Whispering Poems.

Chapter 1275 Time and Hatred

"Church exorcism? For what? Did you have an accident here? Wait a minute, I don't remember any news here at that time."

Mr. Antonio asked suspiciously, and the middle-aged mason nodded:
"During the earthquake last fall, the old stonemason Humphrey was hit on the head by a tilted stone statue and died on the spot. There was nothing strange about this incident. The police also came. There were many people present at the time. It was indeed an accident. It was not published in the newspaper, but the obituary was published. After all, if the merchants in other places know that the stone statues are stained with blood, all the stone statues will be lowered in price."

Mr. Antonio and Xia De looked at each other, and both felt that this matter was worth investigating.Although Mr. Antonio is an ordinary person, he also understands that there must be a reason for the church to send people to exorcise demons.

"Besides that, there's one more thing."

The middle-aged mason said again:
"Uncle Huck is the collection of living stories of the Stonemasons Association. He knows the most stories and history of the Association. He once told me that if one day he saw something scary in the Association, he would cover his face and squat down. To the light source. If you want to know the story, you can"

He showed a sorry expression:
"You can't find him anymore, no, he didn't die, he was captured and assassinated at the banquet now."

"Uncle Huck you mentioned is that one."

Xia De made a handjob motion, and the middle-aged mason nodded secretly:

"The higher ups won't let us talk about it."

Xia De took out his wallet, gave a silver coin to the mason in front of him, and said to Mr. Antonio:
"I know Earl Granger. I'll try it in the afternoon and see if I can meet that Uncle Huck. You are in the association, and look for news about the old Humphrey who was crushed to death last year."

"No problem, I am very familiar with the local Church of the Sun, and you can also go there and ask about the exorcism situation."

Mr. Antonio said, so the two agreed to meet at the tavern at the end of Mason Street at five o'clock in the afternoon.And the middle-aged stonemason Mr. Peter Tolford hadn't left yet, he hesitated and asked Shad:

"Sir, can you see Uncle Huck?"

"I know a very good guy, but I can only try."

So the middle-aged mason hesitated:
"If you're connected enough, could Uncle Huck be given a lighter sentence, I mean, he didn't actually hurt anyone. Of course it's wrong to kill a prince. It's wrong to kill anyone, but he was too. poor man."

Although Shad said that he wanted to contact the arrested "Uncle Huck" through the channel of Earl Granger, in fact Shad couldn't go to the Earl, he was not familiar with the Earl.So after temporarily separating from Mr. Antonio, Xia De went directly to Margaret.

Her Royal Highness, who was having afternoon tea, heard that Xia De wanted to meet the assassinated prisoner, so she agreed to help after thinking about it:

"Change your clothes and mix in with my followers. It just so happens that I was going to meet him these few days. Since you want to go too, let's go now."

Although this kind of important prisoner is closely guarded, for Margaret, she can still see it if she wants to.

"Is it still for the assessment task of Miss Bernice?"

Xia De asked, Her Royal Highness nodded rather annoyed:

"The grievances between the Stonemasons Association and our family are more complicated than I thought. If I could have been born more than ten years earlier, it would probably be easy to resolve this matter at that time. But the hatred that has fermented over time is more important than any hatred. Be strong. Time allows the seeds of hatred to germinate and take root in the ground under our feet, and this hatred has been deeply engraved into the Randall Valley until now. I have no intention of accusing which party was at fault back then, but for the present For me, it's a real hassle."

"You can't be born more than ten years earlier, otherwise"

Xia De pointed at himself, and Her Royal Highness stood on tiptoe and kissed him:

"Otherwise, I'm only younger than Miss Bernanis. Don't tell her this sentence, otherwise, even if I pass the test, I'm afraid I won't be able to become a witch's apprentice. However, I see that you and Miss Bernanis It's a good relationship."

This sentence should have no other meaning.

That Uncle Huck is currently being held in the Marsh Prison in Randall City, but Her Royal Highness will not enter that kind of place, so this meeting was arranged at the Randall City Police Station.

The meeting place is the reception room on the top floor of the police station. The police station sometimes faces such relatively dangerous meetings. Therefore, the reception room itself has a telescopic fence that can divide the room into two parts.

After Margaret sat down on the sofa, she was wearing a red royal attendant suit, a black high hat, a long sword hanging around her waist, and Shad, who was holding a spear behind her, stood behind her.

The personal maids around Margaret actually knew Xia De, seeing his appearance at this time, they all tried their best to hold back their smiles.Margaret is also very interested in Shade's cross-dressing, but fortunately she still remembers her purpose.

After a while, the criminal who attacked with a gun at the banquet last Wednesday was brought over.The last time Xia De saw him, he thought he was a haggard guy. Seeing him now, he felt like he was ten years older.

"Uncle Huck" was shackled on his hands and feet, and entered the room between two armed police officers.After sitting on a separate iron chair, his hands and feet were locked to the ground and the chair again.However, although he was haggard, he didn't look injured. The police in Randall Valley and the interrogation by Gray Gloves were actually more civilized than Shad thought.

After doing this, the policemen bowed to Her Royal Highness, and then exited the room, and most of the people behind Margaret also retreated, leaving only Xia De and a personal maid in charge of recording documents.

Margaret put down the teacup in her hand, and started the next conversation directly:

"You probably know me, Marguerite Anjou. Don't worry, I'm not here to persuade you to bite out anyone else in your confession."

Margaret handed the key chain on the table to Shad, and Shad walked over and opened the fence door that separated the room, then unlocked the lock and handcuffs on Uncle Huck's right hand, brought a cup of tea and put it in his at hand.

Uncle Harker was in his forties, but at this point looked almost as old as Priest Augustus.He unceremoniously picked up the teacup and drank it, Xia De said beside him:
"Don't be so anxious, there is no shortage of tea here."

"I'm here just to ask you a few questions."

Margaret went on:

"If I want to buy out your hatred with a sum of money, how much gold do I have to spend?"

"Unless your money turns back time, your money is useless."

Uncle Huck's voice was very hoarse, his facial expression was extremely tired, but his eyes were still alive.

"If I want to buy out the hatred of the entire association with a sum of money, how much gold do I need to spend?"

Margaret asked again, although Miss Bernanice did not allow her to pay for it herself, she wanted to be sure how deep the hatred was.

"Money, ha, although I don't want to admit it, but 6 crowns should be no problem."

That is about 80 pounds in gold, which is several times the initial construction fee of [-] pounds.

Margaret nodded, this number did not exceed her expectation.The reason why Uncle Huck was willing to answer her question was of course not just because of the cup of tea served by Xia De, but because the stonemasons in the association really needed the money.Some people care about dignity, but some people also need to live.His own family is crumbling, but there are others struggling to hold on.

Then Margaret asked a lot of questions from the local stonemasons association, and Uncle Huck answered most of them, and his attitude towards Margaret was not bad.

And in the end, Her Royal Highness expressed her thoughts:
"I'm just a princess, and I can't represent the entire royal family. But this time I visited Randall Valley City, I saw the pain caused by the past grievances to the current people. I want to dissolve the hatred between the Stonemasons Association and the family. It carries over into the next decade."

She clasped her hands in white lace gloves:
"Huck, I know your hatred, and I can understand how you feel. But it's not going to do anyone any good to keep this thing off. I don't mean to tell you that the past can't be changed. , You have to create your own future. But if you are willing to help me, I promise to do my best to help you get your sentence commuted after this matter is resolved. You only need to stay in prison for two years at most before you can get out."

This was already the limit of what Margaret could promise.

"Your Highness, I understand what you want to express. But you have to understand that whether this matter can be resolved is not up to us, but to you, or in other words, to your Majesty the King."

The old man looked at the princess in front of him, and his last words were very solemn:
"What we lack is not just the delayed project payment, but also an apology. Maybe I am the first person who dares to do this, but I can guarantee that I will definitely not be the last."

This is the crux of the whole incident. Margaret can find a way to get money from other channels as compensation, but the royal family's apology is definitely not so easy to achieve.For some people, face is far more important than gold coins.Miss Bernanice's condition is "to the satisfaction of both parties", which is a task with a double meaning.

"I can find a way to apologize. What I lack now is someone who knows the inside story of the matter and can act as an eyeliner for me. Although you are a criminal now, you are also a hero in the eyes of the craftsmen of the Stonemasons Association. If you want Help me, and help yourselves, I can allow your friends to visit you in a few days, and you can express something, what I want to convey."

What Margaret said was very vague, but obviously after more than a week of preparation, she already had a general plan.

(End of this chapter)