Mount & Blade: Wind of War

Since the demon worshipers were eliminated, it was a big favor to the local mayor and sheriff. Therefore, although Rhodes had no affiliation with them, in this case, when Rhodes asked them to do a favor, the people of Bright Moon City The mayor and the sheriff did not refuse.

After all, if this kind of thing is not solved in advance but waits for it to break out, many more people will die. At least the number of people in the security patrol team is simply not enough for Casper to kill.

Suburbs, cemetery area.

A coffin was dug out of a cemetery and was inspected by relevant personnel, under the watchful eyes of Rhodes, Kress, James, Alleyne and others.

The pharmacist removed the remaining poison from the deceased's throat and confirmed it was: red lead.

(PS: Lead red, also known as lead tetroxide, is a pigment commonly used by medieval painters, but this mineral is highly toxic.)

"But why did Master Hadariel swallow lead red? He is an excellent painter himself. It is impossible for him not to know that this kind of paint is highly toxic. Who poisoned him?"

James was grieving with some unclear reasons. He knew that no matter how stupid his fellow doctors were, no one would prescribe something as highly toxic as lead and red as medicine. The power of the Adelaide family is not small here. .

At this time, there was a burst of noise and chaos outside.

Even with the guards blocking her, Madam Adelai still rushed in, and Lord Adelai had even drawn his sword.

His eyes were red and he roared like an angry lion: "Who are you? Why did you dig up my son's body?"

"For the truth! To give the deceased peace of mind."

Rhodes reached out and held down the local sheriff who was about to come out to explain, and then walked out.

"Mr. Hadalil was a close friend of my friend James. James could never let go of his death, so he asked me to investigate the real cause of Mr. Hadalil's death."

As he spoke, Rhodes flipped his hands and took out the dead Casper's head from the ring.

Seeing a human head suddenly appear in the hands of the young man in front of her, Mrs. Adele almost fainted from fright. She took a step back and was supported by her husband.

"Both of you know him, right?"

"Of course, Dr. Casper is quite famous in the city." Mr. Lord Adele replied calmly.

"Then he is even more famous now. It has been confirmed that he is a devil worshiper. It was because of his magic that he planted a spiritual suggestion on Mr. Hadalil, which finally made poor Mr. Hadalil choose to commit suicide. of."

"The real cause of Mr. Hadariel's death was that he died from taking red lead. You two should be very clear about this, right?"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

This is because the Adelley family has always claimed that Hadariel was treated and died by James, a foreign doctor.

"Both of you actually know it in your heart, which is why my friend James is able to live until now. Otherwise, with the strength of Lord Adele, killing a foreigner is just an order from you. The reason why you didn't do that is because you knew in your heart that James was actually wronged, but it would be too dishonorable to commit suicide, so..."

When he said this, Rhodes suddenly dodged and avoided Mrs. Adele's attack. He raised the right hand holding the head and took two steps back.

The fat Mrs. Adele seemed to be going crazy, stretching out her hands and shouting with a distorted face:

"Give me that head! I want it, I want to gnaw him into pieces!"

"Ma'am, madam, calm down, madam!"

Lord Adeley sat on the ground holding his wife who was completely driven into madness. For a moment, she was also in tears.

The only son who had always been well-behaved and obedient suddenly committed suicide.

Although he was still restrained at this moment, his eyes still filled with huge hatred as he stared at the head in Rhode's hand.

They also vaguely heard about the case of devil worshipers that caused a sensation in the city. It was said that hundreds of corpses were lifted out of the underground waterway. Thinking about it, their son's death was indeed due to the evil doctor.

"The Adeli family doesn't owe anyone else anything. Sir, please give me a price. As long as you are willing to hand over this head to us, you can give us a price and I will never counter-offer!"

"Let's make up a round number, one hundred thousand gold coins. I need you to raise money during this time or send the property to Gushan Castle. This transaction is entirely voluntary. If you are not willing, I will handle the head myself."

After completing the deal with Rhodes, Lord Adele came to James and bowed deeply.

"I'm sorry that Mr. James has been wronged during this period."

"Don't be like this. Master Hadalir and I are good friends, and I can understand why you two would do this. The slight injustice I suffered is nothing."

After sorting out and confirming the cause and effect of the incident, everyone lamented the misfortune of the boy in the coffin and buried him again.

After everyone had dispersed, others got into the carriage. When Rhodes and Kress returned from their final walk, Kress was still shaking his head and sighing.

"That Hadariel was really unfortunate. He was from a good family and had parents who loved him so much, but he met a devil worshiper and died in confusion."

Kress was not lamenting death, but lamenting that the boy was born in a good family, but died before he could enjoy anything. She was regretting the wealth and status, but death was nothing in Kress's eyes.

Although she was still very young, she had seen too many deaths.

"You also believed what I said before, that Hadariel chose to commit suicide because of Kasper's suggestion?"

"Ah? Isn't it?"

"Unless it is necessary, demon worshippers will not easily cast spells, because every time they cast a spell, they risk exposing their identities."

"Hadaliel was at most affected by Kasper's negative energy, and his mood was depressed for two days, but suicide was his own choice. No matter what other people did, they could only be regarded as external auxiliary factors."

"What really killed Hadariel was his mother's heavy and suffocating love." Rhodes shook his head and said this, but what flashed through his mind was the half-swallowed tube of lead red paint, and the picture hidden in the secret room... the picture of the Virgin Mary killing her child, the hands of the Virgin Mary, strangled her child with her own hands.