OBS Chapter 262 Lower your head
Chapter 262 Lower your head
Bober looked at the red-hot iron rod in front of him, then looked in the direction of the cell door. The warden who had been bribed to save him had already run away.
Thinking of this, he sighed and could only admit defeat and said:
"Yes, I will."
Half an hour later, Jacques, who had received the confession, said to the jailer next to him:
"If they don't confess, use this iron rod to poke them in the buttocks. If they don't confess once, poke them a few more times. If someone dies, I will be responsible."
After leaving the cell, Jacques saw the warden still wandering in the corridor.
"So where's my money?"
"I'm just here to get some money from you. Come with me."
The two of them got on the carriage together. As the carriage was shaking, Jacques asked the warden:
"Why would those chambers of commerce protect that gang leader? Even if they want to find someone to do dirty work for them, there are many people in the slums who would risk their lives for money."
The warden stroked his raised beard and said:
"You don't know this, do you? Dozens of gangs, big and small, in Mondmarsan have been wiped out by the Governor. Why do the representatives of the Chamber of Commerce want to redeem Bober alone? In the final analysis, Bober has some secrets about the Chamber of Commerce, and these secrets may cost the lives of the bosses behind the Chamber of Commerce."
"Then do you know what this secret is?" Jacques continued to ask, but to his surprise, the warden actually answered his question.
"It must be something illegal, such as smuggling, murder, bribery of officials, collusion with foreign countries. As long as the profit is high enough, they will do anything. However, they don't do it directly, but hand it over to the gangsters."
At this point, the warden felt that the carriage was a little stuffy. Just as he was about to open the window to get some fresh air, he saw that the style of the buildings on both sides had changed to that of the aristocratic district.
The warden had sensed something was wrong, and he quickly asked Jacques, who was sitting opposite him:
"Where are you taking me?"
Jacques said disapprovingly:
"Of course I'll take you to get the money. After I got Bob's confession, I was going to go to the embassy to find Governor John to claim the reward. When I saw you asking me for money, I took you to Governor John to claim the money."
"Oh, by the way, when you collect the money, remember to tell the Governor exactly what you just said to me. Of course, if you have other useful information, tell him as well. Maybe the Governor will give you a little more money."
"No, no, no, I won't go. Tell the driver to stop!" The warden felt that things were not going well. After the governor dealt with the gangs, the next target was probably the chambers of commerce. He could take advantage of them when the two sides wanted to fight. But if he was caught by John now, he would definitely be beaten if he didn't speak up. But if he spoke up, he would probably become the first victim in the struggle between the governor and the chamber of commerce the next day.
After shouting several times without any response from the coachman, the warden decided to take drastic measures. Just as he was about to push open the door and jump out of the carriage, the carriage suddenly stopped, causing him to fall.
Before he could react, Jacques walked out first. A moment later, a soldier walked in from outside the carriage, grabbed him and walked out without saying a word.
After coming out, the warden was blinded by the sunlight. He squinted his eyes and could only see a blurry golden object through the gap, but he understood that this golden object was the royal emblem of the embassy.
The warden and Jacques were taken to John's office. After Jacques handed Bober's confession to John, John saw the word "Bober" on it and realized that this was the prisoner who was skewered by Black Dog in Windham Prison.
"I will explain the matter to the king. As for those gang leaders, after we find the money they have hidden, we will take them directly to the prison in Wendam."
After John decided the fate of the prisoners, Jacques left, leaving the warden alone to face John.
"Tell me, what do you want to say?"
However, after waiting for a long time, the warden on the opposite side didn't say a word, which made John frown. This kid is not sensible.
In line with the policy of benevolent administration, John decided to take the initiative and asked the warden:
"Do you know why I am sending them to the prison at Windham instead of the local prison at Mont-de-Marsan?"
Seeing that the warden still didn't say anything, John sighed, stood up and continued:
"First, they are afraid that some jailers in the prison will accept bribes and release these people; second, these people have committed treason and they all have very close connections with Yoda's spies."
When John said this, the warden beside him asked anxiously:
"How can you conclude that these people are traitors? Moreover, we are located in the southwest, which is very far away from Yoda. How can these gang leaders who have only been to Mondmarsan a few times have connections with Yoda people?"
Looking at the warden who was still confused about the situation, John opened the window, letting the sunlight in and said:
"Of course there are. For example, the Yoda gold coins in the drawer, or the Yoda weapons in the cabinet, or the letters exchanged with Yoda spies. No matter which of these things, there is a possibility of suspicion."
John walked up to him and continued:
"Could it be that the commission King Yoda gave you is hidden in the warden's desk?"
What the warden said before was to explain to John that Mont-de-Marsan is not the Earl's Castle, and the Southwest Governorate is not the Forest Governorate, and John cannot do whatever he wants here according to his will.
But what John said made him understand that in this world, a noble, especially a big noble who owns land and soldiers, can do whatever he wants to any commoner.
No matter how absurd the reason is, in order to protect the interests of the aristocracy, as long as there is a trace of dissatisfaction, the local aristocratic court can bring more than a dozen charges against the commoner who offends the aristocracy.
Sure enough, after John's persuasion, the warden put aside his official tone, lowered his head and asked John:
"Is there anything you want to know?"
"That's right. If I had said this earlier, would I have spent so much time talking?"
Seeing this, John asked him to tell him some things he knew about the gangs and the Chamber of Commerce, but after he finished, John did not get any substantial evidence, because when these gang leaders committed crimes and went to prison, they either paid money to avoid the case being brought against them, or they looked for scapegoats. In other words, there was no substantial evidence to show that the Chamber of Commerce ordered the gangs to do any dirty work, and the only proof was through the gangs' account books that the Chamber of Commerce had some profit transactions with the gangs.
After letting the warden go, John looked at the blue sky in the distance, thinking about how to respond to the Chamber of Commerce's counterattack.