and sternly reprimanded him.

"Idiots! Didn't you read the announcement in the square? The places where you work are all dangerous where the army has cleared them first. Who told you these words?"

He may not know about other things, but the development of the western wilderness needs to be coordinated with the army, which he knows very well.

Now Barton and Barristan are leading the team to sweep outside, and the team will come back to rest tomorrow, and then it will be his turn to lead another team.

This kind of thing has never been spread on a large scale, and the weird tone instantly aroused Leonard's vigilance.

Leonard's scolding made the man flustered, so he could only speak intermittently.

"I heard from others, and the security team really detained him."

Leonard didn't know the specifics of this matter, but he had contact with William, and he valued justice above everything else. It was impossible to do such a thing, and there must be something wrong with it.

It was also known from the police station that the scene was under control, and at this moment the gate of the police station opened, and William walked out from inside.

"I'll give you an account of today's matter!" William shouted, raising his hand and beckoning, "Bring criminals, public trial!"

After the words fell, two sheriffs pressed the foreman out.

He was still screaming like crazy just now, but now he was dragged out like a dead dog. When the situation was taken over by the army, he realized that the situation was over.

What is a public trial?That is to announce this matter directly.

William's meaning is very simple, don't some people want to cover up this matter?

Then I will expose this matter in front of everyone!

William has the spirit of sacrificing everything for justice, and he doesn't care who is behind the foreman.

There were witnesses and material evidence, and the results of this public trial could be seen before it even started. Following the clues to piece together the case, the anger of those people began to turn to the foreman, and each of them seemed to want to tear him apart.

But they completely forget what they did before, and sometimes their anger is so cheap and meaningless.

It's just that Leonard won't let the situation get out of control again. After understanding what happened, he realized that the incident was provocative. There were bad people in the crowd, or there were cultists mixed in...

"Block the entrance and exit of the town, and no one will be allowed to go without a warrant." Leonard gave an order, and the soldiers began to move.

At the same time, after communicating with William, the soldiers began to divide into two groups, one went to the foreman's house to collect evidence, and the other tracked down the guy who spread the rumors.

William led the team away and Leonard took over.

"Speak! Who did you hear it from? What did he tell you?"

Leonard doesn't do fancy things, it's very simple to investigate, grab one, let him tell who he heard it from, and follow the clues to find the guy hiding in the crowd with a few simple steps.

"Everyone is pointing at you, hurry up and tell the truth!"

Said that Leonard drew his long sword backhand, he is not William, and there is no need to talk about evidence in this era.

"I said! I was taught by others..."

The person in charge of the observation above the mercenary building was shocked when he saw this scene.

it's over...

At this time, he didn't care about his own sweet dreams, so he quickly packed up and prepared to run away.

Just as he walked out of the building, two soldiers walked towards him. The person in charge wanted to pretend he didn't see them, but the soldiers stopped him directly.

"My lord, come with us."

At this moment, the person in charge knew that in order to save that guy, he put himself in it.

Regret... Tangle... Fear...

Inexplicable emotions came to my heart, why would I do such a stupid thing?
Soon the person was arrested and brought to justice, and William quickly ransacked his home to find more clues.

But the matter is far from ending like this. This matter is like a spark falling on the gunpowder, implicating a lot of things.

Soon some people reported that similar things happened, and not only this, but also more corruption and chaos were reported.

No one said before that it was because everyone was afraid, and life was better than when they fled, so they didn't expose it, or they were covered up by those people before they did it.

Now seeing Sheriff William like this, of course he chooses to seek justice to protect his own rights.

Realizing that the situation was not right, Leonard simply ordered martial law and asked his soldiers to help deal with these cases.

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"A vicious case happened in the square three days ago..."

William looked up at the lord before continuing.

"Start from this case... find out... 120 people directly involved in the case, among them..."

A lot has come up in the Williams investigation.

For example, you can change your points by spending money, and add credit to yourself, while those who work hard will not.

Some people collected all the work results of their subordinates on themselves, promoted three levels in a short period of time, and threatened those workers.

There was even a vicious case found in this investigation, where someone killed a local who was trying to resist...

"Okay, okay! As soon as I come back, you prepared a big gift for me..." Lance's eyes became sharp when he heard this.

He also just came back from the wilderness, only to find that many projects in the town had stopped, and soldiers were stationed at every intersection.

At this time, he realized that something was going on in the town again.

However, he was not too surprised by this, because if nothing happened, this place would not be called Hamlet.

Back to listening to William report on the incident, Lance also understands what happened to Hamlet in the few days he was away.

But this sentence made William feel great pressure. This matter is too involved, too many people are involved in the case, and the arrested people keep confessing to other people in order to strive for a commutation of sentence. Until now, it can be said that it is a bit out of control.

At present, because of his investigation, the project is now suspended, and the people are inexplicably panicked. Now the whole town can be said to be very depressed.

To be honest, he didn't expect that, after all, Hamlet's environment under the leadership of the lord was better than most towns in the empire, but he didn't expect that there were so many evils.

"I can't blame you for this matter. I can only blame me for focusing on other things and ignoring the loopholes left over from before."

Lance didn't mean to blame William. The root cause of this incident was that he simplified the promotion process in order to quickly restore productivity, and the point policy that encouraged labor was exploited.

It is easier to accept it now than to procrastinate and cause more trouble before it explodes.

Some things were not what he should have said logically, but seeing the Lord Lord's attitude, William continued to delve into the topic behind the case.

"Most of the criminals are numbered under [-], especially the most serious in the engineering team. They use their power to promote cronies and suppress..."

What does the number less than nine hundred mean?Just the locals.

William's words mean that the head of the engineering team is nepotism, suppresses other capable people, promotes local people, and doesn't care whether they are capable or not.

Lance is not an idiot, he naturally guessed something when he saw those reports.

It seems that after the arrival of these refugees, these guys feel a sense of crisis, so they are naturally bound into a force to fight against outsiders, and together maintain those ridiculous powers and interests.

Fucking troublemaker!According to their division, isn't he also a foreigner?
Lance originally thought that the products of factional struggles should at least be available at the national level, but he didn't expect that a little Hamlet would also engage in these things.

Sure enough, as long as there are human beings, there will be internal fighting. What is the difference between a group of guys fighting internally for profit, and a group of monkeys snatching banana peels?
However, these locals actually formed an inexplicable sense of superiority over these foreigners.

This sense of superiority makes Lance feel very funny. These guys seem to forget that the real powerful is the lord, not themselves.

In Lance's eyes, everyone is just a bargaining chip against his ancestors. The only difference is that some chips are heavier and some are lighter. There is no concept of locals and outsiders at all.

For him, the broken parts can be replaced.

"Aren't they dissatisfied with the life I gave them? Then I will help them recall the 'beautiful' life before."

This sentence seemed to let Lance find a cathartic outlet and start to pass judgment on those people.

"You know, I don't like to see blood..."

(End of this chapter)